In the quarter - finals against the Pau Gasol - led Spain , Spain was up 52 -- 46 after three quarters .
Then Nowitzki scored 10 points in the last quarter and led Germany to a 70 -- 62 win .
In the quarter - finals against the Pau Gasol - led Spain , Spain was up 52 -- 46 after three quarters , but then Nowitzki scored 10 points in the last quarter and led Germany to a 70 -- 62 win .