Takeshi Jinguji's beautiful step-back jump shot caused the audience in the stands to exclaim in surprise.
This kind of offensive method was still quite rare in the high school basketball arena of this era. And Jinguji Budo's clean and neat shooting posture was also deeply engraved in the hearts of the audience.
"Hey!"
"Even you can't stop me!"
Takeshi Jinguji's words did not make Shimonoya Tane angry. On the contrary, a faint smile appeared on his face. Looking at the backs of Takeshi Jinguji and others as they left, Shimonoya Tane narrowed his eyes slightly and made up his mind.
"Jinguji Budo's fighting style is still as 'random' as ever."
"This guy is too confident in himself. He dares to take action no matter what the situation is."
"In that case, let's suppress him on the periphery and bet on his hit rate!"
"This time, I will try my best to increase my intensity!"
This is not the first or second time that Shinomiya Tano and Jinguji Takedo have fought against each other. In the past, Shinomiya Tano's ultimate goal in defending Jinguji Takedo was to kill Jinguji Takedo and not let Jinguji Takedo have a chance to shoot.
This type of defense also meant that Shinomiya Tano would spare no effort in the pursuit, and that kind of all-out pursuit was exactly the weakness that Jinguji Budo could exploit.
It is not easy for a person who is sprinting or running at full speed to stop instantly, and such an emergency stop often consumes a lot of physical energy.
But today, after once again personally experiencing the terrifying power of Jinguji martial arts, Shinomiya Tano finally gave up his original defense plan completely.
In defending against Jinguji Budo, he planned to focus on interference and not force a block.
In this way, Shimotsuna will have some spare energy to react when defending.
Shinomiya Tano might not be able to block the opponent when Jinguji Takeshi is shooting, but he can easily block Jinguji Takeshi's vision with his hands when Jinguji Takeshi is shooting.
But in this way, the initiative is no longer in Shigong Tianye's hands.
For the proud Shinomiya Tano, settling for second best in defense was a way of admitting defeat. But Shinomiya Tano knew that doing so might weaken Xiangbei's firepower.
Between offense and defense, the players of Ryonan High School had already spread out completely in the frontcourt.
Fujima Kenji, who had the ball, did not choose to attack himself in this round. Instead, he passed the ball to Sendoh Akira on the side.
With the ball, Sendoh swept the ball towards the basket. After two simple tentative steps, he decisively chose to drop the ball and hit it hard. While speeding forward, Sendoh Akira leaned his body heavily against Rukawa Kaede. His ball-protecting hand was directly against Rukawa Kaede's waist, and his body quickly passed by Rukawa Kaede's side.
This breakthrough is a victory in terms of immortal power.
The height of the second-year high school student, Sendoh Akira, has reached 191cm. At the same time, under the influence of Shinomiya Tano, Sendoh Akira, who has entered the growth period early, has not fallen behind in physical exercise. At this time, his weight has reached 80kg.
The physical gap between him and Rukawa gives Sendoh a considerable advantage in strength. Although Rukawa is only one year younger than Sendoh, for players of this age, every year is a huge gap.
“Ah~ah~”
“It’s really easy!”
"No wonder that bastard Tian Ye likes to play with me from behind so much."
"This way of playing that converts strength advantage into absolute advantage is really simple and efficient!"
While Sendoh was talking to himself, he had already broken through Rukawa's defense and quickly rushed into the inside. Rukawa on the defending side was so controlled by Sendoh that he couldn't speed up for a while. By the time he started to speed up, Sendoh had already rushed to the basket, caught the ball with one hand and jumped up.
"Don't even think about scoring!"
"I will never let you do whatever you want inside!"
When Akagi Takenori saw Sendoh break through, he took two steps forward and came directly in front of Sendoh. He jumped on the spot while shouting and covered the basketball in Sendoh's hands with both hands.
"Hmph!" Facing Akagi Takenori's block, Sendoh snorted lightly, his expression still calm, and his right hand that caught the ball suddenly put the ball into his arms. He changed hands, held the ball with his left hand, stretched out from under Akagi's armpit, and sent the ball into the basket.
The basketball flew towards the basket, touched the edge of the basket, spun twice on the basket, and finally fell into the net.
A silky layup allowed Sendoh to easily avoid Akagi's interception and score the ball.
“ohhhh!
!
”
"What is that?! Lagan switched hands for a layup! As expected of Sendoh!"
"Genius Xiandao! Well done! Genius Xiandao!"
Sendoh's gorgeous layup excited the Ryonan supporters in the stands. At this moment, almost half of the stadium was shouting Sendoh's name. The reporters on the sidelines kept pressing the shutter of their cameras, and all the cameras focused on Sendoh Akira.
Today's match between Shohoku and Ryonan was broadcast live in Kanagawa Prefecture, while in many other prefectures it was recorded.
Sendoh Akira, who put in an amazing performance, will probably become even more famous after today's game.
After the goal, Sendoh, Fujima and others high-fived to celebrate, and then quickly returned to defense with their teammates.
The entire series of attacks by Ryonan High School took less than ten seconds. In less than ten seconds, Sendoh passed Rukawa and scored the ball facing Akagi. His terrifying offensive power is evident.
"The Immortal Path..."
"After such a long time, I almost forgot about this dangerous person."
"All attention has been diverted to this guy Shigong Tianye, and the ability of Sendoh has been ignored."
"In previous matches, Mitsui was always there, but today, it is Rukawa who is responsible for defending Sendoh."
"In terms of personal strength alone, I'm afraid that Rukawa Kaede is not as good as Sendoh now!"
Takeshi Jinguji looked at the Ryonan people who were leaving with a serious expression. His gaze stayed on Rukawa Kaede for a while, then he started to run towards the front court.
Ryonan High School did not seem to have any intention of using Shinomiya Tano on the offensive end. Fujima and Sendoh on the outside and Hanagata on the inside all performed well.
Sendoh and Fujima are both ace-level players of strong teams. Facing these two, Rukawa and Miyagi Ryouta both performed poorly.
Hanagata Toru's ability to attack with the ball is also quite good. If Fujima can help to contain Sakuragi, Hanagata's threat in the interior will be much greater than that of Uozumi Jun.
After all, Yuzumi’s mid-range shot is very weak, but his attack is very comprehensive.
In the past, Wudou had never had this feeling in the games against Ryonan, but after playing a few balls in today's game, Wudou discovered that the most threatening person in Ryonan High School might not be Shinomiya Tano.
"Akagi, don't worry about it."
"Attack well, we have one more goal!"
Off the court, Mitsui noticed that Akagi was a little absent-minded. It seemed that Sendoh's ball had stunned Akagi, and Mitsui, realizing this, immediately stood up and shouted.
Although he was not on the court, Mitsui was still very concerned about what was happening on the court.
"Everyone, pay attention!"
"Didn't we already foresee Ryonan's strength?"
"Play at our own pace."
"Miyagi, give me the ball!"
The successive efforts of Kenji Fujima and Akira Sendoh made the Shohoku players feel a little hesitant. At this time, Takeshi Jinguji's mind was still clear.
No matter how strong Ryonan High School is, his attacks will not stop!
With the encouragement of Mitsui Hisashi and Takeshi, the morale of the Xiangbei players was boosted. Miyagi Ryouta passed the ball to Jinguji Takeshi early when he crossed the three-point line.
In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the players, Jinguji Takeshi, who had the ball one step outside the three-point line, made a pick-and-roll gesture towards Sakuragi Hanamichi.
The strength of Ryonan High School made Wudao feel deeply threatened.
Facing an opponent of this level, Wu Dao knew that he would not be able to win the match by relying on himself alone.
On the offensive end, if he always holds the ball and plays one-on-one, the Xiangbei players will lose their spirit in the repeated back-and-forth runs. If the Xiangbei players are beaten on the defensive end at this time, then by then, these players may lose their defensive spirit.
Just imagine, if it were you, and you had no sense of participation on the offensive end, and were simply running back and forth with others, and you couldn't defend on the defensive end, and watched others score repeatedly, would you pour your passion into such a game
Although the competition has just begun, Wudao has already vaguely sensed Ryonan High School's plan.
If there is no way to defeat Jinguji Budo, then just defeat his teammates!
This is actually what Coach Tanaka planned!
Takeshi Jinguji made a pick-and-roll gesture, and Sakuragi Hanamichi reacted quickly after a brief moment of daze and hurriedly ran up to support.
Without waiting for Sakuragi Hanamichi to get into position, Wudao rushed forward with the ball. This sudden breakthrough also caught Shinomiya Tanano off guard. Although he quickly reacted and turned around to chase, he was still half a body length behind Wudao, allowing Wudao to successfully advance a short distance.
Jinguji Budo, who passed Shinomiya Field, did not focus his attention on the basket and the defensive players this time, but instead looked at the other Shohoku players.
Sure enough, when he was rushing forward with the ball, the other players of Shohoku were standing quietly waiting. Only Akagi was competing with Uozumi for rebounds under the basket. The rest of the players were waiting for Budo to complete the attack.
I don’t know since when, but when Wudao has the ball, the Xiangbei players no longer move.
"This is... not good!"
The unconditional trust that the Xiangbei players had in Wudao not only did not make Wudao happy, but instead he felt a strong sense of crisis.
Takeshi Jinguji, who broke into the mid-range, looked up at the basket, which immediately attracted the attention of Shinomiya Tano and Uozumi who was in the replacement position. Even Hanagata Toru, who was defending Sakuragi Hanamichi before, now surrounded Takeshi Jinguji.
At this moment, Jinguji Takeshi suddenly took a small jump, and the basketball hit the floor under his crotch as he jumped, and flew towards Takeshi's back.
Two steps inside the three-point line, Sakuragi Hanamichi subconsciously caught the flying basketball and stopped involuntarily.
"Hurry up and shoot, no one is guarding you, Hanamichi!"
Wudao looked at the hesitant Sakuragi and shouted loudly. His words not only reminded Sakuragi, but also Hanagata. Hanagata, who was surrounded by Wudao, turned around and rushed towards Sakuragi.
At this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi had come back to his senses, a bright smile appeared on his face, and he raised the ball and threw it out.
After all, Hanagata Toru's defense was a step slow, and his raised arms were unable to reach the basketball.
The basketball went into the net with a crisp sound.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who scored the goal himself, clenched his right fist and smiled.
After a brief moment of daze, Miyagi Ryouta and Akagi surrounded Sakuragi Hanamichi and happily high-fived Sakuragi to celebrate.
Although Rukawa Kaede's face was still expressionless, his gaze was on Wudao, and his eyes were full of confusion.
Indeed, Jinguji Budou was indeed facing a double-team just now, but Rukawa Kaede also knew that with Jinguji Budou's ability, he could still force a shot even in such a situation. Why did he pass the ball to Sakuragi? !
It’s not anyone else, it’s Sakuragi!
Just when Rukawa Kaede was confused, Jinguji Budo's voice came:
"Everyone, pay attention. Ryonan High School will definitely use a double-team strategy against me."
"Any one of you could be open, and my pass could go to any one of you."
"Don't be distracted, follow my steps closely and make every attack count!"
"No matter how Ryonan plays, it will be us, Shohoku, who will win the game in the end!"
Jinguji Budo's words lifted the spirits of the other members of the Shohoku team and their enthusiasm was fully mobilized.
Looking at the condition of his players, Wudao knew that what he had thought before was correct. In the past, the opponents they faced were too weak. Under the momentum of victory, how could the morale of the Xiangbei players be low
However, under the tremendous pressure brought by Ryonan High School, the players of Xiangbei were not focused enough today. Budo's method still brought Xiangbei back on track.
"That kid... has he already noticed it after just a few balls?"
"How is this possible?!"
On the sidelines, Coach Tiangang looked at the powerful Xiangbei High School, frowned slightly, and muttered to himself.
He had been thinking about the way to defeat Shohoku for a long time. Apart from crushing him with brute force, Coach Takeo could only think of this way: first clip Jinguji Budou's wings, and then deal with Jinguji Budou himself.
But unexpectedly, the opponent seemed to have noticed it and changed their previous playing style. This time they actually started twisting the rope and playing team basketball.
This was something Coach Tiangang had not expected.
"But... what can you do if you see through it?"
"In terms of hard power, we in Ryonan are still stronger. Let's start with Miyagi!"
As if in response to Coach Takeo's words, after Ryonan entered the frontcourt, Fujima made a fake breakthrough and passed the ball directly to Sendoh.
After passing the ball, Fujima immediately set a pick-and-roll for Sendoh, and Sendoh, who broke through, successfully got the opportunity to play one-on-one against Miyagi Ryouta.
There are no fancy dribbling moves, only simple acceleration, confrontation, and charge!
Miyagi Ryouta couldn't stop Sendoh's attack at all and was instantly surpassed by Sendoh. Then Sendoh made a quick stop jump shot from mid-range and easily put the ball into the basket.
The consecutive scores made Ryonan's supporters cheer loudly.
When Wudao saw Sendoh score easily again, his expression became slightly serious and he turned to look at Coach Anxi on the sidelines.
Now, the best way is to send Mitsui to replace Miyagi. Miyagi staying on the court has become a breakthrough point for the opponent.
However, Coach Anzai had no intention of making a substitution. Perhaps he also wanted to see how Miyagi Ryouta would perform in such a situation.
Coach Anzai chose to believe in Miyagi Ryouta!
After sensing Coach Anxi's intention, Wudao also set his sights on Miyagi.
“The fertile fields of Miyagi… ”
"If you have the potential to compete in higher-level competitions, you should be able to overcome this predicament!"
"You should... be more than just this!"
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