Lauri Markkanen has 18 points, career-high 19 boards for Bulls
Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen scored 18 points (6-of-15 field goals, 3-of-4 free throws) with a career-high 19 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 3 3-pointers in 30.5 minutes of a 122-117 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
What It Means:
Markkanen now has back-to-back games with 15-plus boards for the first time in his career. He's also drained a 3-pointer in nine consecutive games and made at least 3 treys in eight straight outings, going 28-of-62 (45.2 percent) from beyond the arc in that eight-game stretch. The Bulls play the Heat in Miami on Wednesday for the second half of a back-to-back set.
Markkanen scored 45.3 FanDuel points in the loss, his second-highest total of the season. He's averaging 31.4 FanDuel points through 28 games overall. numberFire's models expect him to record 32.1 FanDuel points on Wednesday, at a cost of $7,400.
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