体坛英语资讯：The Philippines lose to Kazakhstan in FIBA World Cup qualifier
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 30-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</span> <span word="eked">eked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> 92-88 <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>' <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="Pringle">Pringle</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naturalized">naturalized</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="churned">churned</span> <span word="out">out</span> 29 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="assists">assists</span>. <span word="Alexandr">Alexandr</span> <span word="Zhigulin">Zhigulin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Anton">Anton</span> <span word="Bykov">Bykov</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</span>, <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>-<span word="high">high</span> 30 <span word="and">and</span> 20 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="shootout">shootout</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Filipinos">Filipinos</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kazakhs">Kazakhs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="salvage">salvage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="game">game</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yeng">Yeng</span> <span word="Guiao">Guiao</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stops">stops</span>," <span word="Pringle">Pringle</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duel">duel</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="F">F</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="loses">loses</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="place">place</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="E">E</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="F">F</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 3.</p>
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