PORTLAND, Ore. — Carla Leite had 27 points and 11 assists and the Portland Fire snapped a five-game skid with a 97-83 win over Toronto on Thursday night, sending the Tempo to their eighth straight loss.<\/p>\n
Leite made 5 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers and 15 of 17 free throws for Portland (11-19), which beat the Tempo 99-80 in Toronto on May 23 in the first matchup between the expansion teams. <\/p>\n
Megan DiLeo added 17 points for the Fire. Bridget Carleton had 10 points and 11 rebounds, and reserve Frieda Buhner scored 10 points.<\/p>\n
Nyara Sabally had 17 points for Toronto (10-21), which has lost 12 of its last 13 games. Julie Allemande pitched in with 11 points and 12 assists. <\/p>\n
DiLeo had eight points on 4-for-5 shooting and Portland led 25-23 after one quarter.<\/p>\n
Buhner hit a 3-pointer to give Portland its first double-digit lead at 45-35, and Leite hit a jumper with two seconds left for a 51-37 advantage at halftime.<\/p>\n
Leite had 20 points by the end of the third quarter and the Fire led 81-59.<\/p>\n
Aneesah Morrow had 11 points off the bench and scored with 3:08 left to get Toronto within 91-83 before Portland closed it out.<\/p>\n
Tempo: At Atlanta Dream on Monday.<\/p>\n
Fire: Hosts Seattle Storm on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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