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Lauri Markkanen
Last: vs Portland Trail Blazers · Tipped off 3:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning
Points by game
The Edge
Role and usageMarkkanen's profile stands out most on clutch minutes per game (87th percentile) and rebound chances per game (81st percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.
Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.
Our pick
No active pick on Lauri Markkanen.
Our graded record on him: 1-0-0 · see every pick below.
Points against the line
Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 17.5
2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-26
Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 17.5
home, away, back-to-back, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.
This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.
Where he scores
50% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 38%, 3.2 percentage points above the league rate there.
- Restricted area50%▼ 16.2 vs league17% of attempts · 8 FGA · small sample
- Three-pointers36%level with league58% of attempts · 28 FGA
- Mid-range0%▼ 40.0 vs league6% of attempts · 3 FGA · small sample
- Share of attempts
- FG% above league
- below
- under 20 attempts
Where he shoots from, against the league
- Restricted area17% / 29%4 of 8 · 50% FG against 66% for the league
- Paint (non-restricted)19% / 19%5 of 9 · 56% FG against 44% for the league
- Mid-range6% / 10%0 of 3 · 0% FG against 40% for the league
- Left corner 36% / 6%0 of 3 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
- Right corner 32% / 5%1 of 1 · 100% FG against 34% for the league
- Above-the-break 350% / 31%9 of 24 · 38% FG against 34% for the league
Matchup: vs Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers defense
Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to forwards.
Who guards him
Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Toumani Camara has guarded him most: 26.9 partial possessions, 3 points on 1 of 4.
2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.
Team defense
Portland Trail Blazers: the 19th-best defense at an average pace; about average against forwards on points.
Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 250 forward-games against POR · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.
2 meetings on record: 27.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists per game (last on Jan 5). The vs POR window above shows each game.
POR injury report · Oct 30
- Chris Youngblood · Out
- Robert Williams III · Day-to-day
- Ja Morant · Day-to-day
Lineup context
Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.
On and off
The team is 3.3 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).
- Net rating
Offensive and defensive rating
- Offensive rating
- Defensive rating (lower is better)
Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.
With and without teammates
Fewer than 5 games with UTAH this season, so last season (2025-26) is used.
- Kyle Filipowskismall sample without
Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.
Game log & career
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