Lauri Markkanen’s Utah lost to Sacramento in a bitter way in the basketball NBA. Markkanen was to become a hero at the last second, but the three was not accepted when the game time ended.
Matti Lehtisaari,
STT Sports
Lauri Markkanen the Utah Jazz suffered their fifth consecutive defeat in the basketball NBA. Markkanen made a successful three-pointer in the last second of the match, but the video review proved that the basket had already come after the end of the game. Before the review, the jury had already accepted the basket.
– I thought I threw the basket in time. When the ball came out of the hand, it felt good, Markkanen commented to ESPN.
Utah lost to the Sacramento Kings 115-117.
– Everyone will surely remember the end of the match, but before that there were many things that, if done better, would have brought victory, Markkanen said.
– Now it hurts, Markkanen emphasized.
In the first quarter, Sacramento kept the game under control, but in the second and third quarters, Utah was better than its opponent. However, Kiri was not enough to catch the Californians.
Markkanen again as Utah’s number one stick
Markkanen was once again the point king of his team. The Finn, who played about 36 minutes, had 28 points and eight defensive rebounds.
He had seven three-point shooting attempts, but only one of them was successful. From the free throw line, Markkanen continued his familiar accuracy and sank all 15 of his free throws.
Another of Utah’s successes was Jordan Clarkson, who scored 24 points. The highest score, 37 points, was collected by Sacramento De’Aaron Fox.
Utah is tenth in the NBA’s western division after winning 19 games and losing 21. With its victory, Sacramento rose to fifth in the western division.