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.
[1][2] 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.