Then for the Portland Path Blazers is a gathering with a former franchise legend.
The Blazers play Saturday evening on the Milwaukee Bucks the place they’ll play meet Damian Lillard for the third time since his 2023 commerce.
Lillard, who spent 11 seasons with the Blazers, is chasing a championship with the Bucks, who discover themselves tied with Miami (17-15) for fifth place within the Jap Convention at 17-15.
The Bucks began the season with a 2-8 document earlier than enhancing to 15-4 from November 12 to December 23. Nonetheless, they’ve misplaced three of their final 4 matches.
Lillard is having a barely higher season than his first with the Bucks. He’s averaging 25.1 factors and seven.6 assists whereas taking pictures 43.4% from the sphere and 36.4% from three-point vary.
His most constant contribution to wins appears to be assists. The Bucks are 7-2 when Lillard has 9 or extra assists and 4-4 when he scores no less than 30 factors.
Prediction: Deer. The Blazers are 3-14 on the highway and the Bucks are 11-6 at dwelling and might’t afford to lose to struggling groups whereas making an attempt to climb into the highest 4 within the standings East.
The Bucks path fourth-ranked Orlando (21-15) by two video games and seventh-ranked Atlanta (18-17) by a half-game.
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard is defended by Portland Path Blazers guard Anfernee Simons throughout an NBA sport on the Moda Heart in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.Sean Meagher/The Oregonian
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PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT MILWAUKEE BUCKS
What: Path Blazers (11-22) vs. Bucks (17-14), 5 p.m., Saturday.
Or: Fiserv Discussion board, Milwaukee.
Radio: Rip Metropolis Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: KATU (Antenna: 2.2 in Portland. Xfinity: 302 and 1170. DirecTV: 688-1. KUNP (Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184).
b> watch: Rip Metropolis TV Community. If you do not have cable, you’ll be able to all the time watch this match reside for FREE utilizing an HDTV antenna in your native ABC affiliate (Cost 2.2 in Portland). These antennas are very straightforward to put in and value round $20. You should buy one at your native Bi-Mart or Fred Meyer, or purchase one on-line at Walmart Or from Amazon and have it shipped rapidly to your property. Listed here are some directions on the best way to set up an HDTV antenna in your TV or different display screen. You’ll find out extra about which channel Rip Metropolis TV Community broadcasts in your space by clicking utilizing the channel finder right here.
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ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)
Cash line: POR +525 | {Dollars} -750
Unfold: ORP +12.5 | Extra/Much less: 228.5.
INJURIES
Blazers: Jerami Scholarship (facial contusion) and Matisse Thybulle (sprained proper ankle) are absent.
Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo (proper patellar tendinopathy), Khris Middleton (administration of bilateral ankle accidents) and AJ Inexperienced (lumbar contusion) are possible.
FOLLOWING
The Blazers play Monday at 5 p.m. on the Detroit Pistons.
–Aaron Fentress | [email protected] | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Fb)
