# 2024–25 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2024–25 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 10th 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 | 6 | Jonnel Policarpio | F | Philippines | De La Salle |
| 2 | 18 | Brandon Ramirez | F | Canada | York |
| 3 | 30 | Xyrus Torres | G | Philippines | FEU |
| 4 | 40 | Denzel Wong | G | Philippines | Asia Pacific |
| 5 | 47 | Adrian Partosa | F | Philippines | Benilde |

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Group B Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 3 | .700 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Bossing | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | |
| 6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 1 | 9 | .100 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Barangay Ginebra (San Miguel 1.23, Barangay Ginebra 0.82)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–1 Blackwater (NLEX 1.03, Blackwater 0.97)

#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–5 :
August: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 22
Blackwater
W 104–87
Myke Henry (31)
Myke Henry (10)
Robert Bolick (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
August 25
Phoenix
W 100–95
Myke Henry (37)
Myke Henry (9)
Robert Bolick (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
August 28
Rain or Shine
L 105–124
Robert Bolick (22)
Fajardo, Henry, Policarpio (6)
Robert Bolick (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–1
4
August 31
San Miguel
W 112–108 (OT)
Myke Henry (33)
Robert Bolick (9)
Henry, Rodger (4)
Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center
3–1 :
September: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
September 3
Barangay Ginebra
L 91–119
Robert Bolick (19)
Myke Henry (8)
Myke Henry (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
September 6
Blackwater
L 99–110
Myke Henry (26)
Myke Henry (12)
Robert Bolick (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–3
7
September 11
San Miguel
L 114–119
Robert Bolick (24)
Robbie Herndon (7)
Robert Bolick (15)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–4
8
September 17
Rain or Shine
L 114–123 (OT)
DeQuan Jones (49)
Bolick, Jones (11)
Robert Bolick (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–5
9
September 20
Phoenix
W 104–79
DeQuan Jones (27)
Jonnel Policarpio (10)
Robert Bolick (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–5
10
September 22
Barangay Ginebra
W 103–99 (OT)
DeQuan Jones (44)
Jones, Mocon (10)
Robert Bolick (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
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: 1–3 :
Quarterfinals: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 25
TNT
L 102–107
DeQuan Jones (38)
DeQuan Jones (12)
Robert Bolick (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–1
2
September 27
TNT
W 93–90
DeQuan Jones (38)
DeQuan Jones (12)
Robert Bolick (5)
Santa Rosa Sports Complex
1–1
3
September 29
TNT
L 91–109
Robbie Herndon (17)
DeQuan Jones (10)
Robert Bolick (10)
Ynares Center
1–2
4
October 1
TNT
L 96–125
Robert Bolick (25)
Jonnel Policarpio (6)
Robert Bolick (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–3 :

## 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: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 28, 2024
NorthPort
L 87–114
Mike Watkins (29)
Mike Watkins (19)
Robert Bolick (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–1
2
November 30, 2024
Blackwater
W 107–95
Mike Watkins (26)
Mike Watkins (25)
Robert Bolick (10)
Ynares Center
1–1 :
December: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
December 3, 2024
Terrafirma
W 104–85
Robert Bolick (32)
Mike Watkins (30)
Robert Bolick (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–1
4
December 8, 2024
San Miguel
W 104–99
Robert Bolick (39)
Mike Watkins (28)
Robert Bolick (9)
Ynares Center
3–1
5
December 11, 2024
Barangay Ginebra
L 100–109
Mike Watkins (27)
Mike Watkins (21)
Robert Bolick (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–2
6
December 17, 2024
Converge
L 91–102
Mike Watkins (36)
Mike Watkins (23)
Robert Bolick (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–3
7
December 20, 2024
Magnolia
L 95–99 (OT)
Robert Bolick (28)
Mike Watkins (23)
Robert Bolick (9)
PhilSports Arena
3–4 :
January: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
January 10, 2025
Meralco
L 91–105
Mike Watkins (38)
Mike Watkins (21)
Robert Bolick (10)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–5
9
January 15, 2025
TNT
L 87–94
Mike Watkins (33)
Mike Watkins (20)
Bolick, Policarpio (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–6
10
January 19, 2025
Phoenix
W 108–94
Robert Bolick (26)
Mike Watkins (18)
Robert Bolick (9)
Ynares Center
4–6
11
January 25, 2025
Rain or Shine
W 122–110
Robert Bolick (40)
Mike Watkins (14)
Robert Bolick (10)
Ynares Center
5–6
12
January 29, 2025
Eastern
W 94–76
Mike Watkins (41)
Mike Watkins (14)
Robert Bolick (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–6 :

### 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) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | |
| 1 | NorthPort | 113 | | | | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | | | | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | 1 | NorthPort | 1 | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | NorthPort | 1 | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | TNT |
| 2 | TNT | 109 | | | | 2 | TNT |
| 7 | Eastern | 93 | | | | | |
| 7 | Eastern | 93 | 2 | TNT | 4 | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | TNT | 4 | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | |
| 3 | Converge | 1 | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 2, 2025
Magnolia
L 81–112
Robert Bolick (27)
Mike Watkins (14)
Robert Bolick (6)
Ynares Center
0–1 :

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

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team | Ref. |
| Matt Nieto | May 16, 2024 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed | |
| JB Bahio | November 29, 2024 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (MPBL) | |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team | Ref. |
| Yousef Taha | 55 | Center | Contract not renewed | Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL) | |

### Trades
#### Governors' Cup

September :
| September 11, 2024 | To NLEXJavee Mocon | To PhoenixAto Ular2026 NLEX second-round pick |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Governors' Cup | Myke Henry | August 22, 2024 (vs. Blackwater) | September 11, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–4 |
| Governors' Cup | DeQuan Jones | September 17, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) | October 1, 2024 (vs. TNT) | 3–4 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Mike Watkins | November 28, 2024 (vs. NorthPort) | February 2, 2025 (vs. Magnolia) | 6–7 |