PHI - 2013 FIBA Asia

**Retz** · September 19th, 2013 05:51 PM

Spain rout Serbia to join France in semis

Two-time reigning champions Spain eased past Serbia 90-60 Wednesday to reach the European basketball championships semi-finals where they will take on France in a rematch of the 2011 final.

France moved into the final four with a 72-62 win over Slovenia -- at the same time booking a spot in the 2014 World Cup, which will take place in Spain next summer.
France, who lost to Spain 98-85 in the 2011 final in Kaunas, were paced by their NBA star trio.

San Antonio Spurs superstar Tony Parker scored 27 points while Portland Trailblazers forward Nicolas Batum had 14 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Spurs forward Boris Diaw added 10 points and six rebounds.

France came into the game as the tournament's number one scoring offence but Slovenia held them to just two baskets in the first quarter.

France used a 10-0 run early in the third quarter to gain a 10-point lead and then a 7-0 spurt in the fourth period re-established the 10-point advantage and France held on.

Slovenia were paced by Goran Dragic's 18 points and six assists while Zoran Dragic had 12 points and five rebounds in the loss.

In the day's first quarter-final, Spain were never challenged against Serbia with Sergio Rodriguez scoring 22 points and Rudy Fernandez collecting 19 points. Marc Gasol added seven points, five rebounds and six assists for Spain.

"We played the best game until now in the tournament," said Spain coach Juan Orenga.

"It's just one more step. Now we have the next one. Our ambition from the beginning was to try to fight for the medals, try to fight for the gold medal. We will keep on that, knowing that the next game will maybe be tougher than today."

Spain dominated Serbia from the very start with the first eight points of the game and allowed just one basket in the quarter for a 21-5 lead with Fernandez scoring 13 points.

Rodriguez took over the second quarter with 14 points -- 11 of them coming in a 17-3 run which essentially decided the game as it put Spain ahead 43-17.
Spain never slowed down in the third quarter, increasing the lead to 40 points and easing to the win.

The remaining quarter-finals will be Croatia v Ukraine followed by the night-capper Lithuania v Italy on Thursday.

Source: Spain rout Serbia to join France in semis

**Ry_Tower** · September 19th, 2013 06:40 PM

Retz: FIBA ASIA ito na thread, hindi FIBA-Euro, gawa ka bagong thread na lang.

**Retz** · September 23rd, 2013 11:30 AM

^

palitan na lang cguro ni sir GH ang thread title ng "Fiba World" para about Fiba na lang lahat dito sa thread.

Btw, four(4) wildcard slots na lang sana mapasama ang mighty china.

**baludoy** · September 23rd, 2013 05:10 PM

france na pala ang nanalo sa europe. akala ko delikado sila matanggal kaagad iyong pala opposite ang mangyayari hehe

**CLAVEL3699** · September 23rd, 2013 05:25 PM

mapapalabas ba sya sa SPORTS channel nang TV5

**ZENMasterTYL** · September 23rd, 2013 06:05 PM

sa btv sya telecast

**baludoy** · September 23rd, 2013 09:30 PM

^^ meron ata. parang 9pm ang telecast

**Retz** · September 23rd, 2013 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by baludoy

france na pala ang nanalo sa europe. akala ko delikado sila matanggal kaagad iyong pala opposite ang mangyayari hehe

final score: France 80 - Lit 66

**Retz** · September 24th, 2013 09:54 AM

Pau Gasol to Gilas: I'll be ready for you

This early, Spain's national basketball team center Pau Gasol is giving Gilas Pilipinas a piece of advice: I'll be ready.

Dared by a local hoops fan, who uses an account named *boy_durian, on Twitter Monday night, the 7-foot NBA center told Gilas coach Chot Reyes, who retweeted Gasol's tweet, that he would be ready for the Philippine team in next year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup set in Spain from Aug. 30 to Sept. 14.

One of the most followed international sporting icons in the social networking site, Gasol caught the attention of Reyes, also an active Twitter user. Reyes recently scouted the just-concluded FIBA EuroBasket qualifiers in Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia that culminated with France winning the gold medal at the expense of Lithuania.

Reyes disclosed he also met Gasol’s fellow national team member, Jorge Garbajosa, while hoping the Nationals could play a tune-up match against Spain, ranked second in the world behind powerhouse and reigning Olympic champion United States.

Source: Pau Gasol to Gilas: I'll be ready for you