San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol and the Spanish National team finished with the Bronze Medal at the 2017 Eurobasket tournament, after Spain defeated Russia 93-85 Sunday.
Both Pau and his brother Marc of the Memphis Grizzlies were too much for Russia, as the siblings combined for 51 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and four blocks. Pau finished individually as the leading scorer for Spain with 26 points (12-17 shooting), 10 rebounds, three assists and four blocks in 32 minutes. Sergio Rodriguez previously of the Philadelphia 76ers added 16 points and nine assists for Spain.
While Russia fell behind from the get-go of the first quarter and though they faced a double-digit deficit for most of the game, Russia did eventually get within striking distance of Spain in the final minutes before the Spanish held on for the victory.