2019 NLEX Road Warriors season

2019 NLEX Road Warriors season
2019 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (36.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–8 ; (27.3%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–3 ; (72.7%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals; (lost to NorthPort 0–2)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
	← 2017–18 2020 →

The 2019 NLEX Road Warriors season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Roster

2019 NLEX Road Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Monfort, Emman (IN)	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	132 lb (60 kg)	1989–07–02	Ateneo
F/C	2	Miranda, Michael	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–12–12	San Sebastian
G/F	5	Rios, Jansen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–10–28	Adamson
G	6	Alas, Kevin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–11–13	Letran
C	7	Erram, John Paul	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1989–07–07	Ateneo
G/F	8	Baguio, Cyrus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1980–08–19	UST
G	9	Paniamogan, Philip	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1991–05–30	José Rizal
G/F	10	Varilla, Paul	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		–10–08	UE
G/F	12	Fonacier, Larry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982–05–13	Ateneo
G	13	Lao, Kyles	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		1995–06–10	UP Diliman
G	15	Ravena, Kiefer	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–10–27	Ateneo
F/C	16	Soyud, Raul	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–01–14	Philippines
F	17	Ighalo, Kenneth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–11	Mapúa
F/C	37	Quiñahan, J. R.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1984–05–08	Visayas
G	39	Cruz, Jericho	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–10–11	Adamson
G/F	77	Galanza, Bong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–12–21	UE
C	88	Taulava, Asi (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973–03–02	BYU–Hawaii

Head coach

Yeng Guiao

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Ronald Dulatre
Raymond Celis (Assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636^[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364^[b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364^[b]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[1]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 4–7

January: 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	January 18	Rain or Shine	L 87–96	J. R. Quiñahan (19)	Philip Paniamogan (8)	J. R. Quiñahan (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	0–1
2	January 20	NorthPort	L 90–95	John Paul Erram (19)	Marion Magat (8)	Kevin Alas (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2
3	January 23	TNT	L 80–85	Erram, Galanza (19)	J. R. Quiñahan (9)	Alas, Tallo (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–3
4	January 27	Columbian	W 107–97	John Paul Erram (23)	Marion Magat (13)	Mark Tallo (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–3

February: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	February 2	Meralco	W 87–83	J. R. Quiñahan (16)	Erram, Magat (8)	John Paul Erram (7)	Ynares Center	2–3
6	February 8	Phoenix	L 82–83	J. R. Quiñahan (14)	John Paul Erram (15)	Philip Paniamogan (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–4

March: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	March 8	San Miguel	L 111–121	J. R. Quiñahan (17)	J. R. Quiñahan (10)	Juami Tiongson (13)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–5
8	March 13	Alaska	W 91–70	Galanza, Quiñahan (14)	John Paul Erram (12)	Paniamogan, Tiongson (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–5
9	March 17	Blackwater	W 122–101	Philip Paniamogan (25)	John Paul Erram (10)	Juami Tiongson (11)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–5
10	March 24	Barangay Ginebra	L 96–105	John Paul Erram (16)	John Paul Erram (8)	J. R. Quiñahan (6)	Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena	4–6

April: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	April 3	Magnolia	L 74–102	Bong Galanza (10)	John Paul Erram (12)	Philip Paniamogan (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–7

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Phoenix	91

8	Alaska	76
			1	Phoenix	1
(best-of-3)
			5	San Miguel	4
4	TNT	1

5	San Miguel	2
						5	San Miguel	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						6	Magnolia	3
2	Rain or Shine	91

7	NorthPort	85
			2	Rain or Shine	3
(best-of-3)
			6	Magnolia	4
3	Barangay Ginebra	1

6	Magnolia	2

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

8th seed playoff: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 5	Alaska	L 80–88	Kenneth Ighalo (16)	John Paul Erram (19)	John Paul Erram (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	9	2	.818	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455^[b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[c]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364^[c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273^[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273^[d]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 3–8

May: 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 22	TNT	L 87–102	Curtis Washington (18)	Curtis Washington (16)	Larry Fonacier (5)	Ynares Center	0–1
2	May 25	NorthPort	L 79–83	Kenneth Ighalo (18)	Marion Magat (10)	Lao, Paniamogan (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2
3	May 29	Alaska	L 87–100	Tony Mitchell (34)	John Paul Erram (12)	Juami Tiongson (9)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–3

June: 2–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	June 1	Columbian	L 105–120	Tony Mitchell (32)	Tony Mitchell (16)	Juami Tiongson (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–4
5	June 8	Blackwater	L 106–132	Tony Mitchell (27)	Tony Mitchell (11)	J. R. Quiñahan (6)	Ynares Center	0–5
6	June 14	Magnolia	L 88–98	Tony Mitchell (22)	Tony Mitchell (13)	Jericho Cruz (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–6
7	June 19	Meralco	W 100–91	Tony Mitchell (32)	Tony Mitchell (20)	Jericho Cruz (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–6
8	June 23	Barangay Ginebra	L 85–100	John Paul Erram (20)	John Paul Erram (14)	Galanza, Cruz (5)	Batangas City Coliseum	1–7
9	June 28	Rain or Shine	W 100–97	Olu Ashaolu (26)	Olu Ashaolu (13)	Ashaolu, Cruz (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–7

July: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	July 5	San Miguel	L 105–109	Olu Ashaolu (31)	Olu Ashaolu (15)	Juami Tiongson (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–8
11	July 12	Phoenix	W 87–85	Olu Ashaolu (17)	Olu Ashaolu (17)	Olu Ashaolu (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–8

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727^[a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545^[b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455^[c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364^[d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364^[d]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[3]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	NLEX	90	123

8	NorthPort	115	126***
				8	NorthPort	1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Barangay Ginebra	3
4	Barangay Ginebra		100

5	San Miguel		97
							4	Barangay Ginebra	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	Meralco	1
2	Meralco		94

7	Alaska		84
				2	Meralco	3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	TNT	2
3	TNT		98

6	Magnolia		97

*Game went into overtime

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

December
December 28, 2018^[4]	To NLEX John Paul Erram (from Blackwater) Philip Paredes (from TNT)	To Blackwater Abu Tratter (from NLEX) Paul Desiderio (from NLEX) Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT) 2022 second round pick (from TNT)	To TNT Michael Miranda (from NLEX) 2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater)

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
John Paul Erram	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	February 4, 2019	^[5]
Bong Galanza	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	March 18, 2019	^[6]

References

^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ Dioquino, Delfin. "It's official: NLEX gets Erram in 3-team trade involving Desiderio, Tratter". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
^ "Poy Erram lets his game do the talking". PBA.ph. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^ "Bong Galanza making the most of his second chance in the PBA". PBA.ph. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

[table_hth_BGSM0.11507865279684-1] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98

[table_hth_ALA0.11507865279684-2] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

[table_hth_BGSM0.69065766301502-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_MAG0.69065766301502-5] Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83

[table_hth_ALA0.69065766301502-6] Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco

[table_hth_COL0.69065766301502-7] Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_MER0.69770620143866-9] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958

[table_hth_MAG0.69770620143866-10] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia

[table_hth_ALA0.69770620143866-11] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort

[table_hth_COL0.69770620143866-12] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

[3] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[8] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[13] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[14] Dioquino, Delfin. "It's official: NLEX gets Erram in 3-team trade involving Desiderio, Tratter". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-12-28.

[15] "Poy Erram lets his game do the talking". PBA.ph. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

[16] "Bong Galanza making the most of his second chance in the PBA". PBA.ph. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

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