2021 Meralco Bolts season

The Meralco Bolts season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.

Draft picks

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | July 16 | NorthPort | W 85–63 | Mac Belo (27) | Mac Belo (9) | Almazan, Quinto (5) | Ynares Sports Arena | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | July 18 | San Miguel | W 93–87 | Chris Newsome (17) | Bong Quinto (7) | Newsome, Quinto (6) | Ynares Sports Arena | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | July 24 | Rain or Shine | L 72–85 | Chris Newsome (13) | Cliff Hodge (12) | Chris Newsome (6) | Ynares Sports Arena | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | July 28 | Phoenix Super LPG | W 91–80 | Allein Maliksi (24) | Belo, Hodge, Maliksi (7) | Chris Newsome (7) | Ynares Sports Arena | 3–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | July 31 | Alaska | W 89–80 | John Pinto (16) | Chris Newsome (11) | Chris Newsome (6) | Ynares Sports Arena | 4–1

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | September 1 | Magnolia | W 95–94 | Mac Belo (22) | Cliff Hodge (11) | Chris Newsome (4) | DHVSU Gym | 5–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | September 3 | TNT | L 76–91 | John Pinto (16) | Reynel Hugnatan (11) | Bong Quinto (5) | DHVSU Gym | 5–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | September 1 | Terrafirma | W 95–83 | Bong Quinto (17) | Almazan, Pasaol, Quinto (8) | John Pinto (7) | DHVSU Gym | 6–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | September 18 | Blackwater | W 104–97 | Allein Maliksi (21) | Raymond Almazan (17) | Bong Quinto (6) | DHVSU Gym | 7–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | September 22 | NLEX | W 104–101 | Allein Maliksi (22) | Raymond Almazan (11) | Bong Quinto (8) | DHVSU Gym | 8–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | September 23 | Barangay Ginebra | W 79–66 | Belo, Pasaol (15) | Raymond Almazan (10) | Bong Quinto (8) | DHVSU Gym | 9–2

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | September 29 | NLEX | L 80–81 | Allein Maliksi (16) | Cliff Hodge (11) | Newsome, Quinto (4) | DHVSU Gym | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | October 1 | NLEX | W 97–86 | Chris Newsome (23) | Hodge, Newsome (9) | Caram, Newsome (6) | DHVSU Gym | 1–1

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | October 3 | Magnolia | L 79–88 | Bong Quinto (14) | Cliff Hodge (8) | Bong Quinto (10) | DHVSU Gym | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | October 6 | Magnolia | L 78–92 | Chris Newsome (18) | Belo, Hugnatan (7) | Chris Newsome (7) | DHVSU Gym | 0–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | October 8 | Magnolia | W 91–86 | Chris Newsome (17) | Cliff Hodge (12) | Newsome, Quinto (4) | DHVSU Gym | 1–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | October 10 | Magnolia | L 69–81 | Reynel Hugnatan (21) | Reynel Hugnatan (9) | Chris Newsome (8) | DHVSU Gym | 1–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | October 13 | Magnolia | W 102–98 | Allein Maliksi (29) | Raymond Almazan (10) | Chris Newsome (6) | DHVSU Gym | 2–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | October 15 | Magnolia | L 85–93 | Raymond Almazan (16) | Raymond Almazan (12) | Hodge, Newsome (6) | DHVSU Gym | 2–4

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | December 16 | Blackwater | W 98–77 | Tony Bishop (28) | Tony Bishop (13) | John Pinto (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | December 22 | TNT | W 83–80 | Tony Bishop (36) | Tony Bishop (17) | Newsome, Pinto (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | February 11, 2022 | NLEX | W 110–100 | Tony Bishop (32) | Tony Bishop (13) | Tony Bishop (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | February 13, 2022 | Barangay Ginebra | W 101–95 | Tony Bishop (30) | Tony Bishop (13) | Bishop, Newsome (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | February 17, 2022 | NorthPort | L 98–109 | Tony Bishop (34) | Tony Bishop (16) | Chris Newsome (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | February 20, 2022 | Rain or Shine | W 93–88 | Tony Bishop (26) | Tony Bishop (14) | Chris Banchero (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum<br>3,347 | 5–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | February 24, 2022 | Terrafirma | W 107–95 | Tony Bishop (26) | Tony Bishop (11) | Allein Maliksi (6) | Ynares Center | 6–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | February 26, 2022 | Alaska | L 93–94 | Allein Maliksi (32) | Tony Bishop (13) | Tony Bishop (5) | Ynares Center | 6–2

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | March 2, 2022 | Magnolia | L 85–88 | Tony Bishop (19) | Tony Bishop (14) | Chris Newsome (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | March 5, 2022 | San Miguel | L 110–115 | Tony Bishop (29) | Tony Bishop (14) | Chris Newsome (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–4 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | March 11, 2022 | Phoenix Super LPG | W 109–90 | Tony Bishop (35) | Tony Bishop (13) | Tony Bishop (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | March 18, 2022 | San Miguel | W 100–85 | Tony Bishop (32) | Tony Bishop (16) | Bong Quinto (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | March 23, 2022 | Magnolia | L 80–94 | Chris Banchero (16) | Tony Bishop (12) | Bong Quinto (4) | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | March 25, 2022 | Magnolia | W 81–75 | Tony Bishop (22) | Tony Bishop (14) | Aaron Black (4) | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | March 27, 2022 | Magnolia | W 101–95 | Tony Bishop (27) | Tony Bishop (10) | Banchero, Newsome (5) | SM Mall of Asia Arena<br>13,272 | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | March 30, 2022 | Magnolia | L 73–94 | Tony Bishop (22) | Tony Bishop (16) | Chris Newsome (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum<br>10,353 | 2–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | April 1, 2022 | Magnolia | W 94–81 | Allein Maliksi (24) | Bishop, Newsome (8) | Chris Newsome (12) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–2

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | April 6, 2022 | Barangay Ginebra | W 104–91 | Allein Maliksi (22) | Tony Bishop (12) | Chris Newsome (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum<br>12,457 | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | April 8, 2022 | Barangay Ginebra | L 93–99 | Tony Bishop (31) | Tony Bishop (13) | Aaron Black (6) | SM Mall of Asia Arena<br>12,248 | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | April 10, 2022 | Barangay Ginebra | W 83–74 | Tony Bishop (30) | Tony Bishop (16) | Chris Newsome (6) | SM Mall of Asia Arena<br>16,104 | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | April 13, 2022 | Barangay Ginebra | L 84–95 | Tony Bishop (25) | Almazan, Black (9) | Chris Newsome (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum<br>17,298 | 2–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | April 17, 2022 | Barangay Ginebra | L 110–115 | Tony Bishop (30) | Tony Bishop (15) | Black, Newsome (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum<br>18,251 | 2–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | April 22, 2022 | Barangay Ginebra | L 92–103 | Tony Bishop (21) | Tony Bishop (16) | Chris Newsome (6) | SM Mall of Asia Arena<br>20,224 | 2–4

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Mid-season

Recruited imports

References