—– The Trail Blazers continued their push to the Western Conference Play-In Tournament with a dominant win over the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Donovan Clingan finished with 14 points, 15 rebounds, and four steals and Jerami Grant scored 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting as the Trail Blazers improved to 37-37 on the year with a 130-99 blowout win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Portland (37-37) used a 16-3 run to take a 20-point lead in the second quarter and led 71-49 at halftime. The Trail Blazers connected on 57% of their shots in the first half including 12-of-23 from three-point range. The Blazers had 17 assists on 23 made field goals in the half.
The Trail Blazers opened the second half on an 11-3 run to take a 30-point lead and led by as many as 31 in the period. Portland put the game away with a 14-0 run from the end of the third an start of the fourth as they built a 33-point lead.
With the win, Portland is 5-1 in their last six games.
With the Clippers win over the Raptors on Wednesday night, Portland remained a half-game behind Los Angeles in the Western Conference standings.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers continue their four-game homestand Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 PM.
Chad’s Take- Once again, the Trail Blazers did what was needed against a bad team.