Portland Fire v Minnesota Lynx

WNBA

Final

Portland Fire

81–85

Minnesota Lynx

Match events

Portland FireMinnesota Lynx

By period (Portland Fire-Minnesota Lynx): Q1 23-26, Q2 10-31, Q3 18-11, Q4 30-17
Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 1
Biggest lead: Minnesota Lynx by 29

1st quarter

9:152–3
Lead changeKayla McBride makes 26-foot three pointer (Natasha Howard assists)
End of quarter23–26

2nd quarter

Run10-0 run (from 15-26 to 25-26)
9:0425–26
3:0027–49
Run14-0 run (from 27-35 to 27-49)
Half-time33–57

3rd quarter

Run14-0 run (from 35-64 to 49-64)
2:4549–64
End of quarter51–68

4th quarter

Run15-0 run (from 49-68 to 64-68)
6:0864–68
Full-time81–85

Player stats

Minnesota LynxPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
N. Howard	28	14	6-8	0-0	2-4	12	4	3	2	0	3	9	3	+8
N. Collier	33	20	7-11	0-1	6-7	9	2	3	2	3	1	8	1	+6
K. McBride	32	19	6-10	3-7	4-4	1	2	0	4	1	0	1	1	+8
C. Williams	30	10	4-9	1-3	1-2	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	+13
O. Miles	35	13	3-13	1-3	6-7	5	7	2	0	1	1	4	5	+6
Coffey	13	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	-11
D. Juhasz

Highlights

0:13Kayla McBride drains treyESPN0:16Megan DiLeo nails the treyESPN0:17Olivia Miles gets the hoop and the harmESPN0:11Olivia Miles drains tripleESPN0:08Karlie Samuelson knocks down the 3ESPN

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Thursday 13 August 2026
Started: 12:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: Moda Center, Portland
Competition: WNBA
Venue: Moda Center, Portland
Officials: Maj Forsberg (Referee), Ryan Sassano (Referee), Ken Jones (Referee)
Crowd: 13,270

Form and ladder

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9thLadder1st

17W 27LRecord33W 11L

WLLLLLast 5LLWLW

Team lists

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Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
B. Carleton	33	16	6-14	1-7	3-4	5	2	2	2	1	0	5	1	+7
E. Engstler	23	8	3-8	1-5	1-2	7	3	0	1	2	1	6	2	-8
N. Puoch	23	4	1-6	1-4	1-2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	-2
M. DiLeo	23	12	5-13	1-5	1-2	7	1	0	0	0	4	3	2	-6
J. Harrison	18	6	3-4	0-1	0-2	3	3	4	0	0	1	2	1	-12
F. Buhner	17	9	4-6	1-2	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	+4
S. Williams	17	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	4	+2
K. Samuelson	16	5	1-4	1-3	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	-4
H. Winterburn	9	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	-9
T. Oblak	22	11	4-9	2-3	1-2	6	9	2	2	1	2	4	2	+8