[oxygen] Gilas Pilipinas gets worlds attention after overtime loss over Croatia in Fiba World Cup debut SEVILLE, SPAIN - Gilas Pilipinas lost its opening game in the Fiba World Cup on Saturday but earned the worlds attention and respect with a courageous stand against a tall Croatian team. Six free throws by NBA players Bojan Bogdanovic and Danjan Rudez enabled Croatia to escape with a 81-78 overtime victory, denying the courageous Filipinos an epic feat in a game that left thousands of Filipinos inside the Centro de Portivo San Pablo stadium choked full of emotions. Giving away several inches in height and a lot more in terms of experience on the world stageGilas led by three late in regulation and had a chance to steal a win on Jeff Chans missed three-pointer at the buzzer. The Philippine side made its last stand on a three-pointer by naturalized player Andray Blatche with eight seconds left that cut Croatias lead to one, 78-79, with eight seconds to go. However, two free throws by Rudez, who just last month signed a three-year deal to play for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA, made two penalty free throws and a three-point miss by Jayson Castro on the other end had Gilas falling just short of a famous victory. spin.ph/basketball/fiba/news/chot-reyes-gilas-pilipinas-fiba-world-cup-croatia-opening-game-seville-spain
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:52:54 +0000
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