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03 September 2007 Navarro-less Spain Score Easy Win World champions Spain destroyed Portugal 82-56 on an emotionally-charged opening night in Group B in Seville. With Jorge Garbajosa playing despite failing to appear in any of their warm-up games for the EuroBasket — he only received a special medical insurance policy at the weekend — the host team made quick work of the Portuguese who are playing in their first EuroBasket in more than 50 years. When the Toronto Raptor Garbajosa stepped onto the floor for the first time late in the first quarter, there was rapturous applause. The NBA team had initially not given their consent for Garbajosa to play, not believing his injuries had healed enough following an operation at the end of March. But in the end, they relented when he obtained the policy. Their Iberian rivals did put up some resistance in the first quarter and trailed just 16-13, but the wheels then came off. Rudy Fernandez buried a jump shot, the first of 16 straight points for the EuroBasket hosts. The Portuguese drought lasted for nearly six minutes. When Jorge Coehlo finally stopped the rot with a basket, the minnows trailed 32-15 and the game was effectively over. By half time, the lead was 46-21 and Spain cruised the rest of the way. Jorge Garbajosa (Spain) Garbajosa’s presence provided an emotional boost for Spain Garbajosa played 16 minutes and scored eight points. “We just came out to play strong, and we got the win,” said Marc Gasol, who finished with 11 …