Gilas, at last, after a series of heartbreaks, finally won its first game, a convincing 96-75 decision against Asian rival China to end the campaign on a high note and avoid another winless run in the World Cup.
That was what coach Chot Reyes uttered after Gilas Pilipinas finally found the light at the end of the long, winding tunnel in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.Gilas Pilipinas finally gets to celebrate a victory in the World Cup after taking down China, 96-75, in its last game.
Gilas landed in the"next 16 best-placed teams in the World Cup which didn’t qualify to the Olympics" to get an invite to the Olympic qualifying tournament. Gilas finished as the third-best team in Asia behind the Paris-bound Japan which finished with a 3-2 record and the late blooming Lebanon which swept its classification matches to finish with a 2-3 slate.
“We reminded the players that no matter the typhoon, the weather, being essentially a no bearing game, the crowd still came Filipinos still came to watch, I said let's give them a present,” said Reyes.
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