Minas dominate Pato Basquete and stay unbeaten in the NBB
Minas beat Pato Basquete 86-65 in Belo Horizonte to stay unbeaten in the 2026/27 NBB with three wins from three games, their first home victory of the campaign. Rafael Rachel top-scored with 19 points on five-of-eight three-point shooting.
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Nesta terça-feira, em Belo Horizonte, o Minas bateu o Pato Basquete por 86 a 65 pela temporada 2026/27 do NBB (Novo Basquete Brasil) e permaneceu invicto.
Foi a primeira vitória mineira como mandante nesta edição; agora são três triunfos em três jogos, contra a segunda derrota do Pato em três rodadas.
O time da casa abriu dez pontos já no primeiro quarto (24 a 14), manteve o ritmo no segundo (24 a 18) e foi ao intervalo com 48 a 32. Voltou ampliando (23 a 16) e chegou a 71 a 48 antes dos dez minutos finais; levou 17 a 15 no último período, sem risco para o resultado.
Rafael Rachel foi o cestinha, com 19 pontos e cinco acertos de três em oito tentativas. Clark fez 16, Neptune 12 e Hollowell 11; Cauê somou nove pontos e cinco assistências.
A equipe distribuiu 24 assistências (nove a mais que o rival) e acertou 11 bolas de três, contra sete do time paranaense.
Pelo Pato, Gillard anotou 18 pontos e Maicon Douglas 17, com oito rebotes — mas os dois não conseguiram segurar o ritmo ofensivo dos mineiros.
Na quinta-feira as duas equipes voltam à quadra: o Minas recebe o Brasília às 20h, na Arena Minas; o Pato enfrenta o Cruzeiro às 18h, no Ginásio Dona Salomé.
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