Olympics: Spain Basketball Team Add Victory to Insult Against China

World champions Spain shocked a passionate home crowd as they came from behind to beat hosts China 85-75 in the men's basketball tournament. The Spanish trailed by 14 points at the end of the third quarter, but managed to draw level at 72-72 with just 19 seconds left on the clock.

That sent the tie into overtime, where Spanish forward Pau Gasol, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, took control as Spain secured a famous victory. Gasol finished with 29 points, while guard Rudy Fernandez added 21. Zhu Fangyu and Wang Zhizhi scored 15 points apiece for China, who were beaten by the United States in their opening game.

The Spanish will be glad to make some headlines for their on-court actions, having seen the pre-match build-up dominated by their insensitive team photo, which depicted the players making slit-eye gestures in reference to their Chinese opponents.