Paul Gasol EPIC 40 Points Game vs. France 🇪🇸🇫🇷 • Semi-Final • FIBA EuroBasket 2015

Pau Gasol celebrates his 40th birthday. We have a look back on one of his best days ever in basketball. During the semi-final game at the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 against France the Spanish legend scored amazig 40 points! Have fun with this extended highlight video!
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[@nandeiras82]

Pau bullied the best NBA defender of the league that day...and with 35 years old... most underrated NBA Star ever, Don Pau Gasol

[@MiguelMartinezmtzzz]

And 3 other centers!

[@DeathLacooda]

2015 Gobert the best defender of the league? No way

[@user-pj2jh8on6e]

@@DeathLacooda He was one of the best, otherwise he would have never won the award in 2017 and 2018,so yeah, Gasol with 35 years old toyed Gobert being considered one of the best defenders in the world at the time with Kawhi Leonard and D.Green.

[@francoismontresmecaniques7082]

As a french man, this one hurts the most. For those who are not spanish or french, you have to understand that those two teams didn't like each other, we (french) loved to hate them. They were dominating in Europe, way too good, and awfully tricky too, we beat them only twice, and every time it was a "war" on the floor. But at the end of the day and as hard as it feels, you have to aknowledge one fo the greatest FIBA performance ever by one of the greatest FIBA player ever. If you want to see a big guy technique, and big guy moves, Pau had everything, absolutely everything, a huge respect to a legend I loved to hate.

[@Va9uero]

It's a sane hate. Every year we play against France is more difficult and tough, you compete better. It's an honour winning you. Your team make our victories worth.

[@francoismontresmecaniques7082]

@@Va9uero True and very nicely said. Your team has won everything, and had a winner spirit like no other in Europe for nearly 20 years. You totally deserved your medals. Pau and Juanca (what a player!) showed the world what competition is all about. It was an honour fighting this golden spanish team, we rarely won, but we tried. And for those who likes defense, France Spain rarely disappointed.

[@Va9uero]

@@francoismontresmecaniques7082 In fact, the high defense level is the key for those victories.

[@benitoalvarezdominguez5501]

Bravo François, tes mots sont un homage a une des plus belles rivalité du basket fiba

[@ivanantolinlobera8906]

Bonitas palabras, la verdad, es que yo no vi un partido de un jugador europeo dominar tanto, fue magia pura.

[@mistersimorgh1537]

Pau out there showing mamba mentality

[@taladrocule]

Mamba mentality + Spanish Fury!!

[@armin38822]

This was unreal to watch in real time.

[@purpleman1974]

I thought I was going to have a heart attack, haha. But it was so surprising to see France sticking to Gobert "taking care" of Pau by himself without double teams. It looks like the idea was, knowing that Pau is such a great passer, and Gobert such a good defender, to prevent Pau from feeding his teammates the ball, and having to face Rudy Gobert everytime. But once you see that Pau is unstoppable one on one (and he had been showing that for a decade at that point...), and is killing Gobert like you rarely see in basketball, change your plan, dude...

[@rmd4379]

He scholled robert

[@jose0955]

He was 35 years old at this time... What a player!

[@nachocastro7]

Best FIBA player ever. No doubts.

[@sibiantony6397]

dirk

[@oscarespigonzalez8542]

@@sibiantony6397 dirk can't dance

[@bollybone]

Center: Divac,Gasol,Cosic,sabonis,jokic,vucevic. PF:Dirk, giannis,radja,Marc Gasol,schrempf. SF:kukoc,rigeaudau stojakovic,danilovic,diamantidis, SG:Petrovic,dalipagic,Dragic,Fernandez,yannakis Pg: Doncic,parker,djordjevic,navarro,zdovc.

[@manuelgimferrer]

@@sibiantony6397 not in FIBA competitions, sorry, that is for Pau no doubt. If we talk about NBA that's another thing, but if we're talking about FIBA, then Pau wins by a landslide

[@claud.5664]

@@bollybone sleepin on Manu 🥱

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

Spain's dominance between 2006-2016 was just absolutely insane. What a team... and the amount of absolutely elite "second tier" players they had was unbelievable. At one point they had Rubio, Calderon, Navarro, the Gasol brothers, Garbajosa, Rodriguez & Rudy all NBA team. Those Olympic Game finals against the USA were some of the best basketball games ever played.

[@torpedospurs]

They got really unlucky in 2004, just happened to play the US in the one game when the US 3's were dropping in. If the US had played according to form Spain would probably be Olympic Champs that year, not Argentina.

[@Odiseio]

Was?. It´s 2022 and what team is European and World Champion??? ;)

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

@@Odiseio haha it's actually insane... Last WC was crazy but this one was just trippy!

[@chelomejias676]

2006-2023. Still winning

[@brucebanner4157]

Ibaka too

[@samvPK]

I was there. One of the few spaniards. I bought the tickets months in advance, before the tournament started. I followed all the matches as Spain went through, hoping I could have the chance to see them. When the semifinal was finally settled, I couldn't believe my luck. I was afraid, though, for I knew France had a terrific team. Me and my wife were sourrounded by thousands of extremely confident french supporters. When Batum hit the 3p shot to go to OT, they all thought France will win. The rest is history. One of the happiest days of my life. Only sport can provide such feelings.

[@DanielMartinez-qs7gf]

Que tremenda suerte, el destino supongo

[@donangel5239]

@@DanielMartinez-qs7gf no habla español jeje

[@DanielMartinez-qs7gf]

@@donangel5239 "I was there. One of the few Spaniards"

[@donangel5239]

@@DanielMartinez-qs7gf ya lo se era un pequeño chascarillo

[@johnathancraig14]

Watching the highlights is great, but does not help to understand the feel of the moment. I am happy you got to experience this in person. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@hectorcontreras2098]

Lo habré visto 50 veces y no me canso. Pelos de punta!

[@dabana77]

Pau is a monster... the BEST european basketball player.

[@brucebanner4157]

Pau Gasol with Spain was a Big problem. He gave tough times yo team USA too, his Paint footwork, skill and Game IQ was off the charts

[@AlGcHorte]

Gobert met his daddy that day

[@DeathLacooda]

If only Gobert had half his offensive skills 😭

[@wizardishere5633]

and then terence mann became his stepdad

[@logan_rdc]

Papá GASOL, PAU

[@pepefernandez4270]

XD

[@araldur9545]

Best european player ever, and one of the best player in the world of all times

[@charlieolartelovetounbox7226]

Pau power!!! He's definitely on my Top5 international players

[@pablonavarro7325]

La mayor exhibición fiba de la historia!

[@TheKiomaru]

Hombre,no Lo creo

[@davidsilva-cr4ff]

@@TheKiomaru 40 puntos en Francia? Si eso no te parece una exhibición entonces no sabes lo que es baloncesto

[@tauchacholt2463]

@@davidsilva-cr4ff Si 40 puntos te parece la mayor exhibicion FIBA de la historia quizas seas tu quien no sabe lo que es baloncesto.

[@antoniomontanez2715]

@@tauchacholt2463 40 puntos en semifinales de eurobasket contra la anfitriona es SIN DUDA la mayor exhibición de la historia FIBA

[@tauchacholt2463]

@@antoniomontanez2715 No, o por lo menos no sin duda. Asi a bote pronto yo me quedaria con los 62 puntos de Petrovic. El torneo (Recopa) no era tan importante, pero era en la final y el partido de Petrovic es mejor que el de Gasol. Eso no quita para que este partido de Pau sea mitico, pero hablar de la mayor exhibicion FIBA son palabras mayores.

[@capobasketball7158]

THE GOAT

[@unodepuebloisback8699]

Amazing game and amazing spanish basket national team. After the US the best world team during the last 20 years

[@loganido]

6:40 is brutal, Pau looked like a 7' Bryant there with that footwork

[@VicMad1984]

That kind of domination was even obscene...

[@juliantmjul7175]

La mejor Francia posible, para que no haya lugar a dudas. A Francia no le faltaba ninguno y a España le faltaba Marc Gasol, Calderon

[@rawsy4769]

Y Ricky Rubio, también lesionado

[@jaimegarcia9408]

Y en su casa con 16 mil franceses. Partido memorable para la historia de España y de Gasol , contra la gente que más detestamos los españoles junto con los ingleses

[@DCDVassili]

Pau Gasol siempre será eterno

[@apslaojotse4536]

Síii.. Pablito Gasol ☝🏽

[@BelverJ]

Who is here just before the Eurobasket final 2022?

[@cariocabassa]

Im here after...

[@dabana77]

And NOW, in 2022, Spain has won AGAIN the European championship against France in the final!!! The fourth European championship. That's crazy. ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡VIVA ESPAÑAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nikos8247]

Gasol is the man! One more reason to love this player is his character, never got into fights or loose his temper even if provoked...

[@jaimecm9635]

Super Pau 🇪🇸🥇

[@dabana77]

The revenge is SWEET.... VIVA ESPAÑA!!!!!!!

[@AyTonio79]

2022 Spain Eurobasket champions!

[@juanoepikun]

En ese Eurobasket Gasol se llevó en los bolsillos una medalla de oro, un mvp y a Gobert

[@christophegauducheau9799]

Un super match entre la France et l Espagne le meilleur de toutes ces années avec un grand gazol 🎩

[@RafaelGarcia-eu4lp]

What an unforgettable match. I remember complaining at the beginning "Why are we (Spain) playing so slow?" and one of my coaches answering "At this pace Pau can play 40 minutes, much better for us if France slows the game down today". Unbelievable exhibition of competitiveness.

[@eliaspapanikolaou3563]

Rise Iron! Rise! Respect to our friends and relatives there in Ibiric Peninculla,all over from Greece! EXellent Warrior Personality

[@chakysam9014]

Vaya gesta mis tercios españoles con mi Pau Gasol al frente grandes!!

[@FreeFlow__]

I dont care what anybody says, Pau is the best european player ever.

[@rekoplayking]

What a wonderfull Africa vs Spain

[@gonzaloob]

Jajajaka

[@MrBolaextra]

Ese partido fue BRUTAL. Lo recuerdo perfectamente. ¡Qué grande Pau!

[@hhujggjjgtjjjhgfhhukj]

Me pregunto a que colegio llevará Pau a su HIJO Gobert

[@araldur9545]

😂😂😂

[@czarfajardo6105]

Pau is a MONSTER!

[@javipalmero9285]

Grande muy grande Don Pau Gasol🏀🇪🇦

[@MrCastoloman]

Yo tambien recuerdo ese dia. Batum se comporto como un autentico cerdo. Nada nuevo en él. Yo estaba en Francia. Estaba todo dios viendo el partido. El silencio tras el pitido final fue memorable

[@lightningjimmyjoejohnson8499]

Imagine if this was prime Pau

[@glizzy1584]

this was the prime Pau bro, he's not skilled like this before

[@balix1914]

@@glizzy1584 2009 is his prime. He had the skill and the strength of a 28 y.o

[@siscomartinez715]

Todavia recuerdo como si fuera ayer el grito que di en el salón de mi casa cuando pau hizo ese mate contra francia , Pau gasol el rey de españa y de europa , viva PAU y viva ESPAÑA 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@brucebanner4157]

Yo me acuerdo de ese mate cuando España pierde 58-61 con la remontada q empezó a hacer España, y con ese matazo de pau se me erizó la piel

[@rafaelgomegarcia8753]

Machaco a toda Francia jajajajaja

[@VicMad1984]

La cara de loco que pone después con esos ojos de poseído... Es ahí cuando sabes que Pau ya se ha adueñado del partido.

[@lucian6857]

@@rafaelgomegarcia8753 jajaja? we say ahahah no ? and i will love to see next 10,15 years, we will take back all the medals you stoled againt us and beat yo ass up, its our time now

[@alejandrorocker907]

Buah yo lo vi con unos amigos y nos dejamos la garganta. Impresionante como se la saco Pau...

[@Elbonilloful]

The best game I have never seen of my National team. Simply magic

[@khoss76]

Found someone to drive me from Paris to Lille, a Thursday, just to watch the game. 20+k people chanting "la Marseillaise", Batum tying the game from the corner, Gasol destroying us, good and sad memories at the same time

[@ER_MAGO11_D_D10S]

Ni con juego sucio ni árbitros,nadie podía pararlo ese día

[@zaxtt.p8241]

Creo que es la victoria española con la que más disfruté. En parte por inesperada y sobretodo por la exhibición de Pau, esa forma de machacar a Francia...sublime

[@abelgarciafernandez7997]

The best spanish player ever.

[@karlschmitt9796]

@Kenneth Matthew Dirk was better

[@javiqm2331]

@@karlschmitt9796 Not in FIBA

[@piresblanc]

@@javiqm2331 gran respuesta not in FIBA

[@javiqm2331]

@@piresblanc Bueno, es que son facts, no opiniones

[@AC-nx7qr]

@@karlschmitt9796 Debatable. Dirk was already on a contending team early in his career. Pau on the other hand only started getting the respect he deserved when he actually started playing with a contending team which is about 6 years after his rookie season.

[@oscarmiquel5779]

Gasol is the god

[@juanantonioramirezpierres8022]

Los tercios españoles se rinden nunca !!!! Vamos Pau!!!!

[@Millertime-lg6ml]

La soberbia francesa, 20.000 tíos gritando, insultando, abucheando a españa.... y llegó Gasol y los puso en su sitio jojo. Que delirio, solo verlos echar bilis por la boca ya es lo más!! Batum no tenía a quien darle puñetazos ese día

[@zamaelisleamsi3759]

No nos flipemos que en el campeonato anterior Francia le hizo lo mismo a España en Madrid.

[@Millertime-lg6ml]

@@zamaelisleamsi3759 este partido creo que fue record de asistencia en un partido de baloncesto en europa había 20 pico mil espectadores. Ambiente muy hostil y con faltas de respeto continuas! Francia mucha inquina a España, recordemos el puñetazo de Batum a Navarro... Un público de lo peor que pueda haber .

[@Jose-lh1ez]

Una pena para Francia que España lleve 20 años cerrándolo todos los caminos a los títulos jajajaja..,

[@rbasket8]

Empezaron a hacer "oles oles" cuando iban arriba de bastante en el tercer o cuarto cuarto. Luego silencio. Espero que en fútbol les podamos dar otra paliza de la mano de Luís Enrique, overrated team.

[@jaimegarcia9408]

@@zamaelisleamsi3759 no estaba Gasol entonces, la diferencia es enorme , aquí es que estaba la mejor Francia posible y a España le faltaba, Marc, Ricky y Calderón, casi nada. Si es para fliparselo un rato

[@snakehunter8793]

One of the greatest basketball games I've ever seen... Back when FIBA wasn't a joke of an organisation.

[@EduSanjuan777]

The day Pau channeled his inner Kobe.

[@morillonis3814]

Me costaba estar sentado en el sofá. Nunca he vivido algo tan emocionante como este partido.

[@eptrainer2010]

GOAT

[@digargo]

As a spaniard, i see the summary of this game at least once a year. Thank you PAU!

[@danielruiz242]

Te lo recomiendo cada 6 meses.

[@manueltoledo1493]

A living legend!

[@MAEDtravel]

That game shows clearly how great Gasol is

[@raimundocasadomanas4788]

Es en diferido y sigo temblando de la emoción, grandísimo Pau, grandísima España 👏👏👏

[@danielgsx-r9281]

Partidazo del más grande de la historia de España!

[@sanda386]

Most badass international performance this century so far. France team was loaded, basically all NBA players, more than a couple all-star caliber at some point, playing at home, clear-cut favorites. Gasol at 35 just torched them. Spain already way past their prime as a squad and with no Ricky or Marc iirc. To say he was carrying the team is a gross understatement.

[@jaimegarcia9408]

And the match in Paris , incredible

[@J27992]

E.T.erno Pau Gasol

[@robertoriva2758]

Un' enciclopedia di fondamentali. Epico! Roberto from Italy! 🖤🔝🏀

[@leuschua2715]

All heart!! one of the best pau gasol!

[@joaquingascon8317]

Que 2 grandes selecciones, sin menospreciar a miss queridos franceses, podia haber ganado cualquiera,pero que partido madre jjjj pocos partidos sean visto con esa emoción,bravo por los 2 equipazos

[@jesusmanuelquesada7361]

Fantástico Pau y todo el equipo de España, muy grandes, se la debíamos a la France, en su cancha

[@kerox79]

Every now and then when feeling down, I watch this video and cheers me up...

[@drazen4368]

And that folks, that´s why basketball is where amazing happens

[@ej4395]

Un muy digno rival en uno de los mejores partidos de la FIBA, pero absolutamente nadie habría podido parar ese día al estratosférico Pau Gasol. Sus nietos se sentirán orgullosos cuando vean esta partido contra una gran Francia que, sin embargo, no pudo hacer nada más. De los mejores partidos que he visto en mi vida, de las mejores actuaciones de Pau. Leyenda!

[@davideferrari7487]

Un uomo tra i bambini

[@LUXXURYWORLD]

Uno de los mejores partidos de la historia del baloncesto por parte de un jugador. Jugar fuera de casa y con todo un país enfrente. Simplemente E.T.

[@Jorgerally35]

When we saw this live, it was crystal clear that it was one of the most iconic moments of any sport. But fans will keep forgetting this moments and remembering NBA random moments as their best memories, underrating FIBA as always... Pau Gasol best performance is probably best performance of any athlete of all time.

[@albertmigue4287]

Pau Gasol playing like 25 year old! He is still on fire at his age as now!

[@jessieveridiano2854]

very nice game

[@ignaciobarraganmaza1529]

Que orgullo de país y de selección. Vaya maravilla de partido y de jugador Don Pau. En 2020 campeones absolutos del mundo y este año campeones de nuevo del Eurobasket ganándole a Francia la final. Somos el mejor país y la mejor selección ❤

[@danielgonzalezhernandez5831]

Spain is the best Basketball Seleccion of the history.

[@sonnyburnett4321]

Pau Gasol is the best European player of basketball history , and Spain the best team, no dude!!

[@pepecuevas]

Vamos a dejarnos por un momento de pasión por la patria. Lo de que Gasol es el mejor jugador europeo de la historia es discutible porque hay un jugador alemán llamado Dirk Nowitzky que no es manco

[@sonnyburnett4321]

@@pepecuevas Poca idea tiene usted de baloncesto afirmando eso…Reconociendo que Nowitzki fue muy bueno, uno de los grandes. Pero la carrera de Gasol es tremendamente más exitosa que la del alemán. Mire los títulos de uno y de otro. Además de que Pau Gasol tiene un anillo NBA más que Dirk, mire los títulos con España, que los tiene todos, y luego mire los de Dirk con Alemania… Amigo, no estoy cegado por nada, me baso en hechos y títulos…Lo vuelvo a afirmar, Gasol es el mejor jugador de baloncesto europeo de la historia, con diferencia del resto.

[@oscar2009sr]

Aquello fue pura magia, la definición perfecta de BA-LON-CES-TO.

[@Luis.sicilia]

Increible Pau, tremendo lo que me hiciste vivir en ese partido. Que orgullo de jugador.

[@apslaojotse4536]

Pablo Gasol. ...the best

[@AlGcHorte]

With FIBA rules Pau is arguably one of the best and most dominant players ever. Would have been interesting to see how Gallis, Petrovic, and Sabonis perform with the reduced amount of minutes that player play nowadays in FIBA. I have doubts especially about how would have Gallis adapted to this new kind of play. I was so young, but I remember him as pure scoring machine, but absorving a lot of possesions. From recent players, Dirk did not have that feeling of domination in FIBA like Pau did. Curious, because in the NBA he had it. Melo is definitely the NBA superstar which can exploit his abilities the most with FIBA rules. Durant did have some incredible performances with USA Team as well. Doncic might be one of the greatest.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Dirk had some really great games playing under FIBA rules. He just never had a solid supporting cast playing with Team Germany. Pau Gasol always had really good teammates playing for Team Spain... namely his brother Marc Gasol... then likes of Juan Carlos Navarro, Jose Calderon, Ricky Rubio, Sergio Rodriguez, Sergio Llull, Nikola Mirotic, Felipe Reyes, Rudy Fernandez, etc.... Doncic may end up like Dirk... since Slovenia is far from a true basketball powerhouse. Basketball is a team game, a superstar needs teammates to achieve further greatness.

[@MrRockleyend]

Dont forget Ginobilli, FIBA and NBA legend.

[@stephenr80]

Gasol was FAST in that match he looked like superhealthy and powerful!!!

[@oscarmanuelpenaslopez5828]

Vaya partidazo de Gasol, ganó el partido el solo, para que vean los Franceses, que tenían un buen equipo, y muchos los daban por favoritos.

[@marcgarcia9568]

Hombre solo, solo... Pregúntale a un tal Sergio Rodríguez que hizo aquel día. Pau es un monstruo y esa es la mayor exhibición fiba que yo he visto, pero ganar solo no es verdad..

[@javierburgos7]

@@marcgarcia9568 Pau metio la mitad de los puntos de todo el equipo. No gano solo, pero sin el, España no ganaba ese partido ni de coña.

[@omarbadiapastor211]

Se me pone la piel de gallina. Gracias por tanto Pau!!!!

[@byivanpatro]

🇪🇸: 🥇🏆 🇲🇫: 😢😭

[@pedroantoniosillero6555]

Pau estuvo increíble, pero el sistema defensivo que montó Scariolo a partir del tercer cuarto fue antológico.

[@estevesg8652]

Bulling NBa defensive player of the year to be Rudy Gobert like whaaaaat? OMG!

[@markdwighttadina7655]

Now he's a Hall of Famer. Memphis made him but Kobe and the Lakers unleashed him.

[@albertolafuente9947]

Gracias por todo gasol

[@RobertoGlezF1]

El mejor deportista español de todos los tiempos. PAU.

[@TheRomipow]

No riky , no marc , no calderon , great win

[@Martin-zx6sz]

Fue una actuacion epica del mejor jugador de la historia de 🇪🇸🏀

[@peterskiles5249]

Damn it even in the last seconds they shown France tiki taka hahaha

[@sergior4able]

Francia,nuestro eterno hijo en baloncesto.

[@lesanchjames7767]

El partido de baloncesto que más me ha hecho vibrar!

[@ulisesmadridrubio2563]

Seras una persona joven. Yo recuerdo un España& URRS con canasta final de Epi. El España_ USA del mundial de Colombia. O el España_ Yugoslavia de Los Angeles..... Que fueron la ostia

[@Hispania-nz9xw]

Pau is GOD. I felt heaven that night....

[@migue6064]

A mis 38 jamás he disfrutado tanto con un partido de basket!!!

[@zamaelisleamsi3759]

La semifinal contra Australia en el mundial de Wuhan o contra Argentina en Japón

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

I've never seen in my entire life such an exhibition in a FIBA game, and I've seen people like Gallis, Petrovic, Kukoc, Sabonis, Oscar Schmidt... I don't know, maybe somebody older than me that had seen the Dalipagic, Kikanovic, Delibasic, Belov... players from the 70s I just listened stories of, maybe this person could correct me

[@pepecuevas]

Por mi edad he visto jugar a todos los jugadores de los 70 que citas (habría que incluir a Cosic) y Pau es, por mucho, mejor que todos ellos

[@user-jg8cc9co5b]

You saw Galis but you missed his best game probably (or at least one his best). Semifinal of Eurobasket in 1989 and Greece plays almost the entire game with only 5 players (because the rest of them are trash) against the mighty USSR who 10 months earlier got the Gold in the Olympic games in Seoul. Galis dropped on them 45p out of 81p of Greece. P.S Galis didn't take a ton of shots. He wasn't Westbrook style. He had 17/30 2p (57%), 1/2 3p (50%) and 8/9 FT (89%). He was that much efficient in scoring and he was just 1,83m.

[@olivier9266]

Pau Gasol anoto la primera y la ultima canasta del partido . Es un resumen de su partidazo !!

[@lauce3998]

Ese partido lo ganó el.

[@mariogv4083]

El mejor español de la historia 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 del baloncesto

[@jaimegarcia9408]

No sólo español, uno de los mejores jugadores pívots del mundo de los últimos lustros, pocos jugadores internacionales tienen este tipo de partidos y el palmarés de Gasol. España hace años se le quedó muy pequeña.

[@Vachlav]

5:28 all became clear after this point.