Justin Brownlee (left) recently found the Philippine top scorer in a series of friendly matches recently. – Photo contributed Anas al-Mari / Jordan Basketball Federation
Gilas Pilipinas puts a series of trivial test games without particular, fixing the two games on roads that really count.
The Nationals, who returned home, after understanding the nasty end of another beat, left for Taiwan on Tuesday seeking to repeat against Chinese Taipei and New Zealand in the third and last window of fiba asia cup qualifications .
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The director of the program and team leader Alfrancis Chua said that the contingent had chosen to make a brief stop in Manila instead of a connection flight to Doha, Qatar, which would result in a stopover in Hong Kong.
“I suggested that we were getting home to throw our dirty clothes and pick up a fresh set. In this way, we also arrive in Taiwan in the afternoon, allowing us to rest and train before the match against (Chinese) Taipei, “he said.
Gilas returned from Doha, Qatar, by scoring just a single victory through the friendly matches of four nations: they returned to stun the hosts, 74-71 in the first meeting, before lacking gas against the continental rival Lebanon, 75-54, and then again against Egypt, 86-55.
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The naturalized AS Justin Brownlee, to no one’s surprise, found himself as the top scorer of the Philippines in the competition series that the national coach Tim Cone described as “non -compatible games” but precious simulations for the competition Who awaited them in the main main centerpiece in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, next August.
Brownlee collected an average of 15.5 points, eight rebounds and three assists, the young Cornerstone Dwight Ramos came as the second top scorer in the Nationals after normalizing 10.
AJ Edu, who played his first Gilas games since the 2023 World Cup, put on average six -point averages and eight rebounds. His figure was acceptable if they were lying against the history of the knee problems he fought – and recovered – in the past.
In Taiwan, Gilas hopes to get closer to a pink sowing in the Asian Cup. But a revenge Chinese team, which should line up a list of new looks, is in the manner of the Philippins.
The two nations are fighting this Thursday, November 20, the home team hoping to breathe their life into their take -off library. A victory keeps them in the race for a joker ticket for the meeting of Jeddah.
The best was saved for the end while Gilas (4-0) finished his road trip against New Zealand (3-1), a longtime executioner whose Egos have been carefully stung during the last meeting.
‘Battle Close’
Blacks coach Judd Flavell makes sure that there will be no rehearsal of the blows when the host cone and his charges in Auckland Sunday morning (Manila time).
“It is a country, I think, which is really similar to us – constituting chemistry, cohesion. This is what we are trying to do too, “he said in a video interview published on Monday by The Basketball New Zealand Page.
“We had a narrow battle with them in Manila. Such a competitive game. But nothing between the two teams will be exactly the same, “he added.
Like Gilas, the Kiwis also hope to sweep the third window, because it would allow them a good sowing in the Asian Cup strewn with competent opponents in Lebanon, Jordan, Japan, and more importantly, the world number 7, which finished sixth at the Paris Olympic Games.
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“Without leaving Hong Kong’s eyes, we know that we have to do business in Hong Kong. But (we know) Spark Arena will be full. The composition of the crowd numbers, I am sure there will be a lot of Filipinos there and I am sure that the atmosphere is going to be crazy. It will be incredible, and one – as a competitor – I think we are all looking forward to, “said Flavell. Inq
