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Game Recap: Portland Fire 81, New York Liberty 74 (05/25/26)

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Game Highlights: Portland Fire vs. New York Liberty (5/25/26)

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Portland Fire @ New York Liberty - May 25, 2026 - Away

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Final 03:30 WILD ENDING New York Liberty vs. Portland Fire 05/25/2026

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Portland Fire @ New York Liberty - May 25, 2026 - Home

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Power Rankings

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">With every team having between five and seven games in the books two weeks into the new season, we have more information to help us analyze the field.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">In addition to seeing a number of standout performances — 45 points from A’ja Wilson, 38-piece specials from Kelsey Plum and Brittney Sykes, Azzi Fudd’s six-pack of 3-pointers, and Nneka Ogwumike climbing to 5th on the all-time scoring list — a few trends have started to emerge for some teams that we’ll explore below.</span></p>
<p><b><i>Note:</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400"> All stats and records are through games played on Sunday, May 24.</span></i></p>
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<h2><b>1. Las Vegas Aces (4-2) ↔️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 1</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Thur. at DAL, Sun. at GSV</span></li>
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<div id="attachment_261604" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-261604" class="wp-image-261604" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277382826-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="700" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277382826-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277382826-300x233.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277382826-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277382826-768x597.jpg 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277382826-1536x1195.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277382826-2048x1593.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-261604" class="wp-caption-text">A&#8217;ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">On opening night, the Aces received their 2025 championship rings — then lost by 33 to Phoenix. On Saturday, the Aces raised their 2025 championship banner — then lost to Los Angeles while allowing 38 points to former Ace Kelsey Plum. Meanwhile, Las Vegas is 4-0 when not celebrating its title. They’ll put that trend to the test this week with road games against the Wings and Valkyries.</span></p>
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<h2><b>2. Atlanta Dream (4-1) ⬆️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 3</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Wed. at MIN, Fri. at POR</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Atlanta enters this week with the top record in the WNBA thanks to a late rally against Phoenix on Sunday. The comeback was powered by 21 points from Rhyne Howard, alongside double-doubles by Jordin Canada and Angel Reese (her third with the Dream). Allisha Gray added 17 points in the win as she ranks fifth in the league in scoring (21.8 ppg) over Atlanta’s first five games.</span></p>
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<h2><b>3. Indiana Fever (4-2) ⬆️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 8</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Thur. at GSV, Sat. at POR</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Fueled by a pair of top-four scorers in the league – Caitlin Clark (23.8 ppg) and Kelsey Mitchell (22.3 ppg) – the Fever are the highest-scoring team in the WNBA, averaging 93.7 points per game. After earning home wins over the Fire and Valkyries this past week, the Fever hit the road to face the same two teams this week in Portland and San Francisco.</span></p>
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<h2><b>4. Golden State Valkyries (3-2) ⬆️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 5</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Mon. vs. CON, Thur. vs. IND, Sun. vs. LVA</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Through their first five games, the Valkyries have lived and died by the 3-point shot. In their three wins, they have made at least 13 3-pointers on 37% shooting or better. In their two losses, they have made seven 3-pointers in each game and shot below 32% both times. After splitting a pair of road games in New York and Indy last week, the Valkyries open a four-game homestand on Monday against the Sun.</span></p>
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<h2><b>5. Minnesota Lynx (4-2) ⬆️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 9</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Wed. vs. ATL, Fri. at CHI</span></li>
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<div id="attachment_261605" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-261605" class="wp-image-261605" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277348547-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277348547-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277348547-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277348547-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277348547-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277348547-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277348547-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-261605" class="wp-caption-text">Olivia Miles #5 and Natasha Howard #1 of the Minnesota Lynx</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Here’s the list of players averaging at least 15 points, five rebounds, and five assists so far this season — perennial MVP candidate Alyssa Thomas and Lynx rookie Olivia Miles. Miles, the No. 2 pick in the 2026 Draft, looks like a star in the making. Meanwhile, veteran Natasha Howard has thrived (17.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg, and 66.7 FG%, which ranks fourth in the WNBA) in her first season back in Minnesota. This is buying the Lynx more time as they await the return of their own MVP candidate, Napheesa Collier.</span></p>
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<h2><b>6. Dallas Wings (4-3) ⬆️</b></h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 10</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Thur. vs. LVA</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">We go from talking about this year’s No. 2 pick (Miles) to this year’s No. 1 pick, Azzi Fudd, who had one of the best games by a rookie in league history on Sunday. Fudd splashed six 3-pointers (tied for second most by a rookie ever) and scored 17 points in the 3rd quarter (also tied for second most by a rookie ever) on her way to a career-best 24 points in Dallas’ win over New York. After going 3-1 as the busiest team in the league in Week 2, Fudd, Paige Bueckers, and the rest of the Wings are off until Thursday when they host the Aces.</span></p>
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<h2><b>7. New York Liberty (3-3) ⬇️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 2</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Mon. vs. POR, Wed. vs. PHX, Fri. vs. PHX</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">After averaging 100 points per game over their first four contests this season, the Liberty&#8217;s offense struggled this past week, posting back-to-back double-digit losses to the Valkyries and Wings, with New York putting up just 70 and 76 points, respectively. Those were the first two games of a season-long seven-game homestand for New York. Can the Liberty course correct and take advantage of their home-heavy schedule? Having Sabrina Ionescu back on the court, following her season debut on Sunday, should certainly help that cause.</span></p>
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<h2><b>8. Chicago Sky (3-3) ⬇️</b></h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 4</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Wed. vs. TOR, Fri. vs. MIN</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Sky are taking the phrase “playing .500 ball” to a new level. Not only do they have a .500 win percentage at 3-3, but they have also scored exactly 500 points and given up exactly 500 points over their first six games combined. Hence, their position is smack dab in the middle of this week’s rankings. Chicago will look to get above .500 when they host Toronto on Wednesday. However, they will have to do it without leading scorer Rickea Jackson, who is out for the season with a torn ACL.</span></p>
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<h2><b>9. Portland Fire (3-3) ⬆️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 12</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Mon. at NYL, Wed. vs. CON, Fri. vs. ATL, Sat. vs. IND</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Through six games, Portland’s debut season has resembled a seesaw, trading wins and losses back and forth. This week, the Fire edged out the Sun at home, fell to the Fever on the road, then rolled in the battle of expansion teams against the Tempo as Portland dominated the second half. Can the Fire put together their first consecutive wins? Their first attempt comes Monday in Brooklyn, against a Liberty squad that Portland beat at the buzzer for their first win.</span></p>
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<h2><b>10. Los Angeles Sparks (3-3) ⬆️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 13</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Fri. at WAS, Sat. at CON</span></li>
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<div id="attachment_261606" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-261606" class="wp-image-261606" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277949106-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="659" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277949106-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277949106-300x220.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277949106-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277949106-768x562.jpg 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277949106-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-2277949106-2048x1500.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-261606" class="wp-caption-text">Kelsey Plum #10 of the Los Angeles Sparks</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Sparks offense is clicking as they make a move up these rankings. After scoring 78 points in each of their first two games (both losses), the Sparks have scored at least 96 points in each of their last four games — going 3-1 in that stretch. In this week’s road wins over Phoenix and Vegas, L.A. shot 29-for-61 (47.5%) from beyond the arc, with WNBA leading scorer Kelsey Plum pacing the Sparks (26.8 ppg on 48.8 3P%) this season.</span></p>
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<h2><b>11. Seattle Storm (3-4) ⬆️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 14</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Wed vs. WAS, Sat. at TOR</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">After being the first team to suffer a defeat at the hands of the Sun, the Storm bounced back two days later with an 18-point win over Connecticut behind a career-high-tying 17 points from rookie Flau’jae Johnson. In the Storm’s three wins, the No. 8 pick in this year’s draft has averaged 16.7 ppg on 38.9% shooting. Conversely, during their four losses, her production dipped to 9.5 points on 25.6% shooting. But Johnson isn’t Seattle’s only top-10 pick from this year’s class — No. 3 overall pick Awa Fam made her Storm debut on Sunday with 10 points off the bench in a win over Washington.</span></p>
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<h2><b>12. Toronto Tempo (3-4) ⬇️</b></h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 11</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Wed. at CHI, Sat. vs. SEA</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">After Tuesday’s win lifted the Tempo over .500 for the first time, it was followed by back-to-back losses by 19+ points apiece to the Lynx and Fire. No team has relied more on the 3-point shot this season than the Tempo, with triples accounting for 44.9% of their total field goal attempts. Just as the three can shoot a team into a game (39.3% in three wins), it can also shoot them out (28.2% in four losses), which has been the case for Toronto.</span></p>
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<h2><b>13. Washington Mystics (2-3) ⬇️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 7</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Wed. at SEA, Fri. vs. LAS</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The opening week of the season saw the young Mystics go 2-1 in three clutch games. This past week, neither of their games was close, as they suffered double-digit losses at Dallas and Seattle. As Washington looks to get back on track, keep an eye on sophomore Sonia Citron, who led the WNBA in 3-point percentage as a rookie last season (44.5%), but has only shot the longball at 25% (6-for-24) so far in 2026. Washington ranks last in the league in 3-pointers made (5.0 per game) and 3-point percentage (25.5%); both of those numbers must improve for Washington to climb.</span></p>
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<h2><b>14. Phoenix Mercury (2-5) ⬇️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 6</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Wed. at NYL, Fri. at NYL</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Following the Mercury’s 33-point win over the Aces in an opening night Finals rematch, last year’s runners-up have gone just 1-5 since to drop near the bottom of the standings. Despite their 2-5 record, the Mercury’s offense is actually averaging 4.5 more points per game than they did a season ago. However, the Mercury’s defense is allowing 6.9 more points per game to opponents, which is not only negating their offensive gains but also digging them into a deeper hole to climb out of.</span></p>
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<h2><b>15. Connecticut Sun (1-6) ↔️</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last Week: 15</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">This Week: Mon. at GSV, Wed. at POR, Sat. vs. LAS</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Despite getting a combined 18 points from their starting lineup, the Sun scored a win over the Storm last Wednesday to earn their first victory of the season. Rookie Charlisse Leger-Walker led four Connecticut reserves in double figures off the bench, helping the unit deliver a massive 62-39 advantage over their Storm counterparts. As Connecticut seeks its second win of 2026, the Sun must visit Golden State and Portland before hosting the defending champs on Saturday.</span></p>


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