FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Las Vegas Aces
vs Portland Fire
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | 23 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 88 |
| POR | 18 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 80 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Las Vegas Aces finished ahead of Portland Fire, 88-80, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 45 for Las Vegas Aces and 33 for Portland Fire; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 43 and 47. The combined final of 168 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LV 23-POR 18, 23-18 cumulative; 2Q: LV 22-POR 15, 45-33 cumulative; 3Q: LV 24-POR 19, 69-52 cumulative; 4Q: LV 19-POR 28, 88-80 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Las Vegas Aces's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Portland Fire's high was 28; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 12 points, compared with 4 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
Las Vegas Aces recorded 51% from the field, 40% from three and 82% at the line; Portland Fire posted 44%, 34% and 75%. Rebounds finished 27-30, assists 23-17 and turnovers 12-17. The same team box reports a 42-28 split in paint points and 4-6 in offensive rebounds.
A'ja Wilson led Las Vegas Aces with 32 points. A'ja Wilson supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Jackie Young led with 11 assists. For Portland Fire, the corresponding leaders were Carla Leite with 13 points, Emily Engstler with 7 rebounds and Carla Leite with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from LV and 12 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, Las Vegas Aces are 20-9, No. 2 overall and No. 2 in the West, 3.5 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 +140 and -171.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Las Vegas Aces stood at 16-6 across 22 games and Portland Fire at 9-13 across 22. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 460-437 for the away team and 452-509 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Las Vegas Aces recorded 2 wins and Portland Fire 0; aggregate scoring was 193-169. The teams are separated by 8 places in the overall order and by 9 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 | LV | POR |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 51 | 44 |
| 3P% | 40 | 34 |
| FT% | 82 | 75 |
| Rebounds | 27 | 30 |
| Assists | 23 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 17 |
| Paint points | 42 | 28 |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Gray * | 34 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2-6 | 14 |
| Jackie Young * | 31 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8-11 | 18 |
| A'ja Wilson * | 30 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 10-19 | 25 |
| NaLyssa Smith * | 28 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 8 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-3 | -5 |
| Jewell Loyd | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 4 |
| Brianna Turner | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 | -2 |
| Kierstan Bell | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1-3 | -10 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Janiah Barker | RIGHT LEG | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Dana Evans | LEFT LEG INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Justine Pissott | NOT WITH TEAM | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Engstler * | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3-7 | -4 |
| Bridget Carleton * | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3-10 | -5 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | 7 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker * | 25 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3-6 | 8 |
| Carla Leite * | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2-6 | 3 |
| Teja Oblak | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | -19 |
| Frieda Buhner | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | -11 |
| Nyadiew Puoch | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | -1 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -26 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Serah Williams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | -1 |
| Holly Winterburn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 8 |