Flaunting control all night, Barangay Ginebra completed another series comeback to remember and is in a title series for the first time in two seasons.

With tiny point guard LA Tenorio giving them a serious fourth quarter lift, the Gin Kings last night finished off Talk ‘N Text with a flurry for a 111-103 victory and the second PBA Commissioner’s Cup title series seat at the Araneta Coliseum rocked by more than 20,000 fans.

Tenorio scored 12 of his 28 points in the payoff frame – all of them clutch – as the Kings held off several furious Talk ‘N Text comebacks from 22 points down to earn a shot at Alaska in the championship series starting Wednesday.

Vernon Macklin had 22 points and 20 rebounds and Mac Baracael fired 21 points – his most in a Ginebra uniform – as the Kings mangled the shorthanded Tropang Texters early with leads of as many as 63-41 at the start of the third period.

The win was the second straight for the Kings and completed their comeback from a 1-2 series deficit, which only three teams have overcome since the format was institutionalized in 1993.

And for Ginebra coach Alrancis Chua, just getting this far following a 0-4 start, a daunting twice-to-win handicap against Rain or Shine in the quarterfinals and such a semis deficit, should be considered an achievement in itself.

“Nag-start kami ng conference 0-4, kaya talagang hindi ako makatulog. Lagi akong nagdadasal na maka-abot man lang kami ng playoffs,” related the pony-tailed tactician.

“Kaya nu’ng nakapasok kami sa top eight (as No. 7) tapos nalampasan namin ang Rain or Shine, talagang napakalaking bagay. And then this.”

Chua will be making just the second Finals appearance in his career, 14 years after his first when he lost coaching Tanduay against Shell in the 1999 All-Filipino Cup title series.

Alaska will come into the series as the better-rested squad after playing just five playoff games to get to the best-of-five title series.

The Aces ousted Air21 in just one game in the quarterfinals and bundled out San Mig Coffee in just four games of their Final Four series. Alaska is also making its first title series appearance since winning the 2010 Fiesta Conference under Tim Cone and with Diamon Simpson.

Talk ‘N Text, which was already without Kelly Williams and Jared Dillinger, came out for the game without Ranidel De Ocampo, who couldn’t play because of a swollen right calf muscle.

De Ocampo, who averaged 13.8 points and 5.8 rebounds, also would have made life a bit more difficult for Macklin, who dominated underneath by hanging every Talk ‘N Text shot in the paint with his presence alone.

Ginebra scored the game’s first seven points and never looked from behind the rest of the way, running at every given opportunity and connecting with impunity from three-point range.

Tony Mitchell led the Texters with 42 points and Jason Castro added 15, but the Texters trailed big early and were never able to recover.

The closest that the Texters could get to was within six several times, but by then, the Kings had already built their confidence and wouldn’t be denied.

“I saw it in their eyes, even when they (Texters) were coming back,” Chua said of his players. “They weren’t going to lose this game.”

Mark Caguioa, the reigning MVP who has sat out the last 11 games for the Kings, saw action in the last 34.5 seconds and actually rounded out scoring with two free throws off Ali Peek’s final foul.