Lauri Markkanen was a sought -after man.
Lauri Markkanen led to Finland’s victory. Jussi Saarinen
Susijeng’s brightest star Lauri Markkanen28, on Saturday night, in an almost unrestricted mood when he led the Finnish basketball team to win a Serbia win.
Finland fell the giant favorites in the 92-86 European Championships and advanced to the quarterfinals.
The 29 -point Finnish joke was the desired item after the winning match. He distributed comments there, here and there.
When Lithuanian Basketnews asked Finns’ emotional state after the match, the star of the Utah Jazz got one word after a moment’s discretion before deepening his feelings.
– Unreal, he said.
– Incredible performance from the team. We needed every one of them today – every fan, every member of the staff, every player.
Markkanen reminded that the Susijeng tournament is by no means over. However, according to him, the team intends to enjoy the giant win.
– It was a damn team that we won and went on.
After the match, Markkanen told Iltalehti that he was not sure if his victory was the biggest of his career, but said it was certainly one of them.
– This is quite high. We once had in the quarter -finals three years ago. Even then, it didn’t come easy.
Finland will face the winner of the France-Georgia match in the quarterfinals. France is the pre -favorite of the match.