Tony Parker followed up a Spurs NBA championship with a French bronze medal at Eurobasket 2005.
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Germany's Dirk Nowitzki. France's Tony Parker. Russia's Andrei Kirilenko. The three stars were among a host of NBA players to hit the hardwood at Eurobasket 2005 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.

Nowitzki and Germany reached the championship game, but in a surprise, Greece took home the gold medal with a 78-62 victory. Nowitzki finished with 23 points and nine rebounds in the contest.

Greece and Germany reached the gold-medal game with thrilling one-point victories the day before. Greece edged Parker and France 67-66, while Nowitzki scored 27 points, including the game-winning shot in the closing seconds, to lift Germany past Spain 74-73.

France bounced back behind Parker's 25 points to defeat Spain 98-63 for the bronze medal.

NBA TV aired the tournament's decisive contests live, from the quarterfinals through the championship game.

Thursday, Sept. 22
Quarterfinal: Greece 66, Russia 61
Quarterfinal: France 63, Lithuania 47

Friday, Sept. 23
Quarterfinal: Germany 76, Slovenia 62
Quarterfinal: Spain 101, Croatia 85 (OT)

Saturday, Sept. 24
Semifinal: Greece 67, France 66
Semifinal: Germany 74, Spain 73

Sunday, Sept. 25
Third-Place Game: France 98, Spain 63
Championship: Greece 78, Germany 62

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday's Quarterfinals:
Greece, France advance | Wrapup
Friday's Quarterfinals:
Germany, Spain move on | Wrapup
Saturday's Semifinals:
Germany, Greece prevail | Wrapup
Sunday's Championship:
Greece wins gold medal | Wrapup
Dirk Nowitzki and Andrei Kirilenko took part in Basketball Without Borders - Europe earlier this summer in Treviso, Italy.
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