FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Seattle Storm
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 10 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 77 |
| SEA | 20 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 72 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Portland Fire finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 77-72, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 32 for Portland Fire and 30 for Seattle Storm; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 45 and 42. The combined final of 149 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 10-SEA 20, 10-20 cumulative; 2Q: POR 22-SEA 10, 32-30 cumulative; 3Q: POR 22-SEA 17, 54-47 cumulative; 4Q: POR 23-SEA 25, 77-72 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 23 points, while Seattle Storm's high was 25; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 2 points, compared with 3 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 37% from the field, 16% from three and 92% at the line; Seattle Storm posted 34%, 28% and 89%. Rebounds finished 47-31, assists 17-16 and turnovers 19-14. The same team box reports a 38-32 split in paint points and 10-6 in offensive rebounds.
Carla Leite led Portland Fire with 20 points. Megan DiLeo supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Carla Leite led with 4 assists. For Seattle Storm, the corresponding leaders were Dominique Malonga with 22 points, Flau'jae Johnson with 8 rebounds and Natisha Hiedeman with 4 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from POR and 10 from SEA. 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. Seattle Storm are 6-25, No. 15 overall and No. 8 in the West, 18.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -171 and -168.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 9-12 across 21 games and Seattle Storm at 5-17 across 22. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 466-510 for the away team and 453-457 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 2 wins and Seattle Storm 0; aggregate scoring was 171-161. The teams are separated by 5 places in the overall order and by 5 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 | SEA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 37 | 34 |
| 3P% | 16 | 28 |
| FT% | 92 | 89 |
| Rebounds | 47 | 31 |
| Assists | 17 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 14 |
| Paint points | 38 | 32 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4-14 | 4 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker * | 28 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2-7 | 4 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4-7 | 9 |
| Emily Engstler * | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3-8 | -3 |
| Carla Leite * | 22 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 4-8 | 5 |
| Frieda Buhner | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4-9 | 8 |
| Teja Oblak | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 4 |
| Nyadiew Puoch | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Serah Williams | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Holly Winterburn | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | -3 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Karlie Samuelson | FINGER INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awa Fam * | 34 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4-15 | -1 |
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 34 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6-13 | 2 |
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 31 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0-5 | 0 |
| Dominique Malonga * | 19 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 7-17 | 2 |
| Jade Melbourne * | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | -6 |
| Zia Cooke | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | -5 |
| Ezi Magbegor | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2-7 | -2 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Jordan Horston | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | -5 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Taylor Thierry | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |