The Smart Gilas Pilipinas was able to bounce back from earlier struggle against the young but talented Japanese Team as they secured their fourth straight win by defeating Japan with the final score at 88-84. Smart Gilas veteran center Marcus Douthit dominated the paint and scored crucial free throws in the final seconds of the … Read more
The Philippine Team will try to maintain the second spot in the tournament or tied the league leader Iran on top of team standings. The Smart Gilas is currently ranked at the number 2 spot with a total of 3-0 win-loss card. Iran continued to dominate the tournament with a total of 4 consecutive wins … Read more
Poor free throw shooting from the undefeated Japanese Team was one of the factor why they suffered their first defeat against the more aggressive Philippine National Basketball Team Smart Gilas Pilipinas with the final score at 83-76. Japan’s leading scorer and one of the tournaments most feared outside shooter had been contained by the Filipinos. … Read more