FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Atlanta Dream
vs Portland Fire
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 16 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 86 |
| POR | 14 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 66 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Atlanta Dream finished ahead of Portland Fire, 86-66, a 20-point margin. The first-half totals were 38 for Atlanta Dream and 31 for Portland Fire; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 48 and 35. The combined final of 152 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: ATL 16-POR 14, 16-14 cumulative; 2Q: ATL 22-POR 17, 38-31 cumulative; 3Q: ATL 21-POR 22, 59-53 cumulative; 4Q: ATL 27-POR 13, 86-66 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Atlanta Dream's highest-scoring period was 27 points, while Portland Fire's high was 22; the final separation was 20 points.
The first-half margin was 7 points, compared with 13 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Atlanta Dream recorded 44% from the field, 30% from three and 85% at the line; Portland Fire posted 45%, 33% and 88%. Rebounds finished 29-23, assists 22-18 and turnovers 15-28. The same team box reports a 42-30 split in paint points and 12-6 in offensive rebounds.
Angel Reese led Atlanta Dream with 18 points. Angel Reese supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Angel Reese led with 5 assists. For Portland Fire, the corresponding leaders were Sarah Ashlee Barker with 14 points, Serah Williams with 6 rebounds and Holly Winterburn with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from ATL and 10 from POR. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Atlanta Dream are 18-10, No. 5 overall and No. 2 in the East, 0.5 games behind the conference leader. Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 in the West, 12.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +116 and -171.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Atlanta Dream stood at 5-2 across 7 games and Portland Fire at 5-4 across 9. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 419-396 for the away team and 390-391 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Atlanta Dream recorded 1 wins and Portland Fire 0; aggregate scoring was 86-66. The teams are separated by 5 places in the overall order and by 7 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | ATL | POR |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 44 | 45 |
| 3P% | 30 | 33 |
| FT% | 85 | 88 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 23 |
| Assists | 22 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 28 |
| Paint points | 42 | 30 |
Atlanta Dream
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Hillmon * | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6-14 | 19 |
| Rhyne Howard * | 34 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | 19 |
| Angel Reese * | 32 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 6-14 | 18 |
| Allisha Gray * | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3-12 | 26 |
| Jordin Canada * | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2-4 | 25 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | -9 |
| Isobel Borlase | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | -1 |
| Madina Okot | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 5 |
| Sika Kone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Indya Nivar | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | -1 |
| Aaliyah Nye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Brionna Jones | RIGHT KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Winterburn * | 28 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3-7 | -24 |
| Carla Leite * | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3-4 | -11 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder * | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | -22 |
| Emily Engstler * | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | -17 |
| Nyadiew Puoch * | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | -8 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 4 |
| Serah Williams | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0-3 | 1 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-2 | -15 |
| Megan DiLeo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4-9 | 2 |
| Frieda Buhner | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | -10 |
| Bridget Carleton | LOW BACK SORENESS | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Teja Oblak | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |