Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Gilas Pilipinas bracketed with France, Canada in FIBA Olympic Qualifier (VIDEO)
The Philippine national men’s basketball team drew some tough luck after finding themselves grouped with powerhouse squads in the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila in July.
The tournament draw was conducted in FIBA’s House of Basketball in Switzerland on early Wednesday morning in the Philippines.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
France defeats Lithuania in Bronze medal match - GAME HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO - FIBA World Cup 2014
European champions France claimed the bronze medal in the basketball World Cup after a superb performance by Nicolas Batum helped them to a 95-93 win over Lithuania in the third-place match on Saturday.
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In a repeat of the 2013 European championship final, the French again got the better of the Baltic nation after versatile 25-year-old shooting guard Batum racked up 27 points in a thrilling encounter.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Gilas Pilipinas vs France Tune Up Game (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
The Philippine national men's basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, served notice ahead of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup after dropping a hard-fought 75-68 result to European champion France in Antibes on Friday (Saturday PHL time).
Apart from playing on home soil, the French team is bannered by Boris Diaw, Nicolas Batum, Evan Fournier, Ian Mahinmi, and Nando De Colo among others with NBA experience.
WATCH Gilas Pilipinas vs France Tune Up Game REPLAY VIDEO Below:
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
EuroBasket 2013: Top 10 plays of the tournament (VIDEO)
The race to the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup is over in Europe. France have led a parade of six teams into next year's tournament as winners of the EuroBasket for the first time.
Les Bleus beat Lithuania 80-66 in the Final on Sunday night in Ljubljana, and Tony Parker was announced as the MVP of the competition.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
EuroBasket 2013: Top 5 plays FINALS Day (VIDEO)
Enjoy the top 5 plays from the final day of action at EuroBasket 2013.
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Monday, September 23, 2013
Tony Parker named EuroBasket 2013 MVP (VIDEO)
Tony Parker, France's leader over the past decade, was named as the EuroBasket 2013 MVP following his team's victory over Lithuania in the gold medal game on Sunday, a historical first title for the Gallic nation.
The 31-year-old point guard finished as the tournament's top scorer with 19.7 points-per-game on an amazing 52.6% field goal percentage and also dished out 3.3 assists-per-night on average.
France wins their first-ever EuroBasket crown (VIDEO)
France finally captured their elusive first continental crown by beating Lithuania 80-66 to win EuroBasket 2013 and will head to the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup as European champions.
Nicolas Batum led the way for the French with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals while Boris Diaw added 15 points, six rebounds and four assists and Tony Parker finished with 12 points.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
EuroBasket 2013 Finals FREE LIVESTREAM: France vs Lithuania
Will France and Tony Parker finally capture their first European title or will Lithuania be celebrating their fourth EuroBasket crown ten years after winning their last gold medal?
GAME SCHEDULE: (PHL Time)
11:30 PM - September 22 - BATTLE FOR THIRD PLACE: Spain vs Croatia
3:00 AM - September 23 - FINALS: France vs Lithuania
WATCH 'EuroBasket 2013 Finals FREE LIVE STREAMING' BELOW:
Saturday, September 21, 2013
France dethrones Spain; advances to EuroBasket Finals (VIDEO)
France dethroned two-time defending champions Spain with a 75-72 overtime win in Friday's second Semi-Final at EuroBasket 2013 to return to the Final and set up a showdown against Lithuania.
Tony Parker scored 32 points and Antoine Diot had 10 points including four free-throws in the final 23 seconds as France came back from a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat their nemesis and now will take aim at winning their first European title on Sunday.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Chot Reyes setting up Gilas PH vs Spain, France in tune-up games
THE list of teams eyed for tune-up matches by Gilas Pilipinas in preparation for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup is widening, thanks to the goodwill the Philippines has generated from its successful hosting of the 27th FIBA Asia Championship last month.
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes bared this on Thursday, posting on his Twitter account @coachchot: “RP FIBA hosting goes all the way to EuroBasket. NBA scouts, Euroleague officials, agents - have nothing but great feedback for Manila."
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Marc Gasol's Spain vs Tony Parker's France in EuroBasket Semis
Two of the top title contenders at EuroBasket 2013 will face off in the Semi-Finals as two-time defending champions Spain and France each won their Quarter-Finals Wednesday - with the French also qualifying for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the process.
Sergio Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez combined for 41 points in Spain's 90-60 blasting of Serbia in the first Quarter-Final at Stozice Arena. (read full story and watch Spain vs Serbia game highlights video here)
France advances to EuroBasket semis; defeats Slovenia (VIDEO)
France will have a chance for revenge of the EuroBasket 2011 final as they knocked off hosts Slovenia 72-62 to reach the semi-finals of EuroBasket 2013.
Tony Parker scored 27 points to lead the way for France, who also booked a spot in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup with the victory.
Monday, September 16, 2013
EuroBasket: Serbia knocks off France; clinches top spot (VIDEO)
Serbia secured the top spot in Group E of EuroBasket 2013 after knocking off Tony Parker's France 77-65. Finishing behind Serbia were Lithuania second spot in the group, followed by France and Ukraine.
France took third place in the group by finishing at 3-2. Nicolas Batum, Nando De Colo, Alexis Ajinca and Boris Diaw all scored 12 points while Tony Parker had 10 points.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Tony Parker’s France holds off Latvia Rally in EuroBasket (VIDEO)
France bounced back from their 14-point defeat to Lithuania by beating Latvia, 102-91.
Les Bleus punished Latvia for their weak interior defending in the first quarter by opening a 31-15 advantage with Alexis Ajinca pouring in eight of his game-high 25 points.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Eurobasket 2013: France, Spain, 10 others move to 2nd round (VIDEO)
Ukraine and Belgium on Monday clinched the last two spots on offer in Group A for the second phase of EuroBasket 2013.
On the final day of opening round action, Ukraine rolled to a big win over Great Britain and Germany defeated Israel, ensuring the Belgians would progress before they ran onto the floor to face the French.
Monday, September 9, 2013
EuroBasket 2013: Tony Parker's France downs Ukraine (Highlights Videos)
FIBA EuroBasket 2013: Tony Parker's late show broke Ukraine's resistance and propelled France to a 77-71 victory on Sunday that puts them on the brink of qualifying for the Second Round of EuroBasket 2013.
Previously unbeaten, Mike Fratello's side were emboldened by an early run and gave as good as they got for 33 minutes, shooting efficiently from the perimeter and putting Les Bleus under pressure.
Friday, September 6, 2013
FIBA EuroBasket 2013: Slovenia upsets Spain (Highlights Video)
Goran Dragic scored 18 points to lead host Slovenia to a 78-69 upset victory over defending champion Spain on Thursday night in the European basketball championship.
Dragic, a guard for the Phoenix Suns, also had six rebounds, seven assists and two steals and scored the last four points of the game in Celje.
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