Lauri Markkanen is once again making a strong mark in the NBA.
Lauri Markkanen collects praise, even though the Utah Jazz lose more than they win. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS
Scored 22 points Lauri Markkanen was his team’s best scorer when the Utah Jazz lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 95–123 the night before Finland time.
Minnesota scored more points in the match than Mark Anthony Edwards (31) and Karl-Anthony Towns (25).
Markkanen also grabbed eight rebounds. Three-pointers were sunk with a balance of 4/11, and game situation shots in total 7/20.
Jazz’s early season has been bad, as the team has won only two of the seven matches they have played. In the Western Conference, only the Memphis Grizzlies are behind, having lost all six of their games.
Even though the team has not been successful, Markkanen collects praises night after night.
– The good news for Jazz fans is that Markkanen is still really good, Salt Lake City’s local television KSL-TV in the match report was glowed.
Utah stayed ahead of Minnesota until the middle of the third quarter, not least because of Markkanen’s performance. After this, however, Minnesota went on a spending spree.
– Lauri Markkanen will speed up the rebuilding of the Utah Jazz because he is so good. You simply can’t waste the season without surrounding Markkas with good players, KSL’s sports reporter Ben Anderson wrote in X.
Fans and other sports followers also rave about Markkas.
– The Utah Jazz must do everything they can to build a winning lineup around Lauri Markkanen. Markkanen is among the 20-25 best players and ready to win, he wrote Brandon Nweokejibasketball editor for Bluff City Media, a small US sports website.
The Finn gets very strong reviews, as several NBA followers have already put Markkanen among the very best players in the series.