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Gilas Philippines will face Brazil in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament knockout round to secure a spot in the Paris Olympics, although the playing time of key player Kai Sotto still needs to be decided
MANILA, Philippines — Two more wins, Gilas, Philippines Will participate in the Paris Olympics.
The Philippines aims to Brazil on Saturday, July 6, in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Knockout Tournament in Riga, Latvia.
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the first season
- GILAS PILIPINAS 18-10: Chris Newsome 1/2 free throw
- Philippines 17-10: Justin Brownlee made a long shot, and the Philippines controlled the rebound
- Philippines 14-10: Justin Brownlee stops and scores
- GILAS PILIPINAS 12-10: Dwight Ramos goes to work early
- 10-10: Lucas Diaz three-pointer
- Gilas Philippines 10-7: Japes Aguilar makes up for his mistakes
- Philippines 8-7: Dwight Ramos made consecutive three-pointers
- Brazil 7-5: Dwight Ramos three-pointer
- Brazil 7-2: Bruno Caboclo scores
- Brazil 5-2: Chris Newsome scored a jump shot to help the Philippines score
- Brazil 5-0: Bruno Caboclo grabs the offensive rebound and completes the short pass
- Brazil 3-0: Gui Santos opens the scoring with a three-point corner kick
appetizer
- GILAS – Justin Brownlee, Joan Mar Fajardo, Chris Newsome, Dwight Ramos, Japeth Aguilar
- Brazil – Marcelo Huertas, Bruno Caboclo, Leo Meindl, Lucas Dias, Guy Santos
Preview
In the group stage, Justin Brownlee had two near triple-doubles as the Philippines defeated the world No. Latvia and lost to No. 23 Georgia.
Brownlee averaged 27 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.5 assists in the OQT.
The Philippines also had four players scoring in double figures, with Dwight Ramos (14.0), Chris Newsome (11.5), Kai Sotto (11.0) and C.J. Perez (10.0) performing well for the national team.
However, Sotto is a Game time decision He was injured in the first half of the match against Georgia when Goga Bitadze fell on him, an incident that kept him out for the rest of the game.
“Whether he plays or not depends on game time. There are no broken bones, but there is still some pain,” said Richard Del Rosario, Soto’s team manager.
Although Brazil is currently ranked 12th in the world and is the favorite to win the championship, they are not invincible.
Brazil took the top seed in Group B, but not without suspense, as it faced a surprising 77-74 Lost to Cameroon, ranked 68th.
Half of the Brazilian roster has NBA experience, including Bruno Caboclo, who has played for the Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets, averaging 17.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
The game starts at 8:30 pm Manila time. – Rappler.com
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