Flamengo dominate the final quarter to beat União Corinthians 83-65
Flamengo beat União Corinthians 83-65 at the Maracanãzinho in the fourth round of the NBB to move to three wins and one defeat; Yago Mateus had 21 points and 9 assists and Sam Freeman debuted with 16 points on 100% shooting.

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O Flamengo chegou à terceira vitória no NBB jogando em casa. Na manhã deste domingo (1º), pela quarta rodada, o time rubro-negro recebeu o União Corinthians no Maracanãzinho, no Rio de Janeiro, e venceu por 83 a 65.
O primeiro quarto terminou nivelado em 19 a 19. O time gaúcho chegou a ficar à frente a três minutos do intervalo, mas o Flamengo reagiu no fim e emendou nove pontos consecutivos, indo ao vestiário com 39 a 32.
O União Corinthians viveu seu melhor momento depois do retorno: venceu o terceiro período por 21 a 18 e reduziu a diferença, deixando o placar em 57 a 53 a favor dos cariocas.
A mudança de ritmo veio no período final. Com acerto nos arremessos de três pontos, os cariocas abriram 14 pontos na parcial decisiva e fecharam o jogo sem sobressaltos.
O resultado deixa o Flamengo com três vitórias e uma derrota, a única na estreia, diante do Bauru, campanha que vale a sétima posição na tabela. Já o União Corinthians soma o terceiro revés e, com dois triunfos, aparece em 11º lugar.
Nas estatísticas individuais, o armador Yago Mateus foi o destaque rubro-negro, com 21 pontos e 9 assistências, além de 3 roubos de bola. Alex Negrete somou outros 16 pontos, e a estreia de Sam Freeman na liga rendeu 16 pontos, com 100% de acerto nos arremessos. Pelo lado de Santa Cruz do Sul, Renato Carbonari terminou como o maior pontuador, com 14 pontos e 7 rebotes.
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