It all comes down to this game. Israel had to go through more than a dozen games to even make it to the group stages of this competition while Serbia spent a lot of time and energy in preparation camp and practice games.

Now they go up against each other with a clear idea of what is at stake.

Nothing has seemed impossible for this team in the past decade. However, the once feared Serbia has been on the decline for three years and desperately needs a strong showing in Spain to remain on the world basketball map.

Igor Rakocevic has been the unexpected leader of the reshuffled Serbian team over the last two years. Formerly considered as a top European talent, he was nicknamed “The White Michael Jordan” and “The Grasshopper” for his fantastic leaping abilities.