Make no mistake about it – this is supposed to be an easy win for Croatia. They’re the #21 in the world coming off a near-upset over #9 Greece and now facing #45 Great Britain. This is supposed to be a win.
Despite a first half that said otherwise, Croatia did in fact make it look easy, closing the game with an 86-65 win, their first of the group stage of the tournament.
Phoenix Suns combo big Dario Saric, coming off a scoreless outing against Greece, showed up early and often, trying to make sure he didn’t end up with a goose egg once again:
And he showed some patented tough bounce passes:
Saric’s running mate – and possible future Suns teammate – Bojan Bogdanovic was right there with him, leading Croatia in scoring for a second straight game, albeit in a three-way tie this time.