Eurobasket '09 Update

There were decisive matches at Eurobasket '09 in Poland on Monday. The Painted Area was glued to the action, and has this update: GROUP F: Spain 84, Lithuania 70 Pau Gasol and the Spaniards looked strong ... but they still need another win to reach the knockout stage. (Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images) Spain officially slammed the door shut on Lithuania's Eurobasket run by outscoring the Lithuanians 49-19 in the middle quarters. The turning point came early in the second quarter where Spain went on 23-0 run to start the quarter. Lithuania went scoreless over the first seven minutes and only produced eight points in the quarter. After scoring 24 pts in the first quarter, Lithuania could only generate a total of 19 points over the next two quarters. Things started off very promising in the first quarter with Lithuania making nine of 15 from the field. Then, Spain really turned on the defensive pressure after the first quarter and the Lithuanians wilted. Spain sc...