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Utah Jazz star forward Lauri Markkanen and the Finland national team defeated Nikola Jokic and Serbia in the EuroBasket Round of 16 on Saturday.

Markkanen finished with 29 points, eight rebounds, and three assists in the 92-86 victory.

Lauri Markkanen Leads Upset Over Serbia

Serbia, led by NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, had been a force to be reckoned with this summer.

Heading into the quarterfinal game, Serbia was the overwhelming favorite to knock Markkanen and Finland out of the bracket.

Finland took the early lead and didn’t let go of it throughout the first quarter, leading by as much as eight. Serbia stormed back in the second, leading for the majority of the quarter and into the third.

Six points from Markkanen had Finland leading by two going in

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