2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season
# 2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season

The 2021 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters season was the sixth 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

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Larry Muyang | Center | Philippines | La Salle |
| 2 | 18 | Nick Demusis | Forward | USA | Whittier |
| 2 | 19 | Aljun Melecio | Guard | Philippines | La Salle |
| 3 | 34 | Reymar Caduyac | Guard | Philippines | Lyceum |
| 4 | 44 | Max Hentschel | Forward | Philippines | UvA |
| 5 | 52 | Jerie Pingoy | Guard | Philippines | Adamson |

## 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: 4–7 :

July: 1–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

July 17

Magnolia

L 73–80

Matthew Wright (20)

Jason Perkins (13)

Matthew Wright (8)

Ynares Sports Arena

0–1

2

July 21

NorthPort

L 79–115

Vic Manuel (26)

Chua, Perkins, Wright (7)

Aljun Melecio (4)

Ynares Sports Arena

0–2

3

July 24

Alaska

W 101–93

Vic Manuel (26)

Vic Manuel (12)

RR Garcia (5)

Ynares Sports Arena

1–2

4

July 28

Meralco

L 80–91

Matthew Wright (29)

Nick Demusis (6)

Jason Perkins (4)

Ynares Sports Arena

1–3 :

August

: 0–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

5

August 1

TNT

L 80–84

Matthew Wright (15)

Vic Manuel (9)

Chris Banchero (5)

Ynares Sports Arena

1–4 :

September

: 3–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

6

September 2

Rain or Shine

W 78–77

Garcia, Perkins (18)

Perkins, Wright (12)

Perkins, Wright (5)

DHVSU Gym

2–4

7

September 4

NLEX

L 76–94

Vic Manuel (13)

Jason Perkins (12)

Banchero, Wright (6)

DHVSU Gym

2–5

8

September 9

Terrafirma

W 96–84

Jason Perkins (28)

Nick Demusis (9)

RR Garcia (7)

DHVSU Gym

3–5

9

September 11

Blackwater

W 114–92

Chua, Perkins (17)

Justin Chua (9)

Garcia, Wright (6)

DHVSU Gym

4–5

10

September 15

Barangay Ginebra

L 87–94

Jason Perkins (30)

Chua, Perkins (8)

Chris Banchero (7)

DHVSU Gym

4–6

11

September 17

San Miguel

L 80–110

Jason Perkins (18)

Jason Perkins (9)

Matthew Wright (10)

DHVSU Gym

4–7 :

### 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 | | | | | | |

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**Game log**

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :

8th seed playoff: 0–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

September 25

Barangay Ginebra

L 85–95

Jason Perkins (15)

Jake Pascual (11)

Matthew Wright (8)

DHVSU Gym

0–1 :

## 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: 5–6 :

December: 3–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

December 9

Terrafirma

W 103–100

Paul Harris (24)

Paul Harris (15)

Matthew Wright (10)

Ynares Sports Arena

1–0

2

December 11

Blackwater

W 110–99

Chris Banchero (23)

Paul Harris (16)

Matthew Wright (9)

Ynares Sports Arena

2–0

3

December 16

Rain or Shine

L 88–90

Paul Harris (17)

Paul Harris (20)

Paul Harris (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

2–1

4

December 19

Barangay Ginebra

L 121–125 (OT)

Paul Harris (26)

Nick Demusis (9)

Matthew Wright (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

2–2

5

December 25

NLEX

W 102–93

Matthew Wright (23)

Matthew Wright (9)

Jazul, Perkins, Wright (4)

Smart Araneta Coliseum 4,843

3–2 :

February

: 1–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

6

February 13, 2022

TNT

W 93–92

Matthew Wright (27)

Dominique Sutton (10)

Matthew Wright (10)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–2

7

February 19, 2022

Magnolia

L 83–103

Matthew Wright (18)

Sean Manganti (9)

Matthew Wright (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4–3

8

February 23, 2022

San Miguel

L 99–104

Matthew Wright (24)

Jake Pascual (11)

Matthew Wright (7)

Ynares Center

4–4

9

February 26, 2022

NorthPort

L 93–101

Dominique Sutton (23)

Dominique Sutton (12)

Matthew Wright (6)

Ynares Center

4–5 :

March

: 1–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

10

March 3, 2022

Alaska

W 104–99

Matthew Wright (26)

Du'Vaughn Maxwell (21)

Matthew Wright (11)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

5–5

11

March 11, 2022

Meralco

L 90–109

Du'Vaughn Maxwell (26)

Du'Vaughn Maxwell (12)

Matthew Wright (10)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

5–6 :

### 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
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**Game log**

2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–0 :

8th seed playoff: 1–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

March 13, 2022

NorthPort

W 101–98

Du'Vaughn Maxwell (31)

Du'Vaughn Maxwell (13)

Maxwell, Wright (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–0 :

Quarterfinals: 0–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

March 18, 2022

Magnolia

L 88–127

Du'Vaughn Maxwell (32)

Maxwell, Perkins (9)

Matthew Wright (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–1 :

## Transactions

### Free agency

**Signings**

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Calisaan | July 15, 2021 | Not disclosed | One-year | Magnolia Hotshots |
| Bryan Faundo | July 15, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Meralco Bolts |
| Alfrancis Tamsi | July 20, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | KCS Computer Specialist (VisMin) |
| Nico Salva | November 12, 2021 | Not disclosed | One-conference | Meralco Bolts |
| Simon Camacho | November 26, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Bacolod Masters (MPBL) |
| Billy Robles | February 9, 2022 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Davao Occidental Tigers (MPBL) |

### Trades

**Pre-season**

February :

| February 17, 2021 | To PhoenixChris Banchero 2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6) 2020 Magnolia second-round pick (No. 18) | To MagnoliaCalvin Abueva 2020 Phoenix first-round pick (No. 10) |
| - | - | - |
| February 23, 2021 | To PhoenixVic Manuel 2020 Alaska first-round pick (No. 7) 2020 Alaska second-round pick (No. 19) | To AlaskaBrian Heruela 2020 Magnolia first-round pick (No. 6) 2020 NLEX second-round pick (No. 16) 2021 Phoenix first-round pick |

**Mid-season**

November :

| November 5, 2021 | To PhoenixSean Anthony Sean Manganti 2021 TNT second-round pick | To NorthPortMichael Calisaan Vic Manuel |
| - | - | - |

**Governors' Cup**

February :

| February 24, 2022 | To PhoenixKris Porter Season 47 2nd round pick Season 48 1st round pick | To NLEXJustin Chua |
| - | - | - |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Governors' Cup | Paul Harris | December 9, 2021 (vs. Terrafirma) | December 25, 2021 (vs. NLEX) | 3–2 |
| Governors' Cup | Dominique Sutton | February 13, 2022 (vs. TNT) | February 26, 2022 (vs. NorthPort) | 1–3 |
| Governors' Cup | Du'Vaughn Maxwell | March 3, 2022 (vs. Alaska) | March 18, 2022 (vs. Magnolia) | 2–2 |
