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Fans fill Moda Center during a WNBA basketball game between the Portland Fire and the Indiana Fever in Portland, Or., Saturday May 30, 2026. (AP Photo\/Anne M. Peterson)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

PORTLAND, Ore. \u2014 Megan Gustafson had 22 points and the Portland Fire held Indiana\u2019s Caitlin Clark to six points in a 100-84 victory over the Fever on Saturday night.<\/p>

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Carla Leite had 18 points and 12 assists, while Emily Engstler had 16 points and 10 rebounds, the first double-doubles for the expansion Fire. Portland has won four of its last five games.<\/p>\n

Aliyah Boston led the Fever with 18 points and seven rebounds. Clark played for 22 minutes, going 1 for 7 from the field with two rebounds, six assists. She got into foul trouble, collecting her fourth in the third quarter, and finished with five.<\/p>\n

The Fever were coming off a 90-88 loss at the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The Fire jumped out to a 29-15 lead after the first quarter after a layup from Gustafson, who led all players with eight points in the quarter.<\/p>

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Portland\u2019s dominance continued in the second quarter, with Sarah Ashlee Barker\u2019s 3-pointer putting the Fire up 44-26 with four minutes to go before the half.<\/p>\n

After leading 50-37 at the break. the Fire stretched the lead to 25 points in the third quarter. Barker capped the period with another 3-pointer that put the crowd at the Moda Center on its feet.<\/p>\n

With the Fire up 98-79 in the fourth quarter, coach Alex Sarama sat most of his starters.<\/p>\n

Clark did not play in the Fever\u2019s May 21 game against the Fire in Indianapolis because of a back issue. The Fever disclosed her injury less than two hours before tipoff, prompting a warning from the WNBA the next day for not reporting the injury sooner. The Fever beat Portland 90-73 without Clark.<\/p>

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The game was a sellout with 19,347 at the Moda Center.<\/p>\n

Fever: Host Atlantaon Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Fire: At Golden State on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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AP WNBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/wnba-basketball<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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