Filipinos live for basketball. So yesterday’s FIBA Asia Cup victory against defending champion, China wasn’t just a win, it was a cause for national celebration.
The Philippine National Basketball team Gilas Pilipinas beat China, ending the game with a 96-87 score.
Like always, Filipinos celebrated the victory on Twitter, helping make search terms #China and #LabanPilipinas become trending topics.
Many were just happy to beat tournament-favorite China even without starting center Junmar Fajardo.
https://twitter.com/Fafa_Cheng/status/895513846143524869
https://twitter.com/Chris_Cachero/status/895495209953312768
The Mighty Great Wall of China has been taken down, obliterated by a couple of 5'10 guards from the Pearl of the Orient #LabanPilipinas
— AJ de Guzman (@freakin_cocky) August 10, 2017
#LabanPilipinas One vengeful win versus Defending champs China, one headbutt by Calvin Abueva! What a way to start for Gilas! Go for d Gold!
— GroundZero (@arki22888) August 9, 2017
Others gave kudos to Terrence Romeo who scored 26 points throughout the game.
Terrence Romeo last night…… pic.twitter.com/oNkX02vbgA
— ANTHONY ABUNDO (@an2nyabndo) August 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/supremo_jv/status/895511822354096128
https://twitter.com/red_zhairon/status/895426418837868545
One account even turned political, associating the win to China and the Philippines’ ongoing dispute over the South China Sea.
https://twitter.com/bvergara/status/895508849066561537
Gilas will go against Iraq next in a game scheduled for Friday.
