Final

Phoenix Mercury15-2694 winneratPortland Fire16-2591

Thu, Sep 17, 10:00 PM EDTModa Center, Portland, OR3TV · Merc+ · Rose City SportsNet™ (RCSN)

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
PHX	20	23	25	26	94
PDX	26	24	19	22	91

Phoenix Mercury

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Noemie BrochantF	34	14	3	6	1	1	3	5-10	2-5	2-2	+17
Alyssa ThomasF	31	18	8	6	1	0	5	6-8	0-0	6-10	+9
Natasha MackC	27	11	5	1	3	2	1	3-6	0-0	5-5	-5
Lexi HeldG	17	12	1	1	0	0	3	3-7	2-3	4-4	-4
Sami WhitcombG	26	11	2	4	1	1	0	4-9	3-7	0-0	+2
Shay Ciezki	21	22	2	3	2	0	1	5-8	3-5	9-9	-4
Maddy Westbeld	9	0	2	0	0	1	2	0-4	0-1	0-0	-2
Kara Dunn	13	3	2	1	0	0	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	-4
Marta Suarez	13	0	2	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+4
Saylor Poffenbarger	8	3	2	0	1	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	+2
Team		94	29	23	10	5	17	28-57	12-25	26-30

DNP: Valeriane Ayayi (coach's decision), Kahleah Copper (injury/illness), Kyara Linskens (coach's decision), Kelsey Plum (injury/illness)

Portland Fire

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Karlie SamuelsonF	28	14	1	2	1	0	1	4-10	2-6	4-4	+6
Emily EngstlerF	29	21	7	5	1	1	1	7-16	5-8	2-4	-4
Serah WilliamsC	28	10	7	0	1	2	0	4-8	0-0	2-4	0
Nyadiew PuochG	29	9	3	0	1	0	1	3-5	1-2	2-4	-11
Jordan HarrisonG	28	8	2	10	1	0	6	2-5	1-3	3-4	-3
Holly Winterburn	22	18	3	2	2	0	5	4-8	2-5	8-8	+2
Amy Okonkwo	18	9	2	0	4	0	2	4-7	1-4	0-0	-3
Frieda Buhner	17	2	0	1	1	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	-2
Team		91	25	20	12	3	17	29-62	12-30	21-28

DNP: Bridget Carleton (injury/illness), Megan DiLeo (injury/illness), Carla Leite (rest), Teja Oblak (injury/illness), Charisma Osborne (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · PDX: 11
Biggest lead · PHX: 6
Times tied: 5
Lead changes: 9
Longest run · PDX: 15

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Kelsey PlumRest edge: PHXTravel tax: PHX

PHX is missing Kelsey Plum and their 21.5 points per game (lower leg).
PHX has the rest edge with 456h between tipoffs, 21h more than PDX.
PHX is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,006 mi from its previous stop.
PHX is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

The linePHX −3.5 · didn't cover

The line

Pregame line · how it landed

SpreadPHX −3.5didn't cover — won by 3

MoneylinePHX −148 · PDX +124PHX won

TotalO/U 171.5over — 185 combined

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	PHX	PDX
Record	15-26	16-25
Days rest	18 days edge	17 days
Hours rest	456h	435h
Rest swing	+21h	-21h
Travel in	1,006 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	2	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

PHX carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 2 vs. PDX's 0.

How each side got here1,006 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

PHX

1,006 mi

Phoenix, AZPortland, OR

PHX came from Phoenix, AZ with 1,006 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Phoenix, AZ to Portland, OR

PDX

0 mi

Portland, ORNo travel

PDX stayed in Portland, OR between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Portland, OR

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

Where this game sits in the run

PHX

Road trip

PHX is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles2,626 mi

PDX

Homestand

PDX is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: PHX3TVPHXMerc+PDXRose City SportsNet™ (RCSN)in-market
WNBA League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: PDX910 ESPN Portland