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Starting 5ive: FIBA Asia Day 2 Highlights

Day 2 of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship saw RDO throwing it down over HKG, Japan killing Malaysia by 71, and home team China coming back from a 20-point deficit to win over Korea. Boring stuff. Good thing we picked up on these golden catchphrases from the FIBA broadcast team, which may or may not have been lifted from a Drake song.

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Tweets of the Day: Gilas vs Hong Kong

After a heartbreaking loss to Palestine, Gilas Pilipinas bounced back with a 101-50 blowout win against hapless Hong Kong. The 51-point piecing is the largest margin of victory so far at the 2015 FIBA Asia tournament. Tiwala lang kasi, babawi din.

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Starting 5ive: Philippines vs Palestine Highlights

Gilas Pilipinas suffered a heartbreaking loss against unranked and inexperienced Palestine in their first game at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. Only four players scored for the Palestinian team, which showed Team Philippines a taste of their own #puso medicine.

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Gilas Watchlist: Ki Lee

Watch out for this shooter. Against Kuwait, Ki Lee took 13 shots from behind the arc, hitting 4 of his attempts.

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Tweets of the Day: Gilas vs Palestine

It started out great and predictable, then it got ugly, then it ended with a sick twist straight out of a David Fincher film. We have no words to describe what happened in Gilas Pilipinas’ first game of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship, so we’ll let these tweets speak for us.

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Gilas Watchlist: Sani Sakakini

At the opening day of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship, Gilas Pilipinas will have to watch out for Palestine’s Sani Sakakini.

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Starting 5ive: 2015 FIBA Asia By The Numbers

With the FIBA Asia Championship set to tip off this week, here’s a quick rundown of some important numbers you should know (so you can add value to office lunch break conversations other than, uhm, noontime show highlights).

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Starting 5ive: Where to watch Gilas Pilipinas games

Just because Andray Blatche went on a soup and salad diet to get in shape for FIBA Asia, that doesn’t mean you too should put down that crispy chicken wing dipped in hot buffalo sauce to show support. Eat away, champ–and drink up–and watch the Gilas games in these five spots.

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Starting 5ive: Best ankle-breakers by Derrick Rose

Sprawled on the floor, clutching his left knee, and grimacing in pain. That should’ve been the last image we’d ever see of Derrick Rose. But the youngest MVP in NBA history just won’t allow it.

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#ParaSaBayan: The past Philippine teams in FIBA Asia

In two weeks, a mix of old and new players will wear the blue and white to represent the Philippines at the FIBA Asia Championship. Here’s a look at the past teams that shed blood, sweat and tears para sa bayan.

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