Portland Trail Blazers at Milwaukee Bucks: Game preview, time, prediction, TV channel, how to watch free live stream online

The Portland Trail Blazers will start a four-game trip at the Milwaukee Bucks who are being led by a familiar face.

Damian Lillard will take on his former team for the first time since being traded to the Bucks prior to the start of training camp.

Lillard would easily be the best player on the Blazers team but isn’t on his current squad. That title goes to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The duo has the Bucks humming as of late. They’ve won six out of seven with the lone loss coming Wednesday at Boston, 119-116.

The combination of Lillard and Antetokounmpo have had some bumpy moments but they recently got rolling once Lillard’s shot came around.

Over his last six outings, Lillard averaged 28.5 points and 8.7 assists while shooting 47.3% from the field and 40.4% on threes.

Milwaukee now ranks third in points per game (121.1), third in field goal percentage (49.6) and sixth in three-point shooting (37.6). The Bucks’ offensive rating (118.5) ranks fourth. The only issue is that the team’s defensive rating (116) ranks 22nd. The Bucks ranked fourth (110.9) last season.

Prediction: Bucks win. Easily. No way Lillard allows them to lose.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT MILWAUKEE BUCKS

What: Trail Blazers (4-11) at Bucks (11-5), 12:30 p.m., Sunday.

Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee.

Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).

TV channel: Root Sports (in Portland: Comcast 734; DirecTV: 687) and Root Sports PLUS (in Portland: Comcast 1253; DirecTV: 688).

Watch the game live online: You can watch this game live for FREE with Fubo (free trial). You can also get this game on DirecTV Stream’s “CHOICE” package (promotional offers), if you are out of fuboTV trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans. If you already have a cable or satellite provider that carries Root Sports and want to watch online, you can watch this game live on Root Sports Live.

ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)

Moneyline: POR +550 | MIL -800

Spread: POR +12 | Over/Under: 230

INJURIES

Blazers: Deandre Ayton (lower back) is probable. Anfernee Simons (right thumb ligament tear), Ish Wainright (MCL strain) and Robert Williams III (right knee) are out.

Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo (illness) is probable. Jae Crowder (left adductor; surgery) and Khris Middleton (left Achilles tendinitis) are out.

NEXT UP

The Blazers’ trip continues with a 4 p.m. game Monday night at Indiana (9-6).

— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook)

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