"snort!"
"Come on, Shinichi Maki."
After successfully receiving the jump ball, Zhu Xingda immediately noticed Maki Shinichi approaching. Facing Maki Shinichi's defense, Zhu Xingda was not afraid at all. He quickly lowered his center of gravity and accelerated as he landed the ball. When he just reached the midline, Maki Shinichi had already arrived in front of him, blocking Zhu Xingda's way.
Facing Maki Shinichi's defense, Zhu Xingdai quickly changed direction with the ball, and in the process of moving, his body inevitably hit Maki Shinichi.
Although Maki Shinichi's physique is much better than Moroboshi Dai, he actually has a considerable advantage when he hits Maki Shinichi because of the impact brought by his speed. Although he slowed down a bit, he still successfully crossed Maki Shinichi's defense line.
Maki Shinichi, who was passed by Moroboshi Dai, did not change his expression. He quickly adjusted his position and caught up with Moroboshi Dai, but at this time, Maki Shinichi was already behind Moroboshi Dai. After entering the frontcourt, Moroboshi Dai did not slow down and quickly broke through the three-point line before Kanagawa Prefecture's defense was set.
Daiki Maekawa and Kazuma Takasago in the inside said that they wanted to provide reinforcements, but as the two inside players from Aichi Prefecture moved towards the inside in coordination, the two did not dare to leave the inside empty and could only stand under the basket waiting for Daisuke Moroboshi to arrive.
However, Zhu Xingdai obviously had no intention of attacking the inside line. When he was about three meters away from the basket, he quickly stopped and shot a jump shot.
But at the moment when Zhu Xingda shot the ball, a figure quickly flew out from his side and raised his hand to hit the basketball. Zhu Xingda looked at the figure that suddenly appeared in front of him, and his eyes shrank and his mouth opened slightly.
"Maki Shinichi!"
Zhu Xingda exclaimed, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, but fortunately, his shooting speed was still fast. Although Maki Shinichi, who jumped out from the side, had a good grasp of the timing, he still failed to block the basketball.
Under the gaze of everyone, the basketball crossed half court and hit the backboard straight into the net.
"Ohh! How did he score so quickly?! Who is this No. 4 from Aichi Prefecture?"
As the ball went into the net, the audience from Kanagawa Prefecture in the stands exclaimed in surprise. These local audiences had never expected that Aichi Prefecture would score first, and that it looked so easy and effortless.
"Hehe! What are you talking about? The one you, Kanagawa Prefecture, need to face is Moroboshi, who is known as the Star of Aichi!"
"How could such a nameless scumbag possibly stop Zhu Xingdai?"
Among the spectators watching the game today, there were many loyal fans who came from Aichi Prefecture. When they heard someone expressing surprise at Daisuke Moroboshi's score, they immediately spoke up to defend Daisuke Moroboshi.
However, the words of the Aichi fans aroused the anger of the surrounding Kanagawa fans. Instead of refuting the Aichi fans, they stood up and shouted at the players on the field:
"Hey! Team members from Kanagawa Prefecture, cheer up! Don't let the people from Aichi Prefecture break through so easily, you bastards!"
The fans flicked their tongues and cursed, venting their anger on the players on the field. Their emotions also infected the surrounding audience, and the stands suddenly became lively, with a crowd of people cursing, cheering, and encouraging, and the voices were noisy.
On the field, the players from Kanagawa Prefecture who participated in the competition were all battle-hardened players. They were not affected by the emotions of the audience and maintained their own pace.
After the transition from offense to defense, Kanagawa Prefecture kicked off.
Kazuma Takasago served the ball from the backcourt and passed it to Shinichi Maki. Aichi Prefecture retreated quickly and took up defense early. Therefore, Shinichi Maki was not in a hurry to enter the frontcourt. He held the ball at the back of the team and slowly advanced to the frontcourt.
Aichi Prefecture used a zone defense, with only two people standing in the interior and the rest of the players scattered around the three-point line. The defensive range was quite large, but the defense in the middle position was relatively weak.
As Mitsui and Fujima entered the front court, Aichi Prefecture's defense in the middle area became weaker. Maki Shinichi saw through Aichi Prefecture's defensive flaws the moment he entered the front court with the ball. Mitsui and Fujima moved towards the baselines on both sides after entering the front court.
Aichi Prefecture had obviously done some research on the players of Kanagawa Prefecture before the game. With the movement of Mitsui Hisashi and Fujima, the two defensive players of Aichi Prefecture in the high position were also forced to move to the bottom line on both sides to fill in the positions.
When Maki Shinji at the top of the arc saw Aichi Prefecture's defensive changes, he didn't hesitate any more and quickly started a breakthrough, his body suddenly sticking to Moroboshi Dai.
Zhu Xingda's physical fitness is not as good as Maki Shinichi's, and he was in a defensive posture at this time. Under Maki Shinichi's breakthrough with momentum, Zhu Xingda lost his position in an instant, staggered, and took two steps back before he stabilized his body.
The referee did not blow the whistle.
Without slowing down, Maki Shinichi quickly cut into the basket and made a reverse layup against two inside players from Aichi Prefecture, easily avoiding the defense and putting the ball into the basket.
"What?!"
After Maki Shinichi broke through, he easily scored the ball despite the defensive pressure in the paint, which really shocked everyone. Most people in Aichi Prefecture did not understand Maki Shinichi's technical characteristics, and they all gasped when they saw this scene. Even the coach of Aichi Prefecture off the court had a serious expression and opened his mouth slightly.
"Well done! Beautiful shot!"
"Immediately returned the favor, well done!"
Shinichi Maki's goal aroused the enthusiasm of the audience, and there was cheers in the stands.
"Amu's breakthrough speed is really fast! His physical fitness is also quite good, and his playing style is very similar to yours."
On the sidelines, Jinguji Budo saw Maki Shinichi's attack, touched his chin and said to Shigong Tianye beside him. Maki's technical characteristics are very similar to Shigong Tianye. Both of them are good at physical fitness, and they like to use their bodies to create some advantages when breaking through.
“It’s different.”
"If it were me, I would have dunked the ball."
Shinomiya Tano shook his head and said in a Versailles manner.
The difference between Maki Shinichi and him, besides the mid-range shooting ability, is the absolute physical talent. In this regard, not to mention that Maki Shinichi cannot compare with Shigong Tianye, looking at the entire high school basketball world, it is difficult to find someone with the physical fitness of Shigong Tianye.
Putting aside supermodel players like Shinomiya Tano and Jinguji Budou, the sophomore Maki Shinichi has actually begun to show his kingly manner. If he can make up for his shortcomings in shooting and develop an unstoppable offensive skill, his ability will be enough to compete with Sanno Industrial's Sawakita Eiji.
"He has great potential and is very capable! This kid Maki Shinichi is really talented!"
"A guy like this actually exists in Hainan... Damn it!"
Coach Takeo stared at Shinichi Maki on the field. Although he really wanted to pick up a hoe and dig Shinichi Maki back to his own Ryonan High School, he also knew that such a thing was impossible and could only sigh in his heart that it was a pity.
On the court, offense and defense switch.
The people of Aichi Prefecture were not shaken by Maki Shinichi's score. The personal ability displayed by Maki Shinichi in this attack was indeed quite outstanding, but the players from Aichi Prefecture had also seen many storms. They had seen players stronger than Maki Shinichi and would not lose confidence because of this goal.
Maki Shinichi had suffered losses from being too aggressive before, so after scoring, he obediently returned to the court with his teammates to defend, and took position at the top of the arc in his own half, waiting for the opponent to arrive.
The one who controlled the ball on the Aichi Prefecture side was still Dai Moroboshi. Unlike Kanagawa Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture's advancement speed was quite fast. In just a few seconds, all the players of Aichi Prefecture entered the frontcourt. Even the young man with a buzz cut who played center in Aichi Prefecture had crossed the three-point line and was cutting towards the inside in just these few seconds.
He was very fast, but no one in Kanagawa Prefecture paid enough attention to him. Almost everyone's attention was focused on the Aichi star who was controlling the ball.
"Why are you staring at me so closely?" When Moroboshi Dai entered the frontcourt, he naturally noticed the gazes of everyone in Kanagawa Prefecture. He chuckled softly and looked at his teammates near the three-point line on the side, but threw the ball towards the inside in his hand.
Use visual guidance to pass the ball without looking at the person.
Moroboshi Dai deceived Maki Shinichi and successfully passed the ball to the young man with a crew cut who had entered the paint area at this time. The latter held the ball high, with his back close to Takasago Kazuma, and suddenly turned around to break through. In the blink of an eye, he actually shook off Takasago Kazuma and rushed to the basket. Then he jumped up and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
The center from Aichi Prefecture, the young man with a crew cut and wearing the No. 6 jersey, made a series of movements very smoothly, and his speed was much faster than Kazuma Takasago, which did not seem like a speed that a center could possess at all.
Although the basketball went into the net, the Aichi Prefecture fans who had been holding back for a while in the stands suddenly burst into amazing cheers.
Slam dunks are always the most exciting way to score, and they are rare in high school games. It can be said that slam dunks are a "proof of a strong team." If a team does not have a player who can slam dunk, then this team cannot be called a strong team.
"That center forward from Aichi Prefecture.....what a swift move!"
Off the court, Jun Uozumi, who is also a center, was also surprised after seeing the attack of the center from Aichi Prefecture.
"That center is from Aiwa College."
"Aichi Prefecture... or Aiwa Academy, their best skill is the quick and agile style of play."
“Their center was also selected to suit their style of play.”
"Although he is not very strong, he can often perform unexpectedly when facing a traditional center."
Coach Takeo had obviously investigated the Aichi Prefecture team before the game. After hearing what Yuzumi said, he told the players about the characteristics of the Aichi Prefecture team.
"It sounds impressive, but coach, if a guy like this meets a traditional inside player with explosive physical fitness, won't he be completely defeated?"
"Although Takasago's height and strength are pretty good, he's not the best at the center position. For example, Uozumi can suppress Takasago in terms of both height and strength."
"Although a center like Aichi is agile, he is definitely not as good as a traditional center like Yuzumi in grabbing rebounds. Moreover, if Yuzumi goes to attack, he can easily overpower the opponent by playing with his back."
"Is this kind of center useful?"
"Don't even mention that the fish is caught. I feel that Hua Xing can force him to eat by force if he goes up."
Shinomiya Tano heard what Coach Tanaoka said, holding his hands behind his head and said indifferently. He was not optimistic about the center with this kind of technical characteristics. Even a gentleman like Hanagata who wears glasses is stronger than the opponent. With his experience, Hanagata may be better at confrontation than the center from Aichi Prefecture.
"Haha, you're right."
"But for Takasago, this is a big test."
Coach Tanaoka nodded, agreeing with Shinomiya Tano's opinion. However, Jinguji Budou was thinking about something else at this time, and muttered inexplicably: "The homeless version of Bunbanyama."
His voice was so low that no one except himself could hear it clearly in such a noisy environment.
While everyone was chatting off the court, Maki Shinichi had already entered the front court with the ball. Kanagawa Prefecture's attack was still the same as before, with Mitsui Hisashi and Fujima Kenji sinking to the baseline on both sides, the mid-range position became empty again.
Maki Shinichi also planned to repeat the same trick. After two simple dribbles, he quickly made a front-body change of direction. He didn't care whether the change of direction fooled Zhu Xingda or not. After completing the move, Maki Shinichi directly started the breakthrough. Zhu Xingda, who was experienced, obviously would not be fooled by Maki Shinichi's perfunctory front-body change of direction.
He turned his body sideways and easily followed Maki Shinichi. This time, Zhuboshi University was well behaved and did not move forward too much when defending. Instead, he followed closely beside Maki Shinichi, avoiding physical confrontation while raising one hand to block Maki Shinichi's sight.
In this way, Maki Shinichi chased after Moroboshi Dai's defense and moved to the middle distance. At this moment, the player who was originally defending Mitsui Shou suddenly gave up the defense of Mitsui Shou, and suddenly jumped out from the side of Maki Shinichi, and in an instant formed a double team with Moroboshi Dai.
This sudden scene startled everyone. Aichi Prefecture's cooperation was quite tacit. At this moment, Maki Shinichi had been forced into a desperate situation.
"Well done! Steal him!"
Coach Aichi, who was standing off the field, pumped his fist excitedly.
On the other side, Kanagawa Prefecture's substitute players were also worried.
When Dai Moroboshi, who was following closely behind Shinichi Maki, saw his teammates approaching, a smile immediately appeared on his face. But just as he was about to join forces with his teammates to steal the ball, he actually saw a smile on Shinichi Maki's face as well.
"This guy, what is he laughing at in this situation?!"
Such doubts did not stay in Zhu Xingda's mind for too long. At the moment when he and his teammates completed the double-team, Maki Shenyi jumped lightly while moving forward. At the same time, the basketball slammed into the ground under his crotch.
The basketball bounced back and instantly passed through the Aichi players who were double-teaming it, and flew towards Mitsui Hisashi outside the three-point line.
"What?!"
"How is this possible?"
Dai Moroboshi and his teammates who were helping to defend were all shocked and watched the basketball fly towards Mitsui Hisashi.
Maki Shinichi's pass was very powerful, and the ball bounced a little high. Mitsui Shou tried hard to jump up and barely caught the basketball. However, there was no one in front of him at this time. Even though he took some effort to catch the ball, the people from Aichi Prefecture still couldn't come back to defend.
After Mitsui Shou landed, he didn't even adjust his posture, he just raised his hand, stuck to the three-point line, and shot. When the basketball was shot, Mitsui Shou didn't even look at it, he turned around and started to defend.
It was not until he took a few steps that he heard a crisp "swish" sound behind him.
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