Takeshi Jinguji's dunk made the venue boil over. Everyone's eyes were focused on Takeshi Jinguji. Even Mitsui Hisashi, who had just come off the court, looked at Takeshi Jinguji in shock. He couldn't believe that Takeshi Jinguji could have hit such a ball.
In Mitsui Hisashi's impression, Jinguji Budou's playing style and path are not like this. If it were him in the past, facing this kind of pursuit by two people, it is possible for him to make a quick stop and three-pointer when approaching the three-point line, or it is possible to make a jump shot while moving close to the basket, but this kind of fierce two-handed dunk is not the offensive method that the former Budou would choose.
“... ..”
"This kid... has been fighting with Tian Ye for a while, and his playing style has been affected a bit."
"He was already a very difficult guy to deal with, and now..."
During the training phase, Coach Tanaoka had been paying attention to Shigong Tianye's growth, and he also noticed Jinguji Budou's progress. After such a long period of high-intensity bullfighting, Jinguji Budou absorbed Shigong Tianye's strengths and became stronger and stronger.
On the field, Jinguji Budou had already returned to defend, and the people of Akita Prefecture quickly recovered after a brief shock.
Matsumoto Minoru served the ball from the baseline, and Zebei Rongzhi temporarily played the role of defender, advancing with the ball. Fukatsu Kazunari went to the midline to meet Zebei Rongzhi, who quickly came to Jinguji Takeshi after passing the ball to Fukatsu, stared at Jinguji Takeshi's face, and suddenly said seriously:
"We, Akita Prefecture... No, we, Sanno Industries, certainly can't have just that little strength!"
"I have decided. I will completely defeat you in this match!"
Zebei Rongzhi's expression was extremely serious. Everyone who knew him knew that Zebei Rongzhi was really starting to get serious.
"With your mouth?"
Jinguji Takeshi's eyes were not on Zebei Rongji at this time. He was looking at Fukatsu Kazunari who was holding the ball and approaching the three-point line. Hearing this, Takeshi just glanced at him casually and asked indifferently.
After being choked, Zebei didn't want to say anything else. He knew that the dignity lost on the court could only be regained on the court.
Zebei Rongji took a deep look at Jinguji Budou, then quickly pulled away from Budou and ran towards Fukatsu Kazunari. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to want to get the ball.
Although most of Takeshi's attention was on Kazunari Fukatsu, he was still keeping an eye on the movements of Zebei Eiji. As soon as Zebei Eiji moved, Jinguji Takeshi immediately chased after him. Takeshi had no intention of going around to stop Zebei from getting the ball, he simply followed behind Zebei and defended in time when the opponent got the ball.
Kazunari Fukatsu, who was at the top of the arc, watched Zebei actively running towards him, and he also turned his body to the side, protecting the basketball while waiting for Zebei Rongji to arrive. After Zebei Rongji approached, Kazunari Fukatsu quickly passed the ball to Zebei, and while using his back to hold Maki Shinichi to prevent the opponent from stealing or chasing him, he quickly turned around, passed Maki Shinichi, and cut into the inside.
And at the moment when Zekita Eiji received the ball, Jinguji Budou had already circled into the three-point line in advance. He ignored Kazunari Fukatsu who cut into the inside, and instead looked at Zekita Eiji who had the ball outside the three-point line.
What Maki Shinichi was thinking about was switching defense with Jinguji Takeshi. After all, the best way to break this kind of pick-and-roll is of course to switch defense. However, when he was defending, he deliberately turned his head to look at Fukatsu Kazunari's position. Seeing that Takeshi was standing not far behind him and did not chase Fukatsu Kazunari, he immediately understood what Takeshi meant, decisively let go of Zebei, and chased towards the inside.
Fortunately, Jinguji Budou's positioning was rather tricky. Although he let Fukatsu go in, if Zebei wanted to pass the ball to Fukatsu Kazunari who was following closely, he would be able to steal the ball. Moreover, Zebei Rongji obviously had no intention of shooting a three-pointer. He stood outside the three-point line with the ball and did not make any move at the first time.
Suddenly, Zebei, who received the ball, grabbed it with his right hand, stretched out his left hand, and actually hooked his finger at Jinguji Takeshi, and then dropped the ball. He was actually waiting for Jinguji Takeshi to come forward.
"What?!! That bald guy from Akita Prefecture is actually challenging Jinguji Budo?!"
"Who does this bastard think he is? How dare he challenge me? He was just dunked on, how dare he have the nerve to do that?"
"Damn it! Jinguji Budo, teach this guy a lesson and let him know how powerful we are in Kanagawa!"
Zebei Rongji's provocative action immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of Kanagawa fans. Some of those with more explosive tempers stood up from their seats and cursed towards the field.
And Sawakita Eiji, who was at the center of the incident, had a faint smile on his face, and he seemed very satisfied with the effect he created. His idea was very simple, he was planning to defeat Jinguji Budou head-on, and his provocative actions were only to block Jinguji Budou's retreat and prevent him from escaping.
But Zebei didn't seem to think that facing him, Jinguji Takeshi would never have the idea of escaping. His provocative action might not have any other effect except making Jinguji Takeshi more serious.
"How brave!"
"Since you are so eager to die, I won't be polite to you!"
Wudao murmured in his heart, and immediately left his original position and walked towards Zebei. Wudao's speed was not fast, and each step was solid, and even his center of gravity was not very high. Zebei Rongzhi originally wanted to take advantage of Wudao's forward movement to directly attack, but when he saw Wudao's moving posture, he immediately gave up this idea.
Waiting for Jinguji Budou to come in front of him, Zebei Rongji lowered his center of gravity, dribbled the ball in front of his body, and swayed his body slightly, testing Jinguji Budou's defensive tendencies.
But what surprised Zebei Rongji was that his dribbling posture was clearly mixed with fake moves and probing, but Jinguji Budou, who was defending him, kept his center of gravity and his steps did not move at all following his fake moves.
This kind of defense made Zebei Rongzhi feel like he was fighting a novice, but the strange thing was that this "newcomer" exuded a terrifying aura.
"This guy... saw through my feint?"
"But... How is this possible? My feints can be transformed into attacks in an instant, how could he see through them?"
"Anyway, let's try it first!"
Zebei Rongji felt a lot of pressure from Jinguji Budou. After dribbling for a few seconds, Zebei didn't plan to continue dribbling. He suddenly stopped dribbling and spread his arms. While dribbling in midair, he prepared to break through to the left side of Jinguji Budou.
However, as he changed his posture, Jinguji Budo, who had been standing about 30 centimeters away from him, suddenly moved. With a step, his face was in front of Zebei Rongji. At the same time, he stretched out his arm and hit the ball that was stuck in Zebei's right hand.
"Snap!" A light sound was heard, and Takeshi's figure flashed past Zebei Rongzhi's eyes, and he grabbed the fallen basketball and rushed to the front court. As Jinguji Takeshi successfully stole the ball, the audience burst into amazing cheers.
Jinguji Budou, who made the steal in the backcourt, was positioned quite close to the center line.
After completing the steal, Takeshi Jinguji took only a few big steps and quickly crossed the center line and headed towards the basket of Akita Prefecture. At the same time, Kazunari Fukatsu and others from Akita Prefecture were unable to return to defense in the first time due to their deep position. The only one who could chase Takeshi Jinguji was Eiji Sawakita.
Zebei Rongji's speed of running without the ball was not slow. When Wudao approached the three-point line, he had already come behind Wudao. After realizing the opponent's pursuit, Jinguji Wudao deliberately slowed down his pace. By the time he reached the free throw line, Zebei had surpassed Wudao and tried to get in front of Wudao.
Although Wudao was thinking about hitting another shot over Zebei Rongzhi's head, when he saw Zebei trying to go around, Wudao quickly raised the ball over his head and swung it in the direction of Zebei Rongzhi with both arms, but he stepped sideways and avoided Zebei Rongzhi.
When Zebei saw the basketball coming in front of him, he involuntarily stopped and tried to steal the ball, but the moment he stopped and stretched out his hand, the basketball was taken away from him. At the same time, Jinguji Budou completely left him behind, broke into the basket and sent the ball into the net with a "small man layup".
A simple European step easily distracted Zebei and scored.
The audience had no way of understanding how the defensive Zebei felt. They only felt that Jinguji Budou passed the ball too easily, and that the dunked Zebei looked clumsy. In the eyes of the audience, they only saw Budou take the ball and dunk, and Zebei stood still. Jinguji Budou passed the opponent without any effort.
This goal, combined with Zebei Rongzhi's provocation, directly excited the audience in Kanagawa Prefecture. This slap in the face was too fast. The anger of the audience in Kanagawa Prefecture had not yet reached its peak, and Jinguji Budo had already trained Zebei on the field.
"Continuous scoring... This Jinguji Budo... What on earth..."
On the sidelines, Goro Domoto, who had been sitting upright in his seat, could no longer sit still. In this match against Kanagawa Prefecture, Goro Domoto had forgotten how many times he had stood up.
"How long has he been on the court? He's already scored six points, and also had a block and a steal. Zebei... was completely suppressed by this guy!"
Although Goro Domoto had a psychological expectation of the situation after Jinguji Budou and Shinomiya Tano came on the court, he did not expect that the team would lose points so quickly. Not long after Kanagawa County made the substitution, it had already caught up with Kanagawa by a lot of points.
That was originally a 10-point advantage, but now... .
"Should we call a timeout... But calling a timeout now will be of little use."
"Kanagawa Prefecture's offensive tendencies are actually unclear, and we still don't know exactly what level Jinguji Budo's personal strength has reached."
"Or... wait a little longer."
Goro Domoto looked at the score that had been narrowed to just two points. After hesitating for a long time on the sidelines, he quietly returned to his seat and sat down.
However, although he sat back in his seat, Goro Domoto's posture of watching the game was completely different from before. He leaned forward slightly, with his chin supported by both hands, and there was an indelible deep worry between his brows.
On the court, Kazunari Fukatsu obviously noticed the disadvantage of Zebei Rongzhi. He was blocked, dunked and intercepted by Jinguji Budou. Facing an opponent of Jinguji Budou's level, Zebei Rongzhi was unable to resist.
"Zebei, you can't just give up like this!"
"Jinguji Budo, you must cross over no matter what!"
Goro Domoto looked at Sawakita Eiji on the field and prayed silently in his heart.
After realizing Zebei's disadvantage, Kazunari Fukatsu on the court did not want to continue trying Zebei Rongji. He made a pick-and-roll gesture towards Masashi Kawata in the inside, and then lowered his waist to prepare for a breakthrough.
Kawata saw his teammate's information and moved up to prepare for a pick-and-roll, but just when he ran to the free throw line, Kazunari Fukatsu, who was about to break through, hit the ball to the ground and quickly passed the ball.
His pass was accurate, and after the basketball hit the ground, it bounced back accurately into the hands of Kawata Masashi who was running forward. As the basketball was in his hands, Kawata Masashi also realized Fukatsu's intention. He held the ball with both hands and quickly faced the basket. At the same time when he turned to face the basket, Akagi Takenori had already run in front of him.
Seeing Akagi coming up to defend him, Masashi Kawata took the ball and made a mid-range jump shot directly in front of Akagi.
Masashi Kawata has comprehensive skills, long shooting range and fast breakthrough speed. Takenori Akagi suffered a loss because he thought the opponent was faking a move, but he didn't expect Masashi Kawata to directly pull up. By the time he confirmed that Kawata was going to shoot, it was too late for him to defend.
The basketball hit the backboard at an angle and went into the net.
This was the first time that Akita Prefecture successfully scored since Jinguji Takeshi and Shinomiya Tano came on the court.
Masashi Kawata's goal also made Goro Domoto on the sidelines breathe a sigh of relief, but he still couldn't let go of his worries. Goro Domoto knew very well that the current situation was only temporary. If Sendo Eiji was defeated by Jinguji Budo, it would be difficult to maintain the current advantage relying on Masashi Kawata's attack.
Transition from offense to defense.
Shinichi Maki received the ball in the backcourt and quickly advanced towards the frontcourt. With the appearance of Takeshi Jinguji and Tano Shinomiya, the speed of the entire Kanagawa Prefecture team was different from before. Before, Shinichi Maki needed to match the movement speed of Akagi and Hanagata.
But now, as long as Shimoya Tano enters the inside, Maki Shinichi will dare to speed up and accelerate the team's offensive rhythm.
On the offensive end, Shinichi Maki's choice was also very clear. After coming on the court, Takeshi Jinguji showed overwhelming strength in the matchup. Taking this opportunity to catch Eiji Zekita and play against him was the best solution for Kanagawa Prefecture's offense.
As soon as Maki Shinichi entered the frontcourt, the basketball was already given to Jinguji Takeshi's hands.
Takeshi Jinguji, who frequently got the ball, did not feel nervous or embarrassed at all. He had a very calm mentality when receiving the ball. He had long been accustomed to playing on the court as the core player with the ball.
When Jinguji Takeshi received the ball, he was nearly two meters away from the three-point line. Takeshi took the ball, raised it and faked a move. The next second, he lowered his waist and took a side step to test the situation.
Zebei Rongzhi felt that Jinguji Budou could not shoot a three-pointer in this position, and completely ignored Budou's fake shot, but he had a big reaction to Budou's tentative step. Zebei Rongzhi had just sunk to the center and followed up with a side step, but Jinguji Budou took the ball and shot directly from this position.
"What?!"
Zebei Rongji reacted belatedly, let out a low cry, and turned his head to look at the basket in disbelief.
Under his gaze, the basketball flew over the heads of the people under the basket and then fell accurately into the net.
“Wha…..what!”
When the basketball went into the net, not only Zebei was stunned, but also Masashi Kawata and Masahiro Nobe under the basket had dazed looks on their faces. Even Goro Domoto on the sidelines stood up from his seat unconsciously and stared at the scene blankly.
Shinomiya Tano under the basket also raised his eyebrows. Although he was not as surprised as those people in Akita Prefecture, it was obvious that as a teammate, he was completely unprepared for Wu Dao's long three-pointer.
"Can you really defeat me?"
"Young man, don't be so angry!"
Wudao left a word and started to defend, not taking Zebei Rongzhi seriously at all. His casual attitude made Shinomiya Tianye stunned.
He thought his playing style was pretty cool, but he never expected that there were people who were braver than him. At least, he would never shoot this kind of long three-pointer.
Jinguji Budo's playing style is too reckless and is out of tune with this era.
The audience in Kanagawa Prefecture seemed to begin to feel the charm of Jinguji Budo's basketball, and cheers like a tsunami rang out in the stands.
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