Mori Shigehiro's violent dunk helped Hainan High School win the first two points.
Moreover, he got these two points by defeating the "monster" Yuzumi in a one-on-one match. Suddenly, the whole audience was in an uproar, and they all cast their eyes on the No. 15 player of Hainan.
"Did you see that?! That No. 15 actually scored in front of Yuzumi!"
"It was still a back-to-back attack... He actually suppressed Yuzumi and scored points by back-to-back attack!"
"Yuzumi is a third-year player, the top center of the championship team, and he was defeated by a first-year player?"
Jun Yuzumi heard the discussions around him. The third-year champion center of Ryonan was a little embarrassed at this moment. He shouted to Fujima while serving:
"Fujima, give me the ball!"
"I want to get those points back from that kid!"
After Uozumi Jun hit the ball, he used his thumb to touch his chest. Fujima, who had the ball, did not respond immediately, but looked at Shinomiya Tano who was about to leave for the front court. Shinomiya Tano saw Fujima's eyes, spread his hands indifferently, and nodded slightly.
After getting the approval from Shimonoseki, Fujima nodded towards Uozumi and started to advance with the ball.
"Oh... Looks like Ryonan is planning to stay here for fishing?!"
"That's right. That first-year student has already shit on Yuzumi's head. It's really unreasonable not to give him a response."
"But... Uozumi... is that really enough?!"
The conversation between Ryonan and others in the backcourt was seen by Jinguji Budou who was watching the game in the stands. Although Budou understood why Ryonan wanted to attack Yuzumi, he was not optimistic about Yuzumi Jun.
Wudao was not very clear about Mori Shigehiro's strength, but he also knew that the Meiho Industry led by Mori Shigehiro was able to achieve a terrifying score of 50+20 in the match against Aiwa students.
Yuzumi is absolutely unable to do this, and the defensive strength of Mori Shigehiro can be seen from his athletic ability. Yuzumi Jun may not be able to beat Mori Shigehiro alone.
While Jinguji Budo was thinking, Fujima Kenji had already entered the frontcourt with the ball.
Just as they planned, Shinomiya Tano, who was originally preparing to play a singles game, dragged Maki Shinichi's defense and ran to the bottom corner. Sendoh, who was originally standing at the corner, also chose to go to the bottom, but his running direction was opposite to Shinomiya Tano.
Although Huaxing cut into the inside, he did not go to the basket to grab the best position outside the paint area. Instead, he stood in the middle distance of the baseline, leaving a large space empty.
At the top of the arc, Fujima had just approached the three-point line when he dribbled the ball directly out and successfully passed it to Jun Yuzumi in the inside.
“Bang!”
Yuzumi Jun received the ball just one step to the side of the free throw line, still some distance from the basket. This is actually not Yuzumi's most comfortable offensive position.
However, Yuzumi, who had the ball, had no intention of passing the ball back. He turned his back to the basket and glanced sideways at Mori Shigehiro who was sticking behind him.
"Boy, let me show you the strength of the country's top center!"
Yuzumi Jun thought to himself, and quickly threw the ball from behind, with his heavy body directly hitting Mori Shigehiro's body.
“Peng!
"The collision between the two giants made a dull sound. All the muscles in Mori Shigehiro's body were tense. He did not retreat at all under the blow from Yuzumi Jun from behind. He maintained his position. His terrifying power brought exclamations from the surrounding audience.
“Blocked!
That No. 15 blocked Yuzumi's back-to-back shot! "
"So strong! This kid is so strong that he is not giving in at all in the fight against the monster Yuzumi!"
After failing to get a chance to break through after a back-to-back attack, Jun Yuzumi's expression froze, and he tried another back-to-back attack. This time, Yuzumi's center of gravity was lower, and he used more force, making the attack more violent than the previous one.
"Bang!"
There was another muffled sound, and Mori Shigehiro only took a small step back under Yuzumi's back before he stood firm. His arms were raised high, blocking out the sun.
"This brat!" Yuzumi Jun's eyes flashed with a fierce light. Fujima on the outside saw that Yuzumi couldn't hit him from behind, and knew that something was wrong. He immediately shouted loudly: "Don't be impulsive, Yuzumi, pass it!"
However, Fujima Kenji's reminder was a little late after all. After two consecutive back-to-back shots, Yuzumi immediately changed his strategy, lowered his body, and directly dropped the ball to break through. It is not known whether Mori Shigehiro did it intentionally or not, but Yuzumi's breakthrough actually passed Mori Shigehiro smoothly and invaded the inside line.
Jun Yuzumi entered the basket without any hesitation. He held the ball with both hands, jumped up from the ground, and tried to smash the ball into the basket.
Just as the basketball was about to reach the hoop, a white figure appeared behind Jun Yuzumi at some point, and a big hand pressed directly on the basketball from top to bottom.
"What?!" Yuzumi Jun was shocked when he felt the huge force coming from his hand.
Under Mori Shigehiro's blockade, Yuzumi's two-handed dunk directly hit the basket, and with a "bang", it flew away.
The flying basketball was caught by Kazuma Takasago who was quick-eyed and quick-handed. After a fake move to avoid a steal, he passed the ball directly to Shinichi Maki who was heading towards the frontcourt, launching a counterattack.
“Return to defense!
”
At the side of the court, Ryonan's substitute players shouted loudly. And in the court, the second after Maki Shinichi received the basketball, Shinomiya Tano had already followed closely behind Maki Shinichi, waiting for the opportunity to move.
While Hainan was making a fast break, Ryonan also reacted very quickly.
Maki Shinichi was holding onto Shinomiya Tano and running in the front. At his speed, he could easily leave everyone behind except Shinomiya Tano, play a one-on-one game in the frontcourt, and make a counterattack layup.
However, Shinichi Maki did not seem to have any intention of a single-player fast break. After he approached the three-point line with the ball, he suddenly braked, turned around, and stopped outside the three-point line with the ball. He had no intention of invading the basket.
Maki Shinichi's choice of attack really caught Shinomiya Tano off guard. He was ready to block the shot from behind, but unexpectedly, Maki Shinichi did not choose to force the attack.
"Smart choice.... But, so lazy!"
Shimono Shimada was a second slow in completing the emergency stop, turned around and came in front of Maki Shinichi, muttering.
Maki Shinichi was completely unmoved by Shinomiya Tano's ridicule. He dribbled the ball on the spot while turning sideways to protect it, waiting for his players to come forward.
Soon, Mori Shigehiro and others entered the frontcourt, Kamiso Ichiro sank into the bottom corner, Takasago Kazuma and Mori Shigehiro cut into the inside, and the little Guan wearing the No. 8 jersey immediately leaned towards Shinomiya Tano to prepare to help Maki Shinichi with a screen.
After Xiaoguan's pick-and-roll was in place, Maki Shinichi faked a move in the direction of the pick-and-roll and then broke through in the opposite direction. He had no intention of taking advantage of the pick-and-roll at all.
Perhaps Maki Shinichi himself is also aware that Xiaoguan's pick-and-roll will have no effect at all on Shinomiya Tanaka. Even if Shinomiya Tanaka chooses to force the ball, Xiaoguan's unstable position will affect Maki Shinichi's own breakthrough.
Using the small tube to distract Shigong Tianye for a while, Maki Shinichi rushed forward quickly, but after only two steps, he was caught by Shigong Tianye again. Although his feint interfered with Shigong Tianye's judgment, it was still far from enough to shake him off.
"As expected of Shinomiya Tano, he is really tough to deal with." Maki Shinichi sighed secretly, and quickly passed the ball while moving. The basketball hit the ground and bounced directly into the hands of Mori Shigehiro who was in a key position in the inside.
Although Shinichi Maki was unable to break free from Shinomiya Tano's defense, he was still able to pass the ball in front of Shinomiya Tano. Although it was a little more difficult, it did not affect the team's offensive rhythm.
"Good pass!" Maki Shinichi passed the ball smoothly, which made the Hainan players on the sidelines excited. Everyone's eyes fell on Mori Shigehiro, their eyes full of expectation.
"Bang!"
Mori Shigehiro, holding the ball, landed the ball with the same simple back-to-the-basket move, and his body directly hit Yuzumi. This time, although Yuzumi was prepared, he was still forced to retreat half a step under the huge force of Mori Shigehiro.
“So heavy!
”
"Is this kid really a first-year student?!"
"Damn it, I absolutely cannot lose!"
Yuzumi Jun was clearly aware that his strength seemed to be inferior to that of the opponent, but he had no intention of giving up. His center of gravity lowered again, and his lower body became more stable.
Just when Yuzumi was fully prepared for the second attack, Mori Shigehiro suddenly stood up, turned sideways and made a hook shot. The basketball flew over Yuzumi's head, hit the backboard, and bounced into the basket.
"What?!"
"A hook shot near the basket?"
Yuzumi was stunned when he saw the opponent actually shoot, and the basketball fell into the net in his astonished eyes.
Mori Shigehiro's consecutive goals immediately made the Hainan rest area boil. A group of Hainan players waved towels and cheered for Mori Shigehiro. Mori Shigehiro, who scored again, punched Maki Shin when he returned to defense, and his face did not show much other emotion.
"very good!"
"Just fight like this, A-Kuan, A-Mu!"
When Coach Gaotou saw that the difference between the two teams had reached 4 points and Hainan was still in the lead, a smile appeared on his face. He slowly opened the folding fan in his hand and fanned it gently, looking like he had everything under control.
"He ignored the temptation of a single fast break and chose to wait for his teammates to play positional play..."
"Is Maki Shinichi... the kind of person who would be afraid of Tano's strength?!"
"That shouldn't be the case... So does that mean you believe that No. 15 will definitely be able to score against Yuzumi?!"
"Hainan, do you want to fight with us and tear a hole in Yuzumi's body?!"
"The target is not Fujima, but Uozumi..."
After losing points continuously, Coach Tiangang's face darkened. He drooped his eyelids and fell into deep thought.
He thought that in today's game, Hainan would find a way to find a breakthrough from Fujima. In order to make up for Fujima's defensive weakness, Coach Tanaoka even deliberately let Shinomiya Tano and Fujima switch defenses. The purpose was to hide Fujima's only weakness that looked like a "weakness".
But unexpectedly, Hainan didn't even think of using the pick-and-roll to give Maki Shinichi the opportunity to play one-on-one against Fujima. Instead, they concentrated the ball in the hands of No. 15 and launched an attack from the inside.
"Who is that No. 15?!" Coach Tagore couldn't help but mutter to himself as he watched Mori Shigehiro quickly return to defense with his teammates on the field.
On the court, Ryonan High School did not lose confidence in Jun Yuzumi just because of Yuzumi's one mistake.
Although Hainan’s No. 15 scored two goals in a row, the difficulty of the goals was not that high and his upper limit of level has not been fully revealed.
Fujima wanted to continue testing Yuzumi. He was a little bit unconvinced that Yuzumi, a third-year champion center, would lose to a first-year freshman.
Soon, the ball was passed to Yuzumi Jun smoothly, and the rest of the players were still in the formation of one-on-one inside. Hainan seemed to be very confident in this freshman player, and no one wanted to help Mori Shigehiro, allowing him to face Yuzumi Jun alone.
This time, Yuzumi Jun received the ball in a deeper position, only about three steps away from the basket.
Realizing that Mori Shigehiro was very strong, Yuzumi gave up the reckless back-to-the-basket attack and instead planned to compete with his opponent using face-to-basket techniques.
But Yuzumi Jun seems to have forgotten his face basket technique...
"Snap!" Yuzumi Jun turned around with the ball and faced the basket. After the ball landed, he directly broke through with the ball. With just one step, he jumped up directly and made a hook shot.
However, the basketball had just flown out of Yuzumi Jun's hands when it was slapped away by Mori Shigehiro.
Mori Shigehiro watched Yuzumi's entire series of breakthroughs and followed every one of Yuzumi's moves. This first-year student, who was huge in stature, had very flexible footwork and strong explosive power, and was able to easily block Yuzumi's hook shot in a dry situation.
The basketball was knocked down by Mori Shigehiro and caught by Xiaoguan who was also guarding the inside. Xiaoguan picked up the basketball and held the ball with both hands. After the Ryonan players started to return to defense, he gave the ball to Maki Shinichi, who then dribbled the ball forward.
Two consecutive blocks made the audience pay attention to Hainan's No. 15 player.
The fans of Ryonan High School could not stand Yuzumi's repeated misconduct and shouted at the Ryonan players to give the ball to Shinomiya Tano or Sendoh.
The fans in Kanagawa Prefecture are the kind that have a clear distinction between what they love and hate. If you play well, they will definitely praise you and flatter you crazily.
But if you play badly? Don't expect anyone to comfort you. If Yuzumi destroys the invincible image of Ryonan in their minds, they will definitely scold Yuzumi and force him to retire on the spot.
Now, with just two goals, Ryonan’s championship fans are already becoming impatient.
"Don't worry about it, Yuzumi, just defend well."
"Hainan will definitely play inside. That kid looks very strong. Leave yourself some room to evade and bounce when defending."
"Don't stick too close, Yuzu!"
Shinomiya Tanano heard the complaints from the audience around him, and he could only express his condolences for Yuzumi's situation.
It was not until this time that Shigong Tianye, after taking his position, looked Mori Shigehiro straight in the eye, and his facial muscles, which had been relatively relaxed, began to tense up.
"This No. 15 is as tall and heavy as Yuzumi."
"If it were just that, it would be fine, but this guy is also very fast and his defensive movements are quite agile."
"This kid's talent far exceeds Yuzumi's."
"Even if he's a little bit worse than me, his talent is enough to wreak havoc in the paint."
"There is no doubt that even if he only relies on his talent, this kid is still the best center in Kanagawa Prefecture!"
While Shimono was thinking, Hainan's attack had already arrived. Mori Shigehiro was still in position in the interior, and Maki Shinichi made a lob pass.
Mori Shigehiro, who received the ball in the paint, showed off his new skills this time. After receiving the ball, he actually took a low step and went straight to the basket. Then he suddenly jumped up and performed another dunk directly over the head of Jun Yuzumi.
The terrifying force of the dunk was so strong that Yuzumi Jun, who was trying to defend, took two steps back before he could stand firm. The terrifying ability under the basket shocked coach Tiangang on the sidelines and he stood up from his seat and looked at the court in disbelief.
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