The Portland Fire beat the Seattle Storm 100-93 on Saturday night at Moda Center, extending Seattle’s losing streak to 11 games. Bridget Carleton scored 24 points for Portland, including four three-pointers. Jade Melbourne led the Storm with 23. At 6-28, Seattle is the first team in WNBA history to record two double-digit losing streaks in a single season, having also dropped 11 straight between May 27 and June 22.
Seattle led 30-27 after the opening quarter before Portland answered with a 17-5 run and took a 56-47 lead into halftime. The Storm cut a 14-point deficit to five entering the fourth, and Ezi Magbegor’s jumper brought them within 75-72, but Jordan Harrison’s three-pointer pushed Portland back out to 82-75 with 7:26 remaining and Carleton’s three stretched it to 88-78.