MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 22 points, Bobby Portis added 21 and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a two-game skid by trouncing the Portland Trail Blazers 134-106 on Monday night.
The Bucks pulled ahead for good midway through the first quarter and led by as many as 39 points early in the fourth period.
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