Gary Trent Jr. tied a franchise-playoff record with nine 3-Pointers and scored 37 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo also had 37, and Milwaukee Bucks used a big other half to beat Indiana 117-101 Friday night and cut Pacers’ series led to 2-1.

Pacers led 57-47 at the break, but Trent hit three 3-Pointers early in the third to pull the bucks even on 62.

The cord grew to as many as 20 in the fourth, and Trent ended 9 for 12 behind the arch to tie the Hall of Famer Ray Allen’s brand for most 3-Pointers in an autumn game.

Antetokounmpo added 12 rebounds to Milwaukee, hosting Game 4 on Sunday. AJ Green scored 12 points and Bobby Portis had 10 for Bucks who undertook Pacers for the 18th time in the last two seasons.

Indiana had won five of the last six playoffs between the teams and exposed bucks from the final game in the opening round last season.

Pascal Siakam had 28 points and Aaron Nesmith scored 18 for Pacers. Tyrese Haliburton ended with 14 points and 10 assists.

After having afterwards throughout Game 2, Bucks grabbed an early lead. Antetokounmpo and Trent, who got off to a rare start, combined to score Milwaukee’s first 21 points. No other Bucks player scored until Green sank a 3-Pointer with 2:28 back in the opening quarter.

Milwaukee shot 4 for 23 from 3-point reach during the first two quarters, but was 11 for 18 after the break.

Bucks Star Guard Damian Lillard was kept to seven points at 2-of-12 shooting. He only made 1-of-8 3-Pointers.

Reporting Associated Press.

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