He got lost in his debut with a basket in the last second, this time Flamengo came out of the winning court thanks to the points in the final moments. This Friday (19), the Red-Black surpassed the Australian Illawarra Hawks by 84 to 82, from the group stage of the Intercontinental Cup of Clubs of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), considered the World Cup. The tournament takes place in Singapore.
The point guard Alexey was the protagonist of the victory. In addition to being Flamengo’s highest scorer in the match, with 22 points, shirt 47 was responsible for both the three-point basket that led the duel to the extension, and the one he did in the second end of extra time, invading the carboy and secured the two points that gave the triumph to the red-black. Alexey also distributed eight assists and picked up nine rebounds, being the main player of the Brazilian team on both fundamentals.
Flamengo’s situation in group B of the World Cup is dramatic. The team ended participation in the first phase with a victory, a defeat and balance zero (175 points made and 175 suffered). On Thursday (18), Red-Black was defeated by 93 to 91 for the NBA G-League United, a US team with highlights of the G-League, a kind of “access alloy” to the NBA.
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Only the key leader goes to the final, so Brazilians need Illawarra to win the NBA G-League United by exactly two points in the match on Saturday (20), at 6am (Brasília time). In this way, there would be a triple draw in the points balance and the finalist would be the team with the most points made. The Americans even are ranked by a point. The Australian team gets the place only if they earn for three or more points.
Anyone who goes to the decision already knows that will face Unicaja, current champion. This Friday, the Spanish team beat Japan’s Utsunomiya Brex by 97 to 68, reaching the second victory in two games and ensuring the leadership of Group A. The final is scheduled for Sunday (21) at 8am. Earlier, at 5am, there is a third place.
Flamengo seeks the third world title after the 2014 and 2022 achievements. In addition to the red-black, two other Brazilian clubs have won the competition: Syrian in 1979, and Sesi Franca in 2023.
