体坛英语资讯：Preview: Age and balance to decide FIBA World Cup title match
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word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2004 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medallists">medallists</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="crowned">crowned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2006 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="head">head</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="surrendered">surrendered</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crown">crown</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="duel">duel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="integral">integral</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 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word="over">over</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Pau">Pau</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="duties">duties</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 34-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Marc">Marc</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paint">paint</span>, <span word="powering">powering</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbeaten">unbeaten</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14.4 <span word="points">points</span>, 5.3 <span word="rebounds">rebounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> 3.7 <span word="assists">assists</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taught">taught</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gasol">Gasol</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Lamar">Lamar</span> <span word="Odom">Odom</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010. <span word="Gasol">Gasol</span> <span word="hoisted">hoisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Brien">Brien</span> <span word="Trophy">Trophy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Toronto">Toronto</span> <span word="Raptors">Raptors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>.</p>
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