San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol and his home country of Spain are headed to the Eurobasket Semi-Finals after Spain knocked Atlanta Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder and Germany out of the tournament Tuesday 84-72.
Espana was led by Gasol’s younger brother Marc, who finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds for Spain. Pau added 19 points, four rebounds and two assists in his 28 minutes to help the Spanish erase an early deficit in the first half. Schroder finished with 27 points and eight assists for Germany, while Boston Celtics newcomer Daniel Theis added 15 points and four rebounds for Germany.