Gilas Pilipinas appeared to be the World's Champion in Fiba World Cup 2014 despite losses

Filipinos jumped to their enjoyment on Thursday night after Gilas Pilipinas survived Senegal in extra 5 minutes to score the nation's first triumph in the FIBA Basketball World Cup after 40 long years of waiting, and the history happened in Seville, Spain.
Mark Jones of ESPN was one of the members of the International press who showed their admiration and respect for Gilas Pilipinas, who has won the hearts and adoration of basketball enthusiasts around the world after showing a heroic performance in the global arena with 81-79 win versus Senegal and almost winning over the world's best teams.

Mark Jones even posted on his Twitter account Gilas Pilipinas' battlecry.

Justice ! After so many close calls Philippines wins defeating Senegal 81-79 in OT. #PUSO
— MarkJonesESPN (@MarkJonesESPN) September 4, 2014

NBA columnist Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report also tweeted:

Philippines is on its way to that first win…
— Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) September 4, 2014

I was scared I was gonna have to apologize to their entire nation of the Philippines for jinxing Gilas Pilipinas… https://t.co/y9PAeBlBkl
— Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) September 4, 2014

There was even a feeling of compassion for the Former sports journalist and now a member of the Miami Heat organization Couper Moorhead, who hoped that Gilas Pilipinas entered the Round of 16. He also said that the Filipinos were “more enjoyable” to watch than defending champion Team USA.

Happy to see the Philippines get a win after all the close games. Wish they advanced. They’ve been more enjoyable than Team USA so far.
— Couper Moorhead (@CoupNBA) September 4, 2014

 Article originally published at www.interaksyon.com

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