Paul Lee is the player of the week

SMART CLARK GIGA CITY: Critical to igniting Magnolia’s hot streak in the PBA bubble, lethal scorer Paul Lee was chosen as the Cignal TV-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week award for the period 3-8 November.

Lee flared up with 25.3 points in addition to 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists to ignite the five-game winning streak of the Hotshots, who came back to life with a 1-4 start and entered the fight for a two-time bonus for win. topping the Philippine Cup playoffs.

Following the brief postponement, “Angas ng Tondo” came out with guns blazing when he fired 27 points to propel Magnolia past former leader TNT, 102-92, last Wednesday.

The 31-year-old guard lost 29 points in a 103-89 blowout from Terrafirma the next day and then made a 31-point explosion, including two crucial jumpers against Javee Mocon, in a 70-62 win over Rain or Shine last year. Saturday.

Lee cooled down with 14 points, but his production that included six rebounds and eight assists was vital in his 83-76 win over NorthPort last Sunday.

The three-time PBA champion edged out Geneva’s Stanley Pringle, Phoenix’s RJ Jazul, Meralco’s Chris Newsome and the NLEX defense duo of Kevin Alas and Jericho Cruz for weekly mention given by members of the media covering the PBA. .

Meanwhile, Meralco’s Aaron Black was named Rookie of the Week, beating out Terrafirma’s Roosevelt Adams and Magnolia’s Aris Dionisio.

Black scored 5.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists off the bench for the Bolts, who clinched their first berth in the Filipinos’ quarterfinals in five years after recording three wins to one loss this week. pass.