Overview
- Portland defeated Seattle 94-89 to improve its record to 8-9 and move closer to the WNBA playoff cutline during its expansion season.
- Carla Leite paced the Fire with 20 points and 10 assists while Bridget Carleton hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points.
- Dominique Malonga posted a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Storm, who fell to 3-13 and extended their losing run.
- Seattle remains the league's weakest offense by key measures, and Natisha Hiedeman has been one of its few consistent scorers despite the team's slide.
- The game was the first Pacific Northwest matchup between WNBA franchises since 2002 and it also counted toward the Commissioner's Cup, a short tournament that is influencing rotations and urgency for both clubs.