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A gauntlet has been laid down for Gilas Pilipinas to run through, with its fate in the 19th Asian Games hinged on one crucial qualification game — against Qatar on Monday, October 2.
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The Gilas 3×3 men’s team got off to a bad start and never recovered in a 19-16 loss to South Korea late Saturday night, September 30, to bow out of contention in the 19th Asian Games.
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The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team proved no match against Japan, suffering a 96-59 loss in the 2023 Asian Games at the Olympic Sports Centre gymnasium Sunday night, October 1
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The Gilas men’s 3×3 team eked out a thrilling 15-14 win over Kazakhstan to reach the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Games on Saturday, September 30, at the Deqing Geographic Information Park Basketball Court.
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Jordan and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson ended Gilas Pilipinas’ winning run in the 2023 Asian Games on Saturday, September 30, sweeping Group C of the preliminaries, 87-62, and securing an outright berth to the quarterfinals at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.
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Call it the lull before the storm, Jordan’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson hugging Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone, Justin Brownlee and TNT Tropang Giga teammate Calvin Oftana when they ran across each other at a training facility in the 19th Asian Games last Wednesday.
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Pontejos sizzled for 23 points including seven three pointers in the team’s second straight win at the SX Olympic gymnasium.
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Gilas Pilipinas goes for its second win when they face Southeast Asian Games rival Thailand on Thursday, September 28, in men’s basketball competition of the 2023 Asian Games.
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The Philippine men’s 3×3 team are on the verge of completing a sweep of its Pool A assignment in the Asian Games 2023, carving out a 21-15 win over Hong Kong on Wednesday, September 27, at the Deqing Geographic Information Park Basketball Court.