Caleb Porter’s team has shown fantastic results in the group stage. Not only did the club show one hundred percent result and scored nine points, but also did not concede a single goal. In the first match, Columbus defeated Cincinnati (4-0), followed by a victory over the New York Red Bulls (2-0) and in the last meeting, Atlanta was minimally beaten (1-0). The star trio Yunnes Mokhtar, Lukas Zelarayan and Gyasi Zardes have already hammered seven goals and are the main threat to their opponents. With such a pace, a team from Ohio can even aim for a championship, although first you need to start small and reach the quarterfinals.
Dallas also won their first match after half-time but lost their second. First, Rick Carlisle’s charges defeated the Lakers (108-104) and then lost to Indiana (111-118). In the confrontation with the Pacers, a paradoxical situation occurred with Kristaps Porzingis. The representative of Latvia forgot to take the coronavirus test, so he was not allowed to participate in this fight. This time, probably, this will not happen, so we should expect one of the Mavs leaders to appear on the floor.
