Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points, collected 12 rebounds and gave one assist. Utah Jazz, represented by a Finn, lost the night before Tuesday.
Riku Porvari,
STT Sports
Representing the Utah Jazz Lauri Markkanen returned to the NBA basketball courts after his injury. Markkanen, who was sidelined for six games, scored 22 points, collected 12 rebounds and gave one assist in the game last Tuesday night.
– We expected him to be a little rusty, but I think he had some good moments, head coach Will Hardy described Markkanen’s excerpts Utah website.
– In my opinion, he played quite aggressively near the basket, and was not satisfied with threes. He used his size and physicality. It seemed like he had a little bit of explosiveness in him, Hardy continued.
See a compilation of Markkanen’s top moments in the video below.
Markkanen, who recovered from his thigh injury, was his team’s second best scorer in the match against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Utah succumbed to a 104-114 loss in handling Minnesota.
The most effective player of the match was from Minnesota Anthony Edwards, who sunk 32 points. Utah’s number one had scored 24 points Collin Sexton.
Utah has had a tough season. The team has won only one of its last six matches.
Utah is ranked 12th in the Western Conference, but quite far from the playoff line. The team has a winning percentage of 42.6, while the Golden State Warriors, who are in the last playoff spot, have a winning percentage of 52.2.
Utah has 14 regular season games left. See the NBA standings at this link.
A teammate performed a small song in honor of Markkanen’s return. You can listen to it in the embed below or from this link.
Update 3/19/2024 at 08:10: Added Markkanen’s donk of the story and a compilation of his top moments. Updated information also in the title of the article.