Kurutani Sora's fast break score obviously exceeded everyone's expectations. The players at Shohoku High School were all very familiar with the players on the court at this time.
The only one I don't know much about is Sora Kurutani, who just came to the basketball gym today to play a practice match.
Everyone in Shohoku High School disliked this short and thin transfer student. Even Jinguji Martial Arts Kazu didn't pay too much attention to this first-year student.
He was sent to play just to give him a chance to express himself. In fact, Budo had no expectations for Kurutani Sora at all.
However, Sora Kurutani's first goal after coming on the field really surprised Jinguji Budo.
With fast speed, smooth connection of movements, and excellent timing, it is hard to imagine that he can see this kind of quality rosover in high school basketball.
In other aspects, Jinguji Martial Arts can't see much yet. What he can see so far is that Kuratani Sora's dribbling skills are quite skilled, and his breakthrough movements are clean and smooth. He has obviously received professional training. There is a high probability that he has been since childhood. Just accept basketball training.
Otherwise it would be difficult to have this level of coordination.
"Uh...well done!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi obviously did not expect that the first scorer of his team would be this short man. When he saw Yasuda Yasharu passing the ball to this kid, he was about to curse.
so far so good...
If he had just cursed, he would have been embarrassed at this moment.
"Oh!"
Kuratani Sora responded excitedly and quickly returned to defense.
Several members of the red team had already recovered from their surprise. Nango Koichiro picked up the basketball and went to the baseline to prepare to serve. He shook his head and whispered in surprise:
"This guy's speed is really good, he's very slippery."
"If you don't pay attention, he will pass you by."
"Although he is a short transfer student, you should not underestimate him too much!"
After reaching the bottom line, Nango quickly gave the ball to Nobunaga Kiyota. After getting the ball, Kiyota quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. At the same time as he entered the frontcourt, Rukawa Kaede was already approaching the three-point line. , his eyes immediately looked towards Kiyota Nobunaga.
Sakuragi Hanamichi and his team adopt a zone defense.
Standard positioning of two inside and three outside.
At the top of the arc was Yasuda Yasharu. As Kiyota Nobunaga approached the three-point line, Yasuda Yasharu slowly took two steps back, but returned to the position of two steps inside the three-pointer. He was not guarded at all against Kiyota Nobunaga's three-pointer. .
On both sides of Yasuda Yasharu were Katsumi Ichiro and Kuratani Sora. Katsumi's position was slightly outside, close to Rukawa Kaede, while Kurutani Sora's position was very inside, with arms spread out, knees slightly bent, and his eyes constantly paying attention to Kiyota Nobunaga's position.
The defensive posture is quite outstanding.
"Sure enough, he has indeed received more professional basketball training."
"The defensive posture is decent, and he can always pay attention to the movements in other positions, and his vision is also very good."
At this time, Jinguji Budo no longer looked at Kiyota Nobunaga who was holding the ball, but focused on Kurutani Sora. The opponent's previous actions of clearing Kiyota and then breaking through Nango had already caused a stir. Attention to Jinguji Martial Arts.
"Hey!"
Kiyota Nobunaga dribbled the ball on the spot, seemingly looking for an opponent's flaw, but Rukawa Kaede saw that Kiyota hadn't released the ball for a long time, so he quickly put his back on Katsumi's body, and his body only touched Katsumi's body. Rukawa Kaede quickly Turn around without the ball and cut directly into the paint.
At the same time as Rukawa Kaede cut in, Kiyota Nobunaga quickly hit the ball to the ground and passed it, and the basketball was quickly given to Rukawa Kaede's hands.
Rukawa Kaede, who successfully got the basketball in the mid-range, quickly reached the basket, quickly combined the ball when approaching the basket, and jumped up after two steps. Under Sakuragi Hanamichi's block, Rukawa Kaede made a light shot. He pulled the lever, and then a reverse basket sent the ball to the basket.
A series of layup movements were exaggerated and smooth, leaving Kurutani Sora in the distance stunned for a moment.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hit the board and made a crisp sound.
"Okay...so awesome?"
Rukawa Kaede's pull-bar reverse basket shot was quite easy. It felt like eating and drinking. It seemed that it was not difficult at all for him.
Kurutani Sora looked at the handsome young man who was passing by and quickly returned to defense, and couldn't help but admire him.
"Is this the Shohoku High School that won the national championship?"
"So strong!
! "
Rukawa Kaede and the others quickly returned to defense. When Kuratani Sora was amazed, Rukawa Kaede and others had quickly returned to the field, and their own team's basketball had also been sent out and given to Yasuda Yasharu.
Yasuda Yashun, who was marching, raised his left hand, pointed his index finger to the sky, and made a tactical gesture.
After Hanamichi Sakuragi and Ryumasa Oda saw Yasuda Yasharu's signal, they did not choose to enter the inside immediately after entering the frontcourt. Instead, they sank towards the baseline on both sides.
The movements of these two people also instantly attracted the attention of Nango Koichiro and Tsunoda.
While Sakuragi and Oda were in position, they also pulled out from the inside and went to the mid-range position to defend.
Because Sakuragi and Oda Ryumasa both have mid-range investment capabilities, completely shorting them will give them an opportunity.
As the inside line opened up, Yasuda Yasuhiro also quickly passed the ball to Katsumi Ichiro.
As a small forward, Katsumi Ichiro is naturally responsible for holding the ball and attacking.
Katsumi, who had the ball outside the three-point line, took a side step and feinted with the ball. After mobilizing Rukawa Kaede's center of gravity, he quickly retracted the ball. He raised the basketball and prepared to shoot. His action also instantly alerted Rukawa Kaede. He quickly Rukawa Kaede, who adjusted his posture, also directly stretched out his hand to cover him, not wanting to give Katsumi a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
But at the moment when Rukawa Kaede adjusted his defensive posture, Katsumi Ichiro quickly dropped the ball and rushed forward. At the moment Rukawa Kaede pursued, Katsumi Ichiro made an emergency stop, then stepped back and returned to the three-point line, making a direct three-pointer. The ball is shot.
Feints, shooting fakes, sudden stops on dropped balls, step-back jump shots.
The entire series of actions was completed in less than two seconds. The smooth attack and beautiful shooting posture made Sora Kurutani, who was always paying attention to the position of the basketball, stunned again.
"What a beautiful shooting move!"
As Sora Kurutani let out a sigh, the basketball fell directly into the net under the gaze of everyone, with a crisp "swish" sound.
5:2.
The yellow team with Sakuragi Hanamichi, Katsumi and others took the lead.
"It's amazing, this player is amazing too!"
"The movements are not sloppy at all, and the shooting posture is completely worthy of the word "gorgeous"! "
Kurutani Sora was secretly shocked when he saw the outstanding performance of his teammates.
He also had some preliminary understanding of the strength of Xianghoku High School. Before he transferred to Xianghoku High School, he had not actually watched a game at Xianghoku High School.
After all, the conditions at his home were so-so, and the cost of his mother's hospitalization was not small. During the national competition, his Kuzuryu high school didn't even make it through the prefectural competition, let alone the national competition.
Therefore, he did not go to the national competition at all.
However, even if he has not watched Xiangbei's game in person, he is familiar with some of Xiangbei's main players.
[In view of the general environment,
After all, he is the dominant player in the country, and information about Jinguji Budo and other major players has already been spread everywhere by various basketball magazines. As a high school basketball player, Sora Kurutani had heard of some people and had seen photos.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, with his iconic red hair, also shines in national competitions, so Kuratani Sora knows him!
As for Rukawa Kaede, he had also heard about them and knew that these two were the heroes of Shohoku High School's championship.
However, Katsumi Ichiro who had just shaken off Rukawa Kaede, Kurutani Sora had never seen him before, but among Shohoku
Such a little-known player also has such outstanding abilities.
This made Kuratani Sora feel stressed and extremely excited at the same time.
Such a team... Being able to play in such a strong team is also a blessing, isn't it? !
On the court, offense and defense alternate.
Rukawa Kaede and his red team were not panicked by Katsumi's three-pointer. They had played countless games with each other in the first grade, and they all knew each other's strength.
This kind of goal is not enough to surprise each other.
They are not ignorant transfer students like Kuratani Sora!
After receiving a pass from his teammate in the backcourt, Kiyota Nobunaga quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. This time, Kiyota had no intention of passing the ball. Facing Yasuda Yashun's defense, he accelerated directly and rushed forward, using his body advantage to directly push forward. He opened the opponent, then cut to the mid-range and threw the ball with a throw.
The basketball was directly and steadily sent into the net by Nobunaga Kiyota.
The smooth breakthrough attack simply left the yellow team with no ability to parry.
During the alternation of ball possession, Katsumi Ichiro of the yellow team once again took the ball outside the three-point line, but this time Rukawa Kaede chose to stick to the defense. Katsumi felt that it was risky to break out alone, so he turned towards Sakuragi Hanamichi in the bottom corner. Made a pick-and-roll gesture.
Then, with Sakuragi's pick-and-roll, the ball dropped directly and moved away from Rukawa Kaede, giving himself some space to make another three-point shot.
The quality of Sakuragi Hanamichi's current screen is pretty good, and Katsumi Ichiro successfully ran out of the space with his help. This kind of three-point shot is a sure thing for Katsumi.
Perhaps because it was too stable, Katsumi was a little loose when shooting, and the force of the shot was too small. The basketball directly hit the edge of the basket and quickly popped out.
And at the moment when the rebound appeared, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was still covering Katsumi from the outside, now appeared under the basket.
The rebounding basketball happened to be caught in his hand.
Starting with the basketball, Sakuragi dribbled the ball once, then went directly to the basket and dunked the ball into the net.
The loud noise of the slam dunk echoed in the arena.
"Well done! Sakuragi~~~"
And just when Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was hanging the basket, was intoxicated with his heroic dunk, a sweet sound of encouragement came to the court.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's ears immediately stood up when he heard this voice. He turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. When he saw that familiar and beautiful figure, Sakuragi's face suddenly became "peach blossoms in full bloom".
"Haru...Haruko♡~~~"
Looking at Haruko Akagi standing on the sidelines, Hanamichi Sakuragi smiled foolishly and waved to Haruko.
And just when he was deserting, Rukawa Kaede and the others had already launched a counterattack.
A red light flashed in front of Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes. By the time Sakuragi reacted, Kiyota Nobunaga had already approached the midline with the ball.
"Ahhhhh!
"
"Wild monkey, you despicable villain! You actually made a sneak attack!"
Sakuragi's attention immediately moved away from Haruko and rushed directly to Kiyota Nobunaga.
Hearing the angry shouts from behind, Kiyota Nobunaga just cursed "idiot" and then moved the ball inside.
Rukawa Kaede, who quickly cut to the basket, looked at the basketball in the sky, jumped up, grabbed the ball with one hand, and was about to prepare for an alley-oop dunk.
And at this moment, a short figure suddenly appeared in front of Rukawa Kaede, leaping high to try to block Rukawa Kaede's attack, but this suddenly appeared guy was too short, even if he tried his best, There is no way to affect Rukawa Kaede at all!
"Is it this kid?" Rukawa Kaede glanced coldly at the boy in front of him who was trying to stop him, and found that the boy in front of him was actually the transfer student, Sora Kurutani!
Bang!
!
With a loud noise, Rukawa Kaede directly hit Sora Kurutani who was trying to block him in the air, and dunked the ball with one hand.
into the basket.
"Plop!
! "
At the same time, Kuratani Sora's figure quickly fell from the air and fell directly to the ground with a muffled sound.
Rukawa Kaede grabbed the basket and looked down at Sora Kurutani, who was lying on the ground and trying to sit up, with inexplicable emotions.
Letting go of his hand, Rukawa Kaede fell back to the ground, lowered his head and looked at Kuratani Sora, and suddenly asked: "Do you think you can stop me?"
Rukawa Kaede's tone was calm. Kuratani Sora didn't feel any sarcasm in Rukawa Kaede's words. The other party just asked such a sentence.
At this time, Kuratani Sora had already sat up, raised his head and looked up at the tall Rukawa Kaede, and suddenly smiled:
"You can stop it or you can't. If you don't try, how will you know?!"
"Even if I can't stop it, at least I tried hard. If I can't stop it, it's due to lack of ability, and I admit it."
"But how can I become a great player if I don't even have the courage to try?!"
Kurutani Sora tried to get up with his hands on the ground, but at this moment, Rukawa Kaede in front of him suddenly bent down and stretched out his hand in front of Kurutani Sora.
Kurokani Sora was startled when he saw Rukawa Kaede stretching out his hand, and looked at Rukawa Kaede blankly, a little surprised.
"Welcome to Shohoku High School."
When Kuratani Sora heard this, his nose felt sore, and a bright smile appeared on his face. He stretched out his hand and directly grabbed Rukawa Kaede's hand, and Rukawa Kaede easily pulled him up.
"oh!"
"Please give me some advice!"
Che Gukong said loudly. Although he was blocked by someone, his face was still full of excitement.
Rukawa Kaede glanced at the opponent coldly, without responding, turned around and began to quickly return to defense. After Rukawa Kaede left, Sakuragi Hanamichi hurried back and asked with an apologetic tone: "Hey... Kuratani Sora, are you okay?"
"Are you injured?"
Sakuragi Hanamichi's concern warmed Kurutani Sora's heart. Although Sakuragi was not unkind at all, Sakuragi, who had a simple temper, had no bad intentions towards Kurutani Sora.
"You dwarf, you need to recognize your own strength!
"
"I was actually dunked by that stinky fox. Damn it, I let that bastard get the limelight!"
"Next time you encounter this kind of situation, don't mess up. This time you are lucky. If you are unlucky, you will get a foul!"
"The stinking fox is such an insidious guy!
"
Before Kurutani Sora had time to feel Sakuragi's "care", the red-haired boy in front of him cursed and muttered.
The huge contrast between before and after made Kurutani Sora stunned for a moment. He didn't react at all. He could only look at Sakuragi in confusion and murmured softly:
"Clam???"
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