Just as there was some commotion in Xiangbei, at Lingnan High School, the players who were about to go on stage had already changed their jerseys and were sitting on the bench arranging their shoelaces and making final preparations.
"What happened over there?"
"Is there a fight?"
Aida Hiko has been focusing on Shohoku since everyone in Shohoku entered the Ryonan High School stadium. He was the first person from Lingnan to notice the commotion in the Shohoku rest area. At this time, Aida Hikoichi was holding a notebook, standing behind Coach Taoka, looking towards the rest area next door.
"riot?"
"Yan Yi, don't worry about them, we can just do our own thing."
"Focus on ourselves!"
"This year's opportunity is rare. Shohoku High School is the only team in Kanagawa Prefecture that can compete with our Lingnan team!"
"This kind of game is different from the team warm-up games you have seen before!"
"In today's game, we can also see how Shinomiya plays with all his strength. Watch carefully and learn hard!"
When Coach Taoka heard Aida Hikoichi's words, he just turned his head slightly and glanced at the Shohoku rest area, and then withdrew his gaze, not caring what happened to the other party. Hearing this, Aida Hikoichi looked slightly startled, then looked at Shinomiya Tōno, who had already straightened his shoelaces and stood up, and nodded heavily.
Lingnan High School is a team formed with Shinomiya Tōno and Sendō as the core. Even though these two are only sophomores, no other player in Lingnan High School can compare with their prestige.
Shinomiya Tanano is even known as the strongest high school student in the country. In terms of fame, he can even beat the Immortals more than once.
This year, many of the new players in Lingnan came, some of them came for the title of national hegemon in Lingnan, and a large part of them came for Shinomiya Tano. And he, Aida Hikoichi, came to Lingnan High School for Shinomiya Tanano.
"Yan Yi, don't be so nervous, relax."
"To be honest, there won't be much you can learn from me. After all, I have to play the way I do, and it may be difficult for others to copy it."
Shinomiya heard the conversation between Coach Taoka and Hikochi Aida behind him. After straightening his shoelaces and standing up, he turned to face Hikochi Aida and said. Suddenly hearing Shinomiya Tōno's words, Aida Hikoichi's eyes darkened. He knew that his physical talent was very weak, and learning from Shinomiya Tōno was just wishful thinking on his part.
But Shinomiya Tanoh's next words made Aida Hikoichi's eyes light up.
"Hikoichi, you definitely won't be able to imitate me, but that second-year guard from Shohoku, Ryota Miyagi, is the target of your study!"
"When that kid was in his freshman year of high school, I remember he was only about 165cm tall. He was about the same height as you, but he was a very difficult kid."
"He should also appear in today's game. Then you have to take a good look at how he plays."
"This will be very helpful for you!"
After Shinomiya finished speaking, he glanced at the other teammates who were preparing to play, including center Jun Uozumi, power forward Toru Hanagata, point guard Fujima, and point guard Sendō.
Although it was just a warm-up match, Lingnan put on their strongest lineup and did not underestimate them.
After getting ready, a group of Lingnan players began to walk towards the court, and happened to meet several players from Xiangbei. Shinomiya looked towards Shohoku with a blank expression, and was about to find the Jinguji martial arts pair for a match, but suddenly found that the five team members coming from Shohoku all had unfamiliar faces.
"Huh?! Rukawa Kaede?"
"Who are those four guys? Are they in the first grade of Xiangbei?"
"Coach Anzai sent a group of first graders to fight us?!"
Coach Taoka also saw the five players in Shobei at this moment, and looked at those people with a startled expression.
In the field, Shinomiya Tano also glanced at the five people in Shohoku in surprise, and then turned to look at the Shohoku rest area. He happened to find Budo sitting on his seat and waving to him.
"..." Shinomiya Tano was immediately bored when he saw this scene. After taking a deep breath, he murmured:
"This is really..."
"If I had known that Xiangbei was interested in training troops, I wouldn't have come up here."
"What the hell is playing ball with a bunch of rookies..."
"Forget it, just think of it as a warm-up. That martial arts guy will learn it sooner or later."
Shinomiya looked uninterested, but he had already entered the stadium, and Shinomiya had no intention of going back. The other Lingnan players were originally full of expectations, but when they saw that Xiangbei did not send the familiar starting lineup, they all became relaxed and their mentality changed.
"Is this kid a great center? Compared with Akagi, he is far behind!"
Jun Uozumi, who was standing in the middle circle and preparing to jump the ball, looked down at Nango Koichiro in front of him and thought to himself.
At the same time, Kiyota Nobunaga had already stood in front of Fujima Kenji. He was the shortest among the players in this group, so he naturally approached Fujima, who was similar in height to himself. After Oda Ryumasa came on the stage, he saw that Nango Koichiro and Kiyota Nobunaga had found their opponents. His eyes wandered from the two tall men Hanagata Toru and Shinomiya Nobunaga for a while, and he chose to stand in front of Shinomiya Nobunaga.
Although Oda Ryumasa has played for many years, his social and basketball circles have always been limited to Wako Middle School and those schools that compete with Wako Middle School. Oda Ryumasa is not very familiar with the high school basketball world, so he doesn't know Shinomiya Tanano either.
Rukawa Kaede, who was originally going to defend Shinomiya Tōno, took a step slower. When he saw Oda Ryumasa standing in front of Shinomiya Tōdō, he didn't say anything. He turned to Hanagata and gave the fairy way to Katsumi Ichiro.
"That idiot Oda! He actually came to Shinomiya Wildo?!"
"Hahaha! You really overestimate your capabilities!"
When Sakuragi Hanamichi saw Oda Ryumasa standing in front of Shinomiya Tanano, he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly started to gloat.
He is different from Oda Ryuumasa. Although he hasn't watched many games, he has watched a few of Lingnan's games. He has a very deep impression of Shinomiya Tōno and Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Sakuragi knew very well how strong Shinomiya Tanozhen was, who couldn't even defend against Jinguji martial arts. And that was Shinomiya Tanozhen when he was only in the first grade.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's mocking voice was so loud that the Lingnan players in the rest area on the other side also looked over. They were all surprised, how could this substitute from Xiangbei still badmouth his teammates?
Oda Ryumasa in the field also glanced at Sakuragi Hanamichi and then withdrew his gaze, then slightly raised his head and looked at Shinomiya Tano in front of him, his eyes were firm and full of fighting spirit.
"Um?"
"I like your look very much! It's very nice."
Shinomiya saw no hesitation or fear in Oda Ryumasa's eyes, and immediately expressed his appreciation. No player dared to look at him like this in the youth training before.
This first grader in Shohoku has already aroused a little interest in Shinomiya Tanano.
"Lingnan!"
"These first-year students will probably face an unprecedented blow."
"Coach, is it too early for them to face guys like Lingnan?"
Hisashi Mitsui sat next to Coach Anzai, looked at the players of the two teams who were already in position, and said with some sympathy.
Although there has not yet been an official match, Mitsui Hisashi can already predict the direction of the game just by looking at the momentum of the players on both sides.
Nango Koichiro is indeed a very talented player, and his physical fitness is also very good. Looking at the entire Kanagawa Prefecture, this kind of talent is also ranked high, but his opponent is Uozumi Jun of Ryonan High School. The gap between the two people is probably not small.
Similarly, Kiyota Nobunaga is opposite Fujima, Katsumi Ichiro is opposite Sendō, Rukawa Kaede is opposite Hanagata, and Oda Ryumasa is opposite Shinomiya. In every position, Shohoku has no advantage. .
Mitsui Hisashi didn't have time to think about it. On the court, a junior from Lingnan High School who was serving as the referee had already blown the whistle to start the game.
After a whistle, the basketball was thrown into the air.
Without any surprise, the basketball was hit first by Yuzhu Chun and flew directly towards Lingnan's backcourt. Nobunaga Kiyota was just about to make a move when he saw a blue figure directly surpass him and take the ball in his hands before him.
Fujima, who successfully caught the ball, passed the ball directly towards the frontcourt without any hesitation. Sendō, who had already crossed the center line, took it in his hands. Sendō received the ball and quickly advanced with the ball. In the blink of an eye, he was already approaching three points. Sub-line.
Just as the players on the Shohoku court were focusing on Sendō holding the ball, Shinomiya had already crossed the three-point line and moved quickly towards the inside.
Sendō saw the opportunity and hit the ball directly to the ground under Katsumi Ichiro's defense.
It is obviously a very slow passing method, but in Sendao's hands, it is extremely fast.
The basketball hit the floor behind Katsumi Ichiro and bounced directly into the paint.
It's just that in order to gain speed, Xiandao made the rebound angle of the basketball relatively low, making it not very easy to catch.
But as soon as he stepped onto the free throw line, Shinomiya, who was tall and muscular, leaned down lightly in the middle of the movement, steadily took the ball in his hands, and then just took one step and jumped towards the basket. The basket quickly glided and he scored with a one-handed dunk.
From the kick-off to the completion of the score at Lingnan High School, it only took four or five seconds in total. The smooth attack stunned the newcomers in Xiangbei.
That is to say, Rukawa Kaede and Kiyota, the special recruits from Shohoku, had also practiced with Mitsui Hisashi and others, so they were well-informed. After being stunned for a while, they quickly recovered.
But Oda Ryumasa still had a stunned expression at this moment, as if he didn't expect his team's defense to be so weak.
Are your teammates too weak? Obviously not. Although Oda Ryumasa is proud, he is not arrogant yet.
Obviously, the opponent is too strong!
"Hey, Xiaotian, cheer up!"
"This is just the beginning!"
Nango Koichiro patted the stunned Oda Ryumasa, quickly went to the baseline, and sent the ball to Kiyota Nobunaga.
Nobunaga Kiyota was not impatient when he got the ball. While slowly advancing the ball, he shouted to his teammates:
"Don't be affected by the opponent's attack!"
"We play at our own pace."
"Be faster when you return to defense. These guys in Lingnan are very fast!"
Kiyota Nobunaga was trained by coach Anzai for a year in Shohoku. Although his personality is still the same out-of-the-box character, he is obviously much more stable on the court.
Under the deliberate suppression of Kiyota Nobunaga, Shohoku's offensive rhythm was suppressed.
After entering the frontcourt, Nobunaga Kiyota quickly passed the ball to Katsumi Ichiro on the side. The latter took the ball and quickly passed it to Rukawa Kaede, who was also standing on the outside.
As the basketball entered Rukawa Kaede's hands, Sendao was already on guard.
Ryonan High School uses a standard zone defense system. Fujima, Shinomiya and Sendō are mainly responsible for the outside, while Uozumi Jun and Hanagata Toru are responsible for guarding the basket.
Rukawa Kaede took the ball and was about to attack Sendou when he suddenly discovered that Oda Ryumasa, who originally needed to enter the inside line, had already followed the baseline to the middle distance, while Hanagata, who was guarding him, did not pursue him at all.
Realizing that the opportunity had arisen, Rukawa Kaede broke through with a falling step and came to the side of Immortal Dao in an instant. The extremely fast breakthrough speed made Xiandao shrink in size and catch up in an instant. However, when Xiandao followed up, the basketball hit his crotch and hit the ground.
"!" Rukawa Kaede's pass was so sudden that Sendō didn't even react. When he looked back, the basketball had fallen into Oda Ryumasa's hands.
Oda Ryumasa, who was in the open position, took the ball and shot directly into the net.
"Goal scored?!"
"Goal!
! "
Mitsui Hisashi looked slightly startled when he saw this scene. He couldn't believe that these first-year students could score goals so easily, and he immediately cheered.
In the Lingnan rest area on the other side of the court, all the Lingnan players had no idea what Mitsui Hisashi was excited about. Wasn't it just a ball? What's so surprising?
They may not be able to imagine how pessimistic Mitsui Hisashi was about his team's starters before the game.
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When Sakuragi Hanamichi saw Oda Ryumasa score, he curled his lips in displeasure.
In the stadium, the Xiangbei players who scored the goal quickly retreated.
Taking advantage of the gap in serving, Shinomiya said to Hanagata and Hanagata: "Hanagata, that kid looks like he has a shot, follow up on defense next time."
After saying that, he turned his head towards Xiandao and said: "Xiandao, the boy opposite you has something, although it's not much, but you should pay attention to it."
"Don't capsize in the gutter."
Xiandao waved his hand impatiently and ran towards the frontcourt quickly, while Hanagata's attitude was much better. After nodding, he ran towards the frontcourt.
Fujima was also smiling at this moment when he received Uozumi's pass in the backcourt and began to advance with the ball. The job of reminding his teammates is generally his job as the point guard, the "coach on the court." However, Fujima also enjoyed his leisure time. Shinomiya Tano's reliability allowed him to spend less time thinking.
Lingnan's advance was not very fast, and he seemed to be preparing to take a position.
But after everyone in Xiangbei was in position, those who entered the frontcourt from Lingnan ran towards the same side of the court together.
After Sendō, Uozumi, Hanagata, and Fujima entered the frontcourt one after another, they all gathered in the left half of the court. The right half was empty, with only Shinomiya Nodano standing outside the three-point line.
"What is this?!" The first-year students in Xiangbei had never seen this kind of offensive formation, so they chose man-to-man marking and found their opponents.
And just when the Shohoku players changed defense, Fujima had already passed the ball to Shinomiya Tanano in the distance.
As soon as he picked up the basketball, Oda Ryumasa had already moved up to the three-point line, and he was closely attached to Shinomiya Tanano who was receiving the ball with his back to the basket, and he defended extremely seriously.
"Are you just here to guard against me?"
"Are you guys too underestimated me? Do you want a player like you to defend me alone?"
Shinomiya fought hard with his back to the basket, grabbed the ball with his right hand and raised it flat, tilted his head slightly, and said to Oda Ryumasa behind him.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shinomiya Dano hit him with a ball on his back and sat down.
He had just exerted his strength when Oda Ryuumasa behind him was directly pushed away by Shinomiya Tano. He took three big steps back before barely regaining his balance.
By the time he stood firm, Shinomiya Tōno's figure had long disappeared from his eyes.
“Bang!
! "
Before Oda Ryumasa could react, there was a loud noise behind him. Shinomiya rushed straight to the basket and easily dunked Nango Koichiro who was guarding the basket.
"What...what kind of strange power is this?!"
Until Shinomiya Dano scored a slam dunk, Oda Ryumasa was still confused for a moment.
Oda Ryumasa, who is 185cm tall and weighs 76kg in his first year of high school, encountered this kind of player for the first time. It was the first time that he suffered such a big loss in physical confrontation. The opponent just slapped him, but he was completely blocked by him. Can't stop!
From Oda Ryumasa's perspective, there was no way to imagine how powerful Shinomiya Tano was.
There is a full 50 kilograms difference in weight between him and Shinomiya. They are not in the same weight class at all!
"Hey, kid, your defense is pretty good!"
"Don't give up, work hard, and be on guard! I'm optimistic about you."
"At least...you have to hold on until I finish warming up!"
Shinomiya Tanano, who was returning to defense, passed by Oda Ryumasa, patted Oda on the shoulder, and encouraged him with a smile.
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