Barcelona missed first place in their quartet just out of their own stupidity in the final round of the group stage. Then the Catalans managed to lose to Juventus at home with a large score. Otherwise, Barca would have an easier first opponent in the playoffs. However, first of all now it is necessary to focus on the significant progress of Barcelona. This is clearly seen in results. In the previous 18 games Barca have only two defeats. One of them was from Athletic in the Spanish Super Cup final, in which Ronald Koeman’s team also showed very solid football. Last weekend Barcelona smashed the Alaves at Camp Nou with a score of 5:1. And after this match many who watched it will confirm that Barca plays very cool football.
Networks are trying to reach a new level and little by little the team succeeds. Steve Nash racks his head every time how to combine the star trio on the floor, although for the head coach it is a good experience. Brooklyn chalked up two straight wins when they took down Indiana (104-94) and beat Golden State (134-117) away. Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant were again on top, though the latter was injured and his performance in the next meeting is in question. The Nets have a good opportunity to catch up with Milwaukee, that is, to reach the second line of the Eastern Conference, but first they need to beat Sacramento.
