Lauri Markkanen’s Utah Jazz have started the season with two wins. After the successful match, Markkanen already turned his eyes forward.
10:47•Updated 10:56
Lauri Markkanen and Utah Jazz’s season in the basketball league NBA has started great. Early on Saturday morning, Utah defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-126.
Earlier, Utah defeated Denver, so the team has started its season with two sweet wins.
Markkanen shone against Minnesota. He played a good 39 minutes, scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. However, three-point shots (2/10) and situational shots (10/23) left room for improvement.
The Finn showed his skills at the beginning of the match. He spectacularly dunked the ball into the basket right before the Frenchman, who was selected for the star five of the European Basketball Championships Rudy Gobert’s from the front. Gobert, awarded three times as the NBA’s best defender, just moved from Utah to Minnesota during the summer.
During the match, Utah praised Markkanen’s performances on Twitter, and the club began to think about what the word “clutch” means in Finnish. In sports, it refers to an athlete’s performance in a tight spot.
Despite the great start, Markkanen wasn’t too enthusiastic in the post-match interview.
– Everyone knows that we have good players and that we can play basketball at a high level. But this is just one match so we have to go on from here, Markkanen stated (you switch to another service) Utah was checked by a reporter from The Athletic by Tony Jones by.
No miracles are expected from Utah this season, as it sold its star player in the summer and started rebuilding. Utah has been predicted at the tail end of the series.
– I am happy for my friends. They’ve all heard the rumble of where they should be. This is a team that cares about each other and plays for each other, head coach Will Hardy comment according to The Athletic (you will be transferred to another service).
Markkanen’s teammate Jordan Clarkson scored 29 points in the match. However, Minnesota shined as the number one point man in the fight Anthony Edwards with 30 points.
You can see all the results of the NBA round on this link (text TV).
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