Before the game, the Spanish coach was told of a Pau Gasol injury — which is not what Bulls’ fans want to hear — and not to play him for more than five minutes at a time. But when it came time for him to sit, Gasol demanded to stay in.
Gasol ended up dropping 30, including hitting six of seven from three, as Spain topped Poland 80-66 to advance to the final eight teams at EuroBasket. Net up for Spain is a strong Greek squad and Gasol said he was good to go for it.
Poland was actually up three late in the third before Spain went on a 17-2 run that gave them a comfortable margin of victory.