FIBA Pau Gasol Spain new championship
|Spain and Lithuania represent two of the biggest powers in European basketball, but they came into EuroBasket 2015. The winner of the 2015 FIBA is Spain with 80-63 on Sunday to regain the European basketball championship title.
Spanish center leads his team to victory in the EuroBasket 2015, in the tournament scoring with 25.6 points and blocks with 2.3 rejections per game, he made ranks fourth in rebounding 8.4 boards per game. Pau Gasol accomplished 25 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
The Lithuanian big-man NBA center Valanciunas actually has four double-doubles to Gasol’s three, averaging 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks a game. Valanciunas will not be able to stop Gasol but slowing him down would be huge in Lithuania’s chances to take the title. big opportunity for me and I really feel great because we did an amazing job all tournament.” Spain forward Nikola Mirotic.
Spain was last seen on the continent between 1995 and 2001, when Yugoslavia hoisted the trophy in 1995, 1997 and 2001 and finishing third in 1999, now they have the chance to come up the proud with crowed trophy. The Lithuanians have not won the European crown since 2003, it’s heart-breaking, but Serbia who lost to Lithuania in the semis.
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![Lithuania's center Jonas Valanciunas (R) defends against Spain's center Pau Gasol during the final basketball match between Spain and Lithuania at the EuroBasket 2015 in Lille, northern France, on September 20, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN](https://www.pressbalkan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Gasol-vs-L..jpg)