Nine minutes into the second half of the match between Lingnan High School and Xianghoku High School, the score between the two teams reached 77:76. While Lingnan High School had a lead, it also had the right to attack the ball.
In the arena, as Ryonan High School Kenji Fujima slowly dribbled the ball toward the Shohoku half, the Shohoku supporters in the stands shouted "defense" rhythmically.
The score between the two teams is stalemate, and every attack by the players on the field can affect the emotions of the audience in the stands.
"Defense!! Defense!!"
The cheers of the audience spread to the stadium. After seeing Fujima entering the frontcourt, Lingnan's players began to move in an orderly manner. At this stage of the game, Lingnan's players had no longer hidden, and all the tactics that should be used were already implemented. Over and over again.
Akira Sendō on the outside quickly cut inside after Fujima entered the frontcourt. Under the pursuit of Hisashi Mitsui, Sendō was unable to quickly get out of the open space.
However, when Sendō and Hisashi Mitsui tried to pass through the inside paint area, Toru Hanagata on the inside helped Sendō create a pick-and-roll without the ball.
With the help of the flower shape, Xiandao, who moved to the middle distance on the right, also successfully became an open position.
Fujima saw Sendō's open position and wanted to pass the ball, but as soon as he raised his hands, Rukawa Kaede understood Fujima's thoughts and raised his hands to block it.
However, Fujima Kenji has never been a point guard who can only pass the ball. When Rukawa Kaede raised his center of gravity to block, Fujima Kenji quickly dropped the ball to accelerate the breakthrough. While Fujima was level with Rukawa Kaede, he quickly passed the ball. He took action and gave the ball to Xiandao.
However, when the basketball fell into Sendō's hands, Rukawa Kaede's defense gave Mitsui Hisashi some time to chase and make up the position. The moment Sendō was holding the ball and facing the basket, Mitsui Hisashi had already rushed in front of Sendō and directly blocked it with one hand. In front of Immortal Dao.
"high speed."
"As expected of Hisashi Mitsui from Shohoku High School!"
Xiandao kept his back straight. After a fake shot, he quickly dropped the ball and rushed forward. After a sudden attack, he stopped immediately and shot a fadeaway jumper.
Sendō's jumping itself is better than Mitsui Hisashi, and the two are similar in height. With Sendō taking the offensive initiative, his fadeaway jumper can be said to be unsolvable for Mitsui Hisashi.
The basketball flew directly out of Sendō's hand, passed Mitsui Hisashi's fingertips, and fell directly towards Shohoku's basket.
Maybe it's because Sendō shot too few shots in this game, or maybe it's because Mitsui Hisashi put a lot of defensive pressure on him.
In short, the basketball thrown by Sendao hit the edge of the basket and bounced outward.
"Rebound!"
"rebound!"
Mitsui Shou heard a soft sound behind him and immediately shouted excitedly. At the same time, Xiandao, who shot the ball, felt that his shot was short and immediately shouted loudly.
Under the basket, Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi collided directly, both raising their heads and looking at the falling basketball.
Takenori Akagi's defensive position was closer to the basket than Jun Uozumi on the offensive side. When the basketball was falling, he found the right time to take off and grabbed the ball first.
"Pass the ball, Akagi!"
"well done!"
After the rebound came in, Hisashi Mitsui shouted hurriedly, and the Shohoku players on the sidelines also cheered in unison, showing unusual excitement.
Akagi, who grabbed the rebound, raised the ball with both hands. Just as he was about to pass the ball to Hisashi Mitsui, Sendō's figure quickly flashed out from the side and stopped in front of Hisashi Mitsui. At the same time, Toru Hanagata and Jun Uozumi directly surrounded Takenori Akagi.
Akagi, who failed to hit the ball in the first place, was directly sandwiched between the two. He could only wave his arms quickly to avoid the two men's steals.
However, Hanagata and Uozumi were two tall men, one had agility and the other had strength. During the fight between the two, Akagi was unable to hold the basketball firmly.
The basketball was released and flew towards the sidelines.
"Our ball!"
"Flower shape!"
Uozumi clearly knew that he had hit the basketball. He watched the basketball fly towards the bottom line and hurriedly shouted to Hanagata.
After receiving Uozumi's signal, Hanagata quickly flew to save the ball. With one leap, he directly grabbed the basketball and pushed the ball behind him.
There is no target for the transfer of flower shapes, but there is no problem with the general direction.
Sendō and Hisashi Mitsui ran towards the direction of the basketball at almost the same time, but Hisashi Mitsui, who was in a better position, grabbed the ball first.
"Well done, Hanagata!"
The basketball started, Mitsui Hisashi said with a smile, looked up at Rukawa Kaede on the outside, and then did not pass the ball, but dropped the ball himself, quickly passed Sendou Akira, and headed towards the frontcourt with the ball.
The moment Sendō was passed by Hisashi Mitsui, he realized that it would be difficult to steal Hisashi Mitsui in the Shohoku backcourt, so he directly accelerated his pace and ran back to his own half. He had no intention of entangled with Hisashi Mitsui in the frontcourt and entered quickly. When he arrived at Lingnan's backcourt, he took a position early and defended.
The second half of the game lasted 9 minutes and 20 seconds. During the alternation of offense and defense, Shohoku High School got the ball.
The current score is 77:76. Xiangbei High School is only one point behind Lingnan High School. For Xiangbei High School, this goal is extremely critical.
This goal will determine whether they can complete the overtake!
Mitsui Hisashi did not pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede, but took the ball and quickly advanced towards the Lingnan half. When it came to such a critical ball, Mitsui Hisashi believed in his ability even more!
Soon, Hisashi Mitsui dribbled the ball close to the top of Lingnan's arc, while Rukawa Kaede and Shinomiya Tano stood at the corners on both sides of Lingnan's three-point line.
Mitsui Hisashi held the ball in his right hand, stretched out his left hand and waved towards Rukawa Kaede, signaling Rukawa Kaede to move, and then looked at Sendō in front of him, maintaining a high dribble, looking like a mature point guard.
After getting the signal from Mitsui Hisashi, Rukawa Kaede moved quickly towards the other bottom corner, but his running route had to pass through the inside line. Rukawa Kaede's running also attracted the attention of the Lingnan players, and Hanagata's attention was also attracted by Rukawa Kaede's running position.
"It seems that Lingnan High School is very wary of this kid Rukawa Kaede!"
"In this case"
While thinking about it, Mitsui Shou turned his head and glanced at the direction of Gongji Martial Arts. At the moment, Sendo was alerted.
Mitsui Hisashi's dribbling rhythm changed, and he directly dropped the ball and accelerated his advance. When Sendō's pursuit came forward, Mitsui Hisashi quickly changed direction in front of his body, changed the breakthrough direction, and simply took two steps forward. When Sendō's pursuit came forward, Mitsui Hisashi made a sudden advance again. When the ball came forward, Hisashi Mitsui quickly changed his direction and directly dodged Sendao's defense. After combining the ball, he took a side step, then pressed against the three-point line and shot directly.
A series of smooth and rapid lunging movements directly shook Xiandao away by nearly two positions, and the extremely fast shooting movements also prevented Xiandao from reacting in time.
Although Mitsui Hisashi's shooting point is not high, his shooting speed is quite fast, giving Sendō no chance to intercept.
The basketball flew out directly towards Lingnan's basket.
However, just the next second when Mitsui Hisashi confidently clenched his right fist, the basketball actually hit the edge of the basket and bounced outward.
"Ouch!!!"
Seeing the basketball collapsing out of the basket, the Xiangbei players on the sidelines let out a cry.
And Hisashi Mitsui, who shot the three-pointer, whispered "impossible" in disbelief, then quickly moved his position and ran towards the direction of the basketball's whereabouts.
However, before Mitsui Hisashi ran over, Jinguji Budo and Shinomiya Tanos had already reached the spot where the basketball landed. Budo was not as powerful as his opponent, so he had to fall one position behind when chasing the ball. , because he wants to use his run-up to fully utilize his bounce and plan to rush for rebounds.
However, Shinomiya's plans for Jinguji Martial Arts were clear. He didn't want to rush to grab the ball. Seeing that Martial Arts deliberately slowed down, he also slowed down and directly blocked Jinguji Martial Arts. , not in a hurry at all.
Therefore, when the two came to the landing point of the basketball, Jinguji Budo was unable to fully utilize the bounce, and Shinomiya, who was in a better position, naturally caught the ball in his hands.
"Hehe, it seems I'm the better one!"
Shinomiya, who caught the ball in his hand, smiled brightly at Jinguji Budo, and gave the ball directly to Kenji Fujima on the side with his backhand. Then he quickly crossed the martial arts path and ran towards the front court.
Fujima was not in a hurry when he got the ball. He took the ball towards the sideline, avoiding Rukawa Kaede, and then shouted to the players:
"Score another goal!"
"Wide the gap!"
When the calm Fujima saw that neither Shohoku nor his own team scored the ball, he immediately realized that the pressure of the game had affected the performance of the players, and immediately stabilized the rhythm and did not want to rush to organize the attack.
Sure enough, under Fujima's call, each of the Lingnan High School players running forward slowed down their pace. After Fujima saw the players slowing down, he took the ball and moved towards the frontcourt. .
"Xiangbei High School and Lingnan failed one after another. It seems that the physical exertion and the pressure of the game are slowly starting to have a greater impact on the players."
"Yes, both teams have started playing for thirty minutes. The intensity of this game is not low."
"Being able to play until now without any distractions is enough to show the excellence of the players on both teams."
"Lingnan's Fujima Kenji is also a very good point guard. He grasps the situation of the team members very accurately. Controlling the speed at this time is very important!"
In the corner of the stands, Coach Smith from Oak Hill College in the United States held a stack of information in his hand and said to himself with some emotion.
The match between Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School was extremely fierce. Even a famous American coach like him could see the outstanding performance of both teams from this match.
Whether it is Xiangbei or Lingnan, there is a big gap between them and the strong teams in the United States individually. However, both teams have many advantages. If some people from the two teams are integrated, Coach Smith is confident to create a team. Support a strong team that can compete with the top schools in the United States.
In the court, Fujima Kenji, who brought the ball into the frontcourt, quickly passed the ball to Sendō on the side. The latter took the ball and after a tentative breakthrough, did not choose to forcefully attack Mitsui Hisashi's defense.
Although Hisashi Mitsui's jumping is not as good as Sendō's, his speed, strength and height are not inferior to Hisashi Mitsui's. Moreover, Hisashi Mitsui's defensive experience is very rich. It is not easy for Sendō to break through Hisashi Mitsui.
Quickly passing the ball back to Fujima, Sendō passed Hisashi Mitsui and cut inside. Sendō planned to change his method. He planned to use footwork and rhythm changes to attack within the shooting range.
However, Fujima, who got the basketball, did not pass the ball back to Sendō. Instead, he gave the ball to Shinomiya Tanano, who was facing the basket at this time and asked for the ball.
Shinomiya grabbed the ball with one hand, turned his back and faced the basket at the moment he took the ball. While the ball protector supported Budō, Shinomiya's right foot quickly landed on the right heel of Budō Jinguji. , blocking Martial Arts's turn.
When Shinomiya broke through, he didn't have to do much dribbling, but all his movements were extremely precise and efficient. The moment he got the ball, he broke through with his back, directly passed Jinguji Budo, and invaded directly. to the three-point line.
Takenori Akagi stepped forward. Mitsui Hisashi also noticed Shinomiya's sudden advance and made up for Shinomiya. However, Shinomiya backhand passed the ball to Sendō in the bottom corner at this time. .
"What!!!"
"Didn't you fight it yourself?! Passed it to Immortal Dao?!"
"Three-point shot?! You have already missed the shot before. Do you still plan to open the score with a three-pointer at this time?!"
Under the surprised gazes of Mitsui Shou and others, Sendō raised the ball and was about to throw it. However, at this moment, Jinguji Budō's figure suddenly flew out from Sendō's side and pressed one hand towards the ball in Sendō's hand. basketball.
However, Xiandao seemed to have expected it. The moment Wu Dao burst out, he collected the ball and moved sideways. After blasting the ball, he directly moved one step forward and shot a three-pointer.
Akira Sendō is not the kind of shooter who stands still at all!
"Shua!!!"
With the knife in hand, the basketball flew directly to the basket from a zero-degree angle, and then landed firmly in the basket.
There was an exciting sound, and Lingnan's bench erupted in cheers.
"Three points! Three points!"
"Nice shot, Senior Immortal!"
"Well done, Sendao!"
Cheers poured into the stadium, but at this moment, the scoreboard only added two points to Lingnan High School after a jump.
The linesman on the court also pointed his two fingers towards the ground, signaling a two-point goal.
After discovering this, Lingnan's substitutes lamented, but after this lament, Lingnan's players also recovered one after another and loudly cheered for the players on the field.
Although it is a pity that it is not a three-pointer, two points are still points. For both players who have not scored for a long time, Xiandao's goal is a shot in the arm for Lingnan.
Soon, the Lingnan players began to return to defense. After being stunned for a few seconds, everyone in Xiangbei quickly went to the baseline to serve and gave the ball away.
The game had become difficult, and everyone could feel it. At this time, Coach Anxi stood up slowly on the side of the court and walked towards the referee's box.
Ten seconds later, Coach Anzai returned to the rest area, patted Sakuragi Hanamichi next to him on the shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Sakuragi, you will come on stage in a moment. Do you see clearly what you are going to do?!"
Sorry it's a bit late. I saw the message from a book friend and I'm also thinking about this issue. The speed of coding is a bit slow.
In the future, I will speed up the pace and make a quick transition. If your friends have any opinions, you can leave a lot of comments. I will basically read them.
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