Hangzhou, China: This could be a rematch for the ages: Philippines versus Jordan for the 19th Asian Games men's basketball gold medal.
And Justin Brownlee vs Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for bragging rights as the tournament's best player. The 2023-2024 PBA season, meantime, may be four weeks away, but the PH-Jordan final should also provide a preview for another great matchup: Barangay Ginebra San Miguel with Brownlee against TNT Tropang Giga with Hollis-Jefferson in the forthcoming Commissioner's Cup.
But Gilas survived both missions, weathering 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. While the gut-wrenching squeaker over Iran was magical enough in its essence, the down-the-wire thriller against China took on an almost miraculous state as both games were decided after the oppositions' best shooters missed dying-second threes.
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