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San Miguel's CJ Perez in action against Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup, April 5, 2026 at the Araneta Coliseum. PBA Media

San Miguel's CJ Perez in action against Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup, April 5, 2026 at the Araneta Coliseum.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775538272742PBA IMAGES9.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="San Miguel&#x27;s CJ Perez in action against Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup, April 5, 2026 at the Araneta Coliseum. PBA Media" width="960"/>San Miguel&#x27;s CJ Perez in action against Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup, April 5, 2026 at the Araneta Coliseum. PBA Media</div>MANILA -- San Miguel has roared to back-to-back wins in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup after a slow start to the tournament, thanks in part to the play of veteran swingman CJ Perez.While much of the reason has been the presence of new import Justin Patton, Perez&#x27;s performance in the contrasting victories over the Macau Black Knights and Barangay Ginebra were also key for the Beermen.The PBA Press Corps took notice of this and handed Perez the nod as Player of the Week for the period of March 31 to April 5, posting averages of 23.0 points on 55-percent shooting with 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals.His biggest performance came on Easter Sunday when he bucked early foul trouble to score 15 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter of the 85-82 thriller at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/4/5/pba-san-miguel-bucks-slow-start-stuns-ginebra-on-trollano-triple-2226">READ: San Miguel bucks slow start, stuns Ginebra on Trollano triple</a></div>&quot;Nakakafrustrate siya pero nag-focus lang ako, nag-stay composed ako, nilaro ko lang laro ko sa second half at nagbunga naman. Grateful ako na nanalo kami,&quot; Perez said.Perez was the unanimous choice by the scribes regularly covering the PBA beat over Rain or Shine&#x27;s Andrei Caracut, NLEX&#x27;s Schonny Winston and Kevin Alas.It was the third time this season Perez claimed the weekly honor, trailing only Converge rookie Juan Gomez de Liano, who has four.Apart from his scoring, Perez also set up the pass that allowed Don Trollano to knock down the go-ahead three in the dying seconds.Against Macau on Tuesday, Perez delivered a game-high 26 points to give San Miguel a 110-94 win at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/3/31/pba-san-miguel-bounces-back-keeps-macau-winless-2353">READ: San Miguel bounces back, keeps Macau winless</a></div>His play came at the time San Miguel made the decision to tap the 7-foot-1 Patton in lieu of Marcus Lee after dropping two of the first three games.

San Miguel has roared to back-to-back wins in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup after a slow start to the tournament, thanks in part to the play of veteran swingman CJ Perez.

San Miguel has roared to back-to-back wins in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup after a slow start to the tournament, thanks in part to the play of veteran swingman CJ Perez.

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Published April 07, 2026 01:05 PM PHT

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