The match between Xiangbei High School and Ryonan High School entered the halftime break. Both teams completed the deployment of the second half of the game at the beginning of the break. The difference is that the deployment of Ryonan High School was completed by Coach Tanaoka, while the deployment of Xiangbei High School was made by Jinguji Budou, a player.
Coach Anxi didn't even have any additional comments on Budao's deployment. He just smiled and told the players to follow Budao's deployment, as if the coach of Xiangbei High School was Budao.
Coach Anxi didn't seem to care much about this game, but the fact was that Coach Anxi simply didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of martial arts.
As for the tactics and strategies for the battle with Ryonan High School, Coach Anxi had actually already started to deduce them in his mind long after the county competition ended. Until today, Coach Anxi actually still has a lot of tactical arrangements stored in his head.
But in today's game, Coach Anxi did not make any arrangements or adjustments to the team.
The reason is that Coach Anxi just doesn't want his players to have any regrets in today's game.
There is a huge gap between Xiangbei High School and Ryonan High School in terms of hard power. Coach Anxi, a former national player, has seen this very clearly. He also knows very well that even if Xiangbei thoroughly implements the tactical plan he envisioned, it may not be able to defeat Ryonan High School.
Instead of asking the players to use tactics and techniques that they are not used to, it is better to let the players give full play to their talents and use the tactics they want to use.
Although Jinguji Budou's tactics cannot represent the will of all Xiangbei players, the will of the team's ace is often the will of the team. As long as Jinguji Budou's playing style and ball path are not crooked, Coach Anzai will give him this degree of freedom.
When playing basketball, the key is to make the players have fun!
The twenty minutes of halftime passed quickly. During this time, neither the Xiangbei players nor the Ryonan players ran around except for necessary visits to the toilet. The players of both teams who were preparing to play sat on their respective benches to recover their physical strength and do some simple psychological preparation.
Following a sharp voice, the players stood up from their benches one after another and walked towards the court.
The stands, which had been quiet for nearly twenty minutes, became lively again when the players of both teams returned to the field.
"Lingnan! Lingnan! Lingnan!"
Supporters of the Ryonan school were in the first row of the Ryonan rest area, with a banner that read "Courageous and Brave" fluttering in the air. Amid the cheers of the audience, the Ryonan team, led by Shinomiya Tano, walked onto the court and quickly took their positions in the center circle without the referee's instructions.
"Mitsui Hisashi! Mitsui Hisashi!"
On the other side, German and his group were waving a small flag with the words "Man of Fire" on it and shouting at the top of their lungs. However, their voices were too small and were soon drowned out by the cheers of other spectators.
"Akagi!"
Yuzumi Jun stood at the center line, looking at Akagi Takenori who walked into the field and stood in front of him, and shouted in a muffled voice. Although he simply greeted Akagi Takenori and didn't say anything else, when Akagi Takenori caught Yuzumi Jun's burning gaze, Akagi instantly understood the other party's intention.
"snort!"
"I won't lose, and neither will Shohoku, Uozumi!"
Akagi Takenori said in a deep voice, with a serious look on his face.
The game hasn't even started yet, but the exchange of eyes alone is already filled with tension.
"I never thought that Xiangbei could fight us to this extent. In fact, I thought at the beginning that you would lose the will to fight after the first half."
"You were really lucky to be able to tie with us in the first half."
On one side of the center circle, Shinomiya Tano and Jinguji Takeshi stood together, one in front of the other, waiting for the jump ball. Shinomiya Tano looked at the two centers in the center circle and suddenly said with some emotion.
But his sigh was a bit harsh in Wudao's ears. What does "unexpected" mean? What does "lucky" mean
Does that mean that from the beginning, Shigong Tianye didn't regard Xiangbei High School as a rival to Ryonan? Wudao didn't want to listen to such words that were obviously from a superior.
"There are many things you haven't expected. We, Xiangbei, can not only tie with you, but also win!"
Jinguji Budou curled his lips, stretched his neck muscles, lowered his center of gravity slightly, and waited for the referee to kick off.
"Haha, then you have to work harder, but I think that if you just rely on yourself, you Xiangbei will not be able to win!"
Shinomiya Tano still had a condescending look when he spoke, and in his context, it was clear that he had placed Ryonan High School in a higher position.
"Haha, you don't need to remind me, I have already discovered this!"
Wu Dao's words made Shigong Tianye in front of him narrow his eyes slightly, and his gaze directly glanced at Muguro Konobu who was guarded behind Hanagata at this time.
This sophomore player from Shohoku left some impression in his mind. In the second half, the unknown Murasakibara was able to replace the outstanding power forward from Takeishi Junior High School, which really surprised Shinomiya Tano.
However, Shimono Tano didn't care too much. If Jinguji Takeshi intended to place his bets on Kogure Konobu, then he could only say sorry. Under Hanagata's defense, Kogure Konobu would definitely have a very difficult time in this game!
“Beep!”
With the sound of a whistle, the two men's thoughts quickly came together.
The next second, the basketball was thrown high into the air. Akagi and Uozumi Jun, who were jumping the ball, jumped with all their strength almost immediately. Their two big hands slapped the two sides of the basketball almost at the same time.
In terms of static body data, Uozumi Jun is undoubtedly better than Akagi Takenori, but in terms of explosive power, Akagi is stronger than Uozumi. Therefore, the timing of the two reaching the highest point is not much different.
However, Jun Uozumi's strength is slightly stronger than Takenori Akagi's, so when the basketball was hit away, the defense line of the ball was heading towards Ryonan.
"Well done, Yuzumi!" On the side of the center circle, Fujima Kenji easily blocked the position of Miyagi Ryouta, and before Miyagi, he hugged the ball in his arms, and then shouted happily.
Having lost the initiative, Miyagi curled his lips in annoyance. Although he was not convinced, he quickly retreated with his teammates and did not continue to tangle with Fujima in the frontcourt.
Miyagi Ryouta is shorter and heavier than Fujima Kenji. The difference in their weight may be less than ten kilograms, but this gap is enough for Fujima to gain an advantage in the competition with Miyagi. Miyagi Ryouta has suffered such a loss at the hands of Fujima several times.
After receiving the jump ball, Fujima did not rush to dribble forward. He waited until he saw the Shohoku players retreating to the other end of the center line before he dropped the ball. He slowly advanced with the ball, waiting for Uozumi and Hanagata to get into position.
When the team's center and power forward finished their positions, Fujima was surprised to find that the player defending Shinomiya Sendoh had become Kogure Mitsunobu, and Jinguji Takeshi had actually entered the inside and stuck together with Hanagata Toru. Mitsui Hisashi was still defending Sendoh, and standing in front of him was still Miyagi Ryouta.
Shohoku's defensive style has not changed much, but Fujima knows clearly that Shohoku seems to have given up on itself
"Is Xiangbei crazy to let that Murasakibara defend Shinomiya Tano? How can a person like that defend Tano?"
Although Fujima was confused in his heart, his hands did not pause at all. Facing Miyagi's defense, Fujima quickly broke through and with a simple crossover, he easily passed Miyagi. However, Fujima had no intention of going deeper. With a flick of his wrist, the basketball was directly passed to Shinomiya Tano who entered the mid-range at the same time.
Shimono Yamada, who had the ball, did not stop for a moment. He turned sideways and accidentally bumped into Kogure Konobu. The terrifying force instantly knocked Kogure Konobu to the ground, but when the referee saw this, he had no intention of blowing the whistle.
Just a reasonable collision.
Shinomiya Tano easily broke into the inside and quickly went to the basket. Jinguji Takeshi, who was defending, had already come in front of him the moment the opponent entered the paint area and raised his hand to block him, but Shinomiya Tano seemed not to see Jinguji Takeshi, and made a layup against Takeshi's defense, easily passing the ball to the backboard, and with a sound of the net, he led Ryonan High School to score the first goal.
"Ohhhh, it looks so easy! That Xiangbei player is unstoppable!"
"It's so easy to cut in. That Kogure Konobu is unstoppable. Facing the accelerating Shinomiya Tano, Jinguji Budo's backup defense is useless."
With a simple layup, Sigong Tianye received cheers from all over the place. The layup made people feel that scoring for Sigong Tianye was as easy as eating and drinking.
"So strong... No matter how many times I see this guy, I still think he's so strong!"
"That Shinomiya Tano passed me and that Kogure Konobu, and I wasn't too surprised at all. For him, maybe only the Jinguji martial arts defense allowed him to do more moves."
"The gap in strength between Kogure Konnobu and Shinomiya Tano is simply too great!"
In the stands, the players of Sanno Industrial were watching the game. Although they lost to Ryonan and were eliminated, they were still very concerned about Ryonan's game. Therefore, they did not return to Akita Prefecture, but stayed to watch Ryonan's next game.
When Zebei Rongji saw that Shinomiya Tano easily defeated Murasakibara Konobu, his mind recalled the embarrassment he felt when facing Shinomiya Tano, and he couldn't help but whisper.
"Strength and speed are essential to basketball."
"Maybe that Kogure Mitsunobu really wanted to defend against Shinomiya Tano, but he couldn't do it!"
"Shohoku sent him up here, probably to prepare for the main attack, and Jinguji Budo went inside to strengthen the control of rebounds."
"But this way, Shinomiya Tano is completely liberated. Shohoku couldn't do anything to him in the first place, so now it will be even harder for Shohoku to win, right?"
Masashi Kawata was also watching the game on the field and asked without any confusion.
In his opinion, Xiangbei's situation on the defensive end was already very difficult. Now with this move, wouldn't it be even more hopeless
"We were unable to deal with Shigong Tianye's attack in the first place. Now, we have simply given up completely."
"For Xiangbei, there is no fundamental change. The situation is not worse than in the first half. They are still unstoppable. There is no difference."
"It's clear that Xiangbei's goal is not on defense."
"After all, I'm just a gambler..."
Goro Domoto roughly guessed what Shohoku was planning, and his eyes turned to Miyagi Ryouta who was advancing with the ball. His idea should be verified soon.
On the court, Miyagi Ryouta dribbled the ball across the center line and quickly passed the ball to Jinguji Takeshi. He had just passed the ball a second ago and quickly moved towards Takeshi. His action also alerted Fujima, who followed up immediately.
At the same time, Murasakibara Konosuba sank to the bottom corner. His position also attracted Hanagata's defense. However, Hanagata was obviously a little worried. He stood two or three meters away from Murasakibara, and it was obvious that he couldn't let go of Yuzumi under the basket.
Mitsui also sank to the bottom of the other side. Sendoh just glanced at Mitsui and did not choose to follow up. Instead, he adjusted his position to the side of the free throw line, ready to defend against Jinguji Budou.
"Sure enough, Sendoh obviously doesn't want me to have the chance to rush into the inside. He is afraid of me and also wants to be able to rescue Yuzumi as soon as possible."
"The three-offender contestant is really a good target!"
After Takeshi Takeda received the ball, Miyagi Ryouta quickly came up to set a screen, but his thin body was touched by Shinomiya Tano, causing him to lose his balance and take two steps back, blocking Takeshi Takeda's breakthrough route.
But Wudao didn't care. Although Miyagi's pick-and-roll didn't give him a chance to break through, he could pass the ball easily.
The basketball was passed directly from Wudao's hand. With the help of Miyagi's body blocking it, Fujima did not notice Wudao's intention to pass the ball at the first time. When a red column appeared on the edge of the basketball and flew past him, Fujima belatedly looked in the direction the basketball flew.
"Mitsui Shou?! The seat is empty!"
Fujima was shocked, and Sendoh was also a little surprised to see Takeshi pass the ball to Mitsui Shou. However, by the time he went to defend, it was too late. Mitsui Shou had plenty of time to adjust his shooting posture.
In order to maintain stability, Mitsui Hisashi used the two-step shot that he was best at back then and threw the ball directly.
The basketball flew over the heads of Akagi and Uozumi and went straight into the net.
Mitsui Shou, who hardly touched the ball throughout the entire game today, after a 20-minute rest, made his first three-pointer of the game fall steadily into the net.
"What?!"
"Mitsui Shou? It's actually him."
"Jinguji Budou passed the ball in that position. Didn't that guy play solo?"
"Jun Uozumi has three fouls, but Xiangbei doesn't play inside and instead uses outside attack? Do these guys know how to play basketball?!"
"Nice three points! Well done, Mitsui!"
As the basketball went into the net, the audience's exclamations of confusion and the cheers of Xiangbei supporters rang out. Mitsui Shou, who scored the goal, raised his right arm high, squinted his eyes and enjoyed the long-lost cheers that belonged to him.
"Shohoku... this is a gamble with your life!"
Shigong Tianye looked at Mitsui Shou who was starting to defend from a distance and murmured. At the same time, his muscles began to tremble unconsciously, as if his body was completely awakened by Mitsui Shou's goal.
"You guys want to bet on the success rate of long shots, but I will score every goal myself."
"Shohoku, how is it possible to win the game this way!"
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