Chot Reyes reacts to Gilas Pilipinas beating China in Asian Games semis

- Gilas Pilipinas defeated China with a score of 77-76 at the 2023 Asian Games

- The Philippine basketball team is now seeking the gold medal against Jordan on Friday, October 6

- Chot Reyes, the former coach of Gilas Pilipinas, took to social media to react to the heart-stopping victory

- He also sent a message to current Gilas coach Tim Cone and the rest of the team

Gilas Pilipinas made Filipinos proud as they defeated China with a score of 77-76 at the 2023 Asian Games. The come-from-behind win, after trailing China by 20 points earlier in the game, allows the national team to proceed to the gold-medal match.

Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee led the way with 33 points, scoring the national team’s last 8 points, including the game-winning triple with just 24 seconds left in the match.

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The Philippine basketball team is seeking the gold medal against Jordan on Friday, October 6.

The former coach of Gilas Pilipinas, Chot Reyes, took to social media to react to the heart-stopping victory. Chot shared a photo of him filled with joy as he was watching the game. He also congratulated the current Gilas coach Tim Cone and the whole team for beating China. Finally, he expressed his admiration for Justine Brownlee’s heroic efforts.

“YES, YES, YES!!! GILAS wins!!! Congrats Coach Tim and the guys. Grabe ka, @magic_brown32! On to the Finals,” Chot posted.

One of the members of Gilas Pilipinas is PBA star Scottie Thompson. He is part of the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association. Scottie played college basketball at the University of Perpetual Help of the NCAA. He was then drafted fifth overall in the 2015 PBA draft by the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

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In a previous report by KAMI, Scottie took to Instagram to greet his wife, Jinky Serrano. The lovely couple celebrated their anniversary and Scottie wrote a lengthy message for his better half. He also reposted their heartwarming wedding video on his Instagram feed. Furthermore, many netizens reacted to Scottie's post and extended their best wishes to the couple.

Earlier, Scottie shared a sweet social media post with his wife, Jinky Serrano-Thompson. His post contains a cozy photo of him and Jinky embracing each other as the latter went back home from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A backdrop could also be seen behind the couple. It has a message that reads, "Congratulations and welcome home, Love." To recall, Scottie and Gilas Pilipinas team flew to Jeddah for the fifth window of the 2023 Fiba World Cup Asian qualifiers.

Source: KAMI.com.gh