At this moment, the Xiangbei players stopped celebrating, and the Hainan players showed hope.
Soon, the noisy sound in the stadium became sparse, and countless spectators subconsciously focused their eyes on the referee.
The referee became hesitant. Logically speaking, Akagi's block was aimed at the ball and not the person, and the game was about to end, so the whistle must have been looser.
However, Coach Gaotou's prestige in Kanagawa is still quite high, not to mention that the person standing behind him is Hainan University.
However, at this moment, Coach Anxi stood up from his seat.
"I saw clearly that Akagi-san touched the ball first and then knocked down someone!"
Coach Anxi is not easy to get along with. Although he is in a state of retirement, he is a former national player and a well-known university coach. In terms of prestige and qualifications, Coach Anxi is still above the head strength.
As a member of the island nation's basketball community, this middle-aged referee still has a certain understanding of Coach Anzai.
Since Coach Anxi gave the step, the referee naturally did not miss it.
"Well, it was indeed Akagi-san who touched the ball first! Since Akagi-san did not commit a foul, congratulations to Shohoku for becoming the winner of this game."
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
Under Gao Touli's ugly expression, the referee finally made his decision.
"hateful!"
Gao Touli was furious and relapsed into his old habit. He broke the paper fan and vented his inner anger.
With the referee's announcement, the Hainan players who originally saw hope were like eggplants beaten by frost, shrugging their heads and feeling disappointed.
Takamiya Motoyu returned to the bench alone and directly covered his head with a towel, not daring to see anyone.
His high school career is over!
Mu Shen looked up at the electronic scoreboard, then looked at Akagi aside and said, "How did you predict that I would shoot from that position?"
Akagi couldn't help but roll his eyes and complained helplessly: "During the Autumn National Sports Competition, you didn't always practice shooting in this area."
Akagi is a top student and has a very smart mind.
"So you still remember!"
Mu Shen sighed, thinking that the two of them had just trained like this for a day, but he didn't expect that Akagi would still remember this incident.
It was such a trivial matter that caused Mu Shenyi to lose the chance to kill.
"Akagi, you Xiangbei are really strong!"
Mu Shenyi said with emotion, in this game, the Xiangbei players fought hard to the extreme, and they were even more praiseworthy. At least in terms of spiritual level and desire for victory, they were better than Hainan.
In fact, in order to better cope with tomorrow's game, Hainan players, including Mu Shenyi, always put in a lot of subconscious effort, and it is reasonable for them to be at a disadvantage mentally.
One side is going all out and the other side is not concentrating all their energy.
Well now, Hainan was eliminated.
Mu Shinichi thought of Ikeda Kazuhiro who quit the basketball club. If Ikeda Kazuhiro were still there, Hainan's inside line would not be beaten by Akagi, and its rebounding would not be at a disadvantage.
In short, there are many reasons why Hainan was eliminated.
Unfortunately, there is no if!
At this time, the Xiangbei players continued to celebrate.
Akagi pulled Mitsui up from the ground, and all those who were dissatisfied with Mitsui shouted: "Mitsui, don't forget that there are still us, Xiangbei is not a one-person team!"
Mitsui subconsciously retorted: "Akagi, you are slandering me. When did I say that Shohoku is my team!"
However, feeling the pain coming from his right foot, he couldn't help but frown.
"Mitsui, are you okay?"
"I seem to be fine. My right foot may be twisted, or maybe..."
Mitsui didn't say the next words, but Akagi felt tight in his heart. He didn't want Mitsui to get hurt.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in tomorrow's game."
Even if it was just a sprain, it would take several days to recover, not to mention that Mitsui's body was already exhausted and he would not be able to recover in one day.
Akagi sighed lightly and said, "Oh, I finally won Hainan!"
Mitsui waved his hand: "Don't be dissatisfied. Look at Lingnan, Xiangyang and Buri. They are all difficult to deal with. If we can enter the semi-finals, we will be considered a high-profile player. Don't expect anything further."
"Isn't it a pity? As long as we win one more game, we can participate in the Winter National Championships."
Akagi's dream has always been to dominate the country, and national competitions like the Winter Games naturally include this.
"Then what can I do? Do you want me to go into battle injured?"
"Forget it then!"
Akagi shook his head. Even if Mitsui went into battle injured, they still had no chance of winning in their current state.
At this time, Aida Yayoi led Imamura into the basketball court and began to interview the two teams. The focus of the interview was Mitsui, Akagi, Mugure, Takamiya Motou and Maki Shinichi.
Mitsui's never give up, Akagi's key shots and blocks, Mumu's key three-pointers and flying saves.
As for Takamiya Motou and Maki Shinichi, they both had bleak backgrounds. The former was beaten 3+1 by Mitsui, sending Hainan into the abyss; the latter was blocked in a key mid-range shot and missed the buzzer-beater.
There is nothing to talk about in the interview process, it is nothing more than talking about the thoughts and feelings of the person involved.
However, "Basketball Weekly" still published the news of the game after the game.
For a time, Xiangbei's reputation skyrocketed, and the title of 'Black and White' spread like wildfire.
The so-called "black and white duo" refers to Takenori Akagi and Hisashi Mitsui of the Shohoku team. They have black and white skin colors and often play pick-and-roll tactics. They are quite similar to the Utah Jazz duo.
After this game, there are two more games.
However, without exception, Xiangyang and Wuli were not defeated and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
With the top four being competed out, it was the turn of the draw to determine the next opponent.
The draws were naturally handled by the coaches of their respective teams, and they came to the stage with complicated thoughts.
"We must draw Xiangbei!"
At this moment, no matter whether it was the coaches from Lingnan, Xiangyang or Buri, they all wanted to pick up the slack.
With the state of this Xiangbei team, tomorrow's game will be a waste.
Among the four, the least nervous was Coach Anzai, because he knew very well that this Shohoku team could not go any further.
Coach Tian Gang's mentality is also very good, because as long as Yuzhu's anchor is there, he does not think Lingnan will lose the game.
On the contrary, it was the coaches of Xiangyang and Buri who were full of nervousness. They would rather draw each other than run into Lingnan.
Soon, the draw ended.
Some are excited, and naturally some are sad.
Among them, the most exciting one is Buri. Their opponent tomorrow is Xiangbei, which means that as long as nothing unexpected happens, they will get a quota for the winter national competition.
The one who was most worried was naturally Xiangyang. Coach Kitano was on the verge of tears. This was his first semester coaching Lingnan, and as a result, he was drawn against Lingnan, who was recognized as the strongest team in Kanagawa.
This luck is really good!
It can only be said that Coach Kitano is indeed the same generation as Coach Anzai, and the luck of the two of them is really hard to describe.
