FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Dallas Wings
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 18 | 19 | 15 | 26 | 78 |
| DAL | 27 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 96 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Dallas Wings finished ahead of Portland Fire, 96-78, a 18-point margin. The first-half totals were 37 for Portland Fire and 50 for Dallas Wings; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 41 and 46. The combined final of 174 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 18-DAL 27, 18-27 cumulative; 2Q: POR 19-DAL 23, 37-50 cumulative; 3Q: POR 15-DAL 21, 52-71 cumulative; 4Q: POR 26-DAL 25, 78-96 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 26 points, while Dallas Wings's high was 27; the final separation was 18 points.
The first-half margin was 13 points, compared with 5 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. Dallas Wings are 18-11, No. 6 overall and No. 4 in the West, 5.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -171 and +102.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 12-21 across 33 games and Dallas Wings at 21-12 across 33. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 443-480 for the away team and 424-392 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 1 wins and Dallas Wings 2; aggregate scoring was 259-280. The teams are separated by 4 places in the overall order and by 7 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.