The game between Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School entered the halftime break. Both teams completed their arrangements for the second half at the beginning of the break. The difference is that the arrangements for Lingnan High School are all made by coach Taoka, while for Shohoku High School, it is made by Jinguji Budo as a player.
Regarding the deployment of martial arts, Coach Anzai didn't even have any additional opinions. He just smiled and asked the players to follow the deployment of martial arts, making it seem as if the coach of Xiangbei High School was a martial arts coach.
Coach Anxi doesn't seem to care about this match, but the fact is that Coach Anxi simply doesn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of martial arts.
Regarding the tactics and tactics for the battle with Lingnan High School, Coach Anxi had actually started to deduce them in his mind as early as after the county competition. To this day, Coach Anxi actually has many tactical arrangements stored in his head.
But in today's game, coach Anxi did not make any arrangement adjustments to the team.
The reason is that coach Anxi doesn't want his players to have any regrets in today's game.
There is a huge gap in hard power between Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School. Coach Anxi, a former national player, has long seen this clearly. He also knew very clearly that even if Xiangbei completely implemented the tactical plan he had envisioned, he might not be able to defeat Lingnan High School.
Rather than asking the players to play techniques and tactics that they are not used to, it is better to let the players give full play to their talents and play the tactics they want to play.
Although Jinguji Budo's tactics cannot represent the will of all Shohoku players, the will of the team's ace is often the will of the team. As long as Jinguji Budo's style of play doesn't go too far, Coach Anzai will give him this freedom.
When playing basketball, the key is for the players to have fun!
The twenty minutes of halftime passed quickly. During this period, neither the players from Xiangbei nor the players from Lingnan ran around except for necessary toilet breaks. Players from both teams who were about to play sat on their respective teams' benches. Recovering physical fitness and doing simple mental construction.
With a sharp sound, all the players stood up from their stools and walked towards the court.
The stands, which had been quiet for almost twenty minutes, became lively again when the players from the two teams took the field again.
"Lingnan! Lingnan! Lingnan!"
Supporters of Lingnan School were in the first row of the rest area in Lingnan. A banner reading "Be Brave and Brave" made a roar under the shaking of the audience. Amidst the cheers of the audience, everyone from Lingnan, led by Shinomiya Tōno, walked into the court and quickly took their positions in the center circle without the referee's instructions.
"Mitsui Hisashi! Mitsui Hisashi!"
On the other side, De Nan and his group were waving a small flag of "The Man of Flame" in the stands and shouting at the top of their lungs. However, their voices were too low and they were quickly drowned out by the cheers of other spectators. submerged.
"Akagi!"
Jun Uozumi stood on the center line, looked at Takenori Akagi who walked into the field and stood in front of him, and shouted in a low voice. Although he simply said hello to Takenori Akagi and didn't say anything else, when Takenori Akagi caught Uozumi Jun's burning eyes, Akagi understood the other person's thoughts instantly.
"snort!"
"I won't lose, and neither will we in Xiangbei, Yuzhu!"
Takenori Akagi said in a deep voice, with a serious look on his face.
It hasn't kicked off yet, and just the exchange of glances is already filled with the smell of gunpowder.
"I didn't expect that Xiangbei could fight us to this extent. In fact, I thought at first that after the first half, you would not have the fighting spirit."
"You guys are really lucky to be tied with us in the first half."
On one side of the center circle, Shinomiya Tōno and Jinguji Budō stood together waiting for the jump ball. Shinomiya Tōno looked at the two centers in the center circle and suddenly said with emotion.
However, his emotion was a bit harsh in Martial Arts ears. What does "unexpected" mean? What is "luck"?
Does it mean that from the beginning, Shinomiya Tano did not regard their Shohoku High School as their Lingnan opponent? Martial Arts was not willing to listen to such words that clearly had the context of a superior.
"Then there are many things that you didn't expect. We in Xiangbei can not only draw with you, but also win!"
Jinguji Budo curled his lips, moved the muscles in his neck, lowered his weight slightly, and waited for the referee to kick off.
"Haha, then you have to work harder, but I don't think you, Xiangbei, can win if you just rely on you!"
Shinomiya Tano still had a condescending look when he spoke. In his context, it was clear that Lingnan High School had been placed in a higher position.
"Haha, you don't need to remind me, I have already discovered this!"
Budo's words made Shinomiya Tōno in front of him narrow his eyes slightly, and glanced directly at Konobu Mugure, who was guarded behind him by Hanagata.
This sophomore from Shohoku left some impressions in his mind. In the second half, the little-known Mugure was actually able to replace the excellent power forward from Takeishi Junior High School, which really surprised Shinomiya. .
However, Shinomiya didn't pay too much attention. If Jinguji Martial Arts planned to put the treasure on Kugure Konobu, then he could only say sorry. Under Hanagata's defense, Kokumo Konobu would definitely win this game. Very tough!
"Beep!"
Following the whistle, the two men's thoughts quickly gathered together.
The next second, the basketball was thrown high into the air. Akagi and Jun Uozumi, who were jumping the ball, took off with all their strength almost immediately. Their two big hands hit both sides of the basketball almost at the same time. side.
In terms of body static data, Jun Uozumi is undoubtedly better than Takenori Akagi, but in terms of explosive power, Akagi is stronger than Uozumi. Therefore, there is not much difference between the two in terms of timing of reaching the highest point.
However, Jun Uozumi's strength is much stronger than Takenori Akagi, so when the basketball is shot away, the defense line of the ball is heading towards Lingnan.
"Well done, Uozumi!" On the side of the center circle, Fujima Kenji easily blocked Miyagi Ryota's position, grabbed the ball in his arms before Miyagi, and then he was happy. Shout loudly.
Miyagi curled his lips in frustration after losing the first move. Although he was unconvinced, he quickly retreated with his teammates and did not continue to entangle Fujima in the frontcourt.
Miyagi Ryota is slightly inferior to Fujima Kenji in both height and weight. The difference in weight between the two may be less than ten kilograms, but this gap is enough to give Fujima an advantage in the competition with Miyagi. Unfortunately, Miyagi Ryota has eaten Fujima several times.
After receiving the jump ball, Fujima did not rush to dribble forward. He waited until he saw everyone in Shohoku retreating to the other end of the center line before dropping the ball. He slowly advanced with the ball, waiting for Uozumi and Hanagata to complete their positions.
When the team's center and power forward were fully positioned, Fujima was surprised to find that the player guarding Shinomiya Nobunobu became Kimigure Kimibu, while Jinguji Budo actually entered the inside and stuck together with Hanagata Tohru. Mitsui Shou's side was still defending Sendo, and what stood in front of him was still Miyagi's farmland.
Shohoku's defensive method has not changed much, but Fujima clearly knows that Shohoku seems to have given up on himself?
"Is Shohoku crazy for actually letting that Mumu defend Shinomiya Tano? How could such a person guard Tōdō?"
Although Fujima was confused in his heart, there was no pause in the movements of his hands. Facing Miyagi's defense, Fujima quickly launched a breakthrough. With a simple crossover, he easily passed Miyagi, but Fujima did not continue to go deeper. With a flick of his wrist, the basketball was directly passed to Shinomiya Tanano who entered the mid-range at the same time.
Shinomiya Tōno didn't stop for a moment while taking the ball. He turned sideways and inadvertently hit Konobu Mumu. The terrifying force instantly knocked Konobu Mumu to the ground. However, when the referee saw this scene, he had no intention of blowing the whistle.
Just a reasonable collision.
Shinomiya, who easily reached the inside, quickly entered the basket. Jinguji Budo, who was defending, had already come in front of him the moment the opponent entered the paint area and raised his hand to block, but Shinomiya didn't seem to see it. Jinguji Budo, against Budo's defense, picked up the basket and easily sent the ball to hit the board. With the sound of the net, he led Lingnan High School to take the lead in scoring a goal.
"Ohhhh, it looks so easy! That player from Xiangbei can't stop him at all!"
"It's so easy to cut in. There's no way to stop Konobu Mumu. Facing the fast-moving Shinomiya Tōno, Jinguji Martial Arts' supplementary defense is of no help."
With a simple pick-up basket, Shinomiya received cheers from all over the sky. That effortless pick-up made people feel that Shinomiya's scoring was as simple as eating and drinking.
"So strong... No matter how many times I watch it, I still think this guy is so strong!"
"That Shinomiya field passed me and that Mu Mu Gongen, there was not much surprise at all. For him, maybe only the defense of Jinguji Martial Arts can make him do more moves."
"The strength gap between Mumu Gongyan and Shinomiya Tiandou is really too big!"
In the stands, a group of Sanno Industrial players were paying attention to the game on the field. Although they lost to Lingnan and were eliminated, they were still very concerned about Lingnan's game, so they did not return to Akita County, but stayed. Get ready to watch Lingnan’s next game.
Sawabita Eiji saw that Shinomiya had passed Kimugue Koen so easily, and recalled his embarrassment when facing Shinomiya in his mind, and said softly.
“Strength, speed, basketball, you can’t escape those two.”
"Maybe that Mu Mu Gongyan really wants to guard Shinomiya Tano, but he can't do it!"
"Shōhoku sent him up, probably to prepare for the main offense. Jinguji Budo entered the inside to strengthen rebound control."
"But in this way, Shinomiya Tano will be completely liberated. Originally, Shobei had nothing to do with him. If this happens, won't Shobei be even more unable to win?"
Kawada Masashi also looked at the game on the field and asked without doubt.
In his opinion, Xiangbei's situation on the defensive end was already very difficult. Now, wouldn't it make it even more hopeless?
"I couldn't handle Shinomiya's attack in the first place. Now, I just gave up completely."
"For Xiangbei, there is no essential change. In terms of situation, it will not be worse than in the first half. It is impossible to defend. There is no difference."
"The purpose of Xiangbei is obviously not to defend."
"In the final analysis, he is just a gambler..."
Goro Domoto roughly guessed Shohoku's plan and turned his attention to Miyagi Ryota, who was advancing with the ball at this time. His idea should be verified soon.
In the court, Miyagi Ryota, who dribbled across the midline, quickly gave the ball to Jinguji Budō. After completing the ball one second ago, he quickly moved his body and ran towards Budō. His movements also caused a stir. Teng Zhen was alert and followed up immediately.
At the same time, Mumu Gongyan sank to the bottom corner. His position also attracted Hanaxing's defense. However, Hanaxing obviously had some scruples in his heart. He was standing two or three meters away from Mumu, and he obviously couldn't put it under the basket. Fish live.
Hisashi Mitsui also sank to the bottom of the other side. Sendō just glanced at Hisashi Mitsui and did not choose to follow up. Instead, he adjusted his position to the side of the free throw line and prepared to defend against Jinguji Budō.
"Sure enough, Xiandao obviously doesn't want me to have the opportunity to rush into the inside line. It's not only because of fear of me, but also to be able to protect Yuzhu as soon as possible."
"Three-offenders are really a good target!"
Miyagi Ryota quickly came up for a pick-and-roll after Budo received the ball, but his thin body was just pressed by Shinomiya and he lost his center of gravity and took two steps back, blocking Budo's breakthrough route.
But Budo didn't care. Although Miyagi's pick-and-roll didn't give him a chance to break through, he could pass the ball easily.
The basketball was passed vertically directly from Budo's hands. With the help of Miyagi's body, Fujima did not notice Budo's passing intention at the first time. When the basketball made a red pillar and flew past him, Fujima did In hindsight, I looked in the direction in which the basketball was flying.
"Misui Hisashi?! The seat is vacant!"
Fujima was shocked. Sendō was a little surprised to see Budō pass the ball to Hisashi Mitsui at this time, but by the time he went to make up for the defense, it was already too late. At this time, Hisashi Mitsui had enough time to adjust his shooting posture.
For the sake of stability, Mitsui Hisashi used the two-stage shot that he was best at back then and threw the ball directly.
The basketball flew over Akagi and Uozumi's heads and directly hit the net.
Hisashi Mitsui, who didn't touch the ball much in the whole game today, after a 20-minute rest, the first three-pointer in the opening game actually fell steadily into the net.
"What?!"
"Mitsui Shou? It's actually him."
"Jinguji Budo passed the ball in that position. Didn't that guy go solo?"
"Uozumi Jundu committed three fouls. Shohoku actually didn't play inside, but instead used outside attacks? Can these guys know how to play?!"
"Nice three points! Well done, Mitsui!"
As the basketball entered the net, the audience's incomprehensible exclamations and cheers from the Shohoku supporters rang out. Mitsui Hisashi, who scored the goal, raised his right arm high and squinted his eyes to enjoy the long-lost cheers that belonged to him. .
"Xiangbei...this is a gamble for your life!"
Shinomiya Takashi looked at Mitsui Hisashi who started to defend himself from a distance and murmured. At the same time, the muscles of his body began to tremble unconsciously. His body seemed to be completely awakened by Mitsui Hisashi's goal.
"If you want to bet on the accuracy of long-range shots, I will score every goal with my own hands."
"Xiangbei, if you want to win in this way, how is it possible?"
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