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Gilas Pilipinas wins Asian Games gold to end 61-year drought
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00:00 This just in, after Wednesday's come from behind gem to send nemesis and games
00:04 favorite China to the bronze medal game, Gilas Pilipinas punctuated the China
00:09 victory with a convincing 70 to 60 victory against a formidable Jordan team
00:14 in which they never relinquished the lead after the third quarter. Tight team
00:19 defense, defensive and offensive rebounding and decent shooting from the
00:23 field did it for Gilas. Justin Brownlee was ever consistent, Kevin Alas, Chris
00:28 Newsome and CJ Perez helped in the scoring load and Kwame was a beast off
00:33 the boards. After 61 years, the Philippine men's basketball team reigns supreme in
00:38 all of Asia. Congratulations to the Gilas team that has brought honor and glory to
00:43 the country.

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