Heartbreak in Spain: 0-3 for Gilas

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Heartbreak in Spain: 0-3 for Gilas

“This one really hurt,” said coach Chot Reyes after Gilas Pilipinas put up another valiant effort but fell short against the third-ranked team in the world Argentina, 85-81, to suffer their third straight loss September 2. Gilas  even led by as much as 10 points twice in the first half of the contest before failing to execute down the stretch. Team captain Jimmy Alapag was a huge part of Gilas’ strong stand against Argentina. Like what he did in the team’s game against Korea over a year ago, the man they call the “Mighty Mouse” made triple after triple to keep Argentina within striking distance. Reyes took responsibility for the defeat, saying “I couldn’t get players to get shots.” The Philippines still has a chance to make the Round of 16 by quotient granted Senegal (which they fight on Thursday) loses to them and to Argentina. Gilas must also beat Puerto Rico in their game on Wednesday, September 3.

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