There are still 1 minute and 10 seconds left before the end of the first half.
The score between Lingnan High School and Xiangbei came to 43:49, and the point difference was still six points.
The ball came into the hands of Lingnan High School.
In order to guard against Shohoku's sudden full-court press, this time, Shinomiya Tano and Sendō did not enter the frontcourt early, but supported Fujima and protected Fujima as he advanced towards Shohoku's frontcourt.
However, Xiangbei did not want to seize the last minute or so to press the whole court, because the players in Xiangbei knew very well that facing a team like Lingnan, the role of a full-court press was simply useless. not a lot.
On the contrary, your own defense will become weaker because the players are spread out. The tactic of full-court press is still okay against a team with a weak point guard, but it makes no sense against a team like Lingnan that can play multiple point guards.
Soon, Fujima dribbled the ball into the Shohoku half, and Shinomiya Tano and Sendō, who were supporting him on his left and right, also spread out to both sides.
There was only more than a minute left, and Fujima's rhythm was still unhurried. His mentality was very stable, and he didn't have the sense of urgency to rush to chase points.
Although Fujima's physical fitness is not top-notch on this court, his mentality is what everyone needs to learn.
Although Lingnan is lagging behind, Fujima's handling of the ball is still quite calm.
After testing Rukawa Kaede's defense with continuous crotch dribbling, Fujima realized that the risk of his solo attack would be a bit high. He straightened his waist, dribbled high, and retreated to create some distance. At the same time, Fujima made a move towards his teammates. Pick and roll gesture.
Soon, Toru Hanagata on the inside was pulled out, and Sakuragi's defense was also involved in Hanagata. When Hanagata left the inside line, Sendō initially ran towards Fujima as if he was trying to catch the ball, but the moment he saw Hanagata move up, he immediately ran back and crossed directly towards the mid-range.
Fujima saw the air-cut Sendō, and when he passed Rukawa Kaede with the help of a flower-shaped pick-and-roll, he quickly passed the ball to Sendō. The latter took the ball, took off directly with the ball, and made a drifting mid-range shot. He easily avoided the chasing Mitsui Hisashi and threw the ball.
"Um?!"
"The shot is very urgent! This kind of ball will not"
The hand of Mitsui Hisashi who was leaping high could not reach Sendō's drifting shot. Seeing Sendō's shooting posture, Mitsui Hisashi quickly turned his head to look at the basket and made a judgment in his heart.
"Uh-huh!"
However, the next second, a crisp sound of the net swiping directly interrupted Mitsui Hisashi's thoughts and brought him back to reality.
"It's scored. A goal like this is actually scored?!"
Mitsui Shou looked a little stunned after landing. He didn't expect that a mid-range shooter like Sendao, who couldn't keep his center of gravity, could still score! Xiandao's shooting position is not under the basket, but in the mid-range near the free throw line, which is still quite far away from the basket.
Being able to score such a ball shows just how frighteningly skilled Xiandao is in the mid-range shot.
With 1'03" left before the end of the first half, Lingnan High School narrowed the point difference to 4 points, with the score reaching 45:49, alternating offense and defense.
After Shohoku served in the backcourt, Rukawa Kaede dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. Just like the way Lingnan High School marched before, everyone in Shohoku was also afraid that Lingnan would suddenly launch a full-court press, so when Rukawa Kaede advanced with the ball, Jinguji Budo and Both Mitsui Shou and Rukawa Kaede were on their side.
There was no chance for Lingnan to press the whole court.
After smoothly dribbling the ball into the frontcourt, Hisashi Mitsui took advantage of the situation and made a ball-free screen for Rukawa Kaede.
However, after receiving his cover, Rukawa Kaede did not speed up the breakthrough immediately. He just moved two steps in the direction of the cover, and then when Sendō and Fujima completed the defense switch, he did a joint ball in front of Sendō. It looked like Is preparing to shoot a three-pointer.
Rukawa Kaede's movements immediately aroused the alertness of Xiandao, who pounced directly on Rukawa Kaede. Xiandao has finally grasped Rukawa Kaede's mentality. He knows that this first-year boy from Xiangbei really dares to shoot a three-pointer at this time!
Sendō's timely defense prevented Rukawa Kaede from shooting a three-pointer, but in fact, from the beginning, Rukawa Kaede had no intention of shooting a three-pointer.
His actions were simply to seduce Xiandao to focus on defense.
Rukawa Kaede, who is a virtual ball player, slapped the basketball with his right hand, quickly changed the direction of the ball, and broke through directly to the right side of Sendō. He instantly passed Sendō, Fujima and others, entered the middle distance, and came to Sakuragi Hanamichi. behind.
Due to Sakuragi's position, Rukawa Kaede's path was actually very small, and after crossing Sendao and letting go, Rukawa Kaede actually had no path to move at all.
However, Sakuragi's position still did not affect Rukawa Kaede's offense. When he moved behind Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede directly combined the ball and made an emergency stop jumper.
Standing on the spot, Sakuragi acted as a human wall to resist Hanagata's replacement, and successfully blocked Hanagata's replacement.
An open shot, the basketball flew directly to the basket from the side and hit the net hollowly.
As Rukawa Kaede scored the ball again, the Shohoku supporters burst into amazing cheers at this moment.
Regarding this first-year player from Xiangbei, the audience no longer has colored glasses at this moment.
On the basketball court, the way to prove yourself is that simple. As long as you can score the ball, the audience will not care whether your playing is reasonable or not.
Even if it is Rukawa Kaede who is on the same team as Jinguji Budo, as long as he can show his value, no one will blame Rukawa Kaede for not giving the ball to Jinguji Budo.
Even if Rukawa Kaede's performance can continue, the audience will be willing to see Rukawa Kaede perform more and better.
"Goal again!"
"Damn Rukawa Kaede, how dare you steal the spotlight from this genius!"
"If he had passed the ball to this genius, I would have been able to score this kind of ball. Damn it!!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was in the same first grade as Rukawa Kaede, felt jealous when he saw Rukawa Kaede's performance. Seeing Rukawa Kaede perform better than himself was even more uncomfortable for Sakuragi than killing him.
However, Sakuragi Hanamichi's jealousy was of no use. At this moment, Rukawa Kaede was undoubtedly the most dazzling kid in Shohoku High School.
The cheers from the audience were all dedicated to Rukawa Kaede.
With 52 seconds left before the end of the first half, the score between the two teams reached 45:51, and the point difference was still six points.
"Hey, hey, Lingnan, did you make a mistake?"
"Cheer up! You let that first-year kid score goals like this, what are you doing?!"
"Come on! Lingnan, come on!!"
As the Xianghoku High School players began to return to defense, the cheers from the audience in the stands gradually became much quieter. As the cheers gradually died down, the Lingnan supporters all stood up from their seats and shouted towards the field. stand up.
Let the first-year player from Xiangbei score consecutively. It has to be said that Lingnan has a big defensive problem.
In the stadium, Shinomiya turned his head and glanced at the scoreboard, then looked back at Rukawa Kaede who had already run to the frontcourt. He grabbed his jersey and wiped the sweat from his cheeks before running towards the frontcourt.
Regarding Rukawa Kaede's offensive, Shinomiya Tano really has no good way. Fujima's weakness on the defensive end is inevitable. The best way now may be to shrink the defense line, but Shohoku's outside threat has not weakened.
Whether it is Mitsui Hisashi or Jinguji Budo, they are both figures who need to pay attention to.
Although Rukawa Kaede is currently leading the attack in Shohoku, this does not mean that only Rukawa Kaede can attack in Shohoku.
"Let's stabilize the offense first and maintain the point difference. We'll deal with the first graders in the second half."
Shinomiya Tano had a plan in mind and quickly entered the Shohoku frontcourt. Not long after he entered the frontcourt, Fujima Kenji quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. At this time, the way he looked at Rukawa Kaede was also very different from before. Fujima now really felt that this Shohoku The first grade will be their biggest hidden danger in Lingnan!
"I can't just lose to a first grader like you!"
"If I lose here, my teammates will be very distressed!"
Fujima secretly thought to himself. After quickly approaching the three-point line with the ball, he did not ask his teammates to pick and roll. He paused and then directly dropped the ball to the left to accelerate the breakthrough.
Fujima is left-handed, and his most accustomed breakthrough direction is different from that of ordinary players.
When Rukawa Kaede saw the opponent speeding up his breakthrough, he hurriedly followed up with a sliding step. The direction of Fujima's breakthrough was just the right side that was most comfortable for Rukawa Kaede, so he slid very fast and directly blocked Fujima's path. In front of you.
But at the moment when Rukawa Kaede succeeded in following up, Fujima actually changed direction directly in front of him, and changed the direction of the attack without losing speed. Rukawa Kaede, who was side-stepping to defend, had no time to adjust his position and could only watch. Atsuto Makoto passed by him.
And at the moment when Fujima made a breakthrough, someone from Jinguji Martial Arts came behind Rukawa Kaede, and directly reached out and touched the basketball in Fujima's hand.
"What?!!!"
Fujima, who successfully broke through, never thought that Jinguji Budo would appear in this position. Normally, even if Sakuragi changed positions, Jinguji Budo would still be wary of Shinomiya Tanano on the outside and be ready to make up for it at any time. This vacancy in Sakuragi Hanamichi is perfect!
You shouldn't be here at this time!
"Fujima, you really did not disappoint me."
"I knew you could break through Rukawa Kaede even if you relied on your own strength!"
Jinguji Budo passed directly in front of Fujima Kenji, and the basketball in Fujima's hand had already fallen into Jinguji Budo's hand. Jinguji Budo, who started with the basketball, rushed directly towards the frontcourt. An unlucky move quickly passed Sendō who was trying to block him, and directly crossed the three-point line in his own half.
"Ohhh!! Jinguji Martial Arts, Jinguji Martial Arts has a breakthrough!"
"Return to defense! Come back to defense quickly and stop him!"
"Damn it, Fujima was actually intercepted. Why did Jinguji Martial Arts appear there?!"
As Jinguji Budo dribbled the ball out of the Shohoku half, the stands suddenly became lively. Shohoku supporters who had not seen Jinguji Budo perform for a long time cheered at this moment.
"whispering sound!"
"This guy!"
"Have you judged that Fujima wanted to attack the ball himself?! That's why he unscrupulously filled in the defense in advance!"
Shinomiya Tano closely followed Jinguji Budo, and almost entered the Lingnan half with Jinguji Budo.
Jinguji Budo, who was traveling at high speed, seemed to have noticed the movement behind him. While slowing down slightly, he looked back at Shinomiya Tano.
Then he grinned at Shinomiya Tōno.
During the march, Jinguji Budo quickly crossed the three-point line in Lingnan. At the same time, Jinguji Budo quickly let go of the basketball in his hand and directly hit the backboard. Jinguji Budo himself also accelerated his running speed. Three points and quickly crossed the free throw line.
Budo, who was closer to the basket, quickly distanced himself from Shinomiya. In the blink of an eye, he jumped up, grabbed the rebounding basketball in mid-air, and quickly poured the ball into the basket. among.
"Bang!"
The self-throw and self-deduction alley-oop dunk directly opened the point difference between the two teams to 8 points. The score also reached 45:53, with 45 seconds left before the end of the first half.
Jinguji Budo let go of his grip on the basket, fell back to the ground, smiled at Shinomiya, and then trotted past Shinomiya and quickly returned to defense.
However, just when Jinguji Budo just crossed the Lingnan three-point line and headed towards the midline, the basketball turned into a red light and flew directly past Budo's side.
After a quick long pass, the basketball flew directly into the hands of Fujima, who was running near the midline and preparing to return to the court to catch the ball. Taking the ball, Fujima turned around with the ball and quickly rushed towards the Shohoku half. As he approached the three-point line, he encountered Rukawa Kaede's defense. After a quick change of direction in front of his body, he passed the ball directly to the side. Immortal way.
Rukawa Kaede was attracted by Fujima's pass. Taking advantage of this gap, Fujima cut directly into the inside. At the same time as he cut, Sendō's pass also arrived. With a hit pass, the basketball fell directly into Fujima's hand. With the ball in hand, Fujima took two steps and sent the ball into the basket with a reverse basket.
From the time the basketball was released to the time it entered the net, Lingnan High School only took five seconds to complete this series of operations.
The scoreboard jumped, the point difference narrowed to 6 points, the score came to 47:53, and there were 40 seconds left.
"You really can't relax for a moment!"
"Lingnan!"
Jinguji Budo had already run back to the backcourt when Lingnan High School was organizing the offense. He saw Fujima passing the ball to Sendō immediately, but the opponent did not give him a chance to double-team and passed the ball in advance. It was given to Fujima who had an opening.
Seeing Ling Nan's attack so smoothly, Wu Dao couldn't help but cover his head and sigh.
He turned around and ran towards the Lingnan half court.
At this time, Shinomiya Tano was already standing outside the three-point line waiting for his teammates to return to defense. Seeing Jinguji Budo come back so quickly, he couldn't help but joked:
"Hey, are you going to organize an attack so soon?"
"Our Lingnan counterattack is pretty good, right?"
Budao glanced at Shinomiya Tōno indifferently and said nothing. He just raised his hand and pointed at the scoreboard on the sidelines. The meaning was self-evident.
"It's just such a small point difference, we can catch up soon."
"Speaking of which, I suddenly had an idea. Tell me, if Xiandao were to attack our Lingnan point guard, wouldn't your first grader be able to be so arrogant?"
"Anyway, Hisashi Mitsui doesn't have the ball."
With that said, Shinomiya Tōno greeted Sendō and Fujima who had returned, indicating that they should switch. When the two men heard this, they didn't hesitate. When the defense was in place, Sendao naturally landed at the top of the arc, while Fujima landed at the horns.
Seeing his teammates finishing their positions, Shinomiya smiled at Budo.
"Stupid choice, he is young, not stupid."
Martial Arts scoffed at Shinomiya Tano's adjustments.
But the choice of Rukawa Kaede, who brought the ball into the frontcourt, was beyond Budo's expectations. This kid didn't seem to be satisfied with defeating Fujima!
(End of chapter)
