Marcio Lassiter HANGZHOU — Calvin Oftana and CJ Perez, whose games were lackluster at best two days ago, shot their
HANGZHOU — Calvin Oftana and CJ Perez, whose games were lackluster at best two days ago, shot their way back into the spotlight on Monday, October 2, at the height of a roaring first half as Gilas Pilipinas crushed Qatar, 80-41, to set up a blockbuster quarterfinal clash with Iran in the 19th Asian Games at the Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium.
Winners in the round of 8 advance to the semifinals on Wednesday, October 4, with games set at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. both at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center. With the early avalanche, which cascaded on the Qataris without letup in the second quarter where the Philippines posted a 57-23 lead at the half, Cone had the luxury of sitting down Brownlee and two other key Gilas personnel June Mar Fajardo and Scottie Thompson for most of the game in preparation for the pounding they would go through against Iran.
“We had a script and we followed that script very well,” said Cone. “We wanted to get off quick and get the lead so we can bring Justin out of the game and have him ready for tomorrow against Iran.
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