Photos by Winston Baltasar / Write-ups by Sid Ventura and Carlo Pamintuan

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Gilas pulls away late to fend off hard-fighting Chinese Taipei by Sid Ventura

RR Pogoy for two

Kiefer Ravena with a running floater

Andray Blatche gets the rebound

June Mar Fajardo gets a step ahead of Quincy Davis III

June Mar Fajardo is ferocious in the paint

Calvin Abueva is the heart of Gilas

Coach Chot Reyes applauds a Gilas play

The Gilas bench celebrates a three by Matthew Wright

Jayson Castro drives to the basket

Matthew Wright on the break

Injured Gilas mainstays Raymond Almazan, Terence Romeo, and Mac Belo support from the gallery

Carl Bryan Cruz with girlfriend

Sports5 boss Patricia Hizon signals at the end of the game

Gilas Pilipinas found itself in an early hole and in a dogfight for most of the game before finally putting away a pesky Chinese Taipei side, 90-83, in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

Jayson Castro again led the way for gilas with 20 points, while June Mar Fajardo added 17. Naturalized player Quincy Davis III had 20 for the visitors, but only four in the second half.

http://sports.tv5.com.ph/labanpilipinas/article/gilas-pulls-away-late-to-fend-off-hard-fighting-chinese-taipei

Jayson Castro is still the stabilizing force behind Gilas Pilipinas by Carlo Pamintuan

“Jayson Castro was the last player to get dressed after Smart Gilas Pilipinas defeated Chinese Taipei, 90-83, inside the Smart-Araneta Coliseum on Monday to close the first window of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Many of his teammates have already left the dugout, but June Mar Fajardo and Matthew Wright waited for their team’s leader. Castro massaged his legs and looked to Fajardo…”

http://sports.tv5.com.ph/labanpilipinas/article/jayson-castro-is-still-the-stabilizing-force-behind-gilas-pilipinas