Barcelona 92 - Lakers 88

And is left behind the 2010 FIBA World , where Team USA Basketball, once ranked as Dream Team, was able to compensate for the absence of Kobe Bryant and finally crowned World Champion , although many are bemoaning the actions of its respective teams.

That is why the match between Barcelona and Los Angeles Lakers was lived under a kind of revenge, trying to demonstrate how to live basketball (with their respective regulations) is the best play, resulting in a tight game and emotionally charged.

The meeting began with a noticeable advantage from the Blaugrana, with Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro turning 13 and 9 points respectively, while decentralized and the defensive failures that resulted in a razor-sharp Kobe Bryant helps to bring the score to 24-21 for Americans.

Twists and turns, with a second quarter ended on 45 to 44 pro-Barça, and a Ricky Rubio that while making his contribution was not as accurate as expected, requiring the spontaneous emergence of Gasol to keep things in place : The third quarter ended 70 to 68 for the Lakers, shortening a time difference of 12 points.

The confidence of a historical supremacy came down with the bad decision to Phil Jackson to come out to play the last period with alternates, which earned him not only playing 4 minutes without turning, but also the advantage of 86 to 79 that had Barcelona .

The final result left 92 points for Barcelona and 88 for Los Angeles Lakers, the first time in history that a European team could beat this American power.