FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Las Vegas Aces
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 21 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 83 |
| LV | 36 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 98 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Las Vegas Aces finished ahead of Portland Fire, 98-83, a 15-point margin. The first-half totals were 37 for Portland Fire and 53 for Las Vegas Aces; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 46 and 45. The combined final of 181 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 21-LV 36, 21-36 cumulative; 2Q: POR 16-LV 17, 37-53 cumulative; 3Q: POR 27-LV 26, 64-79 cumulative; 4Q: POR 19-LV 19, 83-98 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 27 points, while Las Vegas Aces's high was 36; the final separation was 15 points.
The first-half margin was 16 points, compared with 1 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 40% from the field, 29% from three and 80% at the line; Las Vegas Aces posted 58%, 41% and 88%. Rebounds finished 33-30, assists 18-21 and turnovers 13-12. The same team box reports a 34-44 split in paint points and 12-2 in offensive rebounds.
Megan DiLeo led Portland Fire with 20 points. Emily Engstler supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Bridget Carleton led with 4 assists. For Las Vegas Aces, the corresponding leaders were A'ja Wilson with 28 points, A'ja Wilson with 14 rebounds and Chelsea Gray 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 LV. 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. Las Vegas Aces are 20-9, No. 2 overall and No. 2 in the West, 3.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -171 and +140.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 11-17 across 28 games and Las Vegas Aces at 19-8 across 27. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 435-446 for the away team and 487-433 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 0 wins and Las Vegas Aces 3; aggregate scoring was 252-291. 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 | POR | LV |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 40 | 58 |
| 3P% | 29 | 41 |
| FT% | 80 | 88 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 30 |
| Assists | 18 | 21 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 12 |
| Paint points | 34 | 44 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4-15 | -14 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 8-13 | -2 |
| Carla Leite * | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | -10 |
| Nyadiew Puoch * | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Emily Engstler * | 19 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3-6 | -12 |
| Frieda Buhner | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3-5 | -3 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | -17 |
| Teja Oblak | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | -6 |
| Holly Winterburn | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0 |
| Serah Williams | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | -13 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 1 |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brianna Turner * | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4-6 | 11 |
| Chelsea Gray * | 32 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 6-9 | 10 |
| A'ja Wilson * | 30 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 7-10 | 14 |
| Jackie Young * | 28 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 9-14 | 10 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | -9 |
| Jewell Loyd | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3-7 | 25 |
| Dana Evans | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1-3 | 6 |
| Justine Pissott | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 10 |
| Ta'Niya Latson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Mai Yamamoto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -1 |