Corinthians v Pinheiros: key details for the NBB semi-finals | OneFootball

Last Friday (15), Corinthians learned the details of the best-of-five semifinal series of the 2025/2026 Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) season against Pinheiros. The club from Parque São Jorge is having its best campaign in the tournament since the sport was reactivated in 2018.

It is worth remembering that, in the round of 16 and quarterfinals, Corinthians eliminated Unifacisa and Minas, respectively. The first game of the series against Pinheiros will take place next Monday (18), at 9 p.m. (Brasília time), at the opponent’s arena. The second and third games will be played at Wlamir Marques on the 20th (at 8 p.m.) and 23rd (at 6:10 p.m.). If necessary, the fourth and fifth games will be held on the 26th (at 8:30 p.m.) and 28th (at 7 p.m.), at Ginásio Henrique Villaboim.

Photo: Beto Miller/Agência Corinthians

The games will be broadcast by ESPN (cable TV) and Disney Plus (streaming service). In the first phase of the NBB, Alvinegro had the sixth-best campaign with 27 wins and 11 losses — a 71.1% success rate. Pinheiros, in turn, posted the second-best performance with 30 wins and eight losses — a 78.9% success rate.

This season in the Novo Basquete Brasil, the teams faced each other twice, with one win for each side. In December 2025, Pinheiros hosted Timão at its arena and won 109-80. In the second half of the season, in 2026, Alvinegro beat the opponent at Wlamir Marques by a score of 74-69. Having had the better campaign, Pinheiros is expected to play three of the five games at home.

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