# 2022–23 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2022–23 NLEX Road Warriors season is the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 7 | Tyrus Hill | F | USA | De La Salle |
| 2 | 21 | Chester Saldua | F | USA | PCU |
| 3 | 31 | Levi dela Cruz | G | Philippines | Arellano |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Bossing | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
June: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
June 8
Terrafirma
W 105–102
Kevin Alas (24)
Justin Chua (10)
Alas, Quiñahan (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
June 10
San Miguel
L 92–100
Don Trollano (21)
Quiñahan, Rosales (7)
Kevin Alas (6)
Ynares Center
1–1
3
June 16
TNT
W 90–89
Calvin Oftana (20)
Kevin Alas (7)
Kevin Alas (6)
Ynares Center
2–1
4
June 22
Barangay Ginebra
L 75–83
Kevin Alas (16)
Calvin Oftana (12)
J. R. Quiñahan (6)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
5
June 25
Meralco
W 90–75
Don Trollano (19)
Calvin Oftana (13)
Kevin Alas (5)
Ynares Center
3–2
6
June 30
Phoenix Super LPG
W 114–108 (OT)
Calvin Oftana (22)
Calvin Oftana (10)
Alas, Oftana (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2 :
July: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
July 2
Magnolia
L 73–87
J. R. Quiñahan (17)
Justin Chua (9)
Alas, Chua, Oftana, Trollano (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
8
July 7
Converge
L 108–112
Kris Rosales (29)
Alas, Oftana (8)
Kevin Alas (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–4
9
July 9
Rain or Shine
L 86–96
Don Trollano (20)
Don Trollano (11)
Kevin Alas (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
July 15
Blackwater
W 98–68
Don Trollano (16)
Justin Chua (9)
Kris Rosales (4)
Ynares Center
5–5
11
July 22
NorthPort
W 109–95
Raul Soyud (19)
Justin Chua (9)
Matt Nieto (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–5 :

### 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 | San Miguel | 123 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 93 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | 5 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | TNT | 3 |
| 2 | TNT | 116 | | | | 2 | TNT | 3 |
| 7 | Converge | 95 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Converge | 95 | 2 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Magnolia | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Magnolia | 2 | 3 | Magnolia | 2 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 1 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2 :
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 24
Magnolia
L 89–98
Anthony Semerad (19)
Anthony Semerad (6)
Nieto, Oftana, Paniamogan, Trollano (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
July 29
Magnolia
W 90–77
Kevin Alas (30)
Don Trollano (12)
Alas, Trollano (4)
Filoil EcoOil Centre
1–1
3
July 31
Magnolia
L 106–112 (OT)
Calvin Oftana (32)
Kevin Alas (11)
Alas, Trollano (5)
SM Mall of Asia Arena
1–2 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Bay Area Dragons (G) | 10 | 2 | .833 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 10 | 2 | .833 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | |
| 10 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | |
| 11 | TNT Tropang Giga | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

#### Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–7 :
September: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 23, 2022
Rain or Shine
W 96–90
Earl Clark (26)
Earl Clark (14)
Matt Nieto (5)
PhilSports Arena
1–0
2
September 30, 2022
Blackwater
W 105–102
Earl Clark (38)
Earl Clark (25)
Earl Clark (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0 :
October: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
October 8, 2022
Phoenix Super LPG
L 97–111
Earl Clark (36)
Earl Clark (20)
Earl Clark (8)
PhilSports Arena
2–1
4
October 12, 2022
Magnolia
L 97–111
Alas, Chua (16)
Earl Clark (10)
Matt Nieto (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
October 19, 2022
TNT
W 110–101
Earl Clark (45)
Earl Clark (16)
Alas, Nieto (3)
PhilSports Arena
3–2
6
October 23, 2022
San Miguel
L 116–124
Earl Clark (40)
Earl Clark (25)
Matt Nieto (8)
SM Mall of Asia Arena 12,087
3–3 :
November: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 5, 2022
Converge
L 84–108
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (24)
Clark, Ganuelas-Rosser (9)
Matt Nieto (7)
Ynares Center
3–4
8
November 9, 2022
NorthPort
L 94–107
Earl Clark (29)
Earl Clark (15)
Earl Clark (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–5
9
November 13, 2022
Bay Area
L 98–118
Earl Clark (17)
Earl Clark (11)
Earl Clark (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–6
10
November 18, 2022
Terrafirma
L 114–124 (OT)
Earl Clark (45)
Earl Clark (18)
Matt Nieto (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–7
11
November 25, 2022
Barangay Ginebra
W 120–117 (OT)
Earl Clark (37)
Earl Clark (17)
Kevin Alas (9)
PhilSports Arena
4–7
12
November 30, 2022
Meralco
W 92–81
Earl Clark (40)
Earl Clark (11)
Alas, Rosales, Varilla (3)
PhilSports Arena
5–7 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| 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 | Bay Area | 126 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | 96 | 1 | Bay Area | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Bay Area | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | San Miguel | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Converge | 0 | 5 | San Miguel | 1 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | 1 | Bay Area | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Bay Area | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | Magnolia | 102 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG | 95 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG | 95 | 2 | Magnolia | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Magnolia | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | NorthPort | 0 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
December 4, 2022
Rain or Shine
L 100–110
Earl Clark (37)
Earl Clark (16)
Earl Clark (5)
PhilSports Arena
0–1 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

#### Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
January: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 25
Blackwater
W 124–102
Jonathon Simmons (32)
Jonathon Simmons (9)
Jonathon Simmons (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
January 28
NorthPort
W 121–112
Jonathon Simmons (33)
Anthony, Semerad, Simmons (8)
Kevin Alas (6)
Ynares Center
2–0 :
February: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
February 1
TNT
W 110–108
Jonathon Simmons (45)
Jonathon Simmons (12)
Jonathon Simmons (3)
PhilSports Arena
3–0
4
February 4
Phoenix Super LPG
W 98–94
Jonathon Simmons (38)
Kevin Alas (8)
Jonathon Simmons (5)
Ynares Center
4–0
5
February 8
Barangay Ginebra
L 111–114
Wayne Selden Jr. (43)
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (11)
Wayne Selden Jr. (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1
6
February 16
Magnolia
L 103–119
Wayne Selden Jr. (25)
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (7)
Wayne Selden Jr. (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2
7
February 18
Converge
W 116–112
Wayne Selden Jr. (35)
Ganuelas-Rosser, Selden Jr. (7)
Wayne Selden Jr. (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–2
8
February 23
Meralco
L 98–114
Wayne Selden Jr. (29)
Wayne Selden Jr. (8)
Wayne Selden Jr. (7)
PhilSports Arena
5–3
9
February 25
Rain or Shine
W 110–99
Kevin Alas (28)
Wayne Selden Jr. (10)
Matt Nieto (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–3 :
March: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
March 2
Terrafirma
W 142–125
Don Trollano (44)
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (12)
Nieto, Selden Jr. (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–3
All-Star Break
11
March 15
San Miguel
L 106–120
Wayne Selden Jr. (32)
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (15)
Kevin Alas (7)
PhilSports Arena
7–4 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| 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 | TNT | 132 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 105 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 105 | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | 113* | 4 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | 107 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | 107 | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#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) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 121 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| 7 | Converge | 105 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Converge | 105 | 2 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 127 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 93 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
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#### Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 19
Barangay Ginebra
L 93–127
Sean Anthony (16)
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (10)
Kris Rosales (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Reden Celda | October 6, 2022 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines (MPBL) |
| Don Trollano | December 26, 2022 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Michael Miranda | December 26, 2022 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Hesed Gabo | January 16, 2023 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (MPBL) |
| Clint Doliguez | January 16, 2023 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays (PBA 3x3) |
| Jake Pascual | March 1, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

May :
| May 17, 2022 | To NLEX2023 Converge first-round pick | To ConvergeDavid Murrell Tyrus Hill |

#### Mid-season

September :
| September 19, 2022 | To NLEXBrandon Ganuelas-Rosser 2022 NorthPort second-round pick (from Blackwater) 2025 Blackwater second-round pick | To BlackwaterGab Banal Troy Rosario | To TNTCalvin Oftana Raul Soyud |
| January ||||
| January 18, 2023 | To NLEXSean Anthony Jake Pascual | To PhoenixJjay Alejandro Raul Soyud 2022 NLEX second-round pick 2026 TNT second-round pick | To TNTJustin Chua Paul Varilla |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Earl Clark | September 23, 2022 (vs. Rain or Shine) | December 4, 2022 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 5–8 |
| Governors' Cup | Jonathon Simmons | January 25, 2023 (vs. Blackwater) | February 2, 2023 (vs. Phoenix) | 4–0 |
| Governors' Cup | Wayne Selden Jr. | February 8, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | March 15, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–4 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Honors | Date awarded |
| Kevin Alas | 2022–23 PBA Sportsmanship Award | November 5, 2023 |
| Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | 2022–23 PBA All-Rookie Team | November 19, 2023 |