The next morning, Fukuoka Athletic Stadium.
This is the stadium second only to the Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka Prefecture. As before, the national competition is very fast-paced, with one game a day. It can only be said that it is worthy of being a capitalist.
In such a competition system, it is easy to say that when encountering a weak team, once it is in a tough battle and it does not have enough high-quality player reserves, the next round may be difficult. It is no wonder that in the plot, Xiangbei collapsed directly after defeating the Mountain King, and was loved by Aihe Academy. Got a bargain.
At this time, the game on the field has begun.
This game is also one of the stunts in the second round, between Lingnan team and Luoan team.
The Luoan team is very strong and was among the top 16 in the country last year.
The most important thing is that the Luoan team has the second highest altitude in the country-Takehiko Kuraki.
Takehiko Kuraki's current height is 207 centimeters. He has only grown 1 centimeter in one year. He may have reached his limit.
However, Takehiko Kuraki has undergone surprising changes. He has gained significant weight and is no longer the skinny image he had last year.
Last year, Takehiko Kuraki only weighed 83 kilograms, but this year he has grown to 95 kilograms.
Just relying on his size, I believe Takehiko Kuraki can bully most centers.
But facing Uozumi, Kuraki Takehiko couldn't help but feel fear.
Last year, he was overshadowed by Yuzhu.
Although his strength has improved a lot, he still has no confidence at all.
This is not because he belittles himself, but in fact he is very self-aware.
Soon, the referee threw the ball high, signaling the official start of the game.
Uozumi jumped first, and he jumped obviously higher than before, just because his jumping was much better than before.
Uozumi overpowered Takehiko Kuraki and easily pulled the ball to Sendō.
Although Luoan's strength is far inferior to that of Lingnan, coach Tian Gang did not take it lightly and still chose to play his best.
Coach Tianoka's intention is simple. In addition to not wanting to underestimate every opponent, he also wants to further hone the lineup.
After nearly a month of training, the Lingnan team's cooperation has made further progress, but there are still many shortcomings.
The moment he landed, Uozumi quickly rushed forward.
Takehiko Kuraki hurriedly chased after him, but he was surprised to find that the distance between him and Uozumi was getting farther and farther.
Yuzhu was taller, stronger, and faster than him, and his heart was pulled into the bottom of the valley.
When Uozumi was about to approach the penalty area, Sendō, who rushed in with the ball, immediately threw the ball high towards the basket.
Alley-oop!
Uozumi jumped up, caught the basketball with both hands, and launched a violent Monkey King slam dunk.
Bang~
There was a strong sound of the basket exploding, and the entire basketball stand shook violently, and the basket was pulled out in a large arc, which made everyone watching in horror.
Yuzhu let go of the basket and fell to the ground.
Offense and defense transition!
Takehiko Kuraki served from the baseline and jogged towards the frontcourt.
As the ace and captain of the Roan team, the first goal was naturally initiated by Takehiko Kuraki. His teammates also hope that Takehiko Kuraki can rise up and preferably score a goal.
Obviously, Takehiko Kuraki's teammates still miss him.
Soon, Takehiko Kuraki received the basketball.
The Luoan players drew their opponents away one after another, leaving Takehiko Kuraki with the best one-on-one environment.
Takehiko Kuraki chose to play facing the frame. His body swayed and he made a breakthrough with the ball. He didn't see the effect and immediately jumped up, trying to shoot as quickly as possible.
During the take-off process, Takehiko Kuraki leaned back a little.
Unfortunately, Yuzhu reacted very quickly and immediately jumped to intercept.
Pa~
As soon as Takehiko Kuraki threw the basketball, he received a volleyball block from Uozumi, and the basketball flew straight towards the center circle.
Luo An's point guard is a typical small player. He is very fast and grabs the basketball before Sendō, and passes the ball to Takehiko Kuraki again.
At this time, Uozumi was deliberately thrown away by Takehiko Kuraki, which was also the main reason why the Luoan point guard passed to Takehiko Kuraki.
Takehiko Kuraki thought he had an opportunity and quickly took off to shoot.
However, Uozumi was too fast. He appeared in front of him in two or three steps. His height, wingspan and jumping were even more dominant. The result was predictable.
Pa~
This time, Yuzhu did not choose the big volleyball cap, but chose to grab the cap and caught the basketball with one hand.
This undoubtedly severely damaged the morale of the Roan team, especially Takehiko Kuraki.
At the first moment, Yuzhu held the ball and launched a fast break, rushing towards the frontcourt quickly.
When Luoan players tried to stop it, they were either knocked away or passed, without exception.
In less than five seconds, Yuzhu rushed to the basket and made another explosive dunk.
This further dampened the morale of the Roan team.
In the subsequent process, in order to prevent the Luoan team from losing too quickly, Uozhu began to focus on the defensive end, and the offense was mainly based on secondary attacks.
With the strength of the Lingnan team inside, rebounding is not a problem at all.
Even so, before the end of the first half, the Luoan team was still 20 points behind.
This is not because Luo'an team is too weak. After all, Luo'an team is still a B+ team. The main reason is that Lingnan is too strong.
At this time, coach Tian Gang waved his hand and replaced all the main players.
The main reason why Yuzhu stayed on the court was to improve his statistics. In just ten minutes, he had 15 rebounds and 7 blocks, which is expected to set two records.
Although these two records were broken last year, there are not many potential points for rewards if they are broken again. Mosquito legs are also meat. A little adds up to a lot, and it is a pity to waste it.
In the second half, Uozumi continued to play, in the name of not letting the audience down, but in reality it was to improve data and gain potential points.
Fortunately, most of Lingnan's players were substitutes, otherwise the Luo'an team might not be able to fight back at all.
Even so, the Luoan team was still at a disadvantage, mainly because of Yuzhu.
Yuzhu's performance on the defensive end is really strong. The combination of height, wingspan, speed and flexibility allowed him to increase the defensive area to the three-point line, thus reducing the Luoan team's shooting percentage.
Time passed slowly, and Yuzhu's rebounds took the lead in breaking the record. It is undoubtedly difficult to record single-game blocks, but he still broke the record he created before the end of the game.
Even though Uozumi tried his best to hold back, by the end of the game, he still easily scored 32 points, 28 rebounds, 15 blocks, 6 assists and 2 steals.
Most of the points came from secondary assists, which shows how many offensive rebounds he grabbed.
This is to prevent the rebound data in a single game from being too high, otherwise Yuzhu's rebounds can definitely exceed 30.
Lingnan easily defeated Luoan and successfully advanced to the top 16 in the country.
The other strong teams also advanced to the top sixteen without any surprise, including the Toyotama team, which was not as strong as before.
I have to say that this "civilian" Toyotama team still has merits.
Even though Team Toyotama has lost most of its main lineup, its foundation is there, and its overall strength is ranked above average.
As for the highlight of tomorrow, it will be the match between Xiangbei and Chang Cheng.
