In the new round of offense and defense, Ryonan High School made great changes on the defensive end, focusing on the defense of Kenji Fujima. The Ryonan players ran quickly, not giving other players of Shohoku the opportunity to help Ryouta Miyagi.
Although Miyagi Ryouta, who was forced to stop the ball due to Fujima's defense, wanted to pass the ball, there was no comfortable space to pass the ball in a short period of time. Finally, after stopping the ball for about 5 seconds, Fujima Kenji seized the opportunity to steal the basketball.
"Fast break!" Kenji Fujima slapped the basketball with his palm, knocking the ball out of Miyagi Ryouta's hands. Then he quickly bent down and picked up the basketball while shouting loudly.
Shortly after Kenji Fujima dribbled the ball across the center line, Sendoh Akira and Shinomiya Tano crossed the center line one on the left and one on the right, keeping up with Fujima's fast break rhythm.
On the other hand, the only ones who were chasing and defending at Shohoku High School were the faster Miyagi Ryouta, Mitsui Hisashi, and Jinguji Takeshi.
Three on three in the frontcourt.
Soon, Miyagi Ryouta caught up with Fujima, who was just approaching the three-point line of Xiangbei. Miyagi Ryouta was obviously eager to make up for his mistake. After catching up with Fujima, he quickly reached out from behind Fujima and grabbed the basketball.
However, just as he made a move, Fujima, who was dribbling the ball across the three-point line, suddenly passed the ball, took two steps in a row, and jumped directly on the free throw line, making a shooting posture like riding a horse and shooting an arrow.
"What?!" Miyagi Ryouta obviously did not expect that Fujima would use such an attack method during a fast break. He slapped nothing and then quickly looked up at the basketball thrown by Fujima.
It has to be said that Kenji Fujima was a talent that Coach Tianoka poached. Not only was his horseback archery posture stable during the fast break, but even the arc of his thrown basketball was quite perfect.
The basketball hit the center of the black frame on the backboard directly, bounced back into the basket and made a crisp sound.
Although the basketball went into the net, Takeshi and Mitsui slowly stopped chasing. Sendoh and Shinomiya Tano, who followed up with a fast break, quickly moved towards Fujima, tacitly high-fived Fujima to celebrate, and then began to return to defense.
"Well done, Fujima. Just play like this. The guard from Xiangbei is no match for you. Just play with all your strength. Don't worry!"
As if knowing that Shohoku would not play a fast break, Shinomiya Tano smiled and patted Fujima's shoulder and encouraged him when he returned to defense.
Obviously, he, Shigong Tianye, is just a first-year student.
“Okay!” Fujima didn’t have any airs of a senior, or rather, there wasn’t any airs of a senior on Shimonoseki’s side. He smiled and nodded, and after returning to the court, he quickly took his position and looked at Miyagi Ryouta who was dribbling the ball on the other side of the court.
"Damn... that guy..."
Miyagi Ryouta was in a very bad mood at the moment. Fujima Kenji's steal really slapped him in the face. In previous games, he might have made only one or two mistakes in a game, but today, he made a mistake not long after the start of the game. This was not a good sign.
"Miyagi, pass the ball!"
Just as Miyagi Ryouta was feeling annoyed, Budou immediately asked for the ball from Miyagi not long after Miyagi crossed the center line. At this time, Jinguji Budou had just crossed the center line not long ago. In terms of position, Budou's receiving position was not his most comfortable receiving position at all.
Although Miyagi noticed this, he still passed the ball to Jinguji Budou when he saw Budou asking for the ball. Fujima Kenji on the defensive side had never expected Miyagi to pass the ball so quickly, and at that distance, he had no intention of defending against him.
However, the basketball flew into Takeshi's hands, and Fujima Kenji's attention shifted to Takeshi Jinguji.
Jinguji Takeshi, who received the ball, didn't think about Miyagi Ryouta's previous mistake, nor did he think about the changes in Ryonan High School's defensive formation. Now he just wanted to score the ball and get a goal back!
"Hey, you want the ball so early? That position doesn't seem to be the most comfortable place for you to receive the ball, right?"
"You seem more anxious today than before."
When Jinguji Budou approached the three-point line with the ball, Shinomiya Tano, who was bent over and focused on defense, suddenly smiled and said.
“... ..”
Wudao didn't say anything, but suddenly started with a heavy heart, and with a leap, he was directly level with Shigong Tianye. However, Shigong Tianye's reaction speed was also very fast. With a simple lateral move, he easily kept up with Wudao's pace. With one hand raised horizontally and the other hand raised high, he blocked Wudao's projection route and also restricted Wudao's breakthrough speed.
"hey-hey!
”
As Shigong Tianye stuck to Wudao, he chuckled. The next second, he aimed at the basketball and made a steal. However, Shigong Tianye's move seemed to be predicted by Wudao. At the moment he made the move, Jinguji Wudao turned around and passed Shigong Tianye in an instant.
When Sigong Tianye, who was passed by, saw Wudao's figure flashing past him, he not only did not show any surprise expression, but instead the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Hmm?! Sendo!"
"When did you come up?"
Just as Wudao turned around and passed the Shinomiya field, a blue figure suddenly blocked his way. Wudao saw who was coming and was a little surprised. When he passed by the figure just now, he had no time to notice Xiandao's movements.
Wudao never expected that just after crossing the four palace fields, Sendo's replacement would arrive in place so quickly.
After being blocked by Sendoh, Wudao also stopped. Not long after he stopped, Shinomiya Taneno also surrounded him from the side, and the two of them instantly double-teamed Wudao.
Facing the double-team, Takeshi Jinguji narrowed his eyes, dribbled the ball between his legs to adjust his rhythm, and retreated to the side, trying to create distance between himself and Sendoh and Shinomiya Tano.
Budou's movements affected the defense of Sendo and Shigong Tianye, and both of them subconsciously raised their center of gravity and rushed towards Budou. However, just as Sendo and Shigong Tianye straightened their waists, Jinguji Budou suddenly started again and rushed towards Sendo's left side.
Jinguji Takeshi's sudden action also scared Sendo, and he immediately crouched to intercept. However, Shigong Tianye was much smarter, and he went around Sendo from behind and prepared to intercept Takeshi in front of him in advance.
The actions of both of them were seen by Takeshi. He had no intention of continuing his breakthrough. After deceiving Sendoh's center of gravity, Jinguji Takeshi immediately pulled up and shot. Sendoh was obviously mentally prepared for Takeshi's sudden pull-up shot. Although he could not keep up with Takeshi's movements, his hand still blocked Takeshi's face firmly to interfere with Takeshi's shot.
“Swish!”
However, his interference was not obvious enough, and the basketball went directly into the net with a slight sound.
“ohhhh!
It went in. He managed to score despite two defenders defending him!"
"How amazing! Jinguji Budo is so amazing! Even Shinomiya Tano and Sendoh Akira from Ryonan High School couldn't stop him together."
As Budou scored, the audience burst into exclamations. Not only the audience was surprised, but even the sports reporters who were watching the game on the sidelines exclaimed and hurriedly took pictures of the expressions of Jinguji Budou, Shinomiya Tano and others.
"Oh~ Beautiful shooting action. Even Sendo couldn't interfere with his shot."
"This kid Jinguji Budou is really outstanding!"
When the coach of Ryonan High School, Tanaoka, saw Jinguji Budo's goal, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, with undisguised admiration in his eyes. However, his words made the surrounding Ryonan players feel a little jealous. Didn't their coach's words only boost others' morale and not their own prestige
"Coach, how can you still laugh?"
"Even Shinomiya and Sendoh couldn't stop that guy from scoring. Isn't this a big disaster for us at Ryonan?!"
Hiroaki Yoshinoya looked at the Shohoku players returning to defense, and at Coach Takeo who had a smile on his face, and scratched his hair anxiously and shouted.
From the beginning of the game until now, Takeshi Jinguji has scored three goals in a row, giving people an invincible feeling. Even though Hiroaki Konosuba is very confident in his team, when he saw Takeshi Jinguji's invincible appearance, he couldn't help but think of the game between Shohoku and Aiwa Academy.
The terrifying pressure of scoring 90+ points in a single game made the substitutes of Ryonan breathless. It was not only Yu Yue Hongming who was anxious. The other substitute players of Ryonan were also quite uneasy.
"Hehe~ Young people are still too young and impatient."
"Jinguji Budo is indeed very powerful. Having such a brilliant scorer in the basketball team can indeed bring about a qualitative change to the team. Originally, Xiangbei High School was at most a team at the national top eight level, and was only on par with Aiwa Academy."
"But with the addition of Jinguji Budo, Shohoku High School has become one of the strongest teams in the country. Even veteran teams like Aiwa can only be crushed by them."
"Jinguji Budo's height, physique, speed, ability to connect with the ball, and even his breakthrough shooting skills are all top-notch. Without a doubt, this guy is the best player."
"Ordinary teams really can't do anything to him."
"but... .."
Coach Tiangang said a lot, and Yueyue Hongming and others became more and more anxious when they heard those words. But when they heard Coach Tiangang's words, everyone's ears pricked up, and all eyes were focused on Coach Tiangang.
"But basketball...is a five-person sport after all."
"It's true that Jinguji Budo can raise Shohoku's strength by more than one level, but how can one person beat five people?"
"If Jinguji Budo is considered an AA-level player, it is possible for him to beat five B-level and C-level players, but the one in front of him is not a B-level or C-level player!"
"Don't even mention Tian Ye, even Sendoh, Fujima and the others, in our Ryonan, no player is weak!"
While Coach Tanaoka was talking, Ryonan High School had already completed a round of offense. Ryonan's offense was very different from previous games. On the offensive end, Fujima Kenji did not foolishly pass the ball to Shinomiya Tano for a singles.
In this round of attack, after Fujima dribbled the ball across the center line, he used his speed to easily break through Miyagi Ryouta's defense. After attracting the attention of Chiba Daishi in the inside, he made a wonderful pass directly to Hanagata Toru at the baseline. The latter received the ball and made a steady mid-range shot without any dragging his feet.
The entire round of attack by Ryonan High School took less than 10 seconds in total, and the smooth rhythm of the attack was beyond the expectations of the Xiangbei players.
However, Shohoku High School's counterattack did not give people a sense of smoothness like Ryonan. The basketball passed from Miyagi Ryouta's hands and was given to Jinguji Budou's hands.
Jinguji Takeshi, who had the ball, still played one-on-one, and this time, he chose to take a step-back three-pointer after a strong breakthrough. Although his shooting posture was still gorgeous and chic, Shinomiya Tano's defense did put some pressure on Takeshi, and the basketball went straight out of the rim.
Fortunately, Akagi Takenori was able to overpower Uozumi Jun and grab the frontcourt rebound, then forced a layup and scored the ball, successfully allowing Shohoku High School to maintain the continuity of their offense. Otherwise, Ryonan High School would definitely seize this opportunity to counterattack.
As the game progressed, the ball was constantly exchanged between the two teams. Ryonan High School's offense blossomed in many places, not only Shinomiya Tano, but also Sendoh, Fujima, Hanagata and even Uozumi all scored to varying degrees.
On the other hand, on the Shohoku High School side, all the offensive possession was concentrated in the hands of Takeshi Jinguji. Even Mitsui Hisashi did not choose to force a hit on Sendoh after receiving the pass from Miyagi. Instead, he took advantage of Sendoh's running opportunity to pass the ball to Sendoh, allowing Sendoh Jinguji to play singles.
Wudao never refused passes from his teammates. Once the ball reached his hands, it would not go out of his hands. When the basketball flew out of his hands, it must be a shot.
Five minutes into the game, the score between the two teams was 14:12. While Xiangbei High School had the ball, it was two points behind Ryonan High School.
On the court, Jinguji Takenori received a pass from Akagi Takenori in the middle distance and was holding the ball with his back to the basket. At this point in the game, Jinguji Takenori's personal score has reached 11 points. The difference between the two teams is not big, which shows how strong Takenori's offensive power is.
The Xiangbei players off the court shouted encouragement at the top of their lungs. They were extremely excited when they saw Takeshi get the ball. Coach Anzai sat in his seat, watching Jinguji Takeshi who got the ball again in the court without saying a word.
"Haven't you noticed yet, Budo?"
"If you keep going like this, Xiangbei will lose!"
The lights of the stadium reflected white light on the glasses of Coach Anxi, making it difficult for others to see his eyes. But under the glasses, Coach Anxi's eyes were full of worry.
"You can't stop me, Shinomiya Tano!"
"I am absolutely sure that I am stronger than you now!"
On the court, Jinguji Budou held the ball with both hands and turned his head slightly to speak to Shigong Tianye behind him. As soon as he finished speaking, Jinguji Budou swept the ball to the basket, raised the ball and made a fake shot to deceive Shigong Tianye to raise his center of gravity, and then quickly dropped the ball to break through. The extremely fast breakthrough speed instantly reached the same level as Shigong Tianye, and then Jinguji Budou grabbed the ball with one hand, took two steps and shot directly with a sky hook.
The basketball flew out of Jinguji Budo's hands and hit the backboard directly into the net.
"good!"
As the basketball went in, Wudao's eyes were filled with excitement, and he let out a roar, as if to encourage himself and also as a demonstration to Shinomiya Tano.
"Huh..." Shinomiya Tianye turned his head to look at the falling basketball, looked at Jinguji Budou who was returning to defense, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"This guy... looks like me when I was in junior high school!"
"He thinks he can do anything..."
Shigong Tianye looked at Sendoh, waved at him, and then whispered a few words in Sendoh's ear. After that, Shigong Tianye clapped his hands and shouted to the team members:
"Don't worry about it, just keep our rhythm and score a goal!"
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