Flamengo beat União Corinthians, one win from the NBB quarter-finals | OneFootball

Flamengo won Game 3 of the best-of-five series and moved closer to a spot in the next round

Now it’s at home! After two games in Rio Grande do Sul in the best-of-five round-of-16 series of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), Flamengo will be able to decide the playoff at home. This Monday (27), at Ginásio Arnão in Santa Cruz do Sul, the Pride of the Nation won 90-77 and took a 2-1 lead in the series.

In the first game, at Maracanãzinho, Flamengo dominated and won 102-72. Later, on the road, the Rubro-Negro was surprised and lost by one point: 84-83. Now, Mengão leads the series 2-1 and will have two games in Rio de Janeiro, if necessary.

WHEN WILL THE NEXT GAME BE?

The fourth game of the series will take place at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday (30). If Flamengo wins, it will qualify for the quarterfinals. If it loses, the fifth and final matchup will also be held at Maracanãzinho, at 5 p.m. (Brasília time), on Saturday (02).

HOW DID MONDAY’S GAME GO?

The first half gave the impression that Flamengo would cruise, just like in Game 1 of the series. In the opening 10 minutes, the ‘Pride of the Nation’ went up 23-15. Soon after, the lead grew even more, reaching 30-16. That meant the Rubro-Negro went into the locker room leading 53-31.

However, calm and FlaBasquete have not gone together this season. With a terrible defensive performance in the third quarter, the home team managed to score 29 points. Fortunately, Flamengo put up 20. Even so, it was enough to get the Rio Grande do Sul crowd fired up.

Despite the scare, Flamengo found its strong defense again in the final quarter and started trading baskets with União Corinthians. As a result, the Rubro-Negro secured an important win and now needs just one home victory to keep moving forward in the chase for the NBB title.

WHO WERE THE STANDOUTS OF THE GAME?

Baralle was Flamengo’s top performer in the game, with 12 points, three rebounds and 11 assists (the highest total in the game in that category). In addition, Jhonatan also stood out, finishing as the Rubro-Negro’s leading scorer in the matchup (16) and the team’s top rebounder (9). Better than the experienced player were only União Corinthians’ standouts: Hollowell (23 points and 12 rebounds).

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