As Sakuragi continued to work hard on the defensive end and scored five points in a row, the Shohoku team began to gain momentum, and its momentum was obviously better than before.
One after another, the Xiangyang team's momentum was obviously suppressed.
Fujima's expression became more solemn. He knew very well that he must score in the next round, otherwise it would be even more detrimental to the Xiangyang team.
The Shoyo team served quickly again, and Fujima quickly passed the half with the ball.
Facing Mitsui's defense, Fujima called for a pick-and-roll again.
Mitsui subconsciously distracted part of his attention, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Hanata running towards this direction.
However, before the flower shape was in place, Fujima suddenly jumped up.
Mitsui was slow for a beat and quickly jumped to intercept.
This time, Fujima once again performed his best trick. He threw the ball before it reached the highest point, and he still used his left hand.
A shooting style and rhythm like this is not generally difficult to guard against, especially when Mitsui was a beat too slow.
Huh~
Seeing the basketball hit the net, Fujizhen couldn't help but excitedly clenched his fist and waved it, greatly excited.
The Xiangyang players also breathed a sigh of relief and their momentum picked up.
"This kind of shooting is really difficult to defend!"
Seeing Fujima's figure returning to defense, Mitsui couldn't help but shook his head.
As the country's top marksman, Mitsui will naturally shoot like this, but he is not left-handed and can only use his right hand. If he is left-handed, he cannot guarantee a hit rate.
Soon, Xiangbei served.
"Sakura!"
This time, Mitsui rarely lobbed the ball to Sakuragi.
Sakuragi is a bit incredible. In the past, his teammates would only pass the ball to him if he asked for it, but they might not be able to pass it.
Now, luckily, Mitsui actually took the initiative to pass the ball to him. He was so shocked that he was almost intercepted by Kishimoto.
"Mistress, what are you doing!"
Sakuragi protected the ball with both hands and made a protesting sound.
"You idiot, don't give it to me!"
Not far away, Rukawa Kaede couldn't help but complain.
"Damn fox, what a beautiful thought!"
While Sakuragi spoke, he began to hit Kishimoto on the back.
It has to be said that Sakuragi, who came into contact with basketball two years in advance, even though he spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, he also learned to play from behind, and back-to-back play was one of the most common scoring methods for him in junior high school competitions.
Of course, his back hitting is not very standard, it is a method that he has not mastered the trick.
Even so, with Sakuragi's exaggerated physical fitness, most players are helpless.
Kishimoto's physical fitness is good, but his offense is high and his defense is low. The key is that he has never been off the field. At this time, he is out of breath.
Compared with Kishimoto, Sakuragi feels like he has just finished warming up. In addition to being sweating profusely, he is panting slightly, which is in sharp contrast to Kishimoto.
"This guy is just an animal!"
Kishimoto was unable to complain, so he mustered up his energy to prevent the ball.
Bang ~ bang ~ bang ~
Sakuragi hit Kishimoto from behind without any fancy. Kishimoto tried his best to resist, but his focus couldn't stop changing.
It was also at this time that Sakuragi turned around according to the experience taught by Akagi. He easily passed Kishimoto and strode into the penalty area with a tomahawk dunk.
Bang~
Sakuragi defeated Kishimoto and easily scored two points.
Kishimoto held his waist and stared helplessly at Sakuragi who was holding the basket, worrying about how to defend from behind.
Xiangyang team's offense was a little weak. This time Nan Lie's shot was a little too hasty and weak. The basketball hit the front of the basket and almost missed a three-pointer.
"mine!"
Sakuragi once again pressed Hanagata and Kishimoto, successfully protected the rebound, and passed the ball to Mitsui.
Soon, Mitsui passed the ball to Sakuragi again.
Bang~
Sakuragi continued to beat Kishimoto from behind.
Suddenly, Nan Lie, who was nearest, rushed up and wanted to double-team Sakuragi with Kishimoto.
Not far away, Rukawa Kaede immediately pulled aside.
At the first moment, Sakuragi jumped up and used his super bounce to gain vision.
In mid-air, Sakuragi successfully passed the ball to Rukawa Kaede, who hit a mid-range shot.
Rukawa Kaede wiped his sweat, and high-fived Sakuragi, all without saying a word.
The tacit understanding between the two is not ordinary, and it feels like they have been working together for several years.
The two have competed since they were in the second grade of junior high school. They regard each other as their rivals and have a deep understanding of each other.
Sure enough, the person who knows you best is always your opponent.
Looking at the two people's backs as they returned to defense, Fujima looked serious. If he continued like this, Xiangyang might be doomed.
However, it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and Teng Zhen really can’t think of a way.
On the Xiangyang bench, Coach Kitano was also thinking hard.
Substitution?
The five players on the field are already Xiangyang's best players. Even if they are replaced by players with sufficient physical strength, the effect may not be better.
To be honest, at this point, the method that should be used has long been used, and he can only hope that the players can strengthen their will and defeat Xiangbei.
The Xiangyang team's will is tenacious and has not been defeated by a few setbacks.
In this round of offense, Fujima used a flower-shaped pick-and-roll to hit a mid-range jump shot.
Huhu~
Fujima was breathing heavily from exhaustion. He had to organize the offense, score points, and defend Mitsui. This was really difficult for him.
When Shohoku attacked, Mitsui held the ball past half-court and passed the ball to Sakuragi again.
Fujima subconsciously moved his center of gravity, but instead of passing the ball, Mitsui faked a pass and broke through the opponent in one step. After attracting Hanagata's defense, he threw the ball directly to the basket.
Bang~
Akagi made an alley-oop dunk and scored two points for Shohoku.
In the following time, the Xiangyang team launched a counterattack.
However, they couldn't guard against Sakuragi at all.
Sakuragi succeeded in singles against Kishimoto many times, and his score almost exceeded 20.
For Sakuragi, scoring over 20 points is really rare.
On the defensive end, Sakuragi ran relentlessly, causing Xiangyang a lot of trouble.
What made Xiangyang most desperate was that in the last minute, Mitsui shot against Fujima and scored 3+1.
With this shot, Mitsui originally wanted to win a free throw, but he was very lucky and made the shot.
With this 3+1 hit, the morale of the Xiangyang team plummeted, especially when the point difference between the two sides reached double digits.
With less than a minute left, unless it's a Miller moment, forget it.
Fujima still did not give up hope and continued to lead the team to chase points.
Soon, the sound of the end of the game echoed throughout the audience.
Tengzhen stopped and stared at the electronic screen lonely.
The other Xiangyang players were in a bad mood, and some even couldn't restrain their emotions and burst into tears.
They lost, again to Shohoku, and lost hope of advancing to the finals.
"we won!"
Everyone in Xiangbei cheered loudly, which meant that they successfully joined Lingnan in the national competition finals, and were only one step away from dominating the country.
(End of chapter)
