Sunday.
On Sunday, early in the morning, the arena in Kanagawa Prefecture was filled with local spectators.
The Qiuzhi National Sports schedule has reached the third day, and the stage has reached a 16-to-8 match. Also starting from this day, every game in the Autumn National Sports will become more intense than the previous two stages.
Of course, what can touch the hearts of all Kanagawa Prefecture fans is naturally the games of the prefecture's teams. And that is, this morning, the first game to be played in the arena is the game between Kanagawa Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture.
Aichi Prefecture has always been a strong basketball county. Like Kanagawa Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture is also a large prefecture with two representative teams on ih. The games between these two counties naturally attracted a lot of spectators. Moreover, Aichi Prefecture is not far from Kanagawa Prefecture, and there are also fans from Aichi Prefecture who took advantage of their Sunday off to come to Kanagawa Prefecture to watch the game.
There is still more than an hour before the game starts, and the spectators have taken their seats in the stands early, waiting for the game to start.
"Ahhh~ Why hasn't the game started yet? Why haven't our members from the Kanagawa Prefecture team entered the venue yet? People from Aichi Prefecture have already started to warm up."
In the corner of the stands, Sakuragi Hanamichi was sitting on the seat, complaining. Today is a rest day, and the Shohoku basketball team did not train today. Considering that the training intensity of the players during this period was a bit high, Coach Anzai specially organized the players to come to the arena to watch the Kanagawa Prefecture game.
And this game-watching event also brought Hanamichi Sakuragi and Kaede Rukawa, who are reserve players from Shohoku this term.
In addition to letting the players relax, Coach Anxi also intends to let the junior high school students experience high-level competitions. People like Rukawa Kaede are all elites in the country, and they are all extremely proud. Let them see the competition of the seniors in Shobei, and let them know the vastness of this world.
"There's still more than an hour before the game starts, so warming up so early is of no use."
"I think the people in Aichi Prefecture are too nervous. Look at their players. There is no smile on their faces!"
Kiyota Nobunaga was sitting next to Sakuragi Hanamichi and said immediately when he heard Sakuragi's complaint. It's not that he is more patient than Sakuragi Hanamichi, he just subconsciously refutes Sakuragi.
"whispering sound..."
"You don't have a good attitude! If you don't warm up actively, you don't have a good attitude."
"Dad, are you right what I said?"
Sakuragi Hanamichi glanced at the corner of his mouth when he heard this, and looked at Coach Anzai as he spoke, hoping to find some recognition from Coach Anzai. Sakuragi Hanamichi's basketball foundation is the weakest among all junior high school students. In the ranking system built in Shohoku, his score has always been lower than that of several other players.
Every time he quarreled with Qingtian and others, he was a head shorter than them because of his lower ladder score. In order to regain his face, Sakuragi Hanamichi began to work hard on training, and attitude is what he can best at this stage.
"Hohoho, Sakuragi-san is right."
"Attitude is very important."
Coach Anzai smiled when he heard this, and his encouragement made Sakuragi feel happy all of a sudden.
"Hahaha! Wild monkey, you see, dad also said that attitude is very important! So shut up! Hahahaha!!"
With the support of Coach Anzai, Sakuragi Hanamichi pointed at Nobunaga Kiyota's face and laughed. When Qingtian saw this scene, he just curled his lips with a grimace.
"coming!"
"Our Kanagawa Prefecture representative team is here!"
At this moment, Mumu Gongyan suddenly stood up, pointed at the field and shouted. At the same time, cheers broke out one after another in the stands of the venue. Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kiyota Nobunaga looked in the direction pointed by Kimugure Konobu, and happened to see Coach Taoka leading the members of the Kanagawa Prefecture representative team into the stadium.
"The arena is really lively today, much livelier than the previous two days!"
In the stadium, Coach Tian Gang led the players into the field. Listening to the cheers around him, Coach Tian Gang looked around and said with a smile. Then, Coach Tian Gang turned to look at the players behind him and said loudly:
"As you can see, many of these spectators are our local fans in Kanagawa Prefecture, and the team they support is us!"
"In today's game, you will definitely not be able to live up to the fans' expectations. You must play well for me!"
"Last year, under the leadership of Takatou, our Kanagawa Prefecture also met Aichi Prefecture in the 16-to-8 game. In that game, we lost."
“Thanks to Aichi Prefecture, we only have to play from the first round this year.”
"This year I, Shigeichi Taoka, will lead the team to compete in the Aki no Kuni Sports. My goal is not just to reach the top eight."
"What I want is to be the champion! To win!"
Coach Tianoka was infected by the enthusiasm of the audience after entering the venue, and immediately began to lecture the players. I don’t know if Coach Tian Gang mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally, Coach Gao Tou’s performance in leading the team last year.
The other team members didn't think there was much of a problem with this, but several Hainan players felt that Coach Tian Gang was nodding to Coach Gaotou.
"Don't worry, coach. Regardless of whether you win the championship or not, we in Aichi Prefecture will definitely help you tidy up."
"I will never embarrass you."
Others didn't know about the entanglement between Coach Tagang and Coach Gaotou, but Jinguji Budo knew it clearly. After hearing what Coach Tagang said, Budo couldn't help but interjected and joked.
"This bastard!" Coach Tian Gang raised his eyebrows when he heard this and cursed in his heart. However, his expression did not change. After coughing slightly, he said seriously:
"It's not about embarrassing me, it's about not embarrassing yourself and the fans in Kanagawa Prefecture!"
After Coach Taoka finished speaking, he suddenly paused for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something, pointed towards Jinguji Martial Arts, and said:
"Jinguji Budo, since you said so, you will be the starting small forward in today's game."
"In order to cooperate with you and allow you to perform well, Akagi, Mitsui Hisashi, and Miyagi Ryota, you will also start the game."
"As for the last starting spot..."
When Coach Taoka said this, he suddenly paused and glanced at the other players. Just when he was about to speak, Shinomiya suddenly took a step forward and suggested to Coach Taoka with a smile: "Coach, the last one Let me start the game."
"I haven't played a game in the past few days, and my hands are a little itchy."
Shinomiya volunteered to play, but coach Taoka glanced at him and refused directly: "How can a team of Aichi Prefecture's level allow our Kanagawa twin stars to join forces?"
"There's only one basketball. Are you going to fight Jinguji Budo for the ball? Go, go, don't make trouble for me."
After hearing this, Shinomiya Tano stopped working. He finally got some motivation, but coach Taoka actually didn't let him play. How could this be possible?
"Don't! Coach, I play power forward. I play support for him and help Akagi grab rebounds. I will never steal the ball."
"Give me a chance, coach! Give me a chance..."
At the end of the speech, Shinomiya's expression turned pleading. Seeing his disciple's appearance, Coach Taoka hesitated. He did not want to dampen the players' enthusiasm, not to mention that this player was Shinomiya.
Just when Coach Taoka was about to agree, Shinichi Maki, Daiki Maekawa, and Kazuma Takasago suddenly walked up to Coach Taoka.
"Huh? What's wrong with you two?"
Coach Taoka narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice when he saw Maekawa Daiki, Maki Shinichi and Takasago who suddenly walked out of the team.
"Coach Taoka, can you let the three of us play in this game?"
Mu Shen hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Coach Tian Gang and asked.
"oh?"
"You three?"
Coach Tian Gang had a slightly surprised look on his face, but the next second, Coach Tian Gang came back to his senses and showed a smile on his face.
"Last year's Autumn National Sports, the three of you were players on the representative team?"
Coach Tian Gang touched his chin and asked.
"I am with Maekawa-senpai and Omasa-senpai, but Takasago is not."
“Last year’s game, I, Maekawa-senpai and Omasa-senpai all played.”
"Although we lost the game, I don't think we are as good as those players from Aichi Prefecture. I want to defeat Aichi Prefecture with my own hands."
Mu Shen slapped his chest with one hand, looked at Coach Tian Gang firmly, and said in a deep voice. When Shinomiya heard what Makoto said, he originally wanted to ask Coach Tamoka to arrange for him to play, but he stopped talking for a moment, spread his hands, and silently retreated to the team.
Coach Taoka also raised his eyes and forgot about Jinguji Martial Arts, and then turned his attention to Mu Shenyi again.
"I'll let Mitsui and Fujima assist you."
"Amu, you have to win!"
Coach Taoka pondered for a long time, and suddenly stretched out his hand and patted Shenyi Mu on the shoulder. After speaking, he turned to look at Mitsui Hisashi and Fujima Kenji, and waved to them.
When Hisashi Mitsui and Fujima approached, Coach Tianoka arranged: "Mitsui, you play small forward in this game, Fujima, you play the shooting position."
"The starters for this game are center Kazuma Takasago, power forward Daiki Maekawa, point guard Shinichi Maki, small forward Hisashi Mitsui, and point guard Fujima."
"Amu, don't let me down."
After Coach Tagang finished speaking, he walked towards the rest area. Everyone in the Kanagawa Prefecture team followed Coach Tagang, but Shinichi Maki, Kazuma Takasago and Daiki Maekawa remained in place respectfully. He bowed respectfully towards Coach Tian Gang's back, and after a long time, he hurriedly followed in Coach Tian Gang's footsteps.
After arriving at the rest area, Mu Shen and others quickly took off their coats and put on their jerseys, and then several people quickly entered the court with the ball and began to warm up.
Fujima Kenji also participated in the Aki no Kuni Sports last year, but he was only a first-year player at the time. Although he played, it was only in the first stage of the game. In the game against Aichi Prefecture, he did not win. Opportunity to play.
Mu Shenyi was better than him and played a few minutes during the garbage time of that game.
Although he is a substitute, Fujima can empathize with Mu Shen. As for Mitsui Hisashi, he did not participate in the Aki no Kuni Sports last year due to a foot injury and his trip to the United States. However, after feeling the determination of Maki Shinichi, Mitsui Hisashi also became serious and after doing some stretching exercises, he walked in. The court began to warm up.
Jinguji Budo, who has always been napping on the long side, was also uncharacteristic today and actually started to cooperate with the team members in warm-up exercises before the game. All the players from Kanagawa Prefecture began to warm up after entering the venue. No one spoke, and the atmosphere seemed dull.
It was still early before the start of the game, and the warm-up activities of most players in Kanagawa Prefecture were not carried out closely. But Makoto Shinichi, Takasago Kazuma and Maekawa Daiki were different. It was still early before the competition, and these three people were already sweating during the warm-up.
Coach Tian Gang saw all the actions of these three people and realized that the three of them spent a lot of physical energy during the warm-up period. However, Coach Tian Gang did not issue a warning. Instead, he sat on the sidelines and let the situation pass. People sweat.
Soon, the warm-up time passed.
With the referee's whistle, the two teams began to make final preparations before the game. At this time, coach Tian Gang did not arrange any tactics or playing methods. He just patted Mu Shenyi on the shoulder, encouraged the opponent with a few words, and allowed Mu Shenyi to play freely on the court.
"Beep!" After another rapid whistle, the players from both sides began to enter the field and get ready to start the game.
In the stands, Sakuragi Hanamichi and others looked a little dissatisfied when they saw Jinguji Budo and Akagi not playing. The rest of the Xiangbei team members did not have such emotions. When they saw Mitsui Hisashi coming on the stage, they all cheered for Mitsui Hisashi.
In the stadium, players from the Aichi Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture representative teams took their positions in the center circle. Takasago Kazuma stood up for the jump ball. Opposite him was a tall boy wearing No. 6 jersey. He was tall and visually estimated to be over 195cm. His figure was similar to Takasago's, and his body shape was similar to Takasago's, although not comparable. They are as big as Uozumi and Akagi, but when standing in front of Takasago, they still have all their advantages.
"Amu, long time no see."
"I really didn't expect that I would be playing against you in today's game. I originally thought that I would be facing those two people."
The captain and main player of Aichi Prefecture is Morohoshi Dai of Aiwa Academy, who is called the Star of Aichi by local fans. Zhu Xingda stood beside Mu Shenyi and greeted him familiarly.
"How could I pass up the opportunity to play against you in the match against Aichi Prefecture?"
"I begged the coach to let me play."
Upon hearing Zhu Xingda's prickly words, Mu Shen smiled and replied casually, his mood not affected at all.
"Can you win with just the few of you?"
Morohoshi glanced at everyone in Kanagawa County and asked with a smile. The players on the field today are all familiar faces. Makoto Shinichi has played against each other before and has a deep impression of the opponent. As for Takasago and Maekawa Daiki on the field, he has some impressions. He also knew Fujima Kenji and Mitsui Hisashi, and had a rough understanding of their abilities.
The level of role players who shoot shots behind Shinomiya Tōno and Jinguji Budō is probably just that. This is Morohoshi's understanding of the strength of Fujima and Mitsui Hisashi.
"Let's give it a try. I think with just the few of us, we should be almost ready."
Although Mu Shenyi has a good temper, he still couldn't help hearing Zhu Xing belittle his teammates, and replied softly but firmly.
At the same time, the referee's sharp whistle also interrupted the communication between the two.
"Beep!!"
Immediately after a long whistle, the referee threw the ball into the air. The next second, the centers of the two teams on both sides of the center line jumped to the ball almost at the same time.
"Snapped!"
After a muffled sound, the young man from Aichi Prefecture actually got ahead of Takasago Kazuma and slapped the basketball first. As the basketball flew out, Morohoshi took a few steps forward and quickly grabbed the ball in his arms.
When the jump ball failed, Mu Shenyi did not return to defense immediately, but pressed towards Zhu Xingda immediately, actually preparing to steal Zhu Xingda in the frontcourt.
"snort!"
"Come here on horseback! Mu Shenyi."
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