Marcelinho celebrates historic score at Fla
The red-and-black captain celebrated the four thousand point mark and the Gávea team's victory over São José
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
The clock read just under five minutes into the game on Friday night when Marcelinho Machado once again wrote his name into the history of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. The Flamengo captain, a key figure in the Gávea team's recent titles, including the two-time national championship and the 2009 South American League, reached the impressive milestone of 4 points while wearing the Sacred Mantle.
After beginning his career with the club at age 10 in 1985, Marcelinho only realized his dream of playing professionally for Flamengo in 2007. And since then, he has been living up to his title as the best basketball player in the country. Against São José this Friday, he further demonstrated this. Happy with his achievement, he dedicated the achievement to the fans and said he wants to do much more for the red-and-blacks.
"The milestone came quickly, I didn't even have time to get excited (laughs). I'm very happy to make history at Flamengo. I'm a fan, I know the people in the stands feel it when they see a victory, and that motivates me a lot. It's an important milestone, achieved in an important game, and I want to keep chasing titles to make even more history here," he said.
The star player, however, didn't take the credit for the victory over the reigning São Paulo champions alone. Despite being the team's top scorer with 35 points, Marcelinho shared the credit for the triumph with his teammates and the Nação Rubro-Negra (Red-Black Nation).
"I was expecting a difficult game, especially since we were feeling a bit out of rhythm, having not played for almost two weeks. But the unity and strength of the group made the difference, as did the fans, who, despite being smaller in number, supported us a lot and were crucial," he said.
With a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five NBB quarterfinals series, Marcelinho expects Flamengo to close out the competition in the next two matches. The matches take place on Sunday (20:30 p.m.) and Monday (19 p.m.) at the HSBC Arena, the home of Flamengo basketball.
"It's a tough series, but we have a two-game advantage at home, with the entire crowd behind us, and although we have a lot of respect for the São José team, we have to do our homework and close out the series at the Arena," he concluded.
After beginning his career with the club at age 10 in 1985, Marcelinho only realized his dream of playing professionally for Flamengo in 2007. And since then, he has been living up to his title as the best basketball player in the country. Against São José this Friday, he further demonstrated this. Happy with his achievement, he dedicated the achievement to the fans and said he wants to do much more for the red-and-blacks.
"The milestone came quickly, I didn't even have time to get excited (laughs). I'm very happy to make history at Flamengo. I'm a fan, I know the people in the stands feel it when they see a victory, and that motivates me a lot. It's an important milestone, achieved in an important game, and I want to keep chasing titles to make even more history here," he said.
The star player, however, didn't take the credit for the victory over the reigning São Paulo champions alone. Despite being the team's top scorer with 35 points, Marcelinho shared the credit for the triumph with his teammates and the Nação Rubro-Negra (Red-Black Nation).
"I was expecting a difficult game, especially since we were feeling a bit out of rhythm, having not played for almost two weeks. But the unity and strength of the group made the difference, as did the fans, who, despite being smaller in number, supported us a lot and were crucial," he said.
With a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five NBB quarterfinals series, Marcelinho expects Flamengo to close out the competition in the next two matches. The matches take place on Sunday (20:30 p.m.) and Monday (19 p.m.) at the HSBC Arena, the home of Flamengo basketball.
"It's a tough series, but we have a two-game advantage at home, with the entire crowd behind us, and although we have a lot of respect for the São José team, we have to do our homework and close out the series at the Arena," he concluded.