For the Croatian national team, 2021 is still not very successful. The team of Zlatko Dalic played extremely unsuccessfully in the League of Nations. The Croats were powerless against France and Portugal, being 10 points behind the second place. At the same time, the minimum task was nevertheless completed. The third place in the group allowed them to stay in League “A”. After the 0:1 defeat to Slovenia at the start of the World Cup qualification, the drafts played two good matches with Cyprus (1:0) and Malta (3:0), thus reaching the first place in the group. Preparations for Euro 2020 were short. Croatia drew 1:1 with Armenia and lost 0:1 to Belgium. In the first round of the European Championship, Croatia met with the main favorite of the group in person of England at Wembley. In general, the “checkers” did not look hopeless, but they failed to take points in this meeting. The ball of Rakhim Sterling in the middle of the second half was the only one and victorious. Thus, after the first round Croatia is the third in the group.
The Nets did not hide the fact that in this NBA draw they will be competing for the championship. All this goes, at least the Steve Nash guys are trying their best. In the first round of the playoffs, Brooklyn missed Boston. Brad Stevens’ wards tried to play on equal terms, but this attempt was crowned with failure. The star trio simply did not leave a chance for the Celtics and for this they only had five matches. The next opponent was one of the leaders of the East. Although the club coped with the reindeer in two home matches without any problems, it was not possible to retain the advantage, as the competitor won back. On the fifth game, the “networks” came out as an outsider, but the return to the floor of James Harden and the fantastic performance of Kevin Durant helped to win (114-108). By the way, the latter simply tore apart the Bucks’ defense, so much so that after the meeting Yannis Adetokunbo called Kevin the best player in the world.
