Jared Dillinger sails in for a layup as he led a big Gilas fightback in the second half. Fiba-Asia.net
SMART Gilas-Pilipinas 2.0 suffered a heartbreaking loss to China, 71-68, as it kicked off its campaign in the Fiba Asia Cup on the wrong foot on Friday at the Ota gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
The Nationals lost grip of an eight-point lead in the final seven minutes as the Chinese posted the most telling run of the contest -- an 11-0 blast that denied the Filipinos what could have been a famous victory.
By the time China’s young 'B' team was through with its scoring binge, it already regained the upperhand , 67-64, with a little less than two minutes to go.
In all, the Nationals were held to just five points in the last seven minutes, putting to waste a big second-half fightback that saw them wipe out an 11-point second-quarter deficit and open a 64-56 lead with 6:32 to go, 15-4
China outscored Smart-Gilas over the final six minutes of the match to complete its come-from-behind victory.
Jeff Chan, Gary David, and L.A. Tenorio all missed possible game-tying three-pointers in the endgame for the reigning Jones Cup champions.
The Nationals have less than 24 hours to recover from the sorry setback as they next face Fadi El Khatib and Lebanon in their second assignment in Group A of the tournament formerly known as the Stankovic Cup.
The last time the Philippines beat China came in the 2007 Fiba-Asia Championship For Men when the Filipinos hacked out a thrilling 78-76 win over the mainland's Team B in the battle for ninth place.
source: http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/fiba-asia-heartbreak-as-gilas-rues-collapse
The Nationals lost grip of an eight-point lead in the final seven minutes as the Chinese posted the most telling run of the contest -- an 11-0 blast that denied the Filipinos what could have been a famous victory.
By the time China’s young 'B' team was through with its scoring binge, it already regained the upperhand , 67-64, with a little less than two minutes to go.
In all, the Nationals were held to just five points in the last seven minutes, putting to waste a big second-half fightback that saw them wipe out an 11-point second-quarter deficit and open a 64-56 lead with 6:32 to go, 15-4
China outscored Smart-Gilas over the final six minutes of the match to complete its come-from-behind victory.
Jeff Chan, Gary David, and L.A. Tenorio all missed possible game-tying three-pointers in the endgame for the reigning Jones Cup champions.
The Nationals have less than 24 hours to recover from the sorry setback as they next face Fadi El Khatib and Lebanon in their second assignment in Group A of the tournament formerly known as the Stankovic Cup.
The last time the Philippines beat China came in the 2007 Fiba-Asia Championship For Men when the Filipinos hacked out a thrilling 78-76 win over the mainland's Team B in the battle for ninth place.
source: http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/fiba-asia-heartbreak-as-gilas-rues-collapse
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