A recital, a real one.
Winger Lauri Markkanen scored 43 points against Croatia this Sunday in the round of 16 of Eurobasket, propelling Finland to the quarter-finals (94-86) of the tournament for the first time in its history.
Finland had already interfered in the eight best nations of a Euro, via a single pool (1939) or classification matches (1967) after missing the Final Four, but this is the first time that it has reached quarters.
She therefore owes it to her star Markkanen, who on Sunday became the tenth player with the most points in a match in the history of the Euro.
With 43 points - enhanced by 9 rebounds - he equaled the performance of German legend Dirk Nowitzki against Spain in 2001. Above all, he came between Luka Doncic (47 points) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (41 points) among the best scorers in a match in this Euro 2022.
The news will not go unnoticed by Utah Jazz fans: the NBA franchise is getting the 25-year-old prodigy back among the players sent to Salt Lake City as part of the trade sending Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland.
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