The next morning, Aichi National Stadium!
At this time, the game on the field has begun.
This is the first game today, the two sides are Hakata and Xiangyang from the first group.
In the summer national competition half a year ago, Hakata defeated Xiangyang and had advantages in psychology and experience.
However, Xiangyang is not inferior to Hakata.
The Shoyang team's starting lineup consists of four top players and one of the country's top defensive players. In terms of starting alone, the starting lineup is stronger than Hakata.
One is strong in the individual, and the other is strong in the combination. Which one is better and which one is worse can only be known after fighting.
However, compared with half a year ago, after nearly a year of running in, the Xiangyang team's teamwork has improved a lot, and the improvement must be higher than that of Hakata.
From a strength perspective, the Xiangyang team's chances of winning are equally high.
Not surprisingly, this will be a battle between dragons and tigers.
Sure enough, from the beginning of the game, both sides did not test at all and directly entered the stage of bayonet fighting.
The Shoyo team still uses quicksilver-like run-and-gun tactics. Under Fujima's organization and coordination, even Hakata can't limit their performance.
On the other side, Bodo still plays team basketball, and is consciously lowering the pace to avoid being driven by Xiangyang.
Similarly, the Shoyang team, which focuses on offense but not defense, has difficulty limiting the performance of Hakata players.
It can be said that neither side can do anything to the other. For a while, the scores on the electronic screen kept interlacing.
In the front row of the audience, Lingnan players cheered for the Xiangyang team from time to time.
They are also representing Kanagawa Prefecture, so they naturally want to cheer for their brother team. It is best if the two teams can meet in the finals, which will undoubtedly be a great story.
Looking at the fierce competition on the field, Yuexiu Hongming couldn't help but ask: "Uozumi-senpai, which side do you think will win?"
In the Lingnan team, Yuzhu is famous for his knowledge of football, and Lingnan players often ask him for advice.
Well, Yuzhi is equivalent to holding the position of assistant coach in the team.
"Off-road, don't ask questions like this in the future."
Uozumi waved his hand speechlessly. It would be okay if the strength gap between the two sides was obvious, but the two teams in front of him were completely evenly matched. It was difficult for him to predict and avoid being slapped in the face.
"Just know that no matter who wins or loses, it's all the same to us!"
"oh!"
Off-road responded with a vague understanding.
On the side, coach Tian Gang watched the game with his hands folded.
His expression was relaxed, as if he was enjoying the game, but his heart was screaming.
"Yes, let's fight like this, the more brutal the fight, the better!"
Coach Tian Gang does not dare to underestimate these two teams, especially Lingnan, who will also go through a fierce battle in the afternoon. It is difficult to guarantee the players' condition tomorrow.
In this case, Coach Taoka naturally hopes that Hakata and Xiangyang will fight as hard as possible. It is best for both sides to suffer losses and for them to benefit from the situation.
Not only Coach Taoka thinks this way, but Coach Sanno Kodōmoto on the other side of the audience also thinks so.
"Xiangyang, come on~"
"Xiangyang, come on~"
What I have to say here is that the Sanno players are also silently supporting the Xiangyang team.
As a strong opponent, Sanno naturally cannot cheer for Hakata, not to mention that the Shoyo team is far more entertaining than Hakata.
In addition, compared with the stable Hakata, the Shoyo team relies more on touch, and the inside line is not as good as Hakata, so it is relatively easier to deal with.
In addition to Lingnan and Shanwang who are supporting the Xiangyang team, more than half of the audience is also supporting Xiangyang.
Audiences are all visual animals, and without any obvious bias, they tend to be attracted to the team that plays better, and Xiangyang is such a team.
Although Hakata's performance is not ugly, compared with Xiangyang, it undoubtedly pales in comparison.
In terms of gorgeousness, Xiangyang is second to none!
The game continued on the field, and not long after, the first half was over.
Throughout the first half, the starting lineups of both sides barely played. As a result, no one had the upper hand, and the game ended in a tie.
One can imagine how intense this competition was.
However, in the second half, the two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding and chose a half-main and half-substitute lineup.
Among them, the aces Fujima and Suzuki Nohisuke are still on the court.
As the engine of Xiangyang's run-and-gun tactics, Fujima had to stay.
As soon as he came out in the second half, Fujima did not organize the players to score. Instead, he changed his personal style and significantly increased the frequency of his personal attacks.
This caught Hakata off guard, and Fujima scored eight points, including two three-pointers, with sudden shots.
As we all know, Fujima has two major characteristics, which are accurate and fast shooting and super organizational ability.
Even if placed in SD, Fujima's shooting level is second only to Mitsui and Asami. His shooting percentage may not be as good as these two, but his shooting is very difficult to guard. Not only is he fast, he is also left-handed, and his rhythm is diverse.
Thanks to his extremely excellent shooting ability, Fujima's explosive scoring power is terrifying. The answer to this can be found in the match between Shoyo vs. Toyotama in the original work.
In that game, in less than 11 minutes, Fujima, who was still a sophomore at the time, scored 20 points, which shows his explosive scoring power.
With Fujima's explosion, Xiangyang gained a slight score advantage.
When the Bodo players focused their attention on Fujima, Fujima began to focus on organizing teammates to score while attracting defense.
Under the leadership of Fujima, the Shoyo team began to further widen the point difference. This was also related to the fact that the Shoyo team strengthened its defense and caught Hakata off guard.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Suzuki Nohisuke hurriedly used his personal ability to score consecutively and finally stopped the decline.
But in just three or four minutes, Bodo was already 7 points behind.
Although the point difference is only single digits, Xiangyang is not a vegetarian. It will undoubtedly be difficult for Hakata to recover the score.
In the following time, Bodo began to catch up, and Xiangyang naturally did not want to be caught up by Bodo, and the two teams began to fall into an anxious rhythm.
For a time, just like the first half, neither side could do anything to the other.
As time passed slowly and seeing that the score difference had not been narrowed, the Bodo players became more and more anxious and began to increase their movements.
The Xiangyang players, led by Nan Lie and Kishimoto, were not afraid at all and responded in kind.
Soon, the two sides clashed on the court and almost came to blows.
Fortunately, the referee stopped both sides in time and sent off the two players who caused the conflict, Bodo's Bob Brown and Shoyo's Takano.
Hua Xing stood up from the ground in embarrassment, picked up his glasses and put them on again with a calm expression.
Just when he was making a layup, Bob Brown pushed him from behind, and he fell hard.
Takano couldn't see that Hanagata was at a disadvantage, so he immediately pushed Bob Brown. The latter had a bad temper, so he naturally retaliated, and the two even fought.
Takano covered the bleeding corners of his mouth and left with a smile.
Although he was punched by Bob Brown and took advantage of him, he felt it was worth it.
He is just a substitute and is dispensable to the team.
Bob Brown is different. He is one of Bodo's two inner towers, and his importance to Bodo can be imagined.
As Bob Brown left the game, Coach Bodo clutched his chest in pain and almost had a heart attack from anger.
Now, Bodo is in danger.
