Rain or Shine ElastoPainters head coach Yeng Guiao in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup. Photo from PBA Images.

Romwel Anzures

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736748964360IMG_6027.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Rain or Shine ElastoPainters head coach Yeng Guiao in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup. Photo from PBA Images."/>Rain or Shine ElastoPainters head coach Yeng Guiao in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup. Photo from PBA Images.MANILA — The Rain or Shine ElastoPainters lost steam in their previous outing in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup.</div>The Yeng Guiao-mentored team fell short of maintaining their five-game win streak last Saturday as Ken Tuffin hit a last-second follow-up to lift the Phoenix Fuel Masters over them, 93-91.RoS came from down 12 and tied the game at 91 following a mid-range basket from Jhonard Clarito, but Tuffin saved the day for Phoenix by cleaning the game-winning attempt by Jason Perkins.This defeat put Rain or Shine at 5-2 in the team standings, but Guiao acknowledged that their surge was going to reach its end at some point.“We were trying to take our streak as far as we can, pero at some point naman talaga, matatapos rin yung streak,” the fiery mentor said before leaving the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.“Leksyon lang ‘to para sa mga bata,” added Guiao, while briefly sharing what went wrong for the E-Painters against Phoenix.“Yung Phoenix kasi they will have a good start and then have problems closing out games. Pero if you give them a good start, at some point, maisasara din nila ng maayos yung laro.”“I was a little disappointed doon sa end game, sa decision making namin. Yung mismatches that we created, instead of attacking our mismatch which could have been a higher effective opportunity, ang inatake namin yung lower percentage.”“I emphasized that to the guys, that if we come across another situation like that, we have to understand what the higher percentage play is. Marami pang mangyayaring ganun.”“Pero the run was good while it lasted. Lesson pa rin sa amin ‘to. We will take this game, break it down, and learn all the lessons that we can get from this,” he maintained.Guiao&#x27;s squad moved past Hong Kong Eastern, the San Miguel Beermen, the Magnolia Hotshots, TerraFirma Dyip, and the Blackwater Bossing in that span, but for the Kapampangan mentor, the tougher test is still yet to come for RoS.“Kahit naman natalo kami, we’re still in a good spot,” he said. “We have two big games coming up, so if we want to stay alive for a Top 2 ranking, we should be able to win those two games.”“We have a big week coming up,” stressed the former Gilas Pilipinas mentor of their upcoming showdown against the Converge FiberXers and the NorthPort Batang Pier on January 14 and 16, respectively, at the same Manila-based stadium.“Sa amin, yun ang crucial games talaga. Tingin ko, yung Converge and NorthPort games, sila yung teams which are trying to get the top seedings so yun talaga ang labanan.”As of writing the Batang Pier leads all teams with a 7-1 record, while the FiberXers are holding a 6-3 record alongside Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.Aside from NorthPort and Converge, the 5-2 ElastoPainters will still face Ginebra (January 22), the NLEX Road Warriors (January 25), and the TNT Tropang GIGA (January 31) before they conclude their assignments for the elimination round.Only the Top 2 teams at the end of the elims will have a twice-to-beat advantage in the playoffs.<div>RELATED VIDEO: <script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABS-HFX4_EVzp3kc&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script></div>

The Rain or Shine ElastoPainters lost steam in their previous outing in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup.

The Rain or Shine ElastoPainters lost steam in their previous outing in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup.

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Guiao: Last-second loss vs. Phoenix a lesson for RoS as race for Top 2 spot tightens

Guiao: Last-second loss vs. Phoenix a lesson for RoS as race for Top 2 spot tightens

Rom Anzures,

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Published Jan 13, 2025 03:56 PM PHT

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