Gary Trent Jr. makes most of chance to start, has 9 3s and 37 points to help Bucks beat Pacers

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. made the most of his rare chance to start.Trent tied a franchise playoff record with nine 3-pointers and scored a playoff career-high 37 points to spark the Milwaukee Bucks to a 117-101 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night in Game 3 of their first-round series.

Trent, who started nine of the 74 games he played in this season, said he found out Thursday morning that he’d be starting.

“My mindset was just come in and get a win. Obviously, we know what it means if we would have lost this game,” Trent said. “Every day, every game, come in and make an impact on both ends.”

Trent swished two long-range shots to give the Bucks an early lead after they never led Tuesday while falling into a 2-0 hole.