# 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2017

* October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 1 | 2 | Kiefer Ravena | G | Philippines | | Ateneo |
| 2 | 13 | John Grospe | F | Philippines | Team Batangas JRU Heavy Bombers | JRU |
| 3 | 26 | Gabriel Dagangon | G | Philippines | AMA Online Education Titans Racal Tile Masters | Perpetual |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
December: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 20
Kia
W 119–115
Kiefer Ravena (18)
Rabeh Al-Hussaini (8)
Kiefer Ravena (12)
Filoil Flying V Centre
1–0
2
December 25
GlobalPort
W 115–104
Kiefer Ravena (20)
J. R. Quiñahan (9)
Larry Fonacier (7)
Philippine Arena 22,531
2–0 :
January: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
January 7
Phoenix
L 95–102
Larry Fonacier (22)
Quiñahan, Taulava (9)
Kiefer Ravena (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 9,000
2–1
4
January 14
Magnolia
L 94–105
Kiefer Ravena (31)
J. R. Quiñahan (10)
Kiefer Ravena (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
January 19
San Miguel
L 98–109
Kiefer Ravena (15)
Michael Miranda (11)
Kiefer Ravena (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–3
6
January 26
Rain or Shine
L 86–97
J. R. Quiñahan (22)
Alex Mallari (9)
six players (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4 :
February: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
February 3
Barangay Ginebra
W 81–78
Larry Fonacier (17)
Raul Soyud (10)
Kiefer Ravena (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–4
8
February 9
Meralco
W 87–85
Kiefer Ravena (21)
Alex Mallari (10)
Kiefer Ravena (4)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–4
9
February 11
Alaska
W 96–89
three players (15)
Alas, Baguio (8)
Kiefer Ravena (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–4
10
February 18
Blackwater
W 93–90
Kevin Alas (25)
Michael Miranda (9)
Kevin Alas (5)
Philippine Arena
6–4
11
February 28
TNT
L 75–101
J. R. Quiñahan (20)
Raul Soyud (11)
Cyrus Baguio (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
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 | 106 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 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) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | 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 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 4–4 :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 5
Alaska
W 105–99
Kiefer Ravena (25)
J. R. Quiñahan (10)
Kiefer Ravena (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
March 7
Alaska
W 87–83
Kevin Alas (18)
Kevin Alas (9)
Kiefer Ravena (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0 :
Semifinals: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 10
Magnolia
W 88–87
Cyrus Baguio (17)
J. R. Quiñahan (9)
J. R. Quiñahan (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
March 12
Magnolia
L 84–99
Mallari, Quiñahan (13)
Raul Soyud (6)
Kiefer Ravena (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–1
3
March 14
Magnolia
L 99–106
Kiefer Ravena (20)
Kevin Alas (9)
Quiñahan, Ravena (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
March 16
Magnolia
W 91–79
Kiefer Ravena (20)
Alas, Miranda (6)
Alas, Ravena (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
5
March 18
Magnolia
L 78–87
Kiefer Ravena (21)
Mallari, Soyud (9)
Cyrus Baguio (7)
Ynares Center
2–3
6
March 20
Magnolia
L 89–96
Michael Miranda (20)
Michael Miranda (8)
Cyrus Baguio (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 2–9 :
April: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 28
Columbian
L 103–123
Adrian Forbes (26)
Adrian Forbes (17)
Larry Fonacier (6)
Ynares Center
0–1 :
May: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
May 2
Rain or Shine
L 97–98
Arnett Moultrie (24)
Arnett Moultrie (17)
Kiefer Ravena (8)
Ynares Center
0–2
3
May 4
Meralco
L 90–106
Arnett Moultrie (25)
Arnett Moultrie (17)
Kiefer Ravena (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–3
4
May 11
Phoenix
W 120–115 (OT)
Arnett Moultrie (37)
Arnett Moultrie (17)
Larry Fonacier (9)
Alonte Sports Arena
1–3
5
May 16
GlobalPort
L 94–116
Kiefer Ravena (24)
Moultrie, Quiñahan (10)
J. R. Quiñahan (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–4
All-Star Break
6
May 30
Blackwater
W 93–89
Arnett Moultrie (26)
Arnett Moultrie (16)
Juami Tiongson (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4 :
June: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
June 3
TNT
L 106–117
Arnett Moultrie (31)
Arnett Moultrie (14)
Alex Mallari (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–5
8
June 9
Barangay Ginebra
L 85–93
Arnett Moultrie (30)
Arnett Moultrie (19)
Alex Mallari (4)
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation
2–6
9
June 15
Alaska
L 111–120
Arnett Moultrie (34)
Arnett Moultrie (8)
Mallari, Tiongson (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–7
10
June 23
San Miguel
L 114–125
Arnett Moultrie (43)
Arnett Moultrie (14)
Jonathan Uyloan (11)
Calasiao Sports Complex
2–8 :
July: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
June 3
Magnolia
L 89–116
Olu Ashaolu (31)
Olu Ashaolu (12)
Cyrus Baguio (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–9 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
August: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 17
TNT
W 103–90
Olu Ashaolu (33)
Olu Ashaolu (23)
J. R. Quiñahan (6)
Ynares Center
1–0
2
August 19
NorthPort
W 123–107
Olu Ashaolu (27)
Olu Ashaolu (13)
Alex Mallari (5)
Ynares Center
2–0
3
August 22
Magnolia
L 72–102
Olu Ashaolu (21)
Olu Ashaolu (9)
Ashaolu, Fonacier (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
August 29
Columbian
W 116–104
Aaron Fuller (35)
Aaron Fuller (21)
Aaron Fuller (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1 :
September: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
September 1
San Miguel
L 112–125
Aaron Fuller (36)
Aaron Fuller (16)
Mark Tallo (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
September 26
Blackwater
W 124–106
Fonacier, Fuller (24)
Aaron Fuller (20)
Fonacier, Tallo (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2 :
October: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
October 5
Barangay Ginebra
L 92–106
Larry Fonacier (21)
Aaron Fuller (19)
Aaron Fuller (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
8
October 10
Phoenix
L 97–123
Aaron Fuller (38)
Aaron Fuller (14)
Monfort, Tallo (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
4–4
9
October 14
Meralco
L 105–108
Aaron Fuller (31)
Aaron Fuller (13)
Aaron Fuller (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
October 26
Alaska
W 116–110 (OT)
Aaron Fuller (42)
Aaron Fuller (22)
Philip Paniamogan (5)
Ynares Center
5–5 :
November: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
November 3
Rain or Shine
L 101–107
Aaron Fuller (29)
Aaron Fuller (12)
Aaron Fuller (7)
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 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 111 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 103 | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 2 | Phoenix | 74 | 103 | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | | | | | | |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | Alaska | 96 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime.
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#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 6
Barangay Ginebra
L 75–111
Aaron Fuller (25)
Aaron Fuller (12)
Aaron Fuller (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Preseason

November :
| November 6, 2017 | To NLEXMichael Miranda | To Phoenix2018 2nd Round Pick (from TNT) |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Adrian Forbes | 14 | April 28 (vs. Columbian) | April 28 (vs. Columbian) | 0–1 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Arnett Moultrie | 23 | May 2 (vs. Rain or Shine) | June 23 (vs. San Miguel) | 2–7 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Olu Ashaolu | 55 | July 4 (vs. Magnolia) | August 22 (vs. Magnolia) | 2–2 |
| Governors' Cup | Olu Ashaolu | 55 | July 4 (vs. Magnolia) | August 22 (vs. Magnolia) | 2–2 |
| Governors' Cup | Aaron Fuller | 23 | August 29 (vs. Columbian) | November 6 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 3–6 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Kiefer Ravena | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | December 27, 2017 |
| Kiefer Ravena | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | February 12, 2018 |
| Garvo Lanete | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | February 19, 2018 |
| Mark Tallo | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | August 20, 2018 |