Maybe 13 is a lucky number after all.
Thirteen years after an inspired Spain, playing without injured star Pau Gasol (left foot) in the final, routed Greece to claim the FIBA World Championship crown at Saitama Super Arena, the national team achieved global glory again.
Fittingly, Marc Gasol, Pau's younger brother, helped lead the way.
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