Crisis over: Flamengo end 4-game winless run and reclaim NBB top spot | OneFootball

Flamengo was going through a terrible moment in the season

Finally, a victory and some peace! This Friday (13th), the basketball team of Flamengo got back to winning ways this season. Playing at Maracanãzinho, the Pride of the Nation defeated São José 79 to 70 in the Novo Basquete Brasil. In this way, the Rubro-Negro broke their negative streak of four losses.

O Mais Querido was coming off negative results in the Super 8 semifinal (Minas), in the NBB (Pato Basquete), and in the Champions League Americas (Nacional-URU and Obras Sanitarias-ARG). Amidst all this, the team’s coach, Sérgio ‘Oveja’ Hernández, even got into a shouting match with Flamengo fans during one of the games.

Now, Flamengo has 25 games, 21 wins, and four losses in the competition. The Rubro-Negro benefited from a stumble by then-leader Pinheiros to reclaim the top spot in the standings. The team from São Paulo lost to União Corinthians this Friday (13th). Thus, the new second place team has 21 wins and five losses.

HOW WAS THE GAME AGAINST SÃO JOSÉ?

Even with Maracanãzinho empty, due to the competition with Carnival and the team’s poor moment, Flamengo started the game with a strong pace at home. With efficient offense, the team took the lead 31 to 17 in the first quarter. In the second, things were more balanced, with the São Paulo team narrowing the gap (21 to 19). Thus, the teams went to the locker rooms with Mengão ahead: 50 to 39.

All the quality shown by Flamengo on offense in the first half disappeared in the third quarter. In a technically poor game, Mengo scored only ten points. Luckily for the home team, São José couldn’t catch up on the scoreboard, scoring just 14. In the last quarter, Mengão kept their cool, ‘traded’ points, and secured the win.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT GAME IN THE NBB?

Flabasquete won’t get a break for Carnival. After all, on Monday (16th) during the festivities, the Pride of the Nation will head to the interior of São Paulo to face Rio Claro. Tip-off is at 6pm (Brasília time), at Ginásio de Esportes Felipe Karam.

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