Spin.ph explains where Gilas Pilipinas can pick it up from being 0-2 in the group phase.
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00:00 The Philippines lost twice in the FIBA World Cup 2023 in our country.
00:09 The Philippines was the first to dispatch the Gilas against the Dominican Republic in the score of 87-81
00:16 before the defeat against Angola in the score of 80-70.
00:22 Even though the Philippines lost twice in a row, there is still a small chance of making it to the next round.
00:30 Let's find out.
00:32 If there are any good news about the two losses of the Philippines,
00:44 it is that they still have a chance to advance to the next round.
00:50 There is still hope that they can still be able to reach the second place with Italy and Angola
00:58 because it is still possible for the two teams to finish with a 1-2 win-loss record.
01:03 Based on the FIBA rules, there are ways to break the table in a tournament.
01:09 One of the tiebreakers used is the points difference between the two teams, Italy and Angola.
01:19 But how can the Philippines make it to the second round?
01:24 There are many things that should happen in the game that will take place on Tuesday, August 28.
01:30 First of all, Angola needs to lose against the Dominican Republic in their game at 4pm so that the Philippines can have a chance.
01:43 If Angola wins the Dominican Republic, the Philippines will have no chance to advance.
01:50 If Angola loses, the Philippines will have to win against Italy in their game at 8pm.
02:01 But it is not enough for the Philippines to win against Italy.
02:05 They also need to win 13 points or more to be sure that they can advance to the second round.
02:13 At the moment, Italy is ahead in the points difference with 14 points.
02:20 Next is Angola with -4 while Gilas has -10.
02:29 It is expected that the game will be difficult for Gilas in Italy because it is expected that Italy will be able to advance after losing to the Dominican Republic in the score of 87-82 last week.
02:44 Italy is also world number 10 and entered the World Cup with a 7-0 win-loss in their tune-up games.
02:54 In short, Gilas might need a miracle to do it.
03:01 Is there still a chance for Gilas to advance to the next round?
03:08 Thank you for watching!