Good start by Gilas Pilipinas in the 2nd Round by beating Japan in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship led by Andray Blatche with 18 points but was playing with a sprained ankle for most of the game.
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2015 FIBA Asia Championship (2nd Round)
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Japan, 73-66
September 27, 2015 – Changsha, China
Game Highlights:
-Andray Blatche with 18 points and 10 rebounds playing on one leg (sprained ankle)
-Ranidel de Ocampo with 13 points (3/6 from 3)
-Jayson Castro with 12 points and 4 assists
Gilas Pilipinas 1st Round Statistics
Jayson Castro – 15.7ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.3apg
Andray Blatche – 15.3ppg, 9.3rpg, 1.7bpg
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Kuwait by 46 points in the 3rd day of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship held at CSWC Gymnasium in Changsha, China.
Calvin Abueva with 10 points and 8 rebounds
It is on to the next round for Gilas Pilipinas, this after another dominant outing against a hapless Kuwaiti side that bowed out of contention with three lopsided losses.
Displaying firepower extraordinaire once more, Team Pilipinas walloped Kuwait 110–64 in a game that was, like the Hong Kong outing, over by halftime.
Spitfire guard Terrence Romeo led the way in this one, scattering a team-high 19 points on an efficient 6 of 10 clip from the field, including a lay-in that came off a dazzling, lightning-quick crossover on the break. Romeo’s backcourt mate, Jayson Castro, was The Blur yet again, blitzing Kuwait for 16 markers on a variety of drives and jumpers. Gilas’s Energizer Bunny, Calvin Abueva, also got into the action early and often, powering his way to 10 points and grabbing 8 rebounds in 14 minutes of all-out effort and nonstop hustle.
2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Kuwait, 110-64
September 25, 2015 – Changsha, China
Game Highlights:
-Terrence Romeo led Gilas with 19 points (3/3 from 3)
-Jayson Castro scored 16 points
-Calvin Abueva with 10 points and 8 rebounds
No more shockers on this one—The Blur and company made sure of that.
A day after its shocking, embarrassing defeat to lowly Palestine, Gilas Pilipinas bounced back mightily, decimating Hong Kong 101–50 in a game that was pretty much over by halftime.
In a virtual must-win, Gilas Pilipinas started out with guns ablazing, storming out to another emphatic first quarter behind the efforts of naturalized center Andray Blatche, Gilas 2.0 holdovers Ranidel de Ocampo and Jayson Castro, and many-time national team member Dondon Hontiveros. It was a first quarter eerily reminiscent of the Palestine game, but the next three quarters were anything but. Rather than falter, Team Pilipinas continued its stellar play, pouring on the points and locking down the young Hong Kong squad up until the final buzzer.
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Hong Kong by 51 points in the 2nd day of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship held at CSWC Gymnasium in Changsha, China.
2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Hong Kong, 101-50
September 24, 2015 – Changsha, China
Game Highlights:
-Jayson Castro led Gilas with 21 points (5/6 from 3)
-Andray Blatche scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds
-Dondon Hontiveros with 14 points (4/6 from 3)