After the end-of-year break, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) is back, and in full swing. This Wednesday (07.01), at 20 pm, the Pride of the Nation takes to the court again in search of the lead. The Rubro-Negro, which currently occupies third place in the table, travels to the interior of São Paulo, where it faces the home team, Rio Claro, in a match valid for the 14th round.

While Flabasquete is fighting to climb even higher in the standings and secure a top spot, the Rio Claro team, currently in 14th place, promises a close match as they try to move closer to the middle of the table.

Flamengo has a 72,7% success rate, but wants to improve even further and avoid mistakes like those of... defeat against MacaéMarcelinho, the Flamengo shooting guard, stressed the importance of a victory. "We have to get back to winning. We had an unexpected defeat, not because of Macaé's position in the championship, but because of how the game went. We were on a winning streak and played a good game against them, opening up a 20-point lead, but we let our rhythm drop and ended up losing on the last play. We are fighting at the top of the table, so a victory is very important. We have to be patient, even knowing that we can improve, but in these moments it's important that we stick together to improve and start playing better," said the player.