Lebanon defeats Philippines, ending 4 game win streak
2012 William Jones Cup
Lebanon defeats Philippines, 91-72
August 23, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan
Game Highlights:
-Gabe Norwood led Smart Gilas with 15 points
-Solomon Mercado contributed 11 points
-Marcus Douthit with only 11 points and played only for 21 minutes due to foul trouble
-Philippines was just 3/16 from the three point line
-Lebanon was led by former Meralco Bolts Import Jarrid Famous
-1st loss by Philippines, now with 4-1 record
-Next Game: vs undefeated Iran, August 25, 3pm
Game scores:
Lebanon 91 – Stephan 28, Famous 26, Nour 14, El Khatib 12, Kanaan 4, Akl 3, Martinez 2, Iskandar P. 2, Souaid 0, Iskandar R. 0.
Philippines 72 – Norwood 15, Mercado 11, Douthit 11, Tenorio 6, Ganuelas 6, David 5, Lanete 4, Thoss 4, Villanueva 3, Chan 3, de Ocampo 2, Fonacier 2.
Quarters: 22-15, 43-32, 74-46, 91-72
Sayang yung laro!better luck next tym!
Ayos lang yan, habang maaga maka pag adjust sa Line up, makikita na yung kakulangan ng Smart Gilas, Kailangan talaga ng Legitimate 6’11 – 7’0 na pamalit kay Kuya Doutit kailangan talaga si Greg slaughter, Isinama sana si Japeth boring ng Jones Cup pag wala si Japeth, ang dami nag hahanap kay Japeth eh….
for your info, japeth is in the US trying out for some american teams
this west asian teams are really giving the philippines a very tough nut to crack…the real solution is we filpinos must grow taller soon or we are doomed forever in this basketball world.other countries including china and korea grew taller lately..what seems to be the problem with filipinos? corruption? yung pambili ng vitamins at sapatos ni pedro kinuha ni juan para makaipon at maibili ng karangyaan….
I disagree to your comment rich, we do have taller players, all we have to do is to toughen their bones/hearts and make them mobile and crafty with their moves, train them to shoot from perimeter distance or 3s, if those were pursued I bet we could win the gold.