# 2019 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2019 NLEX Road Warriors season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## 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: 4–7 :
January: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 18
Rain or Shine
L 87–96
J. R. Quiñahan (19)
Philip Paniamogan (8)
J. R. Quiñahan (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–1
2
January 20
NorthPort
L 90–95
John Paul Erram (19)
Marion Magat (8)
Kevin Alas (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
January 23
TNT
L 80–85
Erram, Galanza (19)
J. R. Quiñahan (9)
Alas, Tallo (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–3
4
January 27
Columbian
W 107–97
John Paul Erram (23)
Marion Magat (13)
Mark Tallo (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3 :
February: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
February 2
Meralco
W 87–83
J. R. Quiñahan (16)
Erram, Magat (8)
John Paul Erram (7)
Ynares Center
2–3
6
February 8
Phoenix
L 82–83
J. R. Quiñahan (14)
John Paul Erram (15)
Philip Paniamogan (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–4 :
March: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
March 8
San Miguel
L 111–121
J. R. Quiñahan (17)
J. R. Quiñahan (10)
Juami Tiongson (13)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–5
8
March 13
Alaska
W 91–70
Galanza, Quiñahan (14)
John Paul Erram (12)
Paniamogan, Tiongson (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–5
9
March 17
Blackwater
W 122–101
Philip Paniamogan (25)
John Paul Erram (10)
Juami Tiongson (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
March 24
Barangay Ginebra
L 96–105
John Paul Erram (16)
John Paul Erram (8)
J. R. Quiñahan (6)
Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
4–6 :
April: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
April 3
Magnolia
L 74–102
Bong Galanza (10)
John Paul Erram (12)
Philip Paniamogan (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–7 :

### 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 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 5
Alaska
L 80–88
Kenneth Ighalo (16)
John Paul Erram (19)
John Paul Erram (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1 :

## 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: 3–8 :
May: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 22
TNT
L 87–102
Curtis Washington (18)
Curtis Washington (16)
Larry Fonacier (5)
Ynares Center
0–1
2
May 25
NorthPort
L 79–83
Kenneth Ighalo (18)
Marion Magat (10)
Lao, Paniamogan (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
May 29
Alaska
L 87–100
Tony Mitchell (34)
John Paul Erram (12)
Juami Tiongson (9)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–3 :
June: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
June 1
Columbian
L 105–120
Tony Mitchell (32)
Tony Mitchell (16)
Juami Tiongson (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–4
5
June 8
Blackwater
L 106–132
Tony Mitchell (27)
Tony Mitchell (11)
J. R. Quiñahan (6)
Ynares Center
0–5
6
June 14
Magnolia
L 88–98
Tony Mitchell (22)
Tony Mitchell (13)
Jericho Cruz (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–6
7
June 19
Meralco
W 100–91
Tony Mitchell (32)
Tony Mitchell (20)
Jericho Cruz (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–6
8
June 23
Barangay Ginebra
L 85–100
John Paul Erram (20)
John Paul Erram (14)
Galanza, Cruz (5)
Batangas City Coliseum
1–7
9
June 28
Rain or Shine
W 100–97
Olu Ashaolu (26)
Olu Ashaolu (13)
Ashaolu, Cruz (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–7 :
July: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
July 5
San Miguel
L 105–109
Olu Ashaolu (31)
Olu Ashaolu (15)
Juami Tiongson (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–8
11
July 12
Phoenix
W 87–85
Olu Ashaolu (17)
Olu Ashaolu (17)
Olu Ashaolu (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–8 :

## 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

#### 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 | NLEX | 90 | 123 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | | | | | | |
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | 8 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 8 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 100 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 97 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 97 | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Meralco | 1 |
| 2 | Meralco | Meralco | 94 | | | | 2 | Meralco | 1 |
| 7 | Alaska | Alaska | 84 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alaska | Alaska | 84 | 2 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | TNT | 2 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 98 | 3 | TNT | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 97 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
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## Transactions
### Trades
#### Preseason

December :
| December 28, 2018 | To NLEXJohn Paul Erram (from Blackwater) Philip Paredes (from TNT) | To BlackwaterAbu Tratter (from NLEX) Paul Desiderio (from NLEX) Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT) 2022 second round pick (from TNT) | To TNTMichael Miranda (from NLEX) 2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater) |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| John Paul Erram | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | February 4, 2019 | |
| Bong Galanza | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | March 18, 2019 | |