Gilas Pilipinas, haharapin ang World No. 2 na Brazil sa semifinals ng FIBA Olympic Qualifiers

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00:00The semifinal game of the Philippines in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament against Brazil in the World No. 12 was held last night.

00:10This is the news center of Daryl Oclares.

00:15The Philippines only needs two wins in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament to return to the Olympics.

00:24After competing in Latvia and Georgia, GILAS will face a new challenge tonight in their World No. 12 match against Brazil.

00:35If the history of international basketball will return, Brazil has only fought four times against the Philippines.

00:43In those four times, our men's basketball team has not yet changed.

00:49Therefore, GILAS Pilipinas Head Coach Tim Cohn decided that the focus of their game should be maintained by the country.

01:19That's a long ways away. We got this step done and now we got another step to take.

01:25I think that's where their focus is and that's hopefully where the focus is of our guys.

01:29For Brazil Head Coach Alexander Petrovich, they will also make some adjustments to win against the Philippines.

01:38The Philippines is completely different. It's a highly technical team with excellent players.

01:45Four or five of them, they play more than 33 minutes.

01:48Latvia is going to have to play a physical game and we need to play in a different way against the Philippines.

01:56GILAS Pilipinas and Brazil's match will start at 8.30 pm tonight.

02:03Daryl Oclares for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Pilipinas.