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  Sunday, Jul. 9 10:00pm ET
Portland gets best of Washington
 
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Sophia Witherspoon scored 26 points to lead the Portland Fire to a 75-58 victory over the Washington Mystics on Sunday night.

Sylvia Crawley added 17 points for the Fire (5-12), who trailed most of the first half.

Chamique Holdsclaw had 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Mystics (8-10), while Nikki McCray scored 14 points.

A 3-pointer by Tully Bevilaqua started the Fire on a 27-9 run that gave them a 56-39 lead with 10:18 remaining as the Mystics did not make a field goal for a span of 6:47.

Holdsclaw then scored seven straight points, including a 3-pointer, to cut the lead to 10.

But Witherspoon made a layup to end Portland's 2:44 scoring drought, and Michelle Marciniak's two steals helped the Fire increase the lead to 69-49 on DeMya Walker's layup with 4:45 left.

Crawley picked up her third foul and sat down midway through the first half, and the Mystics took the lead with 5:09 left when Markita Aldridge hit a deep 3-pointer, starting an 8-2 run as Washington took a 29-27 halftime lead.

Forward Alisa Burras of Portland sprained her right knee in the first half and did not return.

 


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Orlando 68
Detroit 62

Houston 70
Minnesota 60

Los Angeles 92
Utah 72

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Washington 58