Changsha China
FIBA Asia 2015 News: Injured Andray Blatche lifts Gilas Pilipinas Basketball to slash Japan NT, 73-66, this Sunday in the FIBA Asia 2015 Second Round, Changsha China. Naturalized player Blatche ignored pain to power Pilipinas with his double-double 18 points and 10 rebounds. Ranidel “RDO” De Ocampo drilled-in 13, while Terrence Romeo and Jayson “The Blur” Castro hauled 12 markers.
Sustaining an ankle injury in the 2nd quarter, Andray Blatche led a spirited Philippine Basketball Team fight to halt the resurgent Japan squad en route to their first victory in the second round of FIBA Asia 2015.
RP shot a dismal 67% freethrow shooting to Japan’s 90%, but made-up in the threepoint territory by shooting 6 of 21 from the arc, against 5 of 21 by Japan.
Philippines capitalized on the 18 total turnovers of Japan to their 8 errors, and made a whopping 8 steals in the ballgame. Those steals turned into 9 fastbreak points fofr Gilas. RP Five was outrebounded 37 to 43, and also outpaced 7 to 12 assists by Japan, but made-up with better ball foul management 15 to 25.
In the third canto, Japan pounded the paint and lorded over rebounds after Blatche was taken off the court due to the ankle injury. However, Romeo carried the Philippines with his timely fastbreak stabs and two treys to bring RP ahead 54-46.
At the end of the half, it was a see-saw battle as Japan and Philippines traded spurts of scoring barrages to end-up at 33-31 RP lead. Blatche was reinserted into the game but appears to be obviously limping.
Philippines raced to a 6-0 lead in the opening of the first quarter, but Japan answered with an 11-0 unanswered blast to lead against the Filipinos. RP narrowed the gap to only four, 14-18, but Blatche incurred an ankle injury that saddled Pilipinas chances.
Gilas will next face Iran at 11:45 tomorrow morning.
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1ST QUARTER
1st QTR Starts
TIP-OFF to PHI
9:41 Blatche jumper 2-0 PHI leads
Castro misses shot
8:51 Hontiveros jumper 4-0 PHI leads
8:02 Blatche fadeaway midrange 6-0 PHI leads
Blatche misses
De Ocampo blocks Takeuchi but was called for foul
7:10 Takeuchi 2FTs 6-2 PHI leads
6:54 Blatche layup off De Ocampo feed 8-2 PHI leads
6:39 Tabuse trey 8-5 PHI leads
6:25 Castro scores 10-5 PHI leads
Blatche misses jumper
Blatche misses trey
5:14 Abueva 2FTs 12-5 PHI leads
Norwood called for backcourt violation
Castro steals ball
Blatche misses fadeaway
3:59 Matsui jumper 12-7 PHI leads
3:34 Thoss hook shot 14-7 PHI leads
3:20 Hiejima layup 14-9
Castro misses shot
2:30 Tabuse 2FT 14-11 PHI leads
Norwood misses trey
Norwood misses jumper
1:56 Hiejima layup 14-13
1:30 Hiejima trey 14-16 JPN leads
1:08 Takeuchi 2FTs 14-18 JPN leads
Abueva misses trey
PHI 0 of 5 trey shooting
Romeo misses layup
Romeo misses another layup
JPN 11-0 blast
1QTR ENDS 14-18 JPN leads
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2ND QUARTER
2nd QTR Starts
9:33 Abueva rebound plus fastbreak score plus 1FT 16-18 JPN leads
Blatche misses one hander
8:42 Ono jumper 17-20 JPN leads
Blatche misses trey
8:00 Hiejima unmolested layup 17-22 JPN leads
Blatche misses trey
Blatche probable ankle injury
7:16 Romeo jumper 19-22 JPN leads
6:57 Ono jumper 19-24 JPN leads
Taulava called for offensive
6:29 Ono layup 19-26 JPN leads
5:46 Ono trey 19-29 JPN leads
5:26 Norwood trey 22-29 JPN leads
De Ocampo misses trey
4:25 De Ocampo running jumper 24-29 JPN leads
Taulava steal
2:47 De Ocampo trey 27-29 PHI leads
Blatche nice tap but still limping
Romeo misses trey
Castro drive fouled but no call
1:42 Castro layup 29-29 TIED
1:18 Takeuchi jumper 29-31 JPN leads
1:04 Castro 2FTs 31-31 TIED
33.7secs Abueva 2FTs 33-31 PHI leads
12.9secs Furukawa jumper 33-33 TIED
3.2secs Romeo magic layup 35-33 PHI leads
2QTR ENDS 35-33 PHI leads
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3RD QUARTER
3rd QTR Starts
Blatche turnover
9:01 Blatche powermove 37-33 PHI leads
Blatche now painfully limping
8:32 Arao undergoal 37-35 PHI leads
7:48 Hiejima one hander 37-37 TIED
7:28 De Ocampo 1FT 38-37 TIED
7:02 Castro turnaround shot 40-37 PHI leads
6:47 Tanaka jumper 40-39 PHI leads
6:33 De Ocampo trey 43-39 PHI leads
6:28 Castro layup 45-39 PHI leads
Taulava turnover
5:21 Furukawa jumper 45-41 PHI leads
5:04 Romeo trey 48-41 PHI leads
De Ocampo steal
De Ocampo misses layup
JPN getting lot of offensive rebounds
3:30 Takeuchi layup 48-43 PHI leads
3:08 Thoss 1FT 49-43 PHI leads
Hontiveros misses trey
2:08 Romeo trey 52-43 PHI leads
1:42 Tanaka layup 52-45 PHI leads
Romeo misses shot
1:23 Hiejima 1FT 52-46 PHI
Abueva blocked by Takeuchi
26.2secs Romeo fastbreak 54-46 PHI leads
3QTR ENDS 54-46 PHI leads
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4TH QUARTER
4th QTR Starts
Romeo loses ball
Hiejima layup 54-48 PHI leads
9:08 Abueva 1FT 55-48 PHI leads
8:51 Ota 2FTs 55-50 PHI leads
8:00 Abueva misses both FTs
Blatche misses shot
7:35 Takeuchi score 55-52 PHI
Blatche blocked by Takeuchi
6:46 Blatche 1FT 56-52 PHI leads
6:30 Hiejima layup 56-54 PHI leads
6:18 De Ocampo 1FT 57-54 PHI leads
5:39 Hashimoto layup 57-56 PHI leads
5:21 Blatche layup plus 1FT 60-56 PHI leads
4:50 Takeuchi trey 60-59 PHI leads
4:34 Blatche 2FTs 62-59 PHI leads
4:04 JPN scores 62-61 PHI
3:03 Blatche powermove 64-61 PHI leads
2:37 Hashimoto trey 64-64 TIED
2:17 De Ocampo trey 67-64 PHI leads
Hiejima graduates
1:58 Norwood misses 2FTs
Tabuse misses jumper
1:23 Abueva 2FT 69-64 PHI leads
1:10 Hashimoto jumper 69-66
52.8secs Blatche powermove 71-66 PHI leads
35.5secs Castro 2FT 73-66 PHI leads
Tabuse turnover
Blatche runs time out
Five in double figures for PHI in scoring
4QTR ENDS 73-66 PHI Wins
