Takeshi Jinguji's block not only left a deep impression on the spectators in the stands, but also left an indelible impression on everyone in Akita Prefecture on the field.
Between offense and defense, the basketball once again came into the hands of Zebei Rongji.
It can be seen that Zebei Rongzhi, who got the basketball again, was more cautious in attacking this time than before. After Zebei Rongzhi called his teammates for a pick-and-roll, Jinguji Budou still went around to defend, and Zebei Rongzhi, who successfully moved behind Fukatsu Kazunari, did not rely on Fukatsu's screen to shoot a three-pointer like he did just now.
In the face of Jinguji Budo's terrifying bounce, Zebei Rongji actually hesitated in choosing to attack.
Zebei did not choose the three-pointer as his means of offense, and when Kazunari Fukatsu saw that Zebei neither broke through nor shot, he quickly left here, bypassed Jinguji Budou, and cut into the inside. Shinichi Maki ignored Zebei Rongji who had the ball on the outside, and followed Fukatsu closely, not giving the opponent a chance to receive the ball.
Under the defense of Shinichi Maki, Kazunari Fukatsu did not get a chance to cut, and after entering the inside, he slipped to the baseline and went to the bottom corner on one side of the court.
After they left, Takeshi Jinguji calmly took two steps forward and returned to the front of Eiji Zekita. Until Takeshi Jinguji was in close position, Eiji Zekita was still dribbling the ball, looking for a more suitable opportunity.
"Zebei... is scared!"
When Goro Domoto saw this scene, his eyes shrank, his fists clenched, and his lips were tightly pursed together. The thing he least wanted to see finally happened.
On the other side of the court, Coach Tiangang also saw this scene and his smile widened.
"That Zebei, he could have broken through or shot a three-pointer with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll just now, why didn't he attack?"
Kenji Fujima, who was sitting on the sidelines as a substitute, said in surprise that he didn't quite understand Zebei's operation and couldn't see it.
"Hehe... facing Jinguji Budo, it is inevitable that such a request for payment will occur."
"That block just now must have left a shadow on Zebei Rongzhi. This kid is afraid!"
"After all... not everyone is Shigong Tianye. Facing an opponent of this level, if there is no hope of victory, hesitation and fear are inevitable."
As the head coach of Ryonan High School, Coach Takeo pays the most attention to and knows the player best is Shinomiya Tano. At the same time, as a player who can compete with Shinomiya Tano, Coach Takeo has a very deep understanding of Jinguji Tano's strength.
From the moment Zekita Eiji stood in front of Jinguji Budo, Coach Tanaoka had anticipated that the current scene might occur.
Jinguji Takeshi is different from Shinomiya Tano. His offense does not rely on physical confrontation. Or, in the opinion of Zebei Rongji, perhaps Jinguji Takeshi's playing style is more similar to his.
But also because of this, Zebei is more likely to despair in front of Jinguji Budo.
No one would want to try the feeling of being surrounded in all aspects, whether in terms of technology, body or experience.
In the stadium, Jinguji Budou approached Zebei Rongzhi, Budou looked into Zebei Rongzhi's eyes, and suddenly, his originally calm waist began to straighten up. Almost at the same time, Zebei Rongzhi held the ball and passed it to Fukatsu Kazunari on the side.
During the time he held the ball, Zebei Rongji had already deduced countless ways of attack in his mind, but according to his deduction, these attacks were blocked one by one by Jinguji Budou.
Obviously, it is impossible to come up with a perfect defensive player on the court, but in Zebei Rongji's mind, Jinguji Budou became that perfect defensive player who could block all his offensive means.
Was it because Jinguji's martial arts were so strong that Zebei was helpless, or was it because Zebei had already put himself in a lower position in his mind? I'm afraid that even Zebei himself didn't know.
"Are you scared, Zebei?"
Jinguji Budo looked in the direction the basketball flew and sighed.
"... ..."
Zebei Rongji was silent, without saying a word, with a dull look on his face. He watched on the other side of the court, Fukatsu Kazunari, with little time left on the attack, broke through, stopped suddenly and shot from a long distance. After the basketball hit the rim, it was tipped in by Kawata Masa under the basket.
It was not until the basketball went into the net that Zebei Rongji's face showed a little emotion. He turned around and jogged back to defense.
Wudao looked at Zebei Rongji's departing back and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Zebei Rongzhi seems to have completely lost the will to fight, but... now he is beginning his own transformation!
The remaining time in the first half turned into Jinguji Budo's personal performance.
Although Zebei Rongji's fighting spirit is not as high as at the beginning, that is only limited to when he is attacking. On the defensive end, Zebei Rongji is still hard-working and active.
But it was precisely because of his and Masashi Kawata's enthusiasm and hard work that these two people became the background board of Jinguji martial arts show time.
Pull out from the outside and various fancy layups after a strong breakthrough.
Takeshi Jinguji's height, arm span, shooting, explosive power, jumping, speed, and air retention, all of these have turned into Jinguji's offensive weapons, allowing him to roam the court even when double-teamed by Masashi Kawata and Eiji Sawakita.
The scores of the two teams began to widen slowly thanks to Jinguji Budo's performance.
Of course, in addition to the powerful scorer Jinguji Takeshi, the contribution of another person cannot be ignored, which enabled Kanagawa Prefecture to quickly widen the gap with Akita Prefecture.
That was Shimonoseki Tano who completely defeated Nobe Masahiro under the basket.
Under the brilliance of Jinguji Budo's scoring, Shinomiya Tano looked ordinary and mediocre in this game, but no one noticed that on this court, in this team from Akita Prefecture, Sawakita Eiji was not the only one who was desperate.
It’s just that... Masahiro Nobe, who originally worked as a blue-collar worker, was not the center of attention, and no one noticed his gloomy look.
At the end of the first half, Kanagawa Prefecture led its opponent by 15 points with a score of 56:41.
Jinguji Budou's personal score has reached a terrifying 26 points. It is hard to imagine that such a score is based on the results achieved by Jinguji Budou in just 10 minutes.
As the referee's whistle sounded, the players of both teams returned to their respective rest areas one after another.
When Miyagi Ryouta saw his teammates coming back, he took the initiative to bring a towel and a water bottle to Jinguji Budo. The other substitutes also handed water and towels to the players on the field.
Coach Tiangang looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines with a smile on his face, and patted the players' arms one by one as they left the field to show encouragement. At the same time, Tiangang Ajiong paid special attention to Akagi Takenori and Maki Shinichi, not caring about the sweat on the players' bodies, and hugged Akagi and Maki Shinichi's shoulders, saying encouraging words in their ears.
As for Jinguji Takeshi, he was surrounded by a group of teammates when he left the field. Not only Miyagi Ryouta, but also Hainan's Maekawa Daiki and Kamiso Ichiro also surrounded Takeshi and expressed their admiration.
On the contrary, it was deserted around Shimomiya Tano and Sendoh. In today's game, both of them made huge contributions on the defensive end, but defense is too inconspicuous. If the defensive player is not a star player, no one will notice the defensive player.
"Oh my, we've both been ignored."
Shigong Tianye looked at Jinguji Budou who was surrounded by the team members, smiled and said something, and sat down on the empty seat. Sendoh also smiled when he heard it, sat down next to Shigong Tianye, stretched out his legs, and stretched hard.
"I'm so tired. That guy from Akita Prefecture is really active in running!"
After Xiandao stretched his body, he stood up again and stretched his muscles to relieve his fatigue. He saw Shigong Tianye sitting on the seat drinking water and couldn't help asking: "Don't you want to move around?"
"Sitting down right after strenuous exercise will hinder blood circulation and increase fatigue."
Shigong Tianye rolled his eyes at Sendoh and replied casually: "You already said it, strenuous exercise!"
"You don't think playing for ten minutes is strenuous exercise, do you?"
"My body hasn't even warmed up enough to face an opponent of that caliber."
While Shigong Tianye was saying this, Sendoh also observed Shigong Tianye's condition. Just as Shigong Tianye himself said, after playing for nearly ten minutes, there was not much sweat on Shigong Tianye's forehead, and his jersey was very dry, with only the collar below his chin slightly wet.
Playing such a game for ten minutes was like jogging for ten minutes for Shinomiya Tano.
When Sendoh looked at the condition of Shigong Tianye, his eyes twitched involuntarily.
Unlike Shinomiya Tano, Sendoh started the game and played the entire first half, defending Sawakita Eiji and Matsumoto Minoru. After Shinomiya Tano and Jinguji Takeshi came on the court, the main defender was Matsumoto Minoru.
Although Matsumoto Minoru was just mentioned as a starting player this year, his personal ability is indeed remarkable. After all, he is the second outside scoring point of Sannoh, and his ability should not be underestimated.
It was not as easy for Sendoh to deal with him as it was for Shinomiya Tano to deal with Nobe Masahiro. At this moment, Sendoh's clothes were already soaked with sweat and his muscles were feeling very sore.
"Xiandao, you need to train harder!"
"Your physical fitness needs to be improved."
"Look at Jinguji Budo. I fought him in junior high school. He was just like you back then, a weak and cowardly guy."
"But look at him now. Although his physical confrontation is a little worse than mine, he is not inferior to Kawata Masashi at all."
"Although he used the inertia of the cut to fight, he still maintained a good balance after the fight. You can't do that."
"Learn from others!"
Shinomiya Tano pointed at Jinguji Budou who was surrounded by the team members and teased Sendoh.
"Haha, I can't do that. Even if I have his physical match, I can't do a layup like him. I'm not as tall as him in terms of height and wingspan."
After stretching his muscles, Sendoh sat down on the seat next to Shinomiya Tano, smiled and spread his hands, and said directly. Shinomiya Tano opened his mouth and wanted to make more jokes, but looking at Jinguji Budou, who was about the same height as Akagi Takenori, he swallowed his words back.
"What did this guy eat to grow so tall? He is so tall."
"Looking at his appearance, he might be able to continue to grow taller. If this bastard maintains his current athletic ability and grows a few more centimeters, he will be over two meters tall!"
"If he pulls up in front of me, how am I going to defend him?!"
"No... I have to find a way to grow taller!"
Jinguji Budou's performance on the court today not only stimulated the people in Akita Prefecture, but also shocked Shinomiya Tano. Unlike this summer, Jinguji Budou now knows how to use his body to create opportunities for himself, and his threat on the offensive end is more than twice as great as before.
It was already unsolvable, and now it was so strong that it made everyone feel suffocated.
While the rest area in Kanagawa Prefecture was filled with laughter and joy, the rest area in Akita Prefecture was unusually depressing.
After returning to the rest area, Zebei Rongzhi and Nobe Masahiro both sat down on the rest area in silence. Domoto Goro had not noticed Nobe Masahiro's mood, but when the two sat down on the rest area, it was impossible for him not to notice.
The low pressure on these two people is so heavy that everyone can see it as long as they have eyes.
"Zebei... Nobe..." Goro Domoto looked at Zebei Eiji and Nobe Masahiro, who were sitting in their seats, breathing heavily and keeping silent, and for a moment he didn't know how to enlighten them.
Encouragement? Is encouragement useful for the two of them now
"Is that the end..." Domoto Goro sighed in his heart and clapped his hands, attracting the attention of the players. All the Akita County players were attracted by Domoto Goro's applause, but Zebei and Nobe still looked depressed and didn't even raise their heads.
"In the second half of the game, Zebei, Nobe, you two should take a break first."
"I plan to give up defending the outside line and shrink the defense line."
"Concentrate all defensive forces inside!"
"Kawata, go defend Shigong Tianye, you must not lose to him!"
At this point in the game, Goro Domoto simply gave it his all and was ready to go all out. Since he couldn't defend Jinguji Budo anyway, he might as well not defend him. Isn't he good at shooting? Let him shoot from a distance! The worst that could happen is that they lose the game, but what if... the opponent loses his touch and they shrink their defense, then they have a chance!
While Coach Domoto was adjusting the team's players, Kanagawa Prefecture was also making personnel adjustments.
After playing for 20 minutes, Sendoh, Akagi Takenori and Maki Shinichi were replaced by coach Tanaoka and replaced by Mitsui Hisashi, Fujima Kenji and Uozumi Jun.
Kanagawa Prefecture still plans to use a man-to-man marking style of play, with Mitsui Hisashi defending Matsumoto Minoru and Fujima defending Fukatsu Kazunari. As for Uozumi Jun, coach Takeo arranged for him to defend Kawata Masashi. He believed that Kawata Masashi had been exhausted by Akagi, and now if Uozumi was on the field, he should be able to stop Kawata with his abundant physical strength.
Once Yuzumi Jun is able to defeat Kawata Masashi, no matter how he wins, as long as he can win, Yuzumi will definitely build up enough self-confidence!
Coach Tanaoka's idea of substitution is also very simple, which is to use players with sufficient physical strength to play against the starters of Akita Prefecture who have already played for 20 minutes!
With a deep bench, the team's tolerance for error becomes unusually high.
As for whether the substitution will affect the current team's rhythm or the team's offensive efficiency, Coach Tiangang is not worried at all.
As long as Jinguji Takeshi and Shinomiya Tano are there, even if the team's defense completely collapses, the score will not be easily caught up by the opponent!
After making the lineup adjustments, Coach Tiangang sat back in his seat. He could see that victory was just around the corner!
"Domoto... it's useless..."
"No matter what you do, you can't stop Jinguji Budou. Even if he is stopped, you, Akita, can't stop Tianye and Budou from joining forces!"
"The ace has been defeated, so don't ruin the other players' expectations and enthusiasm for basketball!"
"Just be honest.....admit defeat!"
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