Milwaukee Bucks’ valiant effort from downtown leads them past Portland Trail Blazers

Milwaukee Bucks’ valiant effort from downtown leads them past Portland Trail Blazers

Khris Middleton

Khris Middleton

Milwaukee Bucks had a complete team perform that led their squad past Damian Lillard led Portland Trail Blazers. Jrue Holiday led the Bucks with 22 points, while Bobby Portis had 21 as the team bounces back after a two-game skid to beat the Trail Blazers 106-134. Milwaukee went 21 of 42 from 3-point range and shot 55.2% overall. That represented a reversal of fortune for the Bucks, who had been lit up from long range during their three-game road trip. 

Talking about the scorers for the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 18 points, whereas Khris Middleton registered 17 points against his name. As far as, the Trail Blazers are concerned Damian Lillard 17 points and Anfernee Simons drained 15 points.  

“We knew it was a tough game coming in,” Lillard said. “I watched their previous few games and they had not been playing the best. Coming back to their home floor, you had to expect they were going to come out and try to have a much better effort and get things turned around at home.” 

Milwaukee Bucks sizzle from the 3-point range to dazzle Portland Trail Blazers 

Milwaukee sizzled from the start of the night to take command. 

The Bucks shot 18 of 26 overall and 8 of 10 on 3-point attempts in the first quarter to grab a 46-36 lead. In the closing seconds of the first quarter, Portis grabbed a loose ball off a mishandled Portland inbounds pass and dunked before the buzzer. 

“It was a bright spot for tonight, for sure,” Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. “He shot the ball really well. (Little’s) had a tough go the last few months. It was good to see him get out there and see the ball go in the basket, get some extended run.” 

“Tonight, they came out with an edge,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “They took a first punch from Portland. Portland made some shots in the first quarter, but our offensive execution, our unselfishness, our playing with each other was really at a high level.” 

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