Saturday, August 9, 2014
USA vs Greece 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
DUBAI (FIBA U17 World Championship) - The two-time champions United States were tested but prevailed in their opener of the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship against Greece.
The USA were never seriously threatened in the second half in grabbing a 83-73 victory over Greece in Group A. Diamond Stone was top scorer for the Americans with 22 points while also picking up 10 rebounds and four blocks. Malik Newman added 12 points and Jayson Tatum had 10 points in the win. Vasileios Charalampopoulos led the Greeks with 17 points while Georgios Papagiannis had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Antonios Koniaris chipped in 15 points in the loss.
The Greeks trailed just 32-31 midway through the second quarter when the Americans went on a 13-2 run to break away. Greece would never get closer than eight points the rest of the way as USA had an answer any time the Europeans trimmed it to single digits.
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Batang Gilas Philippines vs Angola FIBA U-17 World Championship (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
The Philippine national youth basketball team, Batang Gilas, put together a gutsy effort but ultimately fell short against a taller, more athletic Angola side, 82-72, in their opening game in the FIBA U-17 World Championship on Friday at the Al-Ahli Arena in Dubai, UAE.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Batang Gilas drops FIBA U-17 World Championship debut to Angola
The Philippine national youth basketball team, Batang Gilas, put together a gutsy effort but ultimately fell short against a taller, more athletic Angola side, 82-72, in their opening game in the FIBA U-17 World Championship on Friday at the Al-Ahli Arena in Dubai, UAE.
The Batang Gilas squad stayed within striking distance for most of the game, coming to as close as seven points in the fourth quarter despite falling behind by as much as 13 points in the third.
Kevin Durant withdraws from Team USA for 2014 FIBA World Cup
Kevin Durant will not play for the U.S. team defending their title at this month's FIBA Basketball World Cup due to mental and physical exhaustion, the NBA most valuable player said on Thursday.
The high-scoring Oklahoma City Thunder forward's withdrawal follows the loss of the Indiana Pacers' Paul George, who last week suffered a compound fracture of his right leg when he landed badly during a team scrimmage.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Kobe Paras Dunks Over His Brother Andre (VIDEO)
Watch Kobe Paras Dunks Over His Big Brother Andre Paras (VIDEO).
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Gilas Pilipinas Top 10 Best Tune-Up Plays in Miami (VIDEO)
Philippines Men's National Basketball Team, GILAS PILIPINAS - Miami Training Camp - Top 10 Plays (VIDEO)
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Michael Jordan shoots 11 Shots in a row from various spots (VIDEO)
At the age of 51, Michael Jordan ( Greatest Player of All Time), shoots 11 shots in a row at the AT camp. Just amazing, what people can do.
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