It's playoff time! And FlaBasquete's first match in the NBB knockout stage is this Thursday (27). Against Bauru, the Pride of the Nation takes to the court at Tijuca Tênis Clube, at 19 pm. Sales are now open at flamengo.superingresso.com.br, starting at 20 reais. The match features a special promotion: the first hundred women in the gym get free entry.

The game is the first in a best-of-five series, with the next two games at the opponent's home ground on May 1st and 3rd. If necessary, matches 4 and 5 will be played again in Tijuca on the 6th and 8th.

The series pits the two best defenses in NBB 15 against each other. FlaBasquete, in first place, has an average of 68,96 points allowed, while Bauru, in second, has 71,09. This season, the teams have faced each other twice, with one victory each. The most recent was against Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro. In the competition's history, the Rubro-Negro has a significant advantage: they have 33 wins over the team from the interior of São Paulo in 44 meetings.