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

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

The rise of Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija continued Tuesday during a 125-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Moda Center. Avdija led the Blazers with a season-high 30 points and added nine rebounds with four assists, a performance coach Chauncey Billups recognized as the forward’s best since arriving to Rip City 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.

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

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.

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 Orlando Magic (24-24) hit the road to match up with Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers (18-29) at Moda Center on Thursday, January 30. The game starts at 10:00 PM ET.The Magic enter

The Milwaukee Bucks are driven by star power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is currently averaging 31.7 points, 12.2 total rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.3 blocks

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.