On January 1 , 2013 , team consultant Alfrancis Chua was appointed as head coach , while Siot Tanquingcen slides down as lead assistant coach for the 2012 – 13 PBA Philippine Cup . Chua was able to steer the team to the 2013 PBA Commissioner 's Cup finals . They defeated the second seeded Rain or Shine in the quarterfinals from a twice to beat advantage . Import Vernon Macklin got two crucial freethrows in the last 12 second of the fourth quarter , despite of poor free throw performance , to lead at 81 – 79 . The Elasto Painters manage to set another chances , passing the ball to Jeff Chan who drives to the basket , but Macklin block it so quickly , with 7 seconds remaining they pass the ball to Paul Lee but missing the three point line , Chan got the ball but also missing the layups as the time is over , Ginebra survive the game and will face against Talk 'N Text . After beating the Tropang Texters in the semifinals in five games but was eventually swept by Alaska in the best-of-five series
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2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel