PORTLAND, Ore. (Interstat) — Bridget Carleton scored a career-high 26 points with five 3-pointers, and Sarah Ashlee Barker’s putback at the buzzer lifted expansion Portland to a 98-96 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday night, giving the Fire their first win. After a Liberty three-second violation with 13.8 seconds left, Carleton’s 3-point attempt missed, but Barker grabbed the rebound and scored as time expired. Carla Leite added 21 points and six assists for Portland, now 1-1. Luisa Geiselsoder and Kamiah Smalls each scored 13 points. New York, which fell to 2-1, got 24 points from Pauline Astier, 18 from Marine Johannes and a double-double from Breanna Stewart with 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Liberty led 77-72 entering the fourth quarter, but Portland outscored them 28-19 in the final period. Attendance was 12,386 at Moda Center.