FIBA Qualifiers
After losses to Australia and New Zealand in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, coach Tim Cone plans to adjust Gilas Pilipinas' offense to improve their shooting. The team struggled with three-point shooting, averaging just 25% across four games. Cone emphasized the need to generate better quality shots.
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New Zealand's Tall Blacks secured a narrow 69-66 victory over host Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on February 26, by effectively neutralizing star player Justin Brownlee. Brownlee, usually a dominant force, managed only 4 points amid heavy double-teaming. The win marks New Zealand's first in the qualifiers after earlier losses to Australia.