After falling short against Dominican Republic on opening night, Gilas Pilipinas tries to get the much-needed win when it clashes with Angola in the 2023 FIBA World Cup group stage on Sunday night as action shifts to Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Filipinos, still licking their wounds after bowing to the Dominicanas, 86-81, clash with the African squad at 8 p.m.'Angola presusres the ball just as much as Dominican Republic did so we need to make some adjustments in our offense,' Reyes said.Gilas practically shot itself on its foot after turning the ball 19 times, which hurt the Philippines' chances of pulling off an upset against the Karl-Anthony Towns-led Dominican Republic.
Reyes felt they blew their chances of somehow, rewarding the Filipinos fans, who literally came in droves to support Gilas.'That's why it was such a downer, a let down because that could have been a great gift to the record number of people who came out,' shared Reyes, pointing to the 38,115 people who came to support Gilas, a new record number that shattered the old 29-year record of 32,616 set during the 1994 FIBA World Cup finale between USA and Russia in Toronto, Canada.
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