MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra point guard LA Tenorio earned PBA Player of the Week honors for anchoring the Gin Kings recent two-game winning streak in the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup.
Import Justin Brownlee has been the catalyst in Ginebra's back-to-back wins over GlobalPort and traditional rival Star, but Tenorio also provided scoring punch and his usual steady leadership for the perennial crowd favorites.
Tenorio's performance earned him the Accel-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week award, beating a host of candidates including his own teammate, Sol Mercado, TNT's Jayson Castro, Troy Rosario and Ranidel De Ocampo, San Miguel's June Mar Fajardo, Meralco's Baser Amer, and Blackwater's Mike Di Gregorio.
Against the Batang Pier, Tenorio came up with an all-around effort of 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals as Ginebra completed its comeback from a 19-point deficit by posting a runaway 113-96 win last Wednesday.
The former Ateneo standout then reprised his role as Brownlee's chief backup, firing a personal conference-best 21 points, including eight in the final canto as Ginebra reasserted its mastery over Star, 113-98 during the PBA's 42nd anniversary on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Tenorio is averaging a career-best 16.33 points, to go along with 3.67 rebounds and 3.33 assists in the Gin Kings' first three games this conference.
Ginebra now heads to a 9-day break and will return to action on April 19 when it clashes with winless NLEX at the Cuneta Astrodome.
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