Amid the EuroBasket 2025 tournament, Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen is playing for Finland and didn't disappoint in their first-round opening matchup against Sweden. Finland edged out Sweden 93-90 to secure their first win of EuroBasket 2025.

Markkanen finished with 28 points on 7-of-15 attempts, including 2-of-4 from deep, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Sweden. Expand Tweet

Despite making 62.1% of their attempts, Sweden failed to close out Markkanen and Finland in the second half, connecting on 12-of-26 of their threes to seal a victory for Finland.

Lauri Markkanen goes off for 42 points in Finland's exhibition

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen was heating up for EuroBasket 2025 . After going off throughout Finland's exhibition games, it set the stage

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