Perhaps the biggest threat, in fact, is complacency due to their dominance.

Only isolated situation can completely avoid the elite circle of problems - such people usually only a circle, circle only one person standing boss.

But overall, the international game started to grow on the NBA guys, enough that they could finally compete on equal ground with players who had spent their entire lives playing FIBA ball.

Before he was ushered off the field at half time, he held four taunting fingers in the air, reminding the Benfica supporters about FC Porto’s era of domination of four straight league titles.

Nevertheless, their success in the last three years is almost unparalleled and should put them close to the top of the footballing pantheon.