# 2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season

The 2024–25 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots season is the 36th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 9 | Jerom Lastimosa | G | Philippines | Adamson |
| 3 | 33 | RV Berjay | F | Philippines | Ateneo |
| 4 | 42 | Ry dela Rosa | G | USA | JRU |

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Group A Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | |
| 6 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | |

#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–5 :
August: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 18
Meralco
L 94–99
Glenn Robinson III (29)
Glenn Robinson III (11)
Mark Barroca (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
August 23
Converge
W 105–93
Glenn Robinson III (28)
Ian Sangalang (8)
Paul Lee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
August 29
TNT
L 82–88
Glenn Robinson III (19)
Glenn Robinson III (15)
Lee, Robinson III (3)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–2 :
September: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
September 1
Terrafirma
W 124–103
Jerrick Ahanmisi (24)
Glenn Robinson III (13)
Paul Lee (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–2
5
September 4
NorthPort
W 105–94
Glenn Robinson III (25)
Zavier Lucero (12)
Paul Lee (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
September 7
Meralco
L 74–82
Zavier Lucero (14)
Zavier Lucero (13)
Mark Barroca (5)
Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center
3–3
7
September 12
Terrafirma
W 99–98
Shabazz Muhammad (20)
Calvin Abueva (7)
Mark Barroca (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–3
8
September 17
TNT
L 82–88
Shabazz Muhammad (30)
Shabazz Muhammad (17)
Mark Barroca (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–4
9
September 20
NorthPort
W 110–94
Aris Dionisio (30)
Zavier Lucero (12)
Mark Barroca (12)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5–4
10
September 23
Converge
L 82–89
Abueva, Alfaro (11)
Rafi Reavis (9)
Abueva, Mendoza, Rice (3)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5–5 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| A1 | TNT | 3 | | | | | | |
| B4 | NLEX | 1 | | | | | | |
| B4 | NLEX | 1 | A1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| B1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | B1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| A4 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | A1 | TNT | 4 |
| | | | | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| B2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| A3 | Converge | 2 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Converge | 2 | B2 | San Miguel | 2 | | | |
| | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| A2 | Meralco | 0 | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–3 :
Quarterfinals: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 25
Rain or Shine
L 105–109
Rayvonte Rice (16)
Paul Lee (9)
Paul Lee (13)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–1
2
September 27
Rain or Shine
W 121–69
Jabari Bird (22)
Jabari Bird (13)
Mark Barroca (10)
Santa Rosa Sports Complex
1–1
3
September 29
Rain or Shine
L 106–111 (OT)
Jabari Bird (31)
Calvin Abueva (15)
Mark Barroca (6)
Ynares Center
1–2
4
October 1
Rain or Shine
W 129–100
Jabari Bird (30)
Jed Mendoza (7)
Barroca, Lee (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–2
5
October 5
Rain or Shine
L 103–113
Jabari Bird (23)
Jabari Bird (15)
Paul Lee (7)
Ynares Center
2–3 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 3 | .750 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Eastern (G) | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | |
| 10 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 12 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–6 :
November: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 28, 2024
Blackwater
W 118–100
Ricardo Ratliffe (30)
Ricardo Ratliffe (18)
Mark Barroca (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–0 :
December: 1–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
December 1, 2024
Converge
L 91–93
Ricardo Ratliffe (25)
Ricardo Ratliffe (19)
Rome dela Rosa (5)
Ynares Center
1–1
3
December 4, 2024
NorthPort
L 103–107
Jerom Lastimosa (27)
Ricardo Ratliffe (13)
Jerom Lastimosa (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–2
4
December 11, 2024
TNT
L 100–103
Ricardo Ratliffe (27)
Ricardo Ratliffe (14)
Mark Barroca (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–3
5
December 18, 2024
Rain or Shine
L 100–102
Ricardo Ratliffe (27)
Ricardo Ratliffe (13)
Barroca, Lee (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–4
6
December 20, 2024
NLEX
W 99–95 (OT)
Ricardo Ratliffe (38)
Ricardo Ratliffe (19)
Mark Barroca (8)
PhilSports Arena
2–4
7
December 25, 2024
Barangay Ginebra
L 92–95
Ricardo Ratliffe (17)
Ricardo Ratliffe (16)
Barroca, Ratliffe (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 12,198
2–5 :
January: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
January 10, 2025
Terrafirma
W 89–84
Ricardo Ratliffe (32)
Ricardo Ratliffe (14)
Mark Barroca (11)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–5
9
January 12, 2025
San Miguel
L 78–85
Ricardo Ratliffe (24)
Ricardo Ratliffe (15)
Mark Barroca (6)
Ynares Center
3–6
10
January 16, 2025
Phoenix
W 110–104
Zavier Lucero (25)
Ricardo Ratliffe (19)
Alfaro, Barroca (4)
PhilSports Arena
4–6
11
January 26, 2025
Eastern
W 107–78
Ricardo Ratliffe (25)
Ricardo Ratliffe (16)
Ricardo Ratliffe (7)
Ynares Center
5–6
12
January 31, 2025
Meralco
W 129–92
Ricardo Ratliffe (31)
Ricardo Ratliffe (19)
Paul Lee (5)
PhilSports Arena
6–6 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | |
| 1 | NorthPort | 113 | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | 1 | NorthPort |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | NorthPort |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 0 | | |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | |
| 2 | TNT | | | |
| 7 | Eastern | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | | |
| 3 | Converge | 1 | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | |
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#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :
8th seed playoff: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 2, 2025
NLEX
W 112–81
Ricardo Ratliffe (32)
Ricardo Ratliffe (14)
Mark Barroca (6)
Ynares Center
1–0 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 6, 2025
NorthPort
L 110–113
Mark Barroca (26)
Ricardo Ratliffe (19)
Mark Barroca (10)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–1 :

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

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team | Ref. |
| Joseph Eriobu | August 2, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed | |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team | Ref. |
| Jackson Corpuz | 1 | Power forward | Released | | |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

July :
| July 15, 2024 | To MagnoliaZavier Lucero | To NorthPortJio Jalalon Abu Tratter |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Governors' Cup | Glenn Robinson III | August 18, 2024 (vs. Meralco) | September 4, 2024 (vs. NorthPort) | 3–2 |
| Governors' Cup | Shabazz Muhammad | September 12, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) | September 17, 2024 (vs. TNT) | 1–1 |
| Governors' Cup | Rayvonte Rice | September 23, 2024 (vs. Converge) | September 25, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–2 |
| Governors' Cup | Jabari Bird | September 27, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) | October 5, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–2 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Ricardo Ratliffe | November 28, 2024 (vs. Blackwater) | February 6, 2025 (vs. NorthPort) | 7–7 |