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MANILA, Philippines — There were some rough patches in Gilas’ 95-71 win over Guam in the FIBA World Cup Asia qualifiers at the Blue Eagle Gym last Monday. Gilas blew a 27-point second quarter lead that was razed to nine twice, gave up five more offensive rebounds, had three more turnovers, yielded five more triples and allowed Jericho Cruz and Takumi Simon a combined 50 points. But the bright spots were Gilas’ interior defense, balanced offense,...

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There was very little doubt that Gilas Pilipinas would handle things properly at home and finish with a sweep against Guam in their two-game series in the 2027 Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers. But after the Filipinos struggled to sustain a fast start and needed a strong finish to ice a 95-71 victory at Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym on Monday night, it was clear there was a lot more to be done before big matches against infinitely better squads early...

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