Portland FirevsWashington Mystics
POR 75/WSH 56
Things to say
The Portland Fire beat the Washington Mystics 75-56 on the road at CareFirst Arena.
01
opener
Portland went into D.C. and took care of business, 75-56. Mystics never really got it going. That was a wire-to-wire kind of L.
02
key player
Carla Leite ran the show for the Fire, 14 and 5 dimes. She's quietly becoming the engine of that offense.
03
hot take
Washington scoring 56 at home is rough, man. When Shakira Austin is your whole box score, you're in trouble.
04
deep cut
Austin went for a 19-9-4 near triple-double and still took the L. That tells you nobody else showed up.
05
exit
Fire are climbing back into it. I wanna see if they can build on this next one.
The recap
Portland rolled into D.C. and left with an easy 75-56 win that was never really close. Washington couldn't buy a bucket all night, and 56 points at home is the kind of number that gets a locker room a long talk.
Shakira Austin was a one-woman wrecking crew with a 19-9-4 line, but she got zero help and it showed. Portland spread it around, Carla Leite ran the show with 14 and 5 dimes, and the Fire cruised.