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Minnesota Lynx @ Portland Fire 85–81

2026-08-12 22:00 · WNBA · Moda Center, Portland OR · Att. 13,270 · WNBA League Pass

Minnesota Lynx 2026 · Portland Fire 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	26	31	11	17	85
POR	23	10	18	30	81

Team stats

	Lynx	Fire
Field goals	30-65 .462	32-71 .451
Three-pointers	6-20 .300	8-31 .258
Free throws	19-26 .731	9-16 .562
Offensive rebounds	6	11
Defensive rebounds	29	28
Total rebounds	35	39
Assists	22	21
Steals	9	7
Blocks	5	4
Turnovers	10	14
Personal fouls	16	19
Technical fouls	1	0
Points in the paint	40	46
Fast-break points	10	11
Points off turnovers	19	16
Largest lead	29	2
Lead changes	1	1

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Olivia Miles G	35	13	3-13	1-3	6-7	1	4	5	7	0	1	2	5	+6
Napheesa Collier F	33	20	7-11	0-1	6-7	1	8	9	2	2	3	3	1	+6
Kayla McBride F	32	19	6-10	3-7	4-4	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	1	+8
Courtney Williams G	30	10	4-9	1-3	1-2	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	+13
Natasha Howard C	28	14	6-8	0-0	2-4	3	9	12	4	2	0	3	3	+8
Nia Coffey F	13	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	-11
Maya Caldwell G	13	3	1-3	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	-4
Antonia Delaere F	8	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-4
Dorka Juhasz F	7	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	-2
Eliska Hamzova G	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	200	85	30-65	6-20	19-26	6	29	35	22	9	5	10	16

FG .462 · 3P .300 · FT .731

Did not play: Anastasiia Olairi Kosu (dnp - coach's decision), Chloe Bibby (dnd - personal)

Portland Fire

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Bridget Carleton G	33	16	6-14	1-7	3-4	0	5	5	2	2	1	2	1	+7
Megan DiLeo C	23	12	5-13	1-5	1-2	4	3	7	1	0	0	0	2	-6
Emily Engstler F	23	8	3-8	1-5	1-2	1	6	7	3	1	2	0	2	-8
Nyadiew Puoch F	23	4	1-6	1-4	1-2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	-2
Jordan Harrison G	18	6	3-4	0-1	0-2	1	2	3	3	0	0	4	1	-12
Teja Oblak G	22	11	4-9	2-3	1-2	2	4	6	9	2	1	2	2	+8
Frieda Buhner F	17	9	4-6	1-2	0-0	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	+4
Serah Williams C	17	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	4	+2
Karlie Samuelson G	16	5	1-4	1-3	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-4
Holly Winterburn G	9	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	-9
Total	200	81	32-71	8-31	9-16	11	28	39	21	7	4	14	19

FG .451 · 3P .258 · FT .562

Did not play: Carla Leite (dnd - injury/illness), Amy Okonkwo (dnd - rest)

Officials: Maj Forsberg, Ryan Sassano, Ken Jones

Play-by-play

Show every play (404)

Quarter 1

10:00 POR Natasha Howard vs. Megan DiLeo (Jordan Harrison gains possession)
9:44 POR Olivia Miles blocks Nyadiew Puoch 's 4-foot driving layup
9:44 POR Fire offensive team rebound
9:36 POR Jordan Harrison makes driving layup (Megan DiLeo assists) 0–2
9:15 MIN Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three pointer (Natasha Howard assists) 3–2
9:04 POR Emily Engstler misses 25-foot three point jumper
9:00 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
8:53 MIN Courtney Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
8:51 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive rebound
8:48 MIN Olivia Miles misses 26-foot three point jumper
8:45 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
8:44 MIN Natasha Howard makes two point shot 5–2
8:24 POR Nyadiew Puoch makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emily Engstler assists) 5–5
8:13 MIN Olivia Miles misses driving layup
8:09 POR Bridget Carleton defensive rebound
8:00 POR Nyadiew Puoch misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:55 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
7:49 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 4-foot two point shot (Olivia Miles assists) 7–5
7:32 POR Megan DiLeo misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:29 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
7:21 MIN Natasha Howard makes 4-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists) 9–5
7:05 MIN Olivia Miles personal foul
6:58 POR Jordan Harrison bad pass turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
6:56 POR Jordan Harrison shooting foul
6:56 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2 10–5
6:56 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2 11–5
6:42 POR Jordan Harrison bad pass turnover (Natasha Howard steals)
6:37 MIN Natasha Howard lost ball turnover (Emily Engstler steals)
6:29 POR Jordan Harrison makes running layup (Emily Engstler assists) 11–7
6:16 POR Frieda Buhner enters the game for Emily Engstler
6:16 POR Serah Williams enters the game for Jordan Harrison
6:16 POR Teja Oblak enters the game for Megan DiLeo
6:04 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Kayla McBride assists) 13–7
5:51 POR Napheesa Collier blocks Nyadiew Puoch 's 3-foot driving layup
5:51 POR Fire offensive team rebound
5:41 POR Serah Williams makes 3-foot layup (Teja Oblak assists) 13–9
5:32 POR Serah Williams shooting foul
5:32 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2 14–9
5:32 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Natasha Howard
5:32 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Olivia Miles
5:32 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 15–9
5:20 POR Frieda Buhner lost ball turnover (Nia Coffey steals)
5:16 MIN Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
5:12 POR Frieda Buhner defensive rebound
5:00 POR Teja Oblak makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot 15–11
4:40 MIN Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Maya Caldwell assists) 17–11
4:27 POR Serah Williams makes 2-foot layup (Teja Oblak assists) 17–13
4:18 POR Teja Oblak personal foul
4:18 Official timeout
4:18 POR Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Nyadiew Puoch
4:11 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
4:08 POR Frieda Buhner defensive rebound
4:00 POR Serah Williams lost ball turnover (Napheesa Collier steals)
3:51 MIN Nia Coffey misses driving floating jump shot
3:48 POR Serah Williams defensive rebound
3:40 POR Bridget Carleton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
3:37 POR Frieda Buhner offensive rebound
3:24 POR Bridget Carleton misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
3:20 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
3:17 POR Karlie Samuelson shooting foul
3:17 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2 18–13
3:17 POR Holly Winterburn enters the game for Bridget Carleton
3:17 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Courtney Williams
3:17 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 19–13
3:04 POR Karlie Samuelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
3:00 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
2:52 MIN Nia Coffey makes driving layup (Napheesa Collier assists) 21–13
2:37 POR Holly Winterburn misses 25-foot three point jumper
2:30 POR Teja Oblak offensive rebound
2:30 POR Teja Oblak misses two point shot
2:29 MIN Maya Caldwell defensive rebound
2:14 MIN Napheesa Collier makes layup (Olivia Miles assists) 23–13
1:58 POR Holly Winterburn makes driving layup (Frieda Buhner assists) 23–15
1:40 MIN Maya Caldwell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 26–15
1:22 POR Teja Oblak misses 22-foot three point jumper
1:20 POR Holly Winterburn offensive rebound
1:16 POR Frieda Buhner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karlie Samuelson assists) 26–18
0:55 MIN Olivia Miles lost ball turnover (Holly Winterburn steals)
0:51 POR Holly Winterburn makes running layup 26–20
0:45 MIN Olivia Miles misses driving layup
0:42 POR Serah Williams defensive rebound
0:38 POR Holly Winterburn offensive foul
0:38 POR Holly Winterburn offensive foul turnover
0:38 POR Emily Engstler enters the game for Teja Oblak
0:38 POR Megan DiLeo enters the game for Frieda Buhner
0:38 POR Bridget Carleton enters the game for Serah Williams
0:38 POR Jordan Harrison enters the game for Holly Winterburn
0:38 MIN Antonia Delaere enters the game for Kayla McBride
0:38 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Napheesa Collier
0:25 MIN Nia Coffey misses 22-foot three point jumper
0:22 MIN Nia Coffey offensive rebound
0:19 MIN Nia Coffey misses 9-foot jumper
0:17 POR Jordan Harrison defensive rebound
0:05 MIN Maya Caldwell personal foul
0:03 POR Megan DiLeo makes 27-foot jump bank shot (Jordan Harrison assists) 26–23
0:00 MIN Maya Caldwell traveling turnover
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

9:36 MIN Maya Caldwell misses driving layup
9:34 POR Emily Engstler defensive rebound
9:19 MIN Antonia Delaere personal foul
9:19 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Nia Coffey
9:04 POR Emily Engstler makes 6-foot two point shot 26–25
8:57 MIN Olivia Miles misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
8:54 POR Emily Engstler defensive rebound
8:43 POR Karlie Samuelson misses layup
8:41 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
8:30 MIN Natasha Howard makes 3-foot jump bank shot (Dorka Juhasz assists) 28–25
8:08 POR Bridget Carleton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
8:04 MIN Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound
7:58 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (Bridget Carleton steals)
7:51 POR Bridget Carleton misses running pullup jump shot
7:48 MIN Antonia Delaere defensive rebound
7:36 MIN Dorka Juhasz makes 4-foot layup (Natasha Howard assists) 30–25
7:14 POR Megan DiLeo misses driving floating jump shot
7:13 POR Megan DiLeo offensive rebound
7:13 MIN Natasha Howard shooting foul
7:13 POR Megan DiLeo misses free throw 1 of 2
7:13 POR Fire offensive team rebound
7:13 POR Holly Winterburn enters the game for Jordan Harrison
7:13 POR Nyadiew Puoch enters the game for Emily Engstler
7:13 POR Frieda Buhner enters the game for Karlie Samuelson
7:13 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Maya Caldwell
7:13 POR Megan DiLeo makes free throw 2 of 2 30–26
6:58 POR Megan DiLeo personal foul
6:58 POR Teja Oblak enters the game for Bridget Carleton
6:50 MIN Antonia Delaere makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Olivia Miles assists) 32–26
6:36 POR Megan DiLeo misses layup
6:34 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
6:34 POR Serah Williams enters the game for Megan DiLeo
6:24 MIN Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 35–26
6:09 POR Frieda Buhner out of bounds bad pass turnover
5:47 MIN Olivia Miles misses driving layup
5:45 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
5:44 MIN Natasha Howard misses two point shot
5:44 POR Teja Oblak defensive rebound
5:39 MIN Courtney Williams shooting foul
5:39 POR Fire Full timeout
5:39 MIN Kayla McBride enters the game for Antonia Delaere
5:39 MIN Napheesa Collier enters the game for Dorka Juhasz
5:39 POR Nyadiew Puoch misses free throw 1 of 2
5:39 POR Fire offensive team rebound
5:39 POR Nyadiew Puoch makes free throw 2 of 2 35–27
5:27 MIN Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:24 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
5:15 MIN Olivia Miles makes driving layup (Natasha Howard assists) 37–27
5:15 POR Serah Williams shooting foul
5:15 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 1 38–27
4:56 POR Teja Oblak lost ball turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
4:52 POR Nyadiew Puoch shooting foul
4:52 MIN Natasha Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
4:52 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
4:52 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 39–27
4:41 POR Kayla McBride blocks Holly Winterburn 's 5-foot layup
4:40 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
4:37 POR Serah Williams shooting foul
4:37 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 40–27
4:37 POR Bridget Carleton enters the game for Teja Oblak
4:37 POR Emily Engstler enters the game for Frieda Buhner
4:37 POR Jordan Harrison enters the game for Holly Winterburn
4:37 MIN Natasha Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
4:32 POR Nyadiew Puoch defensive rebound
4:24 POR Emily Engstler misses 23-foot three point jumper
4:19 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
4:14 POR Nyadiew Puoch shooting foul
4:14 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 2 41–27
4:14 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 2 of 2 42–27
4:04 MIN Natasha Howard shooting foul
4:04 POR Jordan Harrison misses free throw 1 of 2
4:04 POR Fire offensive team rebound
4:04 POR Megan DiLeo enters the game for Serah Williams
4:04 POR Jordan Harrison misses free throw 2 of 2
4:03 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
3:43 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 12-foot fade away jump shot 44–27
3:30 POR Napheesa Collier blocks Megan DiLeo 's 5-foot driving layup
3:27 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
3:26 MIN Courtney Williams makes running layup (Olivia Miles assists) 46–27
3:26 POR Fire Full timeout
3:26 POR Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Nyadiew Puoch
3:26 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Natasha Howard
3:18 POR Jordan Harrison out of bounds lost ball turnover
3:00 MIN Olivia Miles makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) 49–27
2:40 MIN Olivia Miles personal foul
2:40 POR Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 2 49–28
2:40 POR Bridget Carleton misses free throw 2 of 2
2:38 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
2:26 MIN Courtney Williams makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Nia Coffey assists) 51–28
2:15 POR Karlie Samuelson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Harrison assists) 51–31
2:00 MIN Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three pointer (Courtney Williams assists) 54–31
1:34 POR Karlie Samuelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:31 MIN Kayla McBride defensive rebound
1:25 MIN Kayla McBride makes 27-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 57–31
1:11 POR Jordan Harrison misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
1:09 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
0:57 MIN Kayla McBride misses 22-foot three point jumper
0:55 POR Megan DiLeo defensive rebound
0:45 POR Emily Engstler misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
0:41 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
0:33 MIN Emily Engstler blocks Olivia Miles 's 6-foot driving layup
0:30 MIN Olivia Miles offensive rebound
0:29 MIN Olivia Miles misses two point shot
0:29 POR Megan DiLeo defensive rebound
0:24 POR Emily Engstler makes 4-foot layup (Jordan Harrison assists) 57–33
0:03 MIN Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:01 POR Bridget Carleton defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 POR Nyadiew Puoch enters the game for Karlie Samuelson
10:00 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Nia Coffey
9:43 MIN Natasha Howard makes 4-foot layup (Napheesa Collier assists) 59–33
9:17 POR Jordan Harrison makes 4-foot layup (Emily Engstler assists) 59–35
8:57 MIN Napheesa Collier makes driving layup 61–35
8:57 POR Emily Engstler shooting foul
8:57 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 1 62–35
8:40 POR Bridget Carleton out of bounds bad pass turnover
8:16 MIN Natasha Howard makes 2-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists) 64–35
8:08 POR Bridget Carleton misses 27-foot three point jumper
8:04 POR Megan DiLeo offensive rebound
8:03 POR Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
8:02 POR Jordan Harrison offensive rebound
7:55 POR Megan DiLeo makes layup 64–37
7:28 MIN shot clock turnover
7:12 POR Emily Engstler misses 8-foot two point shot
7:11 POR Megan DiLeo offensive rebound
7:11 POR Megan DiLeo makes two point shot 64–39
6:57 MIN Courtney Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
6:54 POR Bridget Carleton defensive rebound
6:42 POR Bridget Carleton makes driving layup 64–41
6:24 MIN Napheesa Collier traveling turnover
6:24 POR Frieda Buhner enters the game for Jordan Harrison
6:24 POR Teja Oblak enters the game for Emily Engstler
6:24 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Natasha Howard
6:09 POR Frieda Buhner makes 4-foot layup (Teja Oblak assists) 64–43
6:07 MIN Lynx Full timeout
6:07 (06:07) [Lynx] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)
6:07 POR Serah Williams enters the game for Megan DiLeo
5:44 MIN Nia Coffey misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:41 POR Teja Oblak defensive rebound
5:36 POR Serah Williams makes running layup (Teja Oblak assists) 64–45
5:13 MIN Bridget Carleton blocks Olivia Miles 's 5-foot driving layup
5:10 POR Teja Oblak defensive rebound
5:04 POR Nyadiew Puoch misses 23-foot three point jumper
5:02 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
4:54 POR Holly Winterburn enters the game for Nyadiew Puoch
4:54 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Olivia Miles
4:45 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 9-foot two point shot
4:42 POR Serah Williams defensive rebound
4:30 POR Bridget Carleton makes 14-foot pullup jump shot 64–47
4:17 MIN Teja Oblak blocks Nia Coffey 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot
4:17 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
4:17 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Nia Coffey
4:13 MIN Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
4:11 POR Fire defensive team rebound
3:58 POR Teja Oblak misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
3:54 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
3:34 MIN Maya Caldwell misses driving floating jump shot
3:30 POR Frieda Buhner defensive rebound
3:27 MIN Natasha Howard personal foul
3:27 POR Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Bridget Carleton
3:13 POR Teja Oblak misses driving floating jump shot
3:11 POR Teja Oblak offensive rebound
3:07 POR Teja Oblak misses layup
3:05 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
2:55 MIN Napheesa Collier lost ball turnover (Teja Oblak steals)
2:45 POR Frieda Buhner makes driving layup 64–49
2:30 MIN Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
2:27 POR Holly Winterburn defensive rebound
2:11 POR Serah Williams bad pass turnover (Napheesa Collier steals)
2:05 MIN Natasha Howard makes two point shot (Kayla McBride assists) 66–49
1:43 MIN Maya Caldwell personal foul
1:43 POR Emily Engstler enters the game for Teja Oblak
1:43 POR Jordan Harrison enters the game for Frieda Buhner
1:43 POR Megan DiLeo enters the game for Serah Williams
1:43 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Courtney Williams
1:33 POR Jordan Harrison lost ball turnover (Natasha Howard steals)
1:22 MIN Olivia Miles makes driving layup 68–49
1:04 POR Bridget Carleton enters the game for Holly Winterburn
1:04 MIN Antonia Delaere enters the game for Kayla McBride
1:01 POR Bridget Carleton misses 22-foot three point jumper
0:58 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
0:41 MIN Olivia Miles misses 28-foot three point jumper
0:41 POR Fire defensive team rebound
0:26 MIN Maya Caldwell shooting foul
0:26 POR Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 1 of 2 68–50
0:26 MIN Eliska Joklova enters the game for Maya Caldwell
0:26 POR Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 2 of 2 68–51
0:03 MIN Eliska Joklova misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:01 POR Fire defensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4