The 2012–13 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 7 Chris Tiu G Ateneo de Manila 3 7 Bacon Austria G/F Ateneo de Manila 4 4 Jewel Palomique G Mapúa
Roster
Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 3 | Petron Blaze | 102–86 | Chan (20) | Cruz, Araña (8) | Norwood (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | October 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 94–98 | Chan (25) | Quiñahan (10) | Tang, Quiñahan (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | October 12 | Air21 | 99–98* | Chan (35) | Cruz (8) | Chan (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | October 20 | GlobalPort | 94–83 | Cruz (22) | Cruz (16) | Norwood (8) | Ynares Center | 3–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | October 24 | San Mig Coffee | 80–79 | Chan (22) | Norwood, Quiñahan (10) | Belga (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 6 | October 27 | Talk 'N Text | 77–80 | Cruz (14) | Cruz (12) | Norwood (5) | Victorias City | 4–2 | Boxscore
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | November 4 | Meralco | 106–81 | Ibañes (23) | Cruz (10) | Rodriguez, Cruz (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 7 | Alaska | 101–93 | Chan (22) | Rodriguez (8) | Norwood (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 9 | November 14 | Petron Blaze | 86–96 | Chan (20) | Cruz (7) | Norwood (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–3 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 17 | Air21 | 71–62 | Chan (15) | Rodriguez, Quiñahan (8) | Norwood (4) | Tubod, Lanao del Norte | 7–3 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 21 | Meralco | 102–98* | Chan (25) | Cruz, Norwood (11) | Belga (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 8–3 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 12 | November 25 | Barangay Ginebra | 90–97 | Cruz (17) | Cruz (12) | Chan, Norwood, Quiñahan (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 8–4 | Boxscore
|- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 13 | December 2 | San Mig Coffee | 92–93 | Chan (21) | Belga (6) | Norwood, Belga, Rodriguez, Araña (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 8–5 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | December 7 | Barako Bull | 116–101 | Cruz (23) | Belga (7) | Lee (6) | Mall of Asia Arena | 9–5 | Boxscore
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | December 12 | Barangay Ginebra | 82–65 | Cruz (14) | Belga (11) | Chan (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscores |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | December 14 | Barangay Ginebra | 77–79 | Lee (19) | Cruz (8) | Chan (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | December 16 | Barangay Ginebra | 102–89 | Lee (25) | Cruz, Rodriguez (8) | Norwood (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 | Boxscore
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | December 19 | San Mig Coffee | 91–83 | Chan (18) | Cruz (15) | Belga (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | December 21 | San Mig Coffee | 82–106 | Rodriguez, Quiñahan (12) | Cruz, Belga (9) | Lee (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | December 25 | San Mig Coffee | 98–72 | Lee (15) | Chan (8) | Norwood (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | December 28 | San Mig Coffee | 83–74 | Norwood (14) | Quiñahan (7) | Norwood, 2 others (3) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 5 | December 30 | San Mig Coffee | 67–79 | Rodriguez (14) | Rodriguez, Cruz (7) | Cruz, Tiu (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–2
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | January 3 | San Mig Coffee | 90–83 | Chan (27) | Norwood, Belga (12) | Lee (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 4–2 | Boxscore
|- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 1 | January 9 | Talk 'N Text | 81–87 | Cruz (13) | Cruz (9) | Rodriguez, Ibañes (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | January 11 | Talk 'N Text | 81–89 | Quiñahan (16) | Lee (9) | Lee (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 0–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 3 | January 13 | Talk 'N Text | 80–89 | Tiu (14) | Belga (9) | Norwood (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–3 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 4 | January 16 | Talk 'N Text | 82–105 | Rodriguez (16) | Norwood (10) | Chan (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–4 | Boxscore
Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 1 | February 9 | Alaska | 81–83 | Šundov (30) | Šundov (15) | Norwood, Chan (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | February 16 | Meralco | 91–82 | Šundov, Araña (20) | Šundov (19) | Lee (6) | Puerto Princesa, Palawan | 1–1 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | February 22 | San Mig Coffee | 93–65 | Cruz (16) | Šundov (11) | Tiu (8) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–1 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | February 27 | Air21 | 99–97 | Šundov (17) | Belga (10) | Lee (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–1 | boxscore
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | March 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 96–93 | Belga (18) | Belga (9) | Šundov (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–1 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | March 8 | GlobalPort | 103–95 | Šundov (17) | Šundov (15) | Šundov, Tiu (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–1 | boxscore
| 7 | March 13 | Talk 'N Text
| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 8 | March 16 | Petron Blaze
| Panabo, Davao del Norte
| 9 | March 20 | Barako Bull
| Smart Araneta Coliseum
Governors' Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
Transactions Trades Pre-season August 20BOOSTERS GROW STRONGER, PBA.ph, August 19, 2012 To Rain or Shine2015 second round pick To Meralco2012 2nd round pick (Kelly Nabong)
Recruited imports Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Commissioner's Cup Bruno Šundov February 9 (vs. Alaska) April 22 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) 9–7 Governors' Cup Arizona Reid August 14 (vs. San Mig Coffee) October 7 (vs. Petron) 7–7
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