With five games on the schedule between Thursday and Friday, only a handful of European players were in action — and Lauri Markkanen stole the spotlight.

The Finnish sharpshooter led the Utah Jazz to a 123–110 road win over the Brooklyn Nets , dropping 30 points on 11/18 shooting and grabbing eight rebounds. Svi Mykhailiuk followed with 10 points.

For Brooklyn, Ben Saraf scored 12 points, while Egor Demin was limited to just three in under 19 minutes.

Luka Dončić returned to Slovenia for the birth of his second child, but the Los Angeles Lakers still pulled out a dramatic win.

Led by Austin Reaves, the Lakers edged Darko Rajaković’s Toronto Raptors 123–120 on the road, with Rui Hachimura hitting the game-winner at the buzzer. Reaves exploded for 44 points and nine assists, wh

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