At the end of the first half, Jinguji Budo hit a three-pointer from Makoto Shinichi and successfully hit the buzzer.
The score between Xiangbei High School and Hainan teams was temporarily fixed at 47:35. Xiangbei High School took the initiative in this game with a 12-point lead.
"Hey! Jinguji's martial arts is so strong! In less than two minutes, he hit two three-pointers on Mu Shenyi's head, a difficult mid-range shot."
"This is already 8 points. This scoring ability is really too strong!"
"It's really enviable! It would be great if I could play like him."
"Have you seen that dry pull? It's neat, cool and wanton, it's really strong!"
Aida Hikoichi on the stand looked down at the record book in his hand, looked at the back of Jinguji Budo leaving the field, and said with emotion.
A bench player like him who can't even play is very envious of ace players like Jinguji Budo who can perform amazingly in competitions. Although Jinguji Budo is not a player of their Lingnan High School, this does not prevent Aida Hikoichi from envying and worshiping players of Jinguji Budo's caliber.
"Two minutes and 8 points..."
"How should I put it...Jinguji Temple's martial arts is very strong, but it is also expected."
Coach Tian Gang looked at the scores of the two teams on the scoreboard with a smile on his face. Hainan could not stop Jinguji Martial Arts, which he had expected.
"Hikoichi, don't envy people like Jinguji martial arts, let alone try to imitate them."
"Each player's physical condition is different, his suitable direction and the tasks he is responsible for on the court are all different."
"The physical condition of Jinguji Martial Arts is undoubtedly the absolute core of offense."
"Indeed...if you can play like him, you will definitely be noticed, but if you blindly imitate, you will only lose your capital to stay on the court!"
Coach Taoka could feel the yearning in Aida Hikoichi's heart, but he struck without hesitation. Looking back, Coach Taoka looked at the expressions of other team members and continued:
"Jinguji Martial Arts has unique physical conditions. He is over two meters tall, but has speed that is not weaker than any defender."
"Although his soft touch, strong shooting ability, and strength are not as good as those of equally talented players like Tian Ye, he is not weak at all against most inside players."
"This kind of physical condition gives him the capital to be arrogant. His kind of shooting, if he were a different player, the threat would never be as great as it is now."
Speaking of this, Coach Tianoka's face darkened.
"His style of play cannot be replicated by any of you."
"Absolutely! Never try to imitate Jinguji martial arts and play ball!"
Coach Tian Gang said this to the Lingnan players to inoculate these players. He was afraid that some ignorant players would imitate Jinguji martial arts after watching the game.
Let's not talk about how much you can learn from the powerful offensive ability. If you learn the "wave throw" of Jinguji Martial Arts 100%, then that player will be useless. As he spoke, Coach Taoka stared at Fukuda Yoshio, as if he was saying this specifically for this guy.
"Coach, you are overthinking this."
"How could I possibly go back and imitate Jinguji martial arts?"
"I know my conditions. I want to be a player like Ryota Miyagi, a defender who supports the team and the unsung hero behind the victory!"
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Aida Hikoichi listened carefully to Coach Tagoka's warning and expressed his ambition. However, Aida Yan changed the topic and turned his attention to the Hainan rest area.
"But...even a top point guard like Mu Shenyi can't stop Jinguji Martial Arts' attack!"
"Coach, why is the gap so big? Jinguji Martial Arts... Is there really no way to resist it? If we can't resist it, what will we do if Lingnan faces Xiangbei?"
Aida Yanichi frowned, as if he was deduce the match between Shohoku High School and Lingnan. Although Lingnan and Shohoku had played a practice match before, the practice match was just a practice match after all, and it was just a reference. Moreover, it is still unclear how much strength Jinguji Martial Arts showed in that practice match.
When Coach Tagoka heard this, he frowned slightly, took a deep look at Shinomiya Tano next to him, shook his head, and said in a rather helpless voice:
"If you're looking at one-on-one defense, no one in the country would dare to say that they can defend Jinguji Martial Arts."
"It's really impossible to guard a player with that kind of height if he pulls up."
When Coach Taoka said this, he couldn't help but observe Shinomiya's expression. Seeing that the latter didn't show any expression on his face, he felt relieved.
"Emm...In terms of defense alone, there is really no way."
"I can only pray that he has poor touch and misses the shot."
At this moment, Shinomiya Tano showed a smile on his face, took over the conversation, and started joking.
"When defending alone, we can only create some physical confrontation as much as possible and try to affect his touch."
"More physical confrontation and more double-teaming. If his rhythm is affected, his shooting percentage will naturally drop."
"If he tries to break into the paint, then there will be an opportunity for defense!"
"No matter how strong Jinguji martial arts is, he is still one person. Maybe he can score 40+, 50+ or even 60+, but so what? Shohoku will still lose."
"The Bulls, who have the God of Basketball, may not be able to win every game."
Shinomiya did not get angry because Coach Taoka said that he could not guard against Jinguji Martial Arts alone. On the contrary, he admitted it openly and openly. At the same time, he also conveyed his defensive ideas to the players.
"Yes! No matter how strong Jinguji martial arts is, he is only one person."
"As long as we in Lingnan play our own rhythm, Xiangbei will not be our opponent!"
"Hahaha, yes, yes, Jinguji Martial Arts is indeed a great offensive threat, but if the intensity of the confrontation increases, he may not be able to maintain such a high offensive efficiency."
When the Lingnan team members heard Shinomiya Tōdō's words, they immediately relaxed a lot. As Lingnan High School, which has defeated Xiangbei and won the national championship, is still qualified to say this.
"Well, Tian Ye is absolutely right."
"The same applies to this game. Now we have to see whether Hainan can maintain its offensive rhythm under the violent attack of Jinguji Martial Arts."
"Xiangbei is different from our Lingnan. I'm afraid they won't be able to suppress the first grader from Hainan."
"The variables of the game depend on the insiders of both teams!"
While coach Tian Gang was talking, the players from both teams behind the court had left the field.
Many spectators in the stands also left, taking advantage of the intermission to go to the toilet, eat something, and rest. After all, even sitting on the sidelines and cheering requires a lot of physical strength.
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"I'm fine. The doctor at the conference has seen it. It's just a sprain. No bones were damaged. I'll just rest for a while."
"Mitsui, how was the martial arts competition?!"
In the rest area of Xiangbei, everyone in Xiangbei who left the stage gathered around Akagi, concerned about Akagi's injury. Akagi sat on the bench, with his injured left foot flat on the bench. The redness and swelling on his ankle made the onlookers Sakuragi and Kiyota exclaim in surprise.
"Oh, it's really swollen! Is it congested?" As Sakuragi Hanamichi spoke, he tried to poke the bulge in Akagi's ankle, but Mitsui Hisashi, who had quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed him by the collar.
"With us here, of course the game will be no problem!"
"At 47:35, the point difference widened to 12 points."
"You're out of the game, we in Xiangbei will be better at fighting!"
"Don't worry about the game. Recuperate well. You have to catch up with the game against Lingnan!"
Mitsui Shou lowered his eyebrows and glared at Sakuragi. After letting the latter calm down for a while, he said to Akagi, with some ridicule in his words.
"Hmph!" Akagi snorted. Hearing that the team was 12 points ahead, a smile appeared on his face and his mental state improved a lot:
"You are the one, play the game well, don't hold on to the martial arts thigh and don't let go, and help share the pressure!"
Although Akagi didn't watch the game, when he heard the score difference, he could instantly guess what happened on the field. When he came off the court, Shohoku only had 37 points. Counting his layup, he had 39 points. That was 8 more points in just over a minute. Needless to say, Jinguji Budo must have taken action.
It's not that he underestimates Mitsui Hisashi, but that in today's Shobei, Jinguji Martial Arts has an absolute offensive position.
"I just want to save some energy and let the first- and second-year players express themselves."
Mitsui Shou curled his lips, knowing that there was nothing wrong with Akagi, and he relaxed a lot. Without saying a word, he went to his closet, found a new sweat towel, and wiped the sweat from his body.
"Okay, don't gather here, do what you have to do."
"All the players in the competition should have a good rest, and the rest of the players should also adjust."
"Rukawa Kaede-san, please do some warm-up exercises before the second half of the game and get ready to play."
"Mitsui, wait for the second half of the game and you will take a rest."
Just as the Shohoku players gathered around Akagi and chatted, coach Anzai opened the door and walked in, clapped his hands and announced.
"Rukawa Kaede, you have to work hard when the time comes!"
Although Hisashi Mitsui was a little surprised to learn that he was taking a break, he still smiled and nodded, gave Rukawa Kaede a word of encouragement, simply took off his jersey, wiped off the sweat on his body, and put on a clean white T-shirt.
When Sakuragi Hanamichi heard that Rukawa Kaede actually came on as a substitute in the second half, he immediately focused his attention on Rukawa Kaede. He curled his lips in displeasure and thought to himself:
"This damn stinky fox can actually play!"
"I absolutely cannot let this guy steal the spotlight!"
"This genius has already scored 13 points in the first half. Even if this idiot Rukawa Kaede can play later, he will not be able to score more than this genius!"
"Hehe...hehe...hahaha!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi's little mind turned around, and his unhappy face instantly turned into a satisfied smile. Wu Dao wiped his sweat and noticed Sakuragi Hanamichi's unexplained smile, and said hello all over his head.
Sometimes, he really couldn't grasp Sakuragi's thoughts.
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Different from the cheerful and relaxed atmosphere in the Xiangbei rest area, the Hainan lounge is now depressing.
After returning to the lounge, Mu Shen sat on the bench with a towel covering his head, hiding his facial expressions. On his naked upper body, beads of sweat kept seeping out from the pores of his skin, gathering into beads and flowing into columns. . There was a heavy sense of oppression all over the body, which made some of the new first-year members of the team be careful not to make any loud noises.
The last few goals scored by Jinguji Budo completely shattered Mu Shenyi's original expectations for this game. In the first half of the game, he always felt that Hainan limited Jinguji Martial Arts very well, and the opponent's score was even within 10 points at one time.
But those last two minutes finally woke up Mu Shenyi.
It turned out that Hainan had never restricted Jinguji Martial Arts, it was just that Jinguji Martial Arts did not attack with all its strength.
Unlike Mu Shenyi who was depressed, Mori Shigekwan wiped the sweat from his body calmly, not thinking about the game at all, and at the same time he didn't care about the score difference between the two teams.
Not long after, Coach Gao Tou pushed in the door, breaking the oppressive atmosphere in the Hainan lounge.
Coach Gao Tou scanned the entire rest area, carefully observed the expressions of all the players, and finally turned his attention to Mu Shenyi.
"Unexpectedly, even Amu became depressed!"
"Yes, after all, Amu is only 17 years old."
"Facing a player of Jinguji Budo's caliber, it's normal to have emotions, but now... it's far from the time to feel depressed!"
Coach Gao Tou saw Mu Shenyi's state in his eyes and thought to himself. Then, he clapped his hands vigorously, attracting the attention of all the Hainan players. Even Mu Shenyi raised his head and looked at Coach Gao Tou, with a little confusion in his eyes.
"really!"
Coach Gao Tou noticed Mu Shenyi's expression, and his heart sank. He walked quickly in front of Mu Shenyi, slapped Mu Shenyi hard on the shoulder, and suddenly laughed:
"Hahaha!"
"Very good! Amu, you defended very well in the first half! Jinguji Budo's individual score was less than 20 points!"
"This is all your fault!"
“Keep up the good work in the second half!”
Mu Shenyi was confused by Coach Gao Tou's sudden praise.
Is the coach stupid? Can’t you see that Jinguji’s martial arts can’t be defended at all? Mu Shen was about to speak, but Coach Gaotou interrupted:
"Your performance in the first half was very good. Although the score difference was 12 points, our overall offensive rhythm in Hainan was still very good!"
"In the second half, maintain this offensive rhythm and continue to attack around A Kuan, A Shen, and A Mu."
"Give Ah Shen more opportunities to take action. It doesn't matter even if the position is not open. You have to believe in Ah Shen's strength!"
"Guan, you have a rest in the second half. Muto, you come on as a substitute and defend Miyagi Ryota."
"Pay attention, just keep up with the opponent's position, be careful of the opponent's breakthrough, don't worry about the opponent's shooting! You have enough energy to consume him."
Having said this, Coach Gao Tou put his arm around Mu Shenyi's shoulders and continued towards the team members:
"You don't have to worry about who attacks Shohoku, and you don't have to worry about whether Jinguji Martial Arts scored 20 points or 40 points!"
"In the second half, all you have to do is guard every ball!"
"What you have to do is hit every ball well!"
"Yes! Three points is one more than two points!"
"But so what?!"
"No team, no player, can win the game purely by relying on three-pointers!"
"Cheer up, everyone! Victory will eventually belong to Hainan!"
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