Phoenix Mercury @ Portland Fire

15-26, 9-12 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mercury PHX	20	23	25	26	94
Fire POR	26	24	19	22	91

Portland FireFirePOR

16-25, 8-13 Home

Statistics
FG	28-57	29-62
Field Goal %	49	47
3PT	12-25	12-30
Three Point %	48	40
FT	26-30	21-28
Free Throw %	87	75
Rebounds	29	25
Offensive Rebounds	7	8
Defensive Rebounds	22	17
Assists	23	20
Steals	10	12
Blocks	5	3
Total Turnovers	20	18
Points Conceded Off Turnovers	29	14
Fast Break Points	7	8
Points in Paint	28	34
Fouls	25	24
Technical Fouls	0	0
Flagrant Fouls	0	0
Largest Lead	6	11
Percent Led	32	63

Holly Winterburn knocks down the trey

0:29

Emily Engstler nails the 3

0:22

Karlie Samuelson nails the triple

0:11

Matchups

PHX

PHX wins season

2-1

POR

Game 1@ POR

Final

Game 2@ PHX

Final

Game 3@ POR

Final

Women's National Basketball Assoc.

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	31	9	.775	-	L2
Golden State	29	11	.725	2	W4
Las Vegas	28	13	.683	3.5	W4
Dallas	25	16	.610	6.5	W5
Portland	16	25	.390	15.5	L2
Los Angeles	15	26	.366	16.5	L1
Phoenix	15	26	.366	16.5	W2
Seattle	8	33	.195	23.5	L2

WNBA News

Ciezki has 22 points in the Mercury's 94-91 victory over the Fire

— Shay Ciezki had 22 points off the bench and the Phoenix Mercury rallied in the fourth quarter for a 94-91 victory over the Portland Fire on Thursday night in the teams' first game back from the FIBA World Cup break.

Young ties WNBA record with 22-point quarter, Aces beat Storm 114-77

— Jackie Young tied the WNBA record for points in a quarter with 22 in the first and finished with a career-high 35, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 114-77 on Thursday night in their first game after the FIBA World Cup break.

Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces - Game Highlights

Watch the Game Highlights from Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces, 09/17/2026

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