All heart! Flamengo beat Paulistano, chase NBB top spot | OneFootball

Facing a tough sequence of games, Flamengo showed great spirit to beat Paulistano

The nickname Pride of the Nation is well-deserved for the Flamengo basketball team. Even while going through an impressive sequence of matches, the Most Beloved defeated Paulistano 84 to 79, in the 31st round of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). The match took place this Monday (23), at Maracanãzinho.

Now, Flamengo is in second place in the NBB, with 25 wins and six losses. The leader is Pinheiros, who has two more games and holds 27 victories and the same six defeats. Therefore, Mengão only depends on itself to finish the classification phase at the top.

It is worth highlighting Flamengo's impressive sequence of games. In the last ten days, the team played four matches. One of them involved a long trip to Mexico, where the Most Beloved qualified for the semifinals of the Americas Champions League. In this stretch, they had a 100% success rate.

HOW WAS THE GAME, AFTER ALL?

Even with the heavy sequence of games this season, Flamengo took to the court at a fast pace. Therefore, the Red-Black managed to open a five-point lead in the first period, with 26 to 21, delighting the fans who attended Maracanãzinho.

In the second period, the scenario changed completely. With Paulistano applying good defense, Flamengo scored only 16 points. Meanwhile, the visitors repeated the same performance, again scoring 21. Thus, both teams went to the locker rooms tied at 42 points.

The expectation was to see how Flamengo would handle the third period, due to fatigue. And the team put on a defensive show, allowing only 11 points. On the attack, with Gui Deodato and Shaq Johnson inspired, the Most Beloved scored 18. In other words, 60 to 53.

In the final ten minutes, a scare. Flamengo faded in the match and saw the lead drop to one point (62 to 61). The balance continued until the final minutes, when Gui Deodato made two impressive three-point shots from far away! Then, Mengão managed to open 80 to 74 and just let the time run out in the final moments. Both teams scored a bit more, but the victory belonged to Mengão!

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME IN THE NBB?

The Flamengo basketball schedule remains intense. Next Wednesday (25), the Pride of the Nation faces Brasília, in the Federal District, at the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium. The ball goes up at 8:15 PM (Brasília time). The match will be broadcast on FlamengoTV and on Xsports, both on YouTube.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.