MANILA, Philippines – Jayson Castro is back to doing what he does best for the TNT KaTropa.

The veteran guard put up solid numbers for his team in their last two outings in the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup – blowout wins over Rain or Shine and Blackwater Elite.

Castro averaged 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 7.5 assists in the two games, as the KaTropa won by an average margin of 19.5 points.

After helping TNT clinch a twice-to-beat advantage heading into the playoffs, Castro emerged as the PBA Press Corps-Cignal Player of the Week for July 1-7.

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The two-time best point guard of Asia garnered the most number of votes out of the 12 players nominated for the weekly citation. Others who earned votes from the Press Corps are Reden Ceden Celda of Columbian Dyip and Stanley Pringle of Ginebra.

The other candidates for the honor were: Roger Pogoy (TNT), Nico Elorde (NorthPort), Mark Borboran (Rain or Shine), Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra), CJ Perez and Rashawn McCarthy (Columbian Dyip), and Mike Digregorio, Bobby Ray Parks, and Allein Maliksin (Blackwater).

Castro finished three rebounds short of completing a triple-double in the Katropa's 115-97 rout of Blackwater. The 33-year-old native of Bacolor, Pampanga had 13 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists, two steals, and with no turnovers against the Elite.

Four days earlier, Castro hit 15 points, six rebounds, and five assists as the Katropa downed the Elasto Painters, 102-81.

His heroics had the Katropa stretching their winning streak in the tournament to seven games for a league-best 9-1 record and a shot of clinching the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

TNT will play its final elimination round game on July 17 against Magnolia.

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