Ipinagkibit-balikat ng Gilas ang huli na takot sa Thailand para sa back-to-back na panalo sa Asian Games
Gilas Pilipinas vs Thailand Asian Games recap
Ang Gilas ngayon ay may 2-0 slate sa pangunguna ng Group C patungo sa inaabangang laban nito sa Jordan ngayong Sabado. Hawak din ng Jordan ang kahalintulad na 2-0 record matapos irehistro ang 84-60 panalo laban sa Bahrain kanina.
Nakita ng mga Pinoy ang kanilang 20-puntos na kalamangan pababa sa lima
lamang sa kalagitnaan ng ikaapat bago naibalik nina Justin Brownlee, CJ
Perez, at Ange Kouame ang kaayusan para sa pambansang koponan.
Obviously our unfamiliarity showed today. They (Thais) changed
defense on us and it certainly confused our guys in terms of our
execution," said coach Tim Cone of the Thais.
"So we have to rely a lot on our individual skills. These guys are
pros, they make plays, and that's what we relied on today, for them to
make plays."
Brownlee again led Gilas with 22 points, but just shot 7-of-21 from the floor, while Perez was the other guy in double figures for the team with 16.
Gilas struggled with its shooting early, but once it settled down,
was able to control the tempo of the game starting the second
quarter.
It had its biggest lead at 68-47 in the waning seconds of the third
period.
But behind the hot-shooting Tyler Lamb, the Thais mounted a huge
comeback behind a 13-0 run to start the fourth and threaten at
68-63.