Xiangbei High School will play an 8-4 game against Lingnan High School in the second game this morning. Lingnan High School, an old rival, put a lot of pressure on martial arts. When I woke up early in the morning, my mood was much more impetuous and nervous than before.
However, after getting up early and exercising for a period of time, the impetuous and nervous mood has been relieved a lot, and the physical condition of martial arts has also been adjusted to its optimal state.
"Oh? Martial arts classmate, are you up so early?"
Just when Budao was standing by the window looking at the scenery outside the window to adjust his mentality, a gentle and gentle voice suddenly came from the door of the gym. Turning around, he saw Coach Anxi, wearing a smart suit, slowly walking in from the door.
"Coach Anxi, why are you here?"
Budao was a little surprised to see Coach Anxi. Even though this old man is the coach of the Xiangbei High School basketball team and was once a national player, this old man doesn’t like sports. He can see Coach Anxi in the gym. It’s really a sight. A strange thing.
"Hoo ho ho, I'm getting older and I feel less sleepy."
"I didn't see you in the dormitory. I thought you would be here."
"Martial arts classmate, you got up earlier than usual today. What's on your mind?!"
Coach Anxi raised his head slightly, pushed up his glasses, and said suddenly.
"Something on your mind? No."
"It's just a little nervous. After all, Lingnan High School is a very strong team."
Budo replied casually, not hiding his feelings from Coach Anxi. From Coach Anxi's question just now, Budo could also notice that Coach Anxi should have noticed that his state was different from before.
"Are you nervous...hohoho~"
"To be honest, I always thought that such emotions would never appear in you."
"It seems that Lingnan High School has indeed put a lot of pressure on you."
"Don't you have confidence in winning?"
Coach Anxi approached slowly. His eyes did not stay on Martial Arts. After walking to the window sill, he cast his eyes out the window.
"Of course I have the confidence to lead Xiangbei High School to defeat Lingnan, but we cannot ignore the threat posed by Lingnan High School."
"I watched their game against Sanwang. After watching the whole process, I could feel that Lingnan High School did not use their full strength when they played against Sanwang."
"But even a team like Sanno can't defeat Lingnan High School. It will definitely not be easy for us in Xiangbei to defeat Lingnan."
"I'm afraid it's of little use just to have confidence."
Jinguji Martial Arts stood with Coach Anxi, looking at the scenery outside the window.
Coach Anxi didn't answer, just stood quietly. After a long time, Coach Anxi withdrew his gaze, turned around, and was about to leave the gym. When Coach Anxi walked to the door of the gym, he suddenly turned around and said to Martial Arts:
"Martial arts, in today's game, you just need to perform as usual."
"As for the outcome of the game, there is no point in thinking about it so much now."
"When you get to the court, your heart will tell you what you should do."
After Coach Anxi finished speaking, he left the gym. What Coach Anxi said before leaving was heard by Budo. He stretched out his hand, looked down at his palms, then clasped his palms tightly, and then followed Coach Anxi out of the gym.
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The members of the Shohoku High School Basketball Team have very regular schedules. Except for Jinguji Budo and Coach Anzai who get up earlier, the rest of the players get up on time around 7 o'clock. After getting up, the players immediately tidy up. Backpacking, then breakfast, after all the preparations are done, they will gather in the hotel lobby.
The quiet hotel lobby became lively as the team members from Xiangbei gathered one after another.
At 7.30 in the morning, everyone in Xiangbei, who was ready to go, walked to the arena on foot.
Along the way, the queue in Xiangbei seemed very quiet, with very few people chatting. Coach Anzai and Caizi walked at the forefront of the team. The keen Caizi seemed to have noticed that the team members seemed to be especially quiet today. Looking back, he saw that all the team members were hurriedly walking.
Caizi realized that the team members seemed to be very stressed and worried.
"Coach Anxi, I see that the players are in a different state today than before. Is there any problem?"
Caiko quickly followed Coach Anxi, and then asked softly in Coach Anxi's ear.
"It's okay, don't worry." Coach Anxi comforted him casually without even turning his head. Caizi saw that Coach Anxi didn't care, so she said nothing more.
The group of people arrived at the gymnasium in such a silent atmosphere.
When everyone in Xiangbei walked into the gymnasium and came to the stands, the first game of 8-for-4 had already started. The two teams competing in the stadium were Luoan High School and Kakuzu High School. Not long after the game started, it was not long before the game. In the beginning, only two minutes passed.
The score between the two teams was 7:4, with Luoan High School leading Kakuzu High School by 3 points. Although the score does not seem to be much different, only a three-point difference, the situation on the court is far less optimistic than this score.
At this time, Kakuzu High School was on offense. Their team's No. 6 was advancing slowly with the ball, and Luo An's defensive pressure was very strong. Kakuzu's side didn't even carry the ball past half court. Luo An All the players pressed forward, and the full-court man-to-man defense made Kakuzu's offensive rhythm very unsmooth.
And looking at the way Kakuzu's point guard works hard to control the ball and maintain space, you know that this No. 6 may not be able to break through Luoan's defense on his own strength.
Another few seconds passed, and Kakuzu's point guard had been holding the ball for more than 10 seconds. In such a long time, he could only barely bring the ball across the center line. In the eyes of Budo and others, Kakuzu's point guard Being able to bring the ball across the center line without losing the ball is entirely the result of Luo An's deliberate indulgence.
The opponent was clearly using a full-court press, but they also deliberately gave Kakukuru a way to survive.
"Hoo~" The basketball was transmitted to the inside. Kakuzu's center caught the ball and made a half-turn hook. But what greeted him was a perfect block by Luo An's center. The flying basketball was caught by Luo An's No. 5. When the ball was transferred, Luo An also quickly launched a counterattack.
Luo An's fast break conduction was very smooth. The basketball was passed twice in the middle, and it was already in the hands of No. 9 who cut to the basket on fast break. Luo An's No. 9 made a light layup and easily put the ball into the basket. in the basket.
Although it was just a ball, Budo noticed the strength gap between Luoan High School and Kakuzu High School from this round of offense and defense.
"I'm afraid this game will be a crushing game, Kakuhe will lose!" Budo sentenced Kakukaku to death in his heart, but the course of the game was completely beyond Budo's expectations. Luoan High School seemed to be hiding its strength , obviously they could widen the point difference between the two teams at once, but Luo An was not in a hurry.
They just maintained the existing point difference and did not expand the score advantage through pressing. Sometimes they even got rebounds and attacked slowly, with no intention of increasing the rhythm at all.
However, there are only a few people who understand football after all. The audience in the stands only felt that the point difference between Luoan and Kakuhe has not widened or narrowed, so they directly and arbitrarily believed that the strength gap between Luoan and Kakuhe was No big deal, this kind of game of chasing each other seems to be enjoyable.
At the end of halftime, the players from Shohoku High School left the stands and went to the waiting room.
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"It will be our game against Xiangbei soon."
"Everyone cheer up!"
"Xiangbei is already our old rival. I think you are very aware of their strength. They are different from the teams we have encountered before. No one can take today's game lightly!"
"Now, I announce the starting players."
"Center, Jun Uozumi; power forward, Toru Hanagata; small forward, Shinomiya Tōno, Sendō and Fujima. You two will play guard, and Fujima will handle the ball."
"Other players also listen up. Although you are not the starting team, you must be ready to play at any time. I may replace you at any time."
"The intensity of the match will be very high, and I need to properly coordinate the physical fitness of all the players."
"Tano, in today's game you have to share part of the ball with Xiandao, and let Xiandao assist you in attacking."
"Don't let yourself consume too much. Our goal in Lingnan is not just to defeat Xiangbei, our goal is to become the national champion!"
In the lounge of Lingnan High School, coach Tian Gang was arranging the players to play while waiting on the court, and at the same time, he was telling the players offensive tactics.
"In the game against Shohoku, we need to adopt a 23-zone defense. Ino, you mark Jinguji Budo, and Fujima, you mark Hisashi Mitsui."
"Xiandao, Yuzhu, and Hanaxing, I need the three of you to protect Neng Xian. Xiandao is in a high position and is ready to defend at any time."
"Note, if Jinguji Budo breaks through Tian Tian's defense, you must defend immediately. Don't be afraid of fouls. The defensive pressure must be in place."
"Tian Tian, when you defend, you focus on defensive shooting. If the opponent breaks through, just let him go, and then double-team with Xiandao. This is not your first time to deal with him. You don't have to force every ball to be defended. Try your best to guard him. Just interfere if possible."
Coach Tianoka simply demonstrated the defensive positioning on the tactical board for the players, then put the tactical board aside, clapped his hands, and continued:
"The defensive tactics are like this. As for the offense, just follow the usual training."
"Classmates, I, Shigeichi Taoka, have been waiting for this day for a long time."
"I have a good understanding of which teams are participating in this year's national competition."
"Xiangbei High School will be the last hurdle on your way to the national championship. Just get over them and smash them."
"What awaits you is a flat road as far as the eye can see!"
Coach Tian Gang was mobilizing the players in the lounge. For a while, shouts and shouts rang out in the lounge. Obviously, Coach Tian Gang's mobilization effect was quite good.
At this time, in the Xiangbei lounge, coach Anxi did not give the players any blood. He just silently arranged the offensive formation for the players on the whiteboard in the lounge.
Coach Anzai's tactics still revolve around the core style of Jinguji Martial Arts, which is no different from previous game arrangements. I don't know if Coach Anzai didn't develop a new strategy, or because Coach Anzai thinks Shohoku can defeat Lingnan with this style of play.
Anyway, the players from Shohoku all nodded in agreement, and no one thought there was anything wrong. They had long been accustomed to playing in the light of Jinguji Martial Arts.
After a long time, someone from the conference organizer came to the lounge to inform the Shohoku team members to enter.
After receiving the instruction, everyone in Xiangbei hurriedly packed their backpacks and followed Coach Anxi out of the lounge and went to the stadium.
When everyone in Xiangbei arrived at the stadium, the game between Luoan High School and Kakuzu High School was coming to an end. With less than a minute left in the game, Luoan led Kakuhao High School by 21 points, 93:72. At this point in the game , in fact, a miracle is no longer possible, but Kakuzu's players are still active on the court without any thoughts of admitting defeat.
The hard power of this team may not be impressive, but their attitude toward basketball and the game is recognized by everyone.
When everyone from Xiangbei entered the venue, the team members from Lingnan had already been waiting in the field. When Shinomiya Tanano saw Jinguji Martial Arts in the Shohoku queue, he couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face.
Jinguji Martial Arts seemed to have noticed Shinomiya Tōno's gaze, and looked back from afar, narrowing his eyes slightly.
The two looked at each other, and invisible sparks exploded in the field, and this scene happened to be photographed by reporters.
"Why don't you see the king? Today's game between Xiangbei and Lingnan will probably be very fierce!"
The reporter on the sidelines sighed excitedly and hurriedly picked up the camera to capture the scene. At the same time, he ordered his assistant to turn on the camera and prepare to film the game between Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School.
As for the previous match between Luo An and Kakuzu, they didn't even want to waste their own film!
The game between Luoan and Kakuhe ended quickly. As the final whistle sounded, Luoan High School won the game 96:72. The Luoan players from the winning side cheered and rushed into the field, while the Kakuhe players from the losing side lined up in despair.
After shaking hands, the two teams walked off the court and began to pack their things.
The players from the Xiangbei and Lingnan teams, who had been waiting for a long time, put down their packages in the rest area and walked into the stadium.
During the warm-up period, the two teams seemed to be unfamiliar with each other, and they both made a tacit understanding without saying hello to each other. During the 20-minute warm-up period, both teams showed varying degrees of silence.
The spectators in the stands were also infected by this atmosphere. The entire arena was quiet, waiting for the battle to begin.
Twenty minutes later, the warm-up was over, the referee walked into the court and blew the whistle. The Xiangbei and Lingnan players returned to the rest area to make final adjustments, and then the starting players re-entered the court.
As the players from the two teams entered the stadium, the stands suddenly became lively.
"Shobei! Shobei! Shobei!"
"Come on, mistress~"
There were many supporters in Xiangbei, and the cheers were quite astonishing. The supporters in Lingnan were not to be outdone, and there was another wave of sound, which faintly suppressed the former's sound.
"Lingnan! Lingnan! Lingnan! Lingnan!"
The supporters in the stands were full of excitement, not to mention the players on the field.
Uozumi and Akagi, who were in the middle circle preparing to jump the ball, had burning eyes, and the fighting spirit in their eyes had completely burst out. Fujima stood next to Mitsui Hisashi, Sendō stood next to Miyagi Ryota, and Chiba Oishi also faced Hanagata Tohru.
As for Jinguji Martial Arts, of course it stands with Shinomiya Tanano.
There was no nonsense between the crowd, they were all staring at the basketball in the hands of the referee, waiting for the game to start.
"Beep!
!
"
As a sharp whistle sounded, the referee threw the ball directly into the air.
“Ho ho ho!
"
"Hmph!
"
As the basketball entered the air, two muffled shouts sounded. Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi took off almost at the same time and shot towards the basketball.
"Bang~" With a soft sound, Uozumi finally used his excellent height to touch the ball before Akagi and hit the ball towards Fujima.
Just when Fujima was about to catch the ball, a huge force suddenly came from his side. Hisashi Mitsui actually squeezed away Fujima and took the ball in his hands before Fujima.
Mitsui Hisashi, who started with the basketball, didn't hesitate at all and passed the ball directly. Over there, Jinguji Budo had already crossed the center line, grabbed the ball in his hands, and immediately started to speed up.
Winning the jump ball but not successfully gaining possession of the ball, this was something no one in Lingnan expected. Jinguji Budo's fast break was also sudden. In the entire Lingnan, only Shinomiya Tano noticed the movement of Budo. He followed Wu Dao closely.
"Ta...ta!" Budo was dribbling the ball for a fast break. He heard the sound of rapid footsteps in his ears. Without turning his head, Budo knew that Shinomiya Tano was already chasing him quickly.
Faced with the pursuit, Wu Dao not only did not slow down, but speeded up again, and soon the ball crossed the three-point line and rushed into the basket.
Wu Dao joined the ball at the free throw line. After two steps, he grabbed the ball with his right hand and took off, raising the ball above his head. However, when Wu Dao approached the basket, his raised right hand suddenly shrank. The basketball was switched to his left hand, and he directly grabbed the ball with his left hand. basket.
"Huh?!"
Shinomiya Tōno, who was following Jinguji Budō, took off with Budō. Seeing that he was about to complete the block against Budō from behind, he suddenly found that Budō switched hands for a dunk. The hands that were blocking the shot directly threw him. null. Such a change made him couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
At the same time, cheers erupted from the stands, and the entire stadium was filled with warm cheers.
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