Lauri Markkanen’s Utah fell from Phoenix right at the start.
The Utah Jazz Lauri Markkanen was the top scorer of his NBA team in a losing away game against the Phoenix Suns. Markkanen scored 19 points, grabbed three rebounds, recorded one steal and made two blocks.
The Suns clearly won the game 126–104. Phoenix immediately took the lead in the first quarter, which it never gave up during the entire game. Going into the final quarter, the difference between the teams was already almost thirty points.
Markkanen got responsibility for about 28 minutes and he threw in the threes accurately, because seven of the five attempts were sunk in. The balance of Suomalaistahti’s game situational throws was a total of 7/13.
of Phoenix Kevin Durant scored 26 points for his own team and he was well supported by the one who scored 21 points From Eric Gordon. Of the Phoenix star trio Devin Booker and Bradley Beal were sidelined due to injuries.
– Now we took steps in the right direction, Durant summed up.
Phoenix has won two of its three games this season.
Along with Markkanen, Utah’s scorers were Collin Sexton (14) and Simone Fontecchio (13).
Jazz lost 19 possessions in the match. The team won their season opener against the Los Angles Clippers the night before, so it’s possible that the players’ legs were heavy.
– There were moments when we were a bit slow. Our brains and mouths weren’t communicating, Jazz pilot Will Hardy regretted.
The Jazz have won only one of their three games this season. Utah’s next game is on Monday when they face the Denver Nuggets.
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