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Holden's jumper with two seconds left lifts Russia over Spain
Sep. 16, 2007
CBSSports.com wire reports
MADRID, Spain -- Jon Robert Holden scored with two seconds remaining Sunday to lift Russia over Spain 60-59 in the final of the European Basketball Championship.
Holden stripped Spain center Pau Gasol and then pump-faked before his jump shot bounced high and in for the win. Gasol's jumper at the buzzer rattled out as time expired.
Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko led Russia with 17 points as the Russians lifted their first European title in 22 years. Kirilenko was named MVP of the tournament.
In the bronze-medal game, Ksistof Lavrinovic scored 19 points to lead Lithuania over defending champion Greece 78-69. Lithuania also qualified for next year's Beijing Olympics by finishing third.
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Sep. 16, 2007
CBSSports.com wire reports
MADRID, Spain -- Jon Robert Holden scored with two seconds remaining Sunday to lift Russia over Spain 60-59 in the final of the European Basketball Championship.
Holden stripped Spain center Pau Gasol and then pump-faked before his jump shot bounced high and in for the win. Gasol's jumper at the buzzer rattled out as time expired.
Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko led Russia with 17 points as the Russians lifted their first European title in 22 years. Kirilenko was named MVP of the tournament.
In the bronze-medal game, Ksistof Lavrinovic scored 19 points to lead Lithuania over defending champion Greece 78-69. Lithuania also qualified for next year's Beijing Olympics by finishing third.
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http://cbs.sportsline.com/nba/story/10355485
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Robert_Holden
You would think that Putin would have "decreed" someone better. I wonder what the going rate is for a "decree"?
