NLEX ready to go the extra mile?

The NLEX Road Warriors are rip-roaring their way to the top of the PBA Governors’ Cup and fans are now wondering if they’re capable of going the extra mile. Last conference, the Road Warriors were at a similar situation, securing the top seed ahead of the playoffs, carrying a twice-to-beat advantage, but lost to big sister team, TNT Tropang 5G, reinforced by one of the tallest imports ever to play in the PBA – Bol Manute Bol – and the team became the latest top-seed squad to be eliminated, joining teams such as Mobiline (1999 All-Filipino) and B-Meg (2011-2012 Philippine Cup) among others. The Road Warriors were no stranger to situations of being a top-seeded team, whose campaign ended in a whimper. Aside from last conference’s playoff setback at the hands of the Tropang 5G, the Road Warriors also experienced a similar defeat against the NorthPort Batang Pier when they lost twice in a row in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Governors’ Cup. But with Jimmy Alapag on board, NLEX is hoping to flip the script this time and Ronald Dulatre, the amiable team executive and board governor of the Road Warriors, believes their time is now. "We have a different look now -- more cohesive…