For a team which barely had any games together and has been hampered by injuries, safe to say, Gilas Pilipinas passed the test against Lebanon — with flying colors.
BOCAUE — Without the ceiling and athleticism following the absence of Kai Sotto and Japeth Aguilar, the nationals went back to its old, reliable weapon, that for a time, was missing or perhaps, forgotten – speed, passing and shooting.
“Obviously we’re very satisfied with our offense. We shot the ball well. In fact, we had 31 assists and only 13 turnovers. So, that allowed us to hit 17 three pointers. Like I said, very good performance on the offensive end,” said Reyes. For Reyes, it was the response he wanted from his charges as they came together and soldiered on through the adversities prior to the start of the window.
“I’m very glad the players took that to heart. And I think you saw that today. The players were really playing for each other. They were running for each other, it didn’t matter who scored as long as they were, the ball was moving very well and like I said, very very happy with that result,” he added.
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