Day 1, Round 2 - Group E: Japan - Philippines

[judasmartel]

The second seeds of Groups A and B duke it out on the first day of Round 2 of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

The Philippines has won its last 2 matches against Japan, one in Manila 2013, the other in Taipei William Jones Cup 2015.

The Philippine defense will be tested against the speed and outside shooting of the Japanese.

[balbi]

any streaming links? thanks

[budz17]

scary game, blatche injured early, japan taking advantage and leading by 10 at one point in the 2nd quarter then phi just turning it around and lead by 2 at the half. blatche returned in the fourth quarter and it was great back and forth for both teams but in the end blatche was the difference. phi won the game by 7 points

[JAMSKIE]

scary game, blatche injured early, japan taking advantage and leading by 10 at one point in the 2nd quarter then phi just turning it around and lead by 2 at the half. blatche returned in the fourth quarter and it was great back and forth for both teams but in the end blatche was the difference. phi won the game by 7 points

Gilas won by 8 actually. How stupid those statisticians that they did not count Blatche's spilt FT. Or maybe its only the scoreboard in the TV screen that have discrepancy. Nevertheless, this is unacceptable. What if the game was decided by just a point?