Basketball|Markkanen also scored 35 points in the opening game of the season.
Utah Jazz suffered a dramatic 121-124 loss against the Atlanta Hawks.
Utah Collin Sexton brought his team to 121-121 with a three-pointer with four seconds left in the game. of Atlanta Trae Young however, after that he still succeeded in his three-point throw that decided the match.
Was on the sidelines from Utah’s previous match due to lower back problems Lauri Markkanen returned to the floor and scored 35 points. It equals Markkanen’s current season record, which was set in the season opener against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Markkanen, who played more than 30 minutes, had a success rate of more than 52. From behind the three-point line, the Finn’s success rate was more than 53, and from the free throw line, Markkanen sank five of his six attempts into the basket.
The Finn also grabbed 2 rebounds on the defensive end and gave one pass leading to the basket.
Atlanta’s most effective player was Young, who decided the match with his 24 points. Young also made 20 assists leading to baskets.
Utah’s season continues on Friday morning Finnish time, when the Miami Heat arrive in Salt Lake City.