The Finn once again scored more than 30 points, but the turpa still came.
Lauri Markkanen has been the sixth most efficient player in the NBA in the early season. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated Lauri Markkanen’s Utah Jazz 140–126.
The top scorer of the match was the Lakers’ superstar Luka Doncicwho scored 37 points, grabbed five rebounds and collected ten assists.
Markkanen was only Utah’s second best scorer this time Keynote by George (34) after, but the Finn still collected a nice 31 points and five rebounds.
It was already the fourth match in a row when Markkanen collected more than 30 points. The Finn’s GPA is a whopping 30.6 this season. That’s the sixth-highest number in the NBA.
Doncic’s highest scoring average in the early season is 34.4.
The basketball legend who suffered from a back injury LeBron James40, played his first game of the season against Utah. He collected only 11 points and three rebounds in the game. Instead, James recorded no less than 12 assists.