Brasília open the NBB with a 104-92 win over Corinthians and a Martín Fernandez show
Brasília beat Corinthians 104-92 in the NBB opener, with Martín Fernandez scoring 26 points and hitting six three-pointers.
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No Ginásio Nilson Nelson, o Brasília Basquete abriu a temporada do NBB com vitória por 104 a 92 sobre o Corinthians, nesta quinta-feira (22/10).
A equipe extraterrestre jogou desfalcada de dois nomes importantes. De fora ficaram o ala Zú Júnior, por desconforto muscular, e o pivô Lathaniel Bastian, que torceu o tornozelo direito ainda no primeiro jogo da Liga Sul-Americana.
O destaque da noite foi o ala/pivô Martín Fernandez, autor de dois career-high: 26 pontos, maior pontuador do jogo, e seis acertos de três pontos. O ala Jeantal Cylla colaborou com 24 pontos.
Kauan Raymundo reencontrou o Corinthians e teve atuação de peso: duplo-duplo de 18 pontos e 10 rebotes.
O jogo abriu com os dois times trocando ataques, mas o Corinthians aproveitou melhor os espaços e liderou os cinco minutos iniciais por 17 a 16.
Com defesa um pouco superior à do adversário, o Brasília virou e fechou o período em 29 a 28.
O time do Distrito Federal dominou os rebotes, emplacou uma sequência de 7 a 0 e, na metade do quarto, tinha 10 a 4 no placar.
No fim do primeiro tempo, os paulistas devolveram o 7 a 0, ficaram mais de dois minutos sem sofrer pontos e encostaram: 46 a 45 para os donos da casa.
Mais aplicado na defesa, o Brasília parou o ataque do Corinthians e chegou a abrir 8 a 0. A equipe também foi superior no perímetro, com 15 a 11 nos cinco minutos iniciais do terceiro quarto.
As defesas desapareceram e os dois times passaram a pontuar em quase toda posse, mas os extraterrestres mantiveram o controle: 31 a 27 no quarto e 77 a 72 no jogo.
O Corinthians melhorou e voltou mais equilibrado, vencendo a primeira metade do último quarto por 12 a 11.
Na reta final, porém, o Brasília manteve o controle e, com boa defesa, selou a vitória por 104 a 92, para festa da torcida.
O próximo compromisso é no sábado (24/10), outra vez em casa, contra o Paulistano, às 11h30.
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