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MANILA, Philippines – Jayson Castro and Dondon Hontiveros were the biggest little men for the Gilas Pilipinas basketball team in their 2015 FIBA Asia Championship semifinal win over Japan on Friday, October 2.
Castro scored 20 and dished 7 assists while Hontiveros went 6-of-9 from 3-point range for 18 points in the Philippines’ 81-70 victory, which earned them a showdown with China on Saturday evening for the FIBA Asia gold and the ticket to the 2016 Rio Olympics that goes along with it.
The two men contributed in ways that are hard to quantify on a stat sheet, like Castro’s up-and-under score that ignited the Filipino fans in Changsha, China, and the Hontiveros block that made him seem a foot taller than his 6-foot-2 frame.
As teams scout ways for to topple the Philippines’ run, heroes have emerged, keeping them alive for one more night. – Rappler.com
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