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PBA: San Miguel gets Game 1, but Rain or Shine delivers on vow
June Mar Fajardo leads San Miguel past Rain or Shine for a 1-0 lead in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net San Miguel Beer’s victory to open the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Friday was a validation of its label as heavy favorites to progress past underdog Rain or Shine. But the Beermen’s 101-98…
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Rain or Shine won’t make things easy for San Miguel
Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao in the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs. –PBA IMAGES Coach Yeng Guiao immediately played down Rain or Shine’s chances of pulling off an upset of mighty San Miguel Beer in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. But Guiao and the Elasto Painters won’t just surrender the best-of-seven series, which starts on…
Read More Semis stint has Rain or Shine feeling like champions
Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao in the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs. –PBA IMAGES Coach Yeng Guiao described Rain or Shine’s entry to the semifinals of the PBA Philippine Cup as a crowning achievement for arguably the league’s true independent team. “In one minds, we feel like we’re already champions,” Guiao said after the Elasto…
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Rain or Shine ousts TNT to set up semis duel vs San Miguel
Rain or Shine Elastopainters Gian Mamuyac during a PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals game against TNT Tropangg Giga. –PBA IMAGES Rain or Shine staved off TNT’s fourth quarter comeback to eke out a 110-109 victory Wednesday and a trip to the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Elasto Painters will take on the…
Read MorePBA: Rain or Shine bounces back to even series vs TNT
Rain or Shine’s Jhonard Clarito.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–With its top gun frosty once again, Rain or Shine on Sunday turned to its youth brigade to slip past TNT, 121-113, and bring their best-of-three PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal race to a decider. Jhonard Clarito set the tone early while Andrei Caracut put the finishing touches on…
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TNT pummels Rain or Shine for 1-0 quarterfinals lead
TNT Tropang Giga’s Calvin Oftana during a PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals game against Rain or Shine. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–TNT cranked things up in the second half on Friday night to spill Rain or Shine, 116-99, and draw first blood in their PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals duel. The Tropang Giga leaned on the one-two punch…
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PBA: Old reliable Beau Belga still flourishing for Rain or Shine
Rain or Shine big man Beau Belga.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Beau Belga has been putting up quite the numbers for Rain or Shine in the PBA Philippine Cup and coach Yeng Guiao is certainly taking notice. After the Elasto Painters’ 120-104 victory over NLEX at Philsports Arena on Friday, Guiao tipped his hat to Belga, who’s…
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Magnolia hangs on to beat Rain or Shine for 4th straight win
Magnolia Hotshots’ Ian Sangalang.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Playing with steely nerves when it mattered most, Magnolia held off red-hot Rain or Shine for a 108-102 victory while preserving its own winning streak in the PBA Philippine Cup Saturday night. The Hotshots kept it together in the final period of the clash at Tiaong Convention Center in…
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PBA: Rain or Shine zooms past Terrafirma
Rain or Shine Elastopainters’ Beau Belga in the PBA Philippine Cup. — PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines— Rain or Shine tightened its play in the third period and then kept it together the rest of the way to roll past Terrafirma, 116-104, in the PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday. A balanced attack had the Painters controlling…
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Guiao readies for tough Rain or Shine schedule ahead
Rain or Shine’s Santi Santillian.–PBA IMAGES Rain or Shine is on pace to replicate what it had done the previous conference by overcoming a winless start with a string of triumphs. But after three straight victories that included Saturday’s 110-103 win over Blackwater in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium,…
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