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.

For the second year in a row, the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks are meeting in the first round of the NBA playoffs. And so far, the Pacers certainly have used playing on their home court to their advantage.

Is Giannis playing? Yes. Giannis Antetokounmpo is not on the team’s injury report for Game 3. Is Damian Lillard playing? Yes. Lillard came back from the deep vein thrombosis (bl