Rukawa Kaede suddenly took the basketball from Miyagi Ryouta and launched an attack, which immediately disrupted Hainan's established defensive plan.
Originally, when Mitsui Shou was on the court, his movement position was basically between the cowl position and the bottom corner, and the threat he posed to the center area of the half court was relatively small.
The only player of Shohoku High School who can launch a frontal attack in the center of the half court, near the top of the arc, is Jinguji Budou. As for Miyagi, even if he rushes in, the role he can play will be very small. With two tall guys, Takasago and Mori Shigehiro, in the interior, Miyagi's height does not pose much of a threat.
Moreover, Miyagi Ryouta's offensive means are limited. At least, the offensive means currently displayed are not enough to make Hainan really pay attention.
But the appearance of Rukawa Kaede is different.
That quick stop and jump shot was vaguely reminiscent of the time when Jinguji Budou first entered Shohoku High School. It made Shinichi Maki on the court and Coach Takato on the sidelines turn their eyes to the new freshman of Shohoku.
"That first-year is Rukawa Kaede from Takeishi Junior High School, right?"
"Mitsui Hisahi and Jinguji Budo's junior—Rukawa Kaede!"
“Nice player.”
Coach Takato’s evaluation of Rukawa Kaede is quite good.
On the court, offense and defense alternated.
Rukawa scored a goal over Kainan's head, but this only made Maki Shinichi look at Rukawa one more time. Maki Shinichi knew very well that the biggest threat to Xiangbei High School was still Jinguji Budo.
What he has to do now is to make good use of every offensive opportunity and score every goal!
He quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt and found Muto Masaru on the side at the first opportunity. Muto Masaru had played a very good game in the shot that he had just taken on Miyagi Ryouta, and Maki Shinichi wanted Muto to use the same trick again.
After passing the ball, in order to divert Jinguji Takeshi's attention and prevent him from defending Muto Masaru's position, Maki Shinichi immediately moved his feet and ran towards the bottom corner.
At the same time, Ichiro Kamiso, who was originally in the bottom corner, quickly switched positions with Shinichi Maki and ran quickly towards the location of Ryouta Miyagi and Muto.
"Ryukawa, pay attention to Kamiso Ichiro's three-pointer, don't switch defense with Miyagi!"
As the figures intersected, Jinguji Takeshi chased Maki Shinichi while quickly speaking to Rukawa. Not long after he finished speaking, Kamiso Ichiro set a pick-and-roll for Muto at the top of the arc, holding off Miyagi Ryouta. Looking at Muto Masaru breaking through the paint, Rukawa hesitated for a moment and chose to trust Takeshi's judgment instead of blindly chasing him.
Miyagi Ryouta's pursuit speed was delayed by Kamiso Ichiro, and Muto Masaru who cut into the inside attracted Sakuragi's attention and forced Sakuragi to jump.
But in the air, Muto Masaru passed the ball to the side and directly gave it to Takasago in the open position. Takasago got the ball and easily shot and scored near the basket.
The smooth offense was actually organized and initiated by Muto Masaru. The positional disadvantage of Miyagi Ryouta completely activated Hainan's offense. Muto Masaru, a little-known third-year player of Hainan, actually successfully replaced Maki Shinichi's job and became the ball-holding axis of Hainan.
"Nice pass, Muto!"
"Good shot, Takasago!"
The Hainan people who launched the attack encouraged each other and retreated quickly.
"hateful!"
Looking at the backs of Hainan and others leaving, Miyagi Ryouta kicked the floor, venting his anger.
He found that he had once again become the opponent's breakthrough point. He had already tasted this feeling enough in his freshman year of high school. Unexpectedly, he tasted it again in his sophomore year.
Of course, what annoyed Miyagi the most was not that he became the breakthrough point of the team. He was more annoyed that he had not made any breakthrough in height in the past year or so. If... If he could also reach over 180cm, it would be impossible for his opponents to beat him like this!
But the unfairness of God is truly reflected in the sport of basketball. No matter how angry Miyagi is, he cannot change his height.
"Organize an attack!"
"We will switch to box-and-one later. Rukawa will defend Kamiso Ichiro alone and prevent him from shooting three-pointers. Everyone else, narrow the defensive range."
In response to Hainan's attack, Wudao could no longer sit idly by. He immediately clapped his hands and shouted loudly to the team members.
Coach Anzai has no intention of replacing Miyagi Ryouta, so what Jinguji Budo has to do is to let the players on the field make up for Miyagi Ryouta's defensive loophole as much as possible.
At the same time, changing to box & one can also limit Mori Shigehiro's performance to a certain extent. The Xiangbei players gathered in the four corners of the paint area can double-team Mori Shigehiro when he has the ball.
However, the problem of box&one is also obvious, that is, the defensive intensity for mid-range shots will be greatly weakened. If Hainan takes a mid-range shot, then Xiangbei had better pray that the opponent does not score.
But for martial arts, he can accept this defect.
Because he is confident that Hainan’s hit rate will not be higher than his!
Moreover, although Sakuragi Hanamichi and Minamigo could not defend against the coordinated attack of Mori Shigehiro, Takasago and others, he was confident that these two freshmen from Xiangbei would never lose to Hainan's inside players in the fight for rebounds!
After receiving the instructions, the Xiangbei players looked at each other and then nodded. Sakuragi Hanamichi has played basketball for a long time, and it is not the first time for him to use the box&one tactics. It's just that most of the time, he is the one and not one of the people in the box.
But after all, having seen and fought so much, Sakuragi was still able to understand the tactical intent of martial arts.
On the offensive end, Shohoku was still led by Ryouta Miyagi who held the ball and pushed forward.
As the Xiangbei players pressed forward, Rukawa's movement became more active. He did not stay in the bottom corner or the horn like Mitsui Shou, but took the initiative to come to Muto Masaru, creating a chance for Miyagi Ryouta to break through.
Rukawa was very clear in his mind that if he just waited stupidly for Miyagi to pass the ball, the opponent would definitely give priority to Jinguji Budo.
After all, Jinguji Budou is the undisputed ace of Shohoku High School today. Looking at the data of every game of Jinguji Budou since he joined Shohoku, the word "terrifying" is written all over the pages.
If you have to wait for your teammates to pass you the ball, you can only pick up the charity from Jinguji Budo.
This is not what Rukawa Kaede wants.
Rukawa's purpose of playing basketball is very pure, he just wants to become the strongest person on the court!
With the help of Rukawa's pick-and-roll, Miyagi Ryouta decisively chose to break through. After all, the opportunity to break through was already in front of him, and no point guard with the ball would give up such an opportunity and choose to pass the ball.
In the past, Miyagi had no choice. He was not as good as Jinguji Budou in singles when he broke through with the ball. But now he has a choice. With his teammates helping to cover, his chances are much better than Jinguji Budou's chances of breaking through with the ball!
Rukawa's pick-and-roll is very tricky. It is not a pick-and-roll at the same level as Muto, but a pick-and-roll deliberately set half a body length behind Muto. As long as Muto turns his head, he will directly face Rukawa's pick-and-roll. At the same time, if Muto wants to avoid it, he has to run more distance.
The difference between the two pick-and-roll methods lies in how the player with the ball wants to play.
If it is a breakthrough, then Rukawa's pick-and-roll method is the best, but if it is to move out and shoot along the three-point line, the first method will be better. The close position will not allow the opponent to force through the pick-and-roll and chase. If the second method encounters a player with good strength, the opponent will be able to force through the pick-and-roll and chase in an instant.
Rukawa has a high basketball IQ, and he knows that Miyagi Ryouta will choose to charge!
Sure enough, Miyagi Ryouta chose to break through and instantly passed Muto Masaru's defense. Even Kamiso Ichiro who came on to defend was passed by Miyagi Ryouta and rushed straight into the inside.
Seeing this scene, Takasago and Mori Shigehiro under the basket moved together and double-teamed Miyagi Ryouta.
Miyagi Ryouta, who wanted to prove himself, was about to force a shot when he heard a familiar shout from the bottom corner on the same side:
"Hey! Pass the ball!"
Without any hesitation, Miyagi Ryouta attracted the defense of Takasago and Mori Shigehiro, and without even turning his head, he passed the ball behind his back and sent it in the direction where the sound came from.
“Bang!”
Start with basketball.
At some point, Rukawa had moved from the top of the arc to the three-point line in the bottom corner. At this time, the attention of Muto Masaru and Kamiso Ichiro was attracted by Miyagi who broke into the inside, and they did not notice that Rukawa had already slipped to that position.
Large empty space.
Rukawa simply adjusted his posture, and the next second, he shot a three-pointer. Rukawa's shooting posture was very relaxed, gentle and chic, which was quite different from Mitsui's "smart standard" and Jinguji Budo's "wave".
But the shock it gives to the audience is the same.
“Swish!”
The basketball went into the net with a crisp sound, and the whole audience was shocked. After a brief moment of shock, the audience let out a series of exclamations.
"Hey, hey, hey! Is that freshman from Xiangbei scoring consecutively? He's already scored two goals in a row!"
"Three-point shot, mid-range jump shot, this first grader is so strong!"
"In the second half, is Xiangbei High School planning to use this freshman to attack? No need for that red-haired guy or Jinguji Budou?"
After the cheers, the audience started talking. Rukawa's two consecutive goals instantly made him the focus. Of course, it was not because of how wonderful his two goals were, but because of his handsome appearance and skills, he instantly became the focus.
"Don't mention it, this kid really has the potential to be a handsome guy."
"Not only has he practiced for more than two and a half years, he also looks pretty good, a standard flower boy. Even if he doesn't play basketball in the future, he can still become a popular singer and rapper if he debuts."
“The powder ball is also amazing!”
Jinguji Budou heard that the cheers that were originally for him were now all given to Rukawa Kaede, and he couldn't help but laugh, and couldn't help but glance at the three dancing "Rukawas" on the stage. Budou didn't feel any jealousy or envy for Rukawa Kaede's performance, he was very happy to see the scene of Xiangbei High School's talents.
As for the cheers? He could get them whenever he wanted! That was all.
but... ..
"I can understand your ambition."
"But now, I have no intention of stepping down from the ace position."
Wudao glanced at Rukawa's departing back and quickly followed him.
Alternating between offense and defense, Hainan High School still used the same old tactics, focusing on Miyagi Ryouta's weakness. However, Shohoku also responded. As Shohoku High School contracted its defense line, Muto's breakthrough with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll became useless.
However, Budo seemed to have been misled by the box&one tactics adopted by the original Xiangbei High School. Facing the box&one tactics, Hainan did not foolishly let his players make mid-range shots. Coach Gaotou also knew that his teammates' mid-range shooting level was not that top-notch.
And he seemed to have anticipated that Xiangbei would use this method and had already made arrangements.
As Muto's advance failed, he quickly retreated to the three-point line with the ball and quickly passed the ball to Maki Shinichi. After passing the ball, he quickly went to the bottom corner to help Kamiso Ichiro do an off-ball pick-and-roll. Kamiso Ichiro in the bottom corner quickly moved up to the corner. Maki Shinichi passed the ball with one hand and at the same time blocked Rukawa Kaede who had gotten rid of Muto and was chasing Kamiso Ichiro.
It was because of Shinichi Maki's delay that Kazuo Kamiya got the opportunity to shoot. After a slight adjustment, Kazuo Kamiya shot a three-pointer behind Shinichi Maki.
standard!
Kazuo Kamiya's shooting is like a ruthless shooting machine. Endless shooting training has formed a deep shooting memory for him. If Mitsui's shooting is 90% talent plus 10% hard work, then Kazuo Kamiya is 10% talent plus 90% hard work.
Two completely different people, but with the same result.
“Swish!”
With a slight sound, the basketball went into the net.
Ichiro Kamiso clenched his right fist and a confident smile appeared on his face.
“Hehehe… ..”
"box&one... Xiangbei, you are so arrogant! I have seen this kind of tactics before!
”
Coach Gaotou had a smile on his face, and he was very happy to see his players score. He knew that Hainan's offense was now truly and thoroughly operational!
“Return to defense!
Get back on defense!
”
"Stop him, stop him quickly!"
However, the next second, Coach Gaotou's smile froze on his face, and in the court, there was a hurried shout from Maki Shinichi.
On the court, after Xiangbei High School conceded a goal, they chose to serve quickly. Jinguji Budo didn't care whether Jinsou Ichiro scored or not. The moment the opponent shot, he ran to the front court.
Nanxiang also discovered the martial arts of the fast break, quickly took the ball to the bottom corner, and threw the ball directly to the front court.
By the time Maki Shinichi and others noticed this, Jinguji Budou had already crossed the center line and successfully received the basketball in the frontcourt.
And behind Jinguji Takeshi, only Maki Shinichi was following Takeshi's footsteps closely and refused to give up.
"What's the difference between a person and an empty seat?!"
Wudao dribbled the ball quickly across Hainan's three-point line, looked back at the moon, saw Maki Shinichi chasing him, chuckled, took a step inside the free throw line, took the ball and jumped, gliding towards the basket quickly, instantly getting rid of Maki Shinichi.
"Bang!
!
”
A "simple" gliding slam dunk from the free throw line made the smiles of the Hainan players, who were still immersed in the joy of scoring a second ago, freeze on their faces.
The cheers of the Hainan players on the sidelines suddenly stopped, and they opened their mouths, unable to speak.
Coach Tiangang in the stands suddenly laughed when he saw this. He looked at Coach Gaotou in the Hainan rest area with a mocking look and murmured:
"Are you getting carried away after making a three-pointer? What kind of opponents do you think Shohoku and Jinguji Budou are?!"
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