At the end of the first half of the match between Xianghoku High School and the youth training team, the score between the two teams reached 55:49. Not only was Xianghoku High School not suppressed by the youth training team, but it actually led the opponent by six points.
During the halftime break, the youth training team members who returned to the rest area all secretly looked at Jinguji Martial Arts in the rest area on the other side, their eyes full of surprise.
None of them expected that the situation of the game would develop into what it is now. Whether it was Eiji Sawabita or Mike Okita, they had all fought against Shohoku High School led by Jinguji Budo.
Rukawa Kaede is even more Shobei’s own player.
But even so, they didn't expect that Jinguji Martial Arts would still lead Xiangbei High School to suppress them under the double-team of the three.
In just 20 minutes of game time in the first half, Jinguji Budo individually scored 31 points and 31 points in the half. It would have been possible to score so many points with such defensive intensity, if not for personal experience. , no one would believe such an outrageous thing.
"Is this guy really human?!"
"Being able to score the ball frequently under such defensive intensity is no longer a matter of skill!"
"It's just like adults bullying children."
In the rest area, Zebita Eiji panted heavily and said reluctantly.
The light of Jinguji's martial arts completely suppressed everyone, and the combat power displayed by the opponent now was beyond his reach. Zebita Eiji, who has always aimed at Jinguji Martial Arts and Shinomiya Fields, has never felt that the goal is so far away.
When Shohoku High School competed with their Sanno, Jinguji Martial Arts probably didn't fully utilize his power.
In today's game, Jinguji Martial Arts completely shattered their understanding of basketball.
It turns out that there are really people who can bring the team to this level by relying only on three-pointers.
It turns out that relying on three-pointers can also suppress opponents and even lead the team to defeat the strong. The current style of play of Jinguji Budo is completely different from the basketball philosophy of this era.
The closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to score.
This kind of law does not seem to apply to Jinguji Martial Arts.
"Zebei, don't be anxious."
"As a qualified player, it is very important to keep a clear head."
"Only in this way can you clearly see your opponent's weaknesses and your own weaknesses."
Coach Otani heard Zebei Eiji's muttering, and turned his head to give some advice to Zebei. Looking at the somewhat dejected players, Coach Otani stood up, walked to the players, slowly squatted down, looked up at the players, and continued:
"The firepower of Shohoku High School is indeed very fierce!"
"Jinguji Budo's personal ability is indeed quite outstanding. I have never seen a player like him in China, let alone you."
"Let alone China, even if we look around the world, I'm afraid there are not many high school students like this."
"However, this does not mean that you have no chance of victory."
"Although Xiangbei is strong, they are not invulnerable."
"It depends on whether we can seize the opportunity!"
Coach Ohtani spoke to the players with a calm tone, and his face did not show any nervousness or panic because the team was lagging behind.
A coach like him has faced this situation countless times.
In this era, the Neon National Team lost more than it won in the World Series. Coach Ohtani lost more, so he naturally became more proficient.
Coach Ohtani's words immediately attracted the attention of the players. Now, not to mention Eiji Zebita, who is fighting Jinguji Budo head-on, even the players watching the game believe that Jinguji Budo is unstoppable and the team has no hope of victory.
But Coach Ohtani's words gave everyone hope.
"Opportunity?! What opportunity?!"
"What are our chances of winning?"
When Eiji Sawabita heard the word "opportunity", he immediately became energetic and hurriedly asked Coach Ohtani. Without waiting for Coach Ohtani's reply, Sakuragi Hanamichi said matter-of-factly:
"Of course there is a chance!"
"And this opportunity is firmly grasped by this genius!"
"As long as we follow this genius like me, we have a chance to win!"
Sawabita Eiji suddenly heard this and thought that Sakuragi Hanamichi had started to "smell" again. Although this guy who calls himself a genius has some strength, Sawabita Eiji doesn't think that Sakuragi Hanamichi's half-baked skills can lead the team to win.
Counting on Sakuragi Hanamichi, it is better to count on himself, and even counting on Rukawa Kaede is more reliable than counting on Sakuragi.
However, when Coach Otani heard this, he looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi and smiled, his eyes full of appreciation. Looking at him, he seemed to agree with Hanamichi Sakuragi's words?
Stop it.
When Sawabita Eiji saw Coach Otani's expression, he subconsciously questioned it in his heart, but the next second, Sawabita Eiji was stunned.
If their team has a chance to win, there really is one!
Moreover, this opportunity was really firmly seized by their team, but this opportunity not only relied on Sakuragi, but also relied on Kawada Masashi.
"Coach Ohtani, what do you mean?"
Zebei had some guesses in his mind and asked uncertainly.
"rebound!"
"Rebounds are our last chance to turn defeat into victory!"
Sawabita Eiji looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi and finally realized what opportunity was in Coach Ohtani's mouth. Indeed, although Xiangbei High School is in the lead now, their youth training team is firmly in control of the rebounds.
Now Jinguji Budo can keep the team ahead with his excellent shooting percentage, but what if his touch declines?
Zebei really didn't believe that someone could pitch a whole game and still feel so hot.
In this day and age, there is no such thing as high school students!
"That's it!" The rest of the team members quickly calmed down after listening to the conversation between Coach Otani and Zebei. The pressure brought by Jinguji Martial Arts was so great that they couldn't calm down and think carefully.
But after saying this, all the confidence came, but in this era, let alone in places like Asia, there are no people who can lead the team to victory purely by relying on three-pointers. Even in basketball in Europe and the United States, In developed places, there are no such players.
In this era, the god of basketball is called Jordan, not Curry, although in later generations the god of basketball will also be Jordan.
But after all, today’s basketball is not the basketball of future generations. Even a center can have beautiful three-point skills. In this era, three-pointers are only an auxiliary offensive method after all, and the mid-range is the team’s destiny to win!
The youth training team has regained its confidence and is full of fighting spirit.
Jinguji Budo on the other side of the court was also keenly aware of the improvement in the morale of the youth training team. He looked at Rukawa Kaede, Sakuragi and others with a smile, then withdrew his gaze and drank to himself. The water adjusts.
If Martial Arts knew what the youth training team was thinking, he would probably laugh out loud right now.
Is the small ball era more upscale than today's tough basketball? That is of course impossible. The era is different, the rules are different, and the intensity of the competition is also very different. If Curry were the same generation as Jordan, it is still unknown whether he could guarantee such a high three-point shooting percentage.
But then again, if the intensity of the game is not high and Curry and Jordan lead their own teams to play the game, the outcome is really a matter of difference.
After all, everyone knows that three points is one more point than two points.
Although martial arts is in the 1990s, the intensity of today's training match was just that for him. To affect his shooting, Zebei and the other "short guys" really can't do it!
The intermission ended quickly.
As the whistle sounded, players from both teams began to walk towards the court.
The player acting as the referee quickly walked into the center circle with the basketball.
Kawada Masashi and Nango Koichiro stood on the center line. Just when the referee was about to blow the whistle to announce the start of the game, Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly walked up to Kawada Masashi, stretched out his hand and said: "Bald orangutan, let me Let’s jump the ball, genius!”
Hearing this, Masashi Kawada looked towards Sakuragi Hanamichi with a bad expression.
It's not because Sakuragi wants to compete with him for the right to jump ball, it's just because Sakuragi Hanamichi calls him something that makes him very unhappy.
"Let this genius do it." Before Sakuragi Hanamichi could finish speaking, Kawada Masashi came directly to Sakuragi's body, clamped his arms directly on Sakuragi's neck, and asked coldly in Sakuragi's ear: "You called me What?!"
"Kawada-senpai!!!"
Sakuragi subconsciously blurted out, but as soon as he spat out the first word, the pressure on his throat became heavier. Sakuragi realized something was wrong and immediately changed his words.
Hearing this senior, Kawada Masashi also slowly let go of his hand, walked to the side, and gave up the position of jumping ball, but before leaving, Kawada threatened: "Boy, if you lose, I will kill you." about you!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely win, Senior Tukawada."
Seeing Kawada Masashi's unkind eyes, Sakuragi laughed and said. Then he stood in front of Nango Koichiro and said to Nango: "Ryoden Monkey, I am your opponent!"
"Well, don't be afraid, use your full strength to please this genius, hahahaha!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi's arrogant look made all the players around him speechless. Martial Arts couldn't help but cover his face. Sakuragi didn't know where he learned these words.
"Beep——" Seeing that the players on both sides were ready, the referee gave a long whistle and threw the ball into the air.
Sakuragi Hanamichi and Nango Koichiro both let out a loud roar, jumped up and grabbed the basketball. Sakuragi Hanamichi relied on his excellent jumping and explosive power to easily defeat Nango and was the first to point the basketball.
It's just that Sakuragi's shot of the ball was a little off when he jumped. Rukawa Kaede moved laterally for more than one meter before successfully catching the basketball. Sakuragi Hanamichi, who won the jump ball, glanced at Nanxiang smugly. Although he didn't say anything, it was obvious what he meant.
When Nanxiang saw the opponent's look, he was furious for a moment, but after losing the jump ball, he had no choice but to call him "bastard".
The youth training team that won the ball quickly entered the Shohoku half. With the help of Kawada Masashi's high pick-and-roll, Rukawa Kaede broke through smoothly, quickly cut into the inside, and staged a fake shot and true pass in front of Nango. The ball was given to Sakuragi Hanamichi, who also cut inside.
Sakuragi caught the ball under the basket and dribbled directly into the basket. After two steps, he took off directly. His body floated from the left side of the basket to the right side of the basket in mid-air, and then dunked the ball into the basket with his backhand. .
A beautiful back dunk not only scored two points for the team, but also aroused the enthusiasm of the players and sounded the clarion call for counterattack.
However, as Xiangbei's counterattack came, a basin of cold water was poured directly on the heads of the youth training team players.
Kiyota Nobunaga dribbled the ball from the backcourt into the frontcourt. Jinguji Budo, who was standing on the outside, directly signaled Oda Ryumasa and Nango Koichiro on the inside to come to the outside to create space for him to attack.
With the pick-and-roll cooperation of many people, Jinguji Budo quickly escaped from the opponent's double-team. When moving at high speed towards the left side of the court, he also reached out for Kiyota Nobunaga for the ball.
Nobunaga Kiyota, who was at the top of the arc, turned his back and handed the ball to Jinguji Budo. After the ball was released, he helped Budo block the chasing Rukawa Kaede and others.
Jinguji Budo, who successfully distanced himself, took the ball and took a jump shot. After the basketball was released, Rukawa Kaede, who was chasing him, came late and raised his hands to cover Budo's face.
But at this time, what's the use of defending?
The basketball flew directly towards the basket. Under the gaze of all the players, the basketball went directly into the net with a crisp sound!
At the beginning of the second half, Jinguji Budo directly scored a three-point goal, and the point difference between the two teams expanded by one point. The score reached 58:51, and the point difference reached 7 points.
And Jinguji Budo's three-pointer also indicates the feel of Jinguji Budo in the second half of the game!
The "opportunity" mentioned by Coach Ohtani did appear in the second half of the game, and Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kawada Masashi joined forces to seize this opportunity.
But unfortunately, the situation of the game did not change because their youth training team successfully controlled the rebounds.
Under the leadership of Jinguji Budo, Shohoku still firmly holds the advantage. Although the offense of the youth training team is also very smooth, the point difference has no tendency to close at all.
Even the point difference did not widen further, it was already the result of the hard work of the players.
Jinguji Budo's unreasonable three-pointers in a row finally completely dashed the hopes of the youth training team.
As the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, Shohoku won the game 102:93. Jinguji Budo scored 66 points. Just 16 of 21 three-pointers. The terrifying scoring efficiency allowed Everyone was amazed.
When the final whistle sounded, all the players from the youth training team turned their heads and looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines, looking a little dazed at the scores of the two teams.
Until the end of the game, Sakuragi Hanamichi was still unwilling to accept their defeat. He couldn't figure out why the team still lost after he had performed so well!
Sakuragi Hanamichi scored 24 points and 17 rebounds in this game, star-level data, but the team still lost.
Sakuragi couldn't figure it out. He simply couldn't understand that he had clearly dominated the basket, but still lost the game. This was completely different from what Akagi taught him back then, "Control the rebounds and you can control the game."
The absent-minded Sakuragi turned his head to look at Jinguji Martial Arts, and couldn't help but ask: "Why?"
"It's not me who wins, it's the times!"
"Hanamichi, the world of basketball is very broad!"
"The only thing that never changes in this world is change itself!"
"On the court, there are no eternal truths."
"In front of absolutely powerful players, even the truth can be changed!"
(End of chapter)
