The offensive progress of Xiangbei High School was very fast. In less than a few seconds, Xiangbei's players had entered the frontcourt. Center Takenori Akagi and power forward Daishi Chiba entered the baseline on both sides of the paint area respectively.
Mitsui Hisashi silently sank to the left corner, and Miyagi Ryouta deliberately avoided the right side and the top of the arc when dribbling the ball and moved towards the left side of the court.
The positioning of the Xiangbei players naturally attracted the defense of Ryonan High School. In the second half, Ryonan adopted a man-to-man tactic. Under the guidance of the Xiangbei players, most of the Ryonan players also gathered in the left half, leaving the long-distance and mid-distance positions in the right half completely empty.
The only ones left were Jinguji Budo, who was near the top of the arc, and Shinomiya Tano, who was on the defending side.
"Shohoku... copied our Ryonan's offensive tactics?"
"Are you planning to rely on Jinguji Budo's singles to score points?!"
When Coach Tian Gang saw Xiangbei High School's formation change, he immediately raised his eyebrows and showed a look of surprise.
Superstar basketball, in the past, Xiangbei High School almost didn't use such offensive tactics. Jinguji Budo's singles shots were mostly from mid-range and long distances, so Xiangbei's players were able to use the inside-out play to strengthen the inside threat, and at the same time, they could suppress most of the defensive players near the paint area.
In terms of results, this style of play can not only fully utilize the personal characteristics of Jinguji Budo, but also increase the threat of other players in attacking the basket.
The reason why Ryonan adopted such a completely open style of play was to match the offensive characteristics of Shigong Tano. Shigong Tano was different from Jinguji Budou. Shigong Tano was good at mid-range and short-range shooting, and his long-range shooting was relatively rare. At the same time, Shigong Tano's most lethal attack was actually his attack on the basket.
The 100kg high school student's speed brought him the potential energy to charge into the paint, which was simply not something that ordinary high schools could resist. Since Shinomiya Tano entered high school, he had dunked over countless centers, and each of them was ranked among the best in the county and the country.
At this time, Xiangbei actually adopted a completely stretched formation, in order to...
On the court, Takeshi Jinguji approached the top of the arc. At the same time, Ryouta Miyagi quickly passed the ball to Takeshi Jinguji.
Wudao held the ball and faked it, then stepped forward to break through. Jinguji Wudao, who was over two meters tall, was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye he was level with Shigong Tianye. When Shigong Tianye just caught up with Wudao, the high-speed moving Jinguji Wudao suddenly stopped, changed direction and continued to rush forward.
Although Shimoya Tanabe still kept up with his excellent athletic ability, Budo was approaching the free throw line with his repeated breakthroughs.
"This guy should be planning to take action!"
Seeing Takeshi Jinguji approaching the free throw line, Shinomiya Tano's defensive pressure became even stronger. He had a premonition that Takeshi Jinguji might change his steps in this position.
Sure enough, Takeshi Jinguji, who was close to the free throw line, suddenly stopped and slowed down. After a dribbling, he suddenly dribbled with his back to the basket. Shinomiya Tano defended closely with his hands raised above his head, ready to block Takeshi Jinguji's shot at any time.
Suddenly, Jinguji Budo, who was carrying the basket, turned to the right and faked. Shigong Tianye's hole shrank slightly and fell into a brief hesitation. The opponent did not pass the ball, and the faked move was most likely a fake move, the purpose should be to break through, and the purpose of Xiangbei High School clearing the mid-range support players should be to create space for Jinguji to break through!
However, at the moment of his hesitation, Jinguji Budou, who was clearly faking, turned completely, quickly gathered the ball, and shot a fadeaway jump shot. With Jinguji Budou's bounce and height, this Budou's fadeaway jump shot became quite unstoppable, and Jinguji Budou's elevation angle was also very exaggerated, almost 40 degrees.
Shimono's momentary hesitation when defending also made him completely lose the opportunity to block the shot.
He could only raise his hands and make a final effort, hoping that his interference could put some pressure on Jinguji Budo's shooting.
“Swish!”
With a slight click, the basketball went into the net from the front, a graceful fadeaway jump shot that made the first-year students on the sidelines envious. Especially since the players on the court were all from powerful basketball teams like Ryonan and Shohoku, there were not many high school students who could use the fadeaway jump shot as a regular weapon.
This kind of shooting technique requires not only the player's shooting ability, but also requires the player's core strength to be strong enough and to have enough air time, so that the shot will be effective.
Most people don't have this trait.
There are very few players who can perform moves of Jinguji Budo's level. In the entire Xiangbei High School, perhaps only Rukawa Kaede has such a skill. Sakuragi may have the potential, but he does not have such ability now.
"This guy... his shots are still so fast, and his physical confrontation is not slowed down. My defense can't suppress his breakthrough..."
Jinguji Budou quickly retreated after scoring the goal. Shigong Tianye looked at Jinguji who was leaving and murmured. His face, which was originally serious, suddenly showed a smile. He was very satisfied with Jinguji Budou's strength. Only such an opponent would allow him to exert his full strength.
"Sendoh, Fujima, Uozumi, and Hanagata, all be ready to receive the ball."
"I might pass the ball next, so stay focused!"
"Also, everyone, move, make up for the defense in time, and don't let that guy get away with the shot."
Shinomiya Tano said something to his teammates, then quickly ran to the front court.
When Sendoh and others heard what Shigong Tianye said, they couldn't help but look at each other. After a few seconds of silence, they understood what Shigong Tianye meant and began to organize a new round of attack.
Soon, Kenji Fujima advanced towards the frontcourt with the ball, and Sendoh and others had already entered the frontcourt and positioned themselves before him.
Just like the previous attack method, Ryonan High School still spread out all the players and let Shinomiya Tano fight Jinguji Budou alone. But this time, Shinomiya Tano used his own strength to get to the middle distance during the wrestling process with Jinguji Budou.
When he got into position, Fujima Kenji also faked a breakthrough and passed the ball to Shinomiya Tano. Shinomiya Tano, holding the ball with both hands, back-hit Budo and pushed the ball into the inside line. Facing his strong attack, even Jinguji Budo couldn't resist and was forced to retreat half a step, leaving a little space.
Shinomiya Tano did not hold back at all. Seeing that he had the advantage, he pushed the ball hard again. Just when Wudao was unable to resist and was about to go around to steal the ball, Shinomiya Tano suddenly held the ball in both hands and straightened his waist. In Wudao's puzzled eyes, Shinomiya Tano directly threw the ball behind him.
The basketball went straight over Wu Dao's head and flew towards the basket.
"What?!"
Takeshi Jinguji exclaimed, thinking that this guy had given up on himself and was just shooting with his back to the basket. However, when Takeshi looked back, he found that Sendoh had already cut into the inside at some point and just received the ball from Shinomiya Tano.
"Without looking at the person behind the back, Shinomiya Tano actually chose to pass the ball?!"
Wudao watched Sendoh catch the ball under the basket and dunk it, and he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.
He and Shigong Tianye only played a few balls against each other, but Shigong Tianye gave up the singles so quickly? This really didn't fit his style.
What surprised Takeshi even more was that Shimono's pass was very imaginative, and the opponent's passing vision was too wide, so he even saw Sendoh who was sliding towards the baseline. Jinguji Takeshi, who also had his back to the basket, did not notice Sendoh who was cutting into the air.
“This guy…” As Ryonan High School easily counterattacked, the Ryonan players off the court burst into cheers.
The Xiangbei players who witnessed Ryonan's offensive this time were all in a very heavy mood.
Mitsui Hisashi, who was defending Sendoh, was also staring at Sendoh who was leaving, feeling annoyed.
Since it was Shinomiya Tano who had the ball, Mitsui Shou was a little careless about Sendoh Akira. After all, he was familiar with Shinomiya Tano's playing style, that is, a black hole of ball possession. After the basketball was in Shinomiya Tano's hands, it was rarely passed out. Mitsui Shou could have imagined that Fujima and Sendoh could play this kind of wonderful pass, but he didn't expect Shinomiya Tano to play it.
"During this time, not only have we grown, but everyone in Ryonan has grown as well."
"Don't be careless."
Mitsui Shou quickly learned his lesson, shouted to his teammates, and then ran towards the front court.
Wudao also figured it out at this moment. He knew that the current Shimonomiya Tano was no longer the player who was obsessed with winning or losing. In other words, Shimonomiya Tano was still the player with a strong desire to win or lose, but he had also become more rational when playing.
Wu Dao was thinking about the changes in Shigong Tanno, but he still didn't know Shigong Tanno well enough.
Playing ball becomes rational?! Is that all
Facing the Shohoku High School led by Jinguji Budou, Shinomiya Tano not only intends to win in the individual duel, he also wants to win the team victory!
Soon, the Xiangbei players entered the frontcourt.
Wu Dao has now figured out who is stronger between him and Shigong Tianye. In fact, this is not the most important thing at the moment. There is really no need to decide the winner between the two of them.
As long as Xiangbei can beat Ryonan High School, individual wins and losses are not that important.
In order to play more easily, Budo did not plan to force his way in. After Miyagi entered the frontcourt, the other players of Xiangbei were just about to move away, and Budo reached out to Miyagi for the ball. As soon as the basketball was in his hand, Budo pointed directly to the floor beside Shigong Tianye and called for a pick-and-roll.
Miyagi Ryouta was startled when he saw this, and then he quickly took action and ran to screen. Wudao also followed Miyagi Ryouta's screen and broke through.
However, Miyagi Ryouta's body was too thin. Even if he tried his best, he was easily squeezed past by Shinomiya Tano. Miyagi Ryouta's pick-and-roll did not even slow down Shinomiya Tano's pursuit speed.
Although Miyagi's pick-and-roll was useless, Fujima, who was originally defending him, subconsciously switched defense at the moment of Shohoku's pick-and-roll. He ignored Miyagi Ryouta on the outside and stood in front of Budou instead.
Looking at the handsome boy in front of him, Wudao glanced at the position of Shimono Tanaka and continued to drop the ball, moving in the same direction as Shimono Tanaka's running. In the blink of an eye, Wudao directly squeezed Fujima aside and rushed towards the inside.
The pursuing Shinomiya Tano was also slowed down by Fujima who was blocking his way, and was unable to catch up with Jinguji Takeshi. He watched Jinguji Takeshi enter the mid-range and score an open shot.
As Jinguji Takeshi and Shinomiya Tano both changed their playing styles, the two teams, Shohoku High School and Ryonan High School, also simultaneously abandoned the superstar basketball style and started playing team cooperation.
However, although both teams are playing as a team, their playing styles are very different.
The team basketball of Ryonan High School is one in which players in various positions have their own characteristics. Players in all positions have beautiful singles abilities after getting the ball.
Even Jun Uozumi in the inside successfully scored a single point over Akagi's head.
However, Fujima Kenji, Shinomiya Tano and Sendoh used their passing ability to connect the players in various positions. It seems that the players of Ryonan seem to be very cooperative, but if you look closely, you can find that everyone is playing on their own.
But it is different for Shohoku High School. Shohoku's team basketball is completely built around Jinguji Budou. Although it is team basketball, Jinguji Budou still accounts for about 80% of the team's shots.
The rest of the people either help to set screens for Wudao, or help to pass the basketball, or run to open spaces. Only when there are open spaces will the basketball be passed into the hands of these people, giving them a rare chance to shoot.
Whenever there is a defensive player on the opposite side, the Xiangbei players on the court will not choose to shoot themselves. They will often pass the ball back to Budao and wait for an open opportunity, or let Budao complete the finish.
Although both teams play team basketball, they have completely different playing styles.
As the game progressed, the difference between the two teams remained around 19 points. Shohoku had no way to narrow the score, and similarly, Ryonan High School had no way to widen the gap.
The two teams were evenly matched.
On the court, when Shohoku had the ball, Jinguji Budou received the ball with his back to the basket in the mid-range.
Behind him, Shinomiya Tano raised his arms high. At the same time, Yuzumi in the paint was also ready to move forward and make up for the defense at any time. Fujima, who was at the top of the arc, saw Jinguji Takeshi holding the ball, and he also moved his feet and slowly moved towards Takeshi.
"Bang!" After a blast, Jinguji Takeshi turned around and faced the basket, taking a step forward. His movement also alerted Yuzumi in the interior, who decisively moved up and formed a double-team with Shinomiya Tano.
As soon as he moved, the basketball flew directly from between Yuzumi and Shinomiya Tano and landed directly in the hands of Akagi Takenori. Akagi, who had the ball under the basket, jumped up and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
As Akagi scored a goal, there was a cheer in the Xiangbei rest area. After Wudao and Akagi punched each other, they quickly retreated.
"Damn it!" Yuzumi Jun grabbed the basketball in annoyance and slammed it on the floor, looking unhappy.
Shimono Yamaguchi, on the other hand, looked calm and as if he didn't care.
but... ..
16 minutes into the second half, Jinguji Budou's personal score has reached 31 points, and his assists are 5.6. The entire Xiangbei team is now connected by Jinguji Budou, and they rarely miss on the offensive end.
Such offensive efficiency put tremendous defensive pressure on Ryonan.
As the game progressed, this pressure eroded the players of Ryonan High School.
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