After entering the frontcourt, Rukawa did not hesitate because his opponent changed from Fujima to Sendoh.
He still dribbled with a high center of gravity towards the three-point line. When approaching the three-point line, Rukawa quickly lowered his center of gravity, actually intending to break through Sendoh's defense line alone.
"Hey, Rukawa Kaede!"
"Don't mess around, be steady!"
Seeing this in the distance, Mitsui Hisashi immediately realized what Rukawa was trying to do, and immediately pressed his back against Fujima, using his taller body to push Fujima away, while reaching out for the ball.
With the big team beating the smaller one, Mitsui Shou knew very well that he had a very good chance!
However, Rukawa Kaede, who was at the top of the arc at this time, ignored Mitsui's intentions.
After a series of dribbling between the legs, Rukawa seemed to have found a flaw in Sendoh's defense. He immediately accelerated, dropped the ball and rushed forward. After taking a step to adjust Sendoh's position, Rukawa quickly pulled back in disguise, and with a clever change of direction in front of his body, he created a gap for himself to break through.
"I really did it on my own, and I didn't put any pressure on the time!"
Mitsui was shocked when he saw Rukawa's action. He murmured something subconsciously, and then reacted quickly and ran towards the top of the arc, trying to run out of open space. At the same time, he also wanted to distract Fujima's defense and prevent him from double-teaming Rukawa.
When Takeshi Jinguji, who was at the other corner, saw this scene, his expression froze slightly, and he quickly moved towards the right corner. His purpose was the same as Mitsui Hisashi's, which was to mobilize the defensive personnel so that Shinomiya Tano would not have time to double-team Rukawa.
However, Shinomiya Tano, who was chasing Jinguji Budo, suddenly stopped after running two steps and turned to look at Rukawa Kaede.
At this time, Rukawa had just crossed Sendoh's defense, and Sendoh, who was pulled half a body length away from Rukawa, turned around in time to defend and blocked Rukawa's path with his body.
"Ryukawa Kaede, I won't be passed so easily!"
"Don't underestimate us, Lingnan!"
Rukawa slowed down under the pressure of Sendoh's defense. Seeing that the opponent stopped, Sendoh adjusted his defensive position and said to Rukawa with a smile.
And at this moment, Rukawa quickly held the ball with his back to the basket, leaned his back directly on Sendoh, and pushed hard towards Sendoh.
"With your body?"
"But Sendoh and Fujima are different!"
Shinomiya Tano, who was not far away, saw that Rukawa was trying to break through Sendoh by sitting and attacking with his back to the basket. He could not help but chuckle, ignored Jinguji Budou in the corner, and quickly rushed towards Rukawa.
Rukawa, who was carrying the basket on his back, couldn't see Shinomiya Tano who was rushing towards him.
"Rukawa Kaede, double team is coming! Pass the ball quickly!"
"Pass the ball, pass the ball quickly! Damn fox!"
Mitsui noticed Shinomiya's movements and hurriedly reminded him loudly, but Rukawa was not moved at all. The moment Shinomiya's double-team was in place, Rukawa turned his back and faced the basket sideways, grabbed the ball with his left hand, hooked it towards the basket, and threw the ball directly out.
"Hmm? A hook shot with the weak side hand!"
"How can a hook shot from a position like this go in, one step inside the free throw line?!"
Hanagata, who was under the basket, saw Rukawa's shot and immediately made a judgment. He turned his back and prepared to trap Sakuragi Hanamichi behind him. But the next second after he turned his back, a loud noise suddenly came from near the free throw line.
“Peng!
!”
The basketball in mid-air was slapped down by Shimono Yamada who came over to double-team him. The force of his hit was like a spike by a volleyball player. The basketball fell rapidly, hit the floor, and bounced towards the front court.
Rukawa's half-side hook shot was actually blocked by Shimonoseki.
"How is this possible?!"
“What a high jump!
!”
As the sound of a powerful block rang out, the audience in the stands also exclaimed.
It was the first time for them to see someone block such a hook shot. The shooting point of this shooting posture is quite high, and because it is a hook shot, the defensive players are often quite a distance away from the shooting position.
Being able to block the ball in such a situation, Shimono's jumping ability is so terrifying that it cannot be described!
"370, this guy is actually a high school student?!"
In the front row of the stands, Coach Smith narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking back to the block by Shigong Tianye just now. He could confirm that the maximum height Shigong Tianye just reached was definitely more than 370cm.
For high school players, this height...
On the court, the basketball that was blocked and fell to the ground was about to bounce into the Xiangbei half when it was picked up by Fujima who came rushing over.
When Rukawa made a hook shot, Mitsui had already gone inside to grab the rebound, but Fujima did something completely different from Mitsui. He chose to go out of the three-point line and wait for Shinomiya Tano to intercept the ball.
It is true that Rukawa is an outstanding freshman, but Fujima believes more in his teammates' ability to stop the opponent.
Sure enough, Fujima's judgment was correct!
Fujima grabbed the ball and quickly advanced to the front court. The three players on the outside of Xiangbei quickly returned to defense. At the same time, Shigong Tianye and Sendoh also quickly rushed to the front court to prepare to meet Fujima.
However, Ryonan's defensive counterattack this time was too smooth. Fujima's excellent prediction allowed him to enter the Shohoku half several positions earlier than the Shohoku defensive players.
Therefore, even though Wudao and others tried their best to chase, they still could not catch up with Fujima.
With Fujima's light layup, the ball went into the net, and the score between the two teams came to 49:53 with 25 seconds left in the first half.
The score difference narrowed to 4 points, and the Ryonan substitute players on the sidelines cheered loudly.
"... .." Rukawa Kaede rushed back to the backcourt and saw that he was unable to stop Fujima's counterattack. He grabbed his jersey and wiped the sweat from his chin with a grim expression.
Soon, Jinguji Budou walked to the baseline and passed the ball to Rukawa Kaede.
Budo and Mitsui Shou did not blame Rukawa for the mistake he just made, and did not even scold him.
In fact, Rukawa's performance just now was not bad, he just had a better opportunity but didn't choose it. And if he hadn't met a player like Shinomiya Tano, Rukawa might have been able to score that goal just now.
However, the two seniors, Takeshi and Mitsui Hisashi, had a good mentality, but it was not so easy to deal with Sakuragi Hanamichi. When he went to the frontcourt with his teammates, Sakuragi Hanamichi surrounded Rukawa Kaede and kept complaining about Rukawa Kaede not passing the ball.
When Rukawa entered the frontcourt and Sakuragi Hanamichi ran towards the inside of Ryonan, this kid kept complaining about Rukawa not knowing how to play basketball.
I don't know if it was because Rukawa was tired of listening, but when Sakuragi entered the Ryonan inside line, Rukawa directly lobbed the ball to Sakuragi in front of Sendoh.
His sudden passing action stunned everyone in Ryonan for a moment. Sendoh tilted his head back with his mouth slightly open, as if he couldn't believe that the ball was passed by Rukawa.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who had just entered the basket, subconsciously hugged the basketball, his expression slightly stunned, and then a bright smile appeared on his face.
“Hahahahahaha!”
"Stinky fox, you finally realized the importance of this genius!"
"Just watch, idiot, and see how this genius scores the goal!"
After Sakuragi Hanamichi finished speaking, he held the ball with both hands and turned around. After the ball landed, his body was directly close to Hanagata Toru. At this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi turned around after receiving the ball, and actually instantly turned sideways to face the basket. He grabbed the ball with his left hand and made a hook shot with his weak side hand.
The attacking skills under the basket are exactly the same as those shown by Rukawa Kaede before!
"What?!"
Hanagata Toru was completely passed by Sakuragi Hanamichi's turn, and seeing Sakuragi's hook shot near the basket, Hanagata couldn't help but exclaimed. He didn't expect Sakuragi Hanamichi to have such a skill under the basket, which was really beyond his expectation.
"Hahahahahaha! Look, a stinky fox!"
After shooting the ball, Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed and blocked the basket with a look of confidence. However, the basketball he threw hit the base of the basket directly and then bounced out.
Sakuragi's weak-side hook shot is not stable at all.
“… .”
"Idiot! Why are you using an offensive method that you are not proficient in!" Under the basket, Akagi Takenori looked at the falling basketball and suddenly roared. Just as he was about to position himself to grab the rebound, a solid back hit him directly.
"I won't let you succeed, Akagi!"
"I will guard Ryonan's basket!"
Yuzumi Jun said in a deep voice after he caught Akagi. At the moment the basketball fell, Yuzumi Jun jumped up, caught the ball in his hands, and then held it in his arms to protect the rebound.
"Well done! Yuzumi!"
"Good board!"
As Yuzumi successfully grabbed the rebound, the Ryonan players cheered.
With 18 seconds left in the first half and the score difference being 4 points, Ryonan High School, which had successfully grabbed the rebound, still had one last chance to attack.
"Don't go back to defend, press the whole court, Akagi, press forward!"
Just when Akagi Takenori was about to turn around and defend, Jinguji Budou suddenly shouted loudly, asking the players to switch to full-court press.
There are 18 seconds left, and Wudao will definitely not allow the opponent enough time to organize an attack.
He wanted the opponent to rush to attack, even if they were scored, he couldn't let Ryonan run out of time before scoring. He wanted to buy his team time to counterattack!
"Oh!" Akagi stopped immediately after hearing the martial arts instruction, quickly stuck to Yuzumi, and raised his arms to block Yuzumi's sight.
"Pass it!"
At the same time, Sendoh and Shinomiya Tano quickly rushed to Yuzumi from two directions to provide support.
After a feint on the spot, Uozumi passed the ball with difficulty from under Akagi's armpit, and the person he passed the ball to was Sendoh!
"Attack!" Sendoh shouted loudly after getting the basketball, and then quickly dropped the ball and accelerated. At the moment when Mitsui Shou came up to defend, he dribbled the ball between his legs and made an attack in disguise. When Mitsui Shou readjusted his position and chased again, Sendoh dribbled between his legs again in disguise and accelerated again.
After several consecutive changes of direction, Sendoh dribbled the ball into the Xiangbei half, with only 13 seconds left in the first half.
After crossing the center line, Sendoh was no longer in a hurry. He put his hand against Mitsui's waist and continued dribbling in place. At the same time, he scanned the entire court and observed the running positions of the players on the court.
"Damn you Rukawa Kaede, why didn't you get my permission before passing the ball?"
"This sudden pass affected the rhythm of this genius, don't you understand?"
Under the basket, Sakuragi Hanamichi, whose shot missed and gave Ryonan a chance to counterattack, complained loudly in anger.
This kid directly put the blame on Rukawa Kaede, and now he seemed to have completely forgotten how he laughed wildly when he had the ball just now.
Rukawa Kaede on the outside ignored Sakuragi Hanamichi. He kept running after Fujima, with all his attention on Fujima.
At the moment, Wu Dao really didn't have the time to make Sakuragi shut up. He noticed that Shinomiya Tano's eyes had changed at this moment.
The seriousness in his eyes was something that had not been seen in the previous rounds of confrontation.
"This guy..." Wudao followed Shinomiya Tanno closely and chased him to the center line. Just when Wudao was one body length behind Shinomiya Tanno, Sendoh passed the ball directly from the base to Shinomiya Tanno who came to receive the ball.
After passing the ball, Sendoh quickly passed Mitsui and sank towards the bottom corner.
Shimoya Tsunayoshi, who had the ball, had a stern expression on his face. He dribbled the ball between his legs continuously while moving closer to the three-point line step by step, creating a strong sense of oppression.
Time passed minute by minute, and Shimoya Tano showed no intention of speeding up and controlled the ball calmly.
Jinguji Budou did not attack rashly. Seeing that there was no chance to steal the ball, Budou simply let Shinomiya Tano waste time.
The closer it gets to the end, the clearer the timing of Shigong Tianye's attack will be, and it will be easier to block him at that time!
5 seconds.
After spending a long time controlling the ball, Shinomiya Tano finally made a move. After a crotch dribble, he rushed out with his right foot, and his ball-protecting hand directly rested on Jinguji Budou's waist. While Budou was chasing him, he grabbed the ball with his right hand and pulled it back, changing direction and quickly speeding up to break through.
“Peng!
”
Shimono Shinomiya's side body hit Jinguji Takeshi directly, but to Shimono Shinomiya's surprise, this time, Jinguji Takeshi seemed to have anticipated it and took the initiative to exert force in defense.
However, Jinguji Budo's power was very concealed, and it was carried out simultaneously with Shinomiya Tano's power, so outsiders could not see it at all.
“This guy!”
Shinomiya Tano was held back by Jinguji Budou, and when he tried to break through, he was firmly stuck to his side by Budou.
Realizing that there would be no chance to shoot if he continued like this, Shinomiya Tianye quickly stopped, dribbled the ball behind his back, and while changing direction, he also quickly changed the direction of his advance.
"!
”
The pursuing Jinguji Takeshi was dribbled past by Shimono, who rushed under the basket and jumped up directly, grabbed the ball with one hand and dunked it towards the basket.
At this moment, a red-haired figure quickly leaped past Jinguji Budo and headed directly towards Shinomiya Tano in the air.
“Eat this genius hot pot!
!”
Sakuragi Hanamichi came to Shinomiya Tano with excitement on his face and put his hands directly on the basketball.
Sakuragi's sudden appearance surprised everyone.
"Little brat! What the hell are you so arrogant about?!"
However, just when Sakuragi was confident that he could block Shinomiya Tanaka's shot, veins popped up on Shinomiya Tanaka's face and he grabbed the ball and pushed it hard towards the basket.
The ball was smashed directly into the basket.
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