# 2012–13 Meralco Bolts season

The 2012–13 Meralco Bolts season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 4 | Cliff Hodge | F | United States | Hawaii Pacific |
| 2 | 7 | Kelly Nabong | C/F | Philippines | Santa Rosa JC |
| 3 | 4 | Janus Lozada | G/F | Philippines | Adamson |
| 4 | 2 | Eric Suguitan | C | Philippines | ACSAT |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 13 | .071 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco (Meralco +4)

#### Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
Talk 'N Text
110–112*
Reyes (25)
Reyes (14)
Mercado, Ross (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
Boxscore
2
October 10
Alaska
93–86
Hodge (20)
Hodge, Nabong (11)
Mercado (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
Boxscore
3
October 13
Barangay Ginebra
95–88
Cardona (21)
Cardona (8)
Mercado (8)
Digos
2–1
Boxscore
4
October 17
GlobalPort
104–105
Mercado, Buenafe (30)
Hodge (15)
Mercado (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–2
Boxscore
5
October 21
Air21
85–72
Mercado (24)
Reyes (14)
Hugnatan (3)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–2
Boxscore
6
October 31
Barako Bull
99–86
Mercado (22)
Borboran (7)
Mercado (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2
Boxscore :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 4
Rain or Shine
81–106
Cardona (20)
Hodge (14)
Cardona (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–3
Boxscore
8
November 11
Petron Blaze
95–81
Mercado, Hugnatan (22)
Cardona (9)
Cardona (10)
Mall of Asia Arena
5–3
Boxscore
9
November 16
Talk 'N Text
98–109
Mercado (28)
Hugnatan (10)
Mercado, Ross (6)
Ynares Center
5–4
Boxscore
10
November 21
Rain or Shine
98–102*
Mercado (28)
Reyes (9)
Mercado (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–5
Boxscore
11
November 23
GlobalPort
101–92
Cardona (26)
Nabong (11)
Mercado (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–5
Boxscore
12
November 28
Alaska
85–88
Cardona, Ross (14)
Hodge (9)
Ross (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–6
Boxscore
13
November 30
Barako Bull
85–73
Nabong (12)
Cardona (8)
Mercado (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–6
Boxscore :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
December 9
San Mig Coffee
87–77
Cardona, Hugnatan (15)
Reyes, Hodge, Hugnatan (9)
Mercado (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–7
Boxscore :
2012–13 schedule :

### 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 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Air21 | 100 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Air21 | 100 | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Alaska | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | 0 | 5 | Alaska | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Alaska | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Alaska | 2 | | | | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Rain or Shine | 0 |
| 2 | San Mig Coffee | 92* | | | | 3 | Rain or Shine | 0 |
| 7 | Petron Blaze | 87 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Petron Blaze | 87 | 2 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Rain or Shine | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 2 | 3 | Rain or Shine | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 12
Alaska
84–90
Mercado (22)
Reyes (21)
Mercado (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
Boxscore
2
December 14
Alaska
70–88
Cardona (18)
Hugnatan (9)
Mercado (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
Boxscore :
2012–13 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

#### Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log :
February
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 9
Talk 'N Text
99–92
Dawson (37)
Dawson (14)
Ross (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
boxscore
2
February 13
Alaska
81–85
Manuel (18)
Dawson (13)
Artadi (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
boxscore
3
February 16
Rain or Shine
82–91
Dawson (21)
Dawson (12)
Ross (9)
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
1–2
boxscore
4
February 20
Petron Blaze
86–88
Dawson (24)
Dawson (20)
Ross (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3
boxscore
5
February 24
GlobalPort
90–89
Salvacion (20)
Dawson (17)
Ross (17)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
boxscore :
March
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
March 6
Air21
89–88
Dawson (35)
Dawson (17)
Ross (12)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
boxscore
7
March 13
Barako Bull
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8
March 15
San Mig Coffee
Smart Araneta Coliseum
9
March 22
Barangay Ginebra
Smart Araneta Coliseum :
2012–13 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

#### Game log
## Transactions
### Trades
#### Pre-season

| August 20, 2012 | To Meralco2012 2nd round pick (Kelly Nabong) | To Rain or Shine2015 second round pick |
| September 11, 2012 | To MeralcoCarlo Sharma Sunday Salvacion | To Barako BullJason Ballesteros |

#### Commissioner's Cup

| January 31, 2013 | To MeralcoRey Guevarra Vic Manuel Josh Vanlandingham 2015 1st round pick | To GlobalPortSol Mercado Kelly Nabong JP Belencion Yousif Aljamal |
| June 10, 2013 | To MeralcoJared Dillinger Don Allado | To Barako BullRonjay Buenafe Gilbert Bulawan |
| July 17, 2013 | To MeralcoNonoy Baclao John Wilson | To Air21Vic Manuel Carlo Sharma 2016 2nd round pick |

#### Governors' Cup

| September 7, 2013 | To MeralcoMike Cortez James Sena | To Air21Asi Taulava Mark Borboran |
| October 11, 2013 | To MeralcoGary David AJ Mandani | To GlobalPortChris Ross Chris Timberlake 2016 and 2017 2nd round picks |
| October 14, 2013 | To MeralcoRabeh Al-Hussaini Nelbert Omolon | To Air21Mark Cardona Nonoy Baclao |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Eric Dawson | February 9 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | April 24 (vs. San Mig Coffee) | 8–9 |
| Governors' Cup | Mario West | August 16 (vs. Petron) | October 6 (vs. San Mig Coffee) | 7–7 |