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Kelsey Mitchell also had 26 points for the Fever (19-10), who
have won nine of their last 11 and had five straight games with
100 points.
Bridget Carleton had 26 points for the Fire (11-18), who have
lost four straight.
The Fever pulled away in the third quarter, going up by 18
points to lead 90-72 heading into the fourth quarter. Makayla
Timpson hit a layup that pushed the lead to 10 points to open
the fourth.
Portland closed the gap, pulling to 98-88 on Carleton's
3-pointer with 4:08 left. She had a layup that made it 100-93 to
get the Fire even closer. Clark hit free throws to make it
110-96 with just a minute to go and the Fire ran out of time.
There was a pregame rally outside of the Moda Center in support
of Sophie Cunningham and her recent comments about barring
transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports. A similar
rally was held before the Fever's 105-94 victory at the Seattle
Storm on Tuesday.
Cunningham was booed by the Moda Center crowd when she came into
the game midway though the first quarter. Shortly thereafter,
she hit a 3-pointer that put the Fever up 14-8. Cunningham
finished with 13 points.
Megan DiLeo 3-pointer put the Fire up 36-30 but the Fever clawed
back a 56-47 lead at the half. Clark led the Fever with 17
first-half points.
The game was a sellout with a Fire-record 19,959 in attendance.
Up next
Fever: At Minnesota on Sunday.
Fire: Host Los Angeles on Sunday.
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