Expansion Portland Fire hand New York 3rd straight loss with 81-74 victory

Portland Fire make comeback, stun New York Liberty to cap three-game WNBA trip

Once trailing by 10 points, the Portland Fire again showcased their ability to stay alive against a contender Monday night.

With the Portland Fire, Emily Engstler is turning into one of the WNBA’s elite defenders

With the Fire trailing New York by one point midway through the fourth quarter on Monday night, Pauline Astier took a pass from Rebecca Allen and drove to the basket.

Portland Fire hand New York its 3rd straight loss

Sarah Ashlee Barker scored all seven of her points in a fourth quarter run to lift the Portland Fire to an 81-74 win over the New York Liberty on Monday night.Trailing 65-60, midway through the fourth quarter, Portland (4-3) scored 12 straight points with Barker leading the way to go up 72-65. She hit a layup and then a 3-pointer that made it 67-65 — Portland’s first lead since early in the third quarter.New York, which was missing star guard Sa…

“Trying to Prove Everyone Wrong”: Portland Fire HC Admits Disrespect Fuels Team After Winning Series Against Title Contenders Liberty

For the second time in two weeks, the New York Liberty were iced by a clutch basket from the Portland Fire. In their first matchup, it was a Sarah Ashlee Barker put-back. Now it was a Carla Leite dagger that put the game firmly in Portland’s lap. The expansion team eventually won the game 81-74 and the regular-season series 2-1 against the Liberty. But how did a team comprised of previously role players go past a side expected to contend for the…

Liberty implode in fourth quarter against Fire en route to third straight loss

There’s no excuse for what transpired in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 81-74 loss to the Portland Fire. The Liberty committed four turnovers in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter. Their 10-point lead dwindled to one multiple times before the Fire took over with 3:36 left and never looked back.

Portland 81, New York 74

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