Brasília Basquete open NBB season at home chasing a fourth title
Brasília Basquete host Corinthians at the Nilson Nelson gym on Thursday night as the new NBB season opens.
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O ginásio Nilson Nelson recebe nesta quinta-feira (22/10), às 20h15, o jogo de abertura do Novo Basquete Brasil — e o Brasília Basquete entra em quadra diante do Corinthians na corrida pelo tetracampeonato.
O time chega embalado pela que foi sua melhor temporada desde a sequência de três títulos entre 2009 e 2012. Terminou o último NBB em terceiro lugar, eliminado pelo Franca, que acabou campeão.
O bom desempenho teve preço: o elenco mudou quase inteiro. Apenas quatro jogadores permaneceram — Lucas Lacerda, Crescenzi, Guga e Matheus Buiu. Para repor as saídas, a diretoria trouxe reforços como o argentino Martín Fernandez e Zú Júnior.
O início de temporada sugere que a reformulação funcionou. A equipe chegou a uma final inédita, ficou com o segundo lugar no Torneio Abertura e garantiu vaga na segunda fase da Liga Sul-Americana, competição em que soma duas vitórias (San José-PAR e Leones-CHI) e uma derrota (Boca Júniors).
Capitão e um dos remanescentes, Kevin Crescenzi vê um grupo já ajustado. "Entendemos onde erramos, sabemos que precisamos cumprir alguns combinados, mas estou sentindo esse elenco muito entrosado", afirmou. "É uma equipe jovem, que corre a quadra, sabe o momento de acelerar as partidas e tem o controle do jogo. Seguimos firmes e vamos com tudo."
A torcida deve ser novamente um fator. Na temporada passada, quatro dos cinco maiores públicos do NBB foram registrados no Distrito Federal. O recorde foi na vitória por 72 a 69 sobre o Flamengo, no quinto jogo das quartas de final, com 12.035 pessoas nas arquibancadas.
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