The 2012–13 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the seventh 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
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 | Boxscore |- 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