Games today:

(Philsports Arena)

4 p.m. — Rain or Shine vs San Miguel

8 p.m. — NorthPort vs Ginebra

After bouncing back from a sluggish start, Rain or Shine is determined to go all the way when it battles San Miguel Beer in the quarterfinals of the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup today at the Philsports Arena.

Game time is at 4 p.m. with the Elasto Painters needing to win two games over the dangerous Beermen to advance to the best-of-five semifinals of the season-opening conference.

Also shooting for an earth-shaking upset will be NorthPort, which battles Barangay Ginebra in the second game at 8 p.m.

The Batang Pier wrapped up its eliminations campaign at the sixth spot with a 6-5 win-loss record, giving them a two-game disadvantage against the Kings, who won the previous staging of this tournament with Justin Brownlee as import.

Still, all eyes will be on Rain or Shine.

After a rusty start with five straight losses, the Elasto Painters turned things around as they won their next six matches to book a seat in the playoffs.

But Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao stressed that their red-hot streak is nothing but a thing of the past and they have to be at their best in the playoffs to complete their mission of winning their first title since 2016.

He said it's going to be hard but it's very possible.

"You can't afford to go wrong in the playoffs because you won't get another chance," Guiao said, knowing the magnitude of the task at hand.

"One loss and it's all over. This is a new chapter and what we need is to win one game and prepare for the next one."