{"id":24383,"date":"2014-09-01T07:18:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T23:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=24383"},"modified":"2014-09-02T02:25:43","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T18:25:43","slug":"gilas-pilipinas-absorbs-second-loss-in-fiba-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/09\/01\/gilas-pilipinas-absorbs-second-loss-in-fiba-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilas Pilipinas absorbs second loss in FIBA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Smart Gilas Pilipinas. Photo courtesy of Nuki Sabio \/ FIBA Asia via Gilas Pilipinas Facebook page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas struggled from the outside and as expected lost to fifth ranked Greece, 70-82, on Sunday (early Monday morning Manila time) in the ongoing 2014 FIBA World Cup preliminary rounds in Seville, Spain.<\/p>\n

It was the Philippines\u2019 second straight loss after a heart-breaking 78-81 loss to Croatia last Saturday night while Greece posted its second straight win after downing Senegal, 87-64, in the opener.<\/p>\n

Capitalizing on their height advantage, the Greeks opened the game with 18-7 lead and kept the upper hand the rest of the way despite repeated efforts from the Filipinos to stage rally.<\/p>\n

According to spin.ph report, the Philippines hit only 24 out of 68 attempts from the field and only six out of 22 tries from the three-point area.<\/p>\n

Gilas\u2019 main shooter Jeff Chan drilled in only one three-pointer out of five attempts while Andrei Blatche, who played with right knee injury, was scoreless out of three attempts from the arc.<\/p>\n

Despite their loss, national coach Chot Reyes said: \u201cI\u2019m still very happy with the effort of my players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blatche topscored with 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Philippines while Junmar Fajarda had 10 points and six rebounds in just 10 minutes of play.<\/p>\n

The Philippines, which returned to World Cup for the first time in 40 years, will face next yet another top seeded Argentina at 5:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m., Manila time) on Monday.<\/p>\n

Formerly known as World Championship, FIBA World Cup is one of the biggest international competitions in the sport of basketball.<\/p>\n

Taking place once every four years, the top basketball nations in the world have come together for the chance at winning the gold medal.<\/p>\n

The victorious nation is also automatically qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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