Between the alternation of offense and defense, Jinguji Budo has shown unparalleled dominance on the court.
Before the three people formed a circle, Jinguji Budo easily shot and scored under the defense of Kawada Masashi. The relaxed and freehand shooting posture was engraved in the hearts of every Sanno player.
Sawabita Eiji has the deepest understanding of the strength of Jinguji Martial Arts. During team practice matches, Sawabita Eiji is often the one who breaks through with the ball, and the player who often defends him inside is Kawada Masashi.
When facing Kawada Masashi, there was no way that Sawabita Eiji could be as relaxed as Jinguji Martial Arts showed.
It is very difficult to cross Kawada Masashi's defense head-on. Zebei often tries every means to avoid Kawada's defense. Only in this way can he score the ball.
But shooting from the front of Masashi Kawada like Jinguji Budo...Sawakita Eiji had never thought about such a thing.
Shohoku High School began to retreat quickly after Jinguji Budo scored.
Zebita Eiji turned his head and glanced at the scoreboard on the sidelines, looking at the score difference between the two teams with a solemn expression.
Disadvantages...huge disadvantages.
Since he joined Sanno Industries, he has rarely encountered this kind of disadvantageous situation. The last time was when he played against Lingnan High School.
Unexpectedly, in their first game of the Mountain King this year, they fell into a hard battle.
"Fukatsu, give me the ball and I'll hit it."
"The top priority now is to catch up with the score."
"Zebei, if you can't break through Jinguji Budo's attack head-on, just run more. If the opportunity arises, I will give you the ball."
"When Shohoku realizes the disadvantage of the inside line, Jinguji Martial Arts will take action. At that time, your opportunity will appear!"
"This is a sport for five people. Don't take your previous mistakes to heart."
After Kawada Masashi sent the ball from the baseline, he immediately talked to Fukatsu and Sawabita Eiji. Kazunari Fukatsu didn't want to undermine Eiji Sawabita's self-confidence. Masashi Kawada had already seen this.
But Kawada will not worry about Zebei's mood. His purpose is very simple and pure, which is to win!
Fukatsu looked back at Zebei, nodded slightly, and agreed with Kawada Masashi's statement. Zebita Eiji did not refute, lowered his head and ran towards the frontcourt, his disappointed mood fleeting.
Zebei is also a mature player. He knows what matters most at the moment.
If they cannot hold on to the score here, as the game progresses, the score between the two teams will become wider and wider. The more Jinguji Martial Arts continues to perform like this, the lower the morale of their Sanno will be.
It is very crucial for Sanno to resist the pressure brought by Jinguji Martial Arts now and prevent the score between the two teams from being further widened!
Fukatsu Kazunari dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. Rukawa Kaede opened his arms and quickly pressed forward when the opponent was near the top of the arc. But this time, Kazunari Fukatsu had no intention of making a move at the top of the arc. He glanced sideways at the positions of Miyadera Budō and Sawabita Eiji, took the ball, followed the three-point line, and headed towards the left corner. move.
And Minoru Matsumoto, who was standing here, quickly cut into the inside. His movement also took away Mitsui Hisashi's defense. However, Minoru Matsumoto did not stay in the inside. He just touched the floor of the paint area with his feet and quickly moved towards the bottom. Horn ran away.
Seeing this, Hisashi Mitsui didn't follow up, and settled directly in the middle distance of the right baseline. He was actually ready to cover the basket at any time.
"Mitsui Hisashi is very experienced!" Coach Taoka from the stands saw Mitsui Hisashi's running position and praised with a smile.
The next second, Fukatsu Kazunari on the court changed his rhythm, made a mistake in his steps, quickly accelerated his breakthrough, and immediately changed direction in front of Rukawa Kaede when he followed up. Just when Rukawa Kaede adjusted his position to pursue again, Fukatsu Kazunari sent the ball with his left hand and passed the ball directly into the inside.
At this time, Masashi Kawada was standing in the middle distance on the left side. After receiving the basketball, he directly raised the ball high and turned to face the basket. He quickly raised the ball and feinted for a shot, then quickly dropped the ball and turned around.
In an instant, I passed Takenori Akagi
With his defense, he went directly to the basket with one stride, and dunked the basketball into the basket with one hand.
Sharp low-post footsteps easily tore apart Takenori Akagi's defense and helped the team score.
Not to mention Takenori Akagi who didn't react, even Hisashi Mitsui, who was ready to take over, didn't react at this moment. From the moment Kawada Masashi got the ball to the time he dunked, it probably only took two seconds. To break through Akagi's defense in such a short time was something Mitsui Hisashi didn't expect.
He originally thought that Akagi could resist it no matter what. As long as he delayed the opponent's attack a little, Mitsui Hisashi would be able to double-team. Unexpectedly, Kawada Masashi would not give such a chance at all.
"good!
! "
After scoring the goal, Masashi Kawada beat his chest and roared to cheer himself up.
His goals and his enthusiasm gave some vitality to the lifeless Sanwang bench.
"Come on! Sanwang! Come on! Sanwang!"
"Defend! Defend! Defend!"
Led by an unknown Mountain King supporter, rhythmic shouts rang out from the stands and the bench.
"Masashi Kawada...As expected, this player has become our biggest obstacle in Shohoku."
"The gap between Akagi and him is actually so big..."
Jinguji Budo looked at Kawada Masashi's back and trotted towards the front court. Kawada Masashi's outstanding performance was actually what he expected. He predicted that Akagi might be beaten.
Because in the two years in Shohoku, Takenori Akagi did not make great progress due to the arrival of Jinguji Martial Arts. His talent has determined the speed of his progress. In fact, compared to his first grade in high school, Takenori Akagi has made great progress.
From a stupid big guy who couldn't even dribble the ball to being one of the best in the county and one of the top ten centers in the country, Akagi's progress has surpassed that of many ordinary people.
But after all, he is not a genius like Sakuragi or Rukawa Kaede. There is a limit to his progress speed.
Perhaps what Jinguji martial arts brought to Akagi was only an improvement in mentality.
There is an insurmountable super genius in the team, and Takenori Akagi is not unacceptable for losing to Masashi Kawada.
However, he felt a little guilty for being passed by the other party so easily.
"At least, resist him for a while longer to give your teammates a chance to fill in!" With this idea in mind, Akagi quickly entered the frontcourt and positioned himself inside.
Rukawa Kaede advanced with the ball, and when he crossed the center line, he turned his attention to Jinguji Budo. Sure enough, this time, Jinguji Budo was still leaning on Eiji Sawabita with his back, reaching out to ask for the ball from him. It seemed that the god Miyadera Budo is planning to take over the game.
"Sure enough, this kid is going to pass the ball to Jinguji Budō!" Fukatsu Kazuki, who was guarding Rukawa Kaede, saw Rukawa Kaede looking towards Jinguji Budō. At the same time, he also saw that Budō had his back to Zebei and was ready to catch the ball. , I immediately made a judgment in my mind.
Rukawa Kaede was dribbling in a suspended position, with his palms covering the basketball, as if he was preparing to pass the ball. At this moment, Fukatsu Kazunari took a single step and directly blocked the passing route of Rukawa Kaede and Jinguji Budō, and at the same time reached out to grab He pointed at the basketball and tried to steal it.
However, there was just something on his side. Rukawa Kaede, who was dribbling in a suspended position just a second ago, quickly suppressed the ball and directly dribbled low and accelerated past Kazunari Fukatsu. Because Fukatsu was wary of Jinguji's martial arts, he had already opened up Rukawa Kaede's breakthrough route.
"What?!" With his hands empty, Fukatsu Kazunari saw Rukawa Kaede passing quickly in front of him. He whispered in his mouth and hurriedly pursued him.
The breakthrough of Rukawa Kaede also attracted Nobe Masahiro's supplementary defense. Everyone's eyes were focused on Rukawa Kaede at this time.
"stop!
"
Just when everyone thought that Rukawa Kaede would forcefully attack Nobe Masahiro's defense, a red pillar quickly flashed in front of everyone's eyes. The basketball was directly passed by Rukawa Kaede and passed to Hisashi Mitsui in the bottom corner.
At this time, Minoru Matsumoto, who was guarding Hisashi Mitsui, was making up his position inside, intending to grab the rebound. There was no one to defend in front of Hisashi Mitsui.
"Well done, Rukawa Kaede!"
With a snap, the basketball was in hand. Hisashi Mitsui smiled and sent the ball straight away with a two-stage shot. The beautiful shooting posture made the reporters on the sidelines press the shutter of the camera involuntarily.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hit the net hollowly, and the soft sound it caused reached everyone's ears.
Three-pointer, hit!
Mitsui Shou made a fist with his right hand, with a confident smile on his face.
"It's blooming a lot. Sanno can't stop Shobei's attack and is about to collapse!"
Seeing Hisashi Mitsui making a three-pointer, Coach Taoka in the stands said to the players with a faint smile on his face. Xiangbei was able to suppress Sanno so easily, and he, the coach of Lingnan, was very happy to see it.
Xiangbei is getting stronger and stronger. After defeating Lingnan from Xiangbei High School, doesn't his status rise?
In other words, the more comprehensive the strength shown by Xiangbei now, the more time they have in Lingnan to consider countermeasures. The Xiangbei team now on the court was exposed to the national audience for the first time.
It was also the first time for Coach Taoka to see such a configuration in Shohoku.
The appearance of Rukawa Kaede brought about a qualitative change in Shohoku. If Lingnan ran into Shohoku first, Coach Taoka really couldn't think of any good way to deal with it for a while.
The game situation in the first half, after Mitsui Hisashi's three-pointer, did not develop in the direction predicted by Coach Taoka.
Rukawa Kaede's breakthrough score was very effective, which made Rukawa Kaede full of confidence in himself. The next few goals were repeated, hoping to break through Sanno's blockade and mobilize all Shohoku players.
But Sanno Industries was not a fool after all, and he quickly reacted, and Minoru Matsumoto, who was defending Hisashi Mitsui, was not a fool either. In the next few goals, he never gave Kaede Rukawa the opportunity to pass to an open position like this.
At the same time, Rukawa Kaede, who broke through and entered the inside, also encountered double-teaming from Fukatsu and the inside replacement players.
When facing a double-team, Rukawa Kaede passed the ball to Takenori Akagi, but Takenori Akagi encountered Masahiro Nobe's replacement when shooting, and missed the shot. At the same time, the rebound was grabbed by Masashi Kawada who came back.
The second time, Rukawa Kaede, who also broke through successfully, tried to pass back to Jinguji Budo on the outside, but because he was too worried about Eiji Sawabita, the pass was too high and flew out of bounds.
Two sudden points failed. Rukawa Kaede planned to make a strong attack alone, but under the defensive interference of Kawada Masashi, his basket fell out of the basket and the rebound fell into Sakuragi's hands. Sakuragi Hanamichi stood up to shoot and directly encountered Kawada Masashi's "sky-shading hat".
The offensive end suffered continuous setbacks, and Shohoku's performance on the defensive end was mediocre. Masashi Kawada's personal strength is very strong, and this guy's vision is also very broad. Mitsui Hisashi knew that Takenori Akagi could not stop him alone, because he would often go to support Akagi and replace Kawada Masashi.
[In view of the general environment,
Often at this time, Kawada Masashi can accurately pass the ball to the open Matsumoto Minoru, who completes the finish.
After Jinguji Budo followed the team on several turns, the advantage Xiangbei had just established was gone...
And Rukawa Kaede doesn't seem to have a long memory. In other words, Rukawa Kaede tried to find a way to break through Sanno's defense, and then made several attempts. After a high pick-and-roll, he passed it back to Akagi, who finished with a mid-range shot.
Or call Hisashi Mitsui's pick-and-roll, and use Hisashi Mitsui's offensive threat to break through and shoot. Even Rukawa Kaede has a tough style of one-stop breakthrough and layup.
Some of these attempts succeeded, and some failed. Overall, Rukawa Kaede's performance can be considered remarkable.
However, the score between the two teams reached 31:34 as the game progressed. Thanks to the efforts of Rukawa Kaede, Shohoku High School managed to fall behind Sanno Industries by 3 points.
But few people think there is a problem with Rukawa Kaede's approach.
The reason is also very simple. From the perspective of a point guard, Rukawa Kaede often chooses to pass and shoot.
No problem with the choice.
It's just that his own and Akagi's shooting percentages are so-so. In terms of offensive efficiency, they are not as good as Sanno. But to say that Sanno was able to defend against the attack organized by Rukawa Kaede? That's not complete, the Mountain King only defended part of it.
On the offensive end of Shohoku High School, Jinguji Martial Arts suddenly became marginal.
The first person to discover this problem was not only Jinguji Martial Arts himself, but also the ace player Eiji Sawabita. Zebita Eiji was shocked that Jinguji Martial Arts suddenly lost a lot of ball rights.
Zebei was able to discover this problem because he suddenly felt that his defense became easier!
But obviously, the reason why he defends easily is not because Jinguji Budo has become weaker, or because he suddenly became stronger, but because Jinguji Budo plays less singles with the ball.
"Whoa!" Under the basket, Nobe Masahiro sent the ball into the basket with a small hook.
At 14 minutes into the first half, the score between the two teams reached 31:36, with Shohoku High School trailing Sanno Industries by 5 points.
When the score difference reached 5 points, Shinomiya Tanano in the stands also came back to his senses, looked at Rukawa Kaede who was advancing with the ball attentively, and suddenly laughed:
"A first-year student who is extremely talented but also very ambitious."
"For Shohoku, I don't know if it's good or bad."
"Jinguji Budo has subtly deprived a considerable part of the ball rights. This first grader really dares to do it!"
Sigong Tianye's words made everyone in Lingnan look over, who were not sure what was going on. After hearing this, coach Tian Gang glanced at the players around him and said with some dissatisfaction:
"Haven't you noticed yet?"
"Think about it, the last time Jinguji Budo attacked with the ball was two minutes ago, right?"
"What about the last time? Think about it!"
"Then think about the previous games at Shohoku High School, how often Jinguji Budo attacked with the ball! Almost every ball was initiated by him, right?!"
"You still haven't figured it out yet?"
"That kid Rukawa Kaede used a "reasonable" style of play to deprive Shohoku's ace of his unreasonable ball rights! "
"This first grader is trying to change the distribution of ball rights in Shohoku!"
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