Eurobasket group D games will continue on Friday night with a battle between Poland and the Czech Republic. This is also going to be a very interesting game. Before the tournament, Poland lost to Ukraine, Turkey and Greece in friendly games while having victories against the same Turkey and Georgia. In the World Cup qualifiers, the team lost to Croatia on the home floor but crushed Austria on the road. The Czechs had victories against Croatia and Bulgaria in friendly games but lost to Germany and Italy. Results in qualifiers weren't so good - two losses against France and Hungary.

The Czech Republic during the preparation process lost its leader Tomas Satorsanky. The good news is that he could possibly return during the tournament, there's a chance that he's back for the first game but we will know it only right before the game. Playing without a leader is tough, and there is a free spot for the role. Vojtech Hruban was great in both qualifier games, Ondrej Balvin also helped a lot and Jan Vesely should improve his game. The Czechs played a very good first half against France, they were leading but collapsed in the second half.

Leading scorers for Poland are Mateusz Ponitka and A. J. Slaughter. It is going to be a tough task for the Czech Republic to guard both players but they are capable of doing it. I should mention that this game is going to be played in Prague, so Czech players will get support from their local fans which in these kinds of tournaments is a very big deal.

In my opinion, the Czechs are more experienced. Overall, the Czechs also play on a higher level during the season and with the help of local fans, they are going to start the Eurobasket with a win. The game probably will be tight but in the end the Czech Republic will cover the handicap.

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欧洲篮球赛D组的比赛将在周五晚上继续进行，波兰和捷克之间的比赛。这将是一个非常有趣的游戏。在世界杯之前，波兰在友谊赛中先后输给了乌克兰、土耳其和希腊，同时还战胜了土耳其和格鲁吉亚。在世界杯预选赛中，球队在主场输给了克罗地亚，但在客场击败了奥地利。捷克在友谊赛中战胜了克罗地亚和保加利亚，但输给了德国和意大利。预选赛的结果不太好，两次输给法国和匈牙利。

捷克共和国在筹备过程中失去了其领导人托马斯·萨托尔桑基。好消息是他有可能在比赛期间复出，他有可能在第一场比赛中复出，但我们只有在比赛前才能知道。在没有领导的情况下玩游戏是很困难的，而且这个角色还有一个自由的位置。赫鲁班在两场预选赛中都表现出色，巴尔文也帮助了很多，维塞利也应该提高他的比赛水平。捷克在对阵法国的上半场踢得很好，他们一直领先，但下半场就崩溃了。

波兰队的头号得分手是马特乌斯·波尼特卡和a·j·斯劳特。这对捷克来说是一项艰巨的任务，但他们有能力做到这一点。我想说的是，这场比赛将在布拉格举行，所以捷克球员将得到当地球迷的支持，这在这种比赛中是非常重要的。

在我看来，捷克人更有经验。总的来说，捷克人在本赛季的水平也更高，在当地球迷的帮助下，他们将以一场胜利开始欧洲篮球赛。比赛可能会很激烈，但最终捷克共和国将赢得让分盘。