The Portuguese national team players are the reigning European champions. They made it to the 2018 World Cup thanks to their successful qualifying performance, where they became the winners of qualifying group B, beating Switzerland on additional indicators. Upon completion of the selection, Fernando Santos’ wards played a number of friendly matches, in which only Saudi Arabia (3:0) and Algeria (3:0) were able to defeat. With the USA (1:1), Tunisia (2:2) and Belgium (0:0) the Portuguese dispersed peacefully, while the Netherlands (0:3) lost massively on the neutral field. Almost all the strongest players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, entered the final application of the Portuguese national team. The most significant loss, perhaps, was Fabiu Coentrau, who was injured last spring.
Frank Vogel’s team lives up to the expectations of their fans, who have waited ten years to see their idols again in the NBA Finals. Of course, now everyone is expecting gold rings from them. The Lakers set the bar high for themselves and their opponents from the very beginning of the playoffs, which helped to pass Portland (4:1), deal with Houston (4:1) and in the last series to fight Denver (4:1). In all these confrontations, the star bunch of LeBron James and Anthony Davis played a key role. The team from Los Angeles started the final stage very aggressively, as in the first meeting they defeated the rival (116:98) and in the next meeting they beat the Heat (124:114), although they failed to continue the victorious procession. The Lakes were not ready for such pressure from Miami and even more so from the game of Jimmy Butler, with whom the defense of the favorite failed. “Lights” have kept their intrigue, so all the fun is ahead.
