The 2006–07 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season was the 19th season of the franchise in the

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(PBA). The team was known as the Purefoods Chunkee Giants in the Philippine Cup. In the Philippine Cup, they finished fifth, and faced the Sta. Lucia Realtors in order to grab the 5th seed and prevent a wildcard round. In the semifinals, the Giants faced the

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. In Game 1,

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top-scored with 19 points to draw first blood. However, Pingris himself suffered a broken nose as the Giants were routed, due to a collision with

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of the Phone Pals. At the ending moments of the game,

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and Alapag had an altercation, and both were ejected from the game; Alapag himself was suspended for Game 3 for punching Artadi in the face, with

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also suspended and received penalty. Also in the Game 3 however, with Pingris wearing a face mask, he was again injured in the second quarter, this time in the left ankle. He did not return, and the Giants were routed by the Phone Pals to lead 2–1. The Phone Pals dethrone the Giants.

Key dates

August 20: The 2006 PBA draft took place at

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Roster

Records

Philippine Cup

The Giants finished 5th in the standings.

Fifth-seed playoff

On January 3, the Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Sta. Lucia Realtors, 92–78, at the

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. Purefoods advances to the quarterfinals, while Sta. Lucia has to go through the wildcard phase.

Bracket

Fiesta Conference

Bracket

Transactions

Trades

References

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