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Gilas' Ramos shoots lights out of Jordan B in King Abdullah Cup

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/sports/06/28/20210628-dwight-ramos-fiba.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Gilas Pilipinas overpowered Jordan&#x27;s Team B to pick up a second straight win in the King Abdullah Cup at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday night.</p><p>The Philippine squad handed Jordan a 90-63 beatdown after raining a hail of shots from the perimeter en route to an easy victory. </p><p>Dwight Ramos led the shooting spree for the nationals, connecting seven triples to finish with 21 points. Justine Baltazar connected three shots from the perimeter for a total of 13 markers.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/27/21/gilas-opens-king-abdullah-cup-campaign-with-loss-to-egypt">Gilas opens King Abdullah Cup campaign with loss to Egypt</a></li></ul><p>Jordan Heading knocked down triples to finish with 11 points.</p><p>Obeid Ahmad had 14 points for Jordan, which also got 10 from Hamati Ibrahim.</p><p>The Jordanians had trouble holding down Gilas&#x27; shooters, who also made the most by scoring second-chance points against Jordan&#x27;s defense.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/27/21/gilas-nets-first-win-in-king-abdullah-cup">Gilas nets first win in King Abdullah Cup</a></li></ul><p>The nationals likewise got a much-needed boost from the bench with the likes of Carl Tamayo, Rey Suerte and Heading helping out. </p><p>This allowed Gilas to pull away by as many as 31 points.</p><p>The Philippines&#x27; victory was a follow-up to a 77-62 victory over Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.</p><p>Gilas opened its King Abdullah Cup campaign with a 73-60 loss to Egypt.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1708518" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><br/> </div>

<p>Gilas Pilipinas overpowered Jordan's Team B to pick up a second straight win in the King Abdullah Cup at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday night.<br /> </p>

Gilas Pilipinas overpowered Jordan's Team B to pick up a second straight win in the King Abdullah Cup at the Prince Hamzah Sports Hall in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday night.