Portland faces Milwaukee in out-of-conference play. The teams square off Tuesday for the first time this season.

Trail Blazers' Camara #33 is helped up by teammates Donovan Clingan #23 and Shaedon Sharpe #17 of the Portland Trail Blazers after drawing a foul during the third quarter of a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Moda Center on January 28, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images) Getty Images

It’s Milwaukee’s third straight loss to the Blazers, and the second straight game they’ve lost in Portland — the Blazers defeated the Bucks 119-116 on Jan. 31, 2024, in Lillard’s first trip back to the Moda Center.

Antetokounmpo 17-24 5-10 39, Prince 2-5 0-0 4, Lopez 4-12 0-0 11, Jackson Jr. 3-3 2-2 9, Lillard 7-17 4-4 20, Beauchamp 1-1 0-0 3, Livingston 0-0 0-0 0, Middleton 0-2 0-0 0, Connaughton 2-5 0-0 4, Rollins 4-5 0-0 9, Trent Jr. 4-11 0-0 11, Umude 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 44-87 13-18 112.

Former Blazers star, Damian Lillard, is back in Rip City as the Milwaukee Bucks take on Portland Tuesday night. Lillard shared a photo to Facebook with his son to

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NBA: The Trail Blazers took care of Milwaukee 125 - 112 last night to give the team their 5th win in the past 6 games after getting down early and then coming back to hold off the Bucks. Portland

This is the second game in Portland for Lillard since he was traded to Milwaukee in September 2023. Last season, the Blazers beat the Bucks in Portland, 119-116.

Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket on Anfernee Simons #1 of the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of the game at Fiserv Forum on January 04, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) Getty Images

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 125-112 on Tuesday, as the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, Damian Lillard, returned to the city he spent the first 11 seasons of his career.

The rise of Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija continued Tuesday during a 125-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Moda Center. Avdija led the Blazers with a season-high 30 points and added nine rebounds with four assists, a performance coach Chauncey Billups recognized as the forward’s best since arriving to Rip City this season.