After nearly twenty minutes of warm-up, with a long whistle from the referee's bench, the players from Xiangbei High School and Meiho Industry began to take their positions in the center circle, preparing for the jump ball.
The referee walked to the center line with a whistle in his mouth.
The player responsible for the jump ball on the Xiangbei High School side is third-year student Takenori Akagi, and his opponent is a center who is similar in height to him, but slightly smaller than Akagi.
"Akagi Takenori from Shohoku High School!"
"Hello, my name is Shinya Yuma, and I'm glad to be able to fight with you."
The center of Meiho Industries stood face to face with Takenori Akagi. The forward looked straight at Akagi and suddenly smiled and said, "It doesn't look like they are here to play a game, but to socialize."
"Hmm? Uh."
"Hello."
Akagi Takenori did not expect that Meiho's center would suddenly talk to him, and judging from the other party's attitude, he was quite humble and polite. Facing the polite opponent, Akagi Takenori, who had originally had a serious face, also smiled and greeted him.
However, just as Akagi finished speaking, Shinya, who had been so humble a second ago, chuckled and said, "You don't need to introduce yourself, I know you."
"It's the weakest position among Xiangbei's main players. I know that."
Shinyouma's words made Akagi Takenori stunned. The next second, the smile on Akagi Takenori's face disappeared, and he remained silent, but the anger in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what.
Shinya Ma no longer pretended, put away his smile, and said to Akagi: "You are just lucky to be in Xiangbei."
"Here comes our Mingpeng. A center of your level is only fit to be a substitute."
Just as Shinya Yuma and Akagi Takenori were talking, the referee had already come to the center line with the ball. He turned his head and signaled the players on both sides to get ready. Then he blew the whistle and threw the basketball high into the air.
“Drink ahhhh!
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As the basketball was thrown into the air, Akagi Takenori, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shouted, jumped up from the spot, and directly grabbed the basketball in front of Shin Yuma, and hit it towards Mitsui Shou in the backcourt. At the same time that Akagi Takenori hit the basketball, Shin Yuma had just jumped.
Shinichi's timing of jumping off was far inferior to Akagi's, and he was easily suppressed by Akagi.
"snort!
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After winning the jump ball, Takenori Akagi glared coldly at Shinya Yama, then quickly ran to the front court and began to prepare for the attack.
"This guy..." Shinichiro cursed in his heart, glanced at the basketball that had fallen into Mitsui's hands, and hurriedly turned around and returned to the court.
Is Akagi Takenori weak
Maybe in the eyes of the spectators or players from other teams watching the game, Takenori Akagi is weak. After all, in Shohoku High School, the one with the most ball possession is Takenori Jinguji. When Takenori Jinguji is on the court, he is the absolute focus.
The brilliance of the rest of the Xiangbei High School players was overshadowed by Jinguji Budo. Mitsui Shou was sometimes able to perform well on the offensive end, and Miyagi, the point guard, was often able to stably bring the ball into the frontcourt and often made single-breaks, but in the eyes of most people, Miyagi Ryouta was undoubtedly qualified.
Even though he is a freshman, Rukawa Kaede is a player with an eye-catching appearance and a distinctive playing style. He has only appeared on the stage of the national competition a few times, but he has already left an impression on the audience.
The power forward Sakuragi has long been a "lively treasure". At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi's defensive and rebounding abilities have left a deep impression on the audience.
Relatively speaking, among the five players on the field at this time, Takenori Akagi had the least ball possession and the least outstanding performance.
This also makes Akagi Takenori's strength infinitely underestimated. Now, even an unknown center like Meiho Industrial dares to mock Akagi and speak harshly in front of Akagi.
Akagi's mentality was already very good, and he tried hard to suppress his anger under the ridicule of Shinya Yuma, but when the referee kicked off, Akagi Takenori finally had the opportunity to vent his anger and directly won the jump ball with absolute advantage.
Akagi has already made up his mind at this time. In this game, he will let Shinya Yama feel his strength!
"Well done, Akagi!"
"We have a goal first, play more steadily!"
Mitsui Shou got the ball in the backcourt. After getting the basketball, Mitsui Shou shouted to everyone and slowly moved the ball towards the frontcourt.
When Takeshi Jinguji and others saw Mitsui's advancing speed, everyone slowed down their actions. By the time Mitsui was approaching the three-point line with the ball, Sakuragi and Akagi had just entered the inside, and Takeshi also approached the three-point line at the corner almost at the same time.
After Jinguji Takeshi took his position, Hayashi Ping Kijiro of Meiho Industries had already stood in front of Jinguji Takeshi, leaning against him sideways, and watching Mitsui Hisashi who was holding the ball with his peripheral vision.
"Oh?" Jinguji Budo couldn't help but let out a sigh at Hayashihira Kijiro's defensive posture. He had been playing basketball for so long, and there was still someone defending him in this way.
It was obvious that Hayashidaira Kijiro was trying to prevent Jinguji Budou from catching the ball, so he stayed very close to Budou and at the same time raised his center of gravity higher to make the jump smoother.
However, this defensive posture has a big problem, that is, because the center of gravity is too high, if Jinguji Budou speeds up to break away, it will be difficult for Hayashihira Kijiro to chase him.
Wu Dao didn't know why the opponent used such a defensive method. Did he think that he would just stand there and wrestle with him instead of running? This was not an inside line, so what was the point of such a defensive method
Jinguji Budou didn't quite understand his opponent's operation, and deliberately took two steps outside the three-point line, as if trying to create distance to receive the ball.
However, just as Hayashihira Kijiro moved with Jinguji Budou, Jinguji Budou immediately accelerated and ran back, directly crossed the three-point line and cut into the inside.
At the same time, Mitsui Shou also broke through and faked, and then directly passed the ball to Jinguji Budou who cut in. Jinguji Budou took the ball from mid-range and rushed directly to the basket with the ball.
As Jinguji Takeshi Sora cut into the inside, Shin Yuma, who was guarding the basket of Meiho, hurriedly raised his defensive position to try to stop Jinguji Takeshi's advance.
However, Jinguji Budou's breakthrough speed was too fast. When Shinyouma was about to move up, Jinguji Budou had already completed the ball combination. After two steps, he jumped directly up.
Before Shinya Ma could even stand firm, Jinguji Budou's red jersey filled his entire field of vision. The next second, an attack came towards him, and Shinya Ma, who was standing in place with his hands raised, was knocked back several steps by the huge impact.
At the same time, a loud "bang" was heard from above the horse's head.
Jinguji Budou grabbed the basket with one arm, and the basketball fell rapidly from the net. After cutting in, Jinguji Budou actually easily dunked over Shinyuma who was trying to defend. It looked quite easy!
"Wow!" The moment Jinguji Takeshi scored a slam dunk, amazing cheers broke out from the stands, and the wave of cheers poured into the court.
Takeshi Jinguji, who was holding the basket, looked down at the floor, loosened his hands and fell back to the floor. After casually glancing at Shinya Yuma, he turned around and started to return to defense. On the way back, he high-fived Mitsui Hisashi in a relaxed manner and did not take this amazing dunk seriously at all.
There was really an opponent like Ma, who seemed to have never entered Jinguji Budo's sight.
The other players of Meipeng looked at each other, somewhat surprised at the terrifying strength displayed by Jinguji Budo.
Although they had long known that Jinguji Budou's strength was terrifying, the feeling of watching the game in the stands was very different from standing on the field facing Jinguji Budou.
This mentality is the same as the mentality of some people when watching a game. When watching the game, they think they can do it, but when they really get on the court, they realize that "I can't do it."
The players of Meiho Industries had already felt tremendous pressure from Jinguji Takeshi just by watching the game. Now that they were competing with Jinguji Takeshi on the same field, they could feel Jinguji Takeshi's terror even more.
"Say! It's our turn!"
"Come on, everyone!"
Just when the morale of the Meiho players was shaken, Meiho Industries' captain, Hayashidaira Kijiro, clapped his hands, attracted the players' attention, and said with a smile.
With the encouragement of Hayashidaira Kijiro, the Meiho players regained their spirits. After receiving the serve from his teammate in the backcourt, the point guard quickly dribbled the ball towards the frontcourt.
Meipeng Industrial is a team with a fairly balanced defense ratio. The team's advancement speed can be adapted to different offensive methods to decide whether to play fast or slow.
The team's inside players such as Ma Zhen are not the traditional heavy centers and their mobility is quite outstanding.
However, in just a few seconds, the players of Meiho Industries had already entered the front court. Seeing the players of Meiho entering the front court, Jinguji Budo immediately set his sights on Hayashihira Kijiro and quickly approached him.
Just like the way Hayashidaira Kijiro defended Wudao before, Wudao did not bend down in front of Hayashidaira Kijiro to be on guard. Instead, he immediately stuck to him and leaned half of his body on Hayashidaira Kijiro, preventing him from getting a chance to catch the ball.
The defender of Meiho Industries looked at Hayashidaira Kijiro the first time he entered the frontcourt, but when he saw that Hayashidaira Kijiro was actually trapped behind by Jinguji Budou, he was a little dazed for a moment.
At this moment, Mitsui Hisashi's face suddenly appeared in the eyes of Meipeng's point guard. At the same time, Meipeng's point guard felt his hand loosen.
"What are you looking at?" Mitsui Shou slapped the basketball out of his opponent's hand, quickly dodged and rushed forward, grabbed the basketball and quickly advanced towards the front court.
At the same time, Jinguji Takeshi and Rukawa Kaede also quickly provided support, one on the left and one on the right accompanying Mitsui Shou as they ran quickly towards the front court.
Steal and counterattack.
In the blink of an eye, the three players from Xiangbei High School had crossed the midline and entered the front court, while there were only two players from Meipeng Industries returning to defend. In addition to the point guard who had just been intercepted by Mitsui Shou, the other one was the captain, Hayashihira Kijiro.
Lin Ping Guijiro focused his attention on Jinguji Budao and followed Jinguji Budao closely. The defender also rushed towards Mitsui Shou, trying to get the ball back.
When Rukawa saw this scene, he suddenly increased his running speed and ran towards the three-point line in the bottom corner.
"Hmm? Rukawa Kaede is going to the corner? Is he going to shoot a three-pointer?"
Mitsui noticed Rukawa's movement while he was dribbling the ball. Without hesitation, he passed the ball directly in the direction of Rukawa, while he himself cut into the inside without stopping.
When Wudao saw Rukawa and Mitsui Hisashi running in this way, he also changed direction and ran towards the top of the arc.
“Bang!”
The basketball fell into Rukawa's hands, who took the ball, paused for a moment, and then made a direct three-point shot.
Rukawa has been playing basketball at Takeishi Junior High School since junior high school, and his playing style is more or less influenced by his seniors Mitsui Hisashi and Jinguji Budo. After graduating from Takeishi Junior High School, Rukawa went to Shohoku High School.
After being teammates with Jinguji Budou and Mitsui Hisashi for a long time, it is inevitable that Rukawa Kaede will develop his three-point shooting ability.
Although Rukawa has practiced this kind of open three-point shooting far less than Mitsui Hisashi and Jinguji Budou, he has not practiced too little either.
“Swish!”
The basketball went into the net, and the numbers on the scoreboard of Xiangbei High School jumped, and the score became 5:0.
Rukawa Kaede's goal also received warm cheers from the audience. The audience who watched Xiangbei's game have already recognized this freshman of Xiangbei High School.
Rukawa Kaede's personal ability has been well received by the audience. Some fans even regard Rukawa Kaede as the next ace of Xiangbei High School!
Three against two in the frontcourt, no surprises.
Mitsui Shou and Rukawa Kaede, who scored the goal, celebrated by high-fiving, smiled and praised him a few words, and then several people quickly returned to defense.
Just over ten seconds into the game, Mingpeng Industrial conceded two goals in a row, which put a lot of pressure on all the Mingpeng players.
Hayashihira Kijiro didn't say anything else. After his teammate received the serve, he just said to his teammate, "Give me the ball after crossing the center line." Then he hurried to the front court.
The point guard who received instructions from Hayashidaira Kijiro was also very obedient. After dribbling the ball across the center line, he quickly passed the ball to Hayashidaira Kijiro.
At this time, Hayashi Ping Guijiro was more than two meters away from the three-point line, which was quite far away.
Wu Dao originally planned to wait for the opponent to get close before defending him, but he didn't expect that the opponent got the basketball early.
Seeing this, Wu Dao couldn't help but smile.
Did the opponent think that he could break through his defense by attacking with the ball? !
If you really think so, it would be too naive!
"Come on, attack!"
"You're trying to challenge me by taking the ball in that position?!"
Wu Dao said with a smile, bent slightly, slapped the ground with both hands, and spoke to Hayashi Ping Guijiro who was not far away.
After receiving the basketball, Lin Ping Guijiro turned to face the basket, glanced at Jinguji Budo not far away, and directly raised the ball and threw it out. At this time, he was more than two meters away from the three-point line!
"Huh?! Lost your mind?" Wu Daoqing exclaimed, casually raised his hand to stop him, muttered, and turned his head to look towards the basket.
In his sight, the basketball was actually flying straight towards the basket. Under the gaze of everyone, the basketball actually fell quickly and plunged into the net.
"!
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