SPAIN topped FIBA Europe for the third time in the last four tournaments, with Pau Gasol proving he is still the main man in the continental championship.
With a cast that featured mainly European league stars and with Chicago Bulls teammate Nikola Mirotic as the only other NBA player in the squad, Gasol came up with big games and Spain went on to cap the run with an 80-63 win over Lithuania on Sunday in Lille.
[See Pau Gasol posts double-double as Spain whips Lithuania to regain Eurobasket title]
It wasn’t easy at first, though, as the team without the Memphis Grizzlies’ Mark Gasol, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Serge Ibaka, Juan Carlos Navarro of FC Barcelona and the Minnesota Wimberwolves’ Ricky Rubio, Spain struggled at first but found its rhythm in the matches that mattered.
Check out highlights of the final match, posted on the FIBA Youtube channel
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