Trail Blazers hammer hapless Bucks

Scoot Henderson scored 23 points off the bench and the Portland Trail Blazers never trailed in rolling to a 130-99 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

Deni Avdija recorded 18 points and seven assists and Jerami Grant also scored 18 points as Portland (37-37) won for the sixth time in its past eight games. Donovan Clingan had 14 points, 15 rebounds and four steals, Matisse Thybulle had 14 points off the bench, and Jrue Holiday produced 13 points and eight assists.