Seriously carrying out what needs to be done, Talk ‘N Text crushed Ginebra Sunday night, 102-90, snatching the first Finals berth in the PBA Governors’ Cup and setting itself up for the greatest team achievement in the league no ball club has accomplished the past 15 years.

It took one huge blast in the second quarter and then a ferocious stance in the second half for the Tropang Texters to blow the Kings out of the Araneta Coliseum, and the telecommunications franchise claimed its ninth win in 12 games without necessarily going through those tense moments.

Now, after playing its third in five games, Talk ‘N Text can heave a sigh of relief, assured of its third straight best-of-seven championship appearance where it will now have prepared for any team that intends to stand in its way to complete a sweep of all three titles in a single season last achieved by Alaska in 1996.

“We’re happy to be in the Finals but our job isn’t done yet,” said TNT coach Chot Reyes on the eve of his 48th birthday. “We’ve just achieved 50 percent of our mission. Now, the real hard work begins.” At the rate the Texters are playing these days, it’s as if no squad stands a chance.

Ginebra was expected to give Texters one hell of a fight, but fizzled out when Talk ‘N Text unleashed an 18-1 blast in the second period. That run turned a shaky 35-32 lead into a commanding 53-33 advantage in no time as the Kings, rattled and all, ended up with an atrocious 10.5 percent shooting clip from the field in the quarter on 2-of-19 shooting.

“Before the game, we just talked about how this group has come a long way,” Reyes said. “We went through a lot of heartaches and the only theme we had was that we hold our destiny in our hands. Let’s just take advantage of it and not let it go.

“The players just responded unbelievably. We knew they (Kings) would come back but I felt that if we just hold on and keep fighting we have a chance to pull it off.” Not only did the Texters held on, they showed how a contest with so much at stake should be treated.

Scottie Reynolds once more displayed his superb touch from the long court, hitting 6-of-11 three-point shots to finish with 25 points, while Kelly Williams added 17 points and 11 rebounds. Four more players scored in twin digits, with Jimmy Alapag collecting 11 points and five assists and Jayson Castro producing 12 points.

Ginebra dropped to 7-5 (win-loss) in a tie with Alaska, opening the way for the Aces, and the Petron Boosters, to ponder on their chances of making the Finals.

Right now, the situation is complicated. There’s a chance that the three teams – Petron, Alaska and Ginebra — would end up tied at 8-5.

There’s also the possibility that the Aces and the Kings would wind up with similar 8-5 records, and then there’s also the chance that Rain or Shine and Petron would finish with the same slate. In that event, the conference quotient – which means that all games throughout will be counted – will be applied.

Donald Sloan led the Kings with 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Mark Caguioa had 16 points. Nino Canaleta added 11 points coming off the bench.

The Aces actually drew a monster game from Jason Forte, who exploded for a conference-high 42 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, in beating eliminated B-Meg, 105-86.

Forte missed only six attempts out of his 25 shots and also had six assists in 46 minutes, and the Aces got away with their seventh win in 12 games to stay on track for a Finals’ slot they, however, do not have total control of.

“We’re barely alive,” said Alaska coach Tim Cone. “We would like to control the things we can control. Now we’ll let the cards fall where they may be. We’re just hanging around and see where it ends up. If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. If not, we can walk away with our heads held high.” Sonny Thoss added 17 points, Tony De La Cruz had 15, and LA Tenorio – scoreless in the first half – contributed 10 for the Aces, who missed the services of Wesley Gonzales (torn meniscus). Alaska, which already played without Cyrus Baguio (knee injury), likewise lost big man JR Reyes during the game after committing a flagrant foul 2 against Jerwin Gaco in the third quarter.