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Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao reacts during Game 5 of their PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup semis series against Ginebra, May 29, 2026 at the Araneta Coliseum. PBA Media

Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao reacts during Game 5 of their PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup semis series against Ginebra, May 29, 2026 at the Araneta Coliseum.

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Paige Javier

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780106664209PBA Image12.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao reacts during Game 5 of their PBA Season 50 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup semis series against Ginebra, May 29, 2026 at the Araneta Coliseum. PBA Media" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao reacts during Game 5 of their PBA Season 50 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup semis series against Ginebra, May 29, 2026 at the Araneta Coliseum. <em>PBA Media</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters now have their backs against the wall after being pushed to the brink of elimination in the PBA 50 Commissioner’s Cup.</p><p>This, after Barangay Ginebra took Game 5 of their best-of-seven semifinal series on Friday, 3-2, moving the Gin Kings closer to a return ticket to the finals against TNT Tropang 5G.</p><p>Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao saw the silver lining in the loss, citing the Elasto Painters&#x27; efforts to claw back into the game.</p><p>&quot;We feel like we can take this to a Game 7. I’m happy with the effort of the guys. Nakita niyo &#x27;yung effort ng guys namin. Ginebra just shot the ball really well. Every time we get some kind of momentum, papasok &#x27;yung tres nila, meron pang mga kwatro. I think &#x27;yun &#x27;yung mga momentum stoppers doon sa laro namin,&quot; he told reporters.</p><p>The fiery mentor remained confident in his team, noting that spirits remained high among the Elasto Painters even after the tough defeat.</p><p>&quot;I’m not really worried, ano, about our next game. Maganda parin &#x27;yung vibes ng team. I feel they&#x27;re very positive still about the Sunday game. You can feel that meron silang kumpiyansa na makakabalik sila. So to me, that&#x27;s a good sign,&quot; Guiao said.</p><p>&quot;Kung usually matalo ka ng ganito, down na down sila. Mararamdaman mo. But I did not feel that in this game today,&quot; he added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/5/29/pba-jb-rj-duo-leads-ginebra-past-rain-or-shine-nears-finals-2213">PBA: JB-RJ duo leads Ginebra past Rain or Shine, nears Finals<br/></a></div><p>The Rain or Shine head coach said the team has already achieved its initial objective of pushing Ginebra to the limit in the best-of-seven semifinal series.</p><p>Guiao believes the team&#x27;s youth and deeper bench will be a huge advantage for them moving forward.</p><p>&quot;We were hoping for a long series. Now it&#x27;s a six-game series. We might turn it into a seven-game series, which is &#x27;yung objective namin from the very beginning. So this is still within our objective,&quot; Guiao shared.</p><p>&quot;If it goes to a game seven, last man standing, tingin namin we can be fresher. Our rotation is longer so a game seven would be really advantageous to us. But first, we have to win on Sunday, of course,&quot; he explained.</p><p>With the positive mindset and effort already there, Guiao said the Elasto Painters need to work on defensive adjustments to limit the Gin Kings.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s the small decisions that you make during the game. The less turnovers you make, the less defensive lapses you make. &#x27;Yun &#x27;yung sa akin ang ibig sabihin ng mas matalino,&quot; he shared.</p><p>&quot;Tingin ko lang is make fewer mistakes. You will still make mistakes, but if you can make fewer mistakes, then these next two games—hopefully kung may game seven pa—will still be very close and they will be won on the margins,&quot; Guiao said.</p><p>The Rain or Shine head coach echoed his previous statement that tough situations like these help build the character of a player, especially when they are facing veterans like Ginebra.</p><p>Guiao believes the Elasto Painters are up for the challenge and hungry to prove themselves.</p><p>&quot;Ang Ginebra, advantage nila is they&#x27;re a very experienced team. Ang advantage namin is &#x27;yung desire ng mga players. They want to be in a situation where they will be challenged. Ito &#x27;yun,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Yung mga players na ito, this is what they signed up for. Gusto nila malagay sa ganitong sitwasyon. Gusto nila i-test &#x27;yung sarili nila, &#x27;yung tibay ng loob nila, &#x27;yung talino nila, &#x27;yung skills nila. This would be a good test for them,&quot; Guiao added.</p><p>Rain or Shine and Ginebra will clash again in Game 6 on Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="960" height="540" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g0KQ7_AxjhU?si=udbVVTv0YqbnDYhO" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters now have their backs against the wall after being pushed to the brink of elimination in the PBA 50 Commissioner’s Cup. </p>

The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters now have their backs against the wall after being pushed to the brink of elimination in the PBA 50 Commissioner’s Cup.

PBA: Yeng Guiao says Rain or Shine remains 'very positive' despite Game 5 loss vs. Ginebra

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PBA: Yeng Guiao says Rain or Shine remains 'very positive' despite Game 5 loss vs. Ginebra

Paige Javier,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 30, 2026 07:45 AM PHT

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Updated May 30, 2026 10:05 AM PHT

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