Portland FirevsNew York Liberty
POR 81/NY 74
Things to say
Portland Fire beat the New York Liberty 81-74 at Barclays Center.
01
opener
Yeah, Portland went into Brooklyn and took one. 81-74, Liberty just couldn't get the buckets to fall when they needed them.
02
key player
Stewie dropped 25 for New York and it still wasn't enough. When your best player goes for 25 and you take the L at home, that's a problem.
03
hot take
Portland is for real. Everyone slept on them coming into the season and now they're 4-3 with a road win at the Garden — er, Barclays.
04
deep cut
Carla Leite had 18 off the bench as a rookie. Liberty had no answer for her in the paint.
05
exit
Anyway, Liberty better figure it out quick — schedule doesn't get any easier from here.
The recap
Portland Fire walked into Barclays and stole one, 81-74. Stewart did her thing with 25 and Jonquel was a monster on the glass with 11 boards, but New York just couldn't get enough buckets to fall when it mattered.
Carla Leite dropped 18 to lead the Fire, and it was a balanced effort that ate the Liberty up down the stretch. New York takes the L at home and drops to 3-4.