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Caitlin Clark held to six points in Fever’s blowout loss to Fire

Nypost · 🇮🇳 public India · · 291 words · By Associated Press
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What to know about Caitlin Clark held to six points in Fever’s blowout loss to Fire

— Megan Gustafson had 22 points and the Portland Fire held Indiana’s Caitlin Clark to six points in a 100-84 victory over the Fever on Saturday night.

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What happened

— Megan Gustafson had 22 points and the Portland Fire held Indiana’s Caitlin Clark to six points in a 100-84 victory over the Fever on Saturday night.

Why it matters

Carla Leite had 18 points and 12 assists, while Emily Engstler had 16 points and 10 rebounds, the first double-doubles for the expansion Fire.

Common ground

Portland has won four of its last five games.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 20 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Fever disclosed her injury less than two hours before tipoff, prompting a warning from the WNBA the next day for not reporting the injury sooner”
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Claim 2: “She got into foul trouble, collecting her fourth in the third quarter, and finished with five”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Caitlin Clark's specific foul count or timing of fouls in this game.
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Claim 3: “Megan Gustafson had 22 points”
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Multiple independent sources, including ESPN and the official WNBA game summary, confirm Megan Gustafson scored 22 points in the game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Portland Fire season will be the franchise's inaugural season in the Women's National Basketball Association and first under head coach Alex Sarama.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Portland_Fire_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Elizabeth Gustafson (born December 13, 1996) is a professional basketball player for the Portland Fire of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Born in the United States, she repre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Gustafson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Portland Fire are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Fire compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Fire
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Claim 4: “the Portland Fire held Indiana’s Caitlin Clark to six points in a 100-84 victory over the Fever on Saturday night”
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ESPN, WNBA, and YouTube reports all confirm the Portland Fire defeated the Indiana Fever 100-84 on Saturday, May 30, 2026, and held Caitlin Clark to six points.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Indiana Fever season will be the franchise's 27th season in the WNBA and their fourth under head coach, Stephanie White.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Indiana_Fever_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emily Ann Engstler (born May 1, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Fire of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the Indiana F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Engstler
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamiah Smalls (born April 17, 1998) is an American basketball player who plays for the Portland Fire of the WNBA. She was drafted by the Indiana Fever with the 28th overall pick of the 2020 WNBA draft…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamiah_Smalls
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Claim 5: “Portland has won four of its last five games”
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Only one specific web search result (the expansion Fire vs Fever summary) mentions that Portland has won four of its last five games. Another source mentions snapping a four-game slide, which is contextually related but doesn't independently corroborate the '4 of 5' stat.
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web search NEUTRAL — All four teams are tied for the most games played in WNBA history, with 934. The Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire are set to play their 2026 and 2026 in 2026, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_all-time_WNBA_win–loss…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 · Portland has won four of its last five games. Aliyah Boston led the Fever with 18 points and seven rebounds. Clark played for 22 minutes, going ...
https://abcnews.com/Sports/wireStory/expansion-fire-beat-fev…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Coming up clutch in crunch time yet again the Portland Fire get back in the win column and snap a four-game slide over the Dallas Wings as a ...
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Claim 6: “With the Fire up 98-79 in the fourth quarter, coach Alex Sarama sat most of his starters”
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Claim 7: “The Fever were coming off a 90-88 loss at the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday night”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a game between the Indiana Fever and Golden State Valkyries on the preceding Thursday night.
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Claim 8: “Gustafson... led all players with eight points in the quarter”
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Claim 9: “the Fire stretched the lead to 25 points in the third quarter”
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Claim 10: “The Fever beat Portland 90-73 without Clark”
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Claim 11: “Aliyah Boston led the Fever with 18 points and seven rebounds”
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The claim that Aliyah Boston led the Fever with 18 points and seven rebounds is mentioned in one specific game summary result; other results for Aliyah Boston refer to different games or general stats.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aliyah Boston (born December 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball power forward and center for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliyah_Boston
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 ... What a performance by the Fever who have been playing great basketball as a unit lately. Aliyah Boston scored 18 points, Kelsey Mitchell had 14 ...
https://www.facebook.com/WTHR13/posts/bow-bow-bow-aliyah-bos…
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web search NEUTRAL — She made several important stops against Angel Reese at the rim in the second half, and she teamed up with Kelsey Mitchell in the fourth quarter while Caitlin ...
https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/_/id/4432831/aliyah-boston
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Claim 12: “The game was a sellout with 19,347 at the Moda Center”
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Claim 13: “Sarah Ashlee Barker’s 3-pointer putting the Fire up 44-26 with four minutes to go before the half”
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Claim 14: “The Fire jumped out to a 29-15 lead after the first quarter”
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Claim 15: “Clark played for 22 minutes, going 1 for 7 from the field with two rebounds, six assists”
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ESPN and other web results confirm Clark played 22 minutes, went 1-for-7 from the field, and had two rebounds and six assists.
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web search NEUTRAL — Caitlin Elizabeth Clark (born January 22, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... Let's go. OCR. CAITLIN CLARK 19 PTS 7/16 SHOOTING 4/10 3PT 3 REBOUNDS 5 ASSISTS 5 TURNOVERS INDIANA 22 Lilly salesforce FEVER ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZqERBExzbi/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 ... Clark played 22 minutes, going 1-for-7 from the field in just the ... Over her past two games, Clark has shot a combined 4-of-19 from ...
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/48925833/fever-clark-go…
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Claim 16: “Clark did not play in the Fever’s May 21 game against the Fire in Indianapolis because of a back issue”
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Claim 17: “Carla Leite had 18 points and 12 assists”
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FOX Sports and other web results confirm Carla Leite recorded 18 points and 12 assists in the Saturday game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WNBA expansion draft was the seventh expansion draft of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The draft was held on April 3, 2026, for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo to sel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_expansion_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carla Leite (born 16 April 2004) is a French professional basketball player for the Portland Fire of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected ninth overall by the Dallas Wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Leite
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pastel de nata (Portuguese: [pɐʃˈtɛl dɨ ˈnatɐ]; literally, cream pastry; pl.: pastéis de nata) is a Portuguese egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon. Outside Portugal, they are part…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel_de_nata
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Claim 18: “Emily Engstler had 16 points and 10 rebounds”
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Multiple sources, including oregonlive.com and a WNBA recap, confirm Emily Engstler had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emily Ann Engstler (born May 1, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Fire of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the Indiana F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Engstler
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Portland Fire are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Fire compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proper name Saint Francis Preparatory School, commonly referred to as St. Francis Preparatory School or St. Francis Prep., is a private, independent Catholic college preparatory school in Fresh Meadow…
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Claim 19: “the first double-doubles for the expansion Fire”
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Both oregonlive.com and the WNBA Recap explicitly state that Carla Leite and Emily Engstler recorded the first double-doubles in the history of the expansion Portland Fire.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Portland Fire season will be the franchise's inaugural season in the Women's National Basketball Association and first under head coach Alex Sarama.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Portland_Fire_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WNBA expansion draft was the seventh expansion draft of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The draft was held on April 3, 2026, for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo to sel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Portland Fire are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Fire compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. …
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Claim 20: “leading 50-37 at the break”
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