KATOWICE, Poland -- Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead world champion Spain to a 85-63 win over Serbia in the final of the European basketball championship Sunday.
The victory gave Spain its first European title after six runner-up finishes, including a one-point loss two years ago to Russia in front of its home crowd.
The Spaniards dominated from the start at both ends of the court, playing pressure man-to-man defense and getting out on the break for easy baskets to take a 15-point first quarter lead. Serbia never recovered.
Gasol, a star with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, scored down low and blocked three shots on his way to winning the tournament MVP honors.
"It was a great game, and obviously we won the final that we lost twice before this year, so I'm extremely happy and it's an unforgettable day for us," Gasol said. "We just worked so hard to win this championship and I'm just super proud of my teammates."
Guard Rudy Fernandez chipped in with 13 points for Spain, while Uros Tripkovic led Serbia with 15 points.
"We lost the first half, and probably the game was finished," Serbia coach Dusan Ivkovic said. "The Spanish team was better and they deserved absolutely this title."
Spain was pegged as the favorite coming into the tournament, but struggled early, dropping its opener to Serbia 66-57 and losing a second-round game to Turkey.
Those setbacks prompted the team to change its attitude and raise its level of play.
"We were aware of our individual quality, but we weren't playing as well or as good as we should have collectively," Gasol said. "So we sat down, and were like it's now or never, we have to react, we have to work together, we have to start having fun playing, playing with enthusiasm. And it just clicked."
Did it ever. The team won its final five games by an average of 21.2 points.
"At the beginning we were a little bit concerned, but with hard work and great commitment from players we get to be an excellent defensive team, and we showed it in the last games," Spain coach Sergio Scariolo said.
Serbia, a surprise finalist, had the youngest team at the tournament with an average age of 22.4 years. For the first time in the tournament, Serbia's youth showed.
"Maybe this final came a little bit early for this team," Ivkovic said. "We don't have this kind of experience, but we don't have any reason to be disappointed."
Earlier Sunday, Greece slipped past Slovenia 57-56 to win the bronze medal.
In a hard-nosed defensive struggle, Greece used a 14-0 run in the first half to open a 10-point gap and hung on in the closing seconds to win the bronze two years after finishing fourth at the tournament.
"Today the team was very focused," Greece forward Antonios Fotsis said. "Everybody wanted to play well and at least win the bronze medal. This is a very big success for us."
Also, France beat Croatia 69-62 behind 18 points from Antoine Diot in the fifth-place game.
Both teams had already qualified for next year's world championship in Turkey and were only playing to determine the final placings.
Also, guard Vitalii Fridzon scored 26 points to lead Russia past Turkey 89-66 for seventh place at the tournament.
An old Italian lived alone in New Jersey . He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament: 有個住在新澤西州義大利後裔的老先生, 想要像往年一樣種蕃茄. 但是地很硬, 挖起來很困難.往年都幫他的兒子如今又入獄了. 老先生寫了封信給兒子敘述他的難處 : Dear Vincent: I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won't be able to plant! m! y tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over? I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days. Love, Papa 親愛的兒子 : 我很哀傷, 因為今年沒法種蕃茄了. 我已經太老 , 挖不動菜圃了. 如果你還在家 , 一定會像從前一般地幫我挖. A few days later he received a letter from his son. Dear Pop: Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried. Love, Vinnie 過了幾天, 他兒子回了封信: 老爸 , 千萬別挖. 屍體就埋在菜園裡.
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At 4 a .m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left. That same day the old man received another letter from his son. 第二天清晨四點, FBI 和地方警察全體出動, 把菜園挖翻了一遍都沒找到屍體. 他們向老先生道歉後而離去. 當天老先生又收到一封兒子的來信 : Dear Pop: Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances. Love you, Vinnie 老爸, 現在你可以種蕃茄了吧! 在當下這個狀況, 這是我能給您最大限度的幫助
做這測驗吧!但別作弊 別作弊 <br>別作弊 別作弊 別作弊!!! <br><br>其實這還不錯啦! <br><br>但別作弊! <br><br>在下面的短文裡數有幾個"F" <br><br>FINISHED FILES ARE THE <br>RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC <br>STUDY COMBINED WITH THE <br>EXPERIENCE OF YEARS <br><br><br><br>數玩了吧? <br><br>繼續往下看! <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>確定有幾個F了? <br><br><br>有幾個F? <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>三個嗎? <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>錯,有六個,不騙你! <br><br><br><br>再讀一次! <br><br><br><br><br>FINISHED FILES ARE THE <br>RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC <br>STUDY COMBINED WITH THE <br>EXPERIENCE OF YEARS <br><br><br><br>想知道為什麼嗎? <br><br><br><br><br><br><br>想知道為什麼嗎? <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>我們的腦袋是沒有辦法處理"OF" <br><br><br><br><br>不可思議? <br><br>如果你第一次就算有六個F的話,你就是所謂的天才 <br>如果你第一次只數了三個,你就正常 <br>至於連三個都不到的話,就建議你去看醫生。
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