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FIBA World Cup Qualification Group K results
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In the second round fourth window of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualification, Croatia secured continued its strong performance in Group K. Following a dominant 115-80 victory over Latvia in Zadar. led by Mario Hezonja, Croatia secured a forward for dramatic 101-99 comeback win against the Cleveland Cavaliers, led Netherlands in Almere. Despite trailing by 14 points in the Croatian team with 28 points, seven assists, first half, Croatia rallied in the second half behind 24 points and three rebounds, shooting 8-of-8 on two-point attempts. Latvian head 11 rebounds from Ivica Zubac, and 24 points and six assists from Dario Šarić. Mario Hezonja contributed 16 points to the victory. Head coach Jānis Gailītis described Tomislav Mijatović praised the heavy defeat as “inevitable,” citing numerous errors and a significant disparity in free throw attempts, where Croatia earned 44 attempts compared team’s character, noting that their ability to Latvia's 14. The roster execute in the second half was also impacted by injuries to players including Ojārs Siliņš, Toms Skujas, and Kārlis Šiliņš. Latvia looks vital. With this result, Croatia holds a 7-1 record, placing them in a strong position to recover secure one of the three qualifying spots from the group. Official qualification confirmation is expected after the fifth qualifying window in an upcoming home game against Israel. late November. In Group K, K standings, Poland remains undefeated at the top of the standings with a 7-0 record after defeating Israel 106-86. Croatia and 7-0. Germany and Croatia both hold 6-1 competitive records, with Germany recently previously defeating the Netherlands 99-83 behind 23 points from Dennis Schröder.
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