The game between Shohoku High School and Sanno Industrial entered the halftime break.
The audience in the stands left their seats one after another, and took advantage of the break to let out the tears that they had been holding back for half the game.
After hastily finishing the task, they hurried back to their seats. Although there was still some time before the start of the second half of the game, the audience was afraid of missing anything, so they hurried back to their seats and sat down, quietly waiting for the start of the second half of the game.
In the stands, the players of Ryonan also started chatting at this time. They made some predictions about the development of the game between Shohoku and Sannoh.
"In my opinion, Sanno Industries has no chance. They can't stop Jinguji Budo's attack, and their offense is not smooth either."
“I just don’t see how they’re going to win.”
Ai Tian Yanyi held a notebook and smiled as he said that as a freshman, he dared to express his opinions in front of these outstanding seniors. Compared with Sanwang Industrial, he preferred Xiangbei High School in the same county.
"Not necessarily, Yanyi, you are still young and don't know much about Sanwang."
"Last year, we, Ryonan, played against Sanno Industrial. They are very strong, very strong!"
"That inside player, that gorilla-faced Masashi Kawata, is very powerful."
"Even when Uozumi and Hanagata teamed up, they were unable to limit the other's performance."
"In order to deal with him, the coach had to arrange for Tian Ye to enter the inside line. This way, we were able to stabilize the inside line of Ryonan."
"But even so, Sannoh still relied on the scores of Zebei Rongji and Fukatsu Kazunari to keep the score close."
"If it weren't for Tian Ye's power, we wouldn't have been able to defeat the Mountain King."
"Not even Sendoh can stop that Zebei Rongzhi."
Behind Aida Hikoichi, Yugoro Hiroaki put his hands behind his head, smiled and shook his head. He was not optimistic about Xiangbei, even if Xiangbei High School was leading now, he still was not optimistic about Xiangbei.
Aida Hiko opened his mouth and was about to refute something when he heard Sendoh continue:
"Well, what Yueyue said is correct. Although Xiangbei High School is leading at this stage, Xiangbei is still at great risk."
"The reason Zebei Rongzhi is being suppressed now is purely because Jinguji Budou relies on his personal strength to cover the opponent."
"But Sanno Industrial's inside line has been playing smoothly."
"Although Xiangbei can maintain its advantage now, relying solely on outside offense will inevitably be less efficient than inside offense."
"As the game progresses, Xiangbei's outside scoring efficiency will become lower and lower."
"If Sanwang can figure this out, they can shrink their defense and play a zone defense. Three people will guard the basket, one will focus on Jinguji Budou, and one will focus on Mitsui Shou."
"The rest of you, just shoot instead of attack. If you keep doing this, the advantage will soon be on Sanwang's side."
Sendoh had a thorough understanding of the game and was not blinded by the advantage of Xiangbei High School. He felt that no one in Xiangbei High School could contain both Zebei Rongzhi and Kawata Masashi at the same time.
Even the other players of Sannoh didn't have to play very hard. In Sendo's opinion, the players of Sannoh still had enough physical strength to fight hard with Shohoku High School in the second half.
It won't be easy to defeat Sanwang.
Sendoh's words made Aida Hikoichi swallow back what he wanted to say. Putting aside the filter of being from the same county, there was nothing wrong with what Sendoh said.
"Well... But this is for normal people."
"For Shohoku, it's hard to say whether it's not applicable."
Just when Aida Hikoichi thought that Sendoh would decide that Xiangbei lost, Sendoh suddenly changed his tone and said. Shinomiya Tano, who was sitting next to Sendoh, also nodded and said:
"That's right. For an ordinary team, there is a high probability that it will go in the direction predicted by Sendoh."
"But Xiangbei High School is not an ordinary team."
"But... even if that's the case, Xiangbei is not 100% sure of winning."
“The risk is still huge.”
"Hikoichi, you have to watch the second half of the game carefully. With Sanno Industrial chasing them, Shohoku is likely to unleash its truly terrifying strength!"
Shinomiya Tano said, glancing at Aida Hikoichi. The latter seemed to have noticed something, nodded heavily, put down the notebook in his hand, and started fiddling with the camera, checking the battery and working status of the camera.
Ryonan recorded the match between Shohoku and Sannoh themselves. No matter who the winner is today, they will be a strong enemy of Ryonan. Collecting intelligence on the opponent is what Ryonan has to do.
Coach Tiangang has been listening quietly to the players' analysis of the game situation without interrupting. This kind of collision of opinions can also improve the players' basketball IQ, which is a good thing.
As the timer ticked, the pause time passed quickly.
Amid the cheers of the audience, the players from Shohoku High School and Sanno Industrial returned to the court.
“Beep—”
After a long whistle, the players of both teams began to walk towards the field. The spectators in the stands exclaimed when they saw the players of Xiangbei High School on the field.
"What! Xiangbei changed so many people?!"
"Captain Mitsui Shou is out, and the guy who replaced him is... a new face, a first-year student?"
"Center Akagi Takenori is also off the court! The freshman who played well is also off the court, replaced by Miyagi Ryouta!"
"What is Xiangbei going to do?"
"Jinguji Budou and the red-haired guy are still on the field. Does this mean it's a normal rotation?"
The voices of the audience spread into the stadium, but the players of Xiangbei High School, who were at the center of the discussion, looked calm and didn't care about the audience's opinions at all.
The players of Sanno Industrial also looked at the new players of Shohoku a few more times, some confused and some excited.
"These people who came in are from the first and second grades."
"First-year Katsumi Ichiro, first-year center Minamigo Koichiro, and second-year Miyagi Ryouta."
"If Miyagi Ryouta is the point guard, will Shohoku High School completely rely on Jinguji Budo's personal ability in the second half?!"
Goro Domoto on the sidelines looked at the Xiangbei players on the field, touched his chin, and thought to himself, He knew many people in Xiangbei. After all, he had thoroughly investigated Xiangbei before the game, and was not unfamiliar with these Xiangbei players.
But it was precisely because he knew Goro Domoto that he felt strange.
He doesn't think that these newcomers from Shohoku can defeat Sanno Industrial.
Does Coach Anxi think the victory is certain? Is he planning to conserve the energy of the other players
But... this is really disrespecting Sanno Industries!
Jinguji Budo, who entered the stadium, was also observing a player from Sanno Industries.
Not only did Xiangbei change players, but Sanno Industrial also made some personnel adjustments. Nobe Masahiro, who was originally at the power forward position, was replaced by a tall, chubby player.
Jinguji Takeshi knew this person, Mikio Kawata, the younger brother of Masashi Kawata.
His height reached 210cm and his weight reached a terrifying 130kg.
At this time, he had already stood on the center line, facing Nango Koichirō.
"Whoa whoa... ."
"Who, who is this guy?!"
At this time, Nango Koichirō looked up at the "meatball man" in front of him with astonishment.
It was the first time he had seen such a tall guy. He was even taller than Jinguji Takeshi in their team. And unlike Jinguji Takeshi's well-proportioned figure, this "meatball man" in front of him was not only tall, but also abnormally "broad" in body!
Nan Go stood in front of Mikio Kawata. He was only half the size of the other and their tonnage was not even on the same level.
"Please... please give me your advice." Kawata Mikio smiled naively at Nango Koichiro. The skin on his face trembled slightly when he smiled, which made Nango's eyelids twitch slightly.
“Beep—”
With such a physique, even the referee who was about to kick off the game couldn't help but look at Mikio Kawata a few more times. Then he stood between the two people with the ball, blew the whistle, and then threw the ball into the air.
"Oh! It's so high!"
The basketball was thrown high into the air, and Kawata Mikio just lightly touched the basketball with his feet, and directly hit the basketball towards Kazunari Fukatsu in the backcourt. Nango Koichiro, who was jumping, did not even reach the highest point, and the basketball was already hit away by the opponent.
“This... ..” After losing the jump ball, Nango Kouichirō was shocked and speechless for a moment. After being reminded by Wudao, he belatedly retreated to his own half of the court to defend.
After taking his position, Nanxiang's eyes remained on Kawata Mikio for a long time.
"Who... who is this person?!"
The jump ball was lost and Xiangbei lost the initiative in the second half.
Coach Anzai on the sidelines sat up straighter, pushed his glasses, and his eyes fell on Mikio Kawata.
"Well done, Mikio."
On the court, Kazunari Fukatsu, who got the basketball, smiled and encouraged Mikio Kawata. Mikio Kawata, who won the jump ball, slowly entered the inside of Xiangbei, but was scolded by Masashi Kawata: "Stupid, run faster! Don't dawdle and take your time."
"Sorry, brother." Kawata Mikio looked at Kawata Masashi on the side and apologized. However, his gaze attracted Kawata Masashi's harsher rebuke: "Idiot, watch the ball!"
Nango Koichiro stood behind Kawata Mikio and looked at the brotherly duo strangely.
However, at this moment, Kazunari Fukatsu, who entered the frontcourt with the ball, directly passed the ball to Mikio Kawata in the inside.
"Oh! Here comes the ball!" Mikio Kawata held the ball with both hands and a silly smile appeared on his face. After dribbling the ball once, without any unnecessary movements, he turned around and raised his hand to throw the ball.
At this time, Nango Koichirō, who was defending Kawata Mikio, was still wondering whether this fat guy who looked honest and thick could play basketball. The next second, Kawata Mikio's body was directly pressed against him. The terrifying force pushed Nango Koichirō back several steps, leaving the space under the basket.
“Bang!”
“Swish!”
The basketball hit the backboard and went into the net.
Kawata Mikio just turned around casually, and the defending Nango Koichiro was completely broken by him. The terrifying force made Nango Koichiro's hole shrink suddenly.
“In…In!”
"Brother, I scored!"
Mikio Kawata showed off to Masashi Kawata with a smile. This was his first time to appear on the stage of a national competition, and he was extremely happy to score a goal.
"Well, not bad, hurry back to defense and stop talking nonsense."
Masashi Kawata nodded rarely, gave a compliment, then returned to his previous stern look and shouted at his younger brother.
"He scored the goal so easily?!"
“That guy from Sanwang is so strong!
!”
"They actually have such a secret weapon. Xiangbei even made substitutions in the second half. This is not good. We need to quickly replace Akagi Takenori!"
"Akagi Takenori? It doesn't matter whether he comes up or not. Look at the size of this Sanno player. Even Akagi Takenori can't stop him!"
The audience in the stands saw Sannoh score so easily and started talking about it.
"Nanxiang, don't worry about it, start the attack."
Jinguji Budo realized something was wrong when he saw Kawata Mikio on the court. Sure enough, the opponent showed a terrifying dominance in the interior in one attack.
Koichiro Nango is 192cm tall and weighs 89kg, but his opponent Mikio Kawata is 18cm taller than him, half a head taller, and Mikio Kawata weighs a terrifying 130kg.
130... .kg!
!
What is the concept of this
At his peak in the NBA, James was 206cm tall and weighed 113kg.
Mikio Kawata weighs 17kg (34 jin) more than James.
Of course, this is just talking about weight, which does not mean that Kawata Mikio is stronger than James. Strength is based on muscle and athletic performance. The power of 30 kilograms of fat and 30 kilograms of muscle is not the same concept.
But Mikio Kawata's weight also means that he will have a huge matchup advantage in the interior.
After encouraging Nango, Takeshi Jinguji quickly ran towards the frontcourt. He knew that Nango Koichiro might be taught a lesson by Kawata Mikio, but now he had no way to spend more effort in the interior.
Seeing Sannoh's substitution, Wudao did not ask his teammates to be able to block Sannoh's inside attack. He only hoped that Sakuragi Hanamichi could withstand the pressure and grab more rebounds.
As long as Sakuragi Hanamichi's rebounding ability can be brought into play, Wudao is confident that he can lead his teammates to win the game.
As Takeshi Jinguji quickly entered the frontcourt, Ryouta Miyagi also followed Takeshi Jinguji with the ball. In just a few seconds, Ryouta Miyagi had already entered the frontcourt with the ball and then quickly passed the ball to Takeshi Jinguji.
The basketball was in hand and only four seconds of the shot clock had passed.
"Good post!"
Jinguji Budo grabbed the ball with both hands and received it just in front of his chest, very comfortably. It was the pass he was most familiar with.
He quickly swept the ball and turned to face the basket. Jinguji Budo raised his hand and lightly tapped it. Then he quickly dropped the ball and rushed forward, his body directly hitting Zebei Rongzhi. He chased Zebei Rongzhi and quickly crossed the three-point line.
At the moment when Takeshi Jinguji started to break through, Masashi Kawata in the inside and Kazunari Fukatsu in the outside came over to double-team Takeshi Jinguji, and the three of them double-teamed Takeshi Jinguji who was holding the ball!
The quickly advancing Jinguji Takeshi saw the movements of the Sannoh defenders with his peripheral vision, and accelerated without hesitation, approaching the basket directly. Then, regardless of the fact that Masashi Kawata's defense was in place, he made an emergency stop, grabbed the ball with his right hand, made a hook shot, and shot directly.
The extremely high shooting point caused the two people who jumped to intercept to miss the ball and they couldn't reach the basketball at all.
The basketball flew over the heads of Masashi Kawata and Eiji Sawakita and went straight to the basket. As the two watched, the basketball went into the net with a crisp sound.
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