Minnesota Lynx
vs Portland Fire

SEASON CONTEXT · 2026

Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results

In the current table, Minnesota Lynx are 24-6, No. 1 overall and No. 1 in the West, 0 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 +282 and -171.

Counting only completed standard-season results before this tip, Minnesota Lynx stood at 24-6 across 30 games and Portland Fire at 11-18 across 29. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 5-0 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 496-436 for the away team and 446-468 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.

Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Minnesota Lynx recorded 2 wins and Portland Fire 0; aggregate scoring was 208-167. 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.