Portland (20-45) at Milwaukee (32-33) 8:30 pm EST
MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Back home after a devastating loss in
Toronto, the Milwaukee Bucks can not afford to let too many more
games slip away.
The Bucks try to get back on the winning track Saturday when
they open a home-and-away series with the woeful Portland Trail
Blazers.
Milwaukee was on its way to a comfortable victory Friday before
being outscored, 19-2, in the final 5 1/2 minutes of a 97-96
loss to the Toronto Raptors.
Bobby Simmons scored 21 points, Michael Redd had 17 and T.J.
Ford 14 for Milwaukee, which is in seventh place in the Eastern
Conference, one game ahead of Philadelphia and 1 1/2 half behind
Washington.
The league's lowest scoring team, the Trail Blazers are wrapping
up a four-game road trip. They have lost seven of eight and
are last in the West.
Sebastian Telfair scored 24 points off the bench and Steve Blake
and Zach Randolph added 17 each for Portland in Friday's 99-84
loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Trail Blazers have won the last three encounters with
Milwaukee and nine of 12. The teams will also meet Monday in
Portland.