2026 GAME #6 - PORTLAND FIRE @ TORONTO TEMPO - MAY 23, 2026 - SATURDAY - 3:00 PM - FOX12+(KPDX) - PORTLAND FIRE +

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

FIRE 2-3 TEMPO 3-3

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STARTERS


Carla Leite Bridget Carleton

Emily Engstler Nyadiew Puoch

Luisa Geiselsoder


Kiki Rice Brittney Sykes

Laura Juskaite Marina Mabley

Nyara Sabally°

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WHEN: MAY 23, 2026 - SATURDAY - 3:00 PM PST

WHERE: COCA-COLA COLISEUM - TORONTO CANADA


TV BROADCAST



STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH


Sarah Ashlee Barker Frieda Bühner

Megan Gustafson Holly Winterburn

Serah Williams Karlie Samuelson

Teja Oblak Jordan Harrison*

Nika Muhl°^

*Development Player °Injured Player ^Suspended Contract



Julie Allemand° Kia Nurse

Maria Conde Temi Fagbenle°

Lexi Held Isabelle Harrison°

Mariella Fasoula Teonni Key*

Nikolina Milic*

*Development Player °Injured Player

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COACH



Alex Sarama


Sandy Brondello

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INJURIES

FIRE

Carla Leite - Ankle - Quest
Karlie Samuelson - Foot - Quest
Teja Oblak - NWT - Out
Nika Muhl - ACL - Out

TEMPO

Nyara Sabally - Neck - Quest
Julie Allemand - Hip - Quest
Temi Fagbenle - Shoulder - Quest
Isabelle Harrison - Hand

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

FIRE @ LIBERTY - 5/25 - 5:00 PM

FIRE VS SUN - 5/27 - 7:00 PM

FIRE VS DREAM - 5/29 - 7:00 PM

FIRE VS FEVER - 5/30 - 5:00 PM

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GAME NOTES

• This will be the first matchup between the WNBA's two new expansion teams
• The Fire will face the Tempo again on 8/6 in Portland
• The Tempo and Fire are 11th and 12th respectively in the current ESPN WNBA power ranking

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[Chris Craig]

Going to be interesting

 

[kjironman1]

Going to be interesting

Why? What's the storyline here?

 

[crandc]

Why? What's the storyline here?

Two expansion teams meeting for first time.

 

[kjironman1]

Two expansion teams meeting for first time.

So they can win this right?

Do I need green font on that?

 

[crandc]

So they can win this right?

Do I need green font on that?

An expansion team will win.

 

[riverman]

They've waived some really poor shooters and added some ball handling so we'll see how they look today

 

[Chris Craig]

Oblak is a good backup for Leite. She has great court vision and running the offense is second nature for her, even in just her first game with the Fire.

She didn't take any shots herself though. I wonder where she is at on that.

 

[Chris Craig]

Good half

 

[crandc]

Good comeback. Now pull away second half.

 

[crandc]

Insane fourth quarter shooting. Getting first ever road win.
Now, all you guys who promised me Fire T shirt after you got cookies... still waiting....

 

[riverman]

The new pt guard Oblak they brought up has been awesome in this game. Really great team win...almost win. Still a few minutes left

 

[kjironman1]

Insane fourth quarter shooting. Getting first ever road win.
Now, all you guys who promised me Fire T shirt after you got cookies... still waiting....

If one of them do not get you a fire t shirt by next week let me know.
I will personally go to the store and get you one,
Gotta let you represent the team somehow.

 

[Chris Craig]

So they can win this right?

Do I need green font on that?

Yes, yes they can.

 

[kjironman1]

Yes, yes they can.

Thing is here we go again winning games they absolutely should not be trying to win.
We just went through this for the last 4 years with the Blazers.

 

[inconceivable]

Yeah winning a few games was nice, but we need Juju

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Yeah winning a few games was nice, but we need Juju

Some say losing games on purpose gives bad juju.

 

[inconceivable]

Some say losing games on purpose gives bad juju.

Lol, I actually have no idea what the WNBA lottery rules look like.