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

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.

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

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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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.

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 Portland Trail Blazers are set to have their recent resurgence extensively tested when they welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to Moda Center on Monday. Meanwhile, the visitors will head to Oregon aiming to avoid consecutive defeats for the first time since November 20 off the back of a rare loss last time out.

The Magic begin a five-game West Coast road trip on Thursday against the Trail Blazers. They fell 125-119 in double overtime in their last time out on Monday against the Miami Heat after leading by 14 points in the fourth quarter for their sixth loss in seven games.

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