The Los Angeles Lakers star team was in great shape, but the glory was not enough to win over the Utah Jazz. The away team took the points led by Markkanen, who recorded a “double-double”.
Riku Porvari,
Johanna Juntunen
Finnish basketball player Lauri Markkanen shone again when the Utah Jazz he represented beat the Los Angeles Lakers 130–116 in the NBA.
With recent successes, Markkanen’s name is starting to become popular in the United States. In the second quarter of the match, the Los Angeles audience booed when the Finn entered the field.
– Oh? Is that what happened? I didn’t hear anything. I just focused on the game. Really? I didn’t know, Markkanen laughed in an interview with Urheilu.
– I try to play my best every night. And when the match was led, maybe that caused it. Very funny, he continued.
Markkanen really served his best when he reached a double-double the night before Saturday Finnish time. The Finn collected the most rebounds in the match, 13, and was the second best scorer with 27 points. Out of the nine triads, every third entered. Markkanen had four assists.
– Of course, there’s still a lot of development to do, but it’s nice that the ball is going in.
The Lakers’ star players went dark
Los Angeles Russell Westbrook fought himself in the last minutes of the match ahead of the Finn in points, when he recorded 28 points. Utah’s second best scorer with 20 points was having a strong season like Markkanen Jordan Clarkson.
Lakers star sibling – Westbrook, Anthony Davis (22 points/8 rebounds), Lonnie Walker (19/1) and LeBron James (17/10) – was in a strong mood, but the brilliance was not enough to win. Markkanen said he was satisfied with his team’s actions in the evening in Los Angeles, even though the opponent got into the game a bit in the third quarter.
– They (Lakers’ stars) are pretty good at playing. We just tried to make it difficult for them to play, but of course they’re still going to make baskets.
Utah has won seven of ten games this season and is third in the Western Conference. See the NBA standings at this link.