With the help of Miyagi Ryouta's steal, Shohoku High School once again widened the score between the two teams to 4 points. For Ryonan High School, there were still more than 90 seconds left in the first half, which was very ample time. According to their current offensive rhythm, they could at least launch 2 to 4 rounds of offense. The difference of 4 points was only negligible.
Uekusa Tomoyuki didn't dare to control the ball during this period. After serving, he immediately passed the ball to Sendoh Akira who was advancing on the screen. The latter was not in a hurry and slowly advanced to the front court with the ball. The young Uekusa didn't dare to control the ball at this critical moment, and the big-hearted Sendoh naturally took over the ball.
"Don't be nervous, just take it slow and steady."
"Two points and two points to narrow the gap. There is still plenty of time. Pay attention to your positioning."
Sendoh was dribbling the ball while shouting to his teammates. Although he was just a first-year high school student, his performance at the crucial moment was more steady and calm than that of ordinary senior players.
"That's right, Sendoh! The more times like this, the more you need to stay calm and control the rhythm of your attack. Being intercepted is just a small matter. The important thing is not to mess up your own offensive rhythm because of this small interception!"
"There is still a lot of room for improvement in the talent of this guy Xiandao!"
Coach Takeo, who was off the court, had already stood up and was ready to remind his players to control the rhythm, but he didn't expect Sendoh, who was in control of the ball, to be so calm. His slightly tense heart immediately sank and a smile appeared on his face.
At the same time, Sendoh's performance also made Coach Takeo see another possibility for Sendoh. Sendoh was originally introduced to Ryonan High School as the team's top scorer. In order to get Sendoh, Coach Takeo went to Tokyo for a long time before persuading him to go to Kanagawa.
Later, Coach Tanaoka successfully invited Shinomiya Tano to Ryonan, and Ryonan suddenly became more powerful with two top players. And coincidentally, when Sendoh and Shinomiya Tano joined Ryonan, they were both players who were good at holding the ball and attacking. After the start of school, the team practice match started, and Sendoh, who was slightly weaker, was forced to reduce the ball possession on the court.
Most of the time, Sendoh plays the role of the second scorer or the basketball midfielder.
Of course, what made Coach Takeo the happiest was that Sendoh, who was forced to reduce the ball possession, did not show any discordant emotions. Even though he was the ace in junior high school and his status declined slightly after coming to Ryonan, Sendoh did not have any complaints.
Whether in training or in games, Sendoh is the most reliable person in Ryonan High School. The strength of Ryonan does not only rely on Shinomiya Tanaka alone. It is because of Sendoh's existence that Shinomiya Tanaka can play freely on the court.
"Huh..." Sendoh dribbled the ball across the center line, let out a sigh of relief, and then passed the ball to Shinomiya Tano. This time, after passing the ball, Sendoh did not run away from Shinomiya Tano with Mitsui Shou's defense, but instead ran towards Shinomiya Tano quickly after passing the ball.
Shinomiya Tano, who had just received the basketball, was about to attack Budo, but he suddenly saw Sendoh running towards him, and Miyagi Ryouta, who was on the side, also gave up on Uesusa Tomoyuki and ran towards him. The moment he saw Sendoh's figure, Shinomiya Tano realized what Sendoh was going to do.
"Bang!"
Shigong Tianye's body hit Jinguji Wudao's body hard, and the huge force once again pushed Wudao back a step. Taking advantage of a brief gap, Shigong Tianye quickly turned around and accelerated to break through. Although Jinguji Wudao was pushed out of position at the first time, his physique was also good, and he immediately caught up with Shigong Tianye who was rushing in the next second.
At the same time, Mitsui Hisashi, who was chasing Sendoh, and Miyagi Ryouta, who was preparing to steal the ball, chased after the advancing Shinomiya Tano together, and did not pay any attention to Sendoh at all.
"I'm stupid too. I know of a way to save effort, but I never use it."
"Now is a critical moment, we can't be willful!"
As Shimono Shimotsuna broke through, this thought flashed through his mind. While moving, he gathered the ball with his right hand and passed the ball directly to Sendoh who was running towards him.
"What?!"
"He passed the ball?! This guy actually passed the ball at this time?!"
Miyagi Ryouta and Mitsui Hisashi discovered that Shinomiya Tano had passed the ball almost at the same time. They were both stunned to see the other party passing the ball. In their impression, Shinomiya Tano was the kind of person who dared to force a layup under the defense of Jinguji Takeshi and Akagi and ignore the open Yuzumi.
That guy's confidence is absolute. The more critical the moment, the less likely he is to pass the ball.
The inherent thinking harmed Mitsui Shou, and Sendoh, who was abandoned by him, took the ball outside the three-point line.
"Sendoh, Mitsui, go defend Sendoh!" Wudao noticed that the point guard received the ball outside the three-point line. However, his reminder was too late. Sendoh had no intention of continuing dribbling with the ball. After a slight adjustment, he directly shot a three-pointer.
On this court, both Jinguji Takeshi and Mitsui Hisashi are players who are very good at shooting three-pointers. Just looking at Sendoh's beautiful shooting posture, their hearts sank at the same time.
Wudao hurried into the inside and he and Akagi Takenori guarded the basket on each side.
“Swish!”
However, the arc of the basketball in the air was almost perfect, and the basketball went into the net. Sendoh still maintained the shooting posture, and only after the basketball went into the net did Sendoh reveal a gentle smile.
“ohhhhh!
!
Immortal Way!
!
”
"Three-pointer! It's Sendoh's three-pointer!"
"The way of the immortal! The way of the immortal! The way of the immortal!"
The Ryonan bench exploded, the substitutes waved their towels excitedly, hugged each other, and then shouted Sendoh's name. Sendoh, who scored the goal, smiled calmly at the bench, waved his hand, and quickly returned to the field with his teammates.
"Well done, Sendoh!" Shimonoseki and Sendoh bumped their fists to celebrate. The score difference was narrowed to one point, and Shimonoseki was also very happy.
“… … ..”
Mitsui Shou wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood quietly there and watched Sendoh leave for a long time before he slowly said:
"Feel sorry!"
His concept has never changed. He has always regarded Shinomiya Tano as Shohoku's biggest rival. It seems that Mitsui has never taken Sendoh seriously, even though Sendoh's attack power is very terrifying, his brilliance is blocked by Shinomiya Tano, making Mitsui unable to see Sendoh's true strength.
When Sendoh really starts to perform, that's when Xiangbei is in the most danger. This one-point advantage cannot be overcome by Ryonan no matter what.
"It's not your fault. This is the character of Ryonan as a team."
"Shinomiya Tano is so strong that the players in other positions of Ryonan seem to be overshadowed."
"Let's not talk about others, Sendoh and Uozumi are both players that cannot be underestimated."
"Now Sendoh seems to be ready to play, Mitsui, don't take it lightly anymore."
"Sendoh is not only good at shooting, but also has strong breakthrough ability. Moreover, he is different from Shinomiya Tano. Pay attention to his passing to Yuzumi in the paint."
"It's enough for Ryonan to have two active players. Don't let the giant beast in the interior have a chance to wake up!"
Jinguji Budou breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Yuzumi Jun, who was the slowest player in Ryonan's defense, and said to Mitsui Shou. Sendoh hadn't scored many goals since the start of the game. The biggest problem was not just because he had little ball possession, but also because Mitsui Shou defended well and gave Sendoh almost no chance.
Sendoh actually thought about either having him force the attack on Mitsui Hisashi, or giving the ball to Shinomiya Tano to have him force the attack on Jinguji Budou. The latter would have much higher benefits than the former.
"I will keep a close eye on him, but, Budo, you know the focus of this match is not on me!"
After Mitsui Shou finished speaking, he looked at Wudao deeply and ran to the front court silently. Upon hearing this, Miyagi Ryouta also patted Wudao's back, encouraged him and went to the backcourt to receive the ball.
"Of course I know that!"
"The balance of victory has always been in my hands!"
Wu Dao murmured and slowly ran towards the front court. Wu Dao had just crossed the half court when Shigong Tianye immediately ran up. Not only him, but all the Xiangbei players were followed by a Ryonan player. At this last moment, the Ryonan players did not wait foolishly for Xiangbei to set up the offensive formation.
After the Xiangbei players crossed the half court one after another, they all came up to defend closely, and the intensity of the defense suddenly increased.
"This guy..." Wudao felt the power coming from Shigong Tianye, frowned, turned around and quickly got rid of him, and began to run in the gap. However, Shigong Tianye's reaction was also very fast, and he immediately caught up with Wudao, not wanting Wudao to have a comfortable chance to catch the ball.
Mitsui was facing Sendoh's close defense, and even Ikegami from the inside came out and surrounded Mitsui. Akagi Takenori and Uozumi Jun were fighting for position. The only one who was relatively relaxed on the Xiangbei side was probably Chiba Daishi who was in an open position.
"Miyagi, give it to Chiba, he has an open seat!"
Akagi in the interior failed to get a comfortable position in the confrontation with Yuzumi. Seeing that Miyagi was holding the ball but was slow to pass it, he immediately pointed at Yuzumi not far away and shouted.
In fact, Miyagi Ryouta was still thinking, and his idea was of course to pass the ball to Takeshi or Mitsui Hisashi. However, the defensive players of Ryonan seemed to be fighting for their lives at this moment, and had no intention of conserving their energy. They chased Takeshi and Mitsui Hisashi closely and did not give them any chance to receive the ball.
Miyagi, in a dilemma, finally chose to pass the ball to Chiba Daishi who was in an open position. Chiba Daishi took the ball from mid-range, adjusted it, and shot it from the spot. However, before the basketball was thrown from his fingertips, Yuzumi Jun suddenly appeared more than a meter in front of him. The two-meter-tall man jumped up, and a big hand instantly appeared in front of Chiba.
Jun Yuzumi, 202cm tall, was the first giant player over two meters tall to compete in the Kanagawa Prefecture Tournament. His intimidation under the basket was felt by everyone who had played against him. Yuzumi's figure suddenly appeared in front of Chiba, which really scared Chiba, and the power of his shot unconsciously changed a little.
With a light "clang" sound, the basketball hit the basket and bounced out. Fortunately, Akagi was under the basket and successfully caught the rebound.
After grabbing the rebound, Akagi dribbled the ball, then jumped up with Akira in his arms, raised the basketball high and slammed it towards the basket.
"Do you think I'm dead?" Seeing that Akagi was about to perform a gorilla slam dunk, a loud shout suddenly rang out from Akagi's ears. Shigong Tianye's figure appeared behind him without knowing when, and slapped the basketball hard. Akagi, who was dunking with both hands, dunked the ball directly on the basket, and the basketball burst out directly.
"Basketball..." Just as Sendoh was about to remind Yuzumi to get the rebound, he saw a red body rapidly rising into the air behind Shimonoseki, firmly grasping the bouncing basketball with both hands and dunking the ball directly into the basket.
"Bang!
!”
Shigong Tianye, who blocked Akagi's shot, was about to grab the rebound when he immediately felt a red flash in front of his eyes. Then a huge force hit him in the face, knocking him back two steps before he could stand firm. Then the loud noise of the dunk reached Shigong Tianye's ears. He looked up and saw a red figure wearing the number 15 standing with his back to the light, holding the basket with both hands.
"Ooooooooooooooooooooo!"
"... ..Hey... ..Did you see that? That Jinguji Budo jumped over Shinomiya Tano's head!"
“How…..is this possible?!”
After a brief silence, the audience erupted into amazing cheers. Fans pointed at Jinguji Budou on the field and repeated Budou's dunk to the people around them.
Although everyone saw it with their own eyes, even with their own eyes, the audience still felt like they were dreaming.
Such an astonishing scene took place at a high school basketball game, and anyone would need to confirm it again and again before believing what they saw.
Wudao who was hanging on the basket loosened his arms and fell back to the ground. Looking at the stunned Sigong Tianye in front of him, he said softly: "You don't think that I only know how to shoot, do you?"
Shigong Tianye's expression was very interesting, full of astonishment, surprise and confusion. Soon, he seemed to recover, his face darkened, and he cursed in a low voice: "Don't you tremble when you pee?!"
"????"
When I type this series of question marks, it’s not that I have a problem, but that I think you have a problem.
Jinguji Budo obviously didn't expect Shigong Tianye to suddenly say such a thing. His brain circuit couldn't keep up with Shigong Tianye's rhythm. For a moment, he didn't even know how to answer. Did you piss? Yes! Then why did the other party ask such a question
"I don't know if you can only shoot basketballs, but I know that when you pee, you shouldn't shake it. Even if you do, it won't be clean."
"I'll let you know what a clean person looks like."
Sigong Tianye's complexion recovered somewhat. Although his words were very "flavorful", Wudao probably understood what he meant. Although the process was a bit tortuous, Sigong Tianye was obviously able to keenly capture the meaning of his words.
"Really... Then I will look forward to it, but you probably won't have such an opportunity."
What was Wu Dao's purpose in provoking Shigong Tianye? Was it just to show off? If that was how Wu Dao was thought of, then he was too simple-minded. He was a person who had already gotten rid of vulgar tastes, and naked show-offs did not fit his temperament.
His purpose was just to let Shimoyasu Tano take the ball on his own and arouse his anger so that he would not suddenly pass the ball to Sendoh like before.
Shinomiya Tanno was already very scary when he was attacking with the ball. If the opponent started to break through, the defense of Xiangbei might not be able to stop him and Sendoh at the same time. Now, just to stop Shinomiya Tanno, Miyagi and Akagi would be needed to help defend him. Even if there were help, they couldn't completely block the opponent.
The opponent can still score a goal that can be scored.
"I'll show you right away!"
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