Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks secured a 117-101 win over the Indiana Pacers with a strong second-half performance in the first-round playoff series between the two teams on Friday. Milwaukee avoided falling into a disastrous 3-0 series deficit, now trailing 2-1.

The Bucks enter Game 3 down 2-0 after losing both games in Indiana, and Giannis Antetokounmpo knows full well that they cannot afford to lose on Friday night. Doing so would pretty much be a death sentence for the Bucks, considering how no team in the history of the NBA has ever come back to win a series after going down 3-0.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. tied a franchise playoff record with nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo also had 37 and the Milwaukee Bucks used a big second half to beat Indiana 117-101 on Friday night and cut the Pacers' series lead to 2-1.