Rain or Shine veteran guard Chris Tiu exploded for a new career high in what could possibly be his final game as a pro en route to capturing the Cignal-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week in the 2018 Governors’ Cup.
The 5-foot-11 guard out of Ateneo fired 17 of his 30 points in the second half for a new career-high effort, leading Rain or Shine past NLEX, 107-101 last Saturday to close the Elasto Painters’ season on a winning note.
The 33-year-old Tiu went 9-of-22 from the floor, lacing his game with three triples, to go along with five assists, four rebounds, a steal and a block in more than 32 minutes of action.
Though Tiu has yet to formally announce his retirement after playing for six seasons in the PBA, he treated team owners – Raymund Yu and Terry Que – and teammates to a dinner after the game at the family-owned hotel in Pasig City.
The charismatic star had earlier cited family and some of his personal commitments as reasons why he contemplates of hanging up his jersey.
The sweet-shooting guard though intends to sit down with ROS management and hear them out before making an
