Not long after the second half of the game started, everyone present already realized where the decisive point of this game was.
On the court, Jinguji Budo caught the ball with his back to the basket from mid-range. He immediately turned around and broke through. However, as soon as he took a step forward with his right foot, he stopped immediately. After taking a step back, he immediately shot a fadeaway jumper. .
The game has gone on for another ten minutes from the intermission to now. Under Shinomiya's defense, Budo's physical strength has been greatly exhausted. Although the posture of the fadeaway jumper is still chic and standard, as the physical fitness declines , martial arts' control over power began to become unstable.
"Dang~" The basketball landed on the edge of the basket and bounced directly.
"rebound!"
Mitsui Hisashi shouted to remind Akagi, while rushing towards the basket, thinking about helping to grab the rebound.
However, at this time, the basket of Lingnan High School was already crowded. The big centers Jun Uozumi, Ryoji Ikegami, and even Uekusa, who was less than 170cm tall, were already wandering around the basket looking for opportunities.
Hisashi Mitsui wanted to grab rebounds, but facing so many people under the basket from Lingnan High School and Sendō being blocked, there was no way to help Akagi and Chiba inside.
The rebound was picked off by Lingnan who had the advantage without any surprise. After Uozumi grabbed the rebound, he didn't rush to pass the ball. He held the ball tightly in his arms. He didn't give the ball away until Sendō got close.
"Martial arts, he missed again..."
"His offensive efficiency has dropped significantly in the past few rounds of attacks. So far in the second half, Xiangbei's offense has been focused on him. Mitsui-senpai's side is being defended very hard, and those in Lingnan have simply put it down. Chiba and Miyagi are empty."
"Coach Anxi, if we continue to fight like this, we will lose in Xiangbei!"
Off the court, Ayako sat behind a small table and saw Jinguji Martial Arts shooting again, her eyebrows full of melancholy. She couldn't help but say something to Coach Anxi next to her, hoping that Coach Anxi could make some changes.
"..."
Coach Anzai didn't speak and glanced at the scoreboard. At 63:61, Xiangbei High School still had a two-point lead. After a long silence, Coach Anxi said slowly:
"Change is needed, but I don't need to say it."
On the court, Shohoku High School began to retreat after a failed attack. On the way to retreat, Budo approached Mitsui Hisashi and whispered in his ear: "Xiaosan, I need to take a short break while you continue to fire up."
Of course he can feel the decline in Jinguji Budo's offensive efficiency. The moment he takes the shot, Budo basically knows whether his goal will be scored. He consumes a lot of physical energy. He was on offense most of the time, and until now in the second half, he was leading the offense.
While completing the offense, Budo also needs to take into account defense. Shinomiya Tanano is not an ordinary player. The opponent's physical fitness is quite terrifying. If you want to defend him well, physical confrontation is inevitable. Although Budo's physical fitness is not Not bad, but it can’t stand up to being built like this.
On the contrary, it was Shinomiya. He knew how to share the ball and spent very little energy on the offensive end. All the extra energy was used by him to prevent Jinguji Budo from scoring.
So far in the game, Wu Dao has only scored 27 points in the first and second half combined. Although this is also a terrifying statistic, compared with his scoring efficiency of 30+ in the half and 50+ in the whole game. Today, he has It is indeed restricted.
"good!"
Seeing Mitsui Hisashi nod in agreement, Budo silently stopped at the top of the arc in his half, waiting for the Lingnan players to arrive.
By this time in the game, the players from both teams were very tired. Shinomiya deliberately slowed down his progress in order to take care of the physical fitness of his teammates.
Sendō, who was holding the ball, saw Shinomiya Tano running slowly, so he naturally slowed down the pace of ball control.
Just this subtle move from Lingnan High School made Coach Tian Gang in the dugout very satisfied. Shinomiya's transformation is very fast. It took him only ten minutes to change his playing style. Now, Shinomiya already knows how to control the team's rhythm with behavior and language. This shows that Shinomiya's relationship with his teammates is getting better and better. It's getting closer.
On the other hand, in Shohoku, Jinguji Martial Arts seems to be closely connected with the team members, but in fact, the Martial Arts are disconnected from their teammates when attacking. He has his own offensive rhythm and will not wait because his teammates are not in position, nor will he give up the opportunity in front of him because his teammates are not in a good position to grab the board.
On the court, Sendō Akira dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. Shinomiya did not increase his speed after crossing the center line. He stood about 2 meters outside the top of the arc and asked Sendō for the ball.
Shinomiya just caught the ball and immediately made a pick-and-roll gesture towards his teammates. As Sendao approached, Shinomiya immediately started to break through. Wu Dao saw the opponent's request for a pick-and-roll, and before Xiandao could take his position, Wu Dao had already reserved a position in advance. When the fourth palace broke through, he immediately bypassed Xiandao and chased after him.
When Budo's defense came up, Shinomiya did not choose to attack Budo. Although there was a chance to attack him, overall, it was not "team" enough.
A beautiful back pass, the basketball was passed directly back to Xiandao's hands.
Shinomiya, who was passing the ball, stopped suddenly, and then immediately turned around to help Sendou block Mitsui Hisashi. This was not the first time that Lingnan High School had used a similar trick, but the effect was still excellent. This time, although Mitsui Hisashi chose to follow up immediately. Immortal Path, but the moment of bypassing the fields of the fourth palace was enough for the Immortal Path to rush inward.
Sendo, who got the gap, chose a mid-range jumper.
He doesn't like to stop suddenly or lean back like Jinguji Budo does.
Although Xiandao is also a mid-range jumper, he still has nearly a second to adjust his shooting posture and rhythm after stopping. At the same time, the shot is also a standard two-pointer without leaning back.
Although Xiandao's shooting was not as sudden or as fast as that of Martial Arts, his stability was quite good. The basketball went directly into the net and tied the score for Lingnan High School.
The offense and defense switched, and the ball turned to Xiangbei again. This time, Budo did not choose to attack by himself after receiving the ball in the frontcourt. Instead, he passed it to Mitsui Hisashi. Then he started running and intersecting as he did in Shohoku's usual practice. While restraining Shinomiya's attention, he was also looking for a good match. ball gap.
However, Budo and Hisa Mitsui had discussed it before. Although Budo was running and interspersed, and he did have a good chance to catch the ball, Mitsui Hisahi did not throw the ball to Budo. Instead, he quickly gave the ball to Miyagi and started to do it himself. Get moving.
Lingnan High School has never relaxed its vigilance against Hisashi Mitsui. His off-the-ball style puts great pressure on Lingnan. When Hisashi Mitsui passes the ball and starts running on the court, Sendō and Ikegami immediately start running non-stop. Chase and don't dare to relax at all.
However, even if two people were chasing after him, Mitsui Hisashi finally got enough gaps under the continuous pick-and-rolls of everyone in Shobei. He then stepped on the three-point line to catch the ball, stepped back and shot a three-pointer directly outside the three-point line. Take action.
Mitsui Hisashi's physical exertion was not that great in the first and second half, and the legendary buff was not blessed with him. The basketball did not enter the net as expected, but instead collapsed directly out of the frame.
Under the basket, Shinomiya had already run into the basket, and he also took over the job of catching Akagi and pushed Akagi outside the landing point.
Uozumi easily collected the rebound again and sounded the clarion call for counterattack.
"Rebound... missed again?!"
"elder brother...."
In the stands, Akagi Haruko clenched her hands worriedly when she saw Shohoku failed to grab a rebound, a little worried about her brother. In the court, while Akagi quickly returned to defense, he was annoyed that he had not grabbed this rebound.
Ryonan High School does a very good job in protecting rebounds. Uozumi Jun, Ikegami, Sendō, and Shinomiya Tanoh will basically participate in the competition for rebounds. On the Shohoku side, Jinguji Budo is the main attacker. Generally speaking, when shooting with him, if you want to grab a rebound, you have to see whether the ball will fly far away.
The only other people in Shohoku who can assist Akagi in grabbing rebounds are Chiba and Hisashi Mitsui. However, the two of them have height disadvantages and jumping disadvantages. They have no advantage in grabbing rebounds in front of Sendō, Shinomiya and other players.
Lingnan High School was so far behind in the first half, but it was able to catch up in the second half, all thanks to its outstanding ability to protect the frame.
"It seems that there is no hope for Xiangbei in this game."
"There is no clear winner between the two teams in the Ace Showdown, but Xiangbei's overall frame protection ability is far inferior to Lingnan."
"Both Hainan and Xiangyang only have one center, and their inside strength is not much different from that of Shohoku. Although there is a gap between Takenori Akagi and those third-year forwards, with the help of others, there will be no obvious difference in the competition for rebounds. Disadvantage."
"But the Lingnan team is so different. There are three players over 190cm, and Sendō and Shinomiya are both very good jumpers. Although Shohoku's Mitsui Hisashi and Chiba Oishi are not short, they have to grab the boards in front of those people. , so unrealistic.”
"And Jinguji Budo cannot go inside to compete for rebounds at this time."
In the stands, a group of people from Hainan, the former king of Kanagawa Prefecture, were also watching the game. Coach Gao Tou analyzed the situation on the field to the surrounding players while thinking about ways to defeat these two teams next year.
"From the current stage, internal reinforcement is what Hainan needs to do no matter what."
"Otherwise, next year we will only rely on Takasago and Amu to protect the frame. Let alone the three tall men from Lingnan, we may not even be able to compare with Shohoku."
"The firepower also needs to be strengthened. Relying on Amu alone is not enough."
Just as Coach Gao Tou was thinking about it, Lingnan's side had completed this round of attack.
Shinomiya rushed to the basket and found the right time to pass a fake pass to Sendou. The latter caught the ball and directly pulled up on the spot. Although the shot did not go in, Jun Uozumi still beat Akagi with the help of Shinomiya. Grabbed the rebound and succeeded in the second attack.
Lingnan took the lead.
The competition has now progressed, and even the most stupid person knows what is the worst thing about Xiangbei compared to Lingnan. It's not the offensive firepower or the defensive capabilities of each position, but the gap in frame protection ability.
Shinomiya did not focus on offense or individual defense. He just paid a little attention to rebounding, which had a huge impact on the entire situation.
Although Budo also wants to help grab rebounds, but unlike offense, Shinomiya's strength can be brought out to the greatest extent when he grabs rebounds. As for letting Wu Dao rush for rebounds, I'm sorry, those people in Lingnan have good explosive power and height. If Wu Dao doesn't have overwhelming bounce, the possibility of successfully rushing for rebounds is very small.
Moreover, the rebounders in Lingnan are obviously experienced and know how to block positions.
The offensive firepower was unstable and rebounds were missed, which put Xiangbei into a desperate situation. As the game progressed, the point difference between Xiangbei and Lingnan began to slowly widen.
The Mitsui Hisashi, who was like a god descending from heaven, did not appear in this game after all. Hisashi Mitsui, who was fully guarded by Sendō and Ikegami, scored a lot, but was unable to help the team determine the victory.
After a short rest, Jinguji Budo was on full fire and repeatedly scored on Shinomiya's head, but his shooting rate was not 100% after all.
Lingnan High School, which had mastered the secret of winning, began to completely suppress Shohoku in the latter part of the second half. All the efforts made by the Xiangbei team members turned into a desperate struggle in the end.
...
With Jinguji Budo's final three-pointer at the buzzer, Shohoku lost the game 84:96.
Jinguji Budo scored 38 points in the game. Although he fulfilled the harsh words he said in front of Shinomiya Tanano, it still could not change the fact that Shohoku High School lost.
The last game of the county competition started out fiercely, and the mid-term was tense and exciting. However, in the later stages, it turned out to be a one-sided crushing situation.
And as the game came to an end, Lingnan High School finally ascended to the throne of Kanagawa Prefecture high school basketball. The top position that Hainan had occupied for more than ten years had a new owner.
Everyone in Lingnan was bathed in the cheers of the audience and enjoyed the applause given to them by the people around them.
Coach Tian Gang was not excited at all after leading his team to win the championship. He seemed to be a sage who had been "trembling". He looked calm and relaxed, waving to the surrounding audience gracefully, and then simply said He dealt with a few interviews with radio reporters, and then came to shake hands with coach Anxi.
On the field, players from the two teams shook hands with each other. When Jinguji Budo's hand and Shinomiya's hand came together, their eyes met, and all the grievances and grudges in the match disappeared instantly.
Both of them talked trash a lot, but the game is a game, and off the court is off the court.
"Bu Dao, you are the first person to score close to forty points in front of me."
"You are really powerful. Although you can't guard me one-on-one, I can't guard you either."
"But this is only temporary. I will study you carefully when I go back. The next time we meet Lingnan, you will lose even more!"
Shinomiya Tano had a faint smile on his face as he talked to Martial Arts. It's hard to say who won the duel between the two, but Lingnan was the winner. From this point of view, Shinomiya Tano won.
"Next time, I'll get 50 points."
Budo did not directly refute Shinomiya Nono's words. He knew that from today on, Lingnan High School will become stronger. Today's Lingnan's strength at the basket is already very terrifying. When Hanagata officially becomes a part of Lingnan, their ability to protect the frame will be Will be more perverted.
"Well, 50 points... So what if we take it? The victory belongs to us in Lingnan after all!"
Not only has Shinomiya's fighting style changed, but his personality and temperament have also changed. He doesn't take it seriously when it comes to martial arts. For him, the team's victory or defeat is already higher than his own honor.
"One day, we in Xiangbei will welcome our Rodman, and the dynasty will be established by our own hands."
"Let you be proud of yourself this year and cherish the time you spend sitting on the throne. Soon, this throne will have its new owner!"
Martial Arts looked at the people in Lingnan who were leaving the stage, his eyes became deep.
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