Romwel Anzures

Rain or Shine’s Jhonard Clarito in action vs. TNT in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup. Photo from PBA Images.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750568926780IMG_7210.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Rain or Shine’s Jhonard Clarito in action vs. TNT in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup. Photo from PBA Images."/>Rain or Shine’s Jhonard Clarito in action vs. TNT in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup. Photo from PBA Images.MANILA — The Rain or Shine ElastoPainters will be going up against the TNT Tropang 5G in the PBA semifinals anew.</div>Rain or Shine&#x27;s upset of the NLEX Road Warriors on Saturday allowed them to clinch a spot in the Final 4 of the Season 49 Philippine Cup, and coincidentally, it also set them up for a rematch against the now Grand Slam-seeking TNT.The E-Painters and the Tropang 5G previously clashed in last conference’s Commissioner’s Cup semis, but unfortunately for Rain or Shine, eventual champions TNT defeated them in five games.“Tignan natin kung hanggang saan yung aabutin namin,” gauged Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao. “We’ll run our style of play, put our 100% effort into it, bahala na kung anong resulta.”RoS is set to enter its fourth straight semis appearance dating back from last season. It managed to do this despite being the seventh seed and needing to beat NLEX twice, and Guiao is proud of how they defied the odds to hang with the powerhouses of the league.“I&#x27;m proud of these guys, kasi sino ba kami? Mas malalaking kumpanya at malaking resources, pero andito kami,” he said. “Pinabili lang kami ng suka at pintura, pero nakarating kami dito.”“We just played our brand of game, buwis buhay. Ngayon, gatecrasher kami, so magpaparty na rin kami,” he continued.Unlike in the Commissioner’s Cup, the Tropang 5G will not be backed by prolific import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson this time around.However, Guiao does not see this as something that evens things out between the two teams.“Yun ang iisipin mo, pero pag dating ng laban, akala mo lang na nagpapalakas si RHJ. Malakas pa rin sila,” he acknowledged. “They have a purpose. Mahirap yung kalaban mo na merong pinupunterya talaga.”“Pero meron din kaming purpose, so tigan na lang natin kung sino makaka-achieve ng kanilang goal. Sa dami nang beses na nakalaban namin sila, we’ll be a little more comfortable this time, pero iba talaga yung talent nila,” he added.The former Gilas Pilipinas mentor also circled back on the mentality that they were carrying before they upset NLEX, saying that they will carry the same perspective as they look to dash the Grand Slam hopes of TNT.“Yun naman ang motto namin, just show up and be there,” he pointed out. “One of these days, maybe we’ll get to the next level. TNT, champion team, but andyan kami, lalabanan namin sila.”Game 1 of the Best-of-7 series is on Wednesday, June 25, 5:00 p.m., at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.

The Rain or Shine ElastoPainters will be going up against the TNT Tropang 5G in the PBA semifinals anew.

The Rain or Shine ElastoPainters will be going up against the TNT Tropang 5G in the PBA semifinals anew.

After 'gate-crashing' semis, ROS embraces challenge vs. Grand Slam-seeking TNT

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After 'gate-crashing' semis, ROS embraces challenge vs. Grand Slam-seeking TNT

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Published Jun 22, 2025 02:01 PM PHT

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