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By half time, the Philippines had a ten point lead and never looked back. In the 3rd quarter Japan played poorly, scoring only 15 points against Philippines' The Philippines destroys Japan in a win.
For the Philippines to advance in the Quarter-Finals, they need to beat Qatar, who was standing in their way. Qatar was led by their naturalized player, Jarvis Hayes who was averaging In the 1st quarter, Qatar gave a fight, ending the quarter all, but then the Philippines started to make their shots in the 2nd quarter. By halftime the Philippines were up Qatar stormed back in the last quarter but fell short , as the Philippines advance into the Quarter-Finals.
In the Quarter-Finals Philippines was met by Kazakhstan. In the very first quarter, the Philippines had already dictated the game, having a 17 point advantage.
In the second half, Kazakhstan scored only a total of 18 points. The Gilas Pilipinas' defense played a huge role in their blowout win. The Philippines advances in the Semis.
Once again the Philippines would meet Korea, this time in the Philippines' home crowd. Their last qualifier meeting was a heartbreaker for the Philippines. But now they wanted revenge against their old foe. Korea has been known for their 3-point ability, they tend to jack a lot of threes and when they get going it would be hard to stop them.
Coming in the Semis, the Philippines are the underdogs despite their home court advantage. For the first two quarters the score was pretty close, the Philippines and Korea trading baskets back and forth. Korea did get their touch from the 3 early.
But in the 3rd quarter, the Philippines had a huge break. They outscored Korea heading into the 4th. Korea tried a comeback late in the 4th. Less than a minute remaining Jimmy Alapag launched a long three to seal the win for the Philippines.
Final Score as the Philippines face Iran in the Finals. In the Finals the Philippines would meet a power house county, Iran. Leading their country was a former NBA player, Hamed Hadadi who is averaging nearly 19 points per contest and 10 rebounds. He is also a dominant force in the paint, standing at 7'2 feet. But the Philippines had bigger problems, as their naturalized player, Marcus Douthit hurt his knee from last game. Douthit, a 6'11 center was also a big help for the Philippines in the rebounding and defense department.
In his absence the Philippines would play small-ball as Japeth Aguilar mans the center position. In the first two quarters of the game, it was a dogfight, many lead changes.
Before halftime Iran had held to a one point lead, As the 3rd quarter came, the Philippines had a hard time finding their rhythm, they also don't have a solution for Hadadi, who was dominant in the paint.
That gave the Iranians a 9 point lead going to the 4th quarter. In the 4th quarter Iran was dominating in the paint, giving the ball the Hadadi in the post. Despite the Philippines' late rally, Iran secured their lead and eventually wins the game and the Finals Round. Final Score Despite the loss the Philippines are still joyful, as they clinch a World Cup slot after 36 years, beating Korea in the Semis.
At this point the Philippines are now ranked 34th in the World The Ateneo center will immediately be thrown into the fire against the rival Koreans, where he hopes he and the rest of the team could exemplify the Gilas battle cry.
I really want to be a part of it," bared the 6-foot talent in an interview shared by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas Monday. Kouame added that he has been made aware of the fierce battles between the two teams, and hopes that the current squad could replicate the result Gilas got over South Korea in the FIBA Asia Championship.
They actually told me it was here when the Philippines last won against Korea. It was really a great thing for the people and especially the organization. Yeah, I try to get myself into it too. So yeah, let's run it, let's go," he exclaimed.
After weeks together with his fellow Gilas cadets inside a "bubble" training camp in Calamba, Laguna, the newly naturalized Filipino proudly shared that their chemistry is at an all-time high. We got to know each other better, got to know each other's strengths and weaknesses. It actually worked because now we really know what each of us is capable of on the court," shared Kouame.
We're willing to go forward with this game to see how people would test us. It was the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas SBP that came up with its program of unifying the basketball in the archipelago. It was conceptualized with the main mandate of inserting a pool of players that dedicate themselves to just competing in FIBA tilts similar to many countries around the world who follow such.
It was to avoid forming a national team composed of PBA players with just a short preparation time for the major international tournaments by that time. The program also sought several candidates for naturalization with the likes of CJ Giles, Milan Vucicevic, and eventually Marcus Douthit.
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