Brazil rallies to beat Spain 88-82 in Olympic play

"No. Never," said Spain guard Jose Calderon. "This is not our team, this is not the way we play, this is not the way. We've been together since I don't know how many years, and we always play to win. Always."

Leandro Barbosa scored 10 of his 23 points in the final six minutes, rallying Brazil to an 88-82 win over the Spaniards in a matchup of two medal contenders who could eventually challenge the Americans for gold.

Barbosa scored 20 points in the second half for Brazil (4-1), which trailed by 10 early in the fourth quarter. But the super-speedy Barbosa, who now plays for the Toronto Raptors, made a pair of 3-pointers and four free throws in a 12-2 run as Brazil finished second in Group B.

Pau Gasol scored 25 points and his brother, Marc, added 20 for Spain (3-2), which may have actually gained something by losing.

Spain is assured of not playing the U.S. (5-0) until the gold-medal game — that is if both the Spaniards and Americans continue to advance and get back to the final for the second straight games. The U.S. beat Spain for the gold medal four years ago in Beijing.

Behind Kevin Durant's 28 points, the U.S. concluded pool play with a 126-97 win over Argentina, which will play France in the quarterfinals.

In the other medal-round matchups, the Americans plays Australia (3-2), Spain plays France in a rematch of last year's European championship, and Russia (4-1) plays Lithuania (3-2).

Pau Gasol isn't concerned about who Spain meets next.

"The way we're playing right now, anybody could beat us," Gasol said after he and his teammates finished pool play with losses to Russia and Brazil.

Brazil, which would face Argentina on Wednesday if the U.S. wins as expected Monday night, played without 6-foot-11 starting center Nene. He sat out with foot soreness.

Nene, traded to the Washington Wizards last season, has been bothered by plantar fasciitis and Brazil decided to rest him for the upcoming medal round.