ICYMI: Dwight Ramos erupts for 31 points but Gilas Pilipinas’ endgame rally falls short against arch nemesis Korea in the second of their two-game friendlies.
MANILA, Philippines – For the second straight game, Gilas Pilipinas led by double digits early against arch nemesis South Korea. of their scheduled two-game friendlies, the Filipinos could not stymie a strong South Korean surge in the third quarter and fell short in their endgame rally to go down in defeat anew, 106-102, on Saturday, June 18 at the Anyang Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-Do.
Just when the Filipinos seemed on the brink of having the fight taken out of them, they bounced back to cut the deficit to just a single possession twice with less than five minutes left in the fourth canto. However, Heo Ung, a recent Korean Basketball League Mythical Five awardee and the son of the legendary Hur Jae, quickly responded with 5 straight points to to give his squad a four-point cushion and diffuse any hopes of the Filipinos to snatch a win on Korean home soil.
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