Corinthians lose to Paulistano in final home game of NBB first phase | OneFootball

Corinthians faced Paulistano on Thursday night (9) at Ginásio Wlamir Marques, in a matchup valid for the 36th game of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) regular season, and lost 84-80. With the result, Alvinegro remained in sixth place with 25 wins and 11 losses – 61 points.

Head coach Jece Leite sent out the following lineup to start the game: Elinho, Davaunta Thomas, Elyjah Clark, Victão and Lucas Cauê. The bench options were: Tico Faria, Kaique, Cauê Borges, Lucas Cardoso, Rafael Munford, Jamelão and Kauan Raymundo. The opponent took the court with: Hunter, Siewert, Vitinho, Gui Abreu and Seixas.

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Corinthians saw the opponent perform better in the first quarter and went into the first break trailing 22-16. Coming back for the second period, the black-and-white side improved and took control of the game, winning the quarter 22-14 and moving ahead 38-36 overall.

After halftime, Alvinegro Paulista was once again outplayed by the opposing team and ended the third period down 26-21, making the score 62-59. In the final quarter, the teams were very evenly matched and Timão could not erase the opponent’s advantage, losing the period 22-21 and ending the matchup with an 84-80 defeat.

After facing Paulistano, Corinthians will remain focused on the national competition. That is because next Tuesday (15), they visit Ceisc/União Corinthians at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Ginásio Poliesportivo Arnão, in Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, for another Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) fixture.

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