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Lauri Markkanen drops a game-high 43 points to lead Finland over Great Britain on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0EuroBasket 2025: Official site<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Games<\/a> TAMPERE, Finland (AP) \u2014 Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen scored 29 of his 43 points in the first half in a dazzling performance that highlighted Finland\u2019s 109-79<\/a> rout of Britain at FIBA EuroBasket<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s Luka Doncic against France in 2022.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Markkanen, who scored 28 points in a 93-90 win over Sweden on Wednesday, shot 9-for-15 from the field in his 14 first-half minutes. He made five 3s in the first half and finished with seven, his last one giving Finland an 84-56 lead early in the fourth quarter. He was on the bench for the last 7 1\/2 minutes.<\/p>\n Markkanen overshadowed teammate Sasu Salin, who shot 7-for-9 from deep for all 21 of his points. Olivier Nkamhoua added 13 for Finland. Britain got 13 points from Luke Nelson.<\/p>\n 43 points\u2026 in 23 minutes \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n Lauri Markkanen’s second-career 40-point @EuroBasket<\/a> performance powered Finland to a W! pic.twitter.com\/ZAVCiRKYKq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA (@NBA) August 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Joki\u0107 and Jovi\u0107 lead Serbia past Portugal<\/p>\n Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Joki\u0107 of the Denver Nuggets had 23 points and 10 rebounds and the Miami Heat\u2019s Nikola Joki\u0107 added 18 points and six boards as tournament favorite Serbia defeated Portugal 80-69<\/a> in Riga, Latvia. Serbia improved to 2-0 in Group A and Portugal dropped to 1-1.<\/p>\n Jovi\u0107\u2019s inside basket early in the third quarter gave Serbia it\u2019s biggest lead, 53-35, and Portugal never got closer than nine points the rest of the way.<\/p>\n Diogo Brito had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Portugal and Travante Williams had 15 points and five steals.<\/p>\n Germany rolls past Sweden behind Schr\u00f6der<\/p>\n Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schr\u00f6der scored a game-high 23 points and made seven assists to lead world champion Germany to a 105-83<\/a> win over Sweden.<\/p>\n Schr\u00f6der shot 7-for-12 from the field, making three 3-pointers. Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner added 21 points as Germany went 2-0 in Group B after also beating Montenegro in its opening game.<\/p>\n Melwin Pantzar led Sweden with 18 points, with Pelle Larsson of the Miami Heat sidelined by an undisclosed illness.<\/p>\n Germany shot 60% for the game. Daniel Theis made a quick three buckets to help build an 8-0 lead and the world champion never looked back.<\/p>\n Germany is among the title contenders after it upset the United States en route to winning the 2023 Basketball World Cup, beating Serbia in the final.<\/p>\n Valan\u010di\u016bnas leads pass-happy Lithuania<\/p>\n Denver Nuggets center Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas scored 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead Lithuania to a 94-76<\/a> win over Montenegro.<\/p>\n Lithuania, 2-0 in Group B, made a EuroBasket record 35 assists, according to the organizers.<\/p>\n Sengun nearly has triple double<\/p>\n Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun came close to a triple double as he helped Turkey beat the Czech Republic 92-78.<\/p>\n Sengun scored 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting, pulled in 12 rebounds, and made nine assists as Turkey impoved to 2-0 in Group A, which is being played in Riga.<\/p>\n Turkey got 21 more points from Cedi Osman and as his team dominated in points in the paint, 50-26.<\/p>\n Czech center Martin Peterka stepped outside and hit five 3-pointers, scoring 23 in a losing effort.<\/p>\n The Czechs, 0-2, hit five early 3-pointers to open a six-point lead after the first quarter, but Turkey responded with a 14-0 run and never fell behind again.<\/p>\n Porzi\u0146\u0123is keys Latvia comeback<\/p>\n Atlanta Hawks center Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is started Latvia\u2019s comeback late in the third quarter and finished with 26 points in a 72-70<\/a> win over Estonia in Riga.<\/p>\n Estonia was up by seven points when Porzi\u0146\u0123is hit a short turnaround jumper, and Kristers Zoriks\u2019 3-pointer gave Latvia its first lead at 63-61. Estonia pulled to 66-64 in the fourth quarter, but Porzi\u0146\u0123is\u2019 dunk and three-point play made it a seven-point game with a minute left.<\/p>\n Arturs Zagars had eight points, six assists and three steals for Latvia, which won despite shooting 18.2% (6 of 33) on 3-pointers. Latvia improved to 1-1 in Group A.<\/p>\n Matthias Tass and Artur Konontsuk scored 13 points apiece and Kristian Kullamae added 12 for Estonia, which dropped to 0-2 in group play.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old Valan\u010di\u016bnas also reached the milestone of 500 points in Eurobaskets, playing in his sixth edition of the tournament.<\/p>\n
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