The Philippines has secured a spot in the grand finals of the men’s basketball games at the Asian Games for the first time in over 30 years after Gilas Pilipinas beat China in a tense match on Wednesday night.
Brownlee then unleashed back-to-back three-pointers, which led the Philippine team’s score by one. With 23.3 seconds left in the game, Gilas fought back and defended against China’s offensive, culminating in a win for the Filipinos 76-77.
“Only happens in movies”: Speaking to reporters after the miraculous comeback win, Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone noted that what happened that night “Doesn’t happen [in real life]” and “only happens in movies.”
“I am just absolutely shocked that we’re here, in front of these people, and talking about a win,” he said. “You have these games once a few times in your career – I’ve been around for 34, 35 years – you have a few of these along the way, but you never have them in this big of a stage in this magnitude.”
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