"Come over here quickly, why are you just cooking right there?"
Wudao had no intention of making a shot to steal the ball. His eyes were fixed on the basketball, and his peripheral vision was paying attention to Sendoh's feet. Seeing that Sendoh was slow to attack, he urged him on.
I don’t know whether it was Wudao’s words that stimulated him or whether Sendoh himself was already preparing to attack, but the next second after Wudao finished speaking, Sendoh’s body moved.
His left foot suddenly crossed in front of his right side, and with the ball in his right hand, he leaned sideways and stuck directly to Wudao's body.
"Want to use force to attack?"
"His strength is evenly matched with mine, so there's no need to be weak."
Wudao instantly made a judgment when facing Sendo's attack, and secretly exerted force while moving sideways to intercept, not avoiding the collision with Sendo's body. However, just when Wudao was ready to meet the impact, Sendo, who was breaking through with the ball, suddenly picked up the basketball with his right hand, turned his body tightly behind Wudao, and instantly broke through from the other side of Wudao.
The previous attack was just a feint by Sendoh, and even the physical contact was just to prevent Sendoh from having enough defensive distance to react and catch up.
"Well done!" Katori Shingo, who was off the field, clenched his fists and secretly shouted "good job" when he saw Sendoh successfully overcome Budo's defense.
On the other side of the court, Anzai Zhengyi saw Sendo's smooth passing move, and his pupils suddenly shrank. It was not that Jinguji Budou's defense was bad, but Sendo's passing was too smooth and sharp. With the two having almost the same physical fitness, it was very difficult to stop Sendo.
After successfully passing Jinguji Budou, Sendoh's advance speed suddenly increased, and he smoothly crossed the three-point line and rushed towards the inside.
However, just when Sendoh was a few steps away from the three-point line, Mitsui Hisashi suddenly appeared in front of Sendoh, with his arms open to intercept Sendoh.
Mitsui's sudden appearance obviously caught Sendoh off guard. The rhythm of his dribbling changed and the speed of his breakthrough suddenly slowed down.
As his momentum weakened, Sendoh simply stopped abruptly, quickly held the ball with both hands, and looked towards the basket.
"Sudden stop jump shot, damn, it's too late!" Mitsui Shou was still some distance away from Sendoh, and his purpose of defending was only to prevent Sendoh from entering the inside. At this moment, seeing Sendoh preparing to shoot, Mitsui Shou had no way to stop him.
Soon, the basketball was lifted above Sendoh's head. Just when Sendoh adjusted his rhythm and was ready to shoot, a big hand suddenly stretched out from behind him and pressed directly on the basketball.
"When?!" Xiandao felt the pressure above his head and was suddenly startled.
At some point, Jinguji Budo, who had been left behind by him, had appeared behind him.
"Snap!" The basketball in Sendo's hand was thrown smoothly, and Sendo who jumped was pressed down by Wudao who suddenly appeared. Sendo who fell from the air could not maintain his body balance, and his hand holding the ball loosened, and the basketball fell to the ground.
Mitsui Shou, who was in front of him, was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He took two steps forward and immediately picked up the basketball and ran straight to the front court.
After landing, Sendoh stumbled, took two steps back, and bumped into Takeshi before stopping. Although his body was stable, it was somewhat unrealistic to chase after Mitsui Shou who was already speeding up.
Mitsui Shou, who successfully grabbed the basketball, rushed to the front court. Although two people from Akizuki High School noticed that the basketball was stolen and quickly returned to defense, under Mitsui Shou's offensive, the two people's defense was useless.
Although the two defensive players of Akizuki Middle School returned to their own baskets to defend early, Mitsui had no intention of forcing a breakthrough on the defensive line. After Mitsui, who was holding the ball and making a fast break alone, came to the half court of Akizuki Middle School, he had no intention of entering the inside and stopped directly at the three-point line.
After adjusting his rhythm, Mitsui took a three-point shot directly, not caring whether his teammates came to the basket to grab the rebound.
He is confident in his shooting percentage.
Sure enough, Mitsui's open shot was completely flawless, and the basketball went directly into the net. At the same time, there was an astonishing cheer in the stadium.
As the scoreboard began to change, the score between the two teams came to 9:10. This was the first time that Takeishi Junior High School took the lead since the start of the game.
“It’s a really beautiful shot.”
"What do you think, jar-head boy?"
Takeshi Jinguji did not participate in the fast break in the frontcourt at all. At this time, he was still standing in his own half, watching Mitsui Shou shoot and score from a distance.
"What's your name?" Sendoh obviously didn't pay attention to the situation in the frontcourt. From the moment the basketball was blocked by Wudao, he didn't move or participate in the defense. Instead, he stared at Wudao with fiery eyes full of fighting spirit.
"Budou, Jinguji Budou." Budou retracted his gaze and replied with a chuckle.
"My name is Sendoh Akira, please stop calling me the pot-cut boy."
"Your defense is very good. Since I entered junior high school, you are the first person who can cover me."
"You are worthy of being defeated by me!"
Xiandao looked stern, and then spoke.
His current appearance is very different from the calm, gentle and strong young man in Wudao's impression. If this face was not somewhat similar to the Sendo in Wudao's impression, Wudao would have thought that the person standing in front of him was the expressionless Rukawa Kaede.
The Xiandao in Wudao's impression was like jade, but the Xiandao standing in front of him now looked a little immature, with sharp edges and corners, not smooth at all.
"This guy is exactly like freshman Rukawa Kaede now, missing the plate!" Wu Dao secretly complained in his heart, but when the words came to his mouth, they were different:
"Really? I should feel honored to be the first one to cover you?"
Wu Dao's tone was a little frivolous, he put his hands on his hips, raised his chin slightly, and looked a little arrogant.
"What do you think? Am I proud enough like this?" Wu Dao posed and teased the young man in front of him with a smile.
"Humph, I've already seen your weakness."
"You won't be able to laugh anymore."
Xiandao snorted, glanced at Wudao's cheek, and then silently ran towards the backcourt.
"weakness?"
"How come I don't know what my weaknesses are?"
Wudao felt a little puzzled. Although the ball was blocked by Sendoh thanks to Mitsui's interference, it was undeniable that Wudao's reaction and action were extremely fast. It was impossible for ordinary people to keep up with Sendoh in that situation.
The speed of martial arts burst out at that moment was already top-notch in the junior high school team.
Wudao was puzzled and trotted towards Xiandao. He did not take Xiandao's words to heart. If he had any weakness, it would be his lack of attacking ability. As for his lack of strength, it was not a weakness in front of Xiandao now.
Outside the stadium, sunlight shines through the windows into the stadium.
The afternoon sun shone on Jinguji Takeshi's body. At some point, a layer of fine sweat had covered Takeshi's skin, which reflected a little light under the sunlight.
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