Unbelievable! Flamengo throw it away late, lose 4th straight in NBB | OneFootball

Fourth- and fifth-placed Flamengo and Minas faced off this Monday (06)

The bad run for Flamengo's basketball team is not over! This Monday (06), the Rubro-Negro lost for the fourth straight time in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). This time at home, at Maracanãzinho, against Minas. The visitors won 93-86, completing the comeback at the end of the game.

With this run of four losses, Flamengo said goodbye to any chance of finishing in the top two of the regular season. However, the team can still finish third, as it is right behind Brasília (third) and Minas itself (fourth), currently sitting in fifth place. There are three games left before the playoffs, interestingly against three ‘football-shirt’ clubs: Cruzeiro, Botafogo and Vasco.

HOW DID FLAMENGO PLAY TODAY?

Flamengo took the court carrying the weight of defeats to Brasília, União Corinthians and Caxias do Sul. In addition, the team had important absences, such as Gui Deodato and Alexey. Despite this string of bad news, the team actually looked relaxed on the court.

The first part of the game was very balanced, with Flamengo winning it 24-23. In the second, Flamengo’s defense worked better, and the Rubro-Negro managed to extend the lead with a 20-16 score. In this way, the teams went into the locker room with Mengão on 44 and the visitors on 39.

In the third quarter, it felt like Flamengo was on its way to victory after a blistering start. The Most Beloved even opened up a 12-point lead (64-52), but relaxed in the final minutes. Then Minas responded and cut the deficit to three (68-65).

The final stretch of the game was full of drama. Flamengo started by hitting two three-pointers, but Minas answered in kind. With five minutes left, Fla was leading 78-77. However, in the final 120 seconds, Fla got almost everything wrong and allowed the visitors to complete the comeback.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Flamengo and Cruzeiro face off next Wednesday (08), starting at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanãzinho. Subscription channel SporTV will broadcast the game, and Coluna do Fla will bring the result as soon as the ball stops bouncing in the matchup valid for the third-to-last round of the Novo Basquete Brasil.

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