# 2006–07 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season

The 2006–07 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants season was the 19th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. In Game 1, Marc Pingris 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 Jimmy Alapag of the Phone Pals. At the ending moments of the game, Paul Artadi 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 Roger Yap 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 19: The 2007 PBA Draft took place at Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
| Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 9 | Boyet Bautista | 5'5" | Point Guard | Philippines | Letran |
| 2 | 20 | Olan Omiping | 6'1" | Guard | Philippines | UE |

## Records
### Philippine Cup

The Giants finished 5th in the standings.
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Purefoods Chunkee Giants | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 10 | Welcoat Dragons | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia

#### Fifth-seed playoff

On January 3, the Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Sta. Lucia Realtors, 92–78, at the Cuneta Astrodome. Purefoods advances to the quarterfinals, while Sta. Lucia has to go through the wildcard phase.
* ABC
* January 3
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Purefoods | 1 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 2 |
| | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 3 | 3 | Red Bull | 3 |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia | 1 | | | | Third place playoff | Third place playoff | Third place playoff |
| | | | | | | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 124 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Red Bull | 111 |

### Fiesta Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Red Bull Barako | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Air21 Express | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 8 | Purefoods Chunkee Giants | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 9 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 10 | Welcoat Dragons | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

#### Bracket

| Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| 6 | San Miguel | 102 | | | | | | | 2 | Alaska | 4 | |
| 9 | Sta. Lucia | 85 | | | | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 1 | 6 | San Miguel | 2 | |
| | | | 6 | San Miguel | 102 | 6 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Coca-Cola | 101 | | | | | | | 2 | Alaska | 4 |
| 7 | Coca-Cola | 100 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 3 |
| 8 | Purefoods | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Red Bull | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Air21 | 1 | | 6 | San Miguel | 96 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Red Bull | 103 |
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## Transactions
### Trades

| mid-season 2007 | To Red Bull BarakoDon Camaso | To Purefoods Tender Juicy GiantsRommel Adducul |