Elinho hails Corinthians’ latest winning run in the NBB | OneFootball

On the night of last Tuesday (7), Corinthians hosted Osasco at Ginásio Wlamir Marques, in Parque São Jorge, in a matchup valid for the 35th game of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) – 2025/2026 season, and came away with a 111-96 victory. The win gave Alvinegro its third straight victory in the national competition, sitting in sixth place with 25 wins and 10 losses – 60 points.

In an interview with ESPN Brasil right after the game, point guard Elinho celebrated Alvinegro’s positive run in the NBB and praised the quality of the opposing team: “We managed to impose our rhythm really well. I don’t know the stats, but Eddy’s efficiency (38 points) and Harris’s (25 points) really carried Osasco’s scoring.”

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“It’s a continuation of Saturday’s game against Pinheiros. I said in the locker room before the game that it would be pointless for us to put in a performance like that on Saturday and then come here today and take a few steps backward. We have to keep growing, this is the right time to grow, with the playoffs approaching. We did what we had to do,” he began.

Later, Corinthians’ No. 55 was asked about being close to the mark of three thousand assists in the national tournament – the top assist provider in the competition’s history (2,997). In the game, Elinho recorded eight assists: “I didn’t know about that stat until the last game against Pinheiros, when the reporter also mentioned it to me. It’s very good to know, but I don’t think it changes anything. I think everyone knows that it’s one of my characteristics, I’m not going to change that now just to try to break a record, or anything like that. I play the game they give me, the game the team gives me. These records happen naturally,” he continued.

Finally, he highlighted his former teammate Lucas Dias, with whom he played between 2017 and 2021 for Paulistano and Sesi Franca, as well as center Lucas Cauê, who has worn the Corinthians jersey since the 2023 season: “There are a few, I think (laughs). But thinking about the teams I played for the most, Lucas (Dias) was three years at Franca, plus one at Paulistano. Lucas Cauê here, three years here. I think they must be the leaders there, for sure, in assists. They need to buy me dinner, you know? (laughs).”

Now, Corinthians remains focused on the 2025/2026 Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) season. Next Thursday (9), at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), the Parque São Jorge club will host Paulistano for the 36th game of the national competition.

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