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MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo is emerging as a dynamic player and precocious leader -- and at 22 years old, hes already closing in on one of Kareem Abdul-Jabbars franchise records.Antetokounmpo got his second triple-double of the season to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Portland Trail Blazers 115-107 on Wednesday night.Antetokounmpo had 15 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his seventh career triple-double -- second-most with the franchise behind Abdul-Jabbars eight. Antetokounmpo is the only NBA player averaging at least 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals this season.Maybe it wasnt a fluid game for Giannis, but this is what he does, Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd said. He fills up the stat sheet. ... He is a winner and he helped his team find a way to win tonight by getting other guys involved. That is the maturity of a 22-year-old, that you can see a leader is growing right in front of us.Jabari Parker added 27 points for Milwaukee, which rebounded from a one-point home loss to San Antonio on Monday to win for the fifth time in six games.The team is rolling right now, feeling good, Antetokounmpo said. Jabari is a beast right now.The Bucks entered holding opponents to a NBA-best .311 shooting percentage from 3-point range, but Portland drilled 17 of them on 40 attempts -- both season highs.Damian Lillard made five and scored a team-high 30 points to go with seven rebounds and six assists.C.J. McCollum added 23 points, including four 3-pointers, as the Blazers continued a nine-game stretch of playing eight times on the road.Thats one of the things we do, Portland coach Terry Stotts said. We shoot a lot of 3s when we move the ball.Milwaukee led 101-90 with 5:27 left after two free throws from Antetokounmpo, but then Portland hit three straight 3s in 56 seconds to trim the deficit to two.The Bucks responded with the next three baskets to take a 107-99 lead after a jumper from Parker with 2:03 to go.Another 3 from Allen Crabbe trimmed the margin to 109-105 with 56 seconds remaining, but that is as close as Portland got.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: The teams 12 3-pointers in the first half tied the franchise high. The last time it had that many was 2002. ... Mason Plumlee became the fastest Portland player to tally 150 rebounds and 100 assists (23 games) since Scottie Pippen in 1999-2000 (22 games).Bucks: Jason Terry played his 1,300th career game. ... Antetokounmpo was called for a 10-second violation when attempting a free-throw in the third quarter. ... Miles Plumlee, the older brother of Mason, sat out for the third straight contest.ONE WAY TO LOSEPortland had eight of its 15 turnovers in the final quarter, including three in a stretch of 1:13 midway through the frame.I dont know if Id say it was sloppy, Stotts said. Not all turnovers are sloppy. (Crabbe) stepped out of bounds -- thats a turnover. We had a 24-second shot clock (violation) -- thats a turnover. But I was probably more concerned with some of our shots.QUOTE OF THE NIGHTKidd, when asked about Lillards play: He is one of the top guards in the world, he said. His range is once he gets past half court.MONROE SCORING AGAINGreg Monroe had 15 points -- one shy of his season high. Since a two-point game at Brooklyn on Thursday night, he is averaging 12.3 points per game in three outings.UP NEXTTrail Blazers: Visit Memphis on Thursday night after winning there Nov. 6.Bucks: Host Atlanta on Friday night for the first time this season.Mike Gartner Stars Jersey . 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Esa Lindell Jersey .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker.Each week, Ill write about the sport I love: college basketball.The ACC has had its share of quality big men, but this season, most of the returning stars are either guards or wing players. Grayson Allen of Duke, Jaron Blossomgame of Clemson, Joel Berry II of North Carolina, London Perrantes of Virginia, Tyler Lydon of Syracuse. Wow, there is a lot of talent coming back.Wishing a speedy recovery to Austin Peay coach Dave Loos, who had surgery to remove a tumor from his colon. Loos, who led his team to the NCAA tournament last season, is expected to be ready for the regular season.Im happy to see former Wichita State guard Fred VanVleet going to training camp with the Toronto Raptors. I loved watching him play for Gregg Marshall and the Shockers.Politics played a part as Albany had to cancel a game at Duke. New North Carolina laws in place were a factor, and New York governor Andrew Cuomo told Albany, a state school, to remove the game from its schedule.ddddddddddddCongratulations to Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams on his contract extension. He will be in Blacksburg until 2022-23. The Hokies had a winning ACC record (10-8) last season.A number of matchups for early-season tournaments are out. Pittsburgh faces SMU and Michigan meets Marquette at the 2K Sports Classic. Notre Dame faces Colorado and Texas meets Northwestern at the Legends Classic. The Battle 4 Atlantis features Wichita State vs. LSU, Old Dominion vs. Louisville, Baylor against VCU and Michigan State vs. St. Johns. ' ' '