The Philippines is as soon as once more the king of hoops in Southeast Asia.
Gilas Pilipinas reclaimed the gold medal within the thirty second Southeast Asian Games after taking down a strengthened Cambodian squad, 80-69, within the finals on Tuesday in Cambodia.
Justin Brownlee led the Filipinos in scoring with 23 factors whereas Chris Newsome added 16.
The Philippines had the lead, 44-33, on the finish of the primary half earlier than they ultimately regained the title.
The win additionally avenged their elimination spherical loss towards the host nation.
Cambodia, regardless of fielding a number of naturalized gamers, settled for silver whereas Thailand took dwelling the bronze medal as they defeated erstwhile defending champions Indonesia, 83-69, within the battle for third place.
The Gilas victory also needs to function a morale booster because the nationwide workforce heads to the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup the place the Philippines will play Italy, Angola, and Dominican Republic within the group stage of the occasion hosted by the nation, alongside Japan and Indonesia.
This added to the Philippines’ medal haul on this version of the biennial meet, which already stood at a minimum of 53 gold medals previous to this outcome.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
