The basketball was thrown out from Mugure Konobu's hands, flew across half of the court, flew over the heads of Shinomiya Tano and Sendoh, and under the gaze of everyone, fell into the net with a crisp sound.
“Swish!”
A slight sound made all the audience come back to their senses. Sendoh and Shinomiya Tano both looked at Kogure Konobu who was standing at the top of the arc and shot a three-pointer, and they were a little surprised. Fujima Kenji who was defending Miyagi Ryouta was also quite surprised to see this scene. He didn't expect Jinguji Budou to actually give the ball to Kogure Konobu who had just come on the court.
"It went in?! It actually went in. That Jinguji Budou actually passed the ball!"
"And this guy was still standing outside the three-point line during the fast break, with no intention of entering the paint. This..."
"A three-point shot on a fast break, besides Jinguji Budou, is there any other player in Xiangbei High School who can do such a reckless thing?"
The audience was not actually that surprised that Kogure Konobu made the three-pointer. Most people were just surprised that Kogure Konobu would choose to use a three-pointer as the finishing method, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
Normally, in any fast break, the offensive players will often choose a more stable way to finish. Taking this offensive opportunity as an example, it would be a reasonable offensive choice for Kogure Mitsunobu to follow the footsteps of Jinguji Budou and cut into the inside, and it would be a reasonable offensive choice to receive the ball and make a layup at close range, rather than standing outside the three-point line and shooting a three-pointer.
After all, in most people's eyes, the three-point shot is a last resort.
"Kumure Konobu..."
"The shooting posture is very good. It must be due to a lot of training."
"You underestimated him..."
"Is this your Xiangbei's trump card?"
Shinomiya Tano looked from afar at Kogure Kanonobu who was hugging and cheering with Miyagi Ryouta and Mitsui Hisashi, then turned his gaze away and asked Jinguji Budou in front of him.
"Haha, how's it going? You're shocked, right?"
"To be honest, I didn't expect that Mumu's first ball would be so stable, but it's a good start."
"Shinomiya Tano, soon, we, Xiangbei, will make up for the difference."
Jinguji Budo pointed to the scoreboard and said with a smile, then turned around and quickly started to return to defense.
"Is it that easy?"
Shigong Tianye smiled at Wudao's departing back, and waved to Guan Ping who was late in returning to defense, signaling him to come over. Guan Ping was about to go to the baseline to serve, and when he saw Shigong Tianye waving at him, he tensed up and ran up immediately.
"What is it, Shinomiya-san?"
Guan Ping and Shigong Tianye are freshmen of the same class. Although both of them are freshmen, their team status is very different. Therefore, in front of Shigong Tianye, Guan Ping's attitude is very humble, just like a subordinate who is ready to listen to the leader's lecture.
"Don't be nervous, relax."
"Next time we defend, I'll switch positions with you. You'll go to the outside to guard Shohoku's Kogure Konobu, the one who just made the three-pointer."
"Inside line, I'll go."
"Hanagata, on defense you go guard Chiba Daishi, and I'll take care of Jinguji Budo."
"From now on, we in Ryonan will adopt a man-to-man tactic. Sendoh will be responsible for Mitsui Shou, and Fujima will be responsible for Miyagi Ryouta."
After only a few balls were played after the timeout, Shigong Tianye was giving orders on the court and adjusting the defense of Ryonan High School. The players of Ryonan were not surprised to see this scene. After looking at each other, they nodded in tacit understanding, and they all agreed with Shigong Tianye's arrangement.
"Okay, start the attack!"
Seeing that the players had no objections, Shinomiya Tianye clapped his hands and started running to the front court. Outside the baseline, Hanagata Toru took over the serve and passed the ball to Fujima, and then quickly pressed forward with his teammates.
Not long after, Kenji Fujima took the ball into the frontcourt and began to organize an attack.
Because of Akagi's departure, Jinguji Budou went into the inside to defend Hanagata Toru, while Chiba Daishi was responsible for defending the first-year player Guan Ping. On the outside, Mitsui Hisashi was responsible for defending Sendoh, Miyagi was responsible for defending Fujima, and Kogure Kiminobu stood in front of Sendoh.
As the top point guard in Kanagawa, Kenji Fujima can clearly see the gap between Sendoh and Kogure Kanonobu based on Sendoh's previous shot. Although Sendoh did not choose to attack himself but chose to pass the ball, this does not prevent Fujima from continuing to pass the ball to Sendoh and let Sendoh be responsible for the offense.
Facing Miyagi Ryouta, Fujima Kenji made a fake move and then quickly accelerated to break through. Just as Miyagi Ryouta was following quickly, Fujima Kenji quickly changed direction in front of his body, easily passed Miyagi Ryouta and rushed towards the inside.
Fujima's breakthrough was like that of an indomitable warrior. When Jinguji Budo saw this, he let go of Hanagata Toru without any hesitation and quickly pressed towards Fujima.
Even though Fujima is a point guard, this guy's scoring ability is definitely not weaker than anyone else. He is definitely top-notch in Kanagawa. Wudao doesn't dare to be careless towards Fujima.
Seeing Jinguji Budou quickly make up for the defense, Fujima glanced at Hanagata who was in an open space inside, and then his body suddenly stopped, and he dribbled in mid-air, apparently wanting to pass the ball.
"Are you going to pass the ball?!"
Jinguji Takeshi noticed Fujima's gaze at the first moment, and thought he saw through Fujima's intention. He stopped abruptly and stretched out his hand to block between Fujima and Hanagata, intending to steal the ball, but the next second, the basketball in Fujima's hand flew directly to the side baseline.
There, Sendoh had easily passed Kogure Konobu, slid along the baseline and cut to the basket, caught the basketball near the basket, then jumped up and dunked the ball in front of Chiba Daishi's slightly dazed gaze.
Sendoh's cut-in was very fast, and it only took a moment from receiving the ball to dunking. Chiba Daiishi's attention was always on Hanagata in the open space and Fujima who was breaking through, and he didn't notice Sendoh who was slipping to the baseline at all.
"Well done, Sendoh!"
"Good shot! A few more goals and we can widen the gap in one go!"
The players of Ryonan cheered and looked very excited. Coach Tiangang also pumped his fist excitedly. Sendoh's dunk immediately beat back the momentum of Ryonan, which made Coach Tiangang very happy.
After scoring, the Ryonan players began to quickly return to defense. They also saw that Shohoku was preparing to play fast against slow, and did not want to let Shohoku seize the opportunity for a fast break.
However, the Xiangbei side obviously planned to speed up. After Sendoh's dunk, Chiba Daiishi quickly walked to the baseline with the basketball, and then quickly passed the ball to Wudao. Wudao did not stick to the ball, but directly threw it to Miyagi, and then quickly ran towards the frontcourt.
When the players of Ryonan High School retreated, the players of Xiangbei arrived at the center line almost at the same time.
"Quick attack?"
"According to the plan just now, man-to-man!"
Shinomiya Tano was the first to notice the speed of Shohoku. He shouted and went straight to Jinguji Takeshi who had just crossed the center line. He deliberately blocked Takeshi's position to limit his speed.
The reaction speed of other Ryonan players was also quite fast. As soon as Shimono Shimotsuna finished speaking, other players of Ryonan had already arrived at their positions. Only Guan Ping seemed a little slow. Kogure Mitsunobu's speed was not restricted and he quickly arrived near the three-point line.
"Miyagi, here!"
Takeshi Jinguji also quickly approached the three-point line. Facing the defense of Shinomiya Tano, he immediately ran back, created a distance and waved towards Miyagi. The next second, the basketball was lobbed high over him. Takeshi looked in the direction of the basketball and jumped up. He caught the basketball in the air and without even landing on the ground, he twisted his body in the air and threw the ball in the direction of Kogure Konobu.
"Ohh!" Wu Dao's pass was met with exclamations, and everyone looked in the direction where the basketball flew.
"Mumu Gongyan?! Is it him again?"
"Guan Ping, guard him to death, don't let him make a move!"
Shinomiya Tianye looked at Mugure Gongyan who caught the ball and shouted immediately. Guan Ping, who received the order, quickly chased after Mugure, and finally arrived behind him when Mugure raised his hand, and blocked Mugure's head with one hand.
Guan Ping was more than ten centimeters taller than Kogure Konobu, and easily blocked all of Kogure Konobu's shooting routes. But at this moment, Kogure suddenly put the basketball that was above his head down, dribbled the ball, took a side step to increase the distance, and then quickly shot from outside the three-point line.
"What?!" Murasakibara's side step was beyond everyone's expectations. Guan Ping had no time to react at all and saw the basketball flying out of Murasakibara's hands.
At the moment Murasakibara shot, Takeshi Jinguji and Tano Shinomiya had already entered the basket one after another. Their bodies were squeezed together, trying to grab the best landing point.
However, the efforts of both of them were in vain with a slight sound.
The basketball fell from the air and landed directly into the net.
"Goal! Goal again!" The audience's exclamations quickly turned into cheers. No one expected that this new player from Xiangbei High School, who looked weak and like an ordinary passerby, would make two three-pointers right from the start.
"Well done! Murasakibara!" Jinguji Takeshi shouted excitedly when he saw the basketball go into the net. Murasakibara Konnosuke gave him such a big surprise. These two three-pointers could be said to be two shots in the arm for Shohoku, and Murasakibara's morale was immediately boosted.
"Hahaha, well done, Murasakibara!" Mitsui Hisashi also ran to Murasakibara happily, grabbed Murasakibara's head and shook it hard.
"Stop!" But the Xiangbei people didn't feel happy for long. Suddenly, a red light flashed quickly in front of the eyes of the Xiangbei people. As the red light flew towards the Xiangbei frontcourt, Fujima Kenji and Sendoh also quickly rushed towards the frontcourt.
"Return to defense! Return to defense quickly!" Jinguji Takeshi shouted hurriedly, and at the same time he quickly accelerated and chased after Sendoh and Fujima who were attacking quickly.
It turned out that just now, after Kogure Mitsunobu made a three-pointer, Shinomiya Tano took the ball directly to the baseline and quickly served the ball, and a long pass directly threw the ball to the frontcourt. Ryonan's counterattack was not only fast, but also quite sudden.
Mitsui Hisashi and Kogurashi were immersed in joy, and Miyagi Ryouta was a beat slow to react. By the time he noticed it, Fujima Kenji and Sendoh had already run for some distance.
Fujima received the basketball in the frontcourt, and with the mentality of giving it a try, he shot directly from outside the three-point line. However, Fujima's shot was a little hasty, and the basketball hit the rim and went out directly.
Although Fujima's fast break three-pointer failed, Sendoh had already moved to the basket at this time, easily caught the ball in his hand, and then made a hook shot on the spot, and sent the ball into the basket.
In the previous second, the Xiangbei players were still immersed in the joy of scoring, and in the next second, Ryonan High School had completed a counterattack and scored successfully.
"Ryonan, you really can't let your guard down for even a moment!"
Jinguji Budo looked at Sendoh and Fujima who were starting to return to defense and couldn't help but sigh. When he started to return to defense, his position was too deep, and even if he was very fast, he didn't have time to return to defense.
Between offense and defense, the players of Ryonan High School had already taken their positions.
Xiangbei didn't have the chance to chase and attack, but instead slowed down the pace. As Xiangbei High School players began to enter the Ryonan half, the Ryonan High School players also found the players they needed to defend.
"Kumure-senpai's defense is quite strong. It's no problem for him to steal a three-pointer, but it's too unrealistic to let him hold the ball and play one-on-one."
Miyagi Ryouta maintained his dribbling space, observing the positions of the players on the court, thinking secretly in his heart. Kogure Konobu's two consecutive three-pointers made Miyagi notice that this might be a reliable scoring point. Although he wanted to pass the ball to Kogure, he was a little worried about Kogure's ball-holding ability, so he seemed a little hesitant.
However, this hesitation did not last long. Jinguji Budou had already jogged to the middle distance, leading Shinomiya Tano's defense and asking him for the ball.
"Pass the ball, Miyagi!"
Seeing Wudao asking for the ball, Miyagi didn't think much and directly passed the ball to Wudao. Wudao, who was holding the ball in the basket, tilted his head slightly, glanced at Shigong Tianye, and quickly turned around with the ball.
"Bang!" When Jinguji Takeshi turned around, Shinomiya Tano decisively took a step forward and pressed his body firmly on Takeshi's turning path. Although it did not destroy Takeshi's turning movement, it did slow down Takeshi's turning speed.
"After turning around, according to this guy's habit, it should be a fake shot..." Shinomiya Tianye thought to himself and quickly stretched out his arms.
However, as he expected, Jinguji Takeshi raised the ball and prepared to shoot after turning around, but when he saw Shinomiya Tano with his arms raised high, Takeshi decisively received the ball and quickly turned his back.
Then he suddenly turned over and shot a fadeaway jump shot.
Shinomiya Tano predicted most of Jinguji Budo's series of moves, but at the end of Budo's move, the direction of his turn was completely opposite to what he had predicted, causing him to be a beat slower in his pursuit.
“Bang!”
“Swish!”
As the basketball hit the backboard and went into the net, Jinguji Budo, who had been silent on the offensive end for several rounds, once again became the focus of the audience.
"Wow! How did he do that footstep? The feint is so cool! And I can't see his footsteps clearly at all!"
"So strong, Jinguji Budo is really strong, and his footwork in the low position is also very skillful and outstanding!"
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