The conversation between Coach Anzai and Jinguji Budo was also heard by the Shohoku team members, but most of them were in the dark and had no idea what Budo and Coach Anzai were talking about.
However, there are some people who understand among them. Mitsui Shou stood up, came to Budo's side and patted Budo's shoulder, saying: "It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. You should give your best in the second half. How far we can go depends on you." It’s over!”
"When you need a rest, just pass the ball to me, I will be your strongest shield!"
Mitsui Hisashi can understand the meaning of Jinguji Budo and understand the thoughts in Budo's heart. In fact, before traveling to the United States to practice, Hisashi Mitsui was as proud of martial arts and as confident in his own strength. However, after a trip to the United States, Mitsui Hisashi already knew how vast the world was.
In other words, the proud young man who said "I am the best in the world" has been convinced by the facts. Mitsui Hisashi knew that his original style of play would not go far, and he also knew that his talent could not support his original style of play. Therefore, Mitsui Shou had already changed his style of play early on and developed new techniques.
But martial arts is different. Ever since Mitsui Hisashi knew martial arts, martial arts has never really encountered any insurmountable opponent. Even Shinomiya Tōno of Lingnan High School could not really suppress the martial arts attack.
The upper limit of his talent is not yet visible at this stage.
Coach Anxi hopes that martial arts will change because he has clearly set a talent limit for martial arts in his heart.
After all, in this era, there are too few yellow players who stand out in the sport of basketball. The strongest yellow players of this generation are all gathered in the country across the sea, but even they are not the best players in the world. A strong group of players.
How far can yellow players go? In fact, Coach Anxi is not optimistic about martial arts from the bottom of his heart, but facing such a young and ambitious Jinguji Martial Arts, will Coach Anxi stop him? Does Coach Anxi still dare to stop him now? !
The halftime break lasted nearly 20 minutes. After the Shohoku starters rested for 10 minutes, coach Anxi began to lay out the tactics for the second half. However, Xiangbei's tactics are also very simple. On the offensive end, attack based on martial arts, and just adjust the position and movement on the court according to the needs of martial arts.
On the defensive end, Coach Anzai plans to use a standard 41 zone defense. That 1 is Budo alone against Lingnan's Shinomiya Tano, and the rest will strengthen the defense inside and consolidate the strength inside. Lingnan High School does not have an outstanding three-point shooter, which is why coach Anxi chose the 41 zone defense.
Sendō and Shinomiya may indeed have a certain three-point ability, but their three-point ability is definitely not enough to support Lingnan's offensive firepower in the second half. It is possible to steal a chicken occasionally, but three-pointers must be used as a regular offense. Means, there are only two and a half people in the entire Kanagawa High School basketball world.
Hisashi Mitsui, Jinguji Martial Arts, and half Fujima.
When Shohoku High School was arranging tactics for the second half, Lingnan was also arranging tactics for the second half, which was different from the style of play that Shohoku Anzai's coach had bet on Jinguji Martial Arts. Lingnan, who likes to play singles, planned to play team basketball in the second half.
"Breaking through the ball! Sendō, Uekusa and Ikegami, the three of you will find your most comfortable shooting position on the offensive end!"
"After Tano breaks through, if you have a chance, go for it yourself. If the opportunity is bad, pass the ball to an open teammate. Jinguji Budo alone cannot stop you. Shohoku will definitely use a zone defense strategy to limit your offense!"
"Those who receive the ball in an open position must take decisive action! I'm not afraid that you won't make a shot, but I'm afraid that you won't dare to make a shot."
"Yuzhu, there are no players to help you under the basket, you can only rely on yourself for everything!"
"I believe that you will never lose to Takenori Akagi in the competition for rebounds!"
Coach Tian Gang holds a tactical board in his hand and lays out tactics for the players. He also expected the defensive tactics arranged by coach Anzai. It has to be said that in terms of the coach's overall view, coach Taoka is not much worse than coach Anzai.
"Shohoku's offense in the second half should still revolve around Hisashi Mitsui and Budo Jinguji. Both of them have long shooting ranges. When defending, you must pay attention to their three-pointers. As long as they are not shooting three-pointers, they can shoot from mid- to long-range. Don’t think about blocking shots, just provide enough interference and don’t let others break through and lose your position!”
"Hisashi Mitsui moves a lot, and his physical fitness cannot support him playing the whole game with that style of play."
"In the final analysis, the most troublesome point of attack in Xiangbei is Jinguji Martial Arts."
"I plan to let Uekusa and Ikegami fill in the positions. Tian Tian, you put more energy into preventing shots when defending. If you break through, you don't have to invest too much."
As Coach Tianoka said this, he glanced sideways at the people in Xiangbei on the other side of the field.
"Yes!" The Lingnan players all responded after receiving the instructions. Then, at the instruction of coach Tian Gang, they stayed on the bench to rest and recover their strength.
The intermission time passed quickly, and as time completely ran out, the referee returned to the court.
As a sharp whistle sounded, the second half of the game officially began.
The players on the two teams have not changed, and the coaches have not made any substitution arrangements. They are still the same group of players from the first half.
At this stage, the depth of Xiangbei's bench is not much different from that of Lingnan, but Lingnan has already strengthened it, but Xiangbei...
In the center of the court, Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi stood on the midline, and players from the two teams were scattered around, waiting for the kick-off. Akagi and Uozumi looked at each other in silence, their eyes full of fighting spirit.
"The protagonists of this game are actually us! Akagi." Jun Uozumi lowered his focus slightly and suddenly said.
"snort!"
"Are you lost in the lake while playing basketball?! How can we be the protagonists of this game?"
Akagi said, turned his head and glanced at Jinguji Budo who was standing not far away from the side and Shinomiya Tanano who was opposite him, and said.
"You will understand that it is the two of us who will lead the game!"
As soon as Uozumi finished speaking, before Takenori Akagi could reply, the referee had already come to the side of the two of them and blew the whistle to start the game.
Uozumi and Akagi immediately stopped talking, concentrating and holding their breath, waiting for the kick-off.
Seeing that both teams were ready, the referee threw the ball into the air after a whistle.
“Ho ho ho ho!
! "
“Ahhhhh!
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Two completely different roars sounded from the court. Uozumi and Akagi roared and jumped up, hitting the basketball flying into the air. Two big hands, one behind the other, hit the basketball almost at the same time.
"Hmph!" Takenori Akagi groaned, his arm strength suddenly increased, and he was able to overpower the fish and hit the ball.
Although the direction in which the basketball flew had a huge deviation, Miyagi Ryota was much faster than Tomoyuki Uekusa, and he grabbed the basketball in his arms before his opponent.
"Quick attack!" Miyagi picked it up and shouted loudly. When he shouted, Jinguji Martial Arts was already running towards the frontcourt. At this moment, in just a few seconds, Martial Arts was already Close to the three-point line.
The basketball quickly passed out of Miyagi Ryota's hands and flew directly into the sky above Budo. Shinomiya Tōno followed closely behind Budō, taking advantage of Budō's take-off to catch the ball, quickly bypassed Budō, and came to Budō in a defensive posture.
The position where Wu Dao received the ball was about one meter inside the three-point line. He had just picked up the basketball and shot directly without stopping at all.
"What?! Did you take action?"
"Didn't any of my teammates go there?! Why is he in such a hurry?"
Jinguji Martial Arts' sudden attack caught Shinomiya Tanano off guard. The ball has just kicked off. Even if the martial arts is going to be played, you shouldn't be so anxious. It's really unwise to take action like this!
"Shua!" The next second, a crisp squeaking sound reached everyone's ears.
"It's normal to score. Jinguji Budo's shooting level is already very good, so there's nothing wrong with it."
"But his shot selection is really poor, too reckless."
"I had this feeling before. This guy's shooting is beautiful, but..."
Coach Tian Gang's face was surprised at first, and then he regained his composure.
"Good shot, martial arts, but it will be more stable when Akagi is in place." Mitsui Hisashi encouraged, and then began to turn around and return to defense.
"I don't always get shooting opportunities. With Shinomiya's defense, I need to seize every opportunity. When Akagi comes up, Shinomiya will be fully prepared."
Martial Arts did not say these words. He nodded silently towards Mitsui Shou and then began to return to the field to defend.
In the second half, Lingnan High School's offense was not hasty at all. The players began to move into the frontcourt one by one. Shinomiya took the ball and pressed at the back of the team and began to advance slowly.
A few seconds later, Shinomiya took the ball into the frontcourt and approached the three-point line. Budo still stood half a step inside the three-point line, focusing on defending Shinomiya's breakthrough with the ball.
After Shinomiya entered the frontcourt, everyone in Lingnan began to look for their most comfortable position on the court. Yuzhu is close to the three-second zone and can rush in to grab rebounds at any time. Sendō was in the middle distance on the side of the free throw line, and Hisashi Mitsui was standing in front of him. Tomoe Uekusa was at the bottom, and Ryoji Ikegami was also hovering near the three-second zone, waiting for an opportunity.
Shinomiya saw his teammates complete the position and quickly dropped the ball to break through. His breakthrough direction was Shinomiya's most comfortable direction, the right side.
"Peng!" There was no surprise. Budo, who had been guarding Shinomiya for half the game, was already familiar with the opponent's attack method. The moment Shinomiya dropped the ball, Budo had already slipped to catch up, and the two bodies collided violently. , martial arts could not withstand the strength of the opponent, and took a step back unconsciously.
At the same time, Shinomiya still maintained an excellent dribbling posture. He quickly changed direction with a simple crotch dribble.
Although martial arts cannot withstand the opponent's strength, martial arts' defensive awareness is quite good, and the opponent's disguised martial arts has been judged from the opponent's subtle body movements. As his body pressed against him again, his fingers poked at the basketball.
But the martial arts side had just tried to steal the ball, and Shinomiya's dribbling wrist flipped and the ball was given directly to the side. The basketball flew directly across half of the court and accurately fell into the hands of Xiandao from the outside.
When Sendō got the ball, Mitsui Hisaya who was guarding him was surprised, and then he had a look of surprise on his face and directly touched it.
Xiandao is undoubtedly one of the most promising new star players in Lingnan, and his personal ability is also extremely outstanding. There is no doubt that Xiandao is also a national-level ace player.
But these are of little significance to Mitsui Hisashi.
Because Mitsui Hisashi is also a national-level ace, his strength will never be weaker than anyone else.
Sendō had just taken the ball, but Hisashi Mitsui had already quickly moved forward, leaving no room for the opponent to land the ball. Moreover, Hisashi Mitsui's defensive angle was also very tricky.
Xiandao raised the ball above his head with both hands and shook it a few times, but could not find a comfortable landing position.
However, at this moment, a figure entered the afterglow of Immortal Dao. Sendō ignored the discomfort of dropping the ball, dropped the ball directly with his back, and then quickly broke through. Mitsui Hisashi was just about to pursue the defense, and his body directly hit the solid body of Shinomiya Nogo.
"Peng!"
There was a muffled sound all over, and Mitsui Shou was stopped in his tracks. Surprised, Mitsui Hisashi turned his head and saw that it was Shinomiya Tōno who was blocking.
"This guy?! Why is he here?!" However, before Mitsui Hisashi could recover, Shinomiya Takashi followed the pick-and-roll directly, while Sendō ran towards the other side along the arc. The two people attacked from two directions. Budo immediately chose to defend against Sendo, while Mitsui Touhou pursued Shinomiya Tano after a brief hesitation.
Budo knew clearly that he could never leave Sendo free, and Mitsui Hisahi knew that Shinomiya Tōno could never let him inside.
However, although both of them knew how difficult their opponent was, they still had no way to effectively stop him.
Sendō took advantage of Shinomiya Tōno's perfect pick-and-roll to get a big gap. Taketō stepped forward to cover, but his position could not block Sendō's pass.
The basketball flew into the paint, and Shinomiya, who cut in, easily grabbed the ball with a raised hand, then got close to the basket and jumped directly.
Although Hisashi Mitsui made timely defense, his bounce was far inferior to Shinomiya's. At this moment, Akagi on the inside was also caught in a fish trap and was unable to make up for it immediately.
The two watched Shinomiya's pick-up basket score and failed to defend effectively.
In the second half, the two teams' completely different offensive methods at the beginning have already set the offensive tone of the two teams.
On the Shohoku side, their style of play remained unchanged, relying on the excellent personal abilities of Jinguji Martial Arts to frequently score goals from outside. On the other hand, Lingnan High School played team basketball. Shinomiya Dano broke through and scored, mobilizing all the players.
Budao's personal attacks occasionally missed, and on Lingnan's side, Chishang, Zhicao and even Xiandao's attacks couldn't always hit the mark.
With the frequent appearance of rebounds, the focus of the battle has shifted to the competition for inside rebounds.
It was only now that Takenori Akagi truly understood what Uozumi meant, and his attention, which had been slightly distracted, began to focus quickly.
He originally thought that he would be an ordinary blue-collar player in this game. Unexpectedly, the key to winning this game turned out to be an insider!
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