The Croatian national basketball squad came back from a 7-point 4th quarter deficit Sunday night in Brazil to defeat European powerhouse Spain 72-70 behind a solid night from Brooklyn Net Bojan Bogdanović. Bogdanović had 23 points and shot 53% from the field; draining 3 of 8 shots from beyond the arc.
After a 21-13 1st quarter for Spain, it looked as if it would be a long night for the Croatians. However, they kept the game close and pulled in front late in the 4th quarter. With 1.8 seconds left, 6’10” Philadelphia 76er Dario Šarić blocked the potential game-tying shot for the Spaniards.
It was a huge win for Croatia as they still need to play Lithuania, Argentina and hosts Brazil in group play, as well as a sub-mediocre Nigeria side. The top four sides in group move onto the quarterfinals.
Šarić block earns Croatia win over Spain
Great win! Nice block by Saric at the buzzer. It is going to be tough to advance to medals when you are shooting 25% from three.
Man I can’t find the basketball jersey anywhere
Can the basketball gear (jersey / shirt) be bought anywhere online by any chance?
Medaling will still be tough.
This win over Spain puts us in an excellent position for a quarterfinals appearance.
We should beat Nigeria, and if we win one of Argentina or Brazil…I don’t see how we don’t go through as a third or second seed (not sure if head to head beats out plus/minus).
Depending on who we get in the quarters, it’s very possible to make a semifinal appearance. We just beat Greece, Italy and Spain. These teams are essentially on par with Argentina, Serbia, and France.
USA and Lithuania are the clear favorites for top-2, but any one of Croatia, Argentina, France, Spain, Serbia and even Australia now can snag that bronze medal.
http://www.fiba.com/olympics/2016/news/saric-and-simon-lead-croatia-to-shock-win-over-spain
@ Svima
Enjoy the ride with these Momci.
Croatian basketball is back on the map.
First time ever I could care less about a medal.
Really inspired by this team!
wow:
https://scontent-syd1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13669459_10154379946879603_5463957576764341991_o.jpg
So where are we in bball? we any chance of medalling?
Wow, those Spanish mental midgets really screwed the pooch…just kidding…great win for the mentally strong athletes of Croatia.