ALLAN THE MAN

The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup is the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it is the last time the tournament is held on the current four-year cycle.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Thursday, MANILA TIME:

7:30 pm - Angola vs Australia

8:00 pm - Gilas Pilipinas (Philippines) vs Senegal

9:00 pm - New Zealnd vs Finland

9:30 pm - Egypt vs Brazil

11:30 pm - South Korea vs Mexico ; USA vs Ukraine

12:00 mn - Iran vs France ; Croatia vs Puerto Rico

3:30 am - Lithuania vs Slovenia ; Turkey vs Dominican republic

4:00 am - Spain vs Serbia ; Argentina vs Greece

Gilas Pilipinas, Philippine national men’s basketball team center June Mar Fajardo is the second most efficient player in the FIBA Basketball World Cup, according to RealGM.com, a website which provides advanced statistics to NBA teams.

Fajardo got a total of 44.92 Player Efficiency Rating (PER), just behind Spain’s Pau Gasol who had 48.66. The reigning PBA Most Valuable Player also ranked ahead of Slovenia’s Zoran Dragic (44.82), Team USA’s Anthony Davis (41.46) and Spain’s Serge Ibaka (41.41).

Even with its current winless record, Gilas Pilipinas can still make it into the 2014 FIBA World Cup Round of 16.

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The narrow road compressed further when the team lost a close game against Argentina the other day. However, Gilas is not totally out of the woods yet.

Watch the Top 5 Plays from game day 3 including the poster dunk of Gabe Norwood vs NBA veteran Luis Scola.

Brazil's problems in defending the perimeter and stopping Pau Gasol in the paint area proved costly for the South Americans who conceded their first defeat of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Gasol was simply unstoppable as the host nation stretched their winning streak to three victories, with a comfortable 82-63 victory.

Gilas Pilipinas may have lost its third straight assignment in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, but the national team is continuing to win hearts of everyone who watches the games.

Add ESPN anchor and NBA play-by-play man Mark Jones to the list of people who have become smitten with the Philippines' brand of "puso"-inspired basketball.

Gilas Pilipinas fought gallantly behind the mighty fighting heart of team captain Jimmy Alapag, but couldn't get over the hump down the stretch against a veteran Argentina side ranked third in the world. Gilas Pilipinas lost another heartbreaker in their FIBA World Cup campaign as they were beaten by Argentina, 85-81.