Milwaukee Bucks vs Portland Trail Blazers: Did the Herd get washed away by Rip City shooting at Moda Center?

The Milwaukee Bucks came in at 29-43 and left the Moda Center at 10:00 PM EDT with a 130-99 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, who moved to 37-37.

First quarter

The Milwaukee Bucks fell behind early as the Bucks scored 27 in the quarter while the Trail Blazers put up 42 with 19 made three-pointers in the game setting the perimeter tone.

The Bucks committed 17 turnovers in the Milwaukee Bucks vs Portland Trail Blazers recap, and Portland turned takeaways into 20 points off turnovers to widen the gap.

Second quarter

The Bucks reached halftime with 49 total points while Portland hit 52 field goal percent and carried a 71 percent true shooting mark for the game.

Milwaukee shot 40 percent overall and 31 percent from deep, and Jericho Sims supplied 12 points on 100 percent shooting to finish Milwaukee’s most efficient scoring line from the previous game player log.

Third quarter

The Herd showed its best push in the third as the Bucks scored 32, and Ryan Rollins drove the offense with 36 points in the previous game stat line while Milwaukee totaled 22 assists in this one.

Portland kept answering as the Blazers scored 33 in the quarter and finished with 30 assists while winning the rebound battle 60-46.

Fourth quarter

The Bucks scored 18 in the fourth, and Portland’s bench production finished at 57 points while Milwaukee’s bench points ended at 24 in the Milwaukee Bucks full-time result.

Portland protected its advantage with 11 blocks and held Milwaukee to 65 percent at the line, and Andre Jackson Jr. added 4 steals in the previous game stat sheet as Milwaukee finished this game with 12 steals.

What the numbers said

The Bucks generated 29 points off Portland turnovers while the Blazers totaled 21 turnovers, but Portland’s 46 percent three-point shooting and 44 points in the paint separated the teams.

The Herd recorded 46 rebounds with 13 offensive boards, yet Portland’s 15 offensive rebounds and 17 second-chance points added extra possessions that showed up on the scoreboard.

The post-game thoughts Milwaukee Bucks centered on a night where Milwaukee’s 97 offensive rating met Portland’s 129 offensive rating, and the Milwaukee Bucks coach post-game reaction also had to account for Portland’s biggest lead of 33.

Next on the schedule

The Milwaukee Bucks will host the San Antonio Spurs at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on 3/28/2026 at 3:00 PM EDT, with viewing available on Amazon Prime Video and FDSSW.

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