00:00 Japeth Aguilar is well aware of the daunting task at hand, as the Philippines tries to
00:05 pull off an upset against the Dominican Republic in the FIBA World Cup opener on Friday, August
00:10 25.
00:11 "At the end of the day, even if we play a perfect game, the caliber of the Dominican
00:22 Republic has, you know, still a 50-50 game."
00:26 The Dominicans are favored to secure a top-two finish in Group A since the inclusion of NBA
00:31 star Carl Anthony Towns.
00:34 Dominican Republic players Lester Quinones, Angel Delgado, and Victor Liz are also expected
00:39 to bring the Filipinos a fight.
00:41 But Aguilar and Gilles Pilipinas look to even the odds with their home court advantage.
00:46 The Philippines looks to make history as it tries to break the FIBA attendance record
00:50 of 32,616 set in 1994 at the FIBA World Cup opener on Friday, August 25 at the Philippine
00:57 Arena.
00:57 (bright music)
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