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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks during the second quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on February 06, 2023 in Portland, Oregon. The Milwaukee Bucks won 127-108. Alika Jenner/Getty Images/AFP
Giannis Antetokounmpo nearly posted his second triple-double in as many games, finishing with 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists as the Milwaukee Bucks won their eighth straight, beating the host Portland Trail Blazers 127-108 on Monday.
Milwaukee never trailed as they won the opener of a three-game road trip. The lead swelled to as many as 26 points as the Bucks defense held Portland to just 37-of-91 shooting (40.7 percent) from the floor, including 9-for-36 (25 percent) from 3-point range.
The Bucks, meanwhile, connected on 16 of 42 (38.1 percent) from long range and 31 of 45 (68.9 percent) from inside the arc.
Brook Lopez scored a team-high 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Milwaukee, making all seven of his 2-point field goal attempts. Jrue Holiday, who added 20 points, shot 7-for-12 from inside 3-point range to offset a 2-for-8 performance from long range.
Holiday also matched Antetokounmpo with a total of eight assists. Khris Middleton, who came off the bench to score 13 points, added five assists.
3 Bucks score 20+ as they get W in Portland 💪
Giannis: 24 PTS, 13 WED, 8 AST
Brook: 27 PTS, 9 WEB
Jrue: 20 PTS, 4 WEB, 8 AST pic.twitter.com/PJF6QKbFrR— NBA (@NBA) February 7, 2023
Eleven Bucks players scored, including Pat Connaughton and Jevon Carter, who both shot 3-for-6 from 3-point range while finishing with 11 points. Carter also grabbed five rebounds off the bench.
All five of Portland’s starters scored in double figures, led by Damian Lillard’s 28 points. Lillard finished just 7-for-18 from the floor, however, doing his fair share of damage on a 12-of-12 night at the free-throw line.
Anfernee Simons added 21 points in the loss. Josh Hart scored 14 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, Jerami Grant had 13 points and Drew Eubanks wound up with 10. Eubanks. Simons and Lillard each had five assists.
The loss opened a five-game homestand for the Trail Blazers and marked their second in a row after winning five of their previous six.
The Bucks next travel to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers on Thursday and the Clippers on Friday. The Trail Blazers will host the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.
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