New York visits Portland following Carleton's 26-point game
New York Liberty (2-1, 2-0 Eastern Conference) at Portland Fire (1-1) Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p. m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Portland Fire hosts the New York Liberty after Bridget Carleton scored 26 points in the Portland Fire's 98-96 win against the New York Liberty.
Portland takes the court for the third game in franchise history. The Fire beat the New York Liberty 98-96 in their last game. New York went 27-17 overall with a 10-12 record on the road last season.
The Liberty averaged 7. 6 steals, 4. 4 blocks and 12.
9 turnovers per game last season. INJURIES: Fire: Teja Oblak: out (quadriceps). Liberty: Leonie Fiebich: out (not injury related), Sabrina Ionescu: out (ankle), Raquel Carrera: out (not injury related).
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