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Blazers Daily Links: Wednesday

CJ McCollum has 30, Gerald Henderson a big fourth as Trail Blazers beat Bucks 107-95: Now, the hard part. The streaking Trail Blazers won their fifth straight game Tuesday behind 30 points from CJ McCollum, easily dispatching another losing team, this time Milwaukee 107-95 at the Moda Center. -- CSNNW.com

Vonleh hopeful he won't miss time, but will wait and see: Trail Blazers power forward Noah Vonleh left the game and did not return Tuesday night after he landed awkwardly fighting for a rebound. The play occurred at roughly the 7:24 mark of the 3rd quarter as Vonleh fought for a rebound with Milwaukee's Greg Monroe. Upon landing, Vonleh rolled his left ankle. -- CSNNW.com

Trail Blazers' belief remains unchanged amid 5-game winning streak: The Trail Blazers mauled the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night, continuing their impressive midseason push toward relevance in the Western Conference with a 107-95 victory at the Moda Center. -- The Oregonian

Trail Blazers' Noah Vonleh says ankle sprain is 'nothing major': Trail Blazers forward Noah Vonleh left Portland's 107-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks early on Tuesday after suffering a left ankle sprain in the third quarter. -- The Oregonian

Gerald Henderson, CJ McCollum lead Trail Blazers past Milwaukee Bucks: The Milwaukee Bucks just wouldn't go away on Tuesday night at the Moda Center. The Trail Blazers held the lead from the opening minute, but could never truly pull away from the Bucks, until a Gerald Henderson-led surge to open the fourth quarter sealed the 107-95 victory. -- The Oregonian

Blazers wake up to defeat Bucks: Lulls will come, that itself is a truism of the NBA season. And it was during one of those lulls Tuesday that Damian Lillard woke up the Blazers and spurred them to their fifth straight win. The Blazers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 107-95, behind 30 points and six assists from CJ McCollum and a double-double of 14 points and 12 assists from Lillard. -- The Columbian

Now equals, Stotts and Kidd learn from each other: They’ve gotten along well since one coached the other in Dallas, but these days Portland Trail Blazers Coach Terry Stotts and Milwaukee Bucks Coach Jason Kidd have a little more in common. -- The Columbian

Just another win for Blazers, but the going gets tougher: The Trail Blazers continued their climb up the NBA's Western Conference standings with a routine 107-95 victory over Milwaukee Tuesday night at the Moda Center. Now the terrain gets a bit more rugged for the local quintet. -- The Portland Tribune