Lauri Markkanen led the Utah Jazz to victory in the NBA basketball league. The Finn does not take more pressure from a possible star selection.
Lauri Markkanen continued in top form in the NBA basketball league, when the Utah Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks with a score of 108–100. With the win, Utah held on to the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Markkanen, who played 36 minutes, scored 29 points and grabbed five rebounds. However, the Finn picked up his pace towards the end and in the decisive moments, as he scored 12 points in the last quarter.
In the match, Markkanen received support from the scorer of 19 points From Malik Beassley and 14 points from those who scored From Jordan Clarkson and From Walker Kessler. Returned to the field after his injury Kelly Olynyk played 15 minutes and scored three points.
The most effective of the fight was Dallas’ Spencer Dinwiddiewho scored 35 points and made eight assists.
Utah was scrutinized by the following reporter from The Athletic Tony Jones you can see that Markkanen grew as a player against Dallas.
– He scored 17 points in three quarters. He scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and many of them in the final minutes. A sign of greatness is being able to turn off the tap regardless of what the other team is doing on the field, Jones wrote on Twitter. (you switch to another service)
There has been enough speculation around Markkanen regarding the star game. Markkanen didn’t make it to the starting five, but he can still get on the bench through the selection of NBA coaches.
– It will happen if it’s meant to happen. We still have a few more games before then. We have a game tomorrow (Saturday). We’ll see if it happens after that, Markkanen told reporters on Friday.