Gilas Pilipinas was itching to range itself against New Zealand—a nation ranked six notches higher in Fiba’s global ladder raring to assert itself in the region. What the Filipinos got on Sunday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum in the final game of the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers was an 88-63 beating that told of […]
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