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SHANGHAI -- Former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas will replace Sven-Goran Eriksson as coach of Shanghai SIPG, making him the latest top name to join the big-spending Chinese Super League.The 39-year-old Villas-Boas is young, full of passion and with a wealth of coaching experience, the club said Friday in a statement on its official Weibo microblog.We believe Villas-Boas arrival will further enrich the teams technical and tactical play, stimulate the potential of more young players, and lead the team closer to a higher goal, the club said.Speaking at a news conference in Shanghai, Villas-Boas said he was taking the step to Asia with full confidence.SIPG guarantees me that they will continue with the investment in the team, that they want to meet my ambitions, which is to win immediately, the Portuguese coach said, adding that a very good conversation with general manager Sui Guoyang had convinced him to take up the opportunity.Villas-Boas, who was under consideration for the Inter Milan position, said he had offers to stay in Europe but I wanted to try different things.Of course the economic conditions are also very exciting here. Everybody knows that, Villas-Boas said.Villas-Boas made his mark at FC Porto and had stints in charge at Chelsea and Tottenham in the Premier League before moving to Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia. Unconfirmed reports put his salary at about $14 million.Eriksson guided Shanghai SIPG to runner-up and third-place finishes in the Chinese Super League in his two seasons and to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League.Clubs in the Chinese Super League spent more than $400 million on foreign players in 2016, while high-profile coaches including Eriksson, Luiz Felipe Scolari and Manuel Pellegrini have also lifted the international profile of the league.Among the high-priced imports brought to SIPG is Brazi international Hulk, whose $62 million transfer fee from Zenit St. Petersburg set an Asian record. That topped the $56 million Jiangsu Suning paid this year for Brazilian midfielder Alex Teixeira. 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MILWAUKEE -- After blowing a 13-point halftime lead Monday night against San Antonio, snapping a season-high four-game winning streak, the Milwaukee Bucks will try to get back on track Wednesday night when they play host to the Portland Trail Blazers at Bradley Center.Milwaukee was seemingly in control of the perennial Western Conference power but started to fall apart late in the second half and, despite a late surge, couldnt overcome San Antonio in the final moments -- even with a wide-open look from Mirza Teletovic.Coach Jason Kidd said the loss will help Milwaukee in the long run as the team continues to find its identity behind young stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker.You can also grow from losing, Kidd said. Going through the experience of a close game, you can learn from your mistakes. We can learn a lot from our mistakes. Going down the stretch, (we need) to move the ball and make plays for one another to where someone gets a wide-open shot.Antetokounmpo, who scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against San Antonio, plans to put the lessons to good use.When you play a good team, you cannot afford to make turnovers or to miss shots, Antetokounmpo said. Weve got to keep being aggressive because we cant allow them to get back into the game. We have to keep building habits and hopefully we get the next game.That next game will feature another surging Western Conference team. Portland extended its winniing streak to three games with a 112-110 victory Monday at Chicago, the teams fourth win in five games, to kick off a five-game road swing.dddddddddddd.I thought this was a good way to start a trip, said Portland coach Terry Stotts, who was a Bucks assistant under George Karl from 1998 to 2002 then the teams coach from 2005 to 2007. Even though we gave up (110 points), I thought we were locked in for most of the game. We did a lot of good things defensively.Monday marked the return of Al-Farouq Ajiede Aminu to the Blazers lineup after he had missed 13 games with a calf injury. He scored three points on 1-for-3 shooting, with a block and a steal, in 17 minutes.I thought he was a little rusty, Stotts said. The fact he got in there and was able to compete and was able to make a couple of plays -- you could tell he was a little rusty, but it was good to see him back on the court, for sure.Stotts said Aminus workload will be monitored closely for the time being.Well see where he is with the minutes, Stotts said. Obviously, whatever his restrictions are, well keep him at. I think its a little early right now, but well see how it goes.The teams split the season series a year ago, with Antetokounmpo averaging 18 points and 8.5 rebounds. C.J. McCollum paced the Blazers, averaging 23.5 points per game. ' ' '