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Players vie for the ball during Men's Gold Medal Game- Game 76 between Spain and the United States of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games basketball event at Olympic Basketball Gymnasium in Beijing, China, Aug. 24, 2008. The US beat Spain 118-107 and won the gold medal of the event. [Li Jundong/Xinhua]
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"Spain were incredible. They are world champions, but we came up for a big win. Everybody said the NBA players are selfish, arrogant, individual. Today we proved we can play together," Bryant said.
Dwyane Wade, US leading scorer, had the game-high 27 points when the team shot amazing 70 percent (26-37) in the field and 46 percent on three-pointer (13-28).
Rudy Fernandez led the brave Spaniards with 22 points and Pau Gasol added 21 points and six rebounds, with six players scoring double-digit numbers.