The Utah Jazz picked up their third straight win by defeating the San Antonio Spurs 130-118. Lauri Markkanen, who scored 31 points, was the character of the match.
Basketball in the NBA Lauri Markkanen The Utah Jazz picked up their third straight win as they defeated the Western Conference Jumbo San Antonio Spurs 130-118.
The most effective player of the match, Markkanen, had a double-double with 31 points and 12 rebounds. A teammate recovering from an injury Jordan Clarkson accompanied 24 on the surface and Collin Sexton too scored 20 points.
The match was Markkanen’s fourth over 30-point game of the season and his eighth double-double in two statistical columns.
The Finnish star hit five of his nine three-pointers and sank both of his free throws.
Points were also scored well under the basket. For example, in the last quarter, Markkanen rushed to the basket, poked a super promise By Victor Wembanyama farther and made a sure two-point shot.
The situation can be seen in the video that is the main image of the story.
Just before the final buzzer, Markkanen snatched the ball from Utah’s defensive end Wembanyama and released it Ochai Agbajin corinthian size.
Rookie Wembanyama, 19, has been described as the best teenage player since LeBron James’s. The young Frenchman is last summer’s number one booking and leads the rookie points table with an average of 18.3 per game.
In the Utah game, Wembanyama scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds. San Antonio’s most powerful was Keldon Johnson with 26 points.
Wembanyama had watched the previous match from the stands due to an ankle injury.
Utah, which started the season sluggishly, has been rocked since Markkanen returned to the floor in December after a hamstring problem. The Jazz have won six of their last eight games and are in 12th place in the Western Conference. San Antonio continues in last place in the conference.
– We are getting our identity back. We move well with and without the ball and play unselfishly. That has really been the key to the attacking game, Markkanen commented Improved performances of jazz.
Markkanen has gotten into an even tougher mood before Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Markkanen collected 30 points and nine rebounds.
Utah next faces the New Orleans Pelicans early Friday Finnish time.
See NBA standings on page 279 of teletext.