FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Phoenix Mercury
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 88 |
| PHX | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 85 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Portland Fire finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 88-85, a 3-point margin. The first-half totals were 36 for Portland Fire and 42 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 52 and 43. The combined final of 173 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 18-PHX 22, 18-22 cumulative; 2Q: POR 18-PHX 20, 36-42 cumulative; 3Q: POR 25-PHX 22, 61-64 cumulative; 4Q: POR 27-PHX 21, 88-85 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 Phoenix Mercury's high was 22; the final separation was 3 points.
The first-half margin was 6 points, compared with 9 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.
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. Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -171 and -100.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 12-18 across 30 games and Phoenix Mercury at 11-20 across 31. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 459-497 for the away team and 426-416 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 1 wins and Phoenix Mercury 1; aggregate scoring was 160-163. The teams are separated by 2 places in the overall order and by 0 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.