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The Portland Trail Blazers and Milwaukee Bucks will each be missing a key player when they meet Monday night at the Rose Garden.

However, Portland’s injury list doesn’t stop with Brandon Roy(notes).

Roy (left knee) and Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings(notes) (left foot) are both expected to miss Monday’s game, the second meeting between the teams this season. Roy has sat out Portland’s last two games and five total this season, while Jennings – in his second year – is slated to miss his first career game.

Roy isn’t the only injury issue for Portland (14-14), which is trying to win its third straight. Nicolas Batum(notes) and Marcus Camby(notes), who each sat out a 96-95 win over Golden State on Saturday night with a right shoulder injury, and Joel Przybilla(notes) (left ankle) are all questionable. Przybilla has played in only eight games all season.

The Blazers overcame their absences Saturday. Six of the nine players available scored in double figures, led by LaMarcus Aldridge(notes) and Andre Miller(notes), who each finished with 17 points.

“Being short-handed, it was tough,” said second-year forward Dante Cunningham(notes), who had 13 points in his first start this season and third of his career. “We definitely needed everybody.”

Portland extended its home winning streak to five games, during which it’s held opponents to 94.0 points per game. It has a good chance to increase the run to six, as Milwaukee has lost its last four visits to the Rose Garden since a 100-93 victory in 2006.

The Blazers already defeated the Bucks 90-76 in Milwaukee on Nov. 2, although Portland had Roy, Camby and Batum in the starting lineup. Aldridge had 14 points and eight rebounds in that win, while Wesley Matthews(notes) had 18 points off the bench.

Milwaukee (10-15) shot 37.5 percent in that loss and will come into Monday struggling offensively again. After a 92-90 loss at San Antonio on Wednesday, the Bucks fell 95-86 to Utah on Saturday. Milwaukee is last in the NBA in scoring (91.6 points per game) and field goal percentage (41.3).

Against teams from the Western Conference, the Bucks’ scoring average is 89.1. Their last four opponents have all been from the West, and including Monday’s game, its next three are as well.

They are 3-10 against West foes.

Milwaukee blew a 12-point lead against the Jazz. Jennings finished with six points on 3-of-7 shooting in 30 minutes, playing after he was injured while landing awkwardly on a layup in Wednesday’s game.

Andrew Bogut(notes) also appeared to suffer an injury against Utah when he seemed to jam his right arm trying to dunk. He was gripping his elbow and shaking the hand he injured last April, but he stayed in the game and finished with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and had nine rebounds.

“It’s OK, a dead arm,” Bogut said. “Just felt funny, went numb. I came back. It just felt weird shooting without feeling.”

Bogut has been key to Milwaukee’s offense, averaging 19.7 points in seven games since returning from a back injury.

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Bucks cant cool off Heat

MILWAUKEE Dwyane Wade had 25 points and a career-high 14 rebounds back in the city where his career took off and the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 88-78 on Monday night for their fifth straight win.

That’s all the news for today.

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Heat beat Bucks for fifth straight win

Dwyane Wade had 25 points and a career-high 14 rebounds back in the city where his career took off and the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 88-78 on Monday night for their fifth straight win.

Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news.

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Jazz notes: Ex-Ute Bogut out again for the Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles has, unfortunately, learned to live without center Andrew Bogut. Former University of Utah star Bogut did not play in Monday night’s game against the Jazz because of back soreness.

That’s all the news for today.

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Jazz handle short-handed Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks guard Keyon Dooling (55) passes off the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.

That’s all the news for today.

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