A great move by Jayson Castro in the Top 5 Plays of Day 8 (Semifinals) of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. Also in the Top 5: Qi Zhou (2x-China) and Jianlian Yi (2x-China).
Watch Top 5 Plays of FIBA Asia Day 8 Video
2015 FIBA Asia Championship Finals Schedule
Saturday, October 3, 2015 – CSWC Dayun
8:30pm – China vs Philippines
* Winner will have an automatic slot in the 2016 Rio Olympics
Battle for 3rd Place:
Gilas Pilipinas beat Japan in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Semifinals led by Andray Blatche with 22 points, Jayson Castro with 20 points and Dondon Hontiveros with 18 points.
Watch Semifinals: Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan Highlights Video
2015 FIBA Asia Championship Semifinals
Gilas Pilipinas defeats Japan, 81-70
October 2, 2015 – Changsha, China
Game Highlights:
-Andray Blatche with 22 points and 13 rebounds
-Jayson Castro scored 20 points and with 7 assists (4/9 from 3)
-Dondon Hontiveros with 18 points (6/9 from 3)
Gilas Pilipinas will go up against Japan in the2015 FIBA Asia Championship Semifinals on October 2, 2015, 10pm in Changsha, China.
Watch Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan Live Online via Livestreaming. More info at 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Livestreaming
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Lebanon in the 7th day (Quarterfinals) of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship held at CSWC Gymnasium in Changsha, China.
Best game of Andray Blatche so far with 24 point and 17 rebounds
There are no easy paths to Rio. And if this game is any indication, that road moving forward will be tougher to trek, lined all the more with roadblocks of all kinds.
Gilas 3.0 ran into a roadblock last night—a game and hard-charging Lebanese squad—and for most of the match, the nationals’ journey to Rio looked one scoring drought way from being derailed.
Day 7 (Quarterfinals) of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China (October 1, 2015)
2015 FIBA Asia Championship Day 7 Results
Classification 9-12th Place
Game 1: Jordan defeated Hong Kong, 82-62
Game 2: Palestine defeated Kazakhstan, 83-81
Quarterfinals
Game 1: Iran defeated South Korea, 75-62
Andray Blatche silenced the hostile crowd at the CSWC Gymnasium in Changsha, China with 24 points and 17 rebounds against Lebanon.
Watch Andray Blatche Highlights vs Lebanon Video