“Our players played their best,” Gilas coach Chot Reyes said after emerging from the dugout. “Indonesia came up with a very good game plan. They shot well from the three-point line. In the end, we just couldn’t match it.” Read more👇
to a gritty Indonesian team, 81-85, in the 31st Southeast Asian Games’ basketball finals at the Tranh Tri Gymnasium on Sunday.Led by naturalized player Marques Bolden and former Philippine team coach Rajko Toroman, the Indonesians snapped the Filipinos’ 13-time domination of the basketball competition in a streak that began during the 1991 SEA Games in Manila.
The Indonesians completed a six-game sweep of the tournament for their first gold in the regional meet, with the Filipinos settling for the silver with a 5-1 card. Bolden and Grahita converted five free throws in the dying minutes to complete their shock conquest of the Filipinos.
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