# 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 Pambansang Manok | 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 Pambansang Manok | 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 | | | | | | |
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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 Pambansang Manok | 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 | |