Sawakita Eiji kept saying that he already had a way to deal with Jinguji martial arts, but Domoto Goro did not have high hopes for this.
The current gap between Sawakita Eiji and Jinguji Budo is not just in experience. Whether it is physical fitness or technical level, there is a considerable gap between the two. Such a gap cannot be made up by one "method".
In the sport of basketball, once there is a gap in absolute ability in a one-on-one environment, the only way is to rely on the team to make up for it. Rely on methods? Unless Jinguji Budo has some fatal weakness that Domoto Goro has not noticed.
The pause is over.
Players from both teams returned to the court.
The basketball was sent out from the backcourt of Kanagawa Prefecture, with Shinichi Maki holding the ball and advancing. After the timeout, Eiji Zekita's defense was very active. Jinguji Takeshi had just crossed the center line, and Eiji Zekita had already come in front of Jinguji Takeshi and took defensive position.
When Wudao saw this scene, he was a little surprised.
This Zebei Rongji doesn't seem to care about the consumption of physical energy. Not only has his defensive position been moved forward a lot, but his defensive movements have also become much more aggressive.
Zebei Rongzhi was sticking very closely, which did put some pressure on Wudao. When Maki Shenyi crossed the center line and saw that Wudao was entangled tightly, he did not pass the ball to Jinguji Wudao for a while, but quietly carried the ball to the three-point line.
"You're defending so aggressively, aren't you planning on playing the second half of the game?"
After Wudao approached the three-point line, he stopped directly. He did not try to run away from Zebei Rongzhi. Instead, he lowered his head slightly, looked at Zebei Rongzhi in front of him and asked.
"Huh! How is that possible?!"
"After defeating you, I will go and defeat Shinomiya Tano!"
Zebei Rongji snorted lightly, and seeing that Wudao's body was relaxed when he stood and did not seem to be about to move, he straightened up slightly, turned sideways to Wudao, quickly glanced at Maki Shinichi who was holding the ball, and observed the position of the basketball.
"After defeating me, go defeat Shinomiya Tano..."
"From what you said, it seems that I am not as good as Shigong Tianye?"
Wu Dao raised his eyebrows and continued to ask. While speaking, Wu Dao also looked at Maki Shinichi, and his eyes met with Maki Shinichi's. It was just a brief eye contact, and Maki Shinichi understood what Wu Dao meant, dribbled the ball and took a few steps back, away from the three-point line, and away from Fukatsu Kazunari's defense.
When Kazunari Fukatsu saw that Shinichi Maki was pushing further and further away, he knew that his opponent did not have the ability to shoot from long distances, so he had no intention of chasing him to defend.
On Jinguji Budo's side, Zebei heard Budo's question, smiled, nodded and replied:
"Of course! Shinomiya Tano has no weaknesses, but you do!"
Zekita Eiji was quite confident when he said this, and at the same time, Jinguji Takeshi turned his body to the side, rushed forward to block the position, and directly trapped Zekita Eiji behind him, and at the same time quickly waved to Maki Shinichi.
Maki Shinichi was always paying attention to Jinguji Takeshi. As soon as Takeshi was trying to block the position, Maki Shinichi had already passed the ball quickly. As soon as Takeshi finished blocking the position and stretched out his hand, the basketball fell accurately into Takeshi's hands.
After receiving the ball, Takeshi Jinguji leaned against Zebei Rongji and turned around to break through. From the start of the positioning to the turning and breaking through, it only took Takeshi Jinguji nearly a second. In the eyes of everyone, it was just a blink of an eye, and Takeshi Jinguji had broken through Zebei's defense.
Zebei Rongzhi's reaction speed was also very fast. As soon as Jinguji Budou broke through, he immediately turned around and followed him. There was only a body length difference between the two attackers and the defender. For Zebei Rongzhi, this body length of defense distance was enough. He was able to block Jinguji Budou's shot in the first time.
Of course, Jinguji Budo also knows what Sawakita Eiji knows.
They were only a body length away from each other and Zebei was behind him, so Wudao would certainly not choose to shoot at this time.
Soon, Takeshi Jinguji crossed the three-point line with the ball, but until this time, Zebei Rongji still had no intention of surpassing Takeshi Jinguji to defend in front. He still followed closely behind Takeshi, maintaining a high center of gravity, guarding against Takeshi's sudden stop and jump shot.
Jinguji Takeshi, who was unable to pull away, continued to go deeper. At this time, Kawata Masashi in the inside had also reacted. He decisively gave up on Akagi Takenori and turned to face Jinguji Takeshi. He quickly approached him and was able to complete the front and back double-team with Sendo Eiji.
"I see! Drive Jinguji Budou into the inside and let Kawada help with the defense!"
"As long as Zebei is behind Jinguji Budou, he will be able to block Jinguji Budou's shot. No matter whether he makes a quick stop jump shot or a fade away, he will not be able to avoid Zebei!"
When Goro Domoto saw that Jinguji Takeshi was about to be double-teamed by Sawakita Eiji and Kawata Masashi, he instantly understood Sawakita Eiji's intention. As the double-team was about to be completed, Domoto's eyes flashed slightly and he began to look forward to it.
"Double-team? ... From a defensive strategy point of view, there is no problem."
"But the prerequisite for this defensive method to be successful is that Jinguji Budo only knows how to shoot."
"Can a double team really defend him?"
Everyone in Akita Prefecture was hoping that Masashi Kawata and Zebei's double-team would be successful, but Coach Takeo on the other side of the court just shook his head slightly, looked at Jinguji Budo who was already approaching the basket, and grinned.
On the court, Masashi Kawata and Eiji Sawakita formed a double-team, and Takeshi Jinguji suddenly stopped near the basket. At the same time, he quickly raised the basketball above his head and assumed a shooting posture.
"Don't even think about it!" As soon as Wudao raised his hand, Kawata Masashi flew over directly without any hesitation. However, Zebei Rongzhi, who was following behind Wudao, stopped the idea of jumping and quickly came to Wudao's side.
"What?!" After Kawata Masashi jumped up, he found that Jinguji Takeshi did not jump at all. While he was surprised, he also saw Zebei following him and breathed a sigh of relief.
However, just as he let out a breath, Jinguji Budou, who was facing the basket, took a step forward, used one foot as the axis, suddenly turned his back and jumped, and his body passed directly between Zebei Rongji and the jumping Kawata Masashi, and approached the basket.
Jinguji Budo's back turn was not big, and after jumping up, his body was still with his back to the basket.
In the air, Takeshi Jinguji didn't even look at the position of the basket. After passing through the defense of Masashi Kawata and Eiji Sawakita, he held the ball with his right hand and aimed it at the basket behind him.
The basketball rose from under the backboard, hit the backboard, and bounced into the basket.
As Jinguji Budo landed, cheers broke out on the stage.
"Go!"
"Did this guy walk?!"
When the audience in Kanagawa Prefecture cheered, someone questioned Jinguji Budo's goal, and stood up from his seat excitedly and shouted loudly. However, just as his questioning voice sounded, someone confronted him.
"Traveling? Do you know how to play basketball? Traveling?"
"He only took one step after the ball was passed, and then jumped directly. How can this be considered traveling?!"
Some audience members immediately refuted the one who shouted "walking".
However, the incident outside the field did not affect the field. At this time, both Sawakita Eiji and Kawata Masashi in the field were looking at Jinguji Takeshi in shock. Neither of them had expected that Jinguji Takeshi had been forced into a desperate situation, but he still had a way to break through the defense of the two.
Obviously, the defensive coordination between the two of them is quite tacit.
Jinguji Budo glanced at the distracted Zebei Rongzhi and Kawata Masashi, and began to return to the field to defend. After he left, Fukatsu Kazunari quickly walked towards Zebei, patted Zebei on the shoulder, and encouraged happily:
"Well done! Zebei!"
"I see your efforts!"
"This time, Jinguji Budo was lucky. Next time, he will definitely not be so lucky."
"Your defensive strategy will definitely work!"
"If we continue to use this method, we will definitely be able to stop Jinguji Budo's attack!"
Compared to the previous time when Jinguji Budou scored points at will on Zebei's head, Zebei's defense in this round gave Fukatsu Kazunari hope of a successful defense.
In his opinion, he also thought that Jinguji Budou was forced into a desperate situation. Although Jinguji Budou's half-turn layup with his back to the basket was indeed surprising, didn't that difficult layup also mean that Jinguji Budou was facing huge defensive pressure
It was already very good to be able to score one of that difficult goal in a game. He didn't believe that Jinguji Budou could always score goals in that way.
"yes!"
"I will keep working on it!"
Encouraged by Kazunari Fukatsu, Zebei Rongzhi quickly came out of his loss, nodded heavily, and responded. Kazunari Fukatsu saw that Zebei Rongzhi looked full of fighting spirit, and patted Zebei's shoulder happily.
During the break, Kazunari Fukatsu heard Zebei Rongzhi say that there was a way to deal with Jinguji Budo, but he didn't believe it at all. But after entering the court, Zebei Rongzhi did give him a surprise.
At the same time, Kazunari Fukatsu also decided that he would not only trust Zebei Rongji on the defensive end, but also give Zebei more trust on the offensive end and give Zebei more opportunities to try.
During the transition between offense and defense, the basketball was sent out from the backcourt of Akita Prefecture, and Kazunari Fukatsu received the ball and quickly advanced with it.
When he approached the three-point line with the ball, he immediately passed the ball sideways to Zebei Rongji.
Originally, he felt that Zebei was completely suppressed by Jinguji Budou and wanted to shift his firepower to Kawata Masashi, but Zebei's performance just now really surprised him, and he hoped that Zebei could also make a breakthrough on the offensive end.
Kazunari Fukatsu had just passed the ball and was about to run to the baseline when he saw Zebei Rongji making a pick-and-roll gesture. Seeing this, Kazunari Fukatsu was stunned and was unable to react in the first time.
"Call for a pick and roll?!"
"That Zebei Rongzhi actually called a pick-and-roll?!"
The players from Akita Prefecture know Sawakita Eiji too well. On the court, Sawakita Eiji will never call for a pick-and-roll no matter what kind of opponent he faces. He believes that with his strength, he can break through on his own no matter what kind of opponent it is.
But now, facing the defense of Jinguji Budou, Zebei actually gave up the idea of defeating the opponent one-on-one and wanted to rely on the cover of his teammates to get a chance to shoot.
It was the first time that Zebei Rongji's teammates saw Zebei actively call for a pick-and-roll. This proud man showed weakness!
Although Kazunari Fukatsu was a beat slow to react, Masashi Kawata, who was originally preparing to move up to receive the ball, was the first to see Zebei's gesture. He immediately quickened his pace and quickly came to the side of Takeshi Jinguji to set up a screen.
"Akagi, look at your own people!"
When Masashi Kawata stepped forward for a pick-and-roll, Budou had already noticed the opponent's trace and shouted before the pick-and-roll was established. As Masashi Kawata's pick-and-roll was completed and Zebei broke through with the ball, Budou went directly behind Kawata and chased after Zebei Eiji.
Masashi Kawata's pick-and-roll was not good enough, and Takeshi was pulled away by Zebei. It was not until Zebei Rongzhi approached the free throw line that Jinguji Takeshi caught up successfully. Zebei Rongzhi obviously knew about Jinguji Takeshi's pursuit speed. Just as he approached the free throw line, Zebei directly passed the ball and jumped up.
As Zebei Rongji reached the highest point in the air, he lifted the ball forward with his right hand, used his arm span to create space between the basketball and Jinguji Budou who was chasing from the side, and then made a direct shot.
Zebei Rongji seemed to be in a hurry, but the accuracy of his lob shot was quite terrifying. The basketball went directly into the net with a crisp sound.
Seeing Sawakita Eiji successfully score over the head of Jinguji Budou, the substitute players from Akita Prefecture on the sidelines were finally able to vent the emotions that had been suppressed in their hearts for a long time.
The Ace was suppressed, and the players from Akita Prefecture were holding their breath. At this time, the Ace started to score, and the players from Akita Prefecture immediately burst into amazing cheers.
"Well done! Zebei!"
"Nice shot, Zebei!"
Not to mention the substitute players of Akita Prefecture, even Goro Domoto stood up from his seat excitedly when he saw Zebei Rongzhi score a goal, and cheered loudly for Zebei. Goro Domoto knew that as long as Zebei regained his strength on the offensive end, their Akita Prefecture would really have the capital to fight with Kanagawa Prefecture.
Goro Domoto finally saw a glimmer of hope for victory in the midst of despair.
The players from Akita Prefecture quickly retreated amid cheers. It was obvious that Zebei's goal greatly boosted the morale of Akita Prefecture.
"Hey, hey, hey~ We scored!"
"Although I took advantage of my teammates' pick-and-roll, I still made the shot under your pursuit."
"This kid is really good!"
Jinguji Takeshi watched the departing figure for a long time without saying a word. At this time, Shigong Tianye walked to Jinguji Takeshi's side and praised Zebei Rongzhi happily, looking gloating. If you don't know, you might think this guy is a member of Akita instead of Kanagawa Prefecture.
"Hey, Budo, you can't let that guy score at will!"
"If that's the case, I'll be very distressed!"
Shinomiya Tano had a smile on his face and made sarcastic remarks.
"Play your inside game well."
Wudao said something in a low voice, then turned his head and ran towards the front. Although Wudao Jinguji did not say much, Shinomiya Tanano, who was familiar with Wudao Jinguji, felt a familiar sense of oppression from Wudao Jinguji.
"Haha, this guy is angry, he's going to be serious!"
"Little bald guy, you have to... hold on!"
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