Jordan's bench during its game against New Zealand in the Fiba World Cup. –FIBA The door to the Summer Olympic Games is slowly closing for Gilas Pilipinas, something the team hopes to change with an upset over World No. 10 Italy on Tuesday in the Fiba World Cup. Gilas had a meltdown against Angola, 80-70, last Sunday night for its second straight loss, placing the Filipinos at the bottom of Group A after also folding to Karl-Anthony Towns and bracket leader Dominican Republic in their opening game, 87-81.

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