Filipino-American guard Chris Ross was willing to do everything he can to help Gilas Pilipinas win and bring home the Asian Games gold medal.
At 38, Ross is teeming with basketball wisdom and experience, attributes that came in handy just before Gilas trooped to the floor one last time to face off with the Rondae Hollis-Jefferson-led Jordan squad for the 19th Asian Games men's basketball gold in Hangzhou, China.
Don't took ahead, we didn't start to get happy and celebrate until about 10 seconds left.' That pep talk buoyed Gilas up so well the national squad got off to a quick 28-13 lead in the first half.But the Jordanians didn't go down without a fight.With Hollis-Jefferson on the firing end, Jordan came swinging back to forge a 31-31 standoff by halftime.Still, Gilas didn't flinch despite Jordan's tough stand.
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