"It's our turn!"
Following Coach Tianoka's order, he led the players through the player tunnel and onto the field.
The Shohoku players had packed up their things. They looked dejected and were about to leave.
"Coach Anzai!"
Coach Taoka is still full of respect for coach Anzai.
"Oh haha, it's Coach Tianoka. You have to work hard for this game!"
Coach Anzai let out his trademark laugh and shook hands with Coach Tianoka.
"Buri is strong, but we are not weak either!"
Lingnan is stronger than ever this year, and coach Tian Gang is full of confidence.
On the other side, Takenori Akagi came to Uozumi and said angrily: "Uozumi, don't be defeated by Masao Watanabe, I'm still waiting to defeat you."
"Don't worry, Akagi, I am confident that I can defeat him one on one."
"I hope so!"
Takenori Akagi said so, but he didn't seem to have much confidence in Uozumi.
"Uozumi, Akagi and I will cheer for you!"
Even though he lost the game, Mitsui still did not lose his fighting spirit.
"Thank you then."
Soon, Coach Buri appeared with the Buri players.
The two coaches greeted each other enthusiastically, but secretly they were wary.
At the same time, the players from both sides were also looking at each other.
Uozumi's eyes fell on the Watanabe brothers, who will be his main opponents today. Whether he can become Kanagawa's chief center depends mainly on his performance in this game.
The eyes of the Watanabe brothers also fell on Uozumi. Watanabe Masao's expression was unprecedentedly solemn. If nothing else, this will be the biggest challenge he faces.
If he succeeds, he will keep his position as the chief center, if he loses, he will step aside and become a stepping stone for Yuzhu.
Watanabe Masayasu knew his brother very well and couldn't help but said: "Brother, his skills are rough. As long as you can hold him head-on, I believe you will win the final victory."
"You're right! However, if he can't handle it, then if the two of us go together, I don't believe he can still take advantage of our brothers' joint efforts."
This year is Masao Watanabe's third year, and it is also his last chance this year. Even if he is shameless, he does not want to leave any regrets. He must win the ticket to the national competition this year.
In the stands, spectators came and went. Among them, most of the Xiangyang team's reserve players left and were filled by other spectators.
The Xiangyang team did not leave and went straight to the stands.
Then, they met Tsukutake who had just arrived.
Tsukutake competed in another gymnasium. They defeated Minawa High School without any danger and successfully advanced to the joint finals.
The captains of the two teams seemingly greeted each other in a friendly manner, then distanced themselves to watch the next game.
Taro Aso looked at the two teams below and asked: "Who do you think can become Kanagawa's chief center?"
"Although Lingnan center Uozumi has been in a lot of limelight recently, he lacks game experience and has a single attack method. I don't think he is a match for Masao Watanabe."
"I'm also optimistic about Masao Watanabe!"
…
The views of Xiangyang players are almost unanimous, and they are obviously more optimistic about Masao Watanabe.
Taro Aso did not express his opinion. He looked at Fujima who was bowing his head in thought and asked: "Fujima, what about you?"
Fujima held his chin and said: "I think everything is possible! Although Masao Watanabe is strong, Uozumi does not have no chance. In addition, I have watched Uozumi's game, and he seems to have reservations."
"Whether he has reservations or not, he must go all out in this game. The competition in this year's county competition is very fierce. No matter who wins or loses, we must be prepared."
From beginning to end, Aso did not express his views.
At this moment, Haruko Akagi was sitting with Fujii and Matsui in the audience.
"Haruko, your brother's game is over, do we want to continue watching?"
It was Fujii who spoke.
"The next game is Lingnan's. I will regret it if I don't watch it. I regret it very much now. I didn't go to Lingnan's game last time. I missed a big show. This time I have to stay no matter what."
Haruko Akagi showed an annoyed expression. She had heard from her brother Takenori Akagi that Uozumi’s highlight performance in that game was.
When she thought about missing the scene of Uozumi smashing the backboard and tearing off the basket, Haruko Akagi regretted it. After watching her brother's game, why didn't she stay?
"Okay, then let's stay too. I hope this will be a wonderful game."
Seeing Haruko like this, Fujii and Matsui had no choice but to stay.
Before long, the auditorium was filled with people, and various banners appeared, including banners for Uozumi Rong and Uozumi Dong to cheer for Uozumi.
Since Uozumi became famous, the business of Uozumi Restaurant has become more and more prosperous, especially among Lingnan students.
After Uozumi performed a series of feats the day before yesterday, Uozumi Restaurant naturally followed suit. This was simply free advertising.
There was no waiting for long. At the referee's signal, the game was about to begin.
Both sides sent their starting players respectively.
Reinan is still Uozumi, Inoue Toyoyoshi, Sasaki Oribe, Ozawa Yusaku and Matsushita Asahi Ken.
Buri University
Center: Masao Watanabe, 196 cm, 88 kg, third grade.
Power forward: Watanabe Masayasu, 194 cm, 82 kg, third grade.
Small forward: Kazuo Imamura, 182 cm tall, weight 73 kg, first grade.
Shooting guard: Yuki Araki, 177 cm, weight 70 kg, third grade.
Point guard: Koichiro Nohara, 172 cm, weight 78 kg, second grade.
From the overall height point of view, there is not much difference between the two sides.
Toot~
The referee blew the whistle to signal the players on both sides to get ready.
At the same time, Uozumi and Masao Watanabe stood in the center circle, looking at each other, ready to jump the ball.
The next moment, the referee threw the basketball in his hand into the sky.
When the basketball started to fall, they both jumped up.
Pa~
The two have similar jumping abilities, but Uozumi is higher. Taking advantage of his height and wingspan, Uozumi takes the lead in passing the basketball to Matsushita Asahiken.
As soon as he received the basketball, Matsushita Asahi Ken immediately held the ball past half-court.
He stared at his opponent Koichiro Nohara, recalling information about him in his mind.
Unlike Asahi Ken Matsushita, Nohara Koichiro is fatter and a heavy point guard, but he is not slow and has good organizational skills.
While Matsushita Asahi Ken was observing, Uozumi was wrestling with Watanabe Masao.
"What a strength!"
This was Masao Watanabe's first impression. Although he knew that Uozumi was very powerful, he was still a little surprised.
Watanabe Masao reluctantly pushed Uozumi and did not let Uozumi enter the restricted area at all.
