Zebei Rongzhi, who was throwing a low sweep, was delighted when he saw that Jinguji Budou did not move.
He thought he had found a way to break through Jinguji Budou. He dropped the ball, then quickly stepped forward to accelerate. His body instantly passed through Jinguji Budou's waist and successfully reached the three-point line.
Takeshi Jinguji's reaction speed is very fast. Although his center of gravity cannot be lowered as low as Zebei's, his acceleration is still very fast. In a blink of an eye, Takeshi Jinguji's body is already stuck beside Zebei Rongji, which makes Zebei, who is rushing forward with the ball, feel a sudden increase in pressure, and his movements are slightly deformed.
"It's not that easy..."
Under the influence of Jinguji Budou, Zebei Rongzhi's control over the basketball weakened. He knew that if he dribbled forward like this, Jinguji Budou would seize the opportunity, so he immediately stopped, dribbled between his legs, changed hands, and adjusted his rhythm.
And the moment he stopped, Jinguji Budo also braked suddenly and stopped steadily without any loss of position.
Zebei raised his head slightly and looked towards the basket, using his line of sight to guide Jinguji Takeshi's attention, but suddenly the ball came out of his hand and slammed it into Jinguji Takeshi's crotch, actually trying to use a crotch-piercing method to get past Jinguji Takeshi's defense.
Takeshi Jinguji is tall, and in order to facilitate acceleration when defending, he always maintains a low center of gravity and spreads his legs wide apart, which is indeed a flaw for Sawakita Eiji.
However, at the moment the basketball flew out, Jinguji Takeshi seemed to have anticipated it. He suddenly retracted his legs, and the basketball hit Jinguji Takeshi's calf, lost its rebounding power, and rolled directly on the floor.
Jinguji Budo's reaction was also very quick. He bent his waist and immediately turned sideways to grab the ball in his hands.
"That's a good idea, but you underestimate me."
As Wudao was speaking, he dribbled the ball forward quickly. Zebei Rongzhi immediately stepped sideways to block in front of Jinguji Wudao, but was easily deflected by Wudao with a back dribble, and then accelerated to run towards the front court.
After a failed interception, Zebei Rongji lost the opportunity to stop Jinguji Budou. Jinguji Budou, who was fast breaking with the ball alone, quickly broke into the inside of Sanno and performed a back dunk in front of Zebei.
The graceful and smooth back-to-the-basket slam dunk made the entire audience cheer. No one had expected that they would be able to see a slam dunk performance of this level by Jinguji Budo in a high school students' game.
If Wu Dao went to Korea, he could easily win the dunk contest with just this one dunk.
Amid the cheers of the audience, Takeshi Jinguji quickly returned to defense. When he passed by Sawakita Eiji, he didn't even look at him directly, and didn't take Sawakita Eiji seriously at all.
Goro Domoto, who was on the sidelines, saw Zebei being repeatedly defeated by Jinguji Budou, and his face immediately darkened.
"The worst has happened!"
"Zebei couldn't even break through in front of Jinguji Budo."
Before the game, Sanno Industrial actually invited seniors who had already graduated to simulate the playing style of the players of Shohoku High School, so that they could serve as opponents in the Sanno simulation game.
There is no doubt that Sanwang won the simulated battle.
However, Goro Domoto knew very well that the reason why they were able to win the simulation battle was because the invited college player could not replicate Jinguji Budo's playing style at all, and was completely defeated by Sawakita Eiji when they faced each other.
But in the actual game, Jinguji Budo showed a terrifying strength that suffocated everyone. Zebei Rongzhi was like a rookie who just learned to play basketball in front of Jinguji Budo.
All the attacks were blocked by Jinguji Budou. Jinguji Budou, who was able to do this, was probably two levels stronger than Zebei Rongji.
"Jinguji Budo's strength can already be called professional level."
"Even in the national youth team, no one can stop Zebei Rongzhi."
"As expected, he is still the biggest threat to Xiangbei High School."
"We can't let Zebei continue like this, or he will be defeated by the other side."
Thinking of this, Domoto Goro hurriedly stood up from his seat and walked to the sidelines. When he was about to remind the players on the field, a cheer suddenly rang out from the stands:
"Don't lose to him! Eiji!"
"Only by surpassing him can you become stronger! Never back down!"
In the stands, Zebei Rongzhi's father, Zebei Tetsuji, shouted loudly, cheering Zebei Rongzhi on. His words also made the voices of the surrounding audiences stagnant, and everyone looked at Zebei Tetsuji.
"Who is this?! Are you cheering for Zebei Rongzhi?"
"Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the guy from Sanwang is no match for Jinguji Budo, right?"
"Do you want to let the little devil of the mountain king fight against the stone with an egg?"
The audience around looked at Zebei Zhezhi and talked a lot, but this middle-aged man didn't care about the looks of the people around him. He smiled and clapped his hands violently, and continued to shout:
"Eiji, I always believe that you are the strongest! Absolutely, don't give in!"
Zebei Rongzhi, who had served the ball from the baseline and was running towards the front court, also noticed the noise in the stands. He turned his head and saw his father cheering him on loudly in the stands.
Zebei was stunned for a moment, and then a bright smile appeared on his face.
"Of course... Dad!"
Zebei raised his fist towards his father in the stands, then slammed it hard on his chest, his eyes full of determination. Seeing Zebei Rongzhi like this, Zebei Zhezhi was relieved and slowly sat back in his seat.
On the sidelines, Domoto Goro, who had originally intended to remind Zebei Rongzhi not to blindly play alone, also quietly returned to his seat, sat down on the stool, and comforted himself:
"Zebei has outstanding talent. He is a super genius who is destined to go beyond this country."
"It's not easy to meet a strong enemy like Jinguji Budo. Under the pressure of such a strong enemy, Zebei will definitely become stronger by surpassing himself!"
"The game just started not long ago, I don't need to rush... No need to rush..."
On the court, Kazunari Fukatsu, who was holding the ball, did not hesitate after entering the front court and immediately passed the ball to Zebei Rongzhi. Although he was blocked twice in a row by Jinguji Budou, Kazunari Fukatsu still trusted Zebei Rongzhi.
However, Kazunari Fukatsu is not a fool after all. He realizes that there is a gap in strength between Zebei Rongji and Jinguji Budou. Therefore, after passing the ball, he quickly ran towards Jinguji Budou, intending to screen for Zebei.
"Rukawa, keep an eye on your own people!"
Jinguji Budo noticed Kazunari Fukatsu who was rushing over from the corner of his eye. He was the first to remind Rukawa Kaede, but then he took a step back and prepared to bypass the opponent's pick-and-roll in advance.
However, it was this step back of Jinguji Budo that made Sawakita Eiji think that he had an opportunity.
He pulled up directly along the three-point line, and Zebei Rongji actually intended to use the three-pointer to break through Jinguji Budou's defense.
However, Jinguji Budo, who was nearly half a meter away from Zebei Rongji, suddenly jumped up at this moment. With a big hand covering the sky, he actually grabbed the flying basketball in his hand. The terrifying explosive power and bounce made Zebei Rongji's smile freeze on his face.
"Snap!" With a light sound, the three-point ball shot by Zebei Rongji was actually picked up directly from the air by Jinguji Budou.
Holding the ball with one hand, Jinguji Budo raised his chin slightly and asked softly: "Boy, with this kind of shot... Who are you looking down on?!"
Jinguji Budo's block shot caused cheers from the audience, and the Shohoku substitutes off the court roared with excitement. Even Coach Anzai clenched his fists at this moment, feeling excited.
Rukawa, Sakuragi and others quickly rushed to the front court. This time, Wudao did not attack by himself, but directly passed the ball to Rukawa, who was running the fastest.
Rukawa Kaede, who got the ball in the frontcourt, easily broke into the basket, and under the defense of Kazunari Fukatsu, he used a pull-up rod to send the ball into the basket.
"Blocked... Blocked again!"
"What should I do? I can't break through at all. There's no way we can win with this kind of attack!"
Unlike the cheers from the Shohoku bench, the Sannoh bench also realized the seriousness of the problem at this moment and cried out in grief.
Goro Domoto's face was solemn, but he sat in his seat without saying a word. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Jumping, explosiveness, height, wingspan, and technique."
"There is nothing about Zebei Rongzhi that surpasses Jinguji martial arts. All of his weapons are fully covered by Jinguji martial arts."
"If I were him, I would never challenge him recklessly."
"Basketball, after all, is a sport for five people."
In a corner of the stands, Sendoh Akira whistled and commented.
"Not everyone is like you, able to recognize their own strengths and accept their own incompetence."
"A young man of this age, being called a genius by others, will really think he is a genius after a while."
"Basketball is a field where there is never a shortage of talent."
"Asian people are not really qualified to talk about talent in this sport."
"At least, Zebei Rongzhi is far from worthy."
"If this is all Sanwang has, then this game is over."
When Coach Tanaka heard what Sendoh said, he shook his head and said.
Not everyone has the same mentality as Sendoh. Players like Zebei Rongji may find it difficult to accept the reality that they are not as good as others.
The middle-aged man who just cheered for Zebei should be Zebei Rongji's father.
From what Zebei's father said just now, Coach Tiangang felt the parents' strong expectations for their children. I'm afraid that in Zebei Rongzhi's growth path, everyone around him has been praising his talent.
It is probably difficult for such people to accept reality.
"No, Zebei Rongzhi should be the kind of person who can afford to lose. I can feel it."
However, Shigong Tianye shook his head and did not admire what Coach Tiangang said. He had played against Zebei Rongzhi before, and the other party did not give him the impression that he was the kind of person who was "the best in the world".
Having vision, goals and willingness to climb, this is how Shigong Tianye evaluated Zebei.
Coach Tiangang did not refute, but instead stroked his chin and said to himself in a somewhat curious tone:
"Really? Is that how you look at him?"
"Let's see if he can really step out of the praise he received in the past and stand before Jinguji Budo as a challenger."
While everyone in Ryonan was chatting, on the court, Kazunari Fukatsu of Sanno Industrial had already entered the frontcourt with the ball.
Three consecutive shots were blocked by Jinguji Budou. When approaching the top of the arc, Fukatsu glanced at Zekita Eiji on the side and did not pass the ball immediately.
"Sure enough, I won't pass it on to that guy again."
"Then the next step is to prepare for a breakthrough pass. The target of the pass should be the inside!"
Seeing that Kazunari Fukatsu didn't pass the ball, Rukawa glanced at Zebei Rongzhi not far away, and then focused his attention on the inside. He felt that Kazunari Fukatsu would either shoot the ball himself or pass it to the inside player after breaking through.
If you put yourself in Rukawa's shoes, he would definitely do the same.
Sure enough, after dribbling for a few seconds, Fukatsu Kazunari raised his hand and signaled his teammates to set a pick-and-roll. Then, Kawata Masashi in the paint quickly moved up and came to Rukawa Kaede's side. With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, Fukatsu Kazunari quickly dropped the ball and broke through. Akagi Takenori, who followed up, saw the opponent's advance and hurriedly blocked Fukatsu.
Just as Rukawa was about to chase, he saw Kazunari Fukatsu flip his wrist and the basketball was passed directly backwards, hitting the floor at Rukawa's feet and bouncing back into the hands of Masashi Kawata.
Without any hesitation, Rukawa rushed to block Kawata Masashi, but Kawata Masashi, who had the ball, turned sideways, and then actually sat down and hit Rukawa with his butt, easily knocking Rukawa away.
Rukawa's breathing stagnated, his old strength was gone, and the new strength had not yet been generated. At this time, Kawata Masashi buttocked Rukawa again, forcing Rukawa back several steps, and forcing him from the high position near the three-point line to the mid-range near the free throw line.
Then Kawata turned around and made a mid-range shot.
Rukawa was repeatedly back-attacked and used all his strength to block his opponent's body. This moment, facing Kawata Masashi's shot, he had no extra energy to jump. He watched the basketball fly over his head and then fall into the basket.
"Aha!" Masashi Kawata, who scored the goal, pointed at Rukawa with both hands and laughed.
His goal also eased the faces of the Sanno players, and the teammates on the sidelines cheered for Kawata Masashi. Kawata Masashi's goal successfully broke the scoring drought and stabilized the morale of the team.
"Huh..." Rukawa Kaede let out a light breath, looked at the leaving Kawata Masashi, wiped the sweat from his chin, and had a cold expression.
"It's okay, Rukawa."
"It's just one ball, attack."
Mitsui patted Rukawa's arm and said something comforting, then quickly ran to the front court. Rukawa received the serve from his teammate and slowly moved forward with the ball.
"Ryukawa, give me the ball!"
Just as Rukawa approached the three-point line with the ball, Jinguji Budou, who had never had much desire to attack, suddenly shouted at him. Looking in the direction of the voice, Rukawa saw Jinguji Budou, who was leaning against Zebei Rongzhi with his back, reaching out to him for the ball.
If Takeshi Jinguji asked for the ball, Rukawa would not hesitate at all and would directly pass the ball to Takeshi Jinguji.
Grabbing the ball with one hand, Takeshi Jinguji suddenly turned around and swept the ball, then made a tentative step fake move to the right. At the moment when Sendoh Eiji adjusted his position, Takeshi Jinguji dropped the ball and changed his position, and quickly rushed directly to the left.
His body directly hit Zebei Rongzhi, opening up a breakthrough route, and then quickly rushed towards the basket.
It seemed that Sanno had been on guard against Budou. Kazunari Fukatsu on the outside, Masashi Kawata on the inside, and Eiji Sawakita who was responsible for defending Jinguji Budou all started working together and quickly surrounded Jinguji Budou from three directions.
"Oh! Three people!"
"Be careful!"
"Jinguji-senpai, behind me!"
The Shohoku players on the sidelines all cheered when they saw the Sanno players' movements, but Jinguji Budou seemed to be unaware and encountered the defense of Kawata Masashi in the mid-range. Jinguji Budou paused, quickly gathered the ball and jumped, then raised his hand and threw the ball out.
Although Masashi Kawata raised his hands high, he still couldn't block Jinguji Budou's shot.
“Swish!”
The basketball went into the net, and Jinguji Budo had already scored before Sanno formed a double team. The entire attack seemed unusually easy.
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