Gilas defeats Senegal - First Win in FIBA

 Gilas Pilipinas players celebrate after winning their 2014 FIBA World basketball championships Group B match against Senegal at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes in Sevilla on Thursday. Philippines won the match 81-79.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh761zKHyTSBhXf5Pb_vdJJDAz2tWY7TWRAkWdLmw3V6KlasATcIex1fjqCFbzXAxzeadR5_vlSYub_dCMFtXSI2FiXXsUBAR8DbFknMHteUOyCvKATUeZhGnPMMyM9P9UKx_DzHjyp_-Mi/s1600/alapag-norwood-japeth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh761zKHyTSBhXf5Pb_vdJJDAz2tWY7TWRAkWdLmw3V6KlasATcIex1fjqCFbzXAxzeadR5_vlSYub_dCMFtXSI2FiXXsUBAR8DbFknMHteUOyCvKATUeZhGnPMMyM9P9UKx_DzHjyp_-Mi/s1600/alapag-norwood-japeth.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> It was a fitting victory for Gilas, which started the tournament with an overtime loss to Croatia. The nationals were dominated by Greece, but were able to score near wins against Argentina and Puerto Rico.<br /> <h3> PUSO</h3> <br /> Gilas head coach Chot Reyes is proud of how the Philippine national team played against taller players, noting the distinctive all-out brand of basketball the Filipinos showed the world.<br /> "It's all heart and secondly Pinoys play a distinctive kind of basketball. It looks like street ball. It looks like bara-bara. Our only chance is to really play a different style, a style that these guys are not used to," he said.<br />

Gilas defeats Senegal - First Win in FIBA

 Gilas Pilipinas players celebrate after winning their 2014 FIBA World basketball championships Group B match against Senegal at the Palacio...

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Gilas loss over Argentina

<h3> Gilas Pilipinas Vs Argentina</h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kwyJ-pm8JnE7hoxkgWYDKf5kNd3BpGHjMjy4a7DndD_8MvXmGebNPlVUE4o8r7g-W4nxFmZKFP2sXZ4YePtSYtWHisW9yPkhCCbwVE6Kjttn2Uk_KSVSMV_frlh4WA4aroK1AKO_8wIU/s1600/argen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kwyJ-pm8JnE7hoxkgWYDKf5kNd3BpGHjMjy4a7DndD_8MvXmGebNPlVUE4o8r7g-W4nxFmZKFP2sXZ4YePtSYtWHisW9yPkhCCbwVE6Kjttn2Uk_KSVSMV_frlh4WA4aroK1AKO_8wIU/s1600/argen.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> Gilas Pilipinas suffered another heartbreaker, this time pushing world no. 3 Argentina to the limit before falling short in the final seconds in the FIBA World Cup of Basketball at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Spain Monday night.<br /> <br /> Argentina won, 85-81, but the Filipinos again gained the respect of their opponents after repeatedly threatening an upset win over the high rated South Americans.<br /> <br /> But in the aftermath of Gilas' heartbreaking 85-81 loss to Argentina on Monday several notable side stories emerged: Ranidel De Ocampo's heady 18-point evening, Jimmy Alapag's sensational second-half threes and the rousing comeback from the Philippines from fifteen points down in the second half.<br /> <h3> Gave Norwood Poster Dunk</h3> <br /> <center><iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6c37dVVZbmc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>

Gilas loss over Argentina

Gilas Pilipinas Vs Argentina Gilas Pilipinas suffered another heartbreaker, this time pushing world no. 3 Argentina to the limit befor...

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