On Thursday, August 31st, the Philippines faced South Sudan, which was led by 2 NBA players.
Chicago Bulls Carlik Jones scored 9 rebounds, 14 assists and 17 points.
With the double ten data of the Los Angeles Lakers Wenyen Gabriel scored 12 rebounds and 11 points, the Philippines had no power to fight back.
Although the Philippines star Clarkson scored the highest 24 points in the game with the teammates Dwight Ramos and AJ Edu scored 20 points and 12 points, they still lost to South Sudan with 87-68, due to the other teammates’ velleity.
South Sudan, with a record of 1 win and 2 losses, vowed to win this game.
They scored 34-17 in the first quarter.
After the 2nd and 3rd quarters, they scored 9 points at the end and led the game.
In the next game, the Philippines will face the NBA Minnesota Timberwolves and China, which is led by the previous NBA player Zhou Qi.
This is the fifth game of the Philippines. Also against the Chinese team, which has a poor record this year.
What adjustments will Philippine head coach Chot Reyes make will be the most important thing.
