Sendoh quickly adjusted his mentality when he stepped onto the free throw line. For him, challenging Jinguji Budo was something he had been looking forward to for a long time, and in his heart he had actually already prepared himself for failure.
Therefore, when the blow really came, Sendoh did not act as if it was difficult to accept.
However, Jinguji Budou's block did cause a violent impact on his body. Sendoh could clearly feel a slight pain in his body when shooting free throws, resulting in his originally quite stable free throws being 0 in two.
"Xian Dao, are you okay?"
"Are you really not injured?"
When Kenji Fujima saw that Sendoh missed both free throws, he ran to Sendoh when returning to defense and asked with concern.
"No, I just had some impact, but it will be fine soon."
Sendoh moved his shoulders and neck as he spoke. He was very familiar with his own condition. Although he was in a mess when he was knocked to the ground by Jinguji Budou, and his landing looked very fierce, he had a reporter friend who acted as a cushion, so he did not suffer any harm at all.
"Fujima, don't worry about him. If this guy says he's fine, he really is fine."
"Speaking of which, Sendoh, how does it feel to face Jinguji Budou head-on?"
"Would you like me to give you a few more balls and try again?"
Shigong Tianye passed by Sendoh on the way back to defense and suddenly asked Sendoh.
In Ryonan High School, Shinomiya Tano is indeed the undisputed ace, but apart from him, both Sendoh and Fujima are top masters, and even looking at the whole country, they are also top-notch strong players.
Sendoh is a very proud person, and Shinomiya Tano is well aware of this. He never suppresses his teammates' desire to perform in the team. The situation on the field is still under his control. If Sendoh hopes to get some ball possession and get back the ground from Jinguji Budou at this time, Shinomiya Tano will absolutely support him.
"No need. I can't get past him now. Even if I can score the ball, it will be a struggle."
"There's no need to waste precious opportunities to make a move."
After listening to Shigong Tianye's words, Sendoh shook his head and refused. Shigong Tianye and Fujima Kenji were both surprised by Sendoh's reaction. After suffering such a big loss at the hands of Jinguji Budou, Sendoh actually gave up like this? This was different from the proud young man they had in mind.
Moreover, they are all of the same age, and they believe that if they had suffered such a big loss, they would never let it go.
"You're just giving up? Although Jinguji Budo is indeed very strong, you're not weak either. How can you just give up like that?"
"Why don't you continue to challenge Jinguji martial arts and your own limits?"
"You can't do this. You have no fighting spirit! You must have the will to never give up!"
Shimonoya asked with some confusion. In his opinion, it was a rare opportunity to be able to play against a player like Jinguji Takeshi. Now the situation on the field allowed Sendoh to be willful, and he and Fujima both supported it. The other Ryonan players would not say anything, and even Coach Takeka would definitely not object at this time.
He couldn't understand why Xiandao gave up so easily.
If the same thing happened to him, he would definitely not be able to tolerate it.
"Never give up... That sounds really awesome."
"But I'm not you. I can't do that, and my abilities don't allow it."
"In my opinion, admitting defeat is the correct way to accept myself. I have seen the broader side of the world, and I remain humble about it."
"Of course, admitting defeat today doesn't mean I will admit defeat forever. I have personally measured the gap between me and him. One day, I will defeat him myself."
"It's just not today!"
It was rare for Sendoh to say so much. After hearing this, Shimoya Tano didn't say much. He smiled and patted Sendoh on the shoulder, then took his position outside the three-point line in his own half.
Sendoh is a unique player. When he first entered Ryonan High School, he showed his potential, but soon, he restrained it. Usually, Sendoh is a lazy and gentle person. Usually, he does not show a strong desire to win like Shinomiya Tano.
The immortal way always gives people the feeling of being free and lazy.
But those who are familiar with the way of immortals know that the pride of the way of immortals is in their bones.
"Xian Dao, I will help you find it back!"
Shinomiya Tano looked at Jinguji Takeshi who was running towards the frontcourt, and thought to himself that when Takeshi approached the three-point line, Shinomiya Tano would immediately stick to him. This time, his defense was very different from the previous ones. This time, he started to play close defense.
"Hmm?" This was not the first time that Jinguji Takeshi and Shinomiya Tano had faced off against each other. He was the one who could most clearly feel the sudden increase in the opponent's defensive intensity.
The distance between the two players was less than 10cm, and at this distance, even the ball was full of risks of being intercepted.
"This guy has started to defend with all his strength. Does he not intend to save his strength? Or does he think he can maintain this kind of defense for 20 minutes?"
Different from positional defense, which is a way of waiting for the opponent to tire out, close defense is very physically demanding. Normally, this defensive method will only be used when the team is in a crucial moment of victory, or it will be used by the team's specially trained defensive pioneers who are on the field for a short period of time.
It is far from the time for the two teams to decide the winner, and Shimotsuna is obviously not the kind of tool man. He also has to take on the offensive task. If he fights so hard on the defensive end, how can he have the energy to attack
It is absolutely impossible for an average person to play for 20 minutes with such defense while taking into account offense at the same time.
Although Jinguji Budo was somewhat surprised, he did not dare to stand still. Xiangbei High School's attack was completely centered around him. Once he stood still, Xiangbei's attack would be in big trouble.
Facing the defense of Shigong Tianye, Jinguji Budou could only rely on running to create opportunities for himself to get the ball. Unlike those ordinary defenders, Shigong Tianye was as fast, strong, and physically fit as Jinguji Budou. Simply running straight or in an arc could not create a comfortable enough space to catch the ball.
If Budou faces a player like Ryouta Miyagi, no matter how closely Miyagi defends, relying on his weight and height, Budou can easily catch the ball even if he stands still. However, facing Shinomiya Tano, it is impossible.
Therefore, when running without the ball, Budo added a lot of quick stops and starts and counter-running movements, and finally succeeded in gaining a distance of more than one meter. However, he had a chance to receive the ball, but Miyagi Ryouta, who was in control of the ball, was forced to stop by Fujima Kenji because he held the ball for too long.
For a post-Future player, stopping the ball means risk. When Budou got the first opportunity, Miyagi did not have the chance to pass the ball.
The chance to pass the ball was fleeting. Miyagi, who failed to pass the ball in the first place, had no chance to pass the ball to Budou because Shinomiya Tano's defense once again stuck to Budou.
Wu Dao had no choice but to run towards Miyagi quickly, go around behind Miyagi, and take the basketball from Miyagi Ryouta's hand.
Although the basketball was in Wudao's hands, he received the ball more than 2 meters outside the three-point center at the top of the arc.
In terms of ball-handling offense, this position is really too bad, and it is too far from the basket.
As soon as the basketball was in play, Shinomiya Tano's pressure was immediately in place. Jinguji Budou could only press against Shinomiya Tano with his back, maintaining his dribbling space in this way, and then quickly turned around and rushed forward.
He was far away from the basket, and Kenji Fujima was also very close. When Takeshi turned around and broke through, not only did Shimono use his body to exert pressure at the first moment, but Kenji Fujima also quickly surrounded him, leaving Takeshi no chance to break through.
After seeing this scene, Wudao did not choose to continue to force the attack. Wudao was still afraid of Fujima's stealing the ball, and the position where he received the ball was too far, so even a pull-up shot was not possible. In this position, even if he made a fake move, Shinomiya Tano would not be fooled.
While moving, Takeshi Jinguji made a back pass and sent the ball to Miyagi on the side before Fujima could grab the ball.
Miyagi received the ball and stepped on the three-point line, with a wide open space.
After a brief hesitation, Miyagi raised the ball and threw it out.
Three-point shots are not Miyagi Ryouta's forte. Although his shot looks very accurate, his control of strength is really poor. The basketball hit the edge of the basket, bounced back for a certain height, and then began to fall.
At this time, under the basket of Ryonan High School, in addition to Jun Uozumi, Hanagata and Sendoh had also entered the basket and instantly formed a siege on Akagi.
If Takenori Akagi only dealt with one Yuzumi, he would still have a chance to grab the frontcourt rebound, but facing the siege of three tall players from Ryonan, Akagi was squeezed so hard that he couldn't even make a jump shot.
Yu Zhuchun easily caught the basketball in his arms.
"well done!"
"Start fighting back!"
Coach Tanaoka, who was off the court, cheered when he saw this scene. He was very satisfied with the players' performance. Uozumi, Hanagata, and Sendoh all had excellent rim protection abilities. In Coach Tanaoka's vision, Uozumi, who had three fouls, would definitely be able to protect Ryonan's basket under the cover of Sendoh and Hanagata.
And Shinomiya Tano, who defended with all his might, could definitely greatly suppress Jinguji Budo's offensive efficiency.
"Back to defense!" Miyagi shouted as he started running back. However, Yuzumi, who grabbed the rebound, had no intention of stabilizing himself. He looked at Fujima who was running towards the front court and quickly threw the ball out.
All three players of Ryonan were under the basket. After getting such a frontcourt rebound, Yuzumi actually planned to make a fast break!
"It's actually a quick attack? A quick attack involving only Fujima and Shinomiya Tano?"
Takeshi Jinguji watched the basketball fly towards the front court and immediately followed Shimono Tanaka. He originally thought that Shimono Tanaka would go full speed ahead, but strangely, Shimono Tanaka, who was running in front, seemed to have no intention of participating in the fast break at all. Instead, after noticing Takeshi's pursuit, he deliberately got in the way of Takeshi's movement to prevent him from speeding up.
"This guy!" Wudao was caught off guard by Shigong Tianye, and his speed suddenly slowed down. At the same time, Fujima Kenji also picked up the falling basketball in the front court, without paying any attention to Miyagi Ryouta's return defense, and quickly rushed to the basket, and scored a layup against Miyagi's defense.
It was a beautiful defensive counterattack, and the entire attack lasted only 6 seconds.
By the time Wu Daoshan ran to the basket, the basketball had already rolled out of the baseline.
"That guy Shinomiya Tano has changed his offensive style a lot."
"If it was him before, he would definitely join the fast break immediately, then ask his teammates for the ball and finish with his own personal ability."
"But now, this guy actually knows how to create offensive opportunities for his teammates!"
Jinguji Takeshi did not look at Fujima who scored the goal. Instead, he turned his head to look at Shinomiya Tano who had already started to return to the field. That guy just delayed his speed for a while, and after confirming that Takeshi could not catch up with Fujima, he did not continue to run forward.
In junior high school, Shinomiya Tano was like a lone tiger. Although he was ferocious, martial arts could still suppress him with the help of the team.
But now Sigong Tianye has gathered a group of fierce tigers to form a ferocious tiger group. When these fierce tigers surround him, the strength of Sigong Tianye, the tiger king, has also made a qualitative leap.
This leap is not reflected in aspects such as jumping and strength, but a leap in awareness and strategy.
"Miyagi, find a way to get the ball into Xiaosan's hands."
Wu Dao picked up the basketball on the ground, walked to the baseline and passed the ball. When passing by Miyagi, he gave Miyagi some instructions.
Shimono's defense without regard for physical strength made it difficult for him to have good opportunities. Now Shohoku needs to change direction. Although there is no support from Wudao's breakthrough, Wudao firmly believes that Mitsui Shou has the ability to break through Sendoh's defense and lead Shohoku out of the predicament.
When Xiangbei was attacking, Miyagi Ryouta dribbled the ball into the frontcourt but did not pass it immediately. Instead, he observed the matchup situation on Budo's side.
The situation over there made Miyagi understand the meaning of what Wu Dao had just said.
Shinomiya Tano was like a piece of taffy, sticking tightly to Wudao. No matter how Wudao moved, he couldn't get rid of her completely. Wudao even tried to get into the inside and use Akagi's pick-and-roll to get rid of Shinomiya Tano.
But Yuzumi Jun was obviously much smarter. When Takeshi passed through the inner line, Yuzumi would subtly block Takeshi's position, which made it impossible for Takeshi to maintain his speed. After a short distance, he would be quickly caught up.
Under the defense of Shinomiya Tano, Wudao was not completely unable to create any open space. The sad thing was that even if Wudao could create some open space for a short period of time, Miyagi had no way to pass the ball in the first place.
In front of Fujima, Miyagi simply couldn't pass the ball whenever he wanted.
Rather than saying that Budou was blocked by Shinomiya Tano, it would be more accurate to say that it was Miyagi's weakness against Fujima that caused the delay in Shohoku's attack.
Mitsui Hisashi obviously also noticed something was wrong, and immediately pulled up from the baseline and ran towards Miyagi to receive the ball. His improved position also expanded Sendoh's range of movement. From the situation, it seemed that the defensive pressure faced by Shohoku had increased again.
"Pass it quickly!" Mitsui Shou did not choose to help Wudao with off-ball screen. Instead, he quickly came to Miyagi and passed the ball to him.
Then, with the 30-second whistle blowing, he took a three-point shot from more than one meter away from the three-point line.
Although Sendoh arrived in time to defend, he was unable to block the shot and could only watch the basketball fly towards the basket.
"Ding~" Instead of the expected hollow net, the basketball crashed out of the basket with a slight sound. Under the basket, Hanagata and Uozumi held Akagi tightly on the left and right. Akagi, who was oppressed, had no way to jump immediately and watched Hanagata grab the rebound from in front of him.
The next second, the basketball flew away, Sendoh and Fujima quickly broke through, but Shinomiya Tano chose to block Takeshi's pursuit at the first moment, but due to the delay of less than a second, Takeshi was unable to speed up and could only watch Sendoh and Fujima go away.
In a two-on-one situation in the frontcourt, Sendoh had no scruples at all when facing Miyagi's return defense, and directly dunked over Miyagi.
Amid the cheers of the audience, Sendoh, who scored a slam dunk over Miyagi, breathed a sigh of relief. His mood became extremely cheerful, and even his steps seemed much more joyful.
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