Gilas Pilipinas stretched its legs against Malaysia in the opening leg of its redemption tour in Southeast Asian Games basketball. The Filipinos will get a real workout on Thursday. And they might want to take their cue from the national women's team, which is eyeing a 'three-peat' in Phnom Penh. Cambodia, host of the biennial meet's 32nd edition, poured a lot of resources into a quick-fix basketball program and built a men's squad that features six naturalized players. 'You saw the three guys in the 3×3,' said Philippines coach Chot Reyes—referring to Sayeed Pridgett, who once played in the NBA G-League, and well-traveled pros Brandon Peterson and Darrin Dorsey.

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