Friday, September 21, 2012
FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Smart Gilas Philippines Loss To Iran By 17 Points
This time, there was no fourth quarter magic for the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team.
Iran caught fire in the second half to down the Philippines, 77-60, and book the first finals seat in the FIBA Asia Cup Friday in Tokyo, Japan.
SMART-Gilas was down by just three points, 50-47, when Iran unleashed a 12-0 run to bridge the third and fourth quarters to put the game away. The Philippines’ woes were compounded by foul trouble on its big men. Marcus Douthit, Ranidel De Ocampo, and Sonny Thoss all missed either part or all of the fourth quarter because of foul trouble.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Philippines vs Chinese Taipei Full Game Replay
The SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team used a furious fourth quarter run to turn back Chinese Taipei, 75-68, in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.
Holding a slim 54-53 edge entering the final period, the Philippines opened with a 17-4 assault capped by a corner three-pointer by Gary David to take a 71-57 lead with 3:51 left in the game.
Chinese Taipei got its bearings back, scoring nine straight points to stay within striking distance, 71-66, with 1:52 left. But the Taiwanese could not come any closer against the tough Philippine defense, scoring just two points the rest of the way. Two free throws by LA Tenorio and a layup up by Jeff Chan sealed the game for the Philippines.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Lebanon, not Philippines, To Host 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Cup
Lebanon, and not the Philippines, will host the FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championship next year.
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios disclosed the news to InterAKTV shortly after the FIBA Asia executive committee informed them that Lebanon was granted the hosting rights for the FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Smart-Gilas Philippines vs Chinese Taipei On Quarterfinals
SMART Gilas 2.0 finds itself crossing path with Chinese-Taipei yet again as the Taiwanese drew the Filipinos as their quarterfinal opponents in the FIBA Asia Cup championship in Tokyo, Japan Tuesday night.
The Taiwanese banked on a perfectly executed alley-oop play which Lu Cheng-ju converted at the buzzer for a thrilling 75-73 win on the final day of the preliminaries at the Ota gym.
Ex-BMEG Import Denzel Bowles Joins Chinese Basketball Association
Former PBA import Denzel Bowles, who led the B-MEG Llamados (now San Mig Coffee Mixers) to the Commissioner’s Cup title last season, will be back in Asia to suit up for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in the Chinese Basketball Association.
Bowles posted on his Twitter account that he is in China to play hoops, but did not specify any team. But basketball reference site Asia-Basket.com lists him on the Zhejiang roster.
Monday, September 17, 2012
FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Smart Gilas Philippines vs Macau Full Game Replay
Watch Full Game Replay of Smart Gilas Philippines vs Macau National team in the preliminary round of 2012 FIBA Asia Cup being held in Tokyo, Japan.
Gilas Philippines over-matched Macau by 52 points, with that Philippines has a record of 3 Wins and 1 Loss and ties for the top spot in the Group A.
The scores:
FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Philippines Defeats Macau By 52 Points
Jeff Chan scored 18 points while Jay-R Reyes and Gary David scored 12 points apiece as the Philippines cruised for their third victory despite opting to give Douthit the day off.
SMART-Gilas showed they were clearly a class above their opponents, a team with an average age of just 20 years old and whose tallest player stood at just 6-foot-7, as they fired off a 14-0 run right off the bat.
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