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The League of Legends World Championship final became an instant classic as the first Worlds final to go five games, and SK Telecom T1 defeated the rebuilt and remodeled Samsung Galaxy for their second straight Summoners Cup and their third title in four years.The matchup started in an SKT rout, but Samsung Galaxy clawed back and pushed the set to the full distance. In the end, the paper matchup favorite won and the upstarts lost; once again, Lee Faker Sang-hyeok emerged triumphant with another victory on his resume and a share of the $5 million purse.SKT dominated the first half of the grand final, taking down Game 1 in 54:37 minutes with a grinding pace and a bend-but-do-not-break defensive style that prevented any real potential for a comeback. Faker was a monster on Orianna in terms of teamfighting, damage output, and playmaking. SKT, as a team, prioritized better trades in objectives, split push, base damage and damage-dealer targets in teamfights. In Game 2, reactionary rotations benefited Faker, Bae Bang Jun-sik and Lee Duke Ho-Seongs early-game farm and itemization. The snowball from the rotational kills and higher farm led to an easy 31:26 minute game.The turnaround: Samsung GalaxySamsung Galaxy gambled in the draft with a Lee Crown Min-ho Aurelion Sol for added control, despite the mid laners limited champion pool. SKT controlled the early-game pace and thoroughly crushed the opposition in the lane phase. Because of the slower pace, SKT mounted a 7-0 kill and 1K gold lead at 25 minutes.SKT attempted Baron with half their team and Samsung Galaxy punished the movement with three clean kills, taking Baron and three turrets to climb back into the game. Both teams stalled out around the next Baron with three pseudo-fights, with no clear victory for either side. Eventually, SKT re-established their map control behind the power of Fakers Orianna and several winning fights around the Baron and Dragon. However, Samsung Galaxy, behind an Elder Dragon snipe by Ambition and a Baron take, barreled down the SKT base and took down the second-longest game in Worlds history at 71:20.The unheralded star, Jo CoreJJ Yong-in, was the star for Samsung Galaxy. He was second in team damage and routinely picked out and separated the core players from SKT in teamfights.Samsung Galaxy over SKT in 45:58 in Game 4SKT controlled the entire lane phase and slowed the game to a crawl. Just like Game 3, Samsung Galaxy swung the game in their favor after a winning Baron fight and a Faker pickoff. This allowed them to take control of the map. With the Baron buff, Samsung Galaxy took down two inhibitors and jumped to a 4.4K gold swing.Despite another Baron take from Samsung Galaxy, SKT isolated and chased down perfect kills to stall the game at 42 minutes. Samsung Galaxy flexed their teamfighting strength and forced an engagement to take down three uncontested Dragons and push into the SKT base for a Game 4 victory.The finish: SKT finish in traditional styleSKT returned to the careful and methodical style that earned them the recognition of best team in the world. The team brought back Bengi to jump-start SKTs early game and allowed the lanes to stabilize. Samsung Galaxys Ambition and CoreJJ focused their attacks on the bottom lane with multiple tower dives to funnel farm onto AD carry Crown. Instead of a disaster at the Baron pit, SKT punished the overzealous movements of Crown and Park Ruler Jae-hyuk to establish full map control over neutral objectives. With Baron buff, discipline and poke, SKT collapsed onto the Samsung Galaxy base and crushed their last defenses. Tom LaGarde Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Tony Parker confirmed after Frances lopsided defeat to Spain in Wednesdays Olympic quarterfinals that he has indeed played his final game for his national team.Parker said after Frances 92-67 loss to its longtime Spanish rivals that he has promised San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and team president R.C. Buford he will halt his international career at age 34 -- because of the toll it has taken on him physically -- and focus on finishing his NBA career strongly.And Im not gonna change my mind about that, Parker said after scoring 14 points in his finale.Wednesdays exit was a rough one for the French after they had played so well Sunday in a narrow three-point defeat to the United States, which Parker skipped to rest a bruised toe he had suffered earlier in the tournament.France and Spain have met in top-level international competition for each of the past six summers. This comprehensive performance improved the Pau Gasol-led Spaniards record to 4-2 in those matchups and sent them into Fridays semifinals against the United States as the hottest team in Olympic mens basketball.I felt like Spain was the Spurs, Parker said of the oppositions high level on Wednesday, and I was on the other side.Reflecting on an emotional summer that, in addition to the end of his own international career, saw Tim Duncan announce his retirement from the Spurs, Parker said: The conversation with Timmy, it was weird when he told me he was not going to play. I knew that was going to come one day, with the Big Three without him, but its always tough when it finally happens.Ive been very blessed -- thats all I can say. Those 15 years, all the championships, all the records, everything that we accomplished, its just stuff when I retire I can cherish and show my kids everything that we won with the Spurs.Im just happy its not both at the same time, Parker continued, referring to Argentina star Manu Ginobilis decision to play on with the Spurs despite Duncans retirement.Im happy that Manu got one more year, so its not everybbody at the same time.dddddddddddd That day will come too, and then my day will come. Its just life. I think theres a lot of great guys -- it was a great 10 years with Kobe and Shaq and all the rivalries and stuff like that -- but everything comes to an end.France coach Vincent Collet called Parker the best French player forever and said it was very frustrating to walk off the court with Parker knowing he has a last game like that.We got four medals in the last five years with the national team, and he was a big part of it, Collet said. Hes been the leader that we needed for a long time.As Parker said, Spain was just great tonight, they made every spot. We made a decision to stop Pau, and?[Nikola] Mirotic?goes off. So ... thats basketball.At the same time, I dont want to throw away everything that weve done in the last 16 years [and] in the last eight, nine years with Coach Collet. Im very proud of what we did as a national team, and its the best results in the history of French basketball.The only consolation for Parker, on this night, is knowing that hell soon be able to call his good friend Gasol a teammate when they join forces for the first time next season after Gasols decision to sign in free agency with San Antonio. They embraced at midcourt after Spains emphatic win.Ive been playing against him since Im like 14 years old, Parker said. Great friend and off the court, we go to dinner, stuff like that, double dates and everything. I was so happy that he decided to come play with San Antonio. Hes going to be a great guy to have around.For me, it makes my job easy, with Pau and?LaMarcus [Aldridge], its going to be great and, like I said earlier, Spain?had a great generation. If it was not for Spain, I would have another 10 medals, 15 medals, but life is like that. I beat Pau a lot in the NBA, so it balances out.Saad Yousuf of ESPN Radio in Dallas (103.3 FM) contributed to this report. ' ' '