![Chris Ross, Japeth Aguilar and Justin Brownlee of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/383768428_1504702050303075_2349943631389886255_n-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Pilipinas fought back from a huge deficit to pull the rug from under host China, 77-76, in the men’s 5×5 basketball competitions at the 2023 Asian Games at the Zhejiang University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.
![Members of the Philippine national team gather after their win over Iran, 84-83, on October 3, 2023 at the 2023 Asian Games. [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/386471254_849647306905508_7806700450828784487_n-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Pilipinas kept its medal hopes alive after staving off Iran, 84-83, in their quarterfinal showdown at the Zhejiang University Gymnasium of the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday, October 3.
![Justin Brownlee of the Philippines against Jordan at the 2023 Asian Games [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gilas-Justin-Brownlee01_psc-poc1-400x200.jpg)
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.
![CJ Perez of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gilas-Jaymar-Perez_psc-poc-400x200.jpg)
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.
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.
![Justin Brownlee of the Philippines against Thailand at the 2023 Asian Games [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/382266622_707026184619041_2181445154918113872_n-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Pilipinas needed more than three full quarters to solve the riddle of Thailand and Tyler Lamb on Thursday, September 28, going without a clue before finding the answer in the last six minutes to win, 87-72, in the 19th Asian Games at the Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium.
![Ange Kouame of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo release]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/383881140_261130822981041_8453129089755135240_n1-400x200.jpg)
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.
Gilas Pilipinas buckled down to business right away, routing Bahrain, 89-61, to kick off its 19th Asian Games campaign on a rousing note on Tuesday, September 26, at the HOC Olympic Stadium.
![Philippine team head coach Tim Cone giving instructions to his players. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PBA-Images155-400x200.jpg)
The real test begins for Gilas Pilipinas on Tuesday, September 26, when it makes its highly-anticipated debut in the 19th Asian Games.
![The Philippine basketball national team prior to thier arrival in Hangzhou, China. [photo credit: SBP Instagram]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/381455791_1285705815430943_4317041236993903270_n-e1695568557542-400x200.jpg)
Coach Tim Cone and his 12-man crew checked in at the Hangzhou International Airport on Sunday, September 24, afternoon following their six-hour flight from Manila.