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Sunday, Jul. 9 10:00pm ET
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BOX SCORE
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. | ALSO SEE WNBA Scoreboard RECAPS Orlando 68 Detroit 62
Portland 75
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