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Avdija scores 30 as the Blazers top former teammate Lillard and the Bucks 125-112
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Deni Avdija scored a season-high 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers bested former teammate Damian Lillard with a 125-112 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
Anfernee Simons added 25 points for Portland, which has won five of its last six. The Blazers led by 19 points in the final quarter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 39 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks, who had won nine of their last 11 but were playing their third game in four nights.
The game marked Lillard's second trip to Portland since he was traded to the Bucks ahead of last season. Lillard, who spent 11 seasons with the Blazers, finished with 20 points.
The Bucks went up 47-35 on Gary Trent Jr.'s pullup jumper, but Portland went ahead 64-61 at the break. Shaedon Sharpe's 3-pointer stretched the Blazers' lead to 82-73 in the third.
Bucks: Milwaukee was coming off a 125-105 victory at the Jazz. Lillard and Antetokounmpo had 35 points in the win. Taurean Prince was called for a flagrant foul on Avdija in the first quarter.
Trail Blazers: Guard Scoot Henderson was named to the Rising Stars event during All-Star weekend. ... Avdija had 14 points in the third quarter. He finished with nine rebounds. ... Jerami Grant left the game in the second half with a right ankle injury.
Simons hit a 3-pointer that gave the Blazers a 57-56 lead with 2:23 left in the first half as the Blazers clawed back from a 12-point deficit. Simons had 12 points in the second quarter alone.
The Blazers are 3-1 against the Bucks since they traded Lillard.
The Bucks visit San Antonio on Friday night. The Trail Blazers host Orlando on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Deandre Ayton (Jerami Grant gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | Jerami Grant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:34 |  | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point alley-oop dunk (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:06 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:48 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (bad pass) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 10:43 | | Deni Avdija misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:42 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point running layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Anfernee Simons assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:08 | | Damian Lillard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Taurean Prince personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:20 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:04 | | Jerami Grant personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving dunk (Damian Lillard assists) | 9-7 |
| 8:36 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 8:36 | | Jerami Grant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:34 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot | 12-8 |
| 8:12 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Taurean Prince flagrant 1 (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 |
| 7:40 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 12-10 |
| 7:28 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point turnaround hook shot | 12-12 |
| 7:11 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving layup | 14-12 |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 14-14 |
| 6:44 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:44 | | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +3 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Brook Lopez assists) | 17-14 |
| 6:25 | | Khris Middleton personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 17-16 |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point alley-oop layup (Khris Middleton assists) | 19-16 |
| 5:50 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (bad pass) (Andre Jackson Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving finger roll layup (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 21-16 |
| 5:37 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:34 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving dunk | 21-18 |
| 5:10 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving dunk (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 23-18 |
| 4:50 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-20 |
| 4:42 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Andre Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | +1 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-20 |
| 4:42 | | +1 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-20 |
| 4:27 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-22 |
| 4:15 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 27-22 |
| 4:04 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point pullup jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 27-25 |
| 3:56 | | Andre Jackson Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:36 | | Deandre Ayton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Khris Middleton turnover (lost ball) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 3:18 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:08 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Ryan Rollins offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Ryan Rollins makes two point putback layup | 29-25 |
| 2:47 | | Khris Middleton personal foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:47 | | +1 | Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-26 |
| 2:47 | | +1 | Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 2:31 | | Khris Middleton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Toumani Camara misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:15 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Ryan Rollins misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Donovan Clingan turnover (bad pass) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:50 | | +3 | Ryan Rollins makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 32-27 |
| 1:24 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 32-29 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point dunk (Pat Connaughton assists) | 34-29 |
| 0:43 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Khris Middleton personal foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 0:23 | | +1 | Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-30 |
| 0:23 | | +1 | Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-31 |
| 0:05 | | Pat Connaughton misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point putback dunk | 36-31 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 38-31 |
| 11:21 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point pullup jump shot | 38-33 |
| 11:07 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-33 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving floating jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 40-35 |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 42-35 |
| 10:35 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:19 | | +2 | Pat Connaughton makes two point layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 44-35 |
| 10:19 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:59 | | Deni Avdija turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:42 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Pat Connaughton blocks Anfernee Simons's three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 47-35 |
| 9:00 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 47-38 |
| 8:05 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:42 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:42 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point putback layup | 47-40 |
| 7:40 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:22 | | Taurean Prince misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Deni Avdija turnover (bad pass) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Pat Connaughton makes two point running alley-oop layup (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 49-40 |
| 6:43 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-41 |
| 6:38 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-42 |
| 6:20 | | +2 | Ryan Rollins makes two point pullup jump shot (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 51-42 |
| 6:07 | | Ryan Rollins personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 51-44 |
| 5:47 | | Jerami Grant kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:41 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:39 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point tip layup | 53-44 |
| 5:24 | | Ryan Rollins shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-45 |
| 5:24 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-46 |
| 5:19 | | Shaedon Sharpe personal foul (Take) (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving layup | 53-48 |
| 4:13 | | Deni Avdija personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:09 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:09 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 53-50 |
| 3:41 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point layup (Toumani Camara assists) | 53-52 |
| 3:04 |