2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
# 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

The 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

### 2017

* October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League tea | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | Rey Nambatac | G | Philippines | Racal Tile Masters | Letran |
| 2 | 7 | Jomari Sollano | F | Philippines | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | Letran |
| 3 | 6 | Michael Juico | G | Philippines | Wang's Couriers | San Sebastian |

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

**Game log**

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 :

December: 1–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

December 22

TNT

W 82–79

Beau Belga (14)

Raymond Almazan (10)

Belga, Daquioag (3)

Cuneta Astrodome

1–0

2

December 29

Blackwater

L 87–92

Chris Tiu (14)

Raymond Almazan (11)

Belga, Tiu (4)

Cuneta Astrodome

1–1 :

January

: 2–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

3

January 12

GlobalPort

L 70–78

Gabe Norwood (15)

Beau Belga (9)

Maverick Ahanmisi (4)

Mall of Asia Arena

1–2

4

January 17

Phoenix

W 120–99

Ed Daquioag (21)

Beau Belga (7)

Chris Tiu

Smart Araneta Coliseum

2–2

5

January 20

Kia

L 94–98

Rey Nambatac (12)

Rey Nambatac (12)

Maverick Ahanmisi (4)

Cuneta Astrodome

2–3

6

January 26

NLEX

W 97–86

Maverick Ahanmisi (20)

Gabe Norwood (9)

Beau Belga (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–3 :

February

: 3–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

7

February 2

Meralco

W 90–84

Chris Tiu (18)

Beau Belga (13)

Chris Tiu (7)

Mall of Asia Arena

4–3

8

February 10

Magnolia

W 101–95

Raymond Almazan (23)

Maverick Ahanmisi (8)

Chris Tiu (6)

Calasiao Sports Complex

5–3

9

February 23

Alaska

L 95–99

Maverick Ahanmisi (23)

Raymond Almazan (9)

Maverick Ahanmisi (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

5–4

10

February 28

San Miguel

W 95–80

Beau Belga (19)

Maverick Ahanmisi (11)

Maverick Ahanmisi (7)

Mall of Asia Arena

6–4 :

March

: 0–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

11

March 2

TNT

L 92–100 (3OT)

Beau Belga (17)

Gabe Norwood (10)

Belga, Norwood (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

6–5 :

### 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 | San Miguel | 106 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | | | | |

* view
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**Game log**

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :

Quarterfinals: 0–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

March 5

Barangay Ginebra

L 80–88

Beau Belga (17)

Norwood, Ponferada (6)

Ahanmisi, Tiu (3)

Mall of Asia Arena

0–1

2

March 7

Barangay Ginebra

L 91–99

Maverick Ahanmisi (18)

Raymond Almazan (13)

Maverick Ahanmisi (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–2 :

## Commissioner's Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

**Game log**

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 9–2 :

April: 2–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

April 27

Alaska

W 109–103 (OT)

Reggie Johnson (32)

Reggie Johnson (22)

Gabe Norwood (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–0

1

April 29

Barangay Ginebra

W 108–89

Raymond Almazan (20)

Reggie Johnson (15)

Chris Tiu (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

2–0 :

May

: 3–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

3

May 2

NLEX

W 98–97

Reggie Johnson (27)

Reggie Johnson (14)

Norwood, Tiu (5)

Ynares Center

3–0

4

May 9

Columbian

L 96–104

Reggie Johnson (30)

Reggie Johnson (17)

Gabe Norwood (6)

Mall of Asia Arena

3–1

5

May 13

San Miguel

W 123–119 (OT)

Reggie Johnson (27)

Reggie Johnson (19)

Chris Tiu (6)

Ynares Center

4–1

6

May 20

GlobalPort

W 96–90

Reggie Johnson (18)

Reggie Johnson (16)

Reggie Johnson (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

5–1

All-Star Break :

June

: 4–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

7

June 2

Magnolia

W 99–96 (OT)

Reggie Johnson (23)

Reggie Johnson (18)

Johnson, Tiu (4)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

6–1

8

June 8

Blackwater

W 104–94

Raymond Almazan (26)

Reggie Johnson (20)

Chris Tiu (10)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

7–1

9

June 16

Phoenix

W 108–106

Reggie Johnson (32)

Reggie Johnson (16)

three players (5)

Mall of Asia Arena

8–1

10

June 24

Meralco

W 106–99 (OT)

Reggie Johnson (21)

Reggie Johnson (18)

Maverick Ahanmisi (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

9–1 :

July

: 0–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

11

July 7

TNT

L 85–100

Reggie Johnson (12)

Reggie Johnson (14)

three players (3)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

9–2 :

### Playoffs

**Bracket**

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | 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 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 113 | 103 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | Meralco | 0 | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 2 | Alaska | Alaska | 89 | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | (Best-of-3) | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 0 | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |

* view
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**Game log**

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–4 :

Quarterfinals: 1–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

July 10

GlobalPort

L 113–114

Reggie Johnson (24)

Reggie Johnson (25)

Maverick Ahanmisi (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–1

1

July 12

GlobalPort

W 103–97

Reggie Johnson (29)

Johnson, Norwood (15)

Reggie Johnson (6)

Mall of Asia Arena

1–1 :

Semifinals: 1–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

July 15

Barangay Ginebra

L 89–102

Reggie Johnson (30)

Reggie Johnson (13)

Belga, Tiu (4)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–1

2

July 19

Barangay Ginebra

W 109–100

Reggie Johnson (25)

Reggie Johnson (20)

Reggie Johnson (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–1

3

July 21

Barangay Ginebra

L 72–75

Reggie Johnson (13)

Reggie Johnson (22)

Belga, Johnson (4)

Mall of Asia Arena

1–2

4

July 23

Barangay Ginebra

L 94–96

Reggie Johnson (22)

Reggie Johnson (16)

Gabe Norwood (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–3 :

## Governors' Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

**Game log**

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 3–8 :

September: 0–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

September 22

TNT

L 104–110

J'Nathan Bullock (23)

Raymond Almazan (10)

J'Nathan Bullock (5)

City of Passi Arena

0–1

2

September 26

Magnolia

L 76–92

J'Nathan Bullock (15)

J'Nathan Bullock (10)

Maverick Ahanmisi (4)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–2 :

October: 2–6

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

3

October 3

Alaska

L 89–106

Beau Belga (20)

Terrence Watson (13)

Belga, Nambatac (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–3

4

October 7

Blackwater

L 93–99

Maverick Ahanmisi (25)

Terrence Watson (14)

Belga, Nambatac (4)

Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex

0–4

5

October 13

Barangay Ginebra

W 104–97

Terrence Watson (29)

Terrence Watson (19)

Ed Daquioag (6)

Quezon Convention Center

1–4

6

October 17

NorthPort

W 120–98

Chris Tiu (23)

Beau Belga (12)

Maverick Ahanmisi (9)

Cuneta Astrodome

2–4

7

October 19

Columbian

L 84–100

Terrence Watson (18)

Terrence Watson (10)

Maverick Ahanmisi (4)

Ynares Center

2–5

8

October 21

Meralco

L 82–91

Norbert Torres (16)

Terrence Watson (13)

Maverick Ahanmisi (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

2–6

9

October 24

Phoenix

L 97–103

Chris Tiu (24)

Norbert Torres (8)

Ahanmisi, Norwood (4)

Cuneta Astrodome

2–7

10

October 27

San Miguel

L 97–109

Maverick Ahanmisi (26)

Terrence Watson (15)

Maverick Ahanmisi (6)

Alonte Sports Arena

2–8 :

November: 1–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

11

November 3

NLEX

W 107–101

Chris Tiu (30)

Norbert Torres (13)

Chris Tiu (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

3–8 :

## Transactions

### Free agency signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| JK Casiño | April 29, 2018 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None |

### Trades

**Philippine Cup**

February :

| February 15, 2018 | To Rain or ShineKris Rosales Sidney Onwubere 2018 PBA First Round Draft Pick | To TNTJericho Cruz |
| - | - | - |
| March ||||
| March 26, 2018 | To Rain or ShineNorbert Torres | To TNTDon Trollano |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commissioner's Cup | Reggie Johnson | 42 | April 27 (vs. Alaska) | July 23 (vs. San Miguel) | 11–6 |
| Governors' Cup | J'Nathan Bullock | 35 | September 22 (vs. TNT) | September 26 (vs. Magnolia) | 0–2 |
| Governors' Cup | Terrence Watson | 7 | October 3 (vs. Alaska) | October 27 (vs. San Miguel) | 2–6 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chris Tiu | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | April 30, 2018 | |
| Chris Tiu | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | November 6, 2018 | |
