Bucks open home-and-home with Blazers

(Basketball News) - The Milwaukee Bucks will open a home-and-home set with the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at the Bradley Center.

The Bucks, currently seeded seventh in the Eastern Conference, had a two-game winning streak come to an end on Friday night at Toronto.

Chris Bosh sank a pair free throws with 3.4 seconds remaining as Toronto battled back to beat Milwaukee 97-96 at the Air Canada Centre.

Bosh finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who won for the third time in their last four games. Mike James and Charlie Villanueva each scored 14 points and Morris Peterson added 12.

Bobby Simmons led the Bucks with 21 points along with seven boards. Michael Redd tallied 17 points, while T.J. Ford scored 14 points, dished out eight assists and collected seven rebounds.

Milwaukee is 2-5 in its last seven home games and 19-14 as the host this season.

Meanwhile, Portland has dropped three in a row and seven of eight. On Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Blazers suffered a 99-84 loss.

Sebastian Telfair scored 24 points off the bench for the Trail Blazers. Steve Blake and Zach Randolph each scored 17 points and Darius Miles added 12 points, but Portland fell for the 17th time in 20 games.

The Trail Blazers have lost nine straight on the road and are just 6-28 as the visitor this season.

Portland has won three straight and nine of 12 against the Bucks, including a sweep of two games last season. The Blazers also have won two in a row and five of six at Milwaukee.