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TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen scored 29 of his 43 points in the first half in a dazzling performance that highlighted Finland’s 109-79 rout of Britain at FIBA EuroBasket on Friday.

Markkanen played just 23 minutes while matching his EuroBasket high for points, set in 2022 against Croatia. He was four points off the all-time tournament record of 47 points by Slovenia’s Luka Doncic against France in 2022.

Finland is tied at 2-0 with Germany and Lithuania in Group B, which is being played in Tampere, Finland. Britain dropped to 0-2.

Markkanen, who scored 28 points in a 93-90 win over Sweden on Wednesday, shot 9-for-15 from the f

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