SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – Make it 3,000 career assists for LA Tenorio.
The decorated floor general just reached that mark during the second quarter of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s 2020 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal meeting with Rain or Shine, Friday night.
He achieved the feat following his feed on Japeth Aguilar that made it a 36-33 lead for the Gin Kings with 3:55 remaining prior to the halftime break. That was already his fourth assist in the game.
According to the league’s stats chief Fidel Mangonon III, Tenorio is the 11th player to have that many in league history, but only second among active players after San Miguel point guard Alex Cabagnot.
The 36-year-old has moved to 85 assists away from tying all-time great and current Gin Kings assistant coach Olsen Racela at the 10th spot. The legendary Sen. Robert Jaworski tops the list with 5,825.
Tenorio was among the late-comers in the bubble following a laparoscopic appendectomy two weeks prior to the season restart but he never missed a game, keeping his Ironman streak very much alive.
And in the tailend of the Barangay’s elimination round stint, the Batangueno cager has shown that he’s getting back in his old form. He was averaging 6.6 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.2 rebounds prior to the playoffs.
Tenorio reaching the milestone came exactly seven days after Aguilar collected his 600th career block when the Gin Kings battled fellow title favorite TNT, a game they won that helped them clinch the top seed eventually.
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