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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741439558713PBA Images5.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao. <em>PBA Images</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – It is the end of the road for Rain or Shine in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup.</p><p>The Elasto Painters succumbed in five games, 1-4, in the best-of-seven semifinals to the Finals-bound TNT Tropang Giga.</p><p>They even led by as much as 13 points in Game 5, but Yeng Guiao&#x27;s wards eventually lost, falling to the rallying Rondae Hollis-Jefferson-led Tropang Giga, 92-97, on Friday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/3/7/pba-rhj-takes-over-as-tnt-ousts-rain-or-shine-to-capture-first-finals-ticket-1924"><strong>READ: PBA: RHJ takes over as TNT ousts Rain or Shine to capture first Finals ticket</strong></a></div><p>Rain or Shine was able to reach the semifinals for the third straight time, but somehow joining the Final Four was their ceiling.</p><p>Guiao shared his key takeaways following their Game 5 defeat, asserting that they had the chance to win in every game they played in the semis.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/3/7/pba-ginebra-sets-up-finals-showdown-with-tnt-eliminates-northport-2201"><strong>READ: PBA: Ginebra sets up Finals showdown with TNT, eliminates NorthPort</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Good conference for us, nakarating kami ng semifinals. 4-1 &#x27;yung series pero we felt that every game we played, we had the chance to win,&quot; said Guiao. &quot;&#x27;Yung five games na &#x27;yon, may pagkakataon na makuha namin &#x27;yung laro—breaks [of the game] lang.&quot;</p><p>&quot;So siguro matuto lang dapat kami maglaro ng endgame. Again, I don&#x27;t want to make it an excuse na bata &#x27;yung team namin, &#x27;di na bata &#x27;yung team namin,&quot; Guiao added. &quot;Kailangan lang talaga ng a little bit of the mental toughness in trying to close out the games.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Kanina, lumamang kami pero mga turnovers ang nakasira ng endgame namin.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/3/7/caelan-tiongson-has-a-request-to-public-amid-speculations-of-romance-with-bini-aiah-2259"><strong>READ: Caelan Tiongson has a request to the public amid speculations of romance with BINI Aiah<br/></strong></a></div><p>Moreover, the fiery mentor looked on the positives, saying that he remains &quot;proud of what we have accomplished&quot; as he showered praises for their import, Deon Thompson. </p><p>&quot;But still, [I&#x27;m] proud of what we have accomplished, &#x27;yung import namin pagdating ng semis, even in the quarters nag-step up siya,&quot; Guiao said of Thompson.</p><p>Guiao acknowledged the need for the locals to step up especially in supplementing their firepower.</p><p>&quot;Tingin ko, nagkulang &#x27;yung locals pagdating sa scoring. Kasi &#x27;yung scoring niya [Deon Thompson] maayos eh,&quot; he stated.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung mga locals namin, inconsistent. Pero again, as you play in the playoffs, quarters or semis, ito &#x27;yung mga napakahalagang mga lessons na will make your team better.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABVOgMH7hAMiWSWM"></script></div>

<p>It is the end of the road for Rain or Shine in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup.</p>

It is the end of the road for Rain or Shine in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup.

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PBA: Guiao shares key takeaways in Rain or Shine's Comm's Cup campaign

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Mar 08, 2025 10:41 PM PHT

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