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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. Lakers Jerseys China . 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LOS ANGELES -- Yasiel Puig is expected back in the Los Angeles Dodgers starting lineup Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Puig has been limited to three pitch-hitting appearances since July 20 due to tightness in his right hamstring.Puig is hitting .255 with seven homers and 32 RBI in 272 at-bats. He flew out to center field as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of the Dodgers 9-7 victory over Arizona on Friday night. He remained in right field for the last two innings, making one putout.He came in yesterday and pinch-hit and took a good swing on a slider, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Saturday. I expect him to be in there tomorrow against (LHP Patrick) Corbin.This the seccond time this season hamstring issues have sidelined Puig, who spent from June 3 to June 21 on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring.dddddddddddd dont feel hes 100 percent, and every day weve given him hes gotten better and better, Roberts said. If theres a chance he could regress then Im not going to put him in there.With three off days over an eight-day span, the Dodgers elected to carry Puig on their 25-man roster instead of a fifth starter.Its just balancing the fact I dont think hes a DL, but I dont want to put him in harms way, Roberts said. ' ' '