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Portland Trail Blazers drop first of season to Milwaukee Bucks

For their first loss of the season, the Portland Trail Blazers dropped a nail-biter to the Milwaukee Bucks.

In a back-and-forth game, most of the action happened after half.

CJ McCollum kept the Blazers close in the first half; they trailed by just five despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 21 points.

The five-point deficit could have been worse too; Portland shot 40% from the field and scored just ten points in the paint.

The third quarter followed the previous two – numerous lead changes with no advantage to either team.

Halfway in and behind two quick defensive fouls, the Bucks jumped out to a six-point lead.