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NBA Fans Make 'Wasting Away' Point After Lauri Markkanen Drops 48-Point Masterclass for Finland

Lauri Markkanen reminded NBA fans why he is one of the most underrated players in the NBA with a brilliant EuroBasket warm-up performance. Lauri Markkanen has quietly been one of the NBA’s bright young prospects for some time now. The Utah Jazz forward has shown his skill whenever he is on the court. Despite a snake-bitten first stint with the Chicago Bulls, Markkanen came into his own on the Utah Jazz, even earning All-Star plaudits in 2023. Ho…

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Slovenia's defeat to Germany was still bearable if we look at it through the Belgian prism. They lost to Finland by a whopping 62:105, with Markkanen scoring 48 points.

With just under three weeks until the start of the European Championship, Lauri Markkanen is showing promising form. In Friday night's friendly match against Belgium in his hometown of Jyväskylä, the NBA star had the highest scoring national team game of all time.

He set a new record in Finland that will be hard to beat.

Impressive for her first game with Finland since 2023, Lauri Markkanen almost crushed Belgium on his own on Friday, in the preparation game for the Euro (105-62).The NBA Jazz star broke her selection record by scoring 48 points.

·Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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FIBA – Against Belgium, France's future opponent to the EuroBasket, Lauri Markkanen set his new points record in the selection.

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