It was the worst time to lose our shooting touch. And we paid for it dearly as Jordan eliminated Smart Gilas from the Fiba Asia Championships with a 75-61 victory.
Rasheim Wright, Osama Dagles and Zaid Abbasa combined int he fourth quarter to turn a 1 point Jordanian lead to 12 in a matter of 2 minutes.
The Gilas Nationals were led by Marcus Douthit's 21 points and JV Casio's 15 points.
Box score here.
Views of a sports fanatic. For the sports addict.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Gilas Wins Over Chinese Taipei 95-78!
It's been 24 years since Filipino basketball fanatics were able to say those words. The last we uttered them, the team was made up of amateur luminaries like Benjie Paras, Alvin Patrimonio, Nelson Asaytono and Jojo Lastimosa.
Now, led by big man Marcus Douthit and a crew of hardworking defenders and sweet shooting wingmen, the Philippines has once again reclaimed its spot among the top basketball teams of Asia.
Player of the game honors are shared by Marcus Douthit and Ranidel de Ocampo, who utterly destroyed the Taiwanese inside and outside.
Box scores here.
Gilas Leads Chinese Taipei 45-42!
Chinese Taipei led by as much as 9 points in the first quarter but the Gilas nationals patiently whittled it down and took the lead with a minute left in the second quarter.
Lazy defending and rebounding were to blame for Gilas going down early, as Douthit, Williams and de Ocampo were repeatedly out-jumped and out-hustled by their counterparts.
But Taulava, de Ocampo, Alapag and Casio conspired in a late run with 4 mins left in the second quarter to put Gilas up by 3.
Lazy defending and rebounding were to blame for Gilas going down early, as Douthit, Williams and de Ocampo were repeatedly out-jumped and out-hustled by their counterparts.
But Taulava, de Ocampo, Alapag and Casio conspired in a late run with 4 mins left in the second quarter to put Gilas up by 3.
FIBA ASIA SHOCKER: Jordan Knocks Out Iran!
No one is unbeatable. And Jordan just proved that by beating erstwhile undefeated Iran in the crossover quarterfinals 88-84, effectively dethroning the Iranians and ensuring Iran's worst ever finish in this decade.
Osama Daglesh proved to be the biggest thorn in the Iranian's side, leading 3 others Jordanians in doubles figures with 23 points. Hamed Haddadi scored 27 points for Iran with three other Iranians logging double figure scoring too.
Box scores here.
Osama Daglesh proved to be the biggest thorn in the Iranian's side, leading 3 others Jordanians in doubles figures with 23 points. Hamed Haddadi scored 27 points for Iran with three other Iranians logging double figure scoring too.
Box scores here.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Gilas Confident Against Chinese Taipei!
Coach Rajko Toroman likened Chinese Taipei with Japan, a team Gilas beat with superb defending and rebounding. For Gilas to prevail tomorrow, the Nationals must showcase much of the same tenacity and resilience against the Taiwanese.
For Gilas watchers, the match up against Chinese Taipei is a favorable one, as the Filipinos have won their last 4 games against them.
More on this story here.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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