Gilas Pilipinas with 2 plays in the Top 5 Plays of Day 3 of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship, one play by JC Intal and another by Terrence Romeo. Also in the Top 5: Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (India), Zaid Abbas (Jordan) and Clinton Johnson (Qatar).
Watch Top 5 Plays of FIBA Asia Day 3 Video
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.
Gilas Pilipinas 2nd Round Schedule for 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Sun, Sep 27, 4:45pm – Philippines vs Japan
Mon, Sep 28, 11:45am – Philippines vs Iran
One of the highlights of the Gilas Pilipinas vs Kuwait game was a nice crossover move by Terrence Romeo and a great finish.
Watch Awesome Crossover by Terrence Romeo vs Kuwait Video
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
Top 5 Plays of Day 2 of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship includes the play by Gabe Norwood and Ranidel de Ocampo. Also in the Top 5: Che Kheun Ma (Malaysia), Chih Chieh Lin (Chinese Taipei), Qi Zhou (China) and Clinton Johnson (Qatar).
Watch Top 5 Plays of FIBA Asia Day 2 Video
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)