With Sakuragi Hanamichi as the core of the offense, Xiangbei High School began to play an offensive style that had never been shown before.
Although they are one of the strongest teams in the country, they used freshman Hanamichi Sakuragi as the main attacker in the match against Hainan High School.
The ball possession changed and it was Xiangbei High School's turn to attack.
Miyagi Ryouta dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, but this time, Miyagi did not choose to pass the ball to Jinguji Takeshi.
After entering the frontcourt, Miyagi Ryouta found that Hainan's defensive focus seemed to have a huge tilt.
When Jinguji Takenori stood at the corner, Mori Shigehiro in the interior also moved to the middle distance, ready to defend Maki Shinichi at any time, leaving Akagi Takenori in the interior open.
At the same time, the player who was defending Miyagi, called Xiaoguan, occasionally cast his eyes towards Jinguji Budou not far away, and did not focus on Miyagi Ryouta at all.
This made Miyagi feel underestimated.
"Asshole, how dare you look down on me!"
Miyagi Ryouta was furious when he saw the opponent's absent-minded look. When he reached the top of the arc, he did not play the triangle offense as planned. Instead, he quickly accelerated and broke through. In the blink of an eye, he passed the small tube and rushed into the inside.
This sudden change made all the Hainan team members look sideways. Mori Shigehiro, who had originally planned to defend Jinguji Budou, hesitated for a moment and actually ignored Miyagi Ryouta who broke into the inside and continued to guard his own position.
Miyagi Ryouta successfully broke into the inside and made a direct shot before Takasago Kazuma could arrive at the defense, sending the ball into the basket.
"Hmph! Don't underestimate me! Hainan!"
Miyagi Ryouta, who scored the goal, roared excitedly, pounded his chest hard, and then high-fived Akagi and Sakuragi who ran up.
"Miyagi is in pretty good shape today!"
"I've been focusing on Sakuragi all this time, but I didn't notice how much Miyagi Ryouta has grown during this period!"
"The guy in Hainan shouldn't be able to defend against Gongcheng. We should also make use of Gongcheng as a point."
Although Miyagi Ryouta did not follow the established tactics, the effect was very ideal. Wudao also noticed that Miyagi's desire to attack today was much stronger than before, and thought about giving Miyagi some opportunities to perform.
After Shohoku High School returned to defense, Maki Shinichi received the ball in the backcourt and advanced with the ball. The strength of Shohoku High School was within his expectations. From the very beginning, Maki Shinichi did not expect that his team's Xiaoguan could single-handedly defend against Miyagi Ryouta's advance.
What surprised him was that Mori Shigehiro did not go to make up for the defense, but stood still. This gave Miyagi the opportunity to make a close-range jump shot.
"A-Kuan, go and fill in the position when Miyagi Ryouta breaks through. You don't need to jump, just put your hands up."
"There's a huge height difference between you and him. Just by raising your hands, you can put tremendous pressure on him."
"Pay attention to the opponent passing the ball to Akagi, so you don't have to keep pressing Jinguji Budo."
"No matter how inferior I am to Jinguji Budo, I will never be so weak that I can barely provide you with any defense!"
When Mori Shigehiro passed by Maki Shinichi and ran to the front court, Maki Shinichi quickly spoke to Mori Shigehiro.
Hearing this, Mori Shigehiro nodded and strode across the center line.
As Shinichi Maki approached the three-point line with the ball, Takeshi Jinguji walked directly from the three-point line and came straight in front of Shinichi Maki.
"Pick and roll!"
Facing Jinguji Budou's defense, Maki Shinichi did not hesitate. He made a pick-and-roll gesture and shouted to his teammates.
Kazuma Takasago in the inside received the order and quickly moved up to prepare for the pick-and-roll. While Kazuma Takasago was moving, Shinichi Maki used continuous between-the-crotch dribbling to redirect Jinguji Budo's defense.
At the same time that Takasago was positioned on Budo's right side, Maki Shinichi quickly adjusted his posture and accelerated his breakthrough.
"Sakuragi, look at your own people!"
Takeshi Jinguji bypassed Kazuma Takasago's pick-and-roll and cut across the middle to intercept Shinichi Maki, but at this time, Shinichi Maki, who broke through with the ball, passed the ball directly to Shigehiro Mori who was in a position under the basket.
One on one inside!
"Eat him forcefully! A-Kuan!"
When the tall coach on the sidelines saw that Mori Shigehiro had a one-on-one opportunity, he immediately shouted loudly.
In fact, he didn't need to remind him at all. The moment Mori Shigehiro got the basketball, his strength had already exploded. The muscles all over his body tensed up instantly. As the ball dropped, his body leaned hard against Akagi Takenori. The huge force made Akagi's breathing stagnate, and he took two steps back.
The next second, Mori Shigehiro, who was free, turned around, quickly passed Akagi Takenori, easily broke into the inside, raised the ball and got into a shooting posture.
Although Akagi was pushed back half a step by the opponent due to his unstable center of gravity, he still had the strength to chase. Seeing Mori Shigehiro raising the ball and preparing to shoot, he jumped up without hesitation to block the shot.
However, the moment he stood up, Mori Shigehiro showed an ambiguous smile on his face, and he calmed down and had no intention of shooting the ball at all.
"Fake move!?"
Akagi noticed that Mori Shigehiro's movements made his pupils shrink slightly, but when Akagi fell down, Mori Shigehiro actually took the initiative to push Akagi Takenori up.
Akagi subconsciously reached out to grab the basketball in Mori Shigehiro's hand while falling, but he didn't touch the basketball at all, instead he hit Mori Shigehiro's arm. At the same time, Mori Shigehiro's momentum was not affected at all, and after reaching the highest point, he dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
The moment the basketball entered the net, the referee's sharp whistle sounded, and the linesman made a hand-beating gesture and looked at Takenori Akagi.
Before the referee made a decision, Akagi Takenori raised his hand consciously.
2+1.
Facing Takenori Akagi, Hainan's freshman center actually made a two plus one and successfully stepped onto the free throw line.
"well done!
A Kuan!
”
Coach Gaotou had completely discarded his "wise coach" demeanor at this moment. He pumped his fist vigorously, praised loudly, and seemed full of passion.
"Akagi..." Mori Shigehiro walked to the free throw line, and Mitsui Shou was about to comfort Akagi Takenori, but Akagi reached out to stop him. Then Akagi stood on the sideline of the paint area, ready to grab a rebound.
"If he's modeled after O'Neal, then this kid shouldn't be very good at free throws, right?"
"We didn't shoot many free throws in the previous game against Ryonan, and my shooting percentage was just average."
Wu Dao stood outside the three-point line, watching Mori Shigehiro shooting free throws, muttering to himself.
However, as soon as this thought arose in his mind, Mori Shigehiro slapped Wu Dao in the face with actual action.
"Swish!" With a crisp sound of the net, another point was added to the scoreboard of Ryonan High School.
"hiu—"
Seeing Mori Shigehiro score a goal, Wudao couldn't help but whistle, feeling a little surprised. Mori Shigehiro, who was returning to defense, glanced at Wudao and ignored him and returned to defense. With Mori Shigehiro's departure, Hainan's players began to return to defense.
In the one-on-one situation in the interior, Mori Shigehiro scored 2+1, and Akagi's face was as black as charcoal.
Although he knew that Mori Shigehiro was an excellent center, how could he keep a good face when being beaten two plus one like this
"Miyagi!" Akagi Takenori was not convinced and shouted at Miyagi. Before he could finish what he was going to say, Wudao interrupted him:
"Akagi, if you want the ball, don't say it!"
"Coach Anxi had already made the tactical arrangements for this match before the game!"
"Currently our Xiangbei's attack is going smoothly!"
"You.....understand what I mean?!"
Akagi opened his mouth when he heard that, but chose to remain silent in the end, not arguing for himself. After quickly serving the ball, he ran towards the front court, with anger and depression between his brows. However, this anger was not directed at Jinguji Budou, but at Sakuragi Hanamichi!
"Sakuragi! You better... attack well!
"When passing by Sakuragi Hanamichi, Akagi Takenori said something vicious in Sakuragi's ear.
Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't seem to sense the dissatisfaction in Akagi Takenori's tone, thinking that Akagi was encouraging him, and replied with a smile: "Of course!"
Seeing that silly look, Mitsui Shou couldn't help but shook his head.
Alternating between offense and defense, Xiangbei launched an attack from the backcourt.
Although Wudao told Akagi Takenori that he could not go against the tactics set by Coach Anzai, how could Wudao not understand Akagi Takenori's feelings at this time? If it was Wudao himself, he would definitely fight back and get his place back.
Wudao also wanted to give Akagi a chance to take revenge, but he absolutely could not agree to Akagi's request openly.
He was afraid that Akagi would get caught up in competition with Mori Shigehiro.
To be honest, Wudao is not optimistic about Akagi Takenori. He doesn't think Akagi can get any benefits from Mori Shigehiro.
It is not easy for Akagi to do what Yuzumi could not do.
After entering the front court, Miyagi Ryouta chose to pass the ball to Jinguji Budo. Having previously scored a goal by penetrating the inside line with his personal ability, the young man was obviously a little wary of Miyagi. Not only the young man, but even Mori Shigehiro's eyes were intentionally or unintentionally looking towards Miyagi Ryouta.
The perceptive Miyagi knew that Hainan was interested in him, so he decided not to play alone and passed the ball to Wudao.
Takeshi Jinguji, who was running to catch the ball, stopped the moment the basketball got into his hands. The defensive posture of Shinichi Maki in front of him was a little high, as if he was guarding against his pull-up shot.
"With your back so straight, how can you defend me?!"
Wu Dao chuckled, and as he spoke, he moved his right foot sideways, making a breakthrough gesture.
Sure enough, Maki Shinichi, who was extremely afraid of Jinguji martial arts, suddenly dropped his center of gravity, but he did not move his body blindly, for fear that it was a feint by martial arts.
As Maki Shinichi lowered his center of gravity, Budou stepped back to collect the ball and raised the ball to make a fake shot. Budou's action once again aroused Maki Shinichi's vigilance, and he quickly raised his hands to interfere.
However, at the moment when Mu Shen raised the ball, Wudao exploded the ball with his back to the basket, and at the same time, he instantly changed hands with his back to the basket, and the next second he turned sideways to break through.
The strange dribbling changes and unexpected breakthrough moves caused a brief delay in Shinichi Maki's judgment.
By the time Maki Shinichi came to his senses, Jinguji Budou had already passed Maki Shinichi and was rushing towards the inside.
Mori Shigehiro at the middle distance was well prepared. He quickly moved up to provide defense while Wudao was advancing. At this moment, Takasago Kazuma decisively let go of Sakuragi Hanamichi and moved to the side of Akagi Takenori.
Wu Dao, who was attacking with the ball, soon faced Hainan's second blocking line.
Facing Mori Shigehiro who was of similar height to him, Wudao did not slow down. When he was about to collide with Mori Shigehiro, he suddenly turned around and accelerated to break through.
The quick and smooth breakthrough made the Hainan substitutes in the field stunned, and the audience in the stands had already burst into warm cheers when Budou broke through Maki Shinichi's defense. After Budou broke through Mori Shigehiro, the cheers were several decibels louder.
Takeshi Jinguji broke into the inside, looked at the basket and jumped up, and the moment he jumped, two loud shouts suddenly sounded from behind Takeshi.
"Don't even think about it!"
“Madamada!
!”
The two shouts were actually from Mori Shigehiro and Maki Shinichi. The two were thrown away by Budo one after another, but came behind Budo when he was about to layup. Not only the two of them, but Kazuma Takasago under the basket was also attracted by Budo's inside attack, and he completely ignored Akagi and raised his arms in front of Budo to block him.
"Three people surrounded!"
“Senior Wudao has fallen into Hainan’s trap!
!”
On the sidelines, Kiyota Nobunaga exclaimed when he saw this scene.
However, at this moment, Jinguji Budou, who was holding the ball in the middle of the court and preparing to make a layup, suddenly took the ball, made a side pass, and easily sent the ball out of the encirclement of the three Hainan players!
"What?!"
"Pass the ball?!"
"How is that possible?!"
The Hainan substitute players on the sidelines were more surprised than each other. Under everyone's dull gaze, the basketball successfully fell into Sakuragi Hanamichi's hands.
Sakuragi, who had the ball, straightened his expression, looked directly at the basket, held the ball, bent his knees, jumped lightly, and took a two-step shot directly from near the basket.
“It feels... really good!”
The moment the basketball was shot, Sakuragi Hanamichi had a premonition that his ball would go in. As he watched the basketball fall into the basket, a bright smile appeared on Sakuragi's face.
"Nice shot, Sakuragi!"
"well done!"
"It seems that the shooting training was not in vain. Well done!"
Seeing that Sakuragi scored the goal, Akagi Takenori and Miyagi Ryouta praised him one after another. Mitsui Hisashi also walked up to Sakuragi, patted him on the back and praised him.
Surrounded by his teammates, Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed and was very happy with the praise from his teammates.
Rukawa Kaede, who was standing off the field, looked at Sakuragi who was surrounded by the seniors in the center, curled his lips in disdain, and whispered to himself: "Everyone is attracted by the martial arts seniors, I can do it too."
"To be able to pass the ball calmly in that situation... Jinguji Budou is really amazing!"
In a corner of the stands, Sendoh Akira couldn't help but sigh as he watched Jinguji Takeshi returning to defense on the field.
"I'm even more surprised that this guy would choose to pass the ball... Based on his ability and personality, he would never miss this one-on-three opportunity!"
"And did you notice just now? The moment Jinguji Budo released the ball was also the moment he reached his highest point. Mori Shigehiro and Maki Shinichi behind him couldn't cover it at all, and Takasago Kazuma in front of him didn't even jump."
"The guy who could have scored a goal actually chose to pass the ball... Is that guy still the Jinguji Budo I know?!"
"Or... what conspiracy does Xiangbei have?"
Shinomiya Tano's perception was completely different from Sendoh's. Sendoh was surprised that Jinguji Takeshi could pass the ball in that situation, while Shinomiya Tano was surprised that Jinguji Takeshi did not choose to shoot himself.
Moreover, Shinomiya Tano has also noticed that Jinguji Budou played very restrained in today's match, but now, he still doesn't know what Jinguji Budou's purpose is.
"Haha, can't you see it?!"
“Jinguji Budo is using Hainan to train his troops!
”
"The one who practiced was that Sakuragi Hanamichi!"
Coach Tian Gang looked at Jinguji Budo in the field with burning eyes and couldn't help but sigh:
"What an arrogant guy indeed!"
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