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Portland Fire Offense Goes Cold in Loss to Resilient New York Liberty
The Liberty got 41 bench points and 32 assists as they avenged a two-point loss to Portland two days earlier.
- On Thursday, the New York Liberty defeated the Portland Fire 100-82 at Moda Center, avenging a loss from earlier in the week as MVP Breanna Stewart led the team with 22 points.
- Without starting point guard Carla Leite due to injury, the Fire offense unraveled, shooting just 43% from the field and 29% from three-point range.
- New York finished 51% from the field with 15 three-pointers and 32 assists, while French rookie Pauline Astier scored 19 points and the bench contributed 41 points.
- Megan Gustafson scored 14 points in 14 minutes off the bench, though the Fire bench's 39-point contribution could not overcome the Liberty's third-quarter surge.
- Portland completes its four-game season-opening homestand against the Connecticut Sun on Monday at Moda Center, while New York has a week off before hosting Golden State next Thursday.
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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, Liberty take charge in second half to douse Fire
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. Pauline Astier added 20 as New York improved to 3-1. Rebekah Gardner and Alex Fowler
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