What Coach Gao Tou said to the players in the lounge really gave them great encouragement.
Originally, many Hainan players lost confidence in the second half of the game. They were already 12 points behind Shohoku High School without Jinguji Martial Arts going all out. It is difficult for them to imagine how the game will develop in the second half when Jinguji Budo takes over the offensive ball.
But Coach Gao Tou's argument re-established confidence in the Hainan players.
yes! What if Jinguji Martial Arts can't be prevented? Shohoku High School couldn't guard their first-year star center, Shigehiro Mori, either?
As long as Hainan can maintain their offensive firepower, the outcome of the game can still be decided.
Relying on the outside shooting of Jinguji Martial Arts, will Shohoku High School be better than Hainan? !
With this mentality, Hainan's players suddenly became full of confidence. The substitutes who were a little disappointed at first were all excitedly looking forward to the start of the second half of the game.
Twenty minutes intermission.
For high school ball games in this era, such a long break is enough for the players to recover most of their physical fitness. This format also gives some teams that are stuck in the starting lineup room to survive.
Even the once powerful Hainan High School has now benefited from such a competition system. After the starters Mu Shinichi, Mori Shigehiro and others had sufficient rest time, they were all in good spirits when they returned to the court. good.
The first-year player Morishigehiro is obviously responsible for the most tiring center task, taking care of both offense and defense. However, after returning to the court, others could not see even a hint of fatigue on his face.
"Oh! Hainan's players are in pretty good spirits."
"It seems that I got a good rest during the half-time break. Not only is my physical fitness, but my fighting spirit is also very strong."
In the rest area of Shohoku High School, Jinguji Budo stood with the players, waiting for the start of the second half of the game while observing the status of the Hainan players.
The injured Takenori Akagi has also returned to the court, but he did not appear on the court. Instead, he sat in the rest area, preparing to watch his teammates play. His foot injury has been properly taken care of, and the rest is up to him to cultivate himself.
"Of course, the point difference is only 12 points. How could Hainan lose its fighting spirit like this?"
"In the second half, Hainan will definitely show stronger strength. These guys are definitely not people who will give up easily!"
Mitsui Hisashi said of course that it was not surprising that the Hainan players had such a mental state.
"You have a point."
"If this is the case, then I will personally give up the idea of Hainan winning."
Martial Arts stretched the muscles in his shoulders and neck, pinched his neck, and said with a smile. When the surrounding Shohoku team members heard this, they all looked at Jinguji Martial Arts with expectation.
However, Rukawa Kaede's face did not show a similar expression. He was different from other Shohoku team members. They could accept being led by Jinguji martial arts, but he definitely could not accept it!
On the court, Rukawa Kaede will never allow himself to accept his mediocre self.
In this game, he will also use his own strength to contribute to the victory of Xiangbei High School!
With this thought in his mind, Rukawa Kaede's whole aura also changed significantly. He became eager to win and became sharper. Most of the Shohoku team members focused their attention on Martial Arts, and only a few people noticed the change in Rukawa Kaede's momentum.
"Rukawa Kaede..."
"This stinky fox will definitely want to be in the limelight, and I will never let him succeed!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi was worthy of being Rukawa Kaede's "old enemy". He noticed the change in Rukawa Kaede's momentum immediately. Looking at Rukawa Kaede's cold expression, he thought to himself.
"This kid...has a lot of fighting spirit!"
"Maybe I can save some energy, I don't know."
"Speaking of which, Rukawa Kaede seems to have never played a formal game since entering Shohoku, right?"
"Give this kid some room to express himself."
Martial Arts also noticed Rukawa Kaede's state. He could feel Rukawa Kaede's fighting spirit and smiled secretly in his heart.
Not long after, the three referees stood up from the referee's seat and began to walk towards the court. At the same time, a sharp whistle also sounded on the sidelines.
Before the players from Xiangbei came on the field, they gathered in a circle and shouted "Come on!" before they all walked into the stadium. And this kind of self-encouragement before the game also happened in Hainan's rest area. In fact, the shout of "win" in Hainan was louder than that in northern Hunan, and the fighting spirit was high.
As the players from both teams returned to the field, the audience in the stands also gave out warm cheers. The twenty-minute break did not dampen the audience's enthusiasm for watching the game.
During the exchange of half, a jump ball was thrown in the center circle. Nango Koichiro and Morishigehiro stood on the center circle, one on the left and one on the right.
The rest of the players took their positions in the center circle, leaving only the point guards of the two teams standing in their respective halves, waiting for the jump ball to kick off.
"Beep——"
The referee took the basketball to the center line, and after the whistle blew, he threw the ball high into the air.
"I will never lose to you! Fatty from Hainan!
"
The basketball was thrown into the air, and Nango Koichiro's blood surged. He jumped up first with a loud roar and swatted the basketball.
"..."
"Dyeing Monkey...this big idiot..."
However, Nango Koichiro was obviously a little over-excited and wanted to express himself too much. He got up too early. His body reached its highest point, but his hand could not reach the basketball at all, and he began to fall.
Such timing made Sakuragi Hanamichi unable to help but complain.
When Nango Koichiro began to fall, Morishigehiro jumped up, easily tapped the basketball, and swatted the ball towards Mu Shen in his backcourt.
Without any pressure, Hainan won the jump ball easily.
"What?!
! "
"Ahhhhh!"
When Nango Koichiro saw the basketball being thrown away by the opponent, he held his head and shouted in annoyance, while everyone else in Shohoku was already running back to defend. Rukawa Kaede even added a last-ditch attack:
"Get back to defense quickly, you idiot!"
Nango Koichiro heard Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede mocking him one after another and was about to fight back when he saw Morishigehiro's huge figure passing by him. He immediately closed his mouth, quickened his pace, passed Morishigehiro, and quickly Returned to his own basket.
Hainan, who was in control of the ball, had no intention of launching a fast break. Mu Shenyi, who was holding the ball in the backcourt, advanced very slowly.
"It's still a positional battle. Is Hainan still prepared to fight Mori Shigekan?"
"It was a very rational decision, and it was not messed up because of the score difference. It is indeed Hainan trained by Gao Tou."
In the stands, coach Tian Gang watched Mu Shenyi's steady advancement and Hainan's orderly positioning, and couldn't help but admire. Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that Hainan led by coach Gao Tou is an excellent team.
It's just... Hainan doesn't have that kind of national star-level ace!
As Mu Shen entered the frontcourt with the ball, Jinguji Budo's defense immediately stepped up. The defensive pressure of the two-meter-long man put considerable pressure on Mu Shenyi, leaving him more than two meters away from the three-point line. position and stopped advancing.
"Amu, what's wrong?"
"Are you just going to hug that first-year guy? Do you expect that first-year guy to help you win the game?"
"If that's the case, pass the ball quickly and I will never stop you."
Jinguji Budo saw Mu Shenyi's intention to pass the ball, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said immediately, and even deliberately closed his open arms, as if he really didn't block your passing.
Mu Shinichi was unmoved by the verbal provocation. After a feint, he passed the ball directly to the side. However, Jinguji Budo, who had shown a posture of not blocking the pass a second ago, suddenly made a move. One step, trying to steal.
However, Wu Dao was attracted by Mu Shenyi's feint and was half a beat too late to grab the ball.
The basketball was also successfully passed sideways and passed to Muto. The person responsible for defending Muto was Miyagi Ryota.
Muto Masaru, a junior at Hainan High School, is 185cm tall, weighs 75kg, and plays the role of forward.
The most glorious personal achievement is probably leading a group of bad guys from Hainan to defeat Wuyuan High School with ease.
Strong? It depends on who you compare it with. If you compare it with the regular main picks of the top 8 teams in Kanagawa Prefecture, Muto Tadashi should be very strong.
Although Miyagi Ryota, who is opposite him, is Shohoku High School's main point guard, he is 168cm tall and weighs 59kg. It is a bit difficult for him to deal with Muto.
Coach Gao Tou also saw through this, so he replaced Xiao Guan, who was fairly defensive, and replaced him with Masaru Muto, who was more of an offensive threat.
His plan was to have Muto serve as the second ball-handling point besides Maki Shinichi to assist Morishigehiro on the left inside in the attack!
After getting the ball, Muto Masa didn't just take the ball and give it to him like the little guy in Rushan's half court. Instead, he caught the ball at the top of the arc and took the ball away from the corner where Budo and Mu Shenyi were. After a certain distance, it turned out to be From outside the three-point line, Miyagi Ryota started to play behind him.
The huge physical advantage actually allowed Mutomasa to carry the ball and penetrate Miyagi Ryota's defense, successfully pressing into the middle distance. But along the way, Miyagi Ryota had no choice but to hold the opponent's back and maintain his position as much as possible.
But how could he, who weighed 59kg, stop Muto Masaru, who weighed 75kg and was more than half his head taller?
The height difference of 16cm and the weight difference of 30 kilograms cannot be made up by perseverance and fighting spirit.
After entering the middle distance, Kazuma Takasago also helped with a pick-and-roll, and Masaru Muto turned around to break through, which also attracted Sakuragi Hanamichi's defense. However, after Sakuragi's pursuit, Mutomasa directly returned. Passing the ball to Takasago in the pick-and-roll, Takasago pushed forward with the ball and easily completed the shot in front of Miyagi Ryota.
The basketball goes directly into the net.
Miyagi Ryota couldn't even resist Muto. It was impossible to defend Takasago Kazuma who was 191cm tall and weighed 80kg. He could only watch the basketball hit the net.
After an easy and smooth attack, Hainan's team members high-fived each other and started to return to defense. Before leaving, Mu Shen did not forget to respond to the taunt from Jinguji Martial Arts just now.
"Martial Arts, I am indeed not as good as you."
"Soureiwa Doukana?"
"As long as we in Hainan can defeat you in Xiangbei, isn't that enough?!"
Maki Shinichi is worthy of being called a "middle-aged man" by Sakuragi. His mentality is very stable, and he doesn't look like a 17-year-old young man who is easily enthusiastic.
Wu Dao also smiled when he heard this, but after Mu Shen left, Wu Dao's expression also darkened.
Hainan finally turned its fangs on Miyagi Ryota!
Mori Shigehiro's strength allowed Hainan to attack inside throughout the first half, but after calming down, Hainan finally noticed Shohoku's real weakness.
It is actually very easy for Shohoku High School to make up for this weakness. They only need to replace Hisashi Mitsui on the field and Miyagi. A simple substitution can naturally make up for this weakness.
But Budo didn't know why Coach Anzai didn't arrange it this way. Maybe he wanted to continue to experience Miyagi.
Without any further thought, everyone in Xiangbei quickly ran towards the frontcourt as the ball changed.
Today, there are no third-year players on the court at Shohoku High School, and Nango Koichiro, who replaced Takenori Akagi, is also an individual player. At the beginning of the second half, there is no need to suppress the number of offensive rounds like in the last minute or so of the first half.
Xiangbei's offensive rhythm suddenly picked up.
In just a few seconds, Shohoku was already in position in the frontcourt, and Miyagi Ryota was already approaching the top of the arc with the ball.
Before Miyagi Ryota could pass the ball to Jinguji Budo, Rukawa Kaede quickly approached Miyagi from the side, and actually helped Miyagi Ryota set up a pick-and-roll.
Miyagi, who had just wanted to take the ball, saw this and was unwilling to give up the opportunity that was just around the corner. He directly accelerated the breakthrough, followed the direction of Rukawa Kaede's pick-and-roll, and rushed towards the inside.
However, Kamizou Ichiro and Muto's defense changes were also quite fast, and Miyagi who broke through was directly blocked by the 189cm Ah Shen.
The 21cm height difference brings a sense of oppression that others cannot understand at all.
Miyagi, who was under sudden pressure, wanted to stage a classic fight with the audience, but he heard a low voice from behind him.
"Hey~"
Rukawa Kaede!
At this time, Rukawa Kaede had actually opened up a two-position gap with the pursuing Muto, and asked for the ball from Miyagi.
Nice gap.
Miyagi didn't hesitate and shot the ball directly, accurately delivering the ball to Rukawa Kaede.
Rukawa Kaede, who was holding the ball, dropped the ball and made an action to accelerate the breakthrough. But Muto, who was chasing after him, just wanted to stop in front of Rukawa Kaede and accelerate with all his strength, without stopping for a moment.
However, when Muto came to Rukawa Kaede and wanted to block Rukawa Kaede's breakthrough, Rukawa Kaede once dropped the ball and pulled back, suddenly stopped, and the next second, he shot a mid-range jumper.
The beautiful feint stopped suddenly and directly shook off Muto's pursuit.
The basketball flew out of Rukawa Kaede's hands, and with a "swish" sound, it fell directly into the basket accurately.
"Oh! What a beautiful shooting posture!"
"Who is that person? Is he also a first-year student in Xiangbei?"
"Rukawa Kaede! That's Rukawa Kaede from Takeishi Middle School."
With just one ball, Rukawa Kaede attracted the attention of many spectators. Some of the spectators present had not seen Rukawa Kaede playing, and they all exclaimed in amazement at this moment.
"Good shot, Rukawa Kaede!"
"Os."
Miyagi Ryota and Rukawa Kaede celebrated with high fives and then began to return to defense.
Martial Arts looked at the cooperation of the two people, pinched the back of his neck, and suddenly laughed.
"This kid... silently created an 'open position' and took the initiative to attack."
"Everyone's attention is on me. That kid is using me as bait."
"Do you want to devour the ball rights of my ace on the court?"
Rukawa Kaede's move broke Shohoku High School's long-standing offensive habit.
That is all positional offenses. The basketball must pass through the hands of martial arts before it can be shot.
The appearance of Rukawa Kaede broke this habit in Shobei.
This is also an alternative challenge launched by Rukawa Kaede to martial arts!
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