2022–23 Meralco Bolts season

The 2022–23 Meralco Bolts season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

 * May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.
 * June 6: After Norman Black files leave for personal reasons, Luigi Trillo acted as standing-in head coach and won his first game against the Elasto Painters.
 * July 31: The Bolts won against the Gin Kings for the first time in a playoff series.
 * August 5: Norman Black returned to the sidelines, as he led the Bolts to tie the semifinals series (1–1) against the San Miguel Beermen.

Game log

 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 1
 * June 11
 * Phoenix Super LPG
 * W 109–98
 * Chris Newsome (21)
 * Cliff Hodge (10)
 * Chris Newsome (7)
 * Ynares Center
 * 1–0
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 2
 * June 16
 * Converge
 * W 90–74
 * Aaron Black (25)
 * Raymond Almazan (15)
 * Black, Newsome (5)
 * Ynares Center
 * 2–0
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 3
 * June 18
 * TNT
 * L 71–78
 * Allein Maliksi (20)
 * Cliff Hodge (9)
 * Bong Quinto (4)
 * Ynares Center
 * 2–1
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 4
 * June 23
 * NorthPort
 * W 97–87
 * Aaron Black (20)
 * Raymar Jose (13)
 * Black, Newsome (7)
 * Ynares Center
 * 3–1
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 5
 * June 25
 * NLEX
 * L 75–90
 * Chris Newsome (17)
 * Raymar Jose (9)
 * Banchero, Newsome (3)
 * Ynares Center
 * 3–2
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 6
 * June 30
 * Blackwater
 * L 89–90
 * Chris Newsome (23)
 * Cliff Hodge (7)
 * Bong Quinto (8)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 3–3


 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 7
 * July 6
 * Rain or Shine
 * W 77–73
 * Aaron Black (20)
 * Raymond Almazan (15)
 * Aaron Black (6)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 4–3
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 8
 * July 13
 * Barangay Ginebra
 * W 90–73
 * Chris Newsome (19)
 * Raymond Almazan (15)
 * Black, Quinto (5)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 5–3
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 9
 * July 15
 * Magnolia
 * L 88–97 (OT)
 * Chris Newsome (24)
 * Raymond Almazan (18)
 * Aaron Black (7)
 * Ynares Center
 * 5–4
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 10
 * July 17
 * San Miguel
 * W 89–86
 * Allein Maliksi (18)
 * Cliff Hodge (11)
 * Black, Hodge, Newsome (5)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 6–4
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 11
 * July 21
 * Terrafirma
 * W 105–89
 * Chris Newsome (19)
 * Raymond Almazan (9)
 * Banchero, Black, Newsome (5)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 7–4

Game log

 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 1
 * July 24
 * Barangay Ginebra
 * W 93–82
 * Aaron Black (25)
 * Newsome, Pascual (9)
 * Chris Newsome (6)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 1–0
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 2
 * July 29
 * Barangay Ginebra
 * L 87–94
 * Cliff Hodge (25)
 * Raymond Almazan (10)
 * Chris Newsome (6)
 * Filoil EcoOil Centre
 * 1–1
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 3
 * July 31
 * Barangay Ginebra
 * W 106–104
 * Chris Newsome (21)
 * Cliff Hodge (18)
 * Chris Newsome (12)
 * SM Mall of Asia Arena
 * 2–1


 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 1
 * August 3
 * San Miguel
 * L 97–121
 * Chris Banchero (17)
 * Almazan, Jose, Newsome, Quinto (6)
 * Chris Banchero (5)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 0–1
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 2
 * August 5
 * San Miguel
 * W 99–88
 * Cliff Hodge (17)
 * Cliff Hodge (14)
 * Chris Newsome (5)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 1–1
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 3
 * August 7
 * San Miguel
 * L 91–96
 * Chris Newsome (16)
 * Cliff Hodge (13)
 * Chris Newsome (6)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 1–2
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 4
 * August 10
 * San Miguel
 * W 111–97
 * Aaron Black (21)
 * Black, Hodge (7)
 * Aaron Black (7)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 2–2
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 5
 * August 12
 * San Miguel
 * L 78–89
 * Chris Newsome (24)
 * Aaron Black (11)
 * Black, Newsome (4)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 2–3
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 6
 * August 14
 * San Miguel
 * W 96–92
 * Chris Newsome (19)
 * Cliff Hodge (12)
 * Aaron Black (6)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum 9,439
 * 3–3
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 7
 * August 17
 * San Miguel
 * L 89–100
 * Cliff Hodge (23)
 * Cliff Hodge (8)
 * Banchero, Hodge, Newsome (4)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 3–4

Game log

 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 1
 * September 30, 2022
 * NorthPort
 * L 95–101 (OT)
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (30)
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (22)
 * Aaron Black (7)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 0–1


 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 2
 * October 2, 2022
 * Barangay Ginebra
 * L 91–99
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (31)
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (16)
 * Aaron Black (9)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 0–2
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 3
 * October 7, 2022
 * Terrafirma
 * W 105–92
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (31)
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (11)
 * Chris Banchero (7)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 1–2
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 4
 * October 15, 2022
 * Converge
 * L 99–106
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (27)
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (15)
 * Aaron Black (6)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 1–3
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 5
 * October 19, 2022
 * Phoenix Super LPG
 * L 82–89
 * Bong Quinto (22)
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (16)
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (9)
 * PhilSports Arena
 * 1–4
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 6
 * October 22, 2022
 * Rain or Shine
 * L 96–113
 * Johnny O'Bryant III (30)
 * Raymond Almazan (12)
 * Black, O'Bryant (5)
 * PhilSports Arena
 * 1–5


 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 7
 * November 4, 2022
 * Bay Area
 * W 92–89
 * K. J. McDaniels (31)
 * Raymond Almazan (16)
 * Banchero, Black (2)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 2–5
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 8
 * November 11, 2022
 * Blackwater
 * W 102–98 (OT)
 * K. J. McDaniels (26)
 * K. J. McDaniels (16)
 * K. J. McDaniels (5)
 * Ynares Center
 * 3–5
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 9
 * November 16, 2022
 * TNT
 * W 97–91
 * K. J. McDaniels (26)
 * K. J. McDaniels (15)
 * Aaron Black (6)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 4–5
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 10
 * November 27, 2022
 * Magnolia
 * L 96–108
 * K. J. McDaniels (32)
 * K. J. McDaniels (9)
 * Chris Banchero (5)
 * PhilSports Arena
 * 4–6
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 11
 * November 30, 2022
 * NLEX
 * L 81–92
 * K. J. McDaniels (22)
 * Hodge, McDaniels (9)
 * Aaron Black (4)
 * PhilSports Arena
 * 4–7


 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 12
 * December 2, 2022
 * San Miguel
 * L 108–113
 * K. J. McDaniels (27)
 * Raymar Jose (17)
 * Anjo Caram (6)
 * PhilSports Arena
 * 4–8

Game log

 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 1
 * January 22
 * Rain or Shine
 * W 105–87
 * K. J. McDaniels (27)
 * K. J. McDaniels (23)
 * Chris Newsome (6)
 * PhilSports Arena
 * 1–0
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 2
 * January 26
 * NorthPort
 * W 107–102
 * K. J. McDaniels (32)
 * K. J. McDaniels (22)
 * Chris Newsome (6)
 * PhilSports Arena
 * 2–0
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 3
 * January 28
 * Terrafirma
 * L 88–96
 * K. J. McDaniels (29)
 * K. J. McDaniels (19)
 * Black, McDaniels (4)
 * Ynares Center
 * 2–1


 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 4
 * February 4
 * Blackwater
 * W 125–99
 * Allein Maliksi (30)
 * K. J. McDaniels (15)
 * K. J. McDaniels (8)
 * Ynares Center
 * 3–1
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 5
 * February 9
 * San Miguel
 * L 86–94
 * McDaniels, Newsome (18)
 * K. J. McDaniels (13)
 * Chris Newsome (5)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 3–2
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 6
 * February 17
 * TNT
 * L 104–111
 * K. J. McDaniels (26)
 * K. J. McDaniels (15)
 * Chris Newsome (4)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 3–3
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 7
 * February 23
 * NLEX
 * W 114–98
 * K. J. McDaniels (31)
 * K. J. McDaniels (21)
 * Chris Newsome (8)
 * PhilSports Arena
 * 4–3
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 8
 * February 26
 * Magnolia
 * W 86–84
 * K. J. McDaniels (19)
 * K. J. McDaniels (15)
 * Aaron Black (4)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 5–3


 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 9
 * March 1
 * Barangay Ginebra
 * L 107–112
 * K. J. McDaniels (28)
 * K. J. McDaniels (11)
 * Banchero, Black (5)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 5–4
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 10
 * March 3
 * Converge
 * W 132–129 (OT)
 * K. J. McDaniels (33)
 * K. J. McDaniels (12)
 * Black, Hodge (5)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 6–4
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 11
 * March 5
 * Phoenix Super LPG
 * W 92–86
 * K. J. McDaniels (19)
 * K. J. McDaniels (16)
 * Chris Newsome (9)
 * PhilSports Arena
 * 7–4

Game log

 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 1
 * March 22
 * Magnolia
 * W 113–107 (OT)
 * Chris Newsome (33)
 * Aaron Black (12)
 * Chris Newsome (7)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 1–0


 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 1
 * March 24
 * TNT
 * L 80–110
 * K. J. McDaniels (12)
 * K. J. McDaniels (14)
 * Aaron Black (5)
 * Ynares Center
 * 0–1
 * -bgcolor=ccffcc
 * 2
 * March 26
 * TNT
 * W 124–117 (OT)
 * K. J. McDaniels (39)
 * K. J. McDaniels (20)
 * Aaron Black (10)
 * Ynares Center
 * 1–1
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 3
 * March 29
 * TNT
 * L 80–99
 * K. J. McDaniels (30)
 * Aaron Black (11)
 * Chris Newsome (5)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 1–2
 * -bgcolor=ffcccc
 * 4
 * March 31
 * TNT
 * L 92–107
 * K. J. McDaniels (37)
 * K. J. McDaniels (12)
 * Aaron Black (7)
 * Smart Araneta Coliseum
 * 1–3