# 2009 NBB season

Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) is the Brazilian basketball league, created in 2008 as the new format to the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete. NBB is fully organized by the participating clubs, as an attempt to reorganize and rebuild the Brazilian basketball. The form of dispute follows a similar model adopted by the NBA and European countries. The first edition was disputed by fifteen teams playing each other in the round and second round at the classification stage. At the end of two rounds, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs in best of five matches, advances to the next phase who win three games.

## Participating teams

* Winner Limeira
* Franca
* Paulistano
* Araraquara
* Assis Basket
* Bauru
* São José
* Pinheiros
* Flamengo
* Saldanha da Gama
* CETAF Vila Velha
* Brasília
* Joinville
* Bira-Lajeado
* Minas

## Regular season

Classification :
| Team | Team | Pts | G | W | D | PM | PA | PDif | AVE |
| 1 | Flamengo | 54 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2616 | 2224 | 392 | 1.17626 |
| 2 | Brasília | 50 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2442 | 2208 | 234 | 1.10598 |
| 3 | Minas | 49 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2428 | 2212 | 216 | 1.09765 |
| 4 | Joinville | 49 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2320 | 2108 | 212 | 1.10057 |
| 5 | Winner Limeira | 46 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2399 | 2307 | 92 | 1.03988 |
| 6 | Bauru | 44 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2288 | 2195 | 93 | 1.04237 |
| 7 | Franca | 44 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2271 | 2201 | 70 | 1.03180 |
| 8 | Pinheiros | 44 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2438 | 2336 | 102 | 1.04366 |
| 9 | Paulistano | 39 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 2161 | 2308 | -147 | 0.93631 |
| 10 | CETAF Vila Velha | 38 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2100 | 2211 | -111 | 0.94980 |
| 11 | Assis Basket | 38 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2077 | 2239 | -162 | 0.92765 |
| 12 | Araraquara | 36 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2099 | 2261 | -162 | 0.92835 |
| 13 | São José | 35 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 2164 | 2313 | -149 | 0.93558 |
| 14 | Saldanha da Gama | 32 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 2037 | 2425 | -388 | 0.84000 |
| 15 | Bira-Lajeado | 32 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 2047 | 2339 | -292 | 0.87516 |
| Pts – points; G – games played; W - wins; D - defeats; PM – points made ; PA – points against; PDif - point difference; AVE – average ||||||||||

### Classification

* Ranked for the playoffs

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Flamengo | 92 | 92 | 87 | – | – | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pinheiros | 87 | 85 | 84 | – | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pinheiros | 87 | 85 | 84 | – | – | 0 | 1 | Flamengo | 88 | 92 | 109 | – | – | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Joinville | 86 | 86 | 94 | – | – | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Joinville | 77 | 85 | 77 | 95 | – | 3 | 4 | Joinville | 86 | 86 | 94 | – | – | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Limeira | 87 | 75 | 63 | 89 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Limeira | 87 | 75 | 63 | 89 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Flamengo | 81 | 71 | 99 | 78 | 76 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Brasília | 74 | 81 | 78 | 82 | 68 | 2 |
| 3 | Minas | 83 | 74 | 75 | – | – | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Brasília | 74 | 81 | 78 | 82 | 68 | 2 |
| 6 | Bauru | 79 | 47 | 74 | – | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bauru | 79 | 47 | 74 | – | – | 0 | 3 | Minas | 91 | 76 | 79 | 90 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Brasília | 78 | 103 | 89 | 101 | – | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Brasília | 78 | 96 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 3 | 2 | Brasília | 78 | 103 | 89 | 101 | – | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Franca | 76 | 105 | 66 | 74 | 59 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals
### Flamengo (1) vs. (8) Pinheiros
#### Game 1

* Sportv
* May 16, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Pinheiros 87, Flamengo 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 16-23, 27-25, 19-25 |||
| Pts: Marquinhos 25 Rebs: Olivinha 13 Asts: Olivinha 6 | Pts: Marcelinho Machado 40 Rebs: Marcelinho Machado 10 Asts: Marcelinho Machado 4 |
| Flamengo led series, 1–0 |||
* Ginásio Henrique Villaboim, São Paulo, São Paulo Referees:
* Carlos Renato Santos
* Sérgio Pacheco
* Sérgio Pranchevicius

#### Game 2

* Sportv
* May 18, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Flamengo 92, Pinheiros 85 :
| Pts: Marcelinho Machado 27 Rebs: Baby Asts: Hélio Lima 7 | Pts: Marquinhos 37 Rebs: Marquinhos 11 |
| Flamengo led series, 2–0 |||
* Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

#### Game 3

* Sportv
* May 20, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Flamengo 87, Pinheiros 84 :
* Flamengo wins series, 3–0 ||
* Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

### Brasília (2) vs. (7) Franca
#### Game 1

* Sportv
* May 17, 2009 12:00  UTC-03
Franca 76, Brasília 78 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21-29, 19-28, 18-12, 18-9 |||
| Pts: Felipe 19 Rebs: Rogério Klafke 8 Asts: Helio Rubens Filho 5 | Pts: Alex Garcia 24 Rebs: Alex Garcia 8 Asts: Valter da Silva 4 |
| Brasília led series, 1–0 |||
* Ginásio Pedrocão, Franca, São Paulo Referees:
* José A. Piovesan
* Marco A. Ferreira
* Vander Lobosco Jr.

#### Game 2

* Sportv
* May 19, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Brasília 96, Franca 105 :
* Pts: Alex Garcia 32 Rebs: Rafael Rodrigues 12 Asts: Valter da Silva 4
* Series tied, 1–1 ||
* Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Distrito Federal

#### Game 3

* Sportv
* May 21, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Brasília 76, Franca 66 :
| Pts: Valter da Silva 18 Asts: Valter da Silva 6 | Rebs: William Drudi 13 |
| Brasília led series, 2–1 |||
* Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Distrito Federal

#### Game 4

* Sportv
* May 23, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Franca 74, Brasília 73 :
| Pts: William Drudi 20 Asts: Valter da Silva 8 | Rebs: Alex Garcia 10 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Ginásio Pedrocão, Franca, São Paulo

#### Game 5

* Sportv
* May 25, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Brasília 64, Franca 59 :
| Pts: Alex Garcia 18 Rebs: Alex Garcia 10 | Asts: Matheus 6 |
| Brasília wins series, 3–2 |||
* Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Distrito Federal

### Minas (3) vs. (6) Bauru
#### Game 1

* Sportv
* May 17, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Bauru 79, Minas 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 8-24, 18-21, 26-14, 27-24 |||
| Pts: Fernando Fischer 24 Rebs: Mãozão 9 Asts: Larry Taylor 5 | Pts: Joseph Shipp 24 Rebs: Murilo Becker 8 Asts: Facundo Sucatzky 7 |
| Minas led series, 1-0 |||
* Ginásio Panela de Pressão, Bauru, São Paulo

#### Game 2

* Sportv
* May 19, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Minas 74, Bauru 47 :
* Pts: Murilo Becker 21 Rebs: Ricardo Probst 11 Asts: Luiz Felipe Lemes 6
* Minas led series, 2-0 ||
* Arena Vivo, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

#### Game 3

* Sportv
* May 21, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Minas 75, Bauru 74 :
* Minas wins series, 3-0 ||
* Arena Vivo, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

### Joinville (4) vs. (5) Limeira
#### Game 1

* Sportv
* May 16, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Limeira 87, Joinville 77 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 17-24, 25-17, 21-21 |||
| Pts: Bruno Fiorotto 17 Rebs: Bruno Fiorotto 14 Asts: Nezinho dos Santos 6 | Pts: Jefferson Sobral 22 Rebs: Shilton dos Santos 12 Asts: Shilton dos Santos 6 |
| Limeira led series, 1-0 |||
* Ginásio Vô Lucato, Limeira, São Paulo

#### Game 2

* Sportv
* May 18, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Joinville 85, Limeira 75 :
* Series tied, 1-1 ||
* Centreventos Cau Hansen, Joinville, Santa Catarina

#### Game 3

* Sportv
* May 20, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Joinville 77, Limeira 63 :
* Pts: Jefferson Sobral 20 Rebs: Shilton dos Santos 21 Asts: Manteiguinha 8
* Joinville led series, 2-1 ||
* Centreventos Cau Hansen, Joinville, Santa Catarina

#### Game 4

* Sportv
* May 22, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Limeira 89, Joinville 95 :
| Pts: Shamell Stallworth 22 Asts: Renato Lamas 7 | Rebs: Tiagão 10 |
| Joinville wins series, 3-1 |||
* Ginásio Vô Lucato, Limeira, São Paulo

## Semifinals
### Flamengo (1) vs. (4) Joinville
#### Game 1

* Sportv
* May 26, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Joinville 86, Flamengo 88 :
| Pts: Jefferson Sobral 20 Rebs: Shilton dos Santos 15 Asts: Manteiguinha, Jefferson Sobral 6 | Pts: Marcelinho Machado 32 Asts: Duda Machado 6 |
| Flamengo led series, 1-0 |||
* Centreventos Cau Hansen, Joinville, Santa Catarina

#### Game 2

* Sportv
* May 29, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Flamengo 92, Joinville 86 :
| Pts: Marcelinho Machado 32 Asts: Fred Santos 5 | Rebs: Shilton dos Santos 8 Asts: Shilton dos Santos 5 |
| Flamengo led series, 2-0 |||
* Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

#### Game 3

* Sportv
* May 31, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Flamengo 109, Joinville 94 :
| Pts: Jefferson William 21 Rebs: Hélio Lima 8 | Pts: Manteiguinha 27 Asts: Manteiguinha 7 |
| Flamengo wins series, 3-0 |||
* Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

### Brasília (2) vs. Minas (3)
#### Game 1

* Sportv
* May 27, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Minas 91, Brasília 78 :
* Minas led series, 1-0 ||
* Arena Vivo, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

#### Game 2

* Sportv
* May 30, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Brasília 103, Minas 76 :
| Pts: Alex Garcia, Valter da Silva 21 Rebs: Alex Garcia 8 Asts: Valter da Silva 8 | Rebs: Murilo Becker 8 |
| Series tied, 1-1 |||
* Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Distrito Federal

#### Game 3

* Sportv
* June 1st, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Brasília 89, Minas 79 :
| Pts: Alex Garcia 29 Asts: Valter da Silva 6 | Rebs: Murilo Becker 13 |
| Brasília led series, 2-1 |||
* Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Distrito Federal

#### Game 4

* Sportv
* June 3, 2009 18:00  UTC-03
Minas 90, Brasília 101 :
* Pts: Murilo Becker 24 Rebs: Murilo Becker 10 Asts: Facundo Sucatzky 6
* Brasília wins series, 3-1 ||
* Arena Vivo, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

## Finals
### Game 1

* Sportv
* June 11, 2009 12:00  UTC-03
Brasília 74, Flamengo 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18-21, 22-12, 16-23, 18-25 |||
| Pts: Alex Garcia 23 Rebs: Diego Pinheiro 11 Asts: Alex Garcia 3 | Pts: Marcelinho Machado 32 Rebs: Jefferson William 7 Asts: Marcelinho Machado, Fred Santos 4 |
| Flamengo led series, 1-0 |||
* Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Distrito Federal Referees:
* Carlos Renato dos Santos
* Sérgio Pacheco
* Francisco Lima Filho

### Game 2

* Sportv
* June 13, 2009 12:00  UTC-03
Flamengo 71, Brasília 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19-28, 16-16, 12-15, 24-22 |||
| Pts: Marcelinho Machado 16 Rebs: Baby 10 Asts: Duda Machado 5 | Pts: Alex Garcia 17 Rebs: Estevam Ferreira 11 Asts: Valter da Silva 8 |
| Series tied, 1-1 |||
* HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Referees:
* José A. Piovesan
* Marco A. Ferreira
* Cristiano Maranho

### Game 3

* Sportv
* June 14, 2009 13:00 p.m. UTC-03
Flamengo 99, Brasília 78 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27-16, 17-27, 32-7, 23-18 |||
| Pts: Marcelinho Machado 35 Rebs: Marcelinho Machado 12 Asts: Duda Machado 6 | Pts: Alex Garcia 20 Rebs: David 8 Asts: Valter da Silva 7 |
| Flamengo led series, 2-1 |||
* HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Referees:
* Jose A. Piovesan
* Sergio Pacheco
* Cristiano Maranho

### Game 4

* Sportv
* June 21, 2009 12:00  UTC-03
Brasília 82, Flamengo 78 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 22-22, 11-12, 21-22, 16-14, Overtime: 12-8 |||
| Pts: Alex Garcia 16 Rebs: Márcio Cipriano 14 Asts: Valter da Silva 5 | Pts: Marcelinho Machado 24 Rebs: Baby 10 Asts: Duda Machado 3 |
| Series tied, 2-2 |||
* Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasília, Distrito Federal Referees:
* José A. Piovesan
* José C. Pelissari
* Carlos Renato dos Santos

### Game 5

* Sportv
* June 14, 2009 10:00 a.m. UTC-03
Flamengo 76, Brasília 68 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 23-19, 15-15, 19-17 |||
| Pts: Marcelinho Machado 27 Rebs: Wagner Mattos 8 Asts: Duda Machado, Hélio Lima 4 | Pts: Alex Garcia 35 Rebs: Estevam Ferreira 9 Asts: Valter da Silva 5 |
| Flamengo wins NBB Finals, 3-2 |||
* HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 15.430 (maximum capacity) Referees:
* Jose A. Piovesan
* Sergio Pacheco
* Cristiano Maranho

## Awards

* MVP - Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo)
* Sixth Player - Fred Santos (Flamengo)
* Best Defender - Alex Garcia (Brasília)
* Coach - Paulo Sampaio (Flamengo)

## All-Team

| Position | Player | Team |
| PG | Larry Taylor | Bauru |
| SG | Alex Garcia | Brasília |
| SF | Marcelinho Machado | Flamengo |
| PF | Murilo Becker | Minas |
| C | Rafael Araújo | Flamengo |