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The tickets for the Friday’s games of the FIBA Asia Championship were already sold out on Thursday afternoon as fans lined up for long queues and the official website of MOA experienced some glitches amid the mad rush to watch the Gilas vs. Kazakhstan match. Thousands of fans lined up at the Mall of Asia … Read more
The Philippine national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas is now shifting its focus on its knockout battle against the tall and equally talented Kazakhstan this coming Friday. According to Gilas coach Chot Reyes, they have to talk about and prepare for Kazakhstan right after their victory over Hong Kong. Photo Credit: Gilas Pilipinas The Gilas coach … Read more
The 27th FIBA Asia Championship will be having their quarterfinal matches this coming August 9, 2013, the knockout stage of the competition. The Philippines was able to top the Group E and will face the fourth-ranked team in Group F, the Kazakhstan national team. Here’s the complete schedule of the Quarterfinal Rounds of FIBA Asia … Read more
The Gilas Pilipinas secured the top spot in Group E by defeating Hong Kong with the final score at 67-55 but the Filipinos wins came at the expense of a thrilling game because the Hong Kong squad played their most productive game in FIBA Asia 2013. Watch the Highlights Video Hong Kong vs. Gilas Pilipinas: … Read more
The Gilas Pilipinas is currently trailing behind the unpredictable Hong Kong squad that surprised the Filipinos with their outside shooting and intense defensive stance against the Philippines. Hong Kong has a balance scoring during the first half of game against Gilas Pilipinas. S. Chan and Reid scored with 8 points each, while K. Li and … Read more
Good news for the Philippines, Qatar was able to defeat Chinese Taipei in one of the most thrilling game in FIBA Asia with a three-point victory over the formerly undefeated Chinese Taipei with the score at 71-68. Photo Credit: FIBA Asia/Nuki Sabio With Qatar’s victory over Chinese Taipei, both teams finished tied at first place … Read more
Iran continued its dominance in FIBA Asia Championship after they routed Kazakhstan in Group F of the second round of elimation with an 85-53 victory over the top team in the previous Group D. Watch the highlights video of Iran vs. Kazakhstan: NBA star and Iran’s most popular player Hamed Haddadi topscored with 16 points … Read more
The silver medalist of the FIBA Asia 2011, Team Jordan secured the last ticket to the knockout stages of FIBA Asia 2013 after they rallied with a victory over Japan in Group E with the final score at 65-56 on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. Jordan, the team that was defeated by Chinese … Read more
The FIBA Asia 2013 continues as the quarterfinals placing will be determined today after a series of important matches featuring the top 6 teams from both Group E and Group F. We are here to provide our live coverage of the FIBA Asia 2013, August 8, 2013: Schedule of Games: Jordan def. Japan, 65-56 [Game Stats] … Read more
The Gilas Pilipinas will be facing the lowly but unpredictable Hong Kong squad as the national team wrap up its second round games in the FIBA Asia Championship before moving on to the knock out quarterfinals match up against the top 4 teams in Group F. Here’s our scouting report with Hong Kong: Hong Kong … Read more