# 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 | 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 Pambansang Manok 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 Super LPG
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
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#### 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 Pambansang Manok 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 Super LPG
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
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#### 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 |