Antetokounmpo had 41 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and the Bucks pounded the Phoenix Suns 120-100 on Sunday night, cutting the Suns’ lead to 2-1.
The first NBA Finals game in Milwaukee since 1974 went to the home team in a romp, with Antetokounmpo and the bigger Bucks overwhelming the smallish Suns with a 20-2 advantage in second-chance points.
Antetokounmpo, who missed the last two games of the Eastern Conference finals because of a hyperextended left knee and was no sure thing to be ready to start this series, followed up his 42-point, 12-rebound performance in Game 2 by doing it all again — even making his free throws this time.