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MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilpinas completed a sweep of Thailand after a 93-69 win on Monday night in the second window of the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers in Manama, Bahrain.
As in their first meeting, Gilas bet on a spectacular second quarter to move away from Thailand and improve to 3-0 to lead Group A in the standings.
Javi Gómez De Liaño had a near perfect game on the offensive side with 19 points on 7 of 8 shooting, including 4 of 4 from the 3-point range.
His brother Juan also did it from the center with four triples to finish with 14 points while Dwight Ramos and Matt Nieto added 14 and 12 points, respectively.
The Filipinos edged the Thais, 27-15, in the crucial second period.
But Thailand, led by their promising big man Chanatip Jakrawan, kept fighting and even came close to 14 late in the third quarter before Javi and Juan made timely baskets that held Thailand at bay.
Jakrawan was a handful for Gilas, as he finished with 34 points and 12 rebounds.
Gilas also defeated Thailand, who did not have their best player in Tyler Lamb in the bubble, 93-61, last Friday.
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