title: 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
text: # 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 | | | | | | |
  
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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 | |
  