World champions Spain shocked a passionate home crowd as they came from behind to beat hosts China 85-75 in the men's basketball tournament.

The Spanish display of grace under pressure spread a final hush over the boisterous Chinese crowd that filled the 18, 000-seat Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium.

At the nail-biting China-Spain basketball game on Tuesday, thousands of Chinese fans performed the wave, which they call the "Mexican wave." Are Mexicans known for doing the wave?