Portland Fire at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCarla Leite scores 20, Portland Fire beat Seattle Storm 77-72
Leite made 4 of 8 shots and all 12 of her free throws, adding four assists for Portland (9-12). Bridget Carleton totaled 14 points and seven rebounds, while Megan Gustafson added 10 points and nine boards.
Dominique Malonga had 22 points to pace Seattle (5-17) and Natisha Hiedeman scored 15. Awa Fam had 12 points, while fellow rookie Flau'jae Johnson was held to a season-low one point.
Leite had two three-point plays to start the third quarter and Frieda Buhner came off the bench to score all nine of her points over a six-minute span as Portland turned a 32-30 halftime lead into a 54-47 advantage. Gustafson sank a 3-pointer for a 41-38 lead and the Fire never trailed again.
Emily Engstler had all nine of her points and six of her eight rebounds by halftime, helping Portland outscore Seattle 22-10 in the second period for a two-point lead at the break.
Hiedeman had nine points in the first quarter and Seattle used a 13-2 run over the final 5:27 to take a 20-10 lead before falling to 0-12 against Western Conference opponents this season.
Portland went 1/3 on a four-game trip.
Portland: Hosts Las Vegas Aces on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
POR leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 3.5 |  |
Dominique Malonga makes driving layup (Jade Melbourne assists) | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 6.7 | |
Storm Full timeout | 77 - 70 |
| 4th 6.7 |  |
Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 77 - 70 |
Statistics
 POR |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-68 | FG | 24-71 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 4-25 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 23-25 | FT | 16-18 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 55 | Percent Led | 36 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 10,251 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
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