During the halftime break, the Lingnan arena seemed very quiet. As the saying goes, the eve of a battle is often extremely depressing.
The closer to the start of the second half of the game, the more pressure the players are under.
This pressure is both put on them by their opponents and put on themselves by the players themselves.
After many months of fighting again, both the Lingnan players and the people in Xiangbei were full of energy to completely defeat their opponents.
The heavy and depressing atmosphere completely dissipated as Shinomiya Tanano and others entered the field. Amid the referee's whistle, the players from Shohoku Lingnan stood on the center circle and prepared to jump the ball.
"Long time no see, I can feel you getting stronger!"
"It seems that you got a lot of training during your time in the United States!"
"Originally, I was planning to go to the United States, but some things got in the way. However, in terms of martial arts, my strength has increased significantly during my time in Lingnan. You have to be more serious and don't let me down!"
Shinomiya stood next to Jinguji Budo, leaned over slightly, looked at Jun Uozumi and Takenori Akagi who were preparing to jump in the middle circle, and said to Jinguji Budo next to him.
"You still have the same condescending attitude."
"I hope you can maintain this attitude after the game."
Budo smiled and replied that he also had some understanding of Shinomiya's character. On the court, this person was prouder than anyone else. This may also be related to his experience. For a player of his caliber, no one in this country can match him. It is understandable that he will develop such a character.
“Beep!
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At this time, the referee on the court sounded the whistle and was about to kick off. Shinomiya did not speak and focused on the game.
As the basketball was thrown high into the sky by the referee, Jun Uozumi and Takenori Akagi both burst out loud and jumped up towards the basketball point.
Now in his third year of high school, Jun Uozumi is 202cm tall and weighs 90kg. These years of training in Lingnan have also made his body shape more symmetrical, and his personal jumping and explosive power have also been developed.
Takenori Akagi, a third-year high school student, is 197cm tall and weighs 90kg. Takenori Akagi, who has been exercising since childhood, has stronger athletic ability than Uozumi. Moreover, Takenori Akagi was somewhat influenced by martial arts in Shohoku, and he focused on strengthening his explosive power and footwork under the basket.
This time, Takenori Akagi, who has better athletic ability, completely made up for the height gap between him and Uozumi. He took the lead and hit the bottom of the basketball with one hand.
"pretty!"
Miyagi Ryota exclaimed excitedly, and quickly took the ball in his hand without any hesitation or pause. The moment he got the basketball, Miyagi Ryota directly hit the ground and passed it towards the frontcourt, and the basketball quickly hit the On the floor next to Takenori Akagi and Uozumi, he passed them and flew into the frontcourt. The target of Miyagi's pass was Shohoku's small forward, Jinguji Budo, who was standing in the frontcourt at the kickoff.
"Planning a quick attack?!"
"Return to defense quickly!"
Seeing this, Shinomiya Tōno shouted loudly, dodged his body and pounced directly on Jinguji Budō who was holding the ball. The position where Budo holds the ball is still far away from the three-point line, but Shinomiya Tanoh has no intention of returning to the court and waiting for Shohoku's attack. Instead, he takes the initiative and targets Jinguji Budo.
He and Jinguji Martial Arts are already old rivals. He is very clear about the offensive characteristics of Jinguji Martial Arts. Now, before Jinguji Martial Arts has entered the shooting range, he disrupts the opponent's rhythm of holding the ball. In this way, he can still If you can defend it, once the opponent enters the shooting range, the difficulty of defense will increase geometrically.
"Um?!"
Shinomiya's defensive actions were very aggressive and very aggressive, which was completely different from the defensive state shown in the first half. His body was directly pressed against Jinguji Budō's body, trying to force Budō to make a mistake.
The heavy power poured out from his body, causing Wu Dao to sway uncontrollably and frown.
"This guy...why is he so powerful!?"
Shinomiya's strength was very terrifying. He quickly started his martial arts and tried to get rid of him. At the same time, he supported his forearm on Shinomiya's waist and abdomen, trying to maintain his dribbling space. Wu Dao only felt this kind of defensive pressure when he participated in the training camp in the United States.
Budo moved forward at a faster speed, and Shinomiya Tano's pursuit speed was not slow at all. He chased Budo all the way, and forced Jinguji Budo, who was receiving the ball near the center circle, to the sideline. However, at this time, Budo had also successfully approached. Three point line.
Although it is close to the three-point line, it is located on the sideline, so the choice of breakthrough direction becomes a bit awkward.
"This position doesn't work!"
Jinguji Budo immediately realized that his position was not suitable for attacking, so he decisively gave up and continued to move forward. He dribbled the ball with his hips and stopped instantly. At the same time, he took two steps back and immediately pulled Shinomiya Tanano. Open your body position and plan to readjust the offensive rhythm.
During this period of martial arts adjustment, Xiangbei's fast break was declared bankrupt, and the rest of Lingnan's team members had also successfully returned to the field and positioned themselves on defense.
Shinomiya Tano did not rush to follow up when Budo retreated with the ball. He knew that if he pursued rashly, Jinguji Budo would seize the flaw and break through. It was not until his teammates were in position that Shinomiya moved forward to expand the defensive line.
"Very cautious..." Budao sighed secretly in his heart as he watched Shinomiya Tianye approaching slowly, but at this time, he was more relaxed than before.
Because this position is already within his shooting range!
During the interval between Budo's dribbling, he was still two meters away from the three-point line. He raised his head and looked at the basket. Seeing this, Shinomiya's eyes shrank, he quickly stepped forward, and stretched out his hand to cover Budo's sight.
And just as he made a move, Martial Arts also reacted, started digging, and rushed forward rapidly to the right. Budo's shooting fake action did not completely deceive Shinomiya Tōno, but Budō's digging step breakthrough was extremely fast, and he still seized the opportunity. He was half a body ahead of Shinomiya Tōno, and in two steps he was directly close to three. Sub-line.
Jinguji Budo soon crossed the three-point line, but it did not start to slow down as Shinomiya Tano expected. On the contrary, the speed of Jinguji Martial Arts was still very fast, and soon he entered the middle distance.
When the martial arts march reached this position, Lingnan's inside line also had to take action. Hanaxing Toru left the basket and quickly defended.
"Are you going to go straight to the basket?!" Shinomiya's heart sank slightly, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace, trying to bypass the martial arts and get in position early. He originally thought that the martial arts would make an emergency stop in the mid-range for a jumper, so he did not fully open up the speed. He got up, always on guard, but seeing his martial arts position getting deeper, he had to give up such an idea.
During the pursuit, Shinomiya's position was higher than that of Jinguji Budo, and at the moment he was moving towards Jinguji Budo, Jinguji Budo suddenly stopped suddenly, pulled the ball and tried to turn around and break through.
Shinomiya suddenly braked, and his sneakers rubbed violently against the ground, making a sharp sound.
At this time, Shinomiya Tano actually reacted completely, stopped in an instant, and got stuck in the position after Budao turned around. The moment Budao turned around, he would directly run into his arms!
However, Shinomiya's reaction was too fast. The martial arts side only half-turned, and he was already ready, but the next second, Jinguji, who was half-turned, actually stopped turning and quickly Turn around and face the basket, take a fadeaway jumper and shoot directly.
The defensive Hanata is still some distance away from Martial Arts. Even if he raises his arms, there is no way to affect Martial Arts' shooting.
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"It's actually a feint!" Shinomiya Tano didn't fully react until this moment. He wanted to reach out to stop him, but suddenly the sole of his shoe slipped. He subconsciously reached out and put his hand on the ground, barely standing still.
When he looked up at Jinguji Budo, Budo had already shot, and the basketball hit the board and made a crisp sound.
The Xiangbei rest area did not receive the expected thunderous applause. All the Xiangbei players looked at the Jinguji Martial Arts on the court in astonishment. None of them expected that martial arts would end in this way.
The Shohoku team also played practice matches before, but Jinguji Martial Arts only used single-penetration shots, digging steps to break through, and then all kinds of dunks during the practice matches.
Similar to Jinguji Martial Arts at this time, this sudden stop, feint, and turn back has never been shown before.
"This... Jinguji-senpai's playing style seems to be very different from the previous team practice match!"
The first-year freshman scratched his head and said in confusion. These new first-year students still only know martial arts from the freshmen practice games - a senior with extremely terrifying physical talent and excellent shooting accuracy.
That's all.
"To deal with players of your caliber, of course you don't need footwork or technique."
"Facing a 160-meter player like you, just use your body to eat hard."
"But it's obvious that Shinomiya is not the kind of opponent who can easily eat him with his body."
Kiyota Nobunaga glanced at the first-year students disdainfully, and then bit his nails involuntarily, looking very nervous.
Coach Anzai also turned his head and glanced at the players at this moment, and then withdrew his gaze, sighing in his heart: "It seems that Shinomiya's defense has put great pressure on the martial arts."
Different from the silence in the Xiangbei rest area, there was already an uproar in the Lingnan rest area.
No one expected that Shinomiya was almost knocked down by his opponent while defending. They had never seen such a situation before.
Even Coach Taoka shrank when he saw this scene. He looked at Jinguji Budo who had already started to return to defense, and his heart sank.
"Such a tall player can break through so fast!"
"Forget it if it's just a quick fall, you can actually make a sudden stop, half turn and feint while traveling at high speed..."
"This guy's athletic performance is really terrible..."
"I originally thought that this kid's height would start to restrict his ability to combine man and ball, but now it seems that this kid has not been affected at all."
"Jinguji Martial Arts...Now my whole body is covered with weapons..."
Even Coach Taoka couldn't help but sigh at the terrifying talent of Jinguji martial arts. With his eyesight, he can roughly judge Jinguji Budo's current height, and looking at Budo's well-proportioned body shape and well-developed muscles, it is conceivable that his weight will not be like that of a paper man.
But such a person who is about the same height as Uozumi has a completely different basketball style from Uozumi.
Fortunately, the one guarding Jinguji Martial Arts was Shinomiya Tōno, who was equally talented. If Yuzhu had tried to defend him, he would have been passed by the opponent in one step.
On the court, offense and defense switch.
The attack by Jinguji Martial Arts just now left a deep impression on all the Lingnan team members. Fujima Kenji and the others have also realized that although the current Jinguji martial arts are taller, they are still incredibly agile in reaching out.
Jinguji Martial Arts in his second year of high school must be more difficult to deal with than his first year in high school.
If they want to defeat Xiangbei led by Jinguji Martial Arts, they must be very energetic and not slack off at all.
Fujima received the ball in the backcourt, quickly dribbled the ball across the center line, and then without thinking, passed directly to Shinomiya Tanano who was standing outside the three-point line.
At the same time, the rest of the Lingnan team members began to pull away just like they had done with the first-year students from Shohoku before, leaving enough space for Shinomiya Tano to use his skills.
The basketball came into Shinomiya's hands. Shinomiya took the ball and carried it on his back to the basket. When he saw the opponent taking the ball, Budo was instantly alert. His left forearm directly touched Shinomiya's waist, preventing Shinomiya from easily turning around and breaking through.
Feeling the pressure coming from behind, Shinomiya turned his head slightly and passed the ball back to Fujima with his backhand. Just when Budo thought that the opponent was going to give up the singles, Shinomiya suddenly turned around without the ball and quickly headed towards the basket. Cut in.
Shinomiya, who cuts without the ball, is much faster than him with the ball, and Budo is one position behind his opponent.
As Shinomiya Tano cut in, Fujima also passed the ball out in time, giving a little advance and accurately sent it into Shinomiya Tōno's hands. Shinomiya's speed did not slow down when he took the ball, and he actively sought confrontation. He bumped into Jinguji Budou during the march. When he approached the paint area, he quickly joined the ball and invaded the basket in two steps.
Shinomiya's active pursuit of confrontation caused Budo's pursuit speed to slow down sharply. Budo, who was preparing to take off to block the shot, was also affected. He was unable to fully utilize his bounce, so he waved his hand in the air and hit the backboard.
"Bang!"
And Shinomiya Duno dunked hard with one hand. While passing through the martial arts blocker, he dunked Takenori Akagi who was defending inside.
In front of Shinomiya, Akagi's bounce was not good enough, and the opponent had plenty of run-up when dunking. Such a slam dunk was not something Akagi could resist.
Shinomiya, who was dunking, grabbed the basket with one hand and stabilized his body before letting go and falling back to the floor. He smiled and pointed at Fujima, glanced at Jinguji Martial Arts, and hurriedly returned to defense.
Although Shinomiya Tano did not say anything provocative, the smell of gunpowder between him and Jinguji Martial Arts was getting stronger and stronger.
"This guy plays in such an 'American' style..."
Wu Dao sighed secretly in his heart, quickly adjusted his mentality, and ran towards the front court. The defense line was breached by Shinomiya Roshida, and Budo's mentality was very calm. As a point guard, Miyagi Ryota felt a little guilty at this moment.
Kenji Fujima can hit the ball so easily in front of him, and he has a big defensive problem.
But then again, if Fujima breaks through on his own, Miyagi can still stop him. After all, his speed is not slower than Fujima, and he is also good at stealing.
But it would be a bit difficult for Fujima to pass the ball. After all, the height difference between the two is not small, so it is not easy to do this.
Coach Anzai off the court has also seen this, but there is nothing he can do about it. Even if it is a zone defense, it is impossible to rely on Miyagi to block the opponent's ball.
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