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Kobe Bryant of the US reacts during Men's Gold Medal Game- Game 76 between Spain and the United States of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games basketball event at Olympic Basketball Gymnasium in Beijing, China, Aug. 24, 2008. The US beat Spain 118-107 and won the gold medal of the event. [Li Jundong/Xinhua]
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Juan Navarro scored eight points when the Spaniards never fell behind to the fast-stepped Americans in the third quarter, which ended by 91-82.
Fernandez, who will play for the Portland Trail Blazers next season, rested for most of the third quarter due to foul trouble and came up in the fourth period to explode with a 7-0 run as Spain cut the lead short on 91-89.
Bryant answered by initiating a 12-3 run to extend the leading margin to 11 points by 103-92. Fernandez kept Spain into the game one-handedly in the next four minutes as he made another 3-pointer and a three-point dunking play on the head of US center Dwight Howard.