{"id":457319,"date":"2025-08-30T08:16:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T06:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=457319"},"modified":"2025-08-30T08:16:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T06:16:54","slug":"eurobasket-2025-lauri-markkanen-drops-43-points-as-finland-dominates-great-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/eurobasket-2025-lauri-markkanen-drops-43-points-as-finland-dominates-great-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurobasket 2025: Lauri Markkanen Drops 43 Points as Finland Dominates Great Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lauri Markkanen continues to shine in what has been a spectacular summer.<\/p>\n<p>In Finland\u2019s win over <strong>Great Britain<\/strong> at <strong>FIBA EuroBasket 2025<\/strong>, the Utah Jazz forward delivered another historic performance, scoring <strong>43 points in just 23 minutes<\/strong>. Markkanen shot an impressive <strong>13-of-20 from the field<\/strong> and <strong>10-of-11 from the free-throw line<\/strong>, showcasing his elite scoring efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>The performance <strong>matches his personal EuroBasket career-high<\/strong> and ranks as the <strong>10th-highest scoring game in EuroBasket history<\/strong>, further solidifying Markkanen\u2019s status as one of the tournament\u2019s most unstoppable offensive forces.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-individual___points\">Individual &#8211; Points<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tupwnc9\">\n<div class=\"tupwnc8 tupwnc7\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tupwncb\">\n<table class=\"tupwnca\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<th>#<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Team<\/th>\n<th>Opposition<\/th>\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th>Points<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td>Eddy Terrace<\/td>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<td>Albania<\/td>\n<td>1957<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td>Luka Doncic<\/td>\n<td>Slovenia<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>2022<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<td>Nikos Galis<\/td>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>1983<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td>Nikos Galis<\/td>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>Soviet Union<\/td>\n<td>1989<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<td>Miki Berkovich<\/td>\n<td>Israel<\/td>\n<td>T\u00fcrkiye<\/td>\n<td>1975<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>=<\/td>\n<td>Nikos Galis<\/td>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>Romania<\/td>\n<td>1987<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>=<\/td>\n<td>Nikos Galis<\/td>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>Yugoslavia<\/td>\n<td>1987<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>=<\/td>\n<td>Doron Jamchi<\/td>\n<td>Israel<\/td>\n<td>Romania<\/td>\n<td>1987<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>=<\/td>\n<td>Nenad Markovic<\/td>\n<td>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/td>\n<td>Latvia<\/td>\n<td>1997<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>10.<\/td>\n<td>Emiliano Rodriguez<\/td>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>1967<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>=<\/td>\n<td>Giorgos Kolokithas<\/td>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<td>1967<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>=<\/td>\n<td>Nikos Galis<\/td>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td>1989<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>=<\/td>\n<td>Dirk Nowitzki<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<td>2001<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>=<\/td>\n<td>Lauri Markkanen<\/td>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>Croatia<\/td>\n<td>2022<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"_196da2p2\">\n<td>=<\/td>\n<td>Lauri Markkanen<\/td>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>Great Britain<\/td>\n<td>2025<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lauri Markkanen (43 PTS) | TCL Player Of The Game | FIN \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee vs GBR \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 | FIBA EuroBasket 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Im3ZKITV6nQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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