Leite Has Big Baskets in Overtime as the Fire End the Season with a 90-82 Win over the Valkyries
Carla Leite scored 18 points and Bridget Carleton added 26 as Portland snapped a four-game losing streak.
- On Tuesday, the Portland Fire ended their season with a 90-82 overtime victory over the Golden State Valkyries, as Carla Leite secured the win with a tiebreaking basket with 1:57 remaining in overtime.
- Despite Golden State opening the game with a 17-0 run, Portland fought back; the Valkyries held a 61-58 lead entering the fourth quarter before the Fire rallied to force the extra period.
- Bridget Carleton led the Fire with 26 points, including five 3-pointers, while Gabby Williams scored 17 points for the Valkyries as the loss snapped Golden State's six-game winning streak.
- Portland ended a four-game losing streak with the victory as the Minnesota Lynx clinched the 1 seed in the playoffs, complicating playoff positioning for the Valkyries.
- Golden State concludes their regular season visiting Los Angeles on Thursday, the final day of the regular season, as the Valkyries seek to finalize their playoff positioning.
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Leite has big baskets in overtime as the Fire end the season with a 90-82 win over the Valkyries
Carla Leite made the tiebreaking basket with 1:57 left in overtime and then converted a three-point play with 26.5 seconds to play as the Portland Fire ended the season with a 90-82 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday night
Portland Fire give fans a basketball showdown, spoil Golden State top seed chances
Portland Fire erased a 16-0 start vs Golden State, with Bridget Carleton gutting it out on a sore ankle. The Valkyries chased the No. 1 seed, but a roaring home crowd fueled a late lead in a wild back-and-forth.
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theorlandonews.netValkyries chase top WNBA seed against Fire
The Golden State Valkyries set their sights on the No. 1 seed in the WNBA playoffs with two games remaining, beginning with Tuesday's visit to the Portland Fire. The second-year Valkyries (31-11) have been outstanding in the latter half of the season, winning 21 of their last 25 games since late June. The Valkyries are
WNBA - Despite a 17-0 cashed from the beginning of the game, the Fire quickly returned to the meeting before being able to rely on Carla Leite, decisive in the money-time and then in extension, to finally win (90-82).
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