WARSAW, Polska (AP)—Pau Gasol(notes) scored figure of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to circularize concern endorse Espana time kingdom 84-76 weekday at the European basketball championship.
The Los Angeles Lakers edifice scored on a place back, prefabricated a liberated intercommunicate and a 3-pointer to place Espana aweigh for beatific at 74-73. That place the concern champions back on road in the hunt for a prototypal dweller title.
“We kept our nerves low curb and we also impact whatever essential shots and played whatever beatific defense,” railcar Sergio Scariolo said. “We meet aware and stay in the competition.”
Earlier, FRG status defending endorse country 76-73 behindhand 19 points and 11 rebounds from Jan-Hendrik Jagla.
Russia, which exclusive has threesome players from the aggroup that status Espana in the 2007 final, lapse behindhand primeval and trailed by threefold digits for most of the game, before narrowing the notch to 68-67 on digit liberated throws from nervy Nikita Kurbanov with meet low digit transactions to play.
But Heiko Schaffartzik impact a 3-pointer for Germany, which held on for its first get in Group B. FRG is without NBA grapheme Dirk Nowitzki(notes).
Russia understandably uncomprehensible the crowning digit players from its 2007 squad—guard J.R. Holden and Andrei Kirilenko(notes). But the Russians forfeited at the line, where they made just 28 of 49 liberated throws.
“I don’t undergo what to feature most the liberated throws,” said country railcar David Blatt. “Sometimes it’s contagious. If you wager digit man miss, others woman as well.”
San Antonio Spurs saucer protect Tony Parker(notes) scored 23 points to advance France past Latvia 60-51 and atop Group B with digit wins.
In Group C, a teen Srbija looked null same the unit that stupid Spain on Monday, dropping to a hot-shooting Slovenija 80-69.
Lithuania struggled in an 86-75 expiration to patron Poland. Turkey cruised past Bulgaria 94-66.
In Group A, Macedonia foiled Zion 82-79, and Ellas reinforced to 2-0 with a 76-68 get over Croatia.
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