Justin Brownlee takes over in the fourth quarter to catapult Gilas Pilipinas to the Asian Games final for the first time since 1990
Brownlee saved the day and propelled Gilas Pilipinas to the Asian Games final for the first time since 1990 with a come-from-behind 77-76 escape over host China at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre on Wednesday, October 4.
The three-time PBA Best Import drained five three-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with 33 points as the Philippines completed its comeback from a 20-point hole. China still led 76-69 with two minutes left before Brownlee ended the game on a personal 8-0 run capped by back-to-back triples that silenced the loud home crowd.The win guaranteed the Nationals their first medal in the continental showpiece since the Philippine Centennial Team won bronze in 1998.Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. So he pursued the next best thing to being an athlete – to write about them.
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