San Miguel Beer guard CJ Perez during a PBA game against guest team Macau. —MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines–CJ Perez was named the PBA Press Corps Player of the Week after steering San Miguel Beer to back-to-back victories throughout the Lenten season.
The Press Corps took notice of Perez’s performances within the Beermen’s victories over the guest team Macau Black Knights and Barangay Ginebra to realize the nod for the weekly honor.
Also considered for the period of March 31 to April 5 were Rain or Shine’s Andrei Caracut and NLEX’s Schonny Winston and Kevin Alas.
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Perez won Player of the Week for the third time this season, trailing only Converge rookie Juan Gomez de Liano, who has 4.
Through the week, Perez posted 23.0 points on 55 percent shooting with 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and a couple of.0 steals.
His lead role within the Beermen’s 85-82 win over Ginebra had a huge impact in getting the award despite bucking early 4 trouble and a scoreless first half as Perez dropped 15 of his 20 points within the fourth quarter.
Also key was his assist for Don Trollano, whose three-pointer from the appropriate side broke the deadlock in the ultimate seconds.
Against Macau, Perez dropped 26 points in securing a 110-94 win on Tuesday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium.