Tonight at 20 PM in Sorocaba, the Pride of the Nation faces another challenge in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) in the fight for their sixth national championship – and the record against tonight's opponent is quite favorable. Flamengo and Liga Sorocabana have already faced each other eleven times in the NBB CAIXA, and Flamengo has never lost a match against the team from the interior of São Paulo.

The last time both teams faced each other was in the first round of this edition of the NBB CAIXA, on December 1, 2016. Playing at home, Flamengo defeated the team 81-74. The top scorer of the match was JP Batista, who scored 22 points. Marquinhos wasn't far behind, with the number 11 scoring 21 points.

FlaBasquete is tied with Brasília for the lead in the NBB9 qualifying phase, with a total of 15 wins in 20 rounds played.

Olivinha is one of the standout players of the season so far. The center has the highest average rebounds among the players in the competition, in addition to the highest efficiency rating. The number 16 player recorded his 106th double-double in the NBB in the game against Campo Mourão (16.02), once again registering double digits in two statistical categories. So far, he has 13 double-doubles in this edition alone.

Flamengo's basketball team, FlaBasquete, has six athletes competing for a spot in the traditional NBB All-Star Game, which this year takes place in São Paulo in March. Marcelinho, Marquinhos, JP Batista, and Olivinha have been nominated for the NBB Brazil All-Star team. Ronald Ramon and Hakeem Rollins have been nominated for the NBB World All-Star team. The voting is now in the hands of the public, who can make their choices through [website/platform name - implied but not explicitly stated in the original text]. National Basketball League website.