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Leite has big baskets in overtime as the Fire end the season with a 90-82 win over the Valkyries

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Peterson, A. M. (2026, September 23). Leite has big baskets in overtime as the Fire end the season with a 90-82 win over the Valkyries. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/leite-has-big-baskets-in-overtime-as-the-fire-end-the-season-with-a-90-82-win-over-the-valkyries/article_c80218ec-b440-5043-b5dc-c38b9b2ea86d.html

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Carla Leite scored crucial baskets late in overtime to help the Portland Fire defeat the Golden State Valkyries 90-82 on Tuesday night. Leite finished with 18 points while Bridget Carleton led the team with 26 points, including five three-pointers. The win ended a four-game losing streak for the Fire (17-27), who snapped the Valkyries' six-game winning streak; Golden State falls to 31-12 and secures the No. 1 playoff seed, leaving them with one final regular-season game against Los Angeles on Thursday.

Written by AI on 2026-09-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Tuesday night, Carla Leite made crucial baskets in overtime to help the Portland Fire secure a 90-82 victory over the Golden State Valkyries, ending their season on a high note. With just under two minutes left in the extra period, Leite scored the tiebreaker and then converted a three-point play with 26 seconds remaining to seal the win for the Fire (17-27). This victory also snapped a four-game losing streak for Portland. Meanwhile, Bridget Carleton led all scorers with 26 points, including five successful three-point shots. The Valkyries' Gabby Williams contributed 17 points but couldn’t prevent her team from ending their six-game winning streak and finishing the season at 31-12. The loss ensured that the Minnesota Lynx would clinch the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

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Topics

Fire Golden State Ore. PORTLAND Valkyries

Subjects

PORTLAND GPE · 5× Fire ORG · 4× Golden State GPE · 4× Leite PERSON · 4× Valkyries ORG · 4× Carleton PERSON · 2× DiLeo PERSON · 2× Carla Leite PERSON · 1× Ore. GPE · 1× the Portland Fire ORG · 1×

Narrative

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Carla Leite made the tiebreaking basket with 1:57 left in overtime and then converted a three-point play with 26.5 seconds to play as the Portland Fire ended the season with a 90-82 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday night.

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🔮 Gabby Williams had 17 points for Golden State (31-12), which led 17-0 but had its six-game winning streak snapped.

2026-09-23 · Toronto Star

Leite has big baskets in overtime as the Fire end the season with a 90-82 win over the Valkyries · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Fire → make → night

Leite finished with 18 points for the Fire (17-27), who snapped a four-game losing streak. asserted

who → finish → streak

Bridget Carleton led the Fire with 26 points, including five 3-pointers. asserted

Carleton → lead → pointers

Gabby Williams had 17 points for Golden State (31-12), which led 17-0 but had its six-game winning streak snapped. asserted

streak → have → State

The loss clinched the No. 1 seed in the playoffs for the Minnesota Lynx. asserted

loss → clinch → Lynx

The teams traded free throws and 3-pointers to open overtime before Leite’s layup gave the Fire an 84-82 lead. asserted

layup → trade → lead

Kaila Charles missed a 3-point attempt for the Valkyries before Leite’s step-back 20-foot jumper and free throw put Portland up 87-82. asserted

jumper → miss → Portland

The Fire made free throws the rest of the way for the final margin. asserted

Fire → make → margin

Tiffany Hayes’ 3-pointer gave Golden State a 75-68 with 2:13 left in regulation. asserted

pointer → give → regulation

Portland closed the gap on a pair of layups from Carleton and Megan DiLeo, and Leite’s driving layup and free throw pulled Portland ahead 77-75. asserted

layup → close → Portland

Williams’ layup tied it at 77 but she missed an off-balance jumper to send the game to overtime. asserted

she → tie → overtime

Carleton hit a 3-pointer with 3:20 left in the first quarter to stop the Valkyries’ game-opening run. asserted

Carleton → hit → run

Golden State led 24-10 at the end of the first quarter. asserted

State → lead → quarter

Portland clawed back into the game, closing the margin to 29-26 after DiLeo’s layup and free throw. asserted

Portland → claw → layup

DiLeo added another layup and free throw to tie the game at 35 with 33 seconds left in the first half. asserted

DiLeo → add → half

The Valkyries closed out the half with a 40-37 lead. asserted

Valkyries → close → lead

The teams wrestled for the lead in the third quarter but Golden State held a 61-58 advantage going into the fourth. asserted

State → wrestle → fourth