Portland and Phoenix meet in conference matchup

Phoenix Mercury (3-8, 2-4 Western Conference) at Portland Fire (6-5, 0-1 Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury plays Portland Fire for a Western Conference matchup. Portland hits the court for the 12th game in franchise history. The Fire fell to the Golden State Valkyries 95-77 in their most recent game. Phoenix went 27-17 overall and 13-11 in Western Conference action during the 2025-26 season. The Mercury allowed opponents to score 80.1 points per game and shoot 42.7% from the field last season. INJURIES: Fire: Karlie Samuelson: day to day (foot). Mercury: Sami Whitcomb: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: Phoenix Mercury (3-8, 2-4 Western Conference) at Portland Fire (6-5, 0-1 Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury plays Portland Fire for a Western Conference matchup. Portland hits the court for the 12th game in franchise history. The Fire fell to the Golden State Valkyries 95-77 in their most recent game. Phoenix went 27-17 overall and 13-11 in Western Conference action during the 2025-26 season. The Mercury allowed opponents to score 80.1 points per game and shoot 42.7% from the field last season. INJURIES: Fire: Karlie Samuelson: day to day (foot). Mercury: Sami Whitcomb: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .