2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season

2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season
2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season
Head coach	Louie Alas
Owner(s)	Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–2 ; (81.8%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (36.4%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 ; (27.3%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters seasons
	← 2017–18 2020 →

The 2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2018

December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Roster

2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Gamboa, Mike	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1989–02–26	UP Diliman
G	2	Revilla, LA (C / IN)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	146 lb (66 kg)	1989–11–30	De La Salle
F	3	Perkins, Jason	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1992–09–20	De La Salle
G	5	Potts, Davon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	1992–12–27	San Beda
F	7	Intal, JC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–11–18	Ateneo
F	8	Abueva, Calvin (S)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1988–02–04	San Sebastian
G/F	11	Mallari, Alex	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1987–03–26	Lewis–Clark State
G	12	Garcia, RR	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–01–12	Far Eastern
G	13	Jazul, RJ	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1986–04–11	Letran
F	15	Napoles, Jorey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1993–11–27	TIP
C	18	Chua, Justin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1989–07–13	Ateneo
G	21	Dennison, Ron	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		1993–11–21	Far Eastern
F/C	22	Marcelo, Dave	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1989–02–22	San Beda
F	24	Guevarra, Rey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986–11–24	Letran
G/F	35	Wright, Matthew	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–02–07	St. Bonaventure

Head coach

Louie Alas

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Paolo Bugia

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636^[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364^[b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364^[b]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[1]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
^ ^a ^b ^c 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: 9–2

January: 3–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	January 16	Meralco	W 93–92 (OT)	Justin Chua (24)	JC Intal (16)	JC Intal (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	January 19	TNT	W 93–84 (OT)	Matthew Wright (23)	Jason Perkins (15)	Intal, Mallari, Wright (4)	Ynares Center	2–0
3	January 23	Columbian	W 108–98	Matthew Wright (22)	Jason Perkins (11)	LA Revilla (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–0

February : 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	February 1	Blackwater	W 114–95	Calvin Abueva (22)	Calvin Abueva (14)	Matthew Wright (7)	Ynares Center	4–0
5	February 8	NLEX	W 83–82	Matthew Wright (17)	Abueva, Perkins (11)	Matthew Wright (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	5–0
6	February 10	Rain or Shine	L 94–98 (OT)	Jason Perkins (27)	Calvin Abueva (12)	Matthew Wright (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–1
7	February 27	NorthPort	W 98–96	Matthew Wright (22)	Justin Chua (9)	Matthew Wright (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	6–1

March : 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	March 1	Alaska	W 94–80	Calvin Abueva (21)	Calvin Abueva (16)	Alex Mallari (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	7–1
9	March 6	Magnolia	W 89–87	Calvin Abueva (24)	Calvin Abueva (13)	Matthew Wright (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	8–1
10	March 10	Barangay Ginebra	L 97–100	Calvin Abueva (15)	Calvin Abueva (11)	Matthew Wright (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	8–2
11	March 16	San Miguel	W 96–93	Matthew Wright (25)	Jason Perkins (10)	Alex Mallari (6)	Panabo Multi-Purpose Tourism, Cultural, and Sports Center	9–2

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Phoenix	91

8	Alaska	76
			1	Phoenix	1
(best-of-3)
			5	San Miguel	4
4	TNT	1

5	San Miguel	2
						5	San Miguel	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						6	Magnolia	3
2	Rain or Shine	91

7	NorthPort	85
			2	Rain or Shine	3
(best-of-3)
			6	Magnolia	4
3	Barangay Ginebra	1

6	Magnolia	2

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–4

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 7	Alaska	W 91–76	Jason Perkins (31)	Calvin Abueva (11)	Matthew Wright (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–0

Semifinals: 1–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 13	San Miguel	L 88–100	Matthew Wright (22)	Calvin Abueva (21)	Calvin Abueva (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1
2	April 15	San Miguel	L 82–92	Calvin Abueva (16)	Calvin Abueva (10)	Calvin Abueva (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2
3	April 21	San Miguel	W 92–90	Abueva, Wright (18)	Calvin Abueva (13)	Calvin Abueva (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	April 23	San Miguel	L 91–114	Calvin Abueva (19)	Calvin Abueva (15)	Abueva, Dennison, Jazul, Wright (3)	Cuneta Astrodome	1–3
5	April 23	San Miguel	L 91–114	Matthew Wright (20)	Justin Chua (11)	LA Revilla (6)	Cuneta Astrodome	1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455^[b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[c]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364^[c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273^[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273^[d]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7

May: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 31	Blackwater	W 103–98	Matthew Wright (22)	Robert Dozier (16)	Matthew Wright (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–0

June : 3–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	June 2	TNT	L 88–114	Matthew Wright (21)	Robert Dozier (12)	LA Revilla (5)	Ynares Center	1–1
3	June 7	Meralco	L 95–101	Matthew Wright (20)	Jason Perkins (13)	LA Revilla (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	June 9	Rain or Shine	L 82–89	Richard Howell (27)	Richard Howell (11)	Jazul, Wright (5)	Ynares Center	1–3
5	June 15	Alaska	W 78–76	Richard Howell (24)	Richard Howell (29)	Matthew Wright (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–3
6	June 22	Magnolia	L 96–99	Richard Howell (36)	Richard Howell (20)	Matthew Wright (8)	Cuneta Astrodome	2–4
7	June 26	NorthPort	W 97–87	Matthew Wright (28)	Richard Howell (15)	Alex Mallari (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–4
8	June 28	Barangay Ginebra	W 111–103	Matthew Wright (32)	Richard Howell (21)	Matthew Wright (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–4

July : 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	July 6	Columbian	L 98–100	Richard Howell (35)	Richard Howell (23)	RJ Jazul (9)	Mall of Asia Arena	4–5
10	July 10	San Miguel	L 108–128	Richard Howell (15)	Richard Howell (14)	Jazul, Mallari (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–6
11	July 12	NLEX	L 85–87	RJ Jazul (20)	Richard Howell (8)	Jazul, Wright (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	4–7

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727^[a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545^[b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455^[c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364^[d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364^[d]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[3]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Transactions

Free agent signings

Player	Contract amount	Date signed	Former team
RR Garcia	Not disclosed	September 16, 2019^[4]	TNT KaTropa
Davon Potts	Not disclosed	September 16, 2019^[4]	Alaska Aces

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Calvin Abueva	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	March 5, 2019	^[5]

References

^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b Sacamos, Karlo (September 16, 2019). "RR Garcia, Davon Potts find new home at Phoenix Fuel Masters". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^ "Player of the Week: Calvin Abueva fuels Phoenix's drive". March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

[table_hth_BGSM0.28410426587057-1] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98

[table_hth_ALA0.28410426587057-2] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

[table_hth_BGSM0.52496547928311-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_MAG0.52496547928311-5] Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83

[table_hth_ALA0.52496547928311-6] Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco

[table_hth_COL0.52496547928311-7] Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_MER0.31903546784028-9] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958

[table_hth_MAG0.31903546784028-10] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia

[table_hth_ALA0.31903546784028-11] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort

[table_hth_COL0.31903546784028-12] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

[3] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[8] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[13] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[:0-14] Sacamos, Karlo (September 16, 2019). "RR Garcia, Davon Potts find new home at Phoenix Fuel Masters". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-30.

[15] "Player of the Week: Calvin Abueva fuels Phoenix's drive". March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

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