TNT thanked its lucky stars that its Grand Slam bid in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is still alive.

Tropang 5G head coach Chot Reyes said they had to lean on whatever chance they had if they wanted to win the PBA Philippine Cup this year and become the fifth team in history to complete the elusive Grand Slam after Crispa, Alaska, San Miguel Beer, and San Mig Coffee.

TNT defeated Magnolia twice in their quarterfinal matchup, highlighted by a heart-stopping 80-79 win in their do-or-die game last Saturday

TNT will face Rain or Shine in the semifinals starting Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Mall of Asia Arena.

“I knew we didn’t have the legs anymore towards the endgame. We were lucky Kelly (Williams) made those two free throws. If it went to overtime, I don’t know if we could have lasted an extra five minutes because, like I said, we are missing some people in the roster,” said Reyes.