Gilas Pilipinas limits Jordan to its lowest scoring output in the Asian Games as the Philippines captures its first gold medal in the continental showpiece since 1962
MANILA, Philippines – Defense proved to be Gilas Pilipinas’ bread and butter in the final against Jordan on the way to ending its decades-long title drought in the Asian Games.in Hangzhou, China, to capture its first gold medal in men’s 5-on-5 basketball since 1962 on Saturday, October 7.of the Filipinos back in the group stage, en route to the final but shot a dismal 26% from the field with the championship at stake.
“We played differently than we played the first time around. We caught Jordan on a bad shooting night and we were kind of hoping that they would not shoot the ball well,” said coach Tim Cone in a post-game interview posted by Radyo Pilipinas Sports. Hounded by Chris Newsome and Justin Brownlee for most of the game, Hollis-Jefferson muffed 21 of his 29 field goals.
This time, Dwairi put up 8 points , Bohannon tallied 4 points , and Bzai got contained to 2 points after draining three triples against the Philippines in the group stage.
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