Strong Group-Philippines found Al Riyadi star Amir Saoud too hot to handle and suffered a heartbreaking 107-97 defeat in their quarterfinal showdown in the 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship early Friday at the Al Nasr Club Hall. Know more:
STRONG Group-Philippines found Al Riyadi star Amir Saoud too hot to handle and suffered a heartbreaking 107-97 defeat in their quarterfinal showdown in the 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship early Friday at the Al Nasr Club Hall in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
Saoud, who will lead Lebanon against Gilas Pilipinas on February 24 in the sixth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, finished with 41 points built on seven triples against the team owned by Frank and Jacob Lao and backed by Mighty Sports and Acrocity.“Painful and frustrating loss for us. Couldn’t stop Saoud today no matter what we did. Just too experienced for our team right now,” Tiu said. “Offense wasn’t the problem but we couldn’t get stops.
Saoud was ably supported by import Dominic Johnson, who added 23 points and seven rebounds as Al Riyadi exacted sweet revenge against a Philippine team after Mighty Sports denied it the title in the final of the 31st edition of the tournament.“It didn’t help that we got cooked badly. I don’t know what game the refs we’re watching,” he said.
Strong Group—behind Nick Young, Justine Baltazar and Jerom Lastimosa—retaliated and went into a 13-2 tear to open the second quarter where they cut the lead to 39-36.
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