"Akagi, don't force it when facing Shinomiya Tano's attack on the basket."
"Just interfere enough and block the layup route as much as possible. We in Xiangbei don't have a center who can replace you."
Taking advantage of the time when Chiba Daishi went to the baseline to serve, Jinguji Budo walked over to Akagi Takenori and gave him a few words of reminder. Upon hearing this, Akagi Takenori looked towards the rest area of Xiangbei and saw the substitute players who were cheering for him with eager and blushing faces, and whispered:
"I know." After saying this, Akagi Takenori took a step and ran towards the front court.
"Miyagi, slow down the tempo a little bit."
Wudao looked at Akagi's leaving back, turned his head and said to Miyagi who had just scored the goal, then began to advance towards the front court.
Shimono's dunk obviously had a certain impact on the players of Shohoku. Wudao could feel that the aura emitted by Akagi and others seemed a bit dull. Suppressing the team's rhythm would help the players adjust their state.
Moreover, Wudao also felt that Akagi, Chiba and Mitsui Hisashi's concentration on the game had decreased a little because they touched the ball less often.
"We need to motivate Akagi first. If he's in a bad state, Xiangbei won't be able to hold on for long!"
Jinguji Budou, who had made up his mind, sank to the bottom corner outside the three-point line after entering the frontcourt. After entering the frontcourt, Miyagi Ryouta saw that Budou was a little far away and was unable to pass the ball immediately. At the same time, Fujima Kenji saw that Miyagi Ryouta was close to the three-point line but did not pass the ball, so he immediately pressed forward and tried to steal the ball.
Miyagi did not dare to be careless in the face of Fujima's pressure. He put his ball-protecting hand on Fujima's waist, trying to maintain his dribbling space, while quickly calling for support from his teammates.
The Xiangbei players have been practicing as a team for some time, and the players have a good understanding of each other. Mitsui Hisashi, who was in the side position, saw that Miyagi Ryouta was slow to pass the ball, and immediately ran up to cover Miyagi.
After a good quality pick-and-roll, Miyagi Ryouta moved to the side in the direction of Mitsui's pick-and-roll. At this time, Sendoh did not care about Jinguji Takeshi in the corner, and immediately moved to the side of Mitsui, completely ignoring Miyagi Ryouta who had the ball, and immediately targeted Miyagi Ryouta.
Miyagi, who had the ball, had a very good opportunity for an open three-pointer, but Miyagi Ryouta looked at the basket, hesitated for a moment and did not shoot, but tried to go inside with the ball.
But during this hesitation, Fujima Kenji had already gotten rid of Mitsui's cover and quickly came in front of Miyagi, leaving Miyagi no chance to break through. Just when Miyagi was at a loss, the voice of Jinguji Budo suddenly came from near the bottom line in the same direction.
"Miyagi, pass the ball!"
From the sound to the ball coming out, Miyagi Ryouta's head did not turn in that direction, but the basketball in his hand was thrown directly in the direction of the sound. Fujima in front of him did not expect Miyagi to throw the ball so fast, and although he tried to intercept, he missed.
"Snap!" With a light sound, the basketball was in his hand.
Jinguji Takeshi had just received the basketball and turned his back to the basket when Shigong Tianye appeared behind him. Just as Miyagi Ryouta broke through with the help of Mitsui Shou's pick-and-roll, Takeshi quickly slid to the baseline, passed under the basket from the other side of the court, and reached the baseline on Miyagi's side.
The place where Wu Dao received the ball was two or three meters away from the three-point line, which was quite close to the basket.
As the basketball fell, Jinguji Takeshi's back was pressed tightly against Shinomiya Tano's body. He was located at the left baseline of the court, with the sideline on the right. It was basically impossible for him to turn around when he was facing the basket.
Therefore, when defending, Shigong Tianye deliberately left the position near the baseline empty, and his entire position had a clear defensive bias. His defense was equivalent to telling Wudao to break through from the side near the baseline.
"Bang!"
Takeshi Jinguji naturally noticed this, and without any hesitation, after a dribbling with his back to the basket, he slammed the ball towards the floor under his left armpit with his right hand. The basketball instantly passed over Takeshi Jinguji and Shinomiya Tano. At the same time, Takeshi Jinguji's figure quickly turned around and passed Shinomiya Tano's right side. He ran out of the baseline, returned to the court, grabbed the ball with both hands, and flew into the air.
"What?!" Shigong Tianye was also shocked by Wu Dao's operation. He had never thought of such a situation where the man and the ball were separated. He stood there in a daze with a confused look on his face.
However, Jun Uozumi in the inside did not stand there in a daze. Facing the Jinguji Budo who took off into the air, he did not hesitate at all and jumped on the spot with his arms raised high.
Jinguji Budou's jumping ability is also extremely terrifying. Now his running touch can reach 367cm, while Yuzumi Jun, who jumps from a standstill, cannot reach such a height at all. Even if Yuzumi has enough running start, he cannot catch up with Jinguji Budou.
When Wudao was in the air, his body collided directly with Yuzumi Jun, and Yuzumi's arm hit Wudao's forearm directly.
However, Jinguji Budou did not lose his balance at all in such a confrontation. He simply changed his posture of grabbing the ball with both hands to grabbing the ball with one hand, and his body glided from one side of the backboard to the other side of the backboard without even looking at the basket. While falling, he pulled up the ball at a negative angle and easily sent the ball into the basket.
After landing, Wudao seemed to have no way to relieve the impact force. He fell to the ground and slid nearly two meters before he released the force of the sprint.
“ohhhhh!
!
Goal? He actually scored from that position?"
"Is it really possible for a human to hit the ball into the net from behind the backboard?"
"Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me? That guy was out of bounds, wasn't he? Is it really not a foul to run back from outside the baseline to catch the ball?"
As the basketball went into the net, there were bursts of exclamations from the stands. As the audience raised their doubts, the referee's whistle sounded at the right time. However, the penalty was not for Budou being out of bounds, but for Jun Yuzumi being called for a defensive foul.
Not only did Jinguji Budo's goal become valid, he also got a penalty kick!
After the referee's decision was made, the discussion in the stands became even louder. Some spectators who knew little about basketball questioned the referee's decision, but there were also spectators who understood basketball and explained this simple rule to those around them.
The current rules of the Japanese high school basketball world in the 1990s are very different from those of later generations. If it is the NBA rules of the 21st century, the player who walks into the court from outside cannot be the first player to receive the ball. Budo's operation is a real violation.
However, the current rule is that as long as the player has both feet on the court when catching the ball, there will be no violation, so there was no problem with Wu Dao's shot.
Most of the spectators were just fans. They certainly knew about the rules of basketball, but only a small number of them had studied them in detail. It was only after Akagi Haruko explained the rules that Sakuragi Hanamichi and Mito Yohei understood them. They then looked at the court with admiration.
"Brother Budou is really smart. He can do something so unexpected that even Ryonan's Shinomiya Tano couldn't have expected it."
Mito Yohei exclaimed with some emotion that today's match between Xiangbei and Ryonan really opened his eyes. Whether it was Ryonan's performance or Xiangbei's performance, they were both very strong. Yohei felt that today's ticket money was still quite valuable, and Mito Yohei also became interested in basketball.
Before this, he came to watch the game purely to accompany Sakuragi Hanamichi. He was worried about this simple-minded king of Sakuragi coming to Tokyo to watch the game alone.
Sakuragi also nodded in agreement, recalling the goal that Jinguji Takeshi had just scored in his mind, with excitement revealed in his eyes.
"It turns out that besides slam dunks, there are other amazing ways to score goals!" Sakuragi Hanamichi's mind was filled with the image of Jinguji Takeshi dribbling past the defense and making a layup. The excitement and longing in his eyes were seen by Haruko who was standing next to him.
Boys with dreams always have a special charm.
On the court, Takeshi Jinguji, who was sent to the free throw line by Jun Uozumi, made the free throw steadily. Shinomiya Tano made it 2+1 with one kick, and Takeshi Jinguji immediately returned it with the next kick.
It is very difficult to widen the gap between the two teams.
It was after this goal that Jinguji Budou began to change his offensive style. Originally, he often received the ball outside the three-point line and his main finishing method was long shots.
However, after changing the offensive option, Jinguji Budo often relied on the off-ball screens of Chiba Daishi and Akagi Takenori, and would receive the pass from Miyagi Ryouta only when he went down to the mid-range, and then attack from this position.
In mid-range attacks, Wudao's breakthrough methods and scoring methods have also become more diverse. In addition to his skillful turnaround and fadeaway, various feints combined with changes in rhythm make it difficult for Shinomiya Tianye to keep up with Wudao's rhythm.
Generally speaking, the offensive side has the advantage in the matchup, and Budou's mid-range shot is very accurate. When he breaks through, he not only has many fake moves, but also has a fast speed and a strange rhythm change. Facing a player like Budou, even Shigong Tianye often gets fooled. Of course, it's not so much that he gets fooled, but rather that he doesn't dare to let Budou shoot.
At the same time, Jinguji Budou, who had been walking alone for half the court, finally passed the ball occasionally.
Because the position where Budou received the ball was very close to the basket, Sendoh in the high position did not have enough time to make up for the defense. After Budou successfully passed Shinomiya Tano, he would face Hanagata or Uozumi Jun.
Sometimes, if these two people assist in defense in a timely manner, Budo will choose to make a fake pass and pass the ball to Chiba Daishi or Akagi Takenori in the open space.
When Budou just started passing the ball, Chiba, who received the ball, didn't even react at first. By the time he reacted and shot, he was blocked by Yuzumi who came in to make up for him.
However, after this time, Chiba and Akagi were very focused when Budo broke through. Sure enough, after several exchanges of ball possession, Akagi Takenori received a wonderful pass from Jinguji Budo and dunked immediately.
As Jinguji Budou attacked the inside more frequently, Akagi Takenori and Chiba Daiishi became more and more focused. Mitsui Shou, who was simply participating in the off-ball pick-and-roll, was gradually ignored by Sendoh and others as Budou and others played. Sendoh rushed into the inside several times to assist in defense and successfully interfered with Budou's layups and shots.
Although Budo's fighting style has changed significantly, Ryonan's offense has always maintained its own rhythm, counterattacking one ball at a time in an orderly manner.
Ryonan still uses the style of playing with multiple offensive points, and most of the time the breakthrough point they aim for is Miyagi Ryouta. Shinomiya Tano only asks for the ball occasionally. Most of the time, they cooperate with Fujima to play pick-and-roll, or go directly into the inside to grab rebounds. Overall, they play very team-like and selflessly.
The inside line of Ryonan High School is stronger than that of Shohoku. With the addition of Shimoya Tano, a spring man who may rush into the inside line at any time, Ryonan High School's ability to control the rebounds is greatly improved.
16 minutes into the first half, Ryonan High School was leading Shohoku High School by 5 points, 41:36, and had the ball in attack.
Even though Ryonan High School controlled the rebounding advantage, they still failed to widen the gap between the two teams, which was also attributed to the offensive efficiency of Shohoku High School.
Under the instructions of Jinguji Budou, Miyagi Ryouta consciously controlled the team's offensive rhythm. Every time he passed the ball, Miyagi Ryouta was very cautious, which also prevented him from making many mistakes when facing opponents like Fujima Kenji.
While Shohoku High School was suppressing the tempo, Ryonan was even less anxious and also controlled the tempo, fighting a positional battle steadily.
“Bang!”
In basketball, outside the three-point line, Shinomiya Tano received a pass from Fujima, and without even dribbling, he passed it to Sendoh. He then cut into the inside, and seeing Jinguji Budou following closely, he changed direction and moved along the baseline to the bottom corner. Seeing that the position of receiving the ball was not very comfortable, he raised his position again.
For nearly ten seconds, Shinomiya Tianye was basically running and had no intention of forcing the ball.
At this point in the game, Shimono's personal score was only 12 points.
If it were someone else, scoring 12 points in the first 16 minutes of the game would already be a remarkable thing. Going to any team, a starting position is inevitable. Going to some weak teams, having this ability is definitely an ace level.
But considering Shigong Tianye's personal ability, this score is really not good enough. It's not that he can't break through Jinguji Budo, he just spent more energy on assisting his teammates in attacking.
All five players of Ryonan High School scored, with Shinomiya Tano scoring 12 points, Sendoh 6 points, Hanagata 10 points, Fujima 5 points, and Uozumi 8 points. It can be said that the defense of Xiangbei has been completely opened up by Ryonan.
On the other hand, the scoring on the Xiangbei side was very concentrated. Jinguji Budou scored 26 points, Chiba scored 3 points with an open rebound under the basket, a shot that attracted a foul by Uozumi, and he made one of two free throws. Akagi scored 4 points, Mitsui made a mid-range shot for 2 points, Miyagi failed to force a charge under the basket, but caused a foul by Hanagata, and he scored one point with one of two free throws.
Overall, Shohoku's scoring was very distorted, and the entire team revolved around Jinguji Budo.
Such an offensive system is like a candle in the wind, giving people the feeling that it will collapse at any time.
In this goal, Ryonan still relied on the players' active running and mutual covering to give Sendoh the opportunity to single out Miyagi. Although Jinguji Takeshi consciously went up to fill the position, the old man Sendoh did not confront Takeshi head-on. After breaking through, he made a beautiful fake shot and passed the ball to Shinomiya Tano in the open position, who directly made an open mid-range shot and scored the ball.
The score between the two teams came to 43:36.
"Well said, Xiandao."
Shimoyama, who scored the goal, smiled and high-fived Sendoh. He played very easily in today's game. Fujima and Sendoh both performed very well, which allowed him to focus more on defense.
Once again facing off against Jinguji Martial Arts, Shinomiya Tano has been trying to figure out how to defend against Jinguji Martial Arts. Although the results have not been very good so far, Shinomiya Tano is full of confidence in his own strength. He feels that the reason he can't defend against Jinguji Martial Arts now is simply because he has not yet figured out Martial Arts's offensive habits.
As the difference between the two teams reached 7 points, the Ryonan bench was also jubilant. Everyone knew that if they continued to play at the current pace, Ryonan High School would definitely be the winner.
The lead in the score made Ryonan completely forget about the number of fouls they had committed. As the main center, Jun Uozumi had already committed 2 fouls, and the game had only been going on for 16 minutes.
"One more goal, and Yuzumi should be able to go down and rest for a while."
"Don't be too happy too soon! Lingnan!"
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