Sendoh's sudden appearance was something that Zebei Rongji had not anticipated at first. He had clearly passed through Sendoh, but the opponent was still able to catch up with him. He had encountered players with this speed before, but the previous Sendoh was obviously not one of them.
"This guy... has made great progress in just a few months!"
Zebei Rongzhi looked at Sendoh deeply, said nothing, turned around and started to defend, but in his heart, his vigilance towards Sendoh had increased exponentially.
Akita Prefecture's retreat speed was very fast.
Akagi had just received the basketball and had not yet passed it to Maki Shinichi, but Kazunari Fukatsu and Minoru Matsumoto on the outside had already crossed the center line. By the time Maki Shinichi went inside to meet Akagi and got the basketball, the five players from Akita Prefecture had already crossed the center line, and some of them had even returned to their own half of the court to defend.
"Akita Prefecture's defense is so fast!"
"No chance for a fast break!"
Off the court, Kenji Fujima couldn't help but sigh as he watched the players from Akita Prefecture returning to defense, saying it was a pity.
“When playing against a strong team like this, there aren’t often many opportunities for fast breaks.”
"With steals and blocks near the basket, there won't be any chance for a fast break."
"However, for the Kanagawa Prefecture team currently on the field, fast break is not the best solution."
Shigong Tianye heard the regret in Fujima's tone and said while concentrating on the field. Coach Tiangang beside him also nodded with a smile and took this opportunity to remind the players:
"When playing basketball, you must develop a corresponding tactical system based on the characteristics of the players. Going fast blindly is not the right way."
"Akagi is a traditional center. Although he moves fast, he can't perfectly fit into the fast break system."
"The Xiangbei players should be very clear about this."
"Shohoku's fast break is often centered around Jinguji Budo and Mitsui Hisashi. To put it bluntly, Shohoku has too few attacking points, so they suffer in positional battles."
"But now there are three players on the field who can hold the ball. Whether it is Maki Shinichi, Sendoh or Mitsui Shou, they all have the ability to hold the ball and attack."
“Hanagata also has good mid-range shooting ability.”
"In this situation, we will have more offensive possibilities if we fight a positional battle."
While Coach Tanaoka was talking to the players, the players of the Kanagawa Prefecture team had already pressed forward. After Maki Shinichi entered the front court with the ball, he did not launch a tentative attack, but instead quickly passed the ball to Mitsui Shou and quickly cut inside.
After receiving the ball, Mitsui Shou did not intend to play a singles game. The basketball stayed in his hands for less than a second, and he passed the ball directly to Sendoh who had just run to the top of the arc. At the same time, Maki Shinichi, who cut inside, knew that he could not receive the ball and attack in the interior, so he changed direction and used the inside flower-shaped off-ball pick-and-roll to go to the bottom corner of the court, where there was an open space.
As soon as Maki Shinichi moved to the corner position, Sendoh at the top of the arc pretended to break through and passed the ball to Maki Shinichi.
When Maki Shinichi got the ball, the chasing Fukatsu Kazunari was still about two meters away from him. Maki Shinichi, who was at the three-point line, raised the ball with both hands, and Fukatsu Kazunari, who was far away, jumped up and rushed over.
The distance between the two of them was too far. If Kazunari Fukatsu was not more active, Shinichi Maki would be left with an open shot.
However, Fukatsu's action was obviously within Maki Shinichi's expectations. Maki Shinichi deceived Fukatsu and suddenly broke through with the ball, and made a quick stop jump shot from the mid-range position.
Shinichi Maki had practiced mid-range shooting specifically during the training camp before the Autumn National Sports Games. Coach Tanoka's coaching philosophy is very clear. For a guard, ball control is the basis, but shooting is also necessary. You can do without it, but when the opportunity arises, you cannot miss it.
Maki Shinichi, who has always relied on his physical strength and strong attacks, has made significant progress in shooting after this period of special training.
“Swish!”
With a crisp sound of the net, the basketball went into the net.
"Beautiful! Amu!"
The people from Kanagawa Prefecture began to return to defense. Sendoh and Mitsui Hisashi high-fived Maki Shinichi in succession to celebrate. They, Kanagawa Prefecture, were the first to score points, which made everyone very happy.
"asshole!"
"Zebei, what are you doing?"
"We won the jump ball, but those guys from Kanagawa scored first."
"Can't you handle the one with the spiky hair?"
Kawata Masashi, who was under the basket, showed some displeasure on his face when he saw Kanagawa County scored first, and yelled at Zebei Rongzhi. He said this not because he really had a problem with Zebei, but just a ball. With Kawata Masashi's basketball IQ, how could he get angry like this
The purpose of his saying this was simply to provoke Zebei Rongzhi. He knew very well what kind of personality Zebei Rongzhi had.
"What?!"
"I can't handle it?!"
"How is this possible!?"
"Give me the ball and I'll get the points back right away!"
Sure enough, after being provoked by Kawata Masashi, the proud Sawakita Eiji immediately refused to do it. He had a high opinion of himself and would never easily accept the fact that he was not as good as others!
When Masashi Kawata heard this, he nodded to Kazunari Fukatsu, then quickly walked to the basket and passed the ball.
"Okay! Let's start the attack!"
After receiving the basketball, Kazunari Fukatsu shouted and started to advance with the ball.
Akita Prefecture's advancement speed is not very fast. They are a team that can be fast or slow, but steady positional warfare is what Sanno Industrial is best at.
Soon, the Akita Prefecture team pressed forward, and Kazunari Fukatsu got a hint from Masashi Kawata and decided to give Zebei Rongzhi another chance to perform. After reaching the front court, he quickly passed the ball to Zebei. Although Shinichi Maki was targeting Fukatsu, he had no intention of blocking Fukatsu's side pass from the outside.
The basketball successfully came into the hands of Zebei Rongzhi. Zebei Rongzhi received the ball with his back to the basket. After getting the basketball, he turned around and swept the ball to face the basket. He started with a tentative step. His right foot just lightly touched the right, and then he pushed the ground hard backwards and broke through directly. Not only was the breakthrough speed fast, but the start was also quite sudden.
"Um?!"
Zebei Rongzhi's position quickly surpassed Sendō. Sendō, who was broken through, let out a light exclamation and quickly turned around to chase him.
At the same time, Akagi Takenori in the inside line saw Zebei Rongzhi break through and hurriedly moved up to defend. Zebei did not slow down and immediately approached the free throw line. This time, he was very concerned about Sendoh and kept an eye on Sendoh's position. He only saw the shadow behind him in his peripheral vision. Zebei faced Akagi Takenori and jumped directly with the ball.
"Boy! You are so naive!"
Akagi Takenori shouted loudly, aimed at the position of the basketball, and jumped up to block the shot. His raised hands instantly blocked Zebei Rongji's vision, and also blocked Zebei's shooting route.
Just when everyone thought that Zebei would take down Takenori Akagi's block, Zebei Rongji, who jumped from the free throw line, actually held the ball with his right hand and kicked it towards the basket.
"What?!" The basketball flew out of Zebei Rongji's hands in front of Takenori Akagi's eyes, and actually went straight over his blocking hands and flew towards the basket. Akagi, who landed, immediately turned around to look at the basket and found that the basketball fell right into the net with a slight sound.
"Ohhhh!!! What is that?!"
"Is that a basketball shot?!"
"The shooting route was clearly blocked, but he still managed to score the ball?!"
The spectators who were watching the game exclaimed in surprise when they saw Zebei Rongji's goal. It was the first time they had seen such a shot.
At this time, Akagi was also quite surprised, because he had never seen such a shooting method before.
"What is that? Such an ugly shooting form actually has some use? Using a tip-in to shoot a mid-range shot?"
Shinomiya Tano had also never seen such a shooting method, and said in surprise, touching his chin.
"This technique... is called a lob shot."
"It was originally a concept in football. In terms of technique, the principles of the two are similar, so it can also be applied to basketball."
"Just like you said, it's a mid-range shot with a layup."
"The high release point and high arc often allow you to break through the opponent's block when facing a forward player head-on. The shooting technique is also different from a floater."
"Because when throwing, the hand is thrown forward, and there is still a wrist pressure action."
"But when lobbing, the player's posture is to dribble the ball, using the strength of the wrist and fingers to pass the ball."
“It’s more difficult than throwing, but more elusive than throwing.”
Shinomiya Tano and others were not familiar with this shooting technique, but Jinguji Budo had some knowledge of it.
In the early days, some people actually used the lob shot, but with the development of the times, this mid-range shooting method was completely replaced by the layup. The reason is very simple, because the layup is faster.
For a lob shot to be successful, the offensive player needs to have sufficiently superior jumping and air retention.
But in those high-level games, by the time you take a lob shot, someone else’s slap has already hit the basketball.
"Can you break through the striker's blockade head-on?"
"According to you, this guy's shooting is invincible? And he can't be blocked?"
"Is this possible? I don't believe it!"
When Shigong Tianye heard Wudao say this, he was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said.
"Of course it's impossible to be invincible. The shortcomings of the lob shot are still obvious. This time it was because Akagi's defense was far away. If he took two more steps forward, he would be able to block it."
"Sawakita Eiji was intentionally controlling the distance between him and Akagi."
"If you want to defend him, just stay close. It's hard for the backup players to stay close. If you want to defend, you have to make sure Sendoh doesn't lose his position."
Wu Dao chuckled when he heard what Shigong Tianye said. How could there be an invincible shooting technique in this world? If there was, it must be that the defender was inexperienced, or his talent was not explosive enough!
Take Zebei's lob shot for example, Wudao dares to say that if the opponent uses this shooting method in front of him, he will definitely be blocked.
Just as Jinguji Takeshi and others were talking, something strange happened on the court.
After the switch from offense to defense, Shinichi Maki, who was holding the ball, was suddenly double-teamed by Matsumoto Minoru and Fukatsu Kazunari. Caught off guard, he could only pass the ball hastily, but the path of the ball was accurately judged by Sendoh, who got the ball in his hands before Sendoh and completed the steal.
After completing a steal in the frontcourt, Akita Prefecture launched a fast break counterattack. Sawakita Eiji took the lead and rushed straight to the basket. Under the pursuit of Sendoh, he performed a pull-up layup and easily scored the ball, making the score 4:2.
The next counterattack by Kanagawa Prefecture also came very quickly. This time, after dribbling the ball into the frontcourt, Shinichi Maki chose to call for a pick-and-roll from his teammates. With the help of Mitsui Hisashi, Shinichi Maki broke through Kazunari Fukatsu and cut into the inside. As a result, he instantly attracted the attention of Minoru Matsumoto and Masashi Kawata in the inside.
Before the two men completed the encirclement, Shinichi Maki passed the ball back to Mitsui Hisashi on the outside. Mitsui Hisashi received the ball and made a strong shot from outside the three-point line despite the switched defense of Kazunari Fukatsu.
But even this shot that looked extremely forced in the eyes of everyone still went into the basket, adding three points to the scoreboard of the Kanagawa Prefecture team.
Mitsui Shou has no physical shortcomings and has no idle period. After traveling to the United States, he has also mastered excellent dribbling shots. Now that he is in his second year of high school, his height has reached 186cm. With his extremely fast dribbling shots, even the experienced Kazunari Fukatsu has no way to face Mitsui Shou on the offensive end.
With Mitsui Hisashi's three-pointer, the Kanagawa Prefecture team also found the team's early firepower point!
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“Pass the ball!”
After several rounds of attack and defense, the score between the two teams came to 12:11, and the Kanagawa Prefecture team took the lead with a slight advantage of one point.
On the court, Mitsui took advantage of Amu's off-ball pick-and-roll and quickly ran towards Sendoh. It was not easy for Sendoh with the ball to break through Zebei Rongji's defense. Seeing Mitsui's request, he decisively gave the ball.
The person chasing Mitsui Hisashi was none other than Matsumoto Minoru from Akita Prefecture. Like Mitsui Hisashi, he was also a sophomore in high school, and the two men were of similar height.
“Bang!”
After getting the basketball, Mitsui Shou raised the ball and faked a move. It was just such a simple action, but it actually fooled Matsumoto Minoru in an instant.
After deceiving Matsumoto Minoru with a fake move, Mitsui Hisashi immediately dropped the ball and moved sideways. He did not take this opportunity to break into the inside, but instead he kept a distance of nearly one meter between him and Matsumoto along the three-point arc and then jumped up and shot directly from outside the three-point line.
Under the gaze of everyone, the basketball went into the net.
"ohhhh!!! Mitsui!!"
"It's the third three-pointer! He has made three three-pointers in a row. His touch is really hot!"
As the basketball shot by Mitsui Shou went into the net, cheers broke out from the audience.
The game had only been going on for a short 5 minutes, and Mitsui Hisashi's personal score had reached 9 points. As the scoreboard ticked, Kanagawa Prefecture led the opponent by 4 points with 15:11.
Facing Mitsui Hisashi, the former national overlord, Sanno Industrial's starting small forward Matsumoto Minoru, was completely defeated by Mitsui Hisashi.
However, facing the powerful Kanagawa Prefecture, Akita Prefecture had no intention of surrendering. Although Mitsui's strength was beyond their expectations, Akita Prefecture would not lose the game just because of Mitsui!
Akita Prefecture, which had just lost a point, quickly cheered up. Kazunari Fukatsu dribbled the ball into the frontcourt and faced a forced single breakthrough by Shinichi Maki. Fortunately, Shinichi Maki had a solid physique and rich defensive experience, so he was not surpassed by the opponent. However, Kazunari Fukatsu took advantage of Shinichi Maki's adjustment of his position and quickly passed the ball to Masashi Kawata in the inside.
Masashi Kawata received the ball and pulled Akagi to the mid-range, performed a fadeaway jump shot in front of Akagi, and successfully sent the ball into the net, narrowing the gap to two points.
The scores of Mitsui Hisashi and Kawata Masashi represent the offensive trends of the two teams respectively.
Facing Mitsui's unreasonable three-pointer, Akita Prefecture responded by scoring solid points in the interior. Although the game started not long ago, the competition between the two teams has become extremely fierce.
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