Lauri Markkanen's 43 points lead Finland to a 109-79 rout of Britain at EuroBasket

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen scored 29 of his 43 points in the first half in a dazzling performance that highlighted Finland's 109-79 rout of Britain at EuroBasket on Friday.

Markkanen played just 23 minutes while matching his EuroBasket high for points, set in 2022 against Croatia. He was four points off the all-time tournament record of 47 points by Slovenia's Luka Doncic against France in 2022.

Finland is tied at 2-0 with Germany and Lithuania in Group B, which is being played in Tampere, Finland. Britain dropped to 0-2.

Markkanen, who scored 28 points in a 93-90 win over Sweden on Wednesday, shot 9 of 15 from the field in his 14 first-half minutes. He made five 3s in the first half and finished with seven, his last one giving Finland an 84-56 lead early in the fourth quarter. He was on the bench for the last 7 1/2 minutes.

Markkanen overshadowed teammate Sasu Salin, who shot 7 of 9 on 3s for all 21 of his points. Olivier Nkamhoua added 13 for Finland. Britain got 13 points from Luke Nelson.

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets had 23 points and 10 rebounds and the Miami Heat's Nikola Jovic added 18 points and six boards as tournament favorite Serbia defeated Portugal 80-69 in Riga, Latvia. Serbia improved to 2-0 in Group A and Portugal dropped to 1-1.

Jovic's inside basket early in the third quarter gave Serbia it's biggest lead, 53-35, and Portugal never got closer than nine points the rest of the way.

Diogo Brito had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Portugal and Travante Williams had 15 points and five steals.

Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder scored a game-high 23 points and made seven assists to lead world champion Germany to a 105-83 win over Sweden.

Schroder shot 7 for 12 from the field, making three 3-pointers. Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner added 21 points as Germany went 2-0 in Group B after also beating Montenegro in its opening game.

Melwin Pantzar led Sweden with 18 points, with Pelle Larsson of the Miami Heat sidelined by an undisclosed illness.

Germany shot 60% for the game. Daniel Theis made a quick three buckets to help build an 8-0 lead and the world champion never looked back.

Germany is among the title contenders after it upset the United States en route to winning the 2023 Basketball World Cup, beating Serbia in the final.

Denver Nuggets center Jonas Valanciunas scored 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead Lithuania to a 94-76 win over Montenegro.

Lithuania, 2-0 in Group B, made a EuroBasket record 35 assists, according to the organizers.

The 33-year-old Valanciunas also reached the milestone of 500 points in Eurobaskets, playing in his sixth edition of the tournament.

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun came close to a triple double as he helped Turkey beat the Czech Republic 92-78.

Sengun scored 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting, pulled in 12 rebounds, and made nine assists as Turkey impoved to 2-0 in Group A, which is being played in Riga.

Turkey got 21 more points from Cedi Osman and as his team dominated in points in the paint, 50-26.

Czech center Martin Peterka stepped outside and hit five 3-pointers, scoring 23 in a losing effort.

The Czechs, 0-2, hit five early 3-pointers to open a six-point lead after the first quarter, but Turkey responded with a 14-0 run and never fell behind again.

Atlanta Hawks center Kristaps Porzingis started Latvia's comeback late in the third quarter and finished with 26 points in a 72-70 win over Estonia in Riga.

Estonia was up by seven points when Porzingis hit a short turnaround jumper, and Kristers Zoriks' 3-pointer gave Latvia its first lead at 63-61. Estonia pulled to 66-64 in the fourth quarter, but Porzingis' dunk and three-point play made it a seven-point game with a minute left.

Arturs Zagars had eight points, six assists and three steals for Latvia, which won despite shooting 18.2% (6 of 33) on 3-pointers. Latvia improved to 1-1 in Group A.

Matthias Tass and Artur Konontsuk scored 13 points apiece and Kristian Kullamae added 12 for Estonia, which dropped to 0-2 in group play.

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Lauri Markkanen of Finland and Carl Wheatle of Britain during Eurobasket, European Basketball Championship group B match between Finland and Britain in Tampere, Finland, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Lauri Markkanen of Finland and Akwasi Yeboah of Britain during Eurobasket, European Basketball Championship group B match between Finland and Britain in Tampere, Finland, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Jonas Valanciunas of Lithuania and Jonas Vucevic of Montenegro during the Eurobasket, European Basketball Championship group B match between Lithuania and Montenegro in Tampere, Finland, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Sweden's Denzel Andersson, left, and Barra Njie with Germany's Franz Wagner during Eurobasket, European Basketball Championship group B match between Germany and Sweden in Tampere, Finland, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Germany's Daniel Theis, left, and Sweden's Nicholas Spires during Eurobasket, European Basketball Championship group B match between Germany and Sweden in Tampere, Finland, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Sweden's Barra Njie, right, and Germany's Dennis Schroeder during Eurobasket, European Basketball Championship group B match between Germany and Sweden in Tampere, Finland, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court Justice on Thursday ordered the transfer of former President Jair Bolsonaro from the federal police headquarters in Brasilia to a much bigger cell with an outside area in the Papuda Penitentiary Complex, also in the capital.

The transfer was described as a move to a facility with “more favorable conditions” for high-profile detainees.

Since November, Bolsonaro has been carrying out a 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup despite his 2022 electoral defeat. His lawyers have been pushing for a transfer to house arrest on medical grounds.

Michelle Bolsonaro, his wife, and his sons have regularly said that Bolsonaro is being mistreated and not getting adequate medical attention.

In the court decision, Justice Alexandre de Moraes denied the accusations. “Regrettably and falsely, there has been a systematic attempt to delegitimize the regular and lawful execution of the custodial sentence of Jair Messias Bolsonaro, which has been carried out with full respect for human dignity."

Bolsonaro had been in a 12-square-meter room with a bed, a private bathroom, air conditioning, a TV set and a desk, and Moraes ordered Bolsonaro's transfer to an even more comfortable situation. He determined that Bolsonaro be transferred to a 54-square-meter room with a 10-square-meter outside area that he can access at will.

Following the transfer, Bolsonaro will also have increased time for family visits and physiotherapy equipment such as a treadmill and bicycle will be installed. The new area resembles an apartment, with a double bed, a kitchen, a laundry, a living room and an outdoor area.

The Supreme Court’s press office said the transfer had already happened.

Since starting his sentence, Bolsonaro has made several trips to a nearby hospital, most recently after falling out of bed and hitting his head.

Moraes decided that Bolsonaro can have “full assistance, 24 (twenty-four) hours a day, from previously registered private doctors, without the need for prior notification.”

Moraes also ordered a medical examination to assess Bolsonaro's health and determine whether he needs to be transferred to a penitentiary hospital.

Bolsonaro has been hospitalized multiple times since being stabbed at a campaign event before the 2018 presidential election.

The former president and several of his allies were convicted by a panel of Supreme Court justices for attempting to overthrow Brazil’s democracy following his 2022 election defeat.

The plot included plans to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Justice de Moraes. The plan also involved encouraging an insurrection in early 2023.

The former president was also found guilty of charges including leading an armed criminal organization and attempting the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.

Bolsonaro has always denied wrongdoing.

In Thursday’s court order, Moraes said that Bolsonaro was convicted of extremely serious crimes and that his custodial sentence was not a “hotel stay or a vacation colony” as statements from Bolsonaro’s sons’ cited in the decision “mistakenly seem to demand.”

FILE - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home while he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova, File)