Jordan has never won the Asian Games title, finishing fourth place twice, including in 1986 in Seoul when it bowed to an all-amateur Philippine team coached by Joe Lipa in the battle for bronze.
Justin Brownlee and Gilas Pilipinas will have a much-anticipated rematch against Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Jordan in the gold medal match of the 19th Asian Games basketball competition on Friday.
The Philippines, on the other hand, last ruled Asiad basketball in 1962, at the tail end of an 11-year reign as champions. But the Filipinos weathered a massive comeback by the Iranians to win by one, and then completing an epic rally to beat host China, again by one — with Brownlee figuring prominently in the two victories.
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