LA Tenorio is bent on playing while his injured elbow continues to hold up. If his game results in
a win for Alaska, so much the better.
That is why Tenorio's jubilation was extra double after being named the Accel-PBA Press Corps Player
of the Week for boosting the Aces to a much-needed victory in the PBA Commissioner's Cup.
Tenorio highlighted a 23-point, four-assist performance with seven points inside the last 18 seconds
that tided Alaska over Barangay Ginebra, 76-74, at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena last
Saturday.
The heady playmaker completed a rare four-point play to give the Aces a 73-72 lead before booming in
the game-winning triple with only two seconds left.
In all, Tenorio wound up shooting 9-for-18 from the field and added two rebounds, a steal, a block
and only one turnover in 33 minutes of action, enabling him to beat out teammate Cyrus Baguio for
the scribes' citation.
Not bad for someone who is suffering from tendinitis in his right elbow.
"Ang sabi ng doctor, kailangang i-surgery," related Tenorio. "Pero that would mean tatlong buwan
akong di makakalaro. Ang sabi ko, saka na lang."
For now, wrapping the elbow in ice during and after the game and taking some pain-killers would have
to do. But not for long.
"Darating ang punto na buto sa buto na ang mag-kikiskisan," he stated. "Pero hanggang kaya kong
ilaro, ilalaro ko."
It was the second straight win in three starts for the Aces, further stoking their drive to atone
for a 0-5 start and a ninth place finish in the season-opening Philippine Cup.
With Baguio off to his best start in years (22.3 ppg), import Adam Parada and Sonny Thoss providing
steady inside presence and Tenorio and Bonbon Custodio leading the backup crew Alaska seems well on
its way.(NC)
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