Gilas Pilipinas roster earlier than a Fiba World Cup sport at Good Araneta Coliseum. –Marlo Cueto/
MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas has a mountain to climb so as to lengthen its run within the 2023 Fiba World Cup.
After Sunday’s essential video games at Araneta Coliseum, the Group An image received a lot clearer with Dominican Republic holding the highest spot at 2-0, and Angola and Italy tied on the second spot with a 1-1 report.
Gilas, which dropped to a 0-2 report, must beat Italy by 13 factors to achieve higher hopes for a second-round look.
This is because of Italy beating Angola by 14 on Friday, 81-67.
However that gained’t be all.
The Dominican Republic will even must beat Angola on Tuesday to arrange a triple-tie for the second spot at 1-2.
Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes, nevertheless, chooses to focus solely on the Filipinos’ preparation for his or her subsequent sport.
“No matter’s taking place with the opposite groups will not be inside our management. We are able to solely concentrate on what’s inside our management,” mentioned Reyes after Gilas’ 80-70 loss to Angola.
The highest two groups with the most effective information in every group will advance to the following spherical.
The Olympics, in the meantime, is one other dialog as solely the highest Asian workforce after the World Cup will earn a ticket to Paris for 2024.
To this point, it’s Japan within the driver’s seat after its win over Finland in Group E, 98-88.
“We hope Japan loses its final sport and we win ours then it’s all tied. I don’t know the way they’re going to interrupt that tie however in the long run, it’s going to be depending on the opposite video games, it’s not going to be on our arms.”
“The one factor we have now in our management is our subsequent sport.”
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