The Utah Jazz bowed out to the Golden State Warriors.
Lauri Markkanen’s excellent statistics were a small consolation in the stinging defeat. Pictured next to him is San Antonio Spurs’ Jeremy Sochan, whom the Finn faced on Boxing Day. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
Lauri Markkanen scored 29 points as the Utah Jazz faced the Golden State Warriors.
However, the match’s scoring lead and season’s best rebound balance (16) were little consolation, as the home team won 112–107.
The Jazz led the match for a long time, but collapsed in the last quarter (13–24), during which Markkanen was completely without points.
– Epic meltdown at the end from Utah, Salt Lake Tribune Eric Walden summed up what happened.
The Jazz, who have experienced two consecutive losses, are ninth in the Western Conference, in the second-to-last playoff spot. The Warriors, basking in a streak of three wins, are in tenth place.