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Losses to Turkey and Poland in their earlier tuneup games are already a thing of the past as Gilas Pilipinas braces for action in Group A of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament set this week in Riga, Latvia.
Resident Ginebra import and naturalized player Brownlee shot 30 points when Gilas fell to world No. 15 Poland by just two points, 82-80, in their final friendly on Sunday morning at Arena Sosnowiec in Poland. The 7’2” Porzingis went down with a combination of left ankle injuries, which he suffered during Game 2 of the NBA Finals on June 9.
Gilas’ game with Latvia will be more challenging considering they are taking on the Latvians on their home soil. Latvia is also four steps away from reaching its first Olympics since 1936.
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