According to an old Hawaiian proverb, there is more than one way to peel a pineapple — and judging by the way the Portland Trail Blazers unwrapped the Milwaukee Bucks tonight, my ancient ancestors may have been on to something. Playing with a patchwork lineup for what seemed like the hundredth consecutive time, the Blazers rode 35 points from Jerami Grant to a 115-103 victory. Bobby Portis Jr. led the scoring for the Bucks with 22, but that wasn’t enough to keep them off the chopping block in this one.

Player of Note

Jerami Grant grabbed this game with both hands and never let go. He rang up 35 points on 8 of 18 shooting, 3 of 7 from three and 16 of 19 from the line. Throw in 4 rebounds and 4 assists to go with some relentless defense and call it another day at the office.

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