FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Minnesota Lynx
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 74 |
| MIN | 35 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 107 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Minnesota Lynx finished ahead of Portland Fire, 107-74, a 33-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Portland Fire and 60 for Minnesota Lynx; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 34 and 47. The combined final of 181 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 21-MIN 35, 21-35 cumulative; 2Q: POR 19-MIN 25, 40-60 cumulative; 3Q: POR 19-MIN 25, 59-85 cumulative; 4Q: POR 15-MIN 22, 74-107 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 21 points, while Minnesota Lynx's high was 35; the final separation was 33 points.
The first-half margin was 20 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
Portland Fire recorded 41% from the field, 33% from three and 73% at the line; Minnesota Lynx posted 55%, 43% and 59%. Rebounds finished 27-40, assists 21-31 and turnovers 21-13. The same team box reports a 36-60 split in paint points and 10-16 in offensive rebounds.
Carla Leite led Portland Fire with 10 points. Teja Oblak supplied a team-high 6 rebounds, while Teja Oblak led with 5 assists. For Minnesota Lynx, the corresponding leaders were Natasha Howard with 18 points, Natasha Howard with 6 rebounds and Antonia Delaere with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from POR and 10 from MIN. 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, Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 in the West, 12.5 games behind the conference leader. Minnesota Lynx are 24-6, No. 1 overall and No. 1 in the West, 0 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -171 and +282.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 7-9 across 16 games and Minnesota Lynx at 11-3 across 14. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 391-462 for the away team and 479-402 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 0 wins and Minnesota Lynx 1; aggregate scoring was 74-107. The teams are separated by 9 places in the overall order and by 13 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 | POR | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 41 | 55 |
| 3P% | 33 | 43 |
| FT% | 73 | 59 |
| Rebounds | 27 | 40 |
| Assists | 21 | 31 |
| Turnovers | 21 | 13 |
| Paint points | 36 | 60 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-9 | -31 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker * | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | -16 |
| Emily Engstler * | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | -14 |
| Carla Leite * | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3-8 | -20 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | -19 |
| Nyadiew Puoch | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | -10 |
| Frieda Buhner | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3-9 | -19 |
| Teja Oblak | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4-7 | -8 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-5 | -12 |
| Serah Williams | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Holly Winterburn | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | -9 |
| Karlie Samuelson | LEFT ADDUCTOR | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Howard * | 26 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 6-11 | 18 |
| Kayla McBride * | 25 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5-14 | 27 |
| Courtney Williams * | 24 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7-10 | 26 |
| Olivia Miles * | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6-8 | 21 |
| Nia Coffey * | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6-9 | 16 |
| Antonia Delaere | 29 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2-6 | 26 |
| Anastasiia Olairi Kosu | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4-8 | 11 |
| Maya Caldwell | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4-6 | 6 |
| Eliska Hamzova | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Teaira McCowan | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | 10 |
| Napheesa Collier | LEFT ANKLE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Dorka Juhasz | SPRAINED RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Emma Cechova | ACL | – | – | – | –-– | – |