Flamengo ends NBB qualifying phase in fourth place
The red-black team is beaten by Limeira and falls behind Franca, Pinheiros and Brasília in the tiebreaker criteria
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Despite the same campaign as the top three teams, Flamengo finished the NBB (New Basketball Brazil) qualifying round in fourth place. The team was defeated by Limeira, 79 x 69, on Sunday morning (04.04), in Limeira-SP, totaling 20 wins in 28 games. In the tiebreaker criteria, Flamengo finished behind Franca (1st place), Pinheiros (2nd) and Brasília (3rd).
With this result, the red-and-black team secured a spot in the quarterfinals, starting on April 24.04th, and will face the winner of the match between Bauru (5th place) and Paulistano (12th), who will contest the round of XNUMX. The Rio de Janeiro team will have home-court advantage in all five quarterfinal matches. If they advance to the semifinals, the advantage will go to their next opponents.
Flamengo finishes NBB qualifying phase in fourth place
The red-and-black team is defeated by Limeira and falls behind Franca, Pinheiros, and Brasília in the tiebreaker criteria. The opponent in the quarterfinals will only be known after the round of 16.
Despite the same campaign as the top three teams, Flamengo finished the NBB (New Basketball Brazil) qualifying round in fourth place. The team was defeated by Limeira, 79 x 69, on Sunday morning (04.04), in Limeira-SP, totaling 20 wins in 28 games. In the tiebreaker criteria, Flamengo finished behind Franca (1st place), Pinheiros (2nd) and Brasília (3rd).
With this result, the red-and-black team secured a spot in the quarterfinals, starting on April 24.04th. Their opponent will only be known after the round of 5, between the teams ranked 12th and XNUMXth. The Rio de Janeiro team will have home-court advantage in the five quarterfinal matches. If they advance to the semifinals, the advantage will go to their next opponents.
Flamengo also qualified for the Interleague Tournament, a competition between the four best teams from the NBB and the Argentine League. Flamengo's group includes Brasília and the top two teams from Argentina (not yet determined). The tournament takes place from April 8th to 10th in Mendoza, Argentina.
In Sunday's match, Marcelinho and American David Teague were Flamengo's top scorers, with 12 points each. Teichmann had a double-double: 10 points and 11 rebounds. The top scorer was Limeira's Ronald Ramon, with 23 points. Flamengo was also without center Bábby, who suffered a dislocated left shoulder.
"We didn't play well. We were playing very well, but today we couldn't impose our rhythm. Limeira deserves congratulations; it's no wonder they were the São Paulo state champions," said Marcelinho, already thinking about the playoffs. "Now, another championship begins. For three years, Flamengo and Brasília have finished ahead, and this year we'll have a different lead; that's good for the tournament's growth. We'll keep chasing it, and Flamengo will fight for the title," he promised.
Despite taking the lead, Flamengo struggled in the first half. The first quarter ended 19-15 for the São Paulo team, who went into halftime leading 38-32. The story didn't change in the third quarter, and Limeira's lead reached 20 points: 60-40. Flamengo staged a heroic comeback in the final quarter, reducing their 22-point lead to six points: 70-64. But the red-and-black team didn't have time to turn the game around: 79-69.
Flamengo started with Marcelinho (12), Hélio (7), Wagner (-), Duda (11) and Teichmann (10). Entered: Fred (8), Teague (12), Jefferson (3), Átila (6) and Guto (-).
With this result, the red-and-black team secured a spot in the quarterfinals, starting on April 24.04th, and will face the winner of the match between Bauru (5th place) and Paulistano (12th), who will contest the round of XNUMX. The Rio de Janeiro team will have home-court advantage in all five quarterfinal matches. If they advance to the semifinals, the advantage will go to their next opponents.
Flamengo finishes NBB qualifying phase in fourth place
The red-and-black team is defeated by Limeira and falls behind Franca, Pinheiros, and Brasília in the tiebreaker criteria. The opponent in the quarterfinals will only be known after the round of 16.
Despite the same campaign as the top three teams, Flamengo finished the NBB (New Basketball Brazil) qualifying round in fourth place. The team was defeated by Limeira, 79 x 69, on Sunday morning (04.04), in Limeira-SP, totaling 20 wins in 28 games. In the tiebreaker criteria, Flamengo finished behind Franca (1st place), Pinheiros (2nd) and Brasília (3rd).
With this result, the red-and-black team secured a spot in the quarterfinals, starting on April 24.04th. Their opponent will only be known after the round of 5, between the teams ranked 12th and XNUMXth. The Rio de Janeiro team will have home-court advantage in the five quarterfinal matches. If they advance to the semifinals, the advantage will go to their next opponents.
Flamengo also qualified for the Interleague Tournament, a competition between the four best teams from the NBB and the Argentine League. Flamengo's group includes Brasília and the top two teams from Argentina (not yet determined). The tournament takes place from April 8th to 10th in Mendoza, Argentina.
In Sunday's match, Marcelinho and American David Teague were Flamengo's top scorers, with 12 points each. Teichmann had a double-double: 10 points and 11 rebounds. The top scorer was Limeira's Ronald Ramon, with 23 points. Flamengo was also without center Bábby, who suffered a dislocated left shoulder.
"We didn't play well. We were playing very well, but today we couldn't impose our rhythm. Limeira deserves congratulations; it's no wonder they were the São Paulo state champions," said Marcelinho, already thinking about the playoffs. "Now, another championship begins. For three years, Flamengo and Brasília have finished ahead, and this year we'll have a different lead; that's good for the tournament's growth. We'll keep chasing it, and Flamengo will fight for the title," he promised.
Despite taking the lead, Flamengo struggled in the first half. The first quarter ended 19-15 for the São Paulo team, who went into halftime leading 38-32. The story didn't change in the third quarter, and Limeira's lead reached 20 points: 60-40. Flamengo staged a heroic comeback in the final quarter, reducing their 22-point lead to six points: 70-64. But the red-and-black team didn't have time to turn the game around: 79-69.
Flamengo started with Marcelinho (12), Hélio (7), Wagner (-), Duda (11) and Teichmann (10). Entered: Fred (8), Teague (12), Jefferson (3), Átila (6) and Guto (-).