Chicago Bulls second-year stretch forward Lauri Markkanen dunked all over Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic on Friday, but the Bulls star also got a technical foul for it.
Lauri Markkanen missed the early part of the season recovering from a right elbow injury, so he's trying to make up for lost time.
Lauri Markkanen gave Vucevic a poster for Christmas!
(via @NBCSBulls)pic.twitter.com/1jaMu0mtdR
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) December 22, 2018
Lauri Markkanen and the Bulls defeated the Magic at home by a final score of 90-80. Markkanen finished with 32 points, six rebounds and three assists while shooting 12-20 from the field. The Bulls are now 8-25 on the season.
With Chicago starting shooting guard Zach LaVine out for the foreseeable future with an ankle injury, the Bulls' offense is going to run through Lauri Markkanen exclusively, something he definitely doesn't mind. Markkanen is the best player on the Bulls right now and his development is one of the bright spots of the team.
Coming into the NBA, people didn't think Markkanen was going to be able to dunk on people. Everyone just assumed he was a shooter and that's it. Turns out, Lauri can score from a variety of ways and put the ball on the floor as well. The Bulls won the Jimmy Butler trade, as they got LaVine, Kris Dunn and Markkanen, while Butler isn't even on the Timberwolves anymore.
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