Portland Fire offense goes cold in loss to resilient New York Liberty
Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and New York’s bench added 41 as the Liberty shot 51% and forced 11 turnovers.
- On Thursday night, the New York Liberty avenged an earlier loss to the Portland Fire with a 100-82 victory at the Moda Center, led by Breanna Stewart's 22 points and seven rebounds.
- The expansion Fire picked up their first win against the Liberty on Tuesday, but New York played this rematch without starting point guard Carla Leite due to injury and remains without Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally.
- New York shot 51% from the field and 40% from deep, finishing 34 of 67 with 15 three-pointers, while bench player Alex Fowler provided an unexpected spark off the bench for the Liberty.
- Without Leite, the Fire offense struggled significantly, shooting just 43% overall and 29% from three; Megan Gustafson scored 14 points to lead Portland, unable to match the Liberty's pace.
- Portland hosts the Connecticut Sun on Monday at the Moda Center, while New York returns to the Barclays Center next Thursday to host the Golden State Valkyries as both teams continue their seasons.
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Stewart scores 22, reserves contribute big to lead Liberty past Fire 100-82
Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Alex Fowler gave an unexpected boost off the bench as the New York Liberty avenged a loss to the Portland Fire two days earlier with a 100-82 win on Thursday night.
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Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night and the visiting New York Liberty blew open a tight game in the second half to earn a 100-82 victory over the Portland Fire for a split of their two-game series.
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