The surprise of the early season continues to be the conference’s number one.
Lauri Markkanen was his team’s second best scorer against Washington. Rob Gray
The Utah Jazz suffered a 121-112 loss to the Washington Wizards on the night between Saturday and Sunday. At the same time, the surprise four-game winning streak of the NBA season was broken, but the musical jerseys kept their place at the top of the Western Conference.
Scored more than 30 points against the Atlanta Hawks a couple of days earlier Lauri Markkanen was not in the best mood. The Finn remained the Wizards’ star player and the tallest man on the court Kristaps Porzingis into the shade.
The 221-centimeter tall Latvian scored 31 points. Markkanen’s power statistic, who often guarded the top player, was well below the mark, -23. Markkanen, who got a new flight in the NBA, scored 17 points and collected five rebounds. He got the most playing time among the Jazz players.
Markkanen collected two blocks. In the video below, a Jazz player manages to cover a Latvian company.
The Utah Jazz will play again the following night Finnish time. Opposite is Joel Embiid starred by the Philadelphia 76ers.