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FOSHAN, China – Gilas Pilipinas has no option but to beat Serbia if it wants to advance to the next round of the FIBA World Cup when they lock horns at the GBA International Sports and Cultural Center here on Monday, September 2.
The Philipine team came off an embarrassing 46-point loss to Italy in its opening game, but it had no time to sulk against a Serbian squad considered one of the favorites to capture the coveted Naismith Trophy.
Serbia boasts 4 NBA players in its roster in Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, Dallas Mavericks center Boban Marjanovic, and the Sacramento Kings pair of Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nemanja Bjelica.
Validating the buzz surrounding them, the Serbians kicked off their World Cup campaign on a rousing 46-point romp of Angola, and it’s heavily favored to go up 2-0 in Group D against the Philippines.
But Gilas Pilipinas – which shares the last spot in the group with Angola at 0-1 – seeks to live up to its “puso” battlecry as it tries to pull off the mother of all upsets against Serbia.
Game time is at 7:30 p.m.
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