Jinguji Budo was relieved to see the middle school students regain their fighting spirit and momentum. His original intention was not to attack these middle school students and make them lose hope in basketball.
He just wanted to put pressure on the other side and let these arrogant young people realize the breadth of the world. At the same time, he also hoped that these junior high school students would be able to cooperate with their teammates and form excellent combat effectiveness after realizing their own shortcomings.
The junior high school students regained their momentum, and the goal of martial arts was half achieved.
Xiangbei attacked, and the basketball came to his hands after several passes. Facing Rukawa's defense, Budou received the ball outside the three-point line and shot directly. Budou played more casually in this game, and his shooting choice was also very casual. The speed of the shot was very fast, and he easily avoided Rukawa's block, but there was some deviation in the control of strength.
The basketball hit the edge of the rim and bounced out.
Nango Koichiro, who had regained his fighting spirit, tried hard to block Akagi Takenori's position in an attempt to grab the best rebounding position. However, his strength was far behind that of Akagi Takenori, who was in his sophomore year. He was completely at a disadvantage in the interior, and the position directly below the basketball's landing point was firmly occupied by Akagi Takenori.
As the basketball was falling rapidly and about to fall into the hands of Takenori Akagi, the figure of Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly jumped out from behind Akagi.
Rushing for rebounds.
Sakuragi Hanamichi performed a great show of picking flowers above Akagi Takenori's head, and the basketball was directly caught in Sakuragi's arms. The powerful jumping ability made the Xiangbei players who were watching the game exclaim.
Wu Dao saw that the shot missed and the rebound was lost, but he didn't care. He turned around and jogged back to the court. The junior high school team didn't know how to play fast breaks. Sakuragi Hanamichi was only concerned about his own performance. He should have chosen to attack after getting the rebound.
Therefore, Wudao's pace of returning to defense was not fast. He was confident that with his current position advantage, he was able to return to defense before Sakuragi entered the frontcourt with the ball.
But just as Wudao was thinking this, two figures quickly passed by from both sides of Wudao. Jinguji Wudao looked up and saw Kiyota Nobunaga and Rukawa Kaede running towards the front. At the same time, the two of them turned their heads and looked at the sky while running.
Seeing this scene, Jinguji Takeshi turned around in surprise and looked in the direction of the two people's gaze. A red light flew rapidly over Takeshi's head and quickly flew towards the front.
"Huh?!" Jinguji Takeshi raised his eyebrows. Seeing that Sakuragi was still making the motion of throwing the ball, he looked at the front court with anticipation.
"This kid actually passed the ball?"
"Get back on defense!"
Jinguji Budou saw this scene and didn't know what was going on. He turned around quickly and saw that the basketball had already fallen to the center line and was caught by Rukawa Kaede. Seeing this, Budou's face became serious, and he bent his body slightly and started to accelerate. The powerful explosive power allowed Jinguji Budou to cross the center line in an instant and rush towards Rukawa Kaede.
Rukawa, who received the basketball in the frontcourt, glanced at Kiyota Nobunaga who was walking side by side with him not far away, and after retracting his gaze, he began to accelerate. In just a few seconds, Rukawa crossed the three-point line and approached the free throw line. Then Rukawa received the ball at the free throw line and made a layup after two steps.
"Oh!
! Catch up in the blink of an eye! "
"So fast, worthy of being called martial arts!"
Just as Rukawa was dribbling the ball for a layup, the Xiangbei players who were watching the game exclaimed.
On the court, Rukawa Kaede, who was making a layup, felt his eyes go dark. A huge shadow enveloped Rukawa Kaede, and an arm stretched out from behind him, and a big hand was pressing towards the basketball.
Rukawa Kaede had no intention of looking back. He suddenly pulled the ball back, changed hands, and passed the ball directly behind him along his waist.
"Huh?!" Jinguji Budo, who was chasing Rukawa, was actually prepared for Rukawa's layup. He didn't use all his strength when he jumped, leaving himself room to change his movements in the air. If Rukawa pulled the lever, he would have enough kinetic energy in the air to change the direction of the block.
However, Rukawa Kaede's pass without looking at the person was beyond Budou's expectations. The basketball flew directly past Budou's side and landed accurately in Kiyota Nobunaga's hands.
At this time, Kiyota Nobunaga was standing less than a step outside the paint area and subconsciously caught the basketball flying towards him.
Rukawa's pass was very good, and Kiyota Nobunaga was in a very comfortable position to receive the ball. He only needed to put his hands on his chest to catch the basketball. Kiyota was also quite surprised by Rukawa's pass. After a short pause of one second, Kiyota Nobunaga raised the ball and shot.
However, Jinguji Budou, who was just about to block Rukawa Kaede in the inside, had already landed. He turned his head and looked at Kiyota Nobunaga who was about to raise the ball, and rushed towards Kiyota in one step.
At the moment when Kiyoda Nobunaga shot, Wudao suddenly jumped up on the spot when he was still more than one meter away from Kiyoda Nobunaga, raising his right arm high to block the shot.
"How could it be possible to block it when it's so far away from me?"
"It's just doing nothing..."
Kiyota Nobunaga watched the basketball fly out of his hands, and the confident expression on his face suddenly froze.
“Bang!”
A muffled sound was heard, and a red light flew past his face quickly. The basketball hit the ground with a bang and bounced out of bounds. Kiyota Nobunaga turned his head to look at the flying basketball, and turned his head blankly to look at Jinguji Budo who had fallen back to the ground. He couldn't help but whispered: "No... Impossible!"
"You were more than a meter away from me, and I shot first. How could you block it?!"
Jinguji Budo stood there, his right palm slightly red. Hearing Kiyota Nobunaga's low cry, he raised his head and looked at Kiyota Nobunaga. He clenched his right fist and whispered, "What illusion gave you that I can't cover up?"
"Oh~~ It's really scary! Even if I'm just watching from the side, I still feel horrified!"
"This junior high school student named Kiyota Nobunaga is so pitiful. He thought he had a chance to score in martial arts."
"You're still young! A short guy like Wudao whose reach is close to 370cm tall, you dare to shoot a basketball in front of Wudao?"
“It’s really tragic.”
The players of Xiangbei who were watching the game talked about it for a while, and expressed their sympathy for Kiyota Nobunaga. Mitsui Shou's cheeks twitched slightly when he saw Kiyota Nobunaga standing there in a daze, and he remembered the scene when he played a practice match with Budo.
At that time, he was just like Kiyota Nobunaga today, thinking that Jinguji Budou, who was one meter away, could not pose a threat to his shooting. As a result, when he took a three-point shot, he was directly hit by Budou. Only those who have faced Jinguji Budou head-on can have a personal experience of his bounce.
There were countless ace players in the high school basketball world who had faced off against Jinguji Budou, but only a handful of players could successfully shoot the ball in front of Budou. The ace of Sanno, the guy who was once praised by Akita fans as the best high school student in the country, did not dare to easily try to shoot in front of Jinguji Budou.
Under the basket, Rukawa Kaede saw that Kiyota Nobunaga's shot was blocked out of bounds by Jinguji Budou, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath.
This shot was not Kiyota Nobunaga's fault, his reaction was fast and his shot was quick, but the opponent was too scary and beyond their expectations. No one would have thought that someone could block a jump shot from more than one meter away.
"Ryukawa, you did a great job. Keep it up."
Jinguji Budo didn't look at the dazed Kiyota Nobunaga anymore, but turned around and praised Rukawa Kaede.
Rukawa is quite good at passing the ball without looking at the person. Being able to do this during a layup is beyond the level of a junior high school student. Even among high school students, it is quite outstanding. For Xiangbei, even at this stage, Rukawa is still an excellent force and can add a lot of help to Xiangbei's road to winning the championship.
At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was able to pick the flower on top of Takenori Akagi's head, was also quite outstanding. If he is trained well, he will definitely be stronger than Akagi.
As for Kiyota, he is a little immature now. His personal characteristics are not enough for him to take on the task of attacking the front line. As for the back line, his ball control ability also needs to be improved. He is a player with potential, but not a combat-ready player.
Although Ichiro Katsume didn't play many games, he has a steady playing style, good athletic ability, and shooting ability. He is expected to replace Miyagi as the starter, but he is a little weak in physical confrontation and needs more practice.
Koichiro Nango is a weakened version of Akagi. He has mediocre strength, shooting, footwork, and his height is not top-notch. He is more than capable of being a blue-collar worker in the Shohoku team, but he is not good enough to be a core position.
Overall, these five junior high school students each have their own characteristics. They are definitely reinforcements for Xiangbei, but their shortcomings are also obvious. They can still be improved before entering high school.
The middle school students served the ball out of bounds, and this time, they finally stopped fighting alone. They all realized that the opponent in front of them could not be dealt with by fighting alone.
The basketball was sent out of bounds, and after receiving it, Kiyota Nobunaga quickly passed it back to Katsumi Ichiro, and at the same time, he also made a pick-and-roll for Katsumi Ichiro. Katsumi Ichiro, who got the gap, paid close attention to the position of Budo, took two steps towards the top of the arc with the ball, and quickly shot a three-pointer before Xiangbei could make up for the defense.
His shooting posture is very good, and from him, Wudao can vaguely see the shadow of Mitsui Shou in the past. However, the current Mitsui Shou has completely changed his shooting to a flip shot. In order to pursue the ultimate shooting speed, Mitsui Shou has completely abandoned the two-stage shooting.
Ichiro Katsume's three-point shot went into the net, giving the junior high school team three points.
In the next few rounds, the junior high school students performed well, and the cooperation between the outside players gradually became tacit. Sakuragi Hanamichi consciously exchanged positions with Rukawa Kaede, snatching the rebound from Akagi. Sakuragi tasted the sweetness and wanted to replicate his own operation.
However, when Wudao and Akagi focused their attention on him, this kid completely lost his motivation in the fight for rebounds.
On the contrary, the three outside players, Rukawa, Katsumi Ichiro and Kiyota Nobunaga, became more and more relaxed as the game went on. The outside defenders of Xiangbei were Miyagi, Kogure Konobu and Kadota Satoru. Although Miyagi was good at fighting and had a fast speed, he was still a little short. As for Kadota and Kogure, their lateral movement speed could not keep up with Rukawa and the others.
Rukawa started shooting mid-range shots, Katsume Ichiro started shooting three-pointers, and Kiyota Nobunaga also found his position in the team. He would cut into the paint from time to time to attract Akagi's attention and disrupt Shohoku's defensive formation. Sometimes he would also try to grab rebounds. It's amazing that this guy, who was only over 1.7 meters tall, actually managed to grab a few rebounds with his exaggerated bounce.
Unlike the junior high school team that was fully open, Jinguji Budou began to disappear on the offensive end after leading a few rounds of offense. Most of the time, he acted as a defensive gate and grabbed rebounds. When the basketball was given to him, he passed it to Akagi or other open players.
Budo gave more ball-holding opportunities to Akagi, Miyagi and others, letting them try to attack.
After all, it was just a practice match. While Wudao hoped that the junior high school students would grow, he also hoped that Akagi and the others could be pushed by the pressure brought by these junior high school students. If Xiangbei High School wanted to win the championship, it would not be easy to rely on his personal ability, and it was not safe.
As the game progressed, the scoreboards of the two teams kept changing, but they basically maintained a delicate balance. The junior high school students were always 3 to 7 points behind Xiangbei, and no matter how hard the junior high school students tried, they could not catch up with this score difference.
However, this small difference in points gave the junior high school students hope of victory, and they kept working hard for it. The other members of Xiangbei also worked hard to maintain this slight advantage, not wanting to lose to these junior high school students.
As the game progressed, Jinguji Budou's presence was both thin and dazzling. This contradictory situation did appear in Budou. The thin presence was Budou's inaction on the offensive end, and the so-called dazzling was that the junior high school students would subconsciously pay attention to Budou's position when attacking.
"This guy Wu Dao is really scary!"
"He actually controls the scores of the two teams. When the junior high school team is about to surpass him, he will step out to widen the gap. When the gap is slightly widened, he will disappear and let Akagi and the others play freely."
"If we don't count Jinguji Budou, our Xiangbei players may not be able to gain any advantage over these junior high school students."
"Tsunoda and Murasaki are not as capable as these junior high school students, but this guy, Budou, is able to accurately control the points in such a situation. He is really a scary guy."
The practice match lasted for more than 30 minutes, with a 15-minute break. The score between the two teams was 63:59, with Xiangbei leading by 4 points, and the ball was in the hands of the junior high school students.
After playing for such a long time, Mitsui Shou also saw through some of Jinguji Budou's actions. If Jinguji Budou played at his full strength, defeating the junior high school team would be a matter of fighting. However, Jinguji Budou maintained this score, making the players of the two teams compete fiercely.
Coach Anxi on the sidelines could see all this, of course. He was very satisfied with Wu Dao's performance, and he just wanted these players to compete in a healthy way. However, the spectators can see clearly, while the players on the court are making their own efforts in the hope of winning in the end.
They probably couldn't imagine that the situation of the game was actually running according to the will of Jinguji Budo.
Among the players, the first one to become aware of the situation was Rukawa Kaede. He found that no matter how he scored, he could not narrow the score gap. After another successful attack, his personal score reached 28 points.
Rukawa turned his head and saw that the score between the two teams was 63:62. Seeing that the score was about to surpass Xiangbei, he felt a little hopeful.
When I turned around, I saw that the person who was holding the ball and advancing on the Xiangbei side had changed from Miyagi Ryouta to Jinguji Budou.
"It's... this... bastard!" Looking at Jinguji Takeshi who was advancing with the ball and smiling, Rukawa was shocked and cursed in disbelief. He felt the hairs on his body stand on end and felt a deep fear from Jinguji Takeshi.
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