In the 2007-08 PBA season , David played only 2 games during the Philippine Cup with limited minutes due to the fact that he was still recovering from a knee injury he suffered the season before . He then came back to full action during the Fiesta Conference but mostly coming of the bench . During the middle of the conference , however , David regained his starting spot and minutes and quickly became the team 's go-to-guy along with Arwind Santos . The two led the Express to 1st place in the elimination round with an 11-7 win-loss slate . The Express received an automatic semi-final berth then they faced the Magnolia Beverage Masters which they won the series 4-2 . The Express barge into the Fiesta Conference Finals against the Barangay Ginebra Kings led by Best Import Chris Alexander and Best Player of the Conference Jayjay Helterbrand along with the tournament 's leading scorer Mark Caguioa . The series went down the wire which the eventually lost in seven games . David led the team in scoring again after the season , despite the injury , averaging 16.3 points per game
Fiesta Conference
2008 PBA Fiesta Conference
Gary David