04 SEP 2014
Sevilla, Spain
Photo sourced from FIBA.com
Puerto Rico fought tooth and nail against a game Team Gilas Pilipinas 77-73 and effectively ended the bid of the Philippines to enter the second round in FIBA World Cup 2014. JJ Barea ably led the Puerto Ricans with an explosive 30 points opposite the Asian powerhouse in Seville. Andray Blacthe and LA “El Tinyente” Tenorio paced RP Five with 23 and 18 markers apiece.
Filipino: Dumaan sa butas ng karayom ang Puerto Rico bago umungos sa palaban na koponan ng Gilas Pilipinas 77-73, dahilan upang tuluyan ng hadlangan ang pag-abante ng mga basketbolistang Pinoy sa FIBA World Cup 2014. Ang guwardiyang si JJ Barea ang nagpakita ng umaatikabong husay upang pangunahan ang Puerto Rico sa pagbuslo ng 30 puntos laban sa pambato ng Asya sa Sevilla. Namayani naman para sa Pilipinas sina Andray Blatche at LA “El Tinyente” Tenorio na nagtala ng 23 at 18 puntos bawat isa.
The Filipino setback was terribly painful being the fourth close upset in consecutive games. Jayson “The Blur” Castro failed to salvage the contest for the nationals as they fumbled yet again in the dying seconds of the game. RP Five shot a horrible 21.4% from the three point territory for a 6 out of 28 shooting against the 42.3% rainbow conversion by the South Americans.
Barea for his part said of the RP Team “First of all, I’d like to commend Gilas. They’re a great team. They have small guards who can make shots like me.” However, The much awaited showdown with the “Santos Strangler” Renaldo Balkman fizzled as the naturalized player of Puerto Rico managed a measly two points.
PUERTO RICO 77: Barea 30, Sanchez 13, Huertas 13, Rivera 5, Galindo 5, Diaz 4, Franklin 2, Clemente 2, Balkman 2.
GILAS PILIPINAS 73: Blatche 23, Tenorio 18, Lee 10, Alapag 6, Norwood 6, Castro 4, De Ocampo 2, Pingris 2, Aguilar 0, Chan 0, Fajardo 0.
Quarters: 1Q:25-13 PHI, 2Q:44-39 PHI, 3Q:61-57 PR, 4Q:77-73 PR
written by Rock Punzalan
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Parang bariles kumilos si jayjay berea. Hindi mapipigilan, bumangga giba! Si Balkman naging barkman. Olats nga lang sayang….
Another victorious loss. Pulp0l si balkman!