Rain or Shine, Phoenix seek crucial win   

RAIN or Shine and Phoenix Super LPG clash in a battle for playoff seeding to end their elimination round campaign in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup on Friday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.  Game time is 5:15 p.m. The Elasto Painters and Fuel Masters tote similar 5-4 records. The winner of this match will secure the No. 2 ranking in Group B while the loser gets the third seed going into the quarterfinal round. Magnolia sealed the No. 1 seed in Group B after nosing out Rain or Shine, 107-103, last Wednesday. The Hotshots will face defending champion TNT which enters the postseason as the fourth seed from Group A.  Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao admitted trying to balance the tension of managing the players’ playing time in an effort to keep them fresh for the playoff wars. “We wanted to win this game but at the same time we wanted to preserve our players,” said Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao following the Magnolia game that saw his team claw back from 10 points down to almost tie the score down the stretch. “We’ll see how it goes,” said  Guiao. “We have one day to prepare tomorrow (Thursday). Again, we will...