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Reality Check

The classification phase was supposed to be a cakewalk for Team Pilipinas, the calm before the proverbial storm. The thinking was Gilas 3.0 would breeze through this round, all while perfecting Coach Tab Baldwin’s swing offense and fine-tuning every weapon in the arsenal. The team, after all, was grouped with a trio of “lightweights”—Palestine, Hong Kong, and Kuwait.

Palestine vs Gilas Pilipinas

No one expected the storm to come right at day one, though.

Gilas Pilipinas lost to Palestine

2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Gilas Pilipinas lost to Palestine, 75-73
September 23, 2015 – Changsha, China

Gilas Pilipinas vs Palestine

Game Highlights:
-Andray Blatche with 21 points and 12 rebounds
-Terrence Romeo with 11 points
-Jayson William scored 10 points

Palestine Player Roster for FIBA Asia

Palestine Player Roster for FIBA Asia

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Gilas Pilipinas will go up against Palestine in their 1st game of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship on September 23, 2015, 11:45am in Changsha, China.

Palestine Player Roster for FIBA Asia

Palestine National Basketball Team listed only 10 players, this is the 1st time that they will play in the FIBA Asia Championship and is coached by American Jerry Lynn Steele. Palestine finished 3rd at the WABA Championship to qualify for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship

Players to watch out for: