LA Tenorio gave everything he had in Game 7 to make sure that Barangay Ginebra successfully defended the PBA Governors' Cup title against Meralco on Friday.

His performance in the series-clincher was the latest, most significant one these past 2 weeks for the veteran playmaker.

So it was only fitting he took home the finals Most Valuable Player award.

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"Sabi namin going to this game wala kaming ititira. Talagang ibubuhos namin lahat," Tenorio said following Ginebra's 101-96 conquest of Meralco.

"Ibinigay naming lahat. Hindi lang naman ako, the whole team. Iyong sakripisyo naming lahat ibang klase."

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No Ginebra player sweat more than Tenorio, literally, after he played more than 40 minutes in each of the past 3 games after his backup, Sol Mercado, sustained a series-ending injury in Game 4.

Tenorio, who has been playing on one bad elbow, fired 26 points, including 5 3-pointers, in Game 7 for his best shooting game of the series.

All in all, he averaged 13.3 pts, 3.7 assists, 2.7 rebounds, 1.8 steals in the finals.

Tenorio, who put off plans for an operation to be able to play this series, is due to have surgery to remove bone spurs in his right elbow.

"Actually I scheduled my surgery (Saturday) morning. Hindi ko na naiisip, adrenaline na lang talaga (ang nagdadala). Nakikita ko ang teammates ko nagsasakripisyo rin. Si Sol kahit injured siya nandiyan siya," he said.

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According to PBA chief statistician Fidel Mangonon III, Tenorio joined the likes of James Yap, Danny Seigle, Eric Menk and Danny Ildefonso as the only players to win 3 finals MVPs.

He won the award in last year's Governors' Cup and in the 2010 Fiesta Conference for Alaska.

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