Portland Fire at Dallas Wings

· Women's National Basketball Association

Portland Fire

15-23, 7-12 Away

Final
96 - 78

Dallas Wings

23-16, 13-6 Home

Wings beat the Fire 96-78 to clinch the final WNBA playoff spot

Dallas (23-16), which is headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2023, set a franchise record for wins during the regular season — with five games left to play.

Arike Ogunbowale finished with 17 points, Awak Kuier had 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, and Alanna Smith scored 10 as all five starters for the Wings scored in double figures. Bueckers, coming off a 32-point performance on Sunday, had her 23rd 20-point game of the season.

Bridget Carleton and Karlie Samuelson each scored 14 points for Portland (15-23). Emily Engstler had 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

Bueckers’ steal and pass to Ogunbowale for a wide-open 3-pointer extended Dallas’ lead to 84-60 midway through the fourth quarter. Bueckers and Ogunbowale each had three of Dallas’ 11 3-pointers.

Portland trailed by as many as 26 points and never led.

Up next Fire: At Atlanta on Friday.

Wings: Host Connecticut on Sunday.

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Regular Season Series

DAL wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	78 - 96
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	78 - 96
4th 10.2	Amy Okonkwo makes free throw 2 of 2	78 - 96
4th 10.2	Amy Okonkwo makes free throw 1 of 2	77 - 96
4th 10.2	Alysha Clark shooting foul	76 - 96

Statistics

POR		DAL
27-72	FG	38-69
38	Field Goal %	55
10-36	3PT	11-24
28	Three Point %	46
14-17	FT	9-13
82	Free Throw %	69
33	Rebounds	38
14	Offensive Rebounds	10
19	Defensive Rebounds	28
20	Assists	26
8	Steals	11
3	Blocks	8
11	Turnovers	12
1	Team Turnovers	0
12	Total Turnovers	12
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
23	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	14
7	Fast Break Points	15
34	Points in Paint	46
16	Fouls	16
0	Largest Lead	26
0	Lead Changes	0
0	Percent Led	98

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,251 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	11	W1	0.75	33
Golden State	1	12	W1	0.72727275	32
Las Vegas	2	13	W7	0.70454544	31
Dallas	6	17	W1	0.6136364	27
Portland	16	27	W1	0.38636363	17
Los Angeles	17	28	L2	0.36363637	16
Phoenix	17	28	L1	0.36363637	16
Seattle	25	36	L5	0.18181819	8

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