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Milwaukee Bucks
vs
Portland Trail Blazers
Today's Featured Sports Pick

Game Date:
02/02/2016
10:05pm EST

Lines:
Milwaukee +7
Portland -7

Total:
Over 205.5 (-108)
Under 205.5 (-102)

Community Picks: Milwaukee Bucks 0% vs Portland Trail Blazers 0%

Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers Thread

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Milwaukee Bucks
Rajon Rondo has had a very good career despite (or maybe because of) the fact that he's a point guard who can't shoot. Lacking a skill considered necessary for perimeter players has freed up Rondo to embrace every aspect of his creativity in the half-court. That ingenuity often takes the form of the baffling — say, giving up on an open lay-up for a pass to the perimeter — but it's hard to say Rondo would be any better if he made more normal decisions. He succeeds in large part because he finds his own unique way to get things done. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr:  The best slams from all of basketball] It's hard to say Rondo was conventional in the Sacramento Kings' 111-104 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night — that's never really the case — but his stat line at least looked a little more like those of other point guards. In fact, he had his best shooting performance ever from outside. Rondo made all four of his three-point attempts, just the fourth time he has made that many triples and the only time he has made all his perimeter shots with more than two attempts. This output is almost certainly an oddity, because Rondo had only even attempted four threes in 25 of his previous 618 games. Let's just enjoy the video and take the performance for what it is. Rondo picked up 19 points on 6-of-10 overall, serving as one of five Kings in double figures. Rudy Gay led the way with a key 32 points on a night that saw All-Star DeMarcus Cousins sit out with an ankle sprain. The Kings are now 1 1/2 games back of the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers for the West's final playoff spot. - - - - - - - Eric Freeman is a writer for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at efreeman_ysports@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @FreemanEric Continue to Article
February 02, 2016 4:13:am EST
Milwaukee Bucks
Rajon Rondo has had a very good career despite (or maybe because of) the fact that he's a point guard who can't shoot. Lacking a skill considered necessary for perimeter players has freed up Rondo to embrace every aspect of his creativity in the half-court. That ingenuity often takes the form of the baffling — say, giving up on an open lay-up for a pass to the perimeter — but it's hard to say Rondo would be any better if he made more normal decisions. He succeeds in large part because he finds his own unique way to get things done. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr:  The best slams from all of basketball] It's hard to say Rondo was conventional in the Sacramento Kings' 111-104 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night — that's never really the case — but his stat line at least looked a little more like those of other point guards. In fact, he had his best shooting performance ever from outside. Rondo made all four of his three-point attempts, just the fourth time he has made that many triples and the only time he has made all his perimeter shots with more than two attempts. This output is almost certainly an oddity, because Rondo had only even attempted four threes in 25 of his previous 618 games. Let's just enjoy the video and take the performance for what it is. Rondo picked up 19 points on 6-of-10 overall, serving as one of five Kings in double figures. Rudy Gay led the way with a key 32 points on a night that saw All-Star DeMarcus Cousins sit out with an ankle sprain. The Kings are now 1 1/2 games back of the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers for the West's final playoff spot. - - - - - - - Eric Freeman is a writer for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at efreeman_ysports@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @FreemanEric Continue to Article
February 02, 2016 4:13:am EST
Portland Trail Blazers
Hitting a go-ahead shot in crunch time is a really big deal, especially when it comes after 47 minutes of mostly poor play. Nevertheless, it's usually not a good idea to treat that clutch moment like a triumph when the game is not yet won. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr:  The best slams from all of basketball] Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose found that out the hard way on Monday night against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. With the score tied 90-90 with 28 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Jimmy Butler drove to the hoop and created an open three for Rose, who was just 5-of-18 from the field and 0-of-3 from deep up to that point. He was understandably excited about hitting the very important jumper, enough so that he followed it with a bow: It turned out to be a premature celebration. The Bulls fouled Gordon Hayward on the next possession, and it looked like a good move when the Jazz wing split his pair. Unfortunately, the missed second ended up in the hands of Chris Johnson. Utah called a timeout off the offensive rebound, which set up this very difficult lay-in for Hayward: Jimmy Butler could not corral the inbound pass after pressure from Hayward (and a replay review), but the Jazz could not score on the last possession of regulation. That set up an extra period dominated by Hayward, who followed up his strong close to the fourth quarter with nine points of his 27 total points. This dunk was both the most exciting play and the de facto dagger: Hayward added 12 rebounds and seven assists to lead Utah to the 105-96 OT win . They are now in a virtual tie with the idle Portland Trail Blazers for the No. 8 spot in the West. The Bulls' loss drops them to 4-9 in their last 13, an unfortunate stretch for a team with dreams of challenging the Cleveland Cavaliers for the East crown. They now sit fifth in the conference. - - - - - - - Eric Freeman is a writer for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at efreeman_ysports@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @FreemanEric Continue to Article
February 02, 2016 2:48:am EST
Milwaukee Bucks
Portland's success is usually attributed to strong scoring from Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, but it's the Trail Blazers' defense that's turning heads of late. The Blazers go for their longest home winning streak in nearly a year Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Lillard and McCollum are the team's top two scorers with career highs of 24.2 and 20.7 points per game, respectively. Continue to Article
February 02, 2016 2:34:am EST
Milwaukee Bucks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Rudy Gay had 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Sacramento Kings snapped a five-game losing streak by defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 111-104 on Monday night. Continue to Article
February 02, 2016 12:54:am EST
 
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