The competition between Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School finally came to an end. In the end, Xiangbei won the game with 105:103, a two-point advantage, and successfully advanced to the finals of the national competition.
After the game, coach Tian Gang led Lingnan's players into the player tunnel and went to the lounge area to pack their things. However, when they went to the lounge, a group of Lingnan players were stopped by reporters.
"Coach Tianoka! I am a reporter from Sports Daily. Can you accept our interview?"
"Coach Tagang, Coach Tagang, please stay, please stay!"
A group of reporters blocked everyone in Lingnan like wolves and tigers, and several microphones directly hit the mouth of coach Tian Gang.
Facing these reporters, coach Tian Gang, who was already unhappy, calmed down after taking several deep breaths, forced out an ugly smile, and responded:
"I can be interviewed by you."
"But my team members are not very convenient. If you have any questions or want to know anything, please ask me."
As Coach Tian Gang spoke, he winked at the team leader Lingnan who was traveling with him, and waved his hand to signal the players to leave first.
After the reporters heard what Coach Tian Gang said, their eyes stayed on the players behind Coach Tian Gang for a while and then they all nodded.
"Coach Taoka, as the national champion last year, why do you think Lingnan High School will lose to Shohoku this time?"
"Lingnan's trump card, Shinomiya Tōno was unable to stop Jinguji Martial Arts' attack at the last moment. Does this mean that Jinguji Martial Arts is better than Shinomiya Tōno?"
While a female reporter was speaking, the microphone was handed to Coach Taoka, and the camera behind the reporter quickly focused on Coach Taoka.
"Um?!"
Coach Tianoka's face suddenly darkened when he heard these two questions. If looks could kill, the reporter who asked this question has been killed by coach Taoka's looks a thousand and eight hundred times.
At this time, Shinomiya Tanano, who was walking towards the lounge with his teammates, also stopped and turned his head to look at the reporter who asked the question.
The female reporter noticed that Shinomiya stopped and turned around, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face.
Coach Tian Gang took a deep breath, pulled up his clothes, and said:
"Shohoku High School is an excellent team."
"Our Lingnan and Shohoku are both from Kanagawa Prefecture. We, Lingnan, are very aware of the capabilities of Shohoku High School."
"This time we lost to Xiangbei High School, not because our Lingnan High School is not good enough, but because Xiangbei High School is good enough."
"In this national competition, if even we, Lingnan, can't stop Shohoku High School, then no team can stop Shohoku."
"As for the main reason for our defeat in Lingnan, it is not the problem of our players."
"The responsibility lies with me. There was a problem with my on-the-spot command."
"Those two first-year students from Shohoku High School have shown quite terrifying potential."
"Next year's Xiangbei will be even scarier than this year!"
After speaking, Coach Tianoka nodded towards the reporters, turned around and prepared to leave.
But the reporter obviously didn't get the answer he wanted. He quickly grabbed Coach Tianoka's arm and asked:
"Wait a moment, please wait a moment."
"It was previously rumored that the Kanagawa twins were Shinomiya Tanano-san and Jinguji Budou-san. Now, is there a gap between the Kanagawa twins?"
The reporter had no intention of letting Coach Tianoka go and kept asking questions.
Coach Taoka, who was pulled back, frowned and looked at the reporter, with anger burning in his chest. He grabbed the microphone and was about to curse, when Shinomiya Tanoh came to Coach Taoka's side.
Naturally, he took the microphone from Coach Tianoka and said:
"Let me answer this question."
"I think I should be the one who has the most say."
Seeing Shinomiya take the microphone, the reporters' cameras were all aimed at Shinomiya. The female reporters also looked at Shinomiya expectantly, expecting Shinomiya to say something explosive.
"There is no doubt that Jinguji Martial Arts is the strongest opponent I have ever encountered, bar none."
"No one would object if he was said to be the number one high school student in the country."
"I can't guard against him now."
"But... the road to basketball is very long. He and I are only sophomores in high school."
"In the days to come, I will use my results to prove that I, Shinomiya Tanano, am the strongest high school student."
After speaking, Shinomiya nodded towards the reporter who asked the question, handed back the microphone, and then turned around and walked towards the lounge under the gaze of everyone.
Coach Taoka saw that Shinomiya could actually say these words calmly, and his angry mood calmed down a lot at this moment.
Pushing aside the reporters surrounding him, he followed Shinomiya Nogo and walked toward the lounge.
After receiving this answer, the reporters did not pursue him to ask any more questions. After looking at each other, they quickly left here to prepare reports.
As the dominant player in the national competition last year, Lingnan High School has such a high evaluation of Xianghoku High School. From Lingnan to the coaches and players, no one uses words like "luck" and "lucky" to seek consolation for their failure.
But it was the attitude of Lingnan High School that made reporters realize that Xiangbei High School relied on its own hard power to win.
There are very few professional sports reporters in this era, especially female reporters, whose understanding of basketball is still quite superficial.
Just looking at Shohoku High School's victory until the last second of the game, some reporters who don't understand football will subconsciously think that Shohoku's victory was due to luck.
But only those who really understand the ball know how terrifying Xiangbei's handling of the ball at the end showed.
Jinguji Budo was able to control the ball, and when the team was lagging behind, he endured until the last second before taking a shot, and successfully scored the ball. Such terrifying psychological quality and personal ability have long exceeded that of a "high school student" this category.
There is no doubt that Xiangbei, who won Lingnan High School, is very likely to be the next national hegemon!
While the reporters were interviewing the Lingnan players backstage, Shohoku High School seemed much deserted. Except for the Sakuragi Legion and Haruko who came from the stands to congratulate Shohoku for their victory, no reporters came to interview Shohoku.
After Coach Anzai led the players back to the lounge to pack their things, he also walked towards the stands, intending to take the players to watch the next game between Hakata Shoda Affiliated High School and Aiwa Academy.
The match between these two teams will be the last game of the semi-finals, and the winning team will meet up with Shohoku High School in the finals.
At this time, the staff of the conference were also cleaning the stadium. In the rest areas on both sides of the stadium, the players of the two teams were already changing their jerseys and getting ready to play.
Both High School Affiliated to Hakata University of Commerce and Aiwa Academy can be regarded as old and strong schools. The historical results of the teams are quite good. For example, Aiwa Academy's best result in the national competition was runner-up, while Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated High School The same is true, the best result is also runner-up.
The match between these two teams attracted a lot of attention. After watching the match between Xiangbei and Lingnan, most of the spectators in the stands did not leave. They continued to stay to watch this match, wanting to see what happened. Who can reach the finals.
After nearly half an hour of waiting, the two teams finally ended their warm-up. The players returned to the rest area to make final adjustments, and then began to walk onto the court.
As the players from the two teams entered the stadium, the stands suddenly became lively.
Hisashi Mitsui took out a magazine from his backpack and began to compare the players on the starting field based on the booklet.
"Affiliated to Hakata Shougang University! There is also Aiwa. These two teams are very capable."
"Hey, Martial Arts, which team do you like more?"
Mitsui Shou patted Jinguji Budo's shoulder and asked with a smile.
Wu Dao looked at the two teams on the field, shook his head without interest, and said casually:
"It doesn't matter who wins."
"After losing to us at Lingnan High School, no team has the ability to stop us."
"As for the outcome of this game, who knows? They are all about the same strength."
I have watched Hakata's game and Aiwa's Martial Arts game. Both teams have outstanding players, but compared to Shohoku High School, their standards are lower.
Not to mention him, these two teams may not be able to stop the coordinated attacks of Mitsui Hisashi and Rukawa Kaede.
While the Xiangbei players in the stands were chatting and analyzing, the game on the court officially started with the referee's whistle.
The basketball was thrown into the air, and the centers of both sides let out a loud roar and shot it towards the basketball.
At the center position, the center from Hakata Shodai Affiliated High School has the advantage of height and has quite good explosive power. He took the lead to point the ball below the basketball and move the ball into his own half.
After Bodo's point guard got the ball, he quickly dribbled the ball toward the frontcourt. After entering the frontcourt, he quickly accelerated his breakthrough under the high pick-and-roll of his teammates. He instantly passed the defender and easily reached the basket for a layup.
But when Bodo's point guard made a layup, Morohoshi's defense arrived in time and jumped up to slap the ball down.
When the basketball fell, it hit the Bodo point guard's instep directly, and then rolled out of bounds.
With a beautiful chasing block, Moro Hoshida not only helped the team block the opponent's attack, but also won the ball for his team.
Between the alternation of offense and defense, Aihe Academy has launched a counterattack under the organization of Zhu Xingda.
Aiwa Academy is a team formed with Morohoshi as its offensive core, and the entire team's style of play is that of a quick and agile style.
In just a few seconds, Aiwa Academy, under the leadership of Morohoshida, was all in the Hakata half.
After just a simple outside screen and pick-and-roll, Morohoshi, who was holding the ball, quickly dribbled and moved sideways, and after two steps, he directly took off and shot a three-pointer.
The basketball quickly flew out of Zhu Xingda's hands, then crossed the half court and fell steadily into the net with a crisp sound.
"Uh-huh!"
The crisp sound of the net made the audience cheer in the stands, and Aihe's substitute players on the sidelines also cheered enthusiastically.
The scoreboard jumped, and the score between the two teams reached 3:0.
Morohoshi's beautiful goal also set the tone for this game. Aiwa Academy's quick tactics played quite well, and the basketball flow among the players was also very smooth.
Only about 10 minutes into the first half, Aihe Academy successfully led the opponent by 6 points, taking the lead at 21:15.
The situation on the field is excellent.
In the stands, Hisashi Mitsui watched Aihe Academy's advantage gradually stabilize, with a smile on his face and said to the team members:
"It seems that the outcome of this game has begun to become clear."
"Our opponent in the next game should be Aihe Academy."
"In this case, we will be the winner of the competition!"
Mitsui Hisashi once fought against Aiwa Academy. The opponent's strength seemed to be very strong, but it also depends on who he is competing with. Compared with Xiangbei, Aiwa Academy is obviously not good enough.
"Don't be too happy too early. I always feel that the affiliated company of Hakata Shang University still has a chance of winning."
"If you look at their players, they don't have any ups and downs when the team falls behind."
"The players also adjusted very quickly during the transition between offense and defense. Such an opponent is not easily defeated."
Takenori Akagi looked at the game on the field and shook his head, not really agreeing with Hisashi Mitsui's words.
After hearing Akagi's rebuttal, Hisashi Mitsui nodded slightly after looking at the state of the Hakata Shōda-affiliated players on the court, then patted Jinguji Budō on the shoulder, asked for Budō's opinion, and asked:
"Martial Arts, who do you think will win?"
However, Mitsui Shou's response was steady and slight breathing.
At some point, Jinguji Martial Arts fell asleep and did not watch the development of this game at all. The cheers that rang out from time to time in the stands did not affect the "sleep" of Jinguji Martial Arts at all.
Mitsui Shou discovered that Jinguji Budo was sleeping at this moment. He did not choose to wake up Jinguji Budo and muttered: "Actually fell asleep?"
"Did the game against Lingnan High School just consume a lot of energy?!"
"Or is Aihe's match with Bodo so boring?"
Mitsui Shou's mutterings reached Akagi's ears. Akagi glanced at Jinguji Martial Arts who had fallen asleep and said softly:
"You must be tired. You have never faced Shinomiya's attack directly, so you don't know how terrifying his power is."
"It's normal to be tired when you have to defend a guy like that. During these days of national competitions, martial arts is almost full every game, so it's normal to be tired."
The two chatted and did not disturb the martial arts rest. Instead, they turned their heads to look at the competition in the stadium.
At the end of the first half, Aihe Academy led the opponent by 8 points, 46:38.
Just when everyone thought Aiwa Academy was certain to win, in the second half of the game, Hakata Shougang University affiliated with a defender, and after that defender came on the field, the situation on the court suddenly changed.
In less than 10 minutes, Hakata Shoda Affiliated High School wiped out the previous disadvantage and directly tied the score of the two teams to 65:65.
As the game progressed, Hakata Shang University Affiliated completed the lead and slowly consolidated its advantage.
In the court, a tall young man wearing a white No. 10 jersey caught the ball from the outside of the third line. After a tentative step, he quickly dropped the ball. With just one step, he directly passed Morohoshida, quickly penetrated into the inside, and then went up under the opponent's defense. He made a reverse basket and easily sent the ball into the net.
As the basketball entered the net, warm cheers erupted from the stands.
This No. 10 player wearing a white jersey was a player who came on the field in the second half of the Hakata Shougang University affiliated team.
Hamadi Jonsson is of European and Japanese descent, 193cm tall, 83kg in weight, and plays the role of point guard!
Under the leadership of Hamadi Jonsson, Hakata Shang University Affiliated quickly stabilized its advantage and maintained this advantage until the end of the game!
At 88:81, Hakata Shougang University Affiliated finally defeated Aiwa Academy by 7 points and qualified to challenge Shohoku High School.
(End of chapter)
