The offense and defense transitions between Ryonan and Shohoku were quite fast. Shohoku High School had just launched a counterattack when Ryonan's Shinomiya Tano turned around and responded.
In the attack and defense, the people watching the game can easily see the gap between Shigong Tianye and Oda Ryumasa. The defensive end was actually knocked away by Shigong Tianye's buttocks. With such strength, it is impossible to stop Shigong Tianye's attack.
On the court.
The freshmen of Xiangbei wanted to fight back. After receiving the basketball in the backcourt, Kiyota Nobunaga immediately took the ball into the frontcourt. Although his speed of advancing with the ball was very fast, other players of Xiangbei entered the frontcourt and got into position faster than him.
Nango Koichirō, Rukawa Kaede, Katsume Ichiro and Oda Ryumasa, these four people all have very good movement speed, so when Kiyota Nobunaga was preparing to speed up, the team's running connection did not become disconnected.
Kiyoda Nobunaga entered the frontcourt and faced Fujima Kenji's defense. He directly dribbled the ball and tried to break through. As the ball fell rapidly, Kiyoda Nobunaga flashed and tried to pass through Fujima. However, Kiyoda Nobunaga passed through, but the basketball was left behind him.
The moment Kiyota Nobunaga dropped the ball and broke through, Fujima had already seen through Kiyota's intention and took direct action to complete the snatch.
Fujima, who successfully stole the ball, scooped up the basketball and quickly moved forward with the ball. At the same time, Shinomiya Tano and Sendoh also quickly crossed the center line and cooperated with Fujima, rushing towards the Shohoku backcourt from three directions.
Although Rukawa, Katsume Ichiro and Kiyota reacted promptly, when they caught up, Shinomiya Tano had already crossed the three-point line and received the pass from Fujima.
From this position, no one could stop Shigong Tianye's attack.
With another dunk by Shinomiya Tano, Ryonan High School led the first-year students of Shohoku by 4 points with a score of 6:2.
In just over a minute, Ryonan showed its overwhelming strength, and behind Shimono's consecutive dunks, he also demonstrated his terrifying dominance in the high school arena, which also cast a thick shadow over the hearts of the freshmen on the field.
“So…..so strong!
”
"That guy from Ryonan High School is really strong! His dunking movements are smooth and powerful, which is very different from the free dunkers I've seen before."
"Is that the guy who is as famous as Jinguji-senpai? He is really amazing. How could we first-years possibly win against him?"
The strength displayed by Shigong Tianye made the freshmen of Xiangbei worried. Most of the freshmen who had just graduated from junior high school had only heard of Shigong Tianye, but few had seen him play.
The terrifying strength of Shinomiya Tianye also left a deep impression on everyone.
On the court, Kiyota Nobunaga, who had made a mistake and was intercepted, had already received the serve from his teammate in the backcourt. Although Katsume Ichiro and Rukawa Kaede did not say anything, Kiyota Nobunaga also felt a little guilty for his mistake.
Originally, there was a chance that the score difference could be controlled within one goal, but now, the score difference is four points, which gives people a different feeling.
Kiyota Nobunaga, who entered the frontcourt with the ball, was deeply wary of Fujima Kenji. Without waiting for Fujima to get close, Kiyota Nobunaga quickly passed the ball to Katsume Ichiro on the side.
The defending player Shinomiya Tano moved very quickly and instantly arrived in front of Katsume Ichiro. A big hand directly covered Katsume Ichiro's vision, and his body was directly pressed against Katsume Ichiro.
Shigong Tianye did not actively exert force, but his defensive position directly compressed the gap between Katsume Ichiro's dribbling. Without enough space, Katsume Ichiro could only force the ball down and head it, trying to use his strength to create some space for himself, but just as he exerted his strength, a huge and obscure force came back from Shigong Tianye's chest.
The terrifying force caused Ichiro Kusanagi to lose his footing. He staggered back a step and lost control of the basketball.
"Thank you!" Shimono grabbed the ball, chuckled, and quickly ran towards the front court with the ball.
After the ball was intercepted, Ichiro Katsume looked towards the referee on the sidelines. Seeing that the referee did not react, he spread his hands in confusion and had a big "?" on his face. In his opinion, Shinomiya Tano had obviously taken the initiative to exert force, but why didn't the referee blow the whistle
However, what Ichiro Katsume didn't know was that in the eyes of the people around him, his previous attack was just him taking the initiative to push against Shinomiya Tano, but he couldn't push it away and was bounced back, and it was even more so in the eyes of the referee.
Shinomiya Tano, who was making a fast break alone, made a reverse layup while being chased by Rukawa Kaede. He not only avoided Rukawa Kaede's defense, but also put the basketball into the basket.
8:2, the difference between the two teams reached 6 points.
Seeing the score gap widening, Oda Ryumasa seemed a little bit unable to accept it. When Kiyota Nobunaga once again entered the front court with the ball, he couldn't help but remind him: "Don't do it alone! Pass the ball!"
"Pass it inside!"
While Oda Ryumasa was speaking, he moved to the mid-range, leaned against the basket, and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
In his opinion, the points lost these times were due to the fact that the players on the outside did not think about passing the ball or running, but instead focused on attacking.
In this era of basketball, inside players are often one of the core players of the team's offense. After all, the basketball concept of "the closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to score" has long been deeply rooted in people's minds. Oda Ryumasa, who plays inside, naturally thinks that he is the core player of the team's offense.
Kiyota Nobunaga originally planned to call for a pick-and-roll with his teammates to break into the inside, but when he suddenly saw Oda Ryumasa saying this and asking for the ball, he did not hesitate and directly passed the ball to Oda Ryumasa in the mid-range.
It’s not that he agreed with what Oda Ryuzheng said, but he wanted to see how powerful Oda Ryuzheng was and whether he dared to challenge Hanagata Toru of Ryonan High School in a singles match.
Hanagata Toru, who is now in his third year of high school, is 197cm tall and weighs 83kg. He looks very tall, and his muscle proportion is far less than that of Akagi Takenori and Uozumi Jun, who are also inside players. However, the thin Hanagata has a feature that these two do not have, that is, mobility and arm span.
From his debut till now, Kiyota Nobunaga has never considered seeking a breakthrough from the inside. In his opinion, neither Nango Koichirō nor Oda Ryumasa can gain any advantage from their opponents!
But Oda Ryumasa refused to believe in evil, so Kiyota decided to help him.
"Snap!" The basketball was in his hand and Oda Ryumasa caught the ball with his back to the basket.
At the same time, Hanagata Toru had also come behind him, slightly bent his waist, raised one hand high, and pressed the other hand on Oda's lower back, preventing Oda Ryumasa from turning around comfortably.
The defense of these players of Ryonan was very clean. Although they were inside players from the 90s, they were still students after all. They did not take the initiative to exert force against Oda's flower form and just waited for Oda Ryumasa to attack.
Soon, Ryumasa Oda, who had the ball, took action. With his back to the basket, Ryumasa Oda turned slightly to the right with the ball in his hand and as the ball landed, he lowered his body and quickly turned to the left to break through.
Oda Ryuzheng's footsteps were quite agile, and he instantly passed Hanagata and rushed towards the inside. After Oda Ryuzheng broke through, Uozumi Jun in the inside did not go to defend, but just glanced at Oda Ryuzheng indifferently, turned around and stared at Nango Koichiro, squeezing Nango out of the paint area.
Seeing this, Ryumasa Oda, who had completed the breakthrough, did not suspect anything. He just thought that Yuzumi Jun was afraid that he would pass the ball, so he did not think much about it and directly passed the ball to the layup when he entered the basket.
But just as he raised the basketball above his head, a white arm stretched out from behind his head, slapped the basketball, and knocked the ball away.
The basketball hit the floor outside the baseline and flew out of bounds.
Oda Ryumasa turned around in surprise and found Hanagata standing behind him. He pushed his glasses, glanced at him indifferently, and then fist-bumped with several teammates who surrounded him to celebrate.
Although Hanagata's block pushed the ball out of bounds, it still dealt a heavy blow to Shohoku's morale.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was off the court, saw his teammate being blocked. Instead of feeling sorry for his teammate's failure to score, he laughed and cursed, "It's what he deserves." This guy's mentality amazed his teammates around him. Before Sakuragi, Xiangbei people had never seen anyone curse their teammates like this.
Frontcourt baseline ball.
Shohoku let Ryumasa Oda to execute the defense. Except for the tight defense in the interior, the defense in the exterior was relatively loose. At least, whether it was Sendoh, Shinomiya Tano, or Fujima Kenji, none of them had the intention of trying to gain position to steal the ball.
Under such defensive pressure, it became very easy for Oda Ryumasa to pass the ball. He made a long pass and gave the ball to Rukawa who was at the outermost edge. The reason why he gave the ball to Rukawa was because Sendoh, who was defending Rukawa, was the most lax. It was not until Rukawa got the basketball that Sendoh slowly stood in front of Rukawa.
He looked calm and relaxed, not taking the game seriously at all, nor did he take Rukawa seriously.
"First-year boy, come over here!"
Sendoh hooked his finger at Rukawa Kaede and said with a smile.
Before, Rukawa Kaede made a wonderful pass in front of him, which left some impression on Sendoh, but that was all.
Rukawa received Sendoh's challenge, but he remained expressionless. Standing outside the three-point line, he suddenly raised the ball and looked at the basket. Seeing this, Sendoh also took a step forward and closed the distance. However, just as Sendoh adjusted his defensive position, Rukawa made a fake shot and then broke through directly, coming directly to Sendoh's side.
Rukawa's breakthrough speed was very fast, and his timing was very good. If it were someone else, it would be difficult to keep up with Rukawa's movements. But unfortunately, he was facing the genius Sendoh from Ryonan High School.
Although Sendoh was in the step-up state when Rukawa broke through, Sendoh had already reacted the moment Rukawa received the ball. And when Rukawa passed him, Sendoh had already turned around and quickly caught up with Rukawa, blocking Rukawa's path with his body, preventing Rukawa from having a comfortable shooting angle.
Sendoh's defense was very successful. Rukawa rushed all the way from the three-point line to the free throw line, but there was no suitable shooting angle. Realizing that the opportunity was not good, Rukawa made a sudden stop and completed the pass. At the same time, he quickly looked at Nanxiang Koichiro in the inside, and the hand holding the ball shifted towards Nanxiang's direction.
"Do you want to pass the ball?" Rukawa's previous pass was very good. Seeing this, Sendoh subconsciously stretched out his hand to block the passing path between Rukawa and Nango.
However, just as the first move came over here, Rukawa suddenly took the ball and shot a jump shot. It was not until the moment the basketball was shot that Rukawa retracted his gaze to the basket.
"Um?!"
Rukawa's sudden fadeaway jump shot was somewhat unexpected by Sendoh, and by the time he was ready to intercept, the basketball had already flown toward the basket. Rukawa's mid-range shot was quite accurate, and the basketball hit the backboard and went directly into the net, stopping the losing momentum for Xiangbei High School.
"Nice shot! Rukawa Kaede!"
"well done!"
Seeing Rukawa Kaede score, the rest area of Xiangbei erupted in cheers. Most of the players cheered for Rukawa Kaede on the court, only Sakuragi Hanamichi looked unhappy and pursed his lips, biting his sweat towel angrily.
"hateful!
This stinky fox only knows how to show off!"
"If this genius wasn't on the field, this stinky fox wouldn't have had the chance to perform!"
"Asshole! Asshole Xiaotian! How dare you question the ability of this genius!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi was originally focusing on Luqi Kawai Kaede, but the next second his hatred was precisely locked on Oda Ryumasa. When he thought of Oda Ryumasa, Sakuragi became even angrier. The sweat towel in his hand had been torn to pieces by this kid.
Jinguji Takeshi, who was sitting next to Sakuragi, noticed that Sakuragi didn't seem to be in a good mood, and said jokingly with a smile: "Sakuragi, do you want to go to the hospital to get a rabies vaccine?"
"I think you're having a seizure! Isn't it too late to fight now?"
Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hanamichi angrily threw his sweat towel towards the bench and complained, "Brother Budo, that Oda is so weak, why did the coach let him play?!"
"I'm so strong, why should I sit on the sidelines?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Dao couldn't help but roll his eyes at Sakuragi. It's true that Oda is weak, but Sakuragi is strong? In some aspects, maybe, but the strength that Sakuragi Hanamichi said was obviously not about protecting the basket and defense... .
"Just watch quietly for a while. Coach Anxi asked you to play last. Isn't that just to take care of you?"
"Coach Anxi, I'm still optimistic about you. Letting Oda go first will give you a chance to see the characteristics of the Ryonan players!"
"You will be playing in the interior when you go on the court later. Remember, Sendoh and Shinomiya Tano, let your teammates on the outside defend. Wait for the opponent to break through, and then you can go to make up for it. At other times, you just need to pay more attention to Hanagata and Uozumi in the interior."
"Don't be like Oda Ryumasa and pick an opponent that doesn't suit you."
While Wudao and Sakuragi Hanamichi were talking, Ryonan High School had already launched a new round of attack.
Ryonan's positional warfare was very unique. Four players spread out, leaving a 1/4 court space for Shinomiya Tano to hold the ball and play singles.
Looking across the country, only Ryonan High School has implemented this superstar ball style so thoroughly. Other teams, even if they are far behind, cannot do so well.
The basketball was passed to Shinomiya Tano, and the rest of the Ryonan players were tied up in the same half of the court. Oda Ryumasa faced Shinomiya Tano's ball-holding attack alone.
This time, Shimono Yamada did not seem to intend to force the ball with his body. After a series of crotch dribbles, he switched to two back dribbles, causing Oda Ryumasa's defense to sway left and right. Then he suddenly accelerated with a hesitation step, and instantly launched a volley. In the blink of an eye, he passed Oda Ryumasa's defense and rushed straight into the inside.
"Damn it, don't underestimate me!"
Oda Ryumasa shouted and chased after Shinomiya Tano, and miraculously caught up with Shinomiya Tano within the free throw line. He reached out and grabbed the arm of Shinomiya Tano who had already caught the ball.
But to everyone's surprise, Shinomiya Tano, whose arm was being pulled, did not even slow down. He dragged Oda Ryumasa with him, took two steps and flew into the air. He pushed away the defensive Nango Koichiro in the air, and after a short stay in the air, he made a small hook shot and sent the ball into the basket.
Shinomiya Tano's goal immediately made the Xiangbei rest area silent. Even Coach Anzai couldn't help but sigh after a brief moment of surprise:
"As expected of a player who can make a team like Ryonan choose to play superstar basketball, Shinomiya Tano's ability... is simply not in the same dimension as that of ordinary high school students."
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