On the field, as soon as the match between Meiho Industries and Kumamoto Third began, Meiho's captain Kijiro Hirabayashi showed off his skills to all the spectators.
Meipeng, who caused the jump ball, only needed one pass to pass the ball directly to Hirabayashi Kijiro who quickly entered the frontcourt. The latter took the ball and quickly held it close to the three-point line. Without waiting for his teammates to complete the offensive position, he immediately stopped and shot a three-pointer.
As the basketball went into the net, Kijiro Hirabayashi instantly became the focus of the entire audience.
"Um... what kind of fighting style is that!?"
"The teammates haven't even gotten into position yet, and Mingpeng's No. 4 shot a three-pointer so quickly? That's too impatient!"
"It actually went in. Such a three-point shot actually went in! This guy is too confident in himself!"
"I think I've seen this style of play somewhere before..."
In the stands, the audience looked at Hirabayashi Kijiro in the field and talked about it. The unreasonable move immediately attracted the audience's attention to Hirabayashi Kijiro.
Less than ten seconds into the game, Mingpeng Industry took the lead with a score of 3:0.
"Hey, hey, hey, is this true? This guy is just lucky, right?"
In a corner of the stands, Kiyota Nobunaga murmured in disbelief at what was happening before his eyes.
Hirabayashi Kijiro's action this time was really out of common sense. Even someone like Kiyota Nobunaga, who had an eccentric personality, could not understand his behavior.
Seeing Hirabayashi Kijiro's goal just now, Kiyota Nobunaga thought that the player playing on the court now was their team's ace, Jinguji Budou. Because since Kiyota Nobunaga started playing basketball, he had only seen such a chaotic attack like the one just now on Jinguji Budou.
But it is obvious that Kiyota Nobunaga would not compare Jinguji Budou with the Hirabayashi Kijiro on the court. He does not think that there will be two Jinguji Budou in the high school basketball world.
He attributed Kijiro Hirabayashi's successful scoring to luck.
"Whether it's luck or not, we'll just have to wait and see in the next game."
"If this guy continues to play like this, then I think Kumamoto is really in big trouble."
Hearing this, Mitsui Shou closed the magazine in his hand, threw it to Nanxiang behind him, and said. Then Mitsui Shou seemed to have thought of something, turned his head and joked to Jinguji Takeshi:
"Hey, Budo, what do you think, how does he compare to you? He's just as messy."
Wu Dao just smiled and shook his head when he heard that, and said modestly: "He is still far from it."
Mitsui Shou was stunned when he heard this, and then he shook his head and laughed: "You really are... not modest at all."
"But it's true. It's just one goal. Even if he's better than you, you won't admit it."
Mitsui Shou actually knew very well that the member of the Meipeng team on the field might not be able to beat Jinguji Budou, but Mitsui Shou was a little unhappy with Budou's arrogant attitude and criticized him.
"Haha, Xiaosan, you might be disappointed."
"To be honest, my style of play is not that easy to imitate."
Mitsui Shou curled his lips and said disdainfully: "How can you say that others are imitating you? Can't they develop their own playing style?"
"How can you be so shameless?"
While Wudao and Mitsui Shou were bickering, something strange happened on the court. Kumamoto Daizo made a mistake when passing the ball, and the ball was intercepted by Hirabayashi Kijiro.
After completing the steal, Kijiro Hirabayashi began to accelerate from near the three-point line in his own half. In just a few seconds, he dribbled the ball across the center line. At the same time, his running speed reached the maximum, and he rushed quickly towards the basket of Kumamoto Sanzo.
The players of Kumamoto Third all have a good running speed, and they responded well to this kind of frontcourt steal and counterattack.
The two players on the back line quickly returned to defense, one on the left and one on the right, and directly clamped Hirabayashi Kijiro. Hirabayashi Kijiro, who was holding the ball, did not slow down, and at the same time did not intend to wait for his teammates to help. He quickly rushed to the opponent's basket, and after passing the ball, he took two steps and jumped up directly.
At the same time he jumped, the two defensive players of Kumamoto Sansan also jumped up and blocked the basketball in Hirabayashi Kijiro's hands.
Just when the third player of Kumamoto completed the block, Hirabayashi Kijiro's right hand, which was holding the ball, suddenly retracted, avoided the block, and then hooked the ball into the basket.
With a beautiful pull-up shot, Kijiro Hirabayashi easily scored over the heads of two Kumamoto defenders.
After landing, Hirabayashi Kijiro put his thumb on his chest and looked at the substitute players in the rest area. Just as Hirabayashi Kijiro looked at his team's rest area, the players of Meiho Industries suddenly cheered.
Kijiro Hirabayashi was like a seasoned star player. He skillfully used body movements to communicate with his teammates on the sidelines, which aroused the enthusiasm of the players.
When he returned to the court, he even ran along the sideline on purpose, and when he passed his team's rest area, he high-fived several enthusiastic substitute players in celebration.
The court is experienced and sophisticated.
After just one round of attack, Jinguji Budo saw two characteristics in Hirabayashi Kijiro.
These things are often not possessed by ordinary high school players.
Most people only focus on the game when playing on the court. They don’t even communicate much with people off the court, let alone those on the court.
But in fact, "communication" like that of Kijiro Hirabayashi is very important. For the players themselves, it can make them feel satisfied when being praised, and they will be more confident and dare to make moves when playing.
For those watching the game from the sidelines, the interaction with the players on the field can also arouse their enthusiasm for watching the game. If they are substitutes on the same team, this effect is even more obvious.
Substitutes who are unable to play often lack the enthusiasm for the game because they are on the bench, but Hirabayashi Kijiro's behavior can effectively avoid this situation and allow substitutes on the sidelines to devote their enthusiasm to the game.
This has a great impact on the team's morale.
"Wow, he really is... an excellent player."
Coach Anzai looked at Kijiro Hirabayashi on the court, pushed his glasses, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
The surrounding Xiangbei players also heard Coach Anzai's comments. Sakuragi Hanamichi slightly raised his head, looking down at Hirabayashi Kijiro in the field with a cold look. Kiyota Nobunaga and others also looked more serious, and their attitude towards watching the game became more serious.
Mitsui Hisashi and Takeshi also stopped bickering and looked towards the court.
"Budao, what do you think of him now?" Mitsui Shou asked seriously, no longer joking.
"Not bad, the technique is there, but the physical fitness is a little bit lacking. If it was me, I would have dunked the ball just now."
Jinguji Budo still looked unconcerned and answered lightly.
This time, Mitsui Shou didn't say anything. He nodded slightly and directly agreed with Wu Dao's statement.
On the court, Kumamoto Third, who had lost two goals in a row, began to organize an attack. After several passes, the basketball was finally passed to their team's scorer.
A Kumamoto player wearing the No. 6 jersey received the ball in an open position in the mid-range, and when the Meiho defender rushed up, he forced a shot against the defense.
Kumamoto's No. 6 also has a big heart. The player named Meipeng looked fierce when he pounced on him, but the Kumamoto player remained very calm and his shots were steady.
The basketball went into the net, adding two points to Kumamoto Third's scoreboard.
5:2, although Kumamoto scored a goal, they were already three points behind Meiho Industries in less than a minute after the start of the game. At the same time, Meiho still had possession of the ball.
During the transition between offense and defense, the guard of Meiho Industries quickly advanced the ball to the frontcourt. This point guard of Meiho was not very tall, estimated to be only about 170cm, but his dribbling rhythm was quite good. A Kumamoto player tried to steal the ball, but he used the sudden stop acceleration of the dynamic transition to pass him in an instant.
After entering the frontcourt with the ball, the basketball was quickly passed to Kijiro Hirabayashi, who took the ball outside the three-point line, took a simple tentative step, and then shot a three-pointer from the spot, quickly throwing the ball out.
The basketball flew directly over the heads of the Kumamoto people and flew directly towards the basket.
"Swish!" The basketball made a slight sound when it entered the net. At this moment, the audience in the stands couldn't help but exclaim.
There was jubilation in the Meipeng rest area on the sidelines. After scoring a goal, Kijiro Hirabayashi raised one hand above his head, pointed his index finger towards the ceiling, and had a confident smile on his face.
8:2, just one minute into the game, Mingpeng Industrial easily took a six-point lead over its opponent.
The powerful strength surprised all the teams watching the game. No one expected that Mingpeng Industrial's strength would be so strong, and that the number 4's personal strength would be so terrifying.
Watching him play, it feels like watching Jinguji Budo from Shohoku High School play, as if he will never miss.
"Hey, hey, hey, two three-pointers in a row. Just one person scored 6 points at the start of the game!"
"No way! Meiho actually has such a player?! Aiwa Academy actually defeated such a team?"
"This person is not much different from you, right?"
Mitsui Shou looked at Hirabayashi Kijiro's performance and couldn't help wondering. Based on the strength that Meiho Industries has shown so far, it is definitely one of the top teams in the country, but Aiwa was able to defeat such a team. Doesn't this mean that Aiwa is stronger than them
But Mitsui Shou knew the strength of Aiwa Academy, and he didn't think that Meipeng was inferior to Aiwa.
Moreover, when Mitsui saw Hirabayashi Kijiro scoring goals continuously, he thought he was the second Jinguji Budo. Mitsui didn't know how Aiwa Academy defeated such a team.
"It's hard to say. If it's a one-man team, it's easier to handle."
"His physique may not allow him to maintain such offensive efficiency even when double-teamed."
Akagi Takenori finally joined the conversation between Mitsui Hisashi and Wudao, expressed his own thoughts, and interrupted.
Just as Akagi Takenori said this, something unexpected happened on the court. Kumamoto's third center made a serve error, and when he passed the ball, he didn't notice that Meipeng's defender didn't return to defense immediately, but moved his feet to get closer to Kumamoto's point guard.
It wasn't until I served the ball that I realized something was wrong.
However, the basketball was also intercepted by Mingpeng's guard, who dribbled the ball once, went directly to the basket, and scored a layup.
10:2, the score difference came to eight points.
When the coach of Kumamoto Third saw his players making mistakes one after another, he quickly stood up from his seat and shouted loudly towards the field, reminding his players to pay attention to the opponent's position and trying to calm them down.
But Kumamoto is a team from a small place after all. Although the team is rated B, the players of Kumamoto only officially participated in the national competition this year.
Under the cheers of the audience, the movements of Kumamoto's players began to become distorted.
There was another transmission error during the offense, and the basketball was successfully intercepted by Mingpeng Industry, which launched another counterattack.
With the help of Hirabayashi Kijiro, Meiho's No. 7 successfully scored a layup, and as he scored the ball, the difference between the two teams reached 10 points. The game had just begun, and Kumamoto Third was already in a clear state of defeat.
The coach of Kumamoto shouted at the players on the field at the top of his lungs to pay attention and be careful. However, after the continuous mistakes, the mentality of the players of Kumamoto was about to collapse.
In a new round of offense, Kumamoto's center got the ball and shot hastily, wanting to score a goal for the team, but he was so anxious that he missed the shot and the rebound was snatched away by Meipeng Industries.
Turning around, Meipeng scored again with a fast break, and the score difference was also pulled to 12 points. Seeing this, the audience watching the game was secretly shocked by Meipeng's strength, and at the same time sent their "blessings" to Kumamoto Sanzo who was playing like shit.
These spectators who watch the game all have bad tempers, and most of them admire the strong, and are never stingy with "praise" for weak opponents.
The third player of Kumamoto was already under tremendous pressure, and when the audience started cursing, the mentality of these young people became even more explosive.
The offensive rotation was stumbling and the defense became unusually loose.
As the game progressed, the gap between the two teams began to widen rapidly.
Compared to the poor-playing Kumamoto, Meiho Industries led by Kijiro Hirabayashi was much better. Kijiro Hirabayashi combined breakthroughs and shots on the court with beautiful passes to completely open up Meiho Industries' offense.
The basketball went into the net frequently, and in just five minutes, the score difference had widened to 20 points.
Victory... is decided.
When the score difference between the two teams reached 20 points, the Xiangbei players were still in shock for a while. No one had expected that Kumamoto Third would be defeated so quickly. The game lasted 40 minutes in the first and second half, but the outcome was decided in just five minutes.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was expecting Kumamoto to win before the game, became so angry when he saw the Kumamoto players acting like zombies on the field.
However, Nango Koichiro, who had defeated Meihou at the start, did not laugh at Sakuragi Hanamichi at this moment. He also looked at Kumamoto with displeasure, thinking that it was really a loss of grade to participate in the national competition with such a team.
"I have no fighting spirit..."
"It's really... ugly!"
"You bastards! Are you worthy enough to play basketball?!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi endured for a long time, and looking at Kumamoto Third who had lost all fighting spirit in the field, he finally couldn't help but explode. He slammed his hands hard on the seat in front of him and yelled at the field.
This was the first time that Sakuragi Hanamichi had watched such a game since he started playing basketball. The anger in his chest erupted like a volcano.
He didn't understand. They were just behind, so why didn't they even try? ! Why did such a team come to participate in the competition? !
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