source: GMAnews.tv
The Powerade-Team Pilipinas team bowed to defending champion Iran, 78-88, Tuesday in the 25th FIBA Asia men’s basketball championship in Tianjin, China.
After falling behind by as many as 24 points in the first half, the Filipinos made a spirited rally to threaten within 73-82 on back-to-back treys by Willie Miller with still 4:10 left.
But the Nationals’ successive misses from the beyond the arc sandwiching a basket by Oshin Shakian and a triple by Mahdi Kamrani allowed Iran to seize a fresh 87-73 lead, 1:59 left.
The Filipinos cut the deficit to 12 on an undergoal stab by Sonny Thoss before Iran’s 7-foot-2 NBA player Hamed Ehadadi split his charities to make it 88-75 for the Iranians.
Jared Dillinger’s triple, which came after two consecutive flubbed treys by James Yap, accounted for the final score of the game.
Miller starred for Team Pilipinas with 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds, ably supported by Yap’s 14 and Gabe Norwoods’ 13.
Mohammadsamad Nikkah led Iran, which nailed its fourth straight win, with 25 points followed by Memphis Grizzlies center Ehadadi with 21 points and 16 rebounds.
The loss evened the Philippines’ card to 2-2 but the Filipinos could still formalize their entry to the quarterfinals with a win over Kuwait on Wednesday.
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