NewzPortland Fire (15-22, 6-11 Western Conference) at Dallas Wings (22-16, 9-9 Western Conference) Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings hosts the Portland Fire after Paige Bueckers scored 32 points in the Dallas Wings’ 92-70 win against the Seattle Storm. The Wings have gone 9-9 against Western Conference opponents.
Dallas ranks fifth in the Western Conference with 37.9 points per game in the paint led by Jessica Shepard averaging 10.4. The Fire are 6-11 against Western Conference opponents. Portland has a 7-14 record against teams above .500.
Dallas averages 88.6 points per game, 2.7 fewer points than the 91.3 Portland allows. Portland has shot at a 45.2% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points less than the 45.5% shooting opponents of Dallas have averaged. The two teams square off for the third time this season.
The Wings defeated the Fire 101-97 in their last matchup on July 23. Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with 24 points, and Megan Gustafson led the Fire with 21 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Shepard is scoring 14.2 points per game and averaging 11.1 rebounds for the Wings.
Bueckers is averaging 20.3 points and 3.9 rebounds over the last 10 games. Bridget Carleton is averaging 14.7 points and 1.6 steals for the Fire. Gustafson is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wings: 4-6, averaging 85.0 points, 34.1 rebounds, 19.8 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.6 points per game. Fire: 4-6, averaging 91.1 points, 32.6 rebounds, 21.4 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field.
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