In the match between Urayasu Commercial and Takamizawa, the stronger Urayasu Commercial won in the end.
Although Sakuragi Hanamichi cheered hard for the hard-working Takamizawa High School, weak strength meant weak strength. Even if Takamizawa's players tried their best, it was Urayasu Business who finally won the game.
Jinguji Budo looked at the disappointed Sakuragi Hanamichi, patted the latter's shoulder and said a few words of relief. Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was cheerful by nature, quickly came out of that feeling of loss.
After the match between Takamizawa and Urayasu Commercial, all the games in the morning were declared over. Coach Anxi did not lead the players back to the hotel. Instead, after having lunch at a nearby restaurant, he led the players back to the gymnasium to wait for the afternoon game.
The afternoon game would not start until one o'clock in the afternoon. The Xiangbei players who had a lot of free time did not run around after returning to the rest area of the arena. Most of them lay down on the bench and closed their eyes to rest.
Sakuragi and Kiyota and a few other restless people hung out in the gymnasium chatting in the name of going to the toilet. Until the time was approaching 12.30, Luoan High School and Akizuki High School, the first game in the afternoon, entered the stadium and started to warm up. Sakuragi Hanamichi Only a few of them returned to the stands.
There was still half an hour before the start of the game, and the members of the two participating teams entered the arena early and began to warm up.
Perhaps because of the first game in the afternoon, most of the audience had not fully recovered after watching the morning game, so the seats above the stands were quite empty and were not as full of spectators as they were in the morning.
Some of the spectators sitting in the stands were also having a hard time, looking sleepy.
"Sakura, Kiyota, you guys are finally back."
"You must not miss this game!" Mitsui Hisashi held a magazine in his hand, looked at the two teams warming up in the stadium, and said to Sakuragi and others who had just returned to their seats.
Jinguji Budo, who was sitting behind Mitsui Hisashi, was also looking at the participating players on the court, and his expression was obviously much more serious.
"Nani? Nani? Why can't you miss it? Is there a strong team in the afternoon game?" Sakuragi Hanamichi heard Mitsui Hisashi's words and asked again and again. His butt had just stuck to the bench and he immediately threw himself behind Mitsui Hisashi. He stretched his neck and looked at the magazine in Mitsui Shou's hand.
"Yeah! We have a strong team."
"See that team in red jerseys on the field?"
"That's Luoan High School in Kyoto, rated A-level, but Luoan High School is more than just an A-level team."
"If Sanno Industrial was once the deserving overlord in the national competition, then this Luoan High School was the only opponent of the overlord back then!"
"Their opponent in this game is not an easy character to deal with. Tokyo's Akizuki High School is also rated A."
"This year there are still three teams in Tokyo participating in the national competition. In addition to Akizuki High School, there are also Jimbo University Affiliated High School and Higashi Sakura High School. These three teams, Akizuki High School, are the strongest." Hisashi Mitsui seemed to be right. Both Luoan High School and Qiuyue High School are familiar with each other, and they have very high evaluations of both teams.
It is worth mentioning that Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan are two places. The difference is equivalent to the difference between BJ and Nanjing in China, the capital and the old capital.
However, Jinguji Martial Arts did not have a deep impression on Luoan and Qiuyue schools.
Ih last year, he had no memory of seeing the Luoan and Qiuyue High School games. Who was Lingnan's opponent in the final last year?
He kind of forgot about it. Although Wu Dao didn't know much about the strength of the two teams, a certain Luoan player who was warming up in the stadium at this time made Wu Dao very interested.
"Xiao San, who is Luo An's No. 13?" Martial Arts looked at Luo An's No. 13 in the court and asked Mitsui Shou.
That was a tall and thin young man. Although Jinguji Martial Arts was sitting in the stands and it was difficult to see the opponent's height accurately, based on martial arts experience, the opponent's height was probably 210cm!
In the high school basketball arena, only Sanno Industries has seen players of this height in martial arts.
And unlike Sanno's Mikio Kawada, the No. 13 from Luoan High School is not fat.
Budo watched the opponent's layup action during the warm-up and noticed that the opponent's movement speed was probably quite outstanding and his skills were very agile.
"Number 13? Did you notice it?"
"That's right. No matter who a player of this height is, he will notice it."
"That's a second-year player from Luo An. His name is Izumi Asio. He's 213cm tall and weighs 91kg. He's a center."
"This kid scored 43 points by himself during the Kyoto Prefecture competition. He is a very powerful player."
"Their opponents are not weak. The final score between the two teams was 96:87, and the point difference was only nine points." Wu Dao couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. A center, in this kind of slow-paced high school game , being able to score 40+ points in a single game is already quite outstanding.
If Luo'an's opponent in the county competition had an outstanding center, then the data obtained by Luo'an on the 13th would be even more eye-catching.
If you are a bad guy, it would not be unusual to get 50+ martial arts, but if a qualified opponent still performs at such a level, then martial arts will have to take the opponent's ability seriously.
"213cm!"
"So high?!" Mitsui Hisashi's words immediately attracted the attention of Sakuragi and others who had just returned to the stands. Kiyota Nobunaga even whispered, and also stretched out his head to look at the magazine in Mitsui Hisashi's hand, and after confirming the information Looking towards the court, the Luoan High School team found the outstanding No. 13.
"Hiss!!" Kiyota Nobunaga gasped, and Sakuragi beside him couldn't help but shudder.
Then Kiyota Nobunaga frowned and said in a sour tone: "It's just height. Basketball is not just about height."
"Just like a red-haired monkey, there is no height. If I were as tall as him, I could do any slam dunk action I want!" As soon as Kiyota Nobunaga finished speaking, Sakuragi narrowed his eyes and looked sideways. He looked at Qingtian and said contemptuously: "Height is very important in basketball."
"If we were all like wild monkeys, we wouldn't have gone this far in Shohoku!" Sakuragi's words immediately ignited Kiyota Nobunaga's anger. However, before Kiyota could get angry, Miyagi Ryota's violent shouts came from Sakuragi's ears. A voice sounded from the side: "What did you say?! Sakuragi Hanamichi!"
"Don't get too carried away!" Sakuragi's words had a certain impact. At this time, not only Kiyota Nobunaga, but also Miyagi Ryota and Yasuda and others looked at Sakuragi with resentment.
"Ha ha..."
"I didn't say anything about you, Liangtian."
"I mean wild monkeys with such a height are rubbish... uh... I mean wild monkeys are rubbish." Sakuragi's argument was really strong. Ryota and Qingda seemed to hate someone trying to raise their height. Sakuragi kept whispering in his ears.
Budo glanced at the noisy teammates, tapped Mitsui's shoulder, and asked: "Xiaosan, how many years has that kid played? Is it mentioned in the magazine?" After Mitsui heard this, he carefully looked at the magazine's article about Luo Regarding information about No. 13, An replied: “I have been playing ball since junior high school.”
"The game will start soon, just watch his performance." Wu Dao nodded after hearing this, sat up straight, and focused on the court.
While everyone at Xiangbei High School was studying the players in the stands, on the other side of the stands, the people in Lingnan were also discussing the Izumi Asohiro from Luoan.
Xiangbei High School is a team in Group A, and its opponent for the next game has been determined, which is Mingpeng Industry. Luo'an High School is a team in Group B. After Luo'an and Qiuyue High School play, if they win, they will enter the semi-finals of Group B.
If Lingnan High School defeats their opponent Jinshan Commerce, then Lingnan High School will compete with Luoan High School for a place in Group B.
In other words, compared to Xiangbei High School, Lingnan is the team that really needs to study this group of opponents.
"Tano, tell me, who has a greater chance of winning, Qiuyue or Luoan?" In the stands, Akira Sendō was comfortably reclining in his seat, looking down at the two teams warming up in the field, and asked Shinomiya Tōno beside him. .
"Sa, who knows?"
"Whoever has the same chance of winning, it doesn't make much difference to me." Shinomiya Tano replied with a nonchalant expression, seemingly not interested at all in the possible opponents in the field.
"Really? That No. 13 from Luo An looks very good."
"It seems that only Sanno has a player of this height. And unlike Sanno, the meatball guy, Luo An seems to be very agile."
"Isn't there any threat to us in Lingnan?" Xiandao continued to ask with a smile, seeming to be very interested in the Izumi Axinan from Luo'an.
"Just pull it out and hit it."
"His figure is the same as that of Sanwang's Meatball Man, but he's actually not very coordinated."
"The speed you mentioned is only for centers."
"Such a center poses no threat to our Lingnan team."
"Are you worried about meeting Luo An? Don't worry, if you meet an opponent like this, I will teach you how to deal with him." Shinomiya yawned unexpectedly and replied casually.
Seeing his confident look, Xiandao also smiled and looked at the court without saying a word.
...After half an hour of warm-up, the referee finally blew the whistle to start the game.
As the players from Luoan High School and Players High School settled on the court, the referee threw the basketball in his hand high into the air after another long whistle.
The referee kicked off the ball and officially announced the start of the game. Izumi Aho, who was standing on one side, looked up at the basketball. With just a slight jump, his hand directly touched the falling basketball and moved the ball towards his team's backcourt.
His opponent is Qiuyue's third-year center, who is 194cm tall, but a center of this height is simply not enough to look at in front of Izumi Aho.
During the jump ball stage, he had just taken off, and the basketball was already flying towards the opponent's half.
"Damn it, this guy is so tall!!" Qiuyue's center cursed when he saw the jump ball failed, and quickly ran towards his own half. He had never encountered such a jump ball scene before. !
Luoan High School, who got the jump ball, didn't advance very quickly. The defender in charge of the ball took the ball slowly and leisurely through the half court. Then he waited for his teammates to get into position, put his hands on the ball, and looked at him unabashedly. Inside.
At this time, on the edge of the paint area under the basket, Asio Izumi was leaning against the defender, raising his hands above his head to gain position.
The basketball quickly flew out of the hands of Luo An's point guard and fell steadily into the hands of Izumi Aso. Izumi Asio, who caught the ball high, didn't drop the ball, nor did he make any fancy tricks. He just leaned back, jumped slightly, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and shot directly with a small hook.
"?!" Qiuyue's center was pressing his arms against Izumi Aso's back, concentrating on getting in position with the opponent. The next second, he heard the sound of a basketball hitting the board.
He turned around hurriedly and saw that the basketball had rebounded into the net.
"Goal...Goal?!" Qiuyue's center was completely unaware at this moment. He didn't realize that the opponent had made a move until the basketball hit the net.
Looking back at Izumi Aso, he found that Izumi Aso had started to run back slowly. It seemed that the goal just now was not scored by Izumi Aso.
As Luoan High School took the lead in scoring the ball, the score on the scoreboard also reached 2:0.
"It's so high! That shot just now looked so casual!"
"Yes, the center from Luo An is tall, but his touch is surprisingly soft."
"It feels good. I didn't expect that Luoan actually has such a powerful center. Now, Qiuyue High School will be in trouble!" The audience in the stands started talking about it when they saw Izumi Aho's goal easily.
In high school basketball, midfielders of this height are too rare. And although Izumi Aso has only played one ball so far, the audience watching the game can also see that this guy is not a stupid big guy who only has height.
Everyone realizes that Luo An's center may be a very scary player.
"The hand feels very good." In the stands, Budo looked slightly startled when he saw Izumi Aso's attack. He actually felt a strong sense of familiarity from the opponent's attack method.
It's like... watching Yao Ming play! Between the alternation of offense and defense, Qiuyue High School has launched an attack.
They also seemed to be aware of Izumi Aso's threat, and deliberately avoided passing the ball in when attacking.
After the pick-and-roll cooperation of outside players, the ball was finally given to the open small forward. The latter caught the ball from the mid-range and shot directly into the open space.
Basketball hits steadily. The successful counterattack made Qiuyue's players breathe a sigh of relief. There was nothing they could do about it, the pressure Izumi Aso'o put on them was too great.
As the offensive ball changed, Luoan launched another attack. Just like the previous time, Luo An's advancement speed was very slow. After all the players entered the frontcourt, Luo An's point guard speeded up slightly and quickly approached the three-pointer.
"Is the attack centered around the center?" Wu Dao in the stands touched his chin and murmured in his heart when he saw Luo An's advancing speed.
In the court, the basketball has now entered the hands of Izumi Asio. Izumi Asio, who was receiving the ball with his back to the basket, quickly turned around and raised the ball to shoot. His actions immediately alerted his opponents. Qiuyue's center jumped directly to block it.
At the moment when the opponent took off, Izumi Ahoho, who was holding the ball, quickly collected the ball. Then when the opponent was falling, he took the initiative to jump up to meet the opponent's outstretched arms. The arms holding the ball actively touched the opponent's hands before shooting. Take action.
The next second, the basketball hit the backboard directly and bounced into the net. And the next second after Asio Izumi scored, the referee's whistle sounded at the right time.
2+1! The referee actually gave Izumi Aso a free throw! .............................
