Korea is the team that keeps on breaking the heart of Philippine basketball. Their last minute 3pts shots are well documented against Philippines but yet it happened everytime we play them. It happened just last year where our dream of making it 3rd place in the FIBA Asia olympic qualifier just get beaten by them.
Same goes to this game wherein the game is tied with less than 2mins in the game clock. I have a negative feeling that we might not be able to pull it again. Yet, one guy proved me wrong. Gary David. He just crushed the heart of the Koreans as he nailed 2 midrange in your face jumpers to give the team its needed margin. Just simply clutch. The shot may seem awkward but the shot is just crazy.
But before this thing, the first quarter was all Gilas as they make those outside shots and getting those rebounds. But in the 2nd quarter, the Koreans have slowly gaining their form as they make 3pt baskets and their import Juan Patillo is making life miserable for players defending him by drawing fouls and making shots. It ended 42-40 at halftime with Gilas leads by just 2.
In the 3rd quarter, the Koreans made 3 consecutive 3pts which gives them a double digit lead. One thing I noticed is that Gilas' defense is very poor, the rotation is slow, they give unconstested shots to the opponents which they take advantage of. But with the team not willing to give up, they showed their tough defense in the 4th quarter and getting the win.
My assessment of this game is that the Gilas team needs to improve more in communicating on their defense. It is very clear in the 3rd quarter that the effort is not there. But the good thing is that they adjusted in the 4th quarter while driving it hard on the offensive end which drawn foul. I would love to give credit to the players for not giving up and shown toughness. Their next opponent will be tomorrow against Japan at 5pm televise on AKTV.
credits to leofriendsyou. this is the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XXd0Q_EEOk&feature=player_embedded
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