In a bit of fate, Lauri Markkanen got his first-ever All-Star Game points on an alley-oop, off a lob pass thrown by — who else? — the man on the other end of the trade that brought him to Utah, Donovan Mitchell. NBAAllStar
The current Jazz star became content to progressively settle into the background, finishing with 13 points and seven rebounds.Mitchell made a hard charge at MVP honors — dropping 16 points in the first half, then 14 in the third quarter alone, and 10 more in the fourth — totaling 40 points while adding 10 assists.
Markkanen had a shot at the game-winning shot, given the Elam Ending format, with a corner 3 had that he perhaps had a few too many moments to line up — as it rimmed out. Another player with local ties, however, settled it for good. Weber State product Damian Lillard — who won the 3-Point Contest on Saturday — made his eighth trey in 20 tries to finish with 26 points and wrap up the NBA’s second-ever All-Star Game in Salt Lake City.
While initially saying he “I did’t really care” about being picked last, Markkanen eventually poked some fun at Jokic, who was waiting in the wings in the postgame interview room.
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