# 2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season

The 2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2018

* December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
* 1 2 3 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: 9–2 :
January: 3–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 16
Meralco
W 93–92 (OT)
Justin Chua (24)
JC Intal (16)
JC Intal (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
January 19
TNT
W 93–84 (OT)
Matthew Wright (23)
Jason Perkins (15)
Intal, Mallari, Wright (4)
Ynares Center
2–0
3
January 23
Columbian
W 108–98
Matthew Wright (22)
Jason Perkins (11)
LA Revilla (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0 :
February
: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
February 1
Blackwater
W 114–95
Calvin Abueva (22)
Calvin Abueva (14)
Matthew Wright (7)
Ynares Center
4–0
5
February 8
NLEX
W 83–82
Matthew Wright (17)
Abueva, Perkins (11)
Matthew Wright (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
5–0
6
February 10
Rain or Shine
L 94–98 (OT)
Jason Perkins (27)
Calvin Abueva (12)
Matthew Wright (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1
7
February 27
NorthPort
W 98–96
Matthew Wright (22)
Justin Chua (9)
Matthew Wright (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–1 :
March
: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
March 1
Alaska
W 94–80
Calvin Abueva (21)
Calvin Abueva (16)
Alex Mallari (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
7–1
9
March 6
Magnolia
W 89–87
Calvin Abueva (24)
Calvin Abueva (13)
Matthew Wright (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–1
10
March 10
Barangay Ginebra
L 97–100
Calvin Abueva (15)
Calvin Abueva (11)
Matthew Wright (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–2
11
March 16
San Miguel
W 96–93
Matthew Wright (25)
Jason Perkins (10)
Alex Mallari (6)
Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism, Cultural, and Sports Center
9–2 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| 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 | Phoenix | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | 1 | Phoenix | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Phoenix | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | 1 | 5 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | 5 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | Magnolia | 3 |
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 91 | | | | 6 | Magnolia | 3 |
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | 6 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–4 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 7
Alaska
W 91–76
Jason Perkins (31)
Calvin Abueva (11)
Matthew Wright (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0 :
Semifinals: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 13
San Miguel
L 88–100
Matthew Wright (22)
Calvin Abueva (21)
Calvin Abueva (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
April 15
San Miguel
L 82–92
Calvin Abueva (16)
Calvin Abueva (10)
Calvin Abueva (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
April 21
San Miguel
W 92–90
Abueva, Wright (18)
Calvin Abueva (13)
Calvin Abueva (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
April 23
San Miguel
L 91–114
Calvin Abueva (19)
Calvin Abueva (15)
Abueva, Dennison, Jazul, Wright (3)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–3
5
April 23
San Miguel
L 91–114
Matthew Wright (20)
Justin Chua (11)
LA Revilla (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–4 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Columbian Dyip | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7 :
May: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 31
Blackwater
W 103–98
Matthew Wright (22)
Robert Dozier (16)
Matthew Wright (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0 :
June
: 3–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
June 2
TNT
L 88–114
Matthew Wright (21)
Robert Dozier (12)
LA Revilla (5)
Ynares Center
1–1
3
June 7
Meralco
L 95–101
Matthew Wright (20)
Jason Perkins (13)
LA Revilla (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
June 9
Rain or Shine
L 82–89
Richard Howell (27)
Richard Howell (11)
Jazul, Wright (5)
Ynares Center
1–3
5
June 15
Alaska
W 78–76
Richard Howell (24)
Richard Howell (29)
Matthew Wright (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
June 22
Magnolia
L 96–99
Richard Howell (36)
Richard Howell (20)
Matthew Wright (8)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–4
7
June 26
NorthPort
W 97–87
Matthew Wright (28)
Richard Howell (15)
Alex Mallari (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–4
8
June 28
Barangay Ginebra
W 111–103
Matthew Wright (32)
Richard Howell (21)
Matthew Wright (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–4 :
July
: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
July 6
Columbian
L 98–100
Richard Howell (35)
Richard Howell (23)
RJ Jazul (9)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–5
10
July 10
San Miguel
L 108–128
Richard Howell (15)
Richard Howell (14)
Jazul, Mallari (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6
11
July 12
NLEX
L 85–87
RJ Jazul (20)
Richard Howell (8)
Jazul, Wright (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–7 :

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Kia Picanto | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

## Transactions
### Free agent signings

| Player | Contract amount | Date signed | Former team |
| RR Garcia | Not disclosed | September 16, 2019 | TNT KaTropa |
| Davon Potts | Not disclosed | September 16, 2019 | Alaska Aces |

### Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Calvin Abueva | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | March 5, 2019 | |