Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen started round one matched up against Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons.
This matchup wasn’t fair. Drummond is a bigger, stronger, more powerful player but as far as the skill set needed to win the Skills Contest goes? Sheesh, it’s not even close.
Lauri came out at a little slower pace (like many young guys do) but he nailed his first pass and then stepped into his first three and lived up to his nickname, “Lights Out.”
Here’s Lauri’s first-round performance:
Round 2
After beating Drummond, Lauri moved on to face fan-favorite Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers.