<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-style: italic">Sep 17</span> - Tony Parker intends to keep playing for France's national team despite their EuroBasket failure in Madrid. <div>The NBA Finals MVP had 31 points on Sunday but it wasn't enough to lead the French past Slovenia, who won 88-74 to finish in seventh place and claim the final berth for next year's pre-Olympic qualifying tournament. </div> </p> Parker leaves the tournament having averaged 20.1 points per game. </p> </p> "It's very different from NBA basketball, I just love the challenge and the opportunity to go to the Olympics," he said. </p> </div></p> -- Eurobasket2007.org </p>
