In a historic moment to remember, the Philippines bagged their first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962 with a 70-60 beating of Jordan in the final at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Friday night.
Naturalized played Justin Brownlee dropped 20 points on top of 10 rebounds as Gilas Pilipinas ended the country’s 61-year gold medal drought in the quadrennial games. It came just two days after they miraculously recovered from 20 points down to stun host China, 77-76, in the semifinals
Pilipinas coach Tim Cone is carried by his team players after winning the basketball gold medal at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. - AFP The Jordanians pulled within just six , 50-56, but back-to-back shots by Kouame and Scottie Thompson pushed Gilas back to a double-digit edge, 60-50, with five minutes left in the game.
“It means a lot for not just me but everybody in that locker room,” said Newsome. “There was a lot of people who didn’t think we could do it, and we proved them wrong.
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