First it started smoothly for the Gilas and they led the Korea as much as 12pts in the 1st Quarter it's because of the coordinated defense and offense of the Gilas but in the 2nd Quarter the koreans made a huge run because they rely on their big mens and outside shooting. Gilas are also having a problem controlling the boards for they gave too many offensive rebounds in the 2nd Quarter. The 1st half ended in a 42 - 40 led by the gilas.
In the 2nd half Korea started hot and grabbed the lead by as much as 12pts. Gilas are having a problem with their defense and let Douthit sit at the 5:04 mark in the 3rd and let Gabe Norwood defend Patillo (One of the Big man of Korea). Gilas manage to tie the game because of offense even though with a small lineup and sunny thoss as their big guy. In the 4th Quarter the defense and offense of both team were tested and there are too many deadlocks in the game but in the last 2 minutes of the game, Gary David became hot and he shot two clutch shots that led the Gilas to a 80 - 79 win over the koreans
This win is a big win for the Philippines because in many years in the Jones Cup we haven't defeated the Koreans and this will boost our confident when it comes to international games. But this is not over for the Gilas, this is not a must win game, they still have so many big teams to beat but at least they showed that even though height is isn't our favor, we can still beat guys that are bigger than us.
If you want to support Gilas pilipinas this is the date for their next matches: Aug 22 5pm JAP| Aug 23 3pm LEB| Aug 24 3pm IRAN| Aug25 7pm Taipei Team A| Aug26 5pm USA|
Watch it on AKTV Channel 13. Give support to our Gilas Players!
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