MANILA, Philippines—SJ Belangel was a man on a mission.
When he saw that their final play got broken up, Gilas’ young point guard took it upon himself to create history as his buzzer-beating triple lifted the Philippines to a dramatic 81-78 win over tormentor South Korea in the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers.
And yes, he called bank.
“I aimed for the backboard, because there wasn’t any angle at all. It would be difficult if I shoot it straight away so when I saw the backboard I aimed for the box then it went in,” said Belangel in Filipino Wednesday after the game.
“I never lost confidence. Whatever happens it all boils down on making it and the confidence I had in myself. After ou…
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