{"id":54073,"date":"2025-08-08T23:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/54073\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T23:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:39:07","slug":"unstoppable-markkanen-erupts-for-career-high-48-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/54073\/","title":{"rendered":"Unstoppable: Markkanen erupts for career-high 48 points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"_1dz8zx00 wzy8oya wzy8oy7 wzy8oy8 wzy8oy5 wzy8oyb _1yo6x8u0\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.fiba.basketball\/eurobasket-app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" style=\"opacity:0;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The official EuroBasket app<\/p>\n<p>Download Now<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>JYVASKYLA (Finland) &#8211; Lauri Markkanen wasted no time making his presence felt this summer, erupting for 48 points to lead Finland past Belgium <a class=\"_1pmct9j0\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com\/FBAA\/en\/competition\/42028\/match\/2695294\/summary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">105-62<\/a> in their opening FIBA EuroBasket 2025 preparation game.<\/p>\n<p>Playing his first game for Finland since the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, the Utah Jazz superstar set a new national team career-high after going 17-of-24 from the field, including 7-of-13 from range, while also adding 9 rebounds, 3 steals and a block in 25 minutes of action.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-point performance set a new Finnish national team record, breaking his own previous best of 43 against Croatia at FIBA EuroBasket 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Who is playing at FIBA EuroBasket 2025?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ru3du4v\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/fiba-eurobasket-2025\/news\/roster-tracker-who-is-playing-at-fiba-eurobasket-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:10\/5.625;opacity:0;object-fit:cover\"\/>Roster tracker: Who is playing at FIBA EuroBasket 2025?<a class=\"ru3du4v\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/fiba-eurobasket-2025\/news\/tracker-preparation-games-for-fiba-eurobasket-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:10\/5.625;opacity:0;object-fit:cover\"\/>Tracker: Preparation games for FIBA EuroBasket 2025<\/p>\n<p>Top performers: Aside from Markkanen&#8217;s monster night, Finland got strong contributions from Oliver Nkamhoua, Miro Little and Sasu Salin.<\/p>\n<p>Nkamhoua had 11 points and went a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line, Little impressed with his playmaking and energy, finishing with 4 points, 8 assists, 3 steals, while captain Sasu Salin chipped in 8 points.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Van Vliet was the top scorer for Belgium with 12 points, while Mamadou Guisse added 10.<\/p>\n<p>Up next: The two teams will meet again in a few days, with the second game set for August 11 in Espoo, Finland.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" style=\"opacity:0;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Finland will host Group B of FIBA EuroBasket 2025 in Tampere, where they&#8217;ll be joined by Germany, Lithuania, Montenegro, Great Britain, and Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament tips off on August 27 and runs through September 14, with the final set to take place in Riga, Latvia, where the next European champions will be crowned.<\/p>\n<p>Preparation games for FIBA EuroBasket 2025<\/p>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<p>Record<\/p>\n<p>Win %<\/p>\n<p>Italy<\/p>\n<p>2-0<\/p>\n<p>100%<\/p>\n<p>Serbia<\/p>\n<p>2-0<\/p>\n<p>100%<\/p>\n<p>Lithuania<\/p>\n<p>2-0<\/p>\n<p>100%<\/p>\n<p>France<\/p>\n<p>2-0<\/p>\n<p>100%<\/p>\n<p>Finland<\/p>\n<p>1-0<\/p>\n<p>100%<\/p>\n<p>Germany<\/p>\n<p>1-0<\/p>\n<p>100%<\/p>\n<p>Greece<\/p>\n<p>1-0<\/p>\n<p>100%<\/p>\n<p>Estonia<\/p>\n<p>2-1<\/p>\n<p>67%<\/p>\n<p>Portugal<\/p>\n<p>1-1<\/p>\n<p>50%<\/p>\n<p>Israel<\/p>\n<p>1-1<\/p>\n<p>50%<\/p>\n<p>Spain<\/p>\n<p>1-1<\/p>\n<p>50%<\/p>\n<p>Poland<\/p>\n<p>1-2<\/p>\n<p>33%<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain<\/p>\n<p>0-1<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>Montenegro<\/p>\n<p>0-1<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>Slovenia<\/p>\n<p>0-1<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n<p>0-1<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>Belgium<\/p>\n<p>0-2<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>Czechia<\/p>\n<p>0-2<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>Georgia<\/p>\n<p>0-2<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>Iceland<\/p>\n<p>0-2<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\n<p>0-3<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>FIBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The official EuroBasket app Download Now JYVASKYLA (Finland) &#8211; 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