Corinthians end two-year hoodoo by beating Pinheiros in NBB | OneFootball

On the afternoon of last Saturday (4), Corinthians hosted Pinheiros at Ginásio Wlamir Marques for the 34th round of the Novo Basquete Brasil and won 74-69. In addition to knocking their opponent out of first place in the competition, the result also ended a taboo that had lasted for two years.

The São Paulo black-and-white side had not beaten Pinheiros for two years, more precisely since March 23, 2024. Since then, the opposing team had defeated Timão in all three meetings that took place in the NBB.

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Corinthians took time to settle into the game and only started performing better after the midpoint of the first quarter, when Elinho, Davaunta Thomas, and Raymundo found their rhythm. In the second period, the team came back more focused, managed to take the lead for a few minutes, but ended up being overtaken again by Pinheiros and went into halftime trailing 42-37.

After the break, Timão maintained the intensity shown at the end of the second quarter and, with a run of eight unanswered points, cut the deficit to just one point. In the final period, Corinthians remained the better side and, even with the game balanced until the final possession, made home-court advantage count to secure a 74-69 victory.

With the result, the black-and-white team earned its second consecutive win, remains in sixth place with 58 points, and moves closer to the decisive stage of the NBB, a position that guarantees a spot in the competition’s knockout phase.

After the clash against Pinheiros, Corinthians will return to the court next Tuesday (7), when they face Basquete Osasco in a game valid for the 35th round of the NBB. The match will once again take place at Ginásio Wlamir Marques at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

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