Two games in and Gilas Pilipinas still could not give the home fans a much-deserved victory in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
The Philippines opened its campaign with an 81-87 defeat to Dominican Republic on Friday, August 25 before a record gate attendance of 38,115 fans at the Philippine Arena.Gilas then dropped another one against Angola on Sunday, August 27 in front of 12,784 fans at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.Back-to-back frustrating losses isn't going to dampen Jordan Clarkson's resolve, with the Utah Jazz star saying that he and his teammates are determined to win for the Filipino fans.
'We'll try to get it together and we'll try to get wins for y'all,' added Clarkson, who fired 21 points on 7-of-22 field goal shooting.Clarkson, who made up for his inefficient shooting with seven assists and three rebounds, admitted that losing to Angola after leading the African country, 28-17, was a tough pill to swallow.But they can't dwell on it.'It's tough but we gotta get over it. We got games to play. That's all we can do.
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