2021 NLEX Road Warriors season
# 2021 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2021 NLEX Road Warriors season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* March 14: The PBA Season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.

## Draft picks

### Special draft

| Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Tzaddy Rangel | Center | Philippines | NU |

### Regular draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Calvin Oftana | Forward | Philippines | San Beda |
| 2 | 20 | David Murrell | Guard/Forward | USA | UP |
| 3 | 28 | Antonio Bonsubre | Forward | Philippines | San Beda |
| 4 | 39 | Jose Presbitero | Guard | Philippines | San Beda |
| 5 | 49 | Joseph Alcantara | Guard | Philippines | La Consolacion |
| 6 | 57 | Alberto Torres | Guard | Philippines | Canottieri Milano |

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 0 | 11 | .000 | 10 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

**Game log**

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 :

July: 2–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

July 16

Rain or Shine

L 82–83

Kiefer Ravena (23)

Michael Miranda (8)

Kiefer Ravena (7)

Ynares Sports Arena

0–1

2

July 18

Barangay Ginebra

W 94–75

Kevin Alas (20)

J. R. Quiñahan (10)

Kiefer Ravena (5)

Ynares Sports Arena

1–1

3

July 23

San Miguel

L 93–110

Kevin Alas (20)

Raul Soyud (7)

Kiefer Ravena (7)

Ynares Sports Arena

1–2

4

July 25

Terrafirma

W 108–94

Kevin Alas (21)

Raul Soyud (12)

Kiefer Ravena (7)

Ynares Sports Arena

2–2 :

September

: 3–4

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

5

September 2

Alaska

W 84–74

J. R. Quiñahan (18)

Kevin Alas (7)

Kevin Alas (3)

DHVSU Gym

3–2

6

September 4

Phoenix

W 94–76

Jericho Cruz (19)

Calvin Oftana (8)

Jericho Cruz (8)

DHVSU Gym

4–2

7

September 8

Magnolia

L 105–112 (2OT)

Jericho Cruz (21)

Raul Soyud (16)

Jericho Cruz (8)

DHVSU Gym

4–3

8

September 10

TNT

L 85–100

Kevin Alas (16)

Miranda, Soyud, Trollano (7)

J. R. Quiñahan (5)

DHVSU Gym

4–4

9

September 12

NorthPort

L 94–96

Don Trollano (19)

Jericho Cruz (10)

Alas, Cruz (6)

DHVSU Gym

4–5

10

September 16

Blackwater

W 90–73

J. R. Quiñahan (16)

Raul Soyud (11)

Jericho Cruz (5)

DHVSU Gym

5–5

11

September 22

Meralco

L 101–104

Calvin Oftana (34)

Raul Soyud (12)

Kevin Alas (5)

DHVSU Gym

5–6 :

### Playoffs

**Bracket**

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | TNT | TNT | 84 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 71 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 71 | 1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 4 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 4 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2 | 4 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 5 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 0 | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Meralco | 80 | 97 | | | | 3 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | NLEX | 81 | 86 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NLEX | 81 | 86 | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 3 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 2 | 3 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |

* view
* talk

**Game log**

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :

Quarterfinals: 1–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

September 29

Meralco

W 81–80

Anthony Semerad (23)

Calvin Oftana (9)

Calvin Oftana (5)

DHVSU Gym

1–0

2

October 1

Meralco

L 86–97

Don Trollano (19)

Calvin Oftana (11)

Kevin Alas (4)

DHVSU Gym

1–1 :

## Governors' Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Magnolia Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

**Game log**

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–3 :

December: 4–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

December 8

San Miguel

W 114–102

K. J. McDaniels (27)

K. J. McDaniels (11)

Kevin Alas (8)

Ynares Sports Arena

1–0

2

December 10

NorthPort

W 120–115 (OT)

K. J. McDaniels (40)

K. J. McDaniels (15)

K. J. McDaniels (6)

Ynares Sports Arena

2–0

3

December 15

TNT

W 102–100

K. J. McDaniels (33)

K. J. McDaniels (8)

Alas, Cruz (4)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–0

4

December 18

Terrafirma

W 116–86

K. J. McDaniels (34)

K. J. McDaniels (13)

Paniamogan, Quiñahan (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–0

5

December 25

Phoenix

L 93–102

Calvin Oftana (18)

Calvin Oftana (11)

Kevin Alas (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum 4,843

4–1 :

February

: 3–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

6

February 11, 2022

Meralco

L 100–110

K. J. McDaniels (41)

K. J. McDaniels (12)

J. R. Quiñahan (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–2

7

February 16, 2022

Magnolia

L 109–112

K. J. McDaniels (35)

K. J. McDaniels (13)

McDaniels, Trollano (3)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–3

8

February 18, 2022

Blackwater

W 117–97

K. J. McDaniels (24)

K. J. McDaniels (11)

Don Trollano (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

5–3

9

February 23, 2022

Alaska

W 106–89

K. J. McDaniels (27)

K. J. McDaniels (11)

Alas, Nieto (4)

Ynares Center

6–3

10

February 25, 2022

Rain or Shine

W 109–100 (OT)

K. J. McDaniels (35)

K. J. McDaniels (12)

Kevin Alas (7)

Ynares Center

7–3 :

March

: 1–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

11

March 4, 2022

Barangay Ginebra

W 115–103

K. J. McDaniels (26)

Alas, McDaniels (10)

Kevin Alas (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

8–3 :

### Playoffs

**Bracket**

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 127 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | Phoenix Super LPG | 88 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | Phoenix Super LPG | 88 | 1 | Magnolia | 2 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Magnolia | 2 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | Meralco | 100 | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | 4 | Meralco | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Meralco | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | NLEX | 79 | 96 | | | | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | Alaska | 93 | 80 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alaska | 93 | 80 | 2 | NLEX | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | NLEX | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | 92 | 95 | 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | 115 | | | | | | |

* view
* talk

**Game log**

2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–4 :

Quarterfinals: 1–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

March 16, 2022

Alaska

L 79–93

Cameron Clark (25)

Cameron Clark (16)

Kevin Alas (4)

Smart Araneta Coliseum 7,091

0–1

2

March 19, 2022

Alaska

W 96–80

Cameron Clark (24)

Raul Soyud (9)

Kevin Alas (4)

Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,486

1–1 :

Semifinals: 1–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

March 23, 2022

Barangay Ginebra

L 86–95

Cameron Clark (30)

Cameron Clark (13)

Kevin Alas (5)

SM Mall of Asia Arena

0–1

2

March 25, 2022

Barangay Ginebra

L 94–104

Matt Nieto (19)

Don Trollano (6)

Kevin Alas (5)

SM Mall of Asia Arena

0–2

3

March 27, 2022

Barangay Ginebra

W 86–85

Cameron Clark (21)

Cameron Clark (17)

Alas, Clark (4)

SM Mall of Asia Arena 13,272

1–2

4

March 30, 2022

Barangay Ginebra

L 94–104

Cameron Clark (34)

Cameron Clark (12)

Kevin Alas (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,353

1–3 :

## Transactions

### Free agency

**Signings**

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kris Rosales | November 16, 2021 | Not disclosed | One-season | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |

### Trades

**Pre-season**

March :

| March 11, 2021 | To NLEXMaurice Shaw Roi Sumang Don Trollano 2022 Blackwater second-round pick | To Blackwater2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4) |
| - | - | - |

**Mid-season**

November :

| November 16, 2021 | To NLEXMarion Magat 2023 Blackwater second-round pick | To BlackwaterMike Ayonayon Will McAloney |
| - | - | - |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Governors' Cup | K. J. McDaniels | December 8, 2021 (vs. San Miguel) | March 4, 2022 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 8–3 |
| Governors' Cup | Cameron Clark | March 16, 2022 (vs. Alaska) | March 30, 2022 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–4 |
