On September 9, 2001, the match for 3rd place at Eurobasket 2001 in Turkey was played between Spain and Germany, with on one side Pau Gasol21 years old, and on the other Dirk Nowitzki, 23 years. That day they fought a memorable duel with 43 points at 12/18 including 5/7 from afar, 15 rebounds and 3 assists from the German and 31 points at 9/18 including 4/7 at 3-pts and 10 rebounds for the Spaniard, whose team had the last laugh, 99-90.
The dual :
Best Power Forwards in the history of the game? ????
???????? Dirk Nowitzki: 43 PTS | 15 REB | 3 AST
???????? Pau Gasol: 31 PTS | 10 REB | 3 BLK@swish41 & @PauGasol put up a show in the @EuroBasket 2001 bronze medal game where Spain prevailed 99-90! pic.twitter.com/oBDexsHHaH— #EuroBasket 2022 (@EuroBasket) September 7, 2021
The entire meeting.