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France's basketball team trained on Sunday (September 22nd) ahead of their European Basketball Championship final against Lithuania.

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The French basketball team had a shoot around on Sunday, preparing for the evening's game against Lithuania.

Tony Parker and company are just one win from finally guiding France to its first major basketball title.

Having scored 32 points to lead France past two-time defending champion Spain 75-72 in overtime on Friday. Parker needs one more big performance to clinch the gold medal.

He was in the same position two years ago, only for his team to lose to Spain in the final.

By beating Spain, France finally overcame an opponent that has long dominated Parker's talented generation.

France had a 5-19 record against Spain going into the semi-final, including the loss in the 2011 final and at last year's Olympic quarter-finals in London.

France has two silvers and five bronze medals at the European Championship.

Had it not been for the Spanish generation, they would probably have won the gold, too.