Gilas Pilipinas arrived in Cambodia aiming to take revenge on the Indonesia team that ended its 20-year golden streak in the Southeast Asian Games men's basketball competition. However, it was the Cambodians that emerged as the Filipinos' toughest foes this time, beating them in the group stage with a new-look squad controversially composed by coach Harry Savaya of mostly naturalized players. While many teams have used imported players at the SEA Games, lineups are rarely so devoid of home-grown talent.

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