The B-rated Xiangbei High School defeated the A-rated Touou High School, which was a complete upset in the eyes of the Guangda audience. Jinguji Budo scored 33 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals in the whole game.
However, he was not the highest scoring player of Xiangbei High School. Mitsui Shou scored 36 points in the game. Although he only had two rebounds, he had 4 assists and 2 steals.
Takenori Jinguji and Hisashi Mitsui scored most of the points for Shohoku High School, while center Takenori Akagi also had a brilliant performance in this game, scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds.
The individual performance and statistics of the three giants of Xiangbei are quite good, but the audience watching the game does not have much feeling about it. The statistics of the three are impressive, but the audience does not think that these players of Xiangbei are so awesome. They also don't know what level Nan Lie, who was sealed by Wudao and only scored 12 points, is.
A score in the 30s or 20s is just good in their eyes.
Although Jinguji Budo had performed a breakthrough dunk on the court, which attracted some amazement, he only performed a few shots in total, and most of his points were simple pull-up jump shots and dry pull-ups. Mitsui Shou mostly made jump shots after pick-and-rolls, and there were no fancy goals.
Instead, it was Akagi Takenori who completely crushed his opponent and attracted some people's attention.
"Shohoku High School was able to defeat the A-rated Touou High School so easily, all thanks to the contribution of that center."
"Is his name Akagi Takenori? He's a pretty good player."
"Coach, what do you think of Akagi? Is he suitable for our Fukazawa Sports University?"
In a corner of the audience seats, Shota Sugiyama from Neon Fukazawa Sports University pointed at Takenori Akagi who was packing up his things in the rest area and preparing to return to the lounge, and asked the middle-aged man next to him.
"Akagi Takenori..."
"He is a good player. With him guarding the basket, Xiangbei has the strength to challenge the top eight in the country."
"But I'm not that interested in Akagi. Do you have any information about the No. 4 player from Xiangbei?"
Shen Ze's coach crossed his arms over his chest, raised his chin slightly, and suddenly asked.
"Number 4? The captain of Xiangbei, Mitsui Hisashi? He's just a pretty good shooter, relying on his teammates to pick and roll and shoot."
"Although his statistics are pretty good, his personal ability is not much different from that of No. 15. I heard that No. 15 Jinguji Budo is only a first-year student."
"Besides, Jinguji Budo's physical fitness should be better. Instead of looking for that Mitsui Shou, it's better to look for Jinguji Budo."
"We in Shenze are not short of excellent guards. What we lack is forwards, especially centers who can replace me in the future. Do we need to look for those two high school students?"
Sugiyama Shouta asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Haha, Sugiyama, you don't understand this."
"Our school also needs to build a team of talented players. The students we are looking at now are all sophomores or freshmen in high school. They will be able to take over from you guys in the future."
“Early contact can leave enough goodwill in their hearts and also urge them to keep working hard.”
"That Mitsui Shou is a very good player. As for his ability to shoot, that's just what you saw in this game."
"As for that first-year Jinguji Budo, if all goes well, that kid's future won't be here!"
"I have watched Xiangbei's previous games. The abilities of those two kids are far beyond what you see."
"It won't be long before you can see him!"
The coach of Fukazawa Sports University pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and spoke to Shota Shimayama with a smile.
On the court, the Xiangbei High School and Touou High School teams had already packed up and left the court. The Xiangbei team that won the game appeared in the stands not long after, but the defeated Touou team did not appear in the stands. They were probably on their way home at this moment.
The national competition began to advance in an orderly manner. There were several strong teams in today's competition, but the competition was not fierce overall. In the morning, Sanwang Industry finally showed its terrifying strength in this national competition, relying on the outstanding performance of Zebei Rongzhi and others.
Sanno Industrial finally defeated Shiramatsu High School from Fukushima with a score of 97:42, and then teams like Aiwa and Ryonan also won the game easily. There was no suspense in every game here, and the score difference between the two sides was very large.
However, it is worth mentioning that Sawakita Eiji, who is also rated AA, contributed a terrifying data of 54 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in a single game, while Moroboshi Dai, who is from Aiwa Academy, rated AA and known as the Star of Aichi, scored 47 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals in a single game.
Shinomiya Tano, who is from the same Kanagawa Prefecture as Budo and is one of the Kanagawa Twin Stars, scored 33 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals in this game.
Coincidentally, Shinomiya Tano's competition data is exactly the same as Jinguji Budou.
Is it a coincidence
Wu Dao, who watched the whole game, didn't think so. He could see that this guy Shinomiya Tano was deliberately controlling the data!
Unsurprisingly, after today's game, Zebei Rongji's outstanding performance instantly became the focus of everyone. Scoring 50+ in a single game, this is on the national stage. Such a strong player has not appeared for a long time. After Zebei Rongji, the most watched is Moroboshi Dai from Aiwa Prefecture.
47 points in a single game, this scoring data is only lower than Zebei Rongji.
They were both rated AA, and everyone thought that Zebei Rongzhi and Moroboshi Dai were worthy of this rating. As for the so-called Kanagawa Twins, they had become something that others sneered at. It wasn't that people thought these two were weak. In the eyes of the audience, Budo and Shinomiya Tano's abilities were not bad, but they were not worthy of the AA rating.
In today's game, together with the games of the past few days, there are not many aces averaging 30+ points per game, but there are still quite a few of them. Most people are only rated A, and even B-level players have this level of performance.
The audience who watched the game felt that the so-called Kanagawa Double Stars were overrated!
As the national competition has entered its fourth match day, the second round of eliminations is drawing to a close, with more and more teams qualifying and more and more players performing well.
Inevitably, there was more discussion about Jinguji Takeshi and Shinomiya Tano.
"In today's game, Hakata Sho's ace scored 51 points in a single game, almost breaking Zebei Rongzhi's record of this year."
"Such a player is only rated as A. In my opinion, his ability is much stronger than those so-called Kanagawa Twin Stars."
"The magazine's rating work is terrible! They let two B-level players get into the AA level."
On the court, a game between Tosakura High School and Kazami High School was going on. Less than a minute into the second half, Tosakura's ace player had already scored 21 points. As long as he performed stably, it was not impossible for him to score 40 points in this game.
"Yes, this player from East Sakura has already scored 21 points. It would be easy for him to score more than 30 points in the whole game. But for such a player, his rating is only B."
"Those two in Kanagawa are more famous than capable."
In the stands, two spectators were watching the game while talking loudly. Their words attracted the attention of some spectators around them, and they also started a discussion.
In front of these people, the players of Lingnan High School were sitting in their seats, watching the game quietly. The discussions of the people around them were naturally heard by these players of Lingnan.
Yuzumi Jun had a hot temper. Listening to the chattering around him, his anger rose rapidly.
"Those fat guys who don't know basketball actually said that Tian Ye doesn't deserve an AA rating. What the hell do those guys know about basketball?!"
"Come to think of it, Tian Ye, you played too conservatively in yesterday's match. With your ability, how many points can you get in a competition of that level?"
"If you were to give it your all, why would those bastards be chirping?!"
Yuzumi Jun said to Shigong Tianye beside him angrily. Yuzumi was a person with a strong sense of collective honor. Shigong Tianye was looked down upon, and he felt a little embarrassed. Now he really wanted to rush over and have a good fight with those people. However, reason still controlled him.
"Haha, Yuzumi, I'm not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry?"
"Let them say whatever they want. We can't expect our Ryonan's strength to decline just because they say a few words, right?"
"After all, sports competition is all about results. I'm not as good as Sawakita Eiji from Sannoh or Moroboshi Dai from Aiwa. Isn't that normal?"
Although Shigong Tianye said this, his face was full of smiles and he didn't care at all about what people around him said.
"Besides, isn't Wu Dao in a hurry?"
As Shinomiya Tano spoke, he looked at the young man sitting in front of him.
"Hey, hey, hey, I heard you talking about me behind my back. That's not what a decent person should do!"
Jinguji Budo suddenly turned around and looked at Shinomiya Tano and Uozumi Jun. Ryonan and Shohoku didn't have a match today, and since they were both from Kanagawa, the two teams sat in the front and back rows. Shohoku sat in the front two rows, while Ryonan sat in the third and fourth rows behind Shohoku.
The discussion of the surrounding audience was not only heard by the people of Ryonan, but also by the people of Xiangbei. Although Mitsui Shou and the others felt uncomfortable after hearing those words, they were more cunning than Yuzumi and did not show it, holding back their anger.
"Haha~" Shinomiya Tianye laughed and looked at Yuzumi with a squint. Yuzumi scratched his face anxiously and said impatiently: "Although our two teams are rivals, when it comes to the national stage, we are both Kanagawa's team."
"Let's not talk about Tian Ye, Jinguji Budou, why didn't you give your all in yesterday's match?"
"You two are being looked down upon now. It's not just Ryonan and Shohoku who are embarrassed. Kanagawa will also be embarrassed!"
Uozumi Jun said earnestly, he was really anxious and indeed afraid that Kanagawa's reputation would be damaged. This young man was under unnecessary pressure.
"As for me, I tried my best."
"Shigong is different. He is controlling the points and making a protest~"
Wu Dao narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at Shigong Tianye, and spoke softly. Although Wu Dao's voice was not loud, the surrounding Xiangbei and Ryonan players heard it clearly, and everyone looked at Shigong Tianye.
"Give it your all... You're so surprised you said that."
"Tomorrow morning, we will play against Sanwang."
"Jinguji Budo, I hope to defeat you once again on the national tournament stage."
"Before you meet us, Ryonan, don't lose to a bunch of scum like Aiwa!"
Shinomiya Tano folded his arms across his chest, looking far away at the other side of the stands and said.
"Ai and that scumbag... they are so arrogant."
"It would be best if you could defeat the Mountain King. That would remove an obstacle for us."
"Of course, it doesn't matter if we can't sweep it. We will avenge you when the time comes."
"They have Zebei Rongzhi, who is known as the 'No. 1 high school student in Japan'. It's normal that Ryonan is not their opponent."
Wudao could feel the strong self-confidence from Shinomiya Tano's words. In his mouth, Aiwa, the top four teams in previous years, became small fry. This was something Wudao had not expected. And judging from the other party's tone, the national overlord like Sanwang, in his mouth, became a weak team that could be easily defeated.
"Neon's top high school student?"
“Huh!”
Shigong Tianye snorted lightly, raised his head slightly, and looked disdainful.
"This guy is so arrogant when he looks at people with his squinting eyes!"
Wu Dao said to himself, turned his head back, no longer looking at the other party, but focused his attention on the court.
The players of Ryonan heard the conversation between Shigong Tianye and Wudao. At this moment, Yuzumi was no longer angry. He suddenly realized that he was a little naive just now.
The match against Sannoh will be held tomorrow. On the field, Shimonoseki will face off against the number one high school in Japan. At that time, these spectators who are talking will naturally shut up.
As for the possibility that Shinomiya Tano would be defeated by Zebei Rongzhi? Sorry, Uozumi Jun really hadn't thought about this. With the ability that Zebei Rongzhi had shown on the court before, how could he be a match for Shinomiya Tano? With his small body, could he stop Shinomiya Tano
The Xiangbei and Ryonan teams left the audience after watching only a few games. It was not because the games were not exciting enough, but mainly because the discussions of the people around them were becoming more and more unscrupulous. Even if one had a good temper, it would be annoying to listen to it too much.
After the two teams left, the people who were discussing the game seemed to feel that they had won. The discussion became louder and louder, and they began to comment on the players who performed well in this tournament. The most respected player by the audience was naturally Sanno's Zebei Rongji, after all, he was the first-year ace of the national overlord.
There are too many halos around Zebei Rongji!
With the end of the last game of the day, all 16 teams that advanced to the third round were announced.
Day 5 of the Nationals.
Today is the third round of the elimination match, and after today, the top eight teams will be decided. For ordinary teams, such a result is already quite outstanding, but Xiangbei High School will obviously not set its goal so low.
Today's match between Xiangbei and Aiwa was in the afternoon, but early in the morning, the Xiangbei players who had no matches arrived at the venue early.
The reason is simple. Today, the first match of the top 16 to top 8 is between Ryonan High School and Sanno Industrial. The players of Shohoku attach great importance to this match. They want to see what kind of game it is between the national overlord and the Ryonan that defeated them.
The outcome of today's game is very important to Shohoku, because if they can defeat Aiwa, they will face one of the teams from Sannoh and Ryonan.
Early in the morning, the stadium was already full of spectators. Sanno Industrial had many fans, and the passion of those champion fans for Sanno was something that ordinary people could hardly understand. When Xiangbei sat down in the audience, the people from Ryonan High School and Sanno were already doing warm-up activities.
“Hehehehehe!”
"I'm so excited! I've been dreaming about this day for so long!"
"Sanwang, I will let you understand how terrifying Ryonan High School, led by me, Shigeichi Tanaka, is!"
"After today, audiences across the country will know the name of our Ryonan High School!"
On one side of the court, in the rest area of Ryonan High School, Coach Tanaoka folded his hands over his chest and murmured. His body was trembling slightly, and his face was full of excitement. His leather shoes kept tapping on the floor, making a "tapping" sound. If he were to use a sewing machine, he would definitely have a good pair of "feet".
On the court, the players of Ryonan were performing warm-up exercises of passing and layups in an orderly manner without any sense of tension.
In the rest area on the other side of the court, Goro Domoto sat on a chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the small table, watching the Ryonan players who were warming up with interest.
"It's rare to see a team that doesn't show any fear in the face of our Sanwang!"
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