Soon, the halftime break ended and the second half officially began.
The following is the lineup of both sides
Lingnan: Uozumi, Nanxiang, Sugaira, Futian and Shicao
Shohoku: Akagi, Sakuragi, Rukawa Kaede, Mitsui and Miyagi
Everyone in the audience was surprised to see the Lingnan team's lineup.
They never expected that Lingnan would send such a lineup.
Except for Uozumi, the rest are almost all substitutes.
In fact, Nanxiang is a pseudo-starter, and his average playing time is only about 20 minutes per game.
Unlike Lingnan, Xiangbei is still the main force of death, except for replacing Mumu with Miyagi.
There is nothing that can be done about this. Coach Anxi knows very well that Xiangbei can only have a chance of winning if the main players stay on the court.
Seeing Lingnan's lineup, coach Anxi was not happy but was shocked. He knew exactly what this meant.
Coach Anzai hurried to the sidelines and called Mitsui over: "Double-team, we will definitely double-team him in a while!"
"I got it, coach!"
Mitsui also looked solemn, and his scalp felt numb when he thought of Uozumi's great achievements in the past.
This made him clenched his fists. No matter what, he must curb Yuzhu's performance, at least not let the score fall behind Lingnan.
In the jump ball stage, Lingnan once again won the ball.
Zicao steadily dribbled the ball through the half. Although his strength in the Lingnan team was mediocre, he was better because of his solid basic skills and his composure.
Even though Miyagi kept harassing Shicao, there was still nothing he could do.
Just after halftime, Zicao made a breakthrough fake move and then passed the ball to Yuzhu.
In the corner area, Uozumi caught the ball with both hands and stared at Akagi standing in front of him.
"bring it on!"
Akagi opened his hands, ready for battle.
At this moment, Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede rushed towards Uozumi.
However, before they could get close, Yuzhu jumped up.
Akagi hurriedly jumped to intercept him, but Yuzumi was taller and longer than him, and he was also a jumper. His fingers could reach Yuzhu's elbow at most. Unless he used blindfolding, Akagi's defense would be difficult for Yuzumi. It is simply useless.
Huh~
The basketball went hollow into the basket, and Yuzhu easily scored two points.
During the Shohoku team's offense, Miyagi held the ball forward while extending his right index finger to signal his teammates to slow down the pace.
Xiangbei relies on the main force and must reduce the offensive rounds. Otherwise, it will be difficult to maintain the players' condition over time.
Since Miyagi didn't play much in the first half, the Shohoku players were the most physically fit.
After holding the ball for half the game, Miyagi was stalling for time while quietly observing the movements of his teammates.
Even though most of Lingnan's players are substitutes, their defense is still above the standard. The key is that they have too much physical strength.
Like Fukuda, Sugahira and Shigusao, they usually have limited playing time, so naturally they will not miss this opportunity, and they all defend with unremitting physical fitness.
In the original book, Fukuda was a typical high-attack, low-defense player. But now it's different. Without a one-year window, Fukuda's defense and ability to read the game have all been greatly improved.
When it comes to defense, Futian is already above the level.
Under the entanglement of Lingnan players, for a while, Xiangbei players had no chance to escape.
Until there were ten seconds left in the attack, Mitsui had to come up to respond.
Miyagi hurriedly handed the ball to Mitsui in a hand-to-hand manner.
In an instant, Miyagi was reduced to a wooden stake by Mitsui. He made a detour and temporarily got rid of Fukuda. Before Nango could help defend, Mitsui made an emergency stop and shot a jumper.
Huh~
Mitsui's touch was still hot, and the basketball was hollowed into the basket, causing a wave of flowers on the net.
"Quick attack!"
Nanxiang immediately picked up the basketball and went to the baseline to serve quickly. At the same time, Lingnan players rushed towards the frontcourt.
This is a tactic specially taught by coach Tian Gang. The Lingnan players present are full of physical energy and how can they do it without being exhausted.
As long as the physical strength of the players in northern Hunan is further consumed, the balance of victory will tilt more and more towards Lingnan.
Uozumi also joined the ranks of fast breaks. His steps are long and fast, and he can hit three points faster than ordinary guards.
In particular, Akagi's reaction was a beat too slow. When he chased Uozumi, he was helpless to find that the distance between the two was getting wider and wider.
By the time Uozumi broke into the three-point line, there were already three or four steps between the two.
In the blink of an eye, the basketball was passed to Yuzhu's hands.
At this moment, Sakuragi, who was the fastest, immediately rushed towards Uozumi.
Uozumi raised his hands slightly and made a fake shot.
Because Uozumi's movements were so lifelike, Sakuragi jumped up subconsciously.
Uozumi collected the basketball and easily broke through Sakuragi.
On the other side, Rukawa Kaede also rushed over.
Suddenly, he made a cross step, easily shook off Rukawa Kaede's defense, broke into the penalty area, and scored a layup.
Seeing Yuzhu return to defense, Rukawa Kaede looked quite helpless.
A big center could dribble better than a defender, which made him very envious.
However, Rukawa Kaede was not hit by this.
Rukawa Kaede has always had a sincere belief, loves basketball more than life, and has the belief to never admit defeat.
Offense and defense transition!
In Shohoku's attack this time, Rukawa Kaede used his personal ability to easily break through Sugahira and scored two points with a slam dunk.
This time, Lingnan's fast attack failed.
However, Uozumi's attack continued.
Shigusa passed the ball to Uozumi again, and then pulled away from his teammates and took away the defensive player.
Uozumi once again faced the frame and broke through Akagi's defense. Akagi's defensive steps and awareness were very good, but limited by his physical fitness, he still couldn't guard Uozumi.
After breaking through Akagi, Uozumi rushed straight into the penalty area.
What people didn't expect was that Sakuragi rushed to the basket first and mustered up the courage to stop the ball.
Uozumi jumped up first, and a huge shadow instantly enveloped Sakuragi.
Sakuragi couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. The courage in his heart seemed to disappear at this moment, but he still jumped up bravely.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the basket, and some women couldn't help but cover their faces, not wanting to watch this scene.
The size difference between the two is really too big. What awaits Sakuragi is that he will be knocked away, and the impact will definitely be serious, and he is very likely to be injured.
Unexpectedly, in mid-air, Yu grabbed a pull bar, avoided Sakuragi's block, and switched hands to score a layup.
Huh~
The basketball goes into the basket easily.
This layup is almost the same as Rukawa Kaede's.
Of course, Uozumi's movements were not as elegant as Rukawa Kaede's, after all, his size was there, but such a delicate movement by a big center simply stunned the entire audience.
This is just like Zhang Fei's embroidery, which refreshed the three perspectives of the audience present.
"remarkably brave!"
Uozumi landed on the ground and extended his thumb to Sakuragi when he returned to defense.
In the three years of high school, he had never seen anyone like Sakuragi who liked to attack men. When Uozumi fully charged, they would often choose to avoid it, or they would squat on the ground in fear like Fukatsu. .
(End of chapter)
