Fla is surpassed by Brasília and now occupies fourth place in the NBB
The team played without Marcelinho, who suffered a broken finger. The next game will be on Thursday against Limeira in Rio.
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Without captain Marcelinho, who suffered a fractured third finger on his left hand, Flamengo was defeated by Brasília 93-74 on Saturday afternoon (March 24.03) at the Nilson Nelson gymnasium in Brasília, in a postponed match from the fourth round of the NBB return leg. With the result, Flamengo moved up to fourth place in the overall standings with 18 wins in 25 games. Pinheiros and Brasília are the top two with 20 wins in 25 games each, and Brasília is third (19 wins in 25 games). Flamengo returns to the court next Thursday (March 29.03) against Limeira at 19 pm at Tijuca Tênis Clube.
Marcelinho was unable to play because he suffered a proximal fracture of the distal phalanx of the third finger on his left hand in the last minute of the match against Uberlândia on March 17.03. The player is expected to be out of action for three weeks.
After a balanced start, Brasília finished the first quarter ahead: 25 x 16. The advantage remained in the second quarter and the home team went into halftime leading 46 x 32. Despite improving in the third quarter, Flamengo was unable to close the gap: 76 x 59. In the final quarter, the red-and-black team once again had problems in defense and made mistakes in attack and was unable to react: 93 x 74.
American David Jackson was Flamengo's standout player with 21 points. Brasília's Nezinho was the top scorer with 28.
"It was a shame to lose a match like that, since we were competing with a direct rival in the standings. The game had good moments for Flamengo, where we could have scored more points, but we failed. From then on, they took advantage on the counterattacks and started playing their way. With a 15-20 point lead, it was difficult to take advantage, and they controlled the match," explained Kammerichs, who is already thinking about the upcoming challenges. "We have three vital games and we can't afford to slip up, as our goal is to finish in the top four and have home-court advantage. Now it's time to think about that and work hard," he concluded.
Flamengo started with: Hélio (3), David Jackson (21), Duda (16), Kammerichs (7) and Caio Torres (11). Entered: Fred (5), Guto (-), Hayes (9) and Wagner (2).
Marcelinho was unable to play because he suffered a proximal fracture of the distal phalanx of the third finger on his left hand in the last minute of the match against Uberlândia on March 17.03. The player is expected to be out of action for three weeks.
After a balanced start, Brasília finished the first quarter ahead: 25 x 16. The advantage remained in the second quarter and the home team went into halftime leading 46 x 32. Despite improving in the third quarter, Flamengo was unable to close the gap: 76 x 59. In the final quarter, the red-and-black team once again had problems in defense and made mistakes in attack and was unable to react: 93 x 74.
American David Jackson was Flamengo's standout player with 21 points. Brasília's Nezinho was the top scorer with 28.
"It was a shame to lose a match like that, since we were competing with a direct rival in the standings. The game had good moments for Flamengo, where we could have scored more points, but we failed. From then on, they took advantage on the counterattacks and started playing their way. With a 15-20 point lead, it was difficult to take advantage, and they controlled the match," explained Kammerichs, who is already thinking about the upcoming challenges. "We have three vital games and we can't afford to slip up, as our goal is to finish in the top four and have home-court advantage. Now it's time to think about that and work hard," he concluded.
Flamengo started with: Hélio (3), David Jackson (21), Duda (16), Kammerichs (7) and Caio Torres (11). Entered: Fred (5), Guto (-), Hayes (9) and Wagner (2).