In the finals of the national competition, the participating teams are Shohoku High School from Kanagawa Prefecture and Hakata Shoda High School from Fukuoka Prefecture.
In today's game, Xiangbei High School did not field its strongest lineup, but chose to field a group of senior players.
The center is third-year senior Takenori Akagi, the power forward position is junior high school senior Hisashi Mitsui, and the shooting guard position is junior high school Kimibu Nobu.
Only the point guard position is occupied by sophomore Jinguji Budo.
Although the current Xiangbei team is not the most powerful lineup among Xiangbei, it is definitely a more harmonious and stable lineup.
Since Sakuragi Hanamichi's players joined Shohoku High School this year, players like Chiba Oishi and Kimugure Kimibu basically didn't have many opportunities to play in competitions.
Today, for the senior players, it is the last big game of the summer.
Coach Anzai made such a lineup arrangement decision after evaluating the strength of Hakata Shoda High School, in order to allow the third-year players to spend this summer without regrets.
After today's game, some third-year students in the basketball club may be leaving the club!
It is very important for children of that age to leave traces of their hard work in the finals of the national competition!
"Shobei!! Shobei!! Shobei!!"
As the Shohoku High School players entered the court, the Shohoku supporters in the stands cheered loudly and cheered for the Shohoku High School players.
Some spectators who had watched the Xiangbei game started talking after seeing Xiangbei's formation.
First-year players like Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede, although young, have already left a deep impression on many viewers on the national competition stage.
At this time, the audience did not see the familiar Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede on the stage, and they all raised questions:
"Hey, Shohoku, where's that red-haired first-year guy?!"
"Why are you letting him sit on the bench? Send him up to show off!"
"Let Rukawa Kaede come up, we want to watch his performance~"
The spectators were all people who did not take it too seriously to watch the excitement. When they saw two unfamiliar players in the starting team of Xiangbei, they started shouting.
Sakuragi Hanamichi was a little complacent when he heard some audience members asking why he didn't play. But when he heard that these people actually wanted to see him "play tricks", Sakuragi's face was full of depression.
Rukawa Kaede, on the other hand, looked indifferent when listening to the praises from the audience.
But in Sakuragi's eyes, Rukawa Kaede's appearance can only be described in two words: "Pretend to be!"
Fortunately, Chiba Oishi's personality is quite calm, and Kimugure Kimibu is also a kind-hearted person. At this time, listening to the shouts of the audience, the two of them did not get angry at all, and followed their teammates into the stadium with calm expressions. .
However, although the two of them did not mean to be angry, Mitsui Shou, who also heard these words, felt somewhat uncomfortable. Both of them were his teammates, but the audience looked down on them so much. As the captain of Shohoku, how could Hisashi Mitsui have a good face.
Moreover, Mitsui Hisashi has never been a good-tempered person, and he never compromises easily when dealing with outsiders.
Mitsui Shou looked in the direction of the sound, and was about to say something. Behind him, Mu Mu Gongyan immediately noticed Mitsui Shou's intention, and gently pulled the corner of Mitsui Shou's clothes. When Mitsui Shou looked back, When he came over, he smiled and said:
"Mitsui, there is no need to argue with the audience."
"This is a stadium, and let's just say it's not used."
"The two of us must use our own actions to silence the audience."
Speaking of this, Mumu Gongyan pressed his cheek in embarrassment, and suddenly became less confident and said:
"Although it's a bit inappropriate for me to say this, I think I will try not to hold you back."
"This is an opportunity given to me by Coach Anxi, and I will definitely cherish it!"
In the first sentence, Mu Mu Gongyan felt a little guilty, but in the last sentence, Mu Mu Gongyan became extremely firm. This is a player of contradictions, gentle yet strong.
Budo turned around and glanced at Mitsui Hisashi and Mugure Kimonobu who were talking. Then he turned around and walked to his team's backcourt to take a stand.
He has already felt Mumu Gongyan's determination. Martial arts plans to use fifteen minutes to build a stage for Mumu Gongyan and the others to perform as a group!
Soon, the referee walked into the court with a basketball, and everyone in Shohoku and Hakata also took their positions in the center circle, focusing their attention on the court.
The players settled down. After a sharp whistle, the basketball was thrown into the air by the referee. The game between Shohoku High School and Hakata Shoga University Affiliated was officially announced!
"Snapped!!!"
After a crisp sound, the basketball in mid-air was directly slapped to the backcourt by Takenori Akagi.
The center from Hakata Shodai Affiliated High School is similar in height to Takenori Akagi, but in terms of athletic ability, he is a little worse than Akagi.
On the jump ball, Takenori Akagi easily defeated the opponent and won the ball for Shohoku High School.
The basketball flew towards the backcourt at high speed. Jinguji Budo just raised his hand and directly caught the flying basketball.
Dribbling forward with one hand, Jinguji Budo advanced with the ball and shouted loudly to his teammates:
"Start the attack!"
"Get the ball first and have a great start!"
As Jinguji Budo spoke, he had already dribbled the ball across the center line and approached the top of the arc of the three-point arc affiliated with Hakata Shang University. The Jinguji martial arts masters are tall and strong. Although the pace of luck is not very fast, the speed is actually not slow at all.
However, in the eyes of Hakata's opponents, Jinguji Budo moved slowly, but in the blink of an eye, he had already entered the frontcourt.
This kind of contrast was something that no one expected at the beginning.
The one guarding Jinguji Budo was the player Shohoku High School studied for half the afternoon yesterday, the mixed-race player named Hamadi Jonson.
This player's appearance is obviously Asian, but his facial lines are more angular than those of ordinary Asians, and the color of his pupils is somewhat different from that of yellow people.
Apart from this, there are no more mixed-race characteristics in Hamady Jonson.
After Jinguji Budo approached Hamadi Jonsson with the ball, after thinking for a while, he decided to play the ball first to feel the opponent's strength firsthand.
After all, the feeling of watching the game or watching the video is very different from the feeling of the actual game.
Martial Arts must personally feel the opponent's ability before deciding how to stand on the court in such a game.
Should we attack with full firepower, or should we coordinate and organize and be a qualified "cornerstone".
Thinking quickly in his mind, Jinguji Budo's movements did not pause at all. After approaching the top of the arc, Jinguji Budo dribbled the ball sideways, and the ball protector directly touched Hamady Johnson. , At the same time, Jinguji Budo also quickly got close to the body, compressing the defensive gap between the two.
After leaning against Hamady Johnson with a little force, Jinguji Budo quickly lowered himself and accelerated, trying to break through.
However, just when Jinguji Martial Arts started, Hamady Johnson on the defensive end quickly retreated, followed up with a sideways slide, and at the same time quickly reached out to hit Basketball in the hands of martial arts.
The judgment is accurate, the action is quick and decisive.
It was just a round of confrontation, and Hamady Jonsson immediately showed excellent defensive skills.
"Huh?! Not bad!"
Hamadi Jonsson's sharp movements somewhat surprised Martial Arts. He didn't expect the opponent to defend so proactively. When facing off against Shinomiya Tano, Shinomiya Tano did not dare to steal easily. The reason is also very simple. Shinomiya Tōno not sure!
And once the steal fails.
Jinguji Budo lightly hooked the ball with his right hand when facing Hamady Jonsson's steal. He made a random back luck and quickly avoided Hamadi Jonsson's steal. After the bad luck changed direction, Shen Without any pause, Miyadera Budo's body instantly passed Hamady Johnson and cut inside.
With just two steps, Jinguji Budo quickly approached the free throw line, stepped on the free throw line with his right foot, and after blasting the ball, Jinguji Budo grabbed the ball with one hand and "took off" directly toward the basket. .
Jinguji Budo, who attacked the basket, immediately attracted the help of Hakata Shōda-affiliated inside players, but Jinguji Budō's breakthrough was too fast.
By the time they thought of making up defense, Jinguji Budo had already slid to the basket.
"Bang!"
Gliding and dunking with one hand, the basketball was poured directly into the net by Jinguji Budo.
A huge slam dunk sound came from the court, and the audience in the stands suddenly burst into cheers. The Shohoku substitutes on the sidelines cheered happily when they saw their teammates score a slam dunk. People like Kiyota Nobunaga and Sakuragi Hanamichi who couldn't sit still were already waving towels wildly.
In the court, Jinguji Budou, who fell back to the ground, glanced at Hakata's inside line, with a faint smile on his face, and turned back to defend.
The match against Hakata Shoda High School was quite easy for Jinguji Martial Arts~
"He is indeed the ace player valued by Oak Hill College. The name of Yellow Storm is not a false rumor."
"It's really strong!"
When Jinguji Martial Arts turned around to defend, Martial Arts suddenly heard these two words from Hamadi Jonson's mouth. Slowing down his pace, Wu Dao turned back and looked at Hamady Jonson with doubts in his eyes.
"I have been trying out at American colleges and universities for a while, and I have heard about you."
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to provoke you, I just hope to play against players like you."
"Instead. With them."
As Hamadi Jonson spoke, he looked at Mitsui Hisashi and others who had returned to defense at this time, and his words meant something.
Budao followed Hamady Jonson's gaze and looked over. When he saw Mitsui Shou and others, his eyes narrowed slightly. He tilted his head and replied lightly to Hamady Jonson:
"You'll change your attitude."
"Before you challenge me, you must first learn to respect your opponent."
After saying that, Wu Dao quickly ran toward the Xiangbei half court and ignored Hamadi Jonson.
Between the alternation of offense and defense, the attacker became an affiliate of Hakata Shoudai.
Hamadi Jonsson, who was holding the ball, quickly came to the frontcourt. After entering the frontcourt, he was immediately intercepted by Jinguji Budo.
Under Budo's defense, Hamady Jonsson seemed to have no intention of passing the ball. He continuously changed hands and dribbled in front of his body, seemingly looking for gaps in the defense and gaps for breakthrough.
Seeing that the opponent wanted to break through, Wu Dao retreated slightly and gave way to half the way. Seeing this, Hamady Jonsson seemed to feel that his chance had come, and quickly dropped the ball to break through.
However, just when he was about to break through, the "road" that was in front of him suddenly disappeared, replaced by a solid chest.
"Bang!" Hamadi Jonson bumped directly into Wu Dao without any precautions, and the huge force made him lose his balance. Upon seeing this, Wu Dao quickly started to steal the ball, but at this moment, Hamadi Jonsson, who had obviously lost his balance, suddenly passed the ball to the side.
Hamadi Jonson's body also quickly regained its balance and quickly passed by the side of Jinguji Martial Arts.
And the moment he bypassed the martial arts, the basketball had been passed back to his hands.
After getting the basketball, Hamady Jonsson quickly rushed into the inside of Shohoku, imitating the Jinguji martial arts style before, he directly connected the ball with the ball at the free throw line in two steps and then took off, gliding towards the basket.
Hamadi Jonsson actually wanted to replicate the Jinguji Budo goal just now and give a resounding counterattack!
Neither Akagi nor Chiba Oishi at the basket expected that Hamady Jonsson could get past Budo's defense. Their preparations were not sufficient. Facing Hamady Jonsson who was already in the air, both of them No choice to block.
Even if you try to block it at this time, it has no meaning except for the possibility of getting a foul.
"Xiangbei, give you a ball!"
Hamady Jonson had a bright smile on his face and thought to himself, the basketball in his hand quickly hit the basket.
However, just when Hamady Jonson was about to score a slam dunk, a figure quickly soared from behind him, and the shadow enveloped Hamady Jonson's back.
"In your eyes, am I such a weak person?!"
A cold voice entered Hamady Jonson's ears from behind, making the hairs on Hamady Jonson's back stand up.
The next second, a big hand came down directly from the top and covered the basketball, knocking the ball out of Hamady Jonsson's hands.
Hamadi Jonsson grabbed the basket with one hand, but the basketball had fallen to the ground and was held by Akagi.
"Quick attack!"
After landing, Wu Dao didn't hesitate at all and sprinted directly towards the front court, shouting loudly to his teammates at the same time.
The basketball quickly fell into Budo's hands, and at this time, Hisashi Mitsui and Kimetsu nobubu had already entered the frontcourt.
Martial Arts didn't have any intention of getting in on his own, so he gave the ball to Hisashi Mitsui with a flick of his hand. Hisa Mitsui dribbling the ball into the frontcourt attracted the attention of Hakata's defensive players. Under the opponent's defense, Hisa Mitsui passed the ball and gave the ball to Mugure, who had already cut into the inside.
With Mu Mu scoring the ball with a light layup, the score between the two teams reached 4:0.
The situation on the field has begun to favor Xiangbei High School!
(End of chapter)
