Portland FirevsToronto Tempo
POR 99/TOR 80
Things to say
Portland Fire beat Toronto Tempo 99-80 on the road.
01
Yeah the Fire went into Toronto and just ate them up. 99-80, never really close in the second half. Portland looked like the better team start to finish.
02
key player
Emily Engstler was everywhere — 16 and 7, just doing the dirty work. Stat sheet doesn't even capture it.
03
hot take
Mabrey dropped 19-8-5 and Toronto still got run off their own floor. When your best player goes off and you lose by 19, that's a roster problem.
04
deep cut
Carla Leite quietly had 9 dimes off the bench. Portland's got a real point guard situation brewing.
05
exit
Tempo are 3-4 now, gotta figure it out quick before this slips away. Anyway — catch the next one?
The recap
Portland went into Toronto and absolutely ate them up, 99-80. No single Fire player put up huge numbers — Engstler led them with just 16 and 7 — but they spread the buckets around and Carla Leite was dishing dimes all night with 9 assists.
Marina Mabrey did everything she could for the Tempo with a 19-8-5 line, but she got zero help and Toronto took the L on their home floor.