box&one.
In layman's terms, it's called one-on-four. One-on-four means the defense sends one player to defend the offense's top player, while the other four players perform a zone defense in the paint area.
The purpose is to strengthen the inside defense.
However, this defensive formation has a lot of problems. The defensive line shrinking in the paint area is equivalent to giving up the three-point line and the mid-range shooting position near the three-point line. Once the offensive team has two or more outside firepower points, this so-called box & one is giving points to others.
A game may very likely become a simple shooting game.
However, in the game between Takeishi Junior High School and Akizuki Junior High School, Anzai Masayoshi brought out this defensive lineup, and Takeshi on the court fully agreed with his decision.
Because he, like Anxi Zhengyi, saw the weaknesses of Akizuki High School on the offensive end.
That’s right, the weakness on the offensive end, and that weakness is the ace who is now holding the ball and preparing to attack, Sendoh Akira!
As for why Qiuyue High School's top scorer and first henchman has become a weakness, it is because from the beginning of the game until now, after getting the ball, Sendoh has never taken the initiative to pass the ball to his teammates.
Sendoh is like a basketball black hole. Once the ball is passed into his hands, it will never come out again.
Such people are encountered from time to time on baseball fields, but unexpectedly, Sendoh is also such a person.
“Here it comes!”
After noticing the positions of his teammates, Wudao withdrew his attention and focused on Sendoh. Sendoh in front of him stared at Wudao's movements, looking for flaws in Wudao's defense. As for how the other players of Qiuyue High School moved, it was not important to Sendoh at the moment.
Now there is only one thought in Xiandao's mind.
Defeat anyone who stands in his way!
stop!
Sendoh, who had been dribbling in the low post after receiving the basketball, started to move. His jersey made a slight sound in the wind.
The moment Sendoh made a move, Takeshi also made a move. However, this time, Takeshi did not follow up immediately. His defense was not as tight as before. He deliberately left a small flaw to give Sendoh space to break through.
But it’s not so obvious, not so deliberate.
There is no doubt that Sendoh is actually a natural scorer. Even if Martial Arts only leaves a small gap, Sendoh can seize the opportunity accurately.
The attacking Xiandao immediately noticed that Wudao was half a body length behind him, and it was just this half body length that he only needed to speed up to break through Wudao's defense.
Xiandao just thought that Wudao didn't have enough physical strength and couldn't keep up with his actions. Without thinking, he immediately sped up and passed Wudao.
And Wudao didn't seem to be in a hurry. He just followed closely behind Sendao, guarding against Sendao's sudden stop and jump shot. He didn't care at all about Sendao breaking through him.
Sendoh, who successfully passed through Budo, quickly approached the three-point line. Mitsui Hisashi, who was near the free throw line, saw him rushing over and immediately pretended to run up. However, Mitsui Hisashi who came forward was just on guard against Sendoh's shooting, and his defense was full of loopholes.
Sendoh dribbled the ball past Budo and quickly crossed the three-point line. When he was close to Mitsui Shou, he suddenly paused, raised his left hand slightly, and quickly moved towards the basketball.
Mitsui, who was already on guard against Sendoh's shot, pounced on him without thinking.
"Pray to Buddha, a fake move!" Wudao, who was following behind Xiandao, had a serious expression and did not react to Xiandao's actions at all.
The next second, Sendoh, who seemed to be shooting, did as Takeshi expected, lowered his body again, passed Mitsui Shou, and rushed to the inside. The next second after Sendoh passed Mitsui Shou, Takeshi also passed Mitsui Shou.
Although neither of them succeeded in stopping the breaking Immortal, they both laughed at the same time, and smiles appeared on their faces at the same time.
“Here it comes!”
As soon as Sendoh passed Mitsui Shou and stepped into the paint area, Takeshi caught up with him, and several other players from Takeishi Junior High School quickly surrounded Sendoh. In a blink of an eye, all of Sendoh's escape routes were cut off, and even the passing route was completely blocked by the four of them.
"Oh no! It's a trap!"
"Pass the ball, pass the ball quickly!"
The No. 5 player of Akizuki Middle School waved his hands and shouted. At the same time, the center and power forward of Akizuki Middle School also tried to get close to Sendoh and tried to assist. Even several players of Takeishi Middle School paid some attention to the two forwards of Akizuki Middle School who entered the inside line.
However, Sendoh's choice at this time was beyond everyone's expectations. The blocked Sendoh didn't even look at his teammates, and didn't even slow down.
Entering the paint area, Sendoh faced the two centers of Takeishi Middle School, raised the basketball with one hand, and jumped quickly. Without thinking, the two players of Takeishi jumped up and stretched out their arms at the same time, just like two volleyball players blocking together.
The three players quickly took off into the air, and everyone in the audience turned their eyes here.
Xiandao in the air opened his mouth slightly. He did not show any nervousness but rather some excitement.
"Um?!"
Fujii Masao and Chiba Daiishi, who were intercepting Sendoh, suddenly felt something was wrong. They were some distance away from Sendoh. Although they tried to straighten their arms, they found that even with their arms straightened, they could only reach Sendoh's wrist at most.
And what surprised the two of them the most was that, although they had already started falling, Xiandao seemed to still be rising in the air, and his figure was getting closer and closer to them.
"!!!"
Soon, Sendoh's body collided with two members of Takeishi Junior High School. Sendoh's palm in mid-air was infinitely close to the basket. When he hit the bodies of Fujii Masao and Chiba Oishi, he threw the basketball into the basket.
Sendoh's shot was quite gentle, and his movements were quite smooth and beautiful. Because he jumped so high, the basketball seemed to be put into the basket by Sendoh, and fell into the net steadily and gently.
As the bodies made contact, Chiba Daishi's hand inevitably touched Sendoh's forearm below his wrist. As the basketball entered the net and Sendoh fell, the referee's quick whistle sounded at this time.
“Beep!”
"White team number 11, foul!"
The referee's voice rang out in the stadium.
For a moment, the entire stadium fell into an eerie silence. The spectators who were watching the game all opened their mouths slightly, looking at the scene happening on the field in disbelief. Even Anxi Zhengyi, who was standing on the mountain beside the field, had his eyes wide open, no longer the confident look he had before.
Even Jinguji Takeshi, who was chasing after Sendoh, was a little dazed at this time, staring blankly at Sendoh's back.
The opponent scored a 2+1 in a double team of four against one? Such an outrageous thing happened right in front of Wu Dao.
On the other side of the court, Katori Shingo's eyes were also full of surprise. After being stunned for several seconds, he was the first to break the silence of the venue and let out a strange cry.
“Ahhh!”
Then he burst into laughter.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Well done, Sendoh! Beautifully done!"
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