To say that the entire basketball world was shocked after Gilas Pilipinas stunned World No. 6 Latvia in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga Thursday morning is an understatement.
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Even Gilas head coach Tim Cone admitted that he himself was astonished that the team was able to pull off the massive upset against the mighty Latvians. “There were a couple of stretches as Kai said that we kinda lost our way a little bit but it just seemed like when Latvia was just about to make a huge run on us, they would miss an open 3-point shot. And that was just one of those nights for Latvia, they just weren’t hitting shots tonight,” he added.
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