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08/28 21:10 CDT Carla Leite and Emily Engstler help Fire stop Dream's 4-game win streak with 101-83 victory Carla Leite and Emily Engstler help Fire stop Dream's 4-game win streak with 101-83 victory ATLANTA (AP) --- Carla Leite scored 26 points, Emily Engstler added a career-high 25 and the Portland Fire beat playoff-bound Atlanta 101-83 on Friday night, ending the Dream's four-game winning streak. Leite shot 9 of 13 and Engstler was 11 of 14 as Portland finished at 58% (38 of 65) from the field. Angel Reese had 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Dream (25-14), who fell into fifth place in the standings, one-half game behind Indiana. Reese, who has already set the league record for rebounds in a season, matched a WNBA record with her 28th double-double of the year. Rhyne Howard scored 26 points for the Dream in their return home after an unbeaten, four-game West Coast trip. Atlanta has one more game before the FIBA Women's World Cup break, on Sunday against visiting Minnesota. DeWanna Bonner, signed to give the Dream some veteran help in the playoffs, did not play Friday. A two-time NBA champion with Phoenix, the Mercury bought out Bonner's contract so she could sign with a contender. Expansion Portland (16-23) led 52-38 at halftime. Atlanta got within 60-55 on a pair of 3s by Howard and a layup by Reese, but Portland's Holly Winterburn responded with a banked-in 3 to beat the shot clock and put the Fire back ahead by eight. Atlanta shot 37% from the field (26 of 71).

Up next Fire: Host Golden State on Sunday. Dream: Host Minnesota on Sunday. ___ See AP's full WNBA coverage here