28:26.
Mitsui Hisashi glanced at the scoreboard, wiped the sweat from his face, exhaled lightly, and then walked towards Jinguji Budo.
Xiangbei High School's lead is waning, and the next ball is extremely crucial for Xiangbei High School. If the score is caught up by Ryonan High School at this time, the opponent's already strong momentum will be even higher, which is not a good thing for Xiangbei High School.
Although Mitsui Shou still had plenty of energy, he had already planned to change Xiangbei's offensive method. Coach Anzai said before the game that he would let Mitsui Shou and Jinguji Budou play half a game each, and the two scoring players would stagger their burst points.
There are actually only two purposes. One is that Coach Anzai wants to see what level Mitsui Hisashi and Jinguji Budou have reached now.
Although Coach Anxi also observes the usual training, after all, training is training, and actual combat is the only way to test the results of training.
Another purpose is to allow Mitsui and Takeshi to have sufficient physical strength to play to their heart's content on the offensive end. The initiative of this game has actually been handed over to Mitsui and Takeshi Jinguji. Even if Xiangbei falls into a disadvantage, Coach Anzai will not interfere too much.
The original intention was to see the growth and potential of the players. The outcome of this game is not important to Coach Anxi.
But it was different for the Xiangbei players on the field. The champion of the county competition! Coach Anxi, a former national player, was open to such honors, but how could the young players on the field let it go so easily
Although Jinguji Budo was not obsessed with the county competition, he was still eyeing the title of "the strongest high school student". After all, if he couldn't even become a top player in such a weak basketball country, how could he talk about playing in a higher-level league in the future? How could he talk about becoming a professional player
Similarly, Mitsui Shou didn't want to lose to anyone. When he realized that he was no longer able to attack on his own, he decisively sought out Jinguji Budo.
"Budo, I need you to assist in the attack."
"It would be very difficult for our team to have no second scoring point besides me."
Mitsui's words surprised Budou. He had actually seen the decline of Xiangbei a long time ago. When Ryonan's Ikegami completely gave up on the inside and Chiba helped Sendoh to assist in defending Mitsui, Budou knew that Mitsui would be restricted.
If Mitsui was facing an ordinary player, he would not feel much pressure even in a one-on-two situation, but the person defending him in Ryonan was Sendoh.
It would have taken a huge amount of energy for him to deal with Sendoh alone. Now with the addition of Ryoji Ikegami who is pretty good at defense, it's already quite impressive that Mitsui's offensive efficiency has only declined instead of being completely blocked.
What surprised Wudao was that he thought the proud Mitsui Shou would hold on until Mitsui Shou's physical strength could no longer support his attack and then stop. Unexpectedly, Mitsui Shou planned to let Wudao participate in the attack just after 1/4 of the game.
"Okay, I fired a few shots to attract attention."
"You can use this time to allocate some energy."
"But if I'm the one attacking, the pressure you face won't be reduced. Ryonan High School won't continue to focus its defensive efforts on me."
"If the other players on the team don't score, you still have to face two people chasing you."
"In fact, the best situation right now is to let Chiba come out and shoot a few balls to put some defensive pressure on Ryonan."
Wudao and Mitsui Shou jogged to the center line to receive the serve from their teammates in the backcourt while discussing countermeasures. Coach Anzai did not give any guidance, and the two of them were the brains of Xiangbei.
"As for Chiba... forget it. This guy's mid-range shot is terrible. Let him attack from mid-range or long-range. It's better for you and I to shoot against the defense."
"You play a few balls first, and it would be best if you could mobilize the other players of Ryonan. I'll take this opportunity to catch my breath."
Mitsui Shou played for several rounds in a row. Under the defensive pressure of Sendoh and Ikegami, he ran a lot of distance and consumed a lot of physical energy. If he doesn't restrain himself, Mitsui Shou may not be able to play the whole game.
"Well, try your best, but I don't think that guy will let anyone help."
Budou nodded, watching Miyagi approach the midline with the ball and start running towards the frontcourt. Budou had just approached Ryonan's three-point line when Shigong Tianye came up to defend him, crouching slightly, looking alert.
The opponent's defensive position was about three meters away from the three-point line. It can be seen that Jinguji Budo's attack power still made Shigong Tianye very afraid.
"What were you and Mitsui Shou talking about?"
"Let me guess, is that guy a little tired?"
"Although running through and using pick-and-rolls can give him opportunities to shoot under the pressure of Sendoh and Ikegami, every shot means a huge consumption of physical energy."
"Mitsui Shou, you must be a little exhausted, right? Now, is it your turn to attack?!"
As Shigong Tianye spoke, his mouth opened, he stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, his face full of excitement. At this time, Shigong Tianye standing in front of Jinguji Wudao was like a tiger that had been hungry for several days and saw raw meat for the first time. The greed and desire in his eyes brought considerable pressure to Wudao.
Looking at the four fields in front of him, Wu Dao suddenly chuckled and replied: "Hehe, you are right."
"It's my turn next, so be prepared and don't blink!"
As Wudao said this, he saw Miyagi crossing the center line, and immediately turned his back to Shigong Tianye, raising his hand to ask for the ball. Wudao suddenly became active, and Shigong Tianye also restrained his smile. Facing Wudao's oppression, he was not at all weak. He supported Wudao's back with his forearm and did not move his feet.
“Sure enough… ..." Wudao could feel the terrifying force coming from his back. Although he did not actively push him, the pressure from Wudao was not enough to make the opponent retreat even half a step.
Miyagi, who was holding the ball, saw Wudao asking for the ball, and without hesitation, he immediately passed the ball high to Wudao.
Wu Dao jumped forward and hugged the flying basketball in his arms. He didn't dare to stand there waiting for the ball to come. Wu Dao knew that the opponent he was facing was different from all the opponents he had met before, and he absolutely could not relax at all.
Wu Dao, who rushed to receive the ball, was even further away from the three-point line. With the ball, Wu Dao turned his back to Shinomiya Tano and made a pick-and-roll gesture towards Miyagi Ryouta.
After receiving Takeshi's signal, Miyagi came over quickly, but Shinomiya Tanano, who was behind Takeshi, didn't notice Takeshi's gesture at all.
When he saw Miyagi Ryouta approaching, he instinctively took a step back quickly, leaving a gap for him to pursue.
Shinomiya Tano had just moved when Jinguji Takeshi, who was with his back to the basket, suddenly turned around with the ball and suddenly accelerated to advance along the right side, which was his best position.
Wu Dao's start was very sudden. Even though Miyagi Ryouta, who was setting the screen, was still quite a distance away, Wu Dao still broke through.
This was also Budo's plan. Miyagi Ryouta's pick-and-roll would definitely create enough space for him to break through. If Shigong Tianye was defending closely and constantly putting pressure on him, it would not be easy to break through the opponent's defense. However, if the opponent opened a 1-2 meter defensive gap, it would be much easier to break through.
Defensive distance means dribbling space, and a larger dribbling space means more deceptive moves can be made.
Sigong Tianye, who was on the opposite side, obviously did not realize Wudao's intention. The moment Wudao started to break through, he reacted immediately, moving sideways, trying to block Wudao's breakthrough path.
However, although Wudao was fast with the ball, his movements were still quite agile. At the moment when Shinomiya Tano's position tilted to the side, Wudao paused slightly, bent his knees slightly, and stretched his arms a little more than normal dribbling, as if he was preparing to change direction in front of his body.
All of this meant that Wu Dao was preparing to change direction! Shigong Tianye noticed the details of this action immediately.
Wudao's movements were very fast, but Shigong Tianye's motor nerves and motor vision were also terribly strong. Without any hesitation, Shigong Tianye quickly moved his feet and blocked Wudao's left side with his body. If Jinguji Wudao changed direction forward, he would directly hit him and commit an offensive foul.
"Sure enough, with my disguised induction of this frequency, only people like you will be fooled!"
When Jinguji Takeshi saw the position of Shinomiya Tano, his mind suddenly became clear. He quickly folded his outstretched arms and accelerated to break through to the right.
The change of direction he made before was just to induce Shinomiya Tano's defensive position.
"Directional induction? How is this possible?!"
Shinomiya Tano's heart started to tremble, and he subconsciously reached out to stop Jinguji Takeshi, but the defensive disguise made it impossible for him to gain balance immediately, and he couldn't keep up with the advancing Jinguji Takeshi.
Ryonan only arranged Shinomiya Tano to defend Budo, and it can be seen that the people of Ryonan trust the other side very much. On the Budo side, there is not much defensive force at all.
Wu Dao quickly crossed the three-point line and made a quick stop jump shot from mid-range. Wu Dao did not choose to shoot a three-pointer at this time, but chose the most reliable mid-range quick stop jump shot.
After all, widening the score gap is not what Xiangbei wants to do at this time. What they need to do at this stage is to maintain their existing advantage.
Jinguji Budo broke through Shinomiya Tano and scored a shot, which drew cheers from the audience. However, some of the audience also shouted at Shinomiya Tano at this time:
"Hey, that guy from Ryonan, defend seriously, don't let him pass so easily~"
The audience's cheers were not meant to mock Shigong Tianye. In the eyes of the audience, the ball just now was like Shigong Tianye giving way to Jinguji Budou.
The rhythm of Wudao's change of direction induction is very fast, so fast that if you don't have excellent motor nerves and are far away, you can't see his movements with the intention of changing direction at all.
If the defensive player standing in front of Wu Dao was an ordinary high school player, he would most likely not even move because he would not be able to react in time.
The saying "idiots beat masters" is not just talk on the basketball court.
But it is obvious that Shigong Tianye is the master, and the martial arts trap is specially set for such masters.
"Well done, Budo!"
"I can finally take a breath."
When Mitsui Shou returned to defense, he came to Takeshi's side, patted Takeshi's back happily, and praised him. At the same time, he felt fortunate in his heart that Jinguji Takeshi joined Shohoku, which was really good news for him.
Mitsui still remembers that a year ago, also on this court, their Xiangbei team played against Shoyo High School. Even though he fought until he was exhausted, he still couldn't save Xiangbei from defeat. At that time, the most fatal problem of Xiangbei was that there were no other scoring points except him.
The addition of martial arts this year has brought more than just increased vitality to Xiangbei. It has also made Xiangbei's offensive capabilities leap to the top level.
"It's okay. The main thing is that the opponent is good."
Wudao smiled, returned to his position and looked at Shigong Tianye on the opposite side. At this time, Shigong Tianye was talking to Sendo and Uozumi.
"Tian Ye, what happened just now? Why did you suddenly let that guy go?"
"I didn't even react to make up for the defense."
"Are you okay?"
Jun Uozumi walked up to Shinomiya Tano and spoke with concern. He was worried that Shinomiya was sick and couldn't concentrate.
"I'm fine, just now..."
"I fell into that guy's trap."
"I judged from the details of his breakthrough that he would change direction in front of his body, but my prediction was wrong. It was a trap set by that guy."
Shinomiya Tianye explained to his teammates, and Sendoh's face froze when he heard this, but Yuzumi scratched his hair, not knowing what to say. Yuzumi didn't believe Tianye's words, he thought it was his teammates who were distracted and missed defense and were trying to make up for it, he didn't get the point at all.
Now Yuzumi is like a spectator watching a penalty shootout. He suddenly sees the goalkeeper diving in the completely opposite direction of the penalty kick and thinks that the goalkeeper is distracted.
But he could not have imagined that the reason why the goalkeeper dived in the completely opposite direction of the player's shot was because the player who shot made a lot of confusing fake moves.
How could the audience in the stands possibly perceive the war of details on the field? Yuzumi was no different from the audience in the stands.
Because he couldn't understand why Shigong Tianye suddenly gave way.
"Tian Ye, do you need Chi Shang to help you?"
"Shohoku should be preparing to fight Jinguji Budo at this point. With Ikegami's help, you can save some energy for the offense."
Sendoh is different from Uozumi. He is one of the few players on the field who can understand the horror of Jinguji martial arts. He suddenly made a proposal at this time.
"No need for now. I will find a way to keep a close eye on him. Even if I can't block him, I won't let him shoot so easily again."
"Besides, we still have you on offense."
"If Jinguji Budo starts to exert his strength, I will do my best to stop him. Then, the offensive end will be up to you, Sendoh."
Shimonoya Shimoda talked to Sendoh with a smile, then trotted towards the front court.
After leaving Sendoh and Uozumi, there was no trace of smile on Shigong Tianye's face anymore. He walked into the front court expressionlessly. When he approached the Xiangbei three-point line, Wudao's defense positioned in front of him. Shigong Tianye looked at Wudao deeply and whispered:
"I won't give you such an opportunity again. In this match, I will do my best to stop you!"
Jinguji Budou smiled when he heard this, not caring. It was just a harsh word, a little trick to change the mentality. It might be useful to use it on that little idiot Sakuragi, but using it on him would be too much of an underestimation of him.
"In today's game, I plan to easily get 30 points."
"From your head!"
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