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Gary Trent Jr. tied a franchise playoff record with nine triples and scored 37 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo also had 37 and the Milwaukee Bucks used a great second half to beat Indiana 117-101 on Friday night and reduce the advantage of the Pacers series to 2-1.
The Pacers led 57-47 in the half time, but Trent connected three triples at the beginning of the third to get the Bucks even 62. The Bucks obtained an advantage of 72-69 in the three-point play of Antetokounmpo and led 86-75 at the end of the room.
The advantage grew to 20 as 20 in the room and Trent finished 9 by 12 behind the arch to tie the brand of the Ray Allen Hall for most triples in a postseason game.
Antekounmppo added 12 rebounds for Milwaukee, which organizes game 4 on Sunday. Aj Green scored 12 points and Bobby Portis had 10 for the Bucks, who faced the Pacers for the 18th time in the last two seasons.
Indiana had won five of the last six playoff games among the teams and expelled the Bucks of the playoffs in the first round last season.
Pascal Siakam had 28 points and Aaron Nesmith scored 18 for the Pacers. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 14 points and 10 assists.
After stopping throughout the game 2, the Bucks obtained an early advantage. Antetokounmpo and Trent, which had a rare start, combined to score the first 21 Milwaukee points. No other Bucks player scored until Green sank a triple with 2:28 remaining in the first quarter.
Milwaukee triggered 4 by 23 from a 3 -point range in the first two rooms, but it was 11 for 18 after part time.
The star guard of the Bucks, Damian Lillard, was held seven points in 2 of 12 shots. He made only 1 of 8 triples.
Associated Press reports.
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