[4] In Game 3, Cardona and former De La Salle teammate Ren-Ren Ritualo combined for 47 points to pull Talk 'N Text to the lead 2–1.
Ginebra tied it in Game 4 thanks to Caguioa scored 26 of his 35 points in the second half to keep distance with Talk 'N Text.
Due to a failed undergoal stab by Asi Taulava and a Mark Caguioa fast-break and an easy lay-up, Ginebra sealed a 3–2 lead.
In Game 6, Phone Pals made a run led by Cardona, scoring 12 points until he was ejected after kicking Tubid on the gut, incurring his own flagrant foul-type 2; At the middle of the fourth quarter, Jay Washington converted a three-point shot to put TNT ahead 83–79.
[6] In the next conference, Phone Pals reached semifinals facing Yeng Guiao-coached Red Bull Barako.