Flamengo x Botafogo: where to watch live and time - 2nd round of the NBB Opening Tournament

This Sunday morning (29), Flamengo debuted in the Apertura do Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) with a victory against Brasília, 91 to 75, at the BRB Nilson Nelson Arena, in the federal capital.

O Mais Querido came from behind in the first period, with Brasília opening 17 points against 15. However, Rubro-Negro came back better in the second quarter and applied 31 to 19, going into the break ahead by 46 to 36 .

Brasília showed a reaction when returning from the break. The home team won the third period 19-18, in a balanced game. However, Pride of the Nation entered the quarter and won the last period with authority, scoring 27 to 21 and achieving victory with ease.

With the victory against Brasília, Mais Querido started at the head of the competition and took the lead. Group A has three teams. Thus, Pride of the Nation is first, while Botafogo, which has not yet debuted, is second. The first two teams advance to the semifinals.

Now, Mais Querido focuses on the next match. Pride of the Nation returns to the courts this Monday (30), at 7:45 pm, when they face Botafogo, at Arena BRB Nilson Nelson, in a game valid for the second round of Group A.

 

This Sunday morning (29), Flabasquete debuts in the NBB against Brasília, at 11am. The teams will play the opening tournament of the new edition of the competition in the 2024/25 season. It is worth remembering that last season Mais Querido was runner-up to Franca. Watch the game live below:

The result may not have been the best for the Flamengo, but the classic against Botafogo did a lot of good for Premiere, Grupo Globo's pay-per-view service. This is because the channel broke audience records with the match this season. No other game had more people watching than the Rio classic valid for the Brasileirão.

According to Kantar Ibope Media, specialized in the subject, there were 4.5 million people following the match on television, making it It will be the second most watched game on pay TV in 2024, being the Premiere's first.

The audience was so high that the Premiere had 80% of televisions turned on to sports channels at the time of the match. In other words, the public that follows football and that was consuming the sport at that time was heavily involved in the classic.

The information also indicates that Premiere had the overall audience leadership throughout Sunday (28) . On Saturday (27), the advantage over SporTV already existed and was 21%. But on the day of Mengão's game against Botafogo, this number rose absurdly to 226%, clearly showing the Flamengo effect.