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Asian Games: Gilas thwarts Bahrain to start hunt for gold

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Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Gilas Pilipinas forward Justin Brownlee in action against Bahrain in the group phase of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on September 26, 2023. POC-PSC Media Pool." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/09/26/jb.jpg"/><figcaption>Gilas Pilipinas forward Justin Brownlee in action against Bahrain in the group phase of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on September 26, 2023. POC-PSC Media Pool.</figcaption></figure></div>(UPDATED) Gilas Pilipinas got off to a good start in its search for Asian basketball supremacy.The Filipino cagers thwarted Bahrain, 89-61, at the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on Tuesday.Leading them was Justin Brownlee with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists, while CJ Perez and Ange Kouame put up 15 markers each.After a close encounter in the opening frame, Gilas overpowered Bahrain in the following 10 minutes, 29-15. This momentum allowed them to build a lead as huge as 34, 89-55, later in the contest after a Kevin Alas bucket at the 1:29 mark of the final quarter, and this was more than enough as the Tim Cone-led squad got their first win in Group C.Maitham Jameel A.Mahdi Almoathin, meanwhile was one of the few bright spots for Bahrain after he tallied 14 points and three dimes.The last-minute inclusions to the team -- Perez, Kevin Alas, Marcio Lassiter, Chris Ross, and Arvin Tolentino -- got significant minutes in the win after their participation in the Asiad was cleared by organizers ahead of the contest. &quot;That was important for us to get that extra time. The five guys are still feeling their way around. And again, those are the guys who we’re gonna depend on as they decide how far we go,&quot; Cone said.The Nationals’ next assignment will be against Tyler Lamb and Thailand, and they will lock horns on Thursday, September 28, at the Zijingang University at 11:00 AM.Already, Cone said their focus is on their Southeast Asian rivals.&quot;We didn’t play Thailand in the Southeast Asian Games. But we saw them in the SEA Games, but we’re not matched up against them. They were knocked out by Cambodia,&quot; he noted.<div>The scores:</div>PHILIPPINES 89 - Brownlee 20, Perez 15, Kouame 15, Oftana 10, Fajardo 8, Lassiter 8, Thompson 5, Newsome 3, Alas 2, Aguilar 2, Ross 1, Tolentino 0.BAHRAIN 61 - Isa 14, Rashed M. 13, Rashed A. 12, Buallay 8, Melad 6, Chism 5, Hamooda 3, Alhaddad 0, Alhassan 0, Kadhem 0, Hasan 0.Quarters: 22-18, 51-33, 72-47, 89-61.

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Asian Games: Gilas thwarts Bahrain to start hunt for gold

Rom Anzures,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 26, 2023 03:37 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 26, 2023 07:00 PM PHT

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