The Utah Jazz are probably going to miss out on the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2016. They wouldn’t be anywhere close to contention if not for Lauri Markkanen, who on Sunday added to his stellar performance this season with a feat never before accomplished.
The former Arizona Wildcats star had 23 points in a 111-110 loss at the Brooklyn Nets, Utah’s sixth loss in the last seven games. Markkanen was 8 of 21 from the field and just 1 of 8 from 3-point range, but that lone triple late in the third quarter that gave him 200 for the season.