Point guard Rukawa Kaede's singles performance exceeded the expectations of all the Sanno players. Kazunari Fukatsu, who was responsible for defending Rukawa Kaede, did not expect that Rukawa Kaede would engage in such singles behavior when playing point guard.
The unsuspecting Fukatsu Kazunari could only watch Rukawa Kaede complete the scoring.
"Well done, Rukawa Kaede."
Jinguji Budo smiled and praised, turned around and started to defend. Martial Arts wouldn't say much about Rukawa Kaede's singles behavior at all. As long as he can score the ball, all problems will not be a problem.
Of course, if the ball is lost, even if there is no problem handling the ball, it becomes a problem.
Basketball is such a simple and realistic sport.
After being praised by martial arts, Rukawa Kaede just nodded with a cold face, as if it was a matter of course.
Unlike other Shohoku players, Rukawa Kaede has never placed himself below Jinguji Martial Arts. In his opinion, on the court, people who are in good positions should take the ball and attack, and they should let capable people The person takes the ball and attacks.
Rukawa Kaede, on the other hand, considers himself to be a capable person.
"Okay, let's defend the next goal! Widen the point difference!"
Jinguji Budo clapped his hands and shouted loudly.
It didn't take long for Sanno Industrial's counterattack to arrive.
Five players quickly entered the Shohoku half. Inside players Masashi Kawada and Masahiro Nobe penetrated directly into the Shohoku basket. Fukatsu Kazunari, who quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, gave some points when Kawada ran towards the inside. In advance, he took the ball and passed it towards the inside.
"Bang!" The basketball started, and Masashi Kawada, who had just taken the ball, happened to arrive in front of Takenori Akagi. In front of him, Takenori Akagi and Masashi Kawada took the ball and subconsciously reached out to slap the basketball, trying to complete the steal.
However, Masashi Kawada, who was running, did not pause for a moment, turned around flexibly, and while dropping the ball, he easily passed Akagi and reached the basket. Then he hooked the ball towards the basket with his left hand and sent the ball directly into the basket. In the net.
"Ohhh! It was over in an instant!"
"Kawada, so awesome!"
Kawada Masashi's easy score made Sanno's bench excited. Several Shohoku High School players scored one after another, which actually put a lot of pressure on Sanno. But Masashi Kawada, who scored easily at this time, also reassured the Sanno players.
"With Kawada-senpai on the court, our Sanno will never lose!"
"Shohoku High School, there is nothing we can do against Kawada-senpai."
Sanwang's substitute players cheered, with smiles on their faces.
It was not the first day for these players to play. Although the game between Shohoku and Sanno lasted only a few rounds, the problems faced by Shohoku were clear at a glance.
There is no doubt that Masashi Kawada is the strong point of their Sanno Industry. As long as they rely on Masashi Kawada to launch an attack, the victory of this game will pour towards Sanno.
What? You said Xiangbei is also scoring?
The stability of outside offense and the stability of inside offense are fundamentally different!
Between the alternation of offense and defense, Rukawa Kaede took the ball in the backcourt and advanced towards the frontcourt with the ball. Rukawa Kaede's point guard style is different from Miyagi Ryota and Kiyota Nobunaga, which also completely mobilized the enthusiasm of all the players in Shohoku.
Except for Jinguji Martial Arts, the rest of the team members showed more desire to attack than before.
As for Jinguji Budo, he has become a Buddhist. After entering the frontcourt, he stood in the corner outside the three-point line without moving, quietly waiting for Rukawa Kaede to play.
But even if Jinguji Martial Arts did not show a strong desire to attack, Sanno Industries did not dare to relax in its defense against Jinguji Martial Arts.
Budou didn't move, and Zebita Eiji didn't dare to move either. He just stood in front of Budou, paying attention to whether Rukawa Kaede was passing the ball with his peripheral vision, and at the same time, he was on guard against Jinguji Budou's sudden movements.
The same is true for Kawada Masashi on the inside. He simply doesn't get stuck with Takenori Akagi to seize the rebounding position under the basket. Instead, he keeps peeking at Jinguji Budo on the outside. Most of his attention is actually on Jinguji. On the body of Temple Budo.
Even Fukatsu Kazunari, who faced Rukawa Kaede directly, did not pay attention to Rukawa Kaede's threat. While defending, he would look at Jinguji Martial Arts from the corner of his eye from time to time.
Jinguji Budo just stood outside the three-point line and attracted the attention of most of Sanno's players.
"This kind of defense...can't guard against him!"
"The Mountain King."
Although Wu Dao did not move, his attention was always on the court. He could feel the Sanno players taking aim at him from time to time.
Although this feeling of being valued by the opponent is very comfortable, martial arts have to say that the king of the mountain underestimated Rukawa Kaede.
Sure enough, Rukawa Kaede, who was approaching the top of the arc with the ball, dribbled on the spot for three or four seconds before he noticed that the Sanno player's attention was somewhat distracted.
With a simple dribble from the hip, Rukawa Kaede adjusted his rhythm and instantly made a wrong step and started to accelerate.
When he broke through, his side directly hit Kazunari Fukatsu. The huge force pushed Kazunari Fukatsu, who was caught off guard, back. At the same time, Rukawa Kaede successfully created a gap between Kazunari Fukatsu and Kazunari Fukatsu. .
Cutting straight to the basket, Rukawa Kaede took off from the free throw line and shot the basket when Masahiro Nobe defended him.
The basketball flew towards the basket, hit firmly in front of the backboard, and then bounced back into the net.
A beautiful breakthrough layup added two more points to the scoreboard of Shohoku High School.
"Wow——"
The bench in Shohoku cheered. Rukawa Kaede, who scored consecutively, also attracted the attention of the audience. Some viewers who were not familiar with Rukawa Kaede also began to pay attention to Rukawa Kaede's performance at this moment.
In the stands, Xiandao, who had played against Rukawa Kaede before, suddenly smiled and said softly: "Xiangbei, it seems that he plans to use this first-year player as the main attacker."
After hearing this, Shinomiya Tano looked at the field intently, thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "If Sanno can't put pressure on Shohoku, that's what it will be like."
"However, the Mountain King cannot let a first grader run rampant for too long."
While the two were talking, Sanno Industries had already launched a new round of attack.
After Nobe pulled Hiro to a high post for a pick-and-roll, Fukatsu Kazunari rushed forward, but there were some communication problems between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede. When the opponent's pick-and-roll rushed forward, Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede both rushed forward. He followed Kazunari Fukatsu who made the breakthrough.
Sakuragi's idea was simple. He thought that Kaede Rukawa, who was being picked and rolled, would be unable to keep up with Fukatsu. When faced with a pick and roll, switching defenses was a matter of course. He had already formed a habit in training.
But Rukawa Kaede had a different idea than Sakuragi. He felt that he could keep up, so after bypassing the opponent's pick and roll, he still chased Fukatsu Kazunari.
The pursuit of the two instantly gave Nobe Masahiro an open opportunity. Kazunari Fukatsu, who rushed forward with the ball, looked back at the moon and saw the two pursuing them. He flipped his wrist while dribbling and hit the ball directly on Sakuragi and On the floor between Rukawa Kaede and Rukawa Kaede, the rebounded basketball fell directly into Nobe Masahiro's hands.
The wild man who had the ball did not dare to take a shot from the high post. He took two steps closer with the ball and approached the free throw line before slowly taking a shot.
But even with such a shot, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede were unable to defend against it. The basketball passed over the heads of the two men and went directly into the net.
"Well done, Fukatsu!"
Kawada Masashi patted Fukatsu on the shoulder and smiled. Kazunari Fukatsu and Masahiro Nobe, who were about to return to defense, also fist-bumped in celebration. On the way back to defense, they did not forget to look back at Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede, which was full of mockery.
"Asshole Rukawa Kaede, can't you switch defenses?"
"It's all because of you, an idiot, that the Mountain King got points. Damn guy, get over with it quickly. Don't hold back this genius."
He made a mistake in defensive cooperation, put his hands in his pants, and walked to Rukawa Kaede to mutter. He put all the blame on Rukawa Kaede's head, and the simple Sakuragi didn't want his limelight to be overshadowed by Rukawa Kaede, who was also in the first grade, so he mocked.
Rukawa Kaede glanced at Sakuragi Hanamichi coldly, ignored Sakuragi, and stretched out his hand to signal Takenori Akagi to serve.
When the ball was released, Akagi saw that Sakuragi Hanamichi was still whispering in Rukawa Kaede's ear, so he grabbed Sakuragi's ear without any explanation, and ran towards the frontcourt with Sakuragi.
Seeing this, Mitsui Shou and Budao looked at each other and spread their hands in tacit understanding, expressing their helplessness.
After a small episode, Shohoku High School launched another offensive.
Fukatsu was wary of Rukawa Kaede, who was scoring consecutive goals, but on the outside, he still maintained a look of focusing entirely on Jinguji Budo. And Fukatsu Kazunari's posture also successfully confused Rukawa Kaede.
Rukawa Kaede, who was approaching the top of the arc with the ball, exploded the ball, and after a scissor step, he was ready to accelerate. However, Fukatsu Kazunari, who had squinted his eyes a second ago, stared directly at Rukawa Kaede, leaned forward suddenly, and reached out. The basketball arrived in Rukawa Kaede's hands.
"Um?!"
Rukawa Kaede was shocked, but he couldn't react even as he was making moves. The basketball was directly picked up by Kazunari Fukatsu who was forward, and he quickly rushed towards the Shohoku half.
Fast break!
Without Kazunari Fukatsu's reminder, Sanno's players immediately launched a counterattack and quickly rushed toward the Shohoku half.
Jinguji Budo did not intercept Fukatsu Kazunari, who was the fastest runner, but followed behind Eiji Sawabita. Therefore, at this time, Rukawa Kaede, who was intercepted, had already begun to pursue. He was only three positions behind Fukatsu and was able to intercept the opponent before he entered the basket.
And there is a high probability that Fukatsu will choose to pass the ball to his teammates who are following up. Zebei is his best choice!
Soon, Fukawa Kazunari held the ball and entered the basket. As expected by Jinguji Budo, Rukawa Kaede was only half a body away from Fukawa Kaede. If Fukawa Kazunari held the ball and made a layup, Rukawa Kaede relied on his height and jumping ability. , can completely block Fukatsu from behind.
Just when Fukatsu crossed the free throw line, Fukatsu finished the ball and took a step forward. Fukatsu suddenly turned back, grabbed the ball with one hand, and swung it towards Zebei who was following up.
His movement immediately aroused Rukawa Kaede's alert. He slowed down and jumped towards the basketball, which also blocked Fukatsu's passing route.
Taking the second step, Kazunari Fukatsu looked up at the basket, with a smile on his face, took the ball back into his arms, jumped slightly, and then sent the basketball into the basket.
"Fake news!
"
Rukawa Kaede was knocked down by Kazunari Fukatsu and couldn't jump up to block the shot. He could only watch the basketball go into the net.
Sanno Industrial's defensive counterattack was successful, and the score difference between the two teams was evened.
"ah!
!
"
"Rukawa Kaede, you are such an idiot again, you can't even guard against this kind of ball!"
"idiot!"
"Get down quickly, don't hold back this genius!"
Before Rukawa Kaede could digest the opponent's attack operation, Sakuragi's roar sounded from behind Rukawa Kaede as he returned to defense.
Rukawa Kaede's thoughts were interrupted, he snorted lightly and ignored Sakuragi.
Jinguji Budo went to the baseline and picked up the basketball. When he was about to serve, he saw Kaede Rukawa, who had always been expressionless. At this time, he obviously showed a lack of anger, which was probably unexpected.
But seeing Sakuragi thinking quietly beside him, Budo also understood Rukawa Kaede's mood.
If it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to remain calm under Sakuragi Hanamichi's "taunting".
"Rukawa, Sanno is a team with no shortcomings."
"Every player on their team is a trump card among other teams."
"That Fukatsu Kazunari was named the No. 1 point guard in the country by the magazine."
"You played in a different position than him before, but in this game, he is your opponent."
"Don't underestimate the opponent just because he is a point guard. In past Sanwang games, this point guard averaged 20+ points per game and is very strong."
When serving, Budo reminded Rukawa Kaede. He noticed that Rukawa Kaede seemed to be looking down on Kazunari Fukatsu, perhaps because he had gained a few points over the opponent so that Rukawa Kaede could not recognize him clearly.
Rukawa Kaede is indeed very strong, and his attack power can be said to be among the best in the country, but compared to Kazunari Fukatsu, besides offense, Rukawa Kaede has many things to learn.
Rukawa Kaede, who took the ball, nodded silently and then quickly advanced with the ball.
Seeing that Rukawa Kaede seemed to have listened, Budo didn't say anything more and quickly ran to the front court to get into position.
Rukawa Kaede, who had the experience of being intercepted, was obviously a lot more cautious when holding the ball. Before he even approached the top of the key, he gave the ball to Jinguji Budo early.
Playing the ball so early also surprised Budo. At the same time, Fukatsu Kazunari, who had just become serious about Rukawa Kaede, did not expect Rukawa Kaede to give up so easily.
His eyes stayed on Rukawa Kaede for a while, and then looked at Jinguji Martial Arts.
"By the way, this is the offensive rhythm of Xiangbei."
"Sa! Jinguji Martial Arts, step into the trap of our Mountain King!"
Seeing Jinguji Budo taking the ball and sweeping low to break through, Fukatsu Kazunari's eyes lit up. He completely ignored Rukawa Kaede and fixed his eyes on Jinguji Budo.
At this moment, Jinguji Budo, who was about to break through just a second ago, suddenly straightened up and casually passed the ball towards the center.
"What?!"
Kazunari Fukatsu and Eiji Sawabita were both ready. They didn't expect Jinguji Budo to pass the ball. They turned around and saw Rukawa Kaede receiving the ball at the free throw line. He dribbled the ball and directly connected. The ball hit the basket with a long stride, and he lifted the ball and slammed it towards the basket.
Rukawa Kaede and Jinguji Budo both grasped Fukatsu's mentality and found a big loophole.
“Motor motor!
!
"
Just when Rukawa Kaede was about to complete the slam dunk, a loud shout suddenly burst from his ears, and an ape-like face suddenly appeared in Rukawa Kaede's sight. At the same time, a big hand also died. He pressed it on the basketball, preventing Rukawa Kaede from making any progress.
"It's actually...Kawada Masashi!"
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