Final

Portland Fire15-2088 winneratPhoenix Mercury13-2385

Sun, Aug 16, 7:00 PM EDTMortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZESPN · Disney+

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The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
PDX	18	18	25	27	88
PHX	22	20	22	21	85

Portland Fire

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bridget CarletonF	32	10	5	0	1	2	3	3-15	0-8	4-4	+3
Emily EngstlerF	22	9	7	4	0	0	0	4-7	1-4	0-1	+2
Nyadiew PuochF	17	3	4	1	1	0	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	-5
Megan DiLeoC	27	15	5	1	2	0	0	6-11	3-7	0-0	+5
Carla LeiteG	28	21	1	5	2	0	4	9-15	1-2	2-6	+1
Sania Feagin	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Frieda Buhner	18	9	4	0	0	0	1	3-6	3-5	0-0	-1
Serah Williams	13	4	3	0	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	4-4	-4
Karlie Samuelson	17	8	4	0	0	0	1	2-6	1-5	3-5	+4
Holly Winterburn	15	2	2	1	0	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	+1
Jordan Harrison	12	6	1	3	0	0	0	3-6	0-3	0-0	0
Team		88	36	15	6	4	11	32-71	10-37	12-19

DNP: Amy Okonkwo (coach's decision), Teja Oblak (coach's decision)

Phoenix Mercury

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeWanna BonnerF	33	23	6	0	1	0	1	7-16	4-10	5-5	-2
Alyssa ThomasF	34	17	11	9	3	0	6	7-11	1-1	2-2	+8
Noemie BrochantF	27	0	2	2	0	0	2	0-5	0-1	0-0	+8
Sami WhitcombG	25	11	2	4	1	0	1	3-9	1-7	4-4	+6
Kahleah CopperG	36	19	7	1	0	0	0	6-14	2-4	5-6	0
Valeriane Ayayi	9	4	1	0	0	0	1	1-4	0-2	2-4	-8
Natasha Mack	18	7	4	1	0	1	1	3-5	0-0	1-2

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · PHX: 9
Biggest lead · PDX: 4
Times tied: 4
Lead changes: 6
Longest run · PDX: 8

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Kelsey PlumRest edge: PHXTravel tax: PDXNational TV

PHX is missing Kelsey Plum and their 21.5 points per game (lower leg).
PHX has the rest edge with 117h between tipoffs, 72h more than PDX.
PDX is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,116 mi from its previous stop.
PDX is in game 2 of 3 on the road with 145 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

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The linePHX −5.5 · didn't cover

The line

Pregame line · how it landed

SpreadPHX −5.5didn't cover — lost by 3

MoneylinePDX +180 · PHX −218PDX won — upset

TotalO/U 177.5under — 173 combined

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	PDX	PHX
Record	15-20	13-23
Days rest	1 day	4 days edge
Hours rest	45h	117h
Rest swing	-72h	+72h
Travel in	1,116 mi	359 mi edge
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	afternoon	afternoon
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 3	Homestand · 1 of 5
Miles before tip	145 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	3	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

PDX carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 3 vs. PHX's 0.

How each side got here1,116 mi vs 359 mi

How each side got here

PDX

1,116 mi

Seattle, WAPhoenix, AZ

PDX came from Seattle, WA with 1,116 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Seattle, WA to Phoenix, AZ

PHX

359 mi

Los Angeles, CAPhoenix, AZ

PHX came from Los Angeles, CA with 359 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Los Angeles, CA to Phoenix, AZ

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 3 vs homestand 1 of 5

Where this game sits in the run

PDX

Road trip

PDX is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 145 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 3

Miles before tip145 mi

Segment miles2,493 mi

PHX

Homestand

PHX is in game 1 of 5 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: ESPNstreamingDisney+
WNBA League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: PDX910 ESPN Portland