# 2021 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

The 2021 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 15th 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

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 5 | Leonard Santillan | Forward | Philippines | La Salle |
| 2 | 17 | Franky Johnson | Guard | USA | Warner Pacific |
| 2 | 22 | Anton Asistio | Guard | Philippines | Ateneo |
| 2 | 23 | Andrei Caracut | Guard | Philippines | La Salle |
| 3 | 29 | Kenneth Mocon | Guard | Philippines | San Beda |
| 4 | 40 | RJ Argamino | Guard | Philippines | Benilde |
| 5 | 50 | Philip Manalang | Guard | Philippines | UE |

## Roster

* $^a$ also serves as Rain or Shine's board governor.

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 0 | 11 | .000 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

#### Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
July: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 16
NLEX
W 83–82
Rey Nambatac (19)
Rey Nambatac (8)
Beau Belga (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–0
2
July 18
Blackwater
W 71–62
Rey Nambatac (21)
Mocon, Nambatac (12)
Mocon, Norwood (3)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–0
3
July 24
Meralco
W 85–72
Javee Mocon (18)
Beau Belga (10)
Javee Mocon (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–0
4
July 28
Alaska
L 48–74
Adrian Wong (9)
Javee Mocon (10)
Mocon, Nambatac, Ponferada (2)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–1
5
July 30
TNT
L 69–79
Javee Mocon (22)
Norbert Torres (11)
Javee Mocon (3)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–2 :
August: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
August 1
Terrafirma
W 83–77
Rey Nambatac (17)
Javee Mocon (9)
Beau Belga (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
4–2 :
September: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
September 2
Phoenix Super LPG
L 77–78
Belga, Mocon (17)
Javee Mocon (12)
Gabe Norwood (5)
DHVSU Gym
4–3
8
September 8
Barangay Ginebra
L 77–83
Rey Nambatac (18)
Mark Borboran (7)
Javee Mocon (5)
DHVSU Gym
4–4
9
September 10
Magnolia
W 75–72
Javee Mocon (19)
Javee Mocon (8)
Beau Belga (3)
DHVSU Gym
5–4
10
September 12
San Miguel
W 95–93
Leonard Santillan (21)
Javee Mocon (12)
Anton Asistio (7)
DHVSU Gym
6–4
11
September 19
NorthPort
L 88–91 (OT)
Jewel Ponferada (17)
Javee Mocon (11)
Javee Mocon (6)
DHVSU Gym
6–5 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | 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 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | TNT | TNT | 84 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 71 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 71 | 1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 4 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2 | 4 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 5 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 0 | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | TNT | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Meralco | 80 | 97 | | | | 3 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | NLEX | 81 | 86 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NLEX | 81 | 86 | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 2 | 3 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 26
Magnolia
L 70–81
Leonard Santillan (17)
Leonard Santillan (12)
Beau Belga (6)
DHVSU Gym
0–1
2
September 30
Magnolia
L 86–96
James Yap (16)
Belga, Santillan (6)
Beau Belga (5)
DHVSU Gym
0–2 :

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

#### Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 3–8 :
December: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 9
Blackwater
W 92–79
Henry Walker (20)
Javee Mocon (9)
Belga, Mocon (4)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–0
2
December 11
Terrafirma
L 106–112 (OT)
Nambatac, Walker (25)
Henry Walker (12)
Gabe Norwood (9)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–1
3
December 16
Phoenix Super LPG
W 90–88
Rey Nambatac (17)
Leonard Santillan (10)
Beau Belga (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
December 19
Magnolia
L 98–109
Nambatac, Walker (23)
Henry Walker (6)
Belga, Mocon, Nambatac (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
December 26
TNT
L 92–95
Henry Walker (32)
Henry Walker (9)
Caracut, Nambatac (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3 :
February: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
February 12, 2022
NorthPort
W 104–90
Mike Nieto (21)
Henry Walker (11)
Henry Walker (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
February 17, 2022
Alaska
L 74–80
Henry Walker (25)
Henry Walker (13)
Gabe Norwood (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–4
8
February 20, 2022
Meralco
L 88–93
Henry Walker (24)
Borboran, Mocon, Walker (10)
Javee Mocon (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 3,347
3–5
9
February 25, 2022
NLEX
L 100–109 (OT)
Henry Walker (28)
Henry Walker (13)
Gabe Norwood (5)
Ynares Center
3–6 :
March: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
March 3, 2022
San Miguel
L 100–104
Henry Walker (23)
Henry Walker (10)
Nambatac, Walker (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–7
11
March 6, 2022
Barangay Ginebra
L 93–104
Henry Walker (34)
Henry Walker (8)
Andrei Caracut (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 6,502
3–8 :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Rey Nambatac | November 3, 2021 | ₱420,000 per month (max. contract) | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Anton Asistio | November 24, 2021 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Norbert Torres | November 24, 2021 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Beau Belga | November 26, 2021 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

January :
| January 20, 2021 | To Rain or ShineBradwyn Guinto | To NorthPortClint Doliguez Sidney Onwubere |

#### Mid-season

December :
| December 4, 2021 | To Rain or ShineTrevis Jackson | To MeralcoFranky Johnson |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Governors' Cup | Henry Walker | December 9 (vs. Blackwater) | March 6 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 3–8 |