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FlaBasquete faces São José in a best-of-five series

Matches decide who advances to the semifinals of the New Basketball Brazil

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Tijuca Tênis Clube will host this Thursday (23.04), at 18 pm, the first game between Flamengo and São José, valid for the quarterfinals of the Novo Basquete Brasil 7 (NBB). After finishing the qualifying phase of the championship in third place, the Pride of the Nation enters the court in search of its fourth national title, which would also be the third consecutive.

To achieve this, the Rubro-Negro relied on weeks of training and preparation, while their opponent faced Paulistano in the round of 16 of the competition. Having finished in the top four in the first phase, FlaBasquete automatically qualified for the quarterfinals, taking advantage of the extra time to finalize the final details for the playoffs.

Flamengo and São José face off in the most frequent matchup in NBB history, with the defending champion having a clear advantage. In 27 matches, the Pride of the Nation has emerged victorious in 20 of them. In the 2009/2010 season, the two teams met in the quarterfinals of the tournament, with FlaBasquete prevailing, closing out the best-of-five series XNUMX-XNUMX.

Besides having the better record over the São Paulo team, the Rubro-Negro is the only NBB club that has never missed the quarterfinals of the competition, having never lost in those series. Nicolas Laprovittola, the team's point guard, spoke about the expectations for another final. "São José is a dangerous team with really good players. They defeated Paulistano well and will come to us with confidence, but we are Flamengo. We will play at home and with our fans. We must think, above all, about our team and make this difference count. We are obliged to win. A champion isn't decided only over the course of the season, but especially during the playoffs, and the Pride of the Nation knows how to play in these situations," said Nico.

To help the team maintain this record, you can now secure your ticket to support the Pride of the Nation by Guichê Web siteThe two matches at Tijuca Tênis Clube will take place on April 23rd and 25th. Packages for both games are sold for R$40 (R$20 half-price); individual tickets cost R$30 (R$15 half-price). Members of the Nação Rubro-Negra club receive a 50% discount on tickets to the matches. If you are not yet a fan member, join now, enjoy the benefits and enjoy the game.. For those who can't make it to Tijuca Tênis Clube, SporTV will broadcast the first game of the FlaBasquete quarterfinals live at 18 pm this Tuesday.