The Phoenix Mercury defeat the Portland Fire 94-91, with Shay Ciezki scoring 22 points off the bench. The Mercury rally in the fourth quarter to secure the win in the teams’ first game back after the FIBA World Cup break.
Shay Ciezki’s scoring is a central factor in the Mercury’s late surge, while Emily Engstler leads Portland with 21 points and five 3-pointers. Holly Winterburn also contributes 18 points for the Fire. Across the reports, the final score and the emphasis on the fourth-quarter comeback are consistent.
The coverage also places Portland’s performance in recent context, noting the Fire have lost five of their last six games. Overall, the outlets align on the key individual outputs—Ciezki for Phoenix and Engstler plus Winterburn for Portland—and on the timing of the game’s turning point in the fourth quarter.
