MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas’ early concerns were nowhere to be found, at least after a hard-fought opening quarter in its lopsided win over Thailand in the second window of the Fiba Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers on Friday night in Bahrain.
By halftime, the young Philippine side already had a commanding lead, 53-29, that ballooned to as high as 36 in the second half.
“Coming into this game we really weren’t sure how we would play because of the seven, eight-month layoff and we were just feeling ourselves at the start of the game,” Gilas head coach Jong Uichico said after a 93-61 win.
“Fortunately, the game turned around sometime at the start of the second quarter and I…
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