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Portland Fire 101 Atlanta Dream 83
Status: Final
1 2 3 4 T
Fire 28 24 22 27 101
Dream 18 20 23 22 83
Q4 23.3 POR 101- 83 Megan DiLeo makes 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 1:05 POR 98- 83 Emily Engstler makes running layup
Q4 1:35 ATL 96- 83 Rhyne Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:35 ATL 96- 82 Rhyne Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 POR 96- 81 Megan DiLeo makes layup (Bridget Carleton
assists)
Points Rhyne Howard 26 Assists Angel Reese 6 Rebounds Angel Reese 16
Points Carla Leite 26 Assists Carla Leite 6 Rebounds Emily Engstler 6
Carla Leite and Emily Engstler help Fire stop Dream's 4-game win streak with 101-83 victory
ATLANTA -- Carla Leite scored 26 points, Emily Engstler added a career-high 25 and the Portland Fire beat playoff-bound Atlanta 101-83 on Friday night, ending the Dream's four-game winning streak.
Leite shot 9 of 13 and Engstler was 11 of 14 as Portland finished at 58% (38 of 65) from the field.
Angel Reese had 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Dream (25-14), who fell into fifth place in the standings, one-half game behind Indiana. Reese, who has already set the league record for rebounds in a season, matched a WNBA record with her 28th double-double of the year.
Reese was assessed her eighth technical foul of the season, but the call was rescinded by the WNBA a few hours after the game ended. As a result, Reese will be available for Sunday's game against league-leading Minnesota, which is Atlantas final game before the FIBA Womens World Cup break.
Rhyne Howard scored 26 points for the Dream in their return home after an unbeaten, four-game West Coast trip.
DeWanna Bonner, signed to give the Dream some veteran help in the playoffs, did not play Friday. A two-time NBA champion with Phoenix, the Mercury bought out Bonner's contract so she could sign with a contender.
Expansion Portland (16-23) led 52-38 at halftime. Atlanta got within 60-55 on a pair of 3s by Howard and a layup by Reese, but Portland's Holly Winterburn responded with a banked-in 3 to beat the shot clock and put the Fire back ahead by eight.
Atlanta shot 37% from the field (26 of 71).
Fire: Host Golden State on Sunday.
Dream: Host Minnesota on Sunday.
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