Shimono Shimotsuna's foul successfully stopped the timer on the sidelines.
With 13 seconds left in the game, the score between the two teams was 102:103, and Xiangbei High School was still 1 point behind its opponent.
Shinomiya Tano's foul successfully stopped Jinguji Budo who was about to attack Ryonan's defense line.
Because Ryonan High School's foul control is quite good, after Shigong Tianye's foul, the team's foul count did not exceed 1. And Shigong Tianye's foul was also quite decisive, and although the action was large, the referee did not give a flagrant foul.
Xiangbei High School just got a chance for a sideline ball in the front court.
And this serve by Xiangbei is an opportunity for Ryonan High School.
Defend against Xiangbei and control the basketball. As long as they can do these two things, victory will be in Ryonan's pocket.
"Pass it to me!"
Just when Jinguji Takeshi was taking the ball to the sideline to prepare for serving, Mitsui Hisashi hurried to Rukawa, grabbed Rukawa's arm, and spoke to Rukawa.
At this time, Rukawa was just about to move closer to the sideline to catch the ball. When he was pulled by Mitsui, he turned around and looked at Mitsui. The confusion on his face disappeared in an instant.
Don't trust yourself
This was definitely Rukawa Kaede's first reaction at that moment, but this thought quickly disappeared.
Strictly speaking, Mitsui and Rukawa are actually the same type of people, but the third-year Mitsui is more mature on the court.
Mitsui Hisashi is also a proud person, but when it comes to the interests of the team, Mitsui Hisashi is willing to put aside his pride.
Does Mitsui Shou not trust Rukawa Kaede? Obviously not, it's just that compared to Rukawa Kaede, Mitsui Shou just trusts himself more.
At this time, Mitsui felt that it would be more beneficial to the team if he took the ball!
Just as Rukawa Kaede and Mitsui Hisashi were switching positions, Jinguji Budou had already walked to the edge of the court and took the basketball from the referee.
Shinomiya Tano stood one meter away from Takeshi, turned his head to look at the situation on both sides behind him, then turned back to look at Jinguji Takeshi.
With his hands raised high, he jumped up and down, blocking Jinguji Budou's view.
When Jinguji Takeshi saw Mitsui approaching him, he realized what Mitsui was going to do. Although he wanted to pass the ball to Mitsui, Sendoh was following Mitsui very closely, so there was a high probability that such a pass would be intercepted by Mitsui.
Compared to Mitsui Hisashi, Rukawa Kaede, who is farther away, would be a better receiving point.
Because the physical fitness of Fujima Kenji, who is defending Rukawa, is much worse than that of Rukawa, Xiangbei can take advantage of this.
“Huh~~~”
The basketball flew out of Jinguji Takeshi's hands and was thrown directly towards Rukawa in the distance. Takeshi's pass had a high arc. When Takeshi passed the ball, both Rukawa and Fujima raised their heads and looked at the basketball.
After passing the ball, Wu Dao quickly stepped into the court, exchanged a quick glance with Mitsui Shou, and quickly cut into the inside.
“Bang!”
Soon, the basketball was caught by Rukawa who jumped high. The moment he got the basketball, Rukawa saw Mitsui running towards him quickly, and shouted anxiously:
"Pass the ball to me!"
The figures of Mitsui Hisashi and Rukawa Kaede quickly intertwined, and as the figures intertwined, the basketball was passed from hand to hand to Mitsui Hisashi.
Mitsui Shou got the ball and stopped quickly. After a fake forward sweep, he quickly dropped the ball and changed direction, easily passing Sendoh's defense, and then got a wide open space. There were still 10 seconds left for the attack. Mitsui Shou had no intention of shooting at all.
After passing Sendoh Akira, Mitsui Hisashi had no intention of advancing. After a sudden stop, he continued to dribble between his legs to adjust his rhythm. He had no intention of seizing the time to attack.
"Shohoku is trying to save time!"
"Don't give them a chance! Push them forward!"
"Double-team Mitsui Shou! Double-team!"
"Keep an eye on Jinguji Budo, don't let him take advantage of any loopholes."
When Coach Tanaoka saw Mitsui's ball control rhythm, he immediately realized what Mitsui was going to do and started yelling.
On the court, Takeshi Jinguji just touched the inside line and quickly ran back to the outside line. Shinomiya Tano hurriedly glanced at Mitsui Hisashi who was controlling the ball, and then focused his attention on Takeshi Jinguji.
There is no need to guess, there is only one person from Xiangbei High School who will carry out this final attack!
That is the Jinguji Budo in front of us!
He closely followed Takeshi Jinguji to the outside line. At this time, Takeshi Jinguji had already reached the left corner and successfully received the basketball from Mitsui Hisashi.
8 seconds.
Jinguji Budo just quickly glanced at the timer on the scoreboard, then heaved a sigh of relief, straightened his back, dropped the ball, and slowly walked towards the right corner.
"Come on! Jinguji Budo!"
When Shigong Tianye saw this scene, his expression froze. He slammed his hands on the floor, gathered his shorts with both hands, lowered his center of gravity, and quickly followed Wudao with crab steps.
After dribbling the ball to the right corner, Jinguji Budou stopped, changed his rhythm, and moved the basketball back and forth with his hands, looking at Shinomiya Tano in front of him.
At this time, the Xiangbei players in the inside line have also opened up some space.
Sakuragi Hanamichi went to the 45° angle on the left side of the paint area, which is one of the most accurate places for him to shoot at this distance. While helping Wudao to pull away from the defensive players, Sakuragi Hanamichi was also ready to receive the ball and shoot.
Akagi Takenori's handling was much more straightforward and decisive. After seeing Takeshi Jinguji get the ball and the offensive time quietly passing, he knew what Takeshi Jinguji was going to do, so he left the inside directly and went to the right side along the sideline.
When Yuzumi saw Akagi leaving the inside, he ignored him. He knew that Xiangbei's attack would never allow Akagi to shoot in that position.
Most likely, it was carried out by Jinguji Budo.
However, the defensive choices of Ryonan's inside players cannot be applied to the outside line. Both Mitsui Hisashi and Rukawa Kaede have excellent ability to attack with the ball. At this time, Ryonan dare not bet on whether Jinguji Budou will choose to pass the ball.
Therefore, the best defensive option is not to leave the ball open.
Sendoh and Fujima ran along with their teammates.
The attack time also passed quietly in 4 seconds.
There were five seconds left, and Takeshi Jinguji finally made a move. The amplitude of his dribbling suddenly increased, and his feet became slightly empty. At the moment the ball fell, Takeshi Jinguji's body swung greatly, and after an inout, he accelerated rapidly and passed directly over Shinomiya Tano.
The focused Shinomiya Tano had already taken a step forward the moment his opponent accelerated, and his body was directly pressed against Takeshi's. The huge force forcibly suppressed the speeding Jinguji Takeshi and curbed his speed.
Then, Shimoya also saw the position of the basketball and made a direct move to steal the ball.
However, just when Shimono was about to grab the basketball, Jinguji Budo, who was forced to stop, suddenly turned around, and the steal opportunity that was right in front of him suddenly disappeared.
Shimono Yama reacted quickly, took a step back and quickly stood in front of Jinguji Takeshi.
He probably knew what Jinguji Budou was going to do. The difference between the two teams was only one point. Xiangbei only needed to score one more goal to complete the lore. At this time, most people would choose to take two points steadily!
At the moment when Shimono was chasing, Jinguji Budou turned around but did not use this turn to quickly pass Jinguji Budou. Instead, he ran quickly towards the three-point line with the ball.
Seeing Takeshi Jinguji's move, not only did Shinomiya Tano's body freeze, but all the audience's eyes were focused on Takeshi Jinguji, with expressions of astonishment on their faces.
“Three… Three points!
!”
Coach Tanaoka roared and pointed at Takeshi Jinguji. At this time, Takeshi Jinguji quickly dribbled the ball out of the three-point line without any pause. After a dribble, he grabbed the ball with both hands, turned his body, and actually shot a jump shot.
Shimono Shimono hurriedly chased after the defense, but his defensive choice was completely wrong. At this moment, even if he wanted to make up for it, it was too late. Jinguji Takeshi's jumping ability and height meant that if the defensive player made a wrong judgment, he would never have the chance to block Jinguji Takeshi.
The basketball passed over Shinomiya Tano's fingertips and flew directly towards the basket.
At this moment, the whole audience was silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the basketball. The basketball flew above the basket, and a sharp final whistle sounded. As the whistle sounded, the basketball fell quickly, and then steadily penetrated into the net, making a crisp sound.
The referee at the baseline raised three fingers, and when the basketball entered the net, he suddenly pressed them down to indicate that the goal was valid.
“ohhhhhh!
!
!”
After a short silence, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who had already run to the basket, was the first to react, raised his hands and shouted loudly. His shouting also inspired other players of Xiangbei. Akagi Takenori also waved his arms excitedly and rushed towards Jinguji Budou while shouting wildly.
“Win… Win!
”
“Win!
!
!”
"A decisive victory! We are the ones who won!"
“ohhhhhh!
”
On the sidelines, the substitute players of Xiangbei also reacted and cheered. Kiyota Nobunaga and others could not contain their excitement and rushed into the court and ran directly to Jinguji Budo, shouting wildly and rushing towards Jinguji Budo.
“Win!
!”
In the blink of an eye, several team members were hanging on Takeshi Jinguji's body. Only at this time did Takeshi Jinguji's muscles completely relax. Amid the cheers of his teammates, he couldn't help but let out a low roar.
The Xiangbei players rushed into the court, and white towels were scattered all over the ground.
The players of Ryonan seemed unaware of what had happened until this point. They stood there, looking blankly at the players of Shohoku who were hugging each other, as if they didn't know they had lost.
Coach Tanaoka on the field turned his head to glance at the scoreboard, and his breathing became extremely heavy, as if he could not accept this reality.
After standing for a long time, Coach Tiangang took a deep breath, and his body seemed to have lost support, and he sat down on the bench.
The sobbing of Hikoichi Aida reached the ears of Coach Tanabe, and his crying immediately spread throughout the bench.
On the court, Yuzumi Jun's face was full of confusion, tears unconsciously flowed from his eyes, mixed with sweat, gathered at his chin, and dripped onto the floor.
Sendoh looked at Jinguji Takeshi who was surrounded by the Shohoku players in the center. He took a deep breath, raised his head and looked at the ceiling.
The spotlight was so bright that Xiandao could hardly open his eyes.
Hanagata Toru lowered his head in silence, and his glasses had become blurry without him noticing.
Kenji Fujima's eyes widened slightly and his body trembled slightly. After standing quietly on the ground for a long time, Kenji Fujima closed his eyes, listening to the cheers of the Shohoku players and the cheers of the audience in the stands. He felt that this venue was really too noisy.
Shigong Tianye was breathing rapidly, his chest heaving violently, with unwillingness and anger on his face. He lowered his head to look at his palms, then suddenly clenched his fists and slammed them hard on the floor.
"winter!
!”
The sudden noise immediately attracted the attention of some Ryonan players. Looking at where Shimonoseki was, they saw Shimonoseki clenching his fists. After hitting the floor several times in a row, he slowly stood up, took a deep breath, and walked straight to the rest area without looking at the Xiangbei players.
The referee on the sidelines saw Shigong Tianye pounding the ground furiously and didn't dare to stop him. Although Shigong Tianye was just a high school student, his exaggerated physique made all the muscles in his body tense when he was furious. Seeing this scene, the referee didn't dare to stop him.
As Shimono walked off the court, Sendoh and others gradually accepted the reality of defeat and followed Shimono back to the rest area.
Coach Tanaka was in a bad mood at the moment, but when Shigong Tianye returned to the rest area, Coach Tanaka gently hugged Shigong Tianye's waist and comforted and encouraged him:
"Tian Ye, you, you guys, have played very well."
"Losing is just..."
Before Coach Tiangang finished speaking, Shigong Tianye had already hugged Coach Tiangang tightly in his arms, burying his head on Coach Tiangang's shoulder. At the same time, Shigong Tianye's voice also reached Coach Tiangang's ears:
"I'm sorry... Coach Tanaka."
When he heard this, Coach Tanaoka could feel his shoulders getting wet.
Coach Tanaka felt a lump in his throat when he heard this. He tried hard to control his emotions and gently patted Tianye on the back.
The atmosphere in the entire Ryonan rest area became extremely depressing at this moment, which was completely different from the cheering Xiangbei players on the court.
"Ryonan High School... Shinomiya Tano."
“A really good player.”
"It's just... your attack power is far from enough!"
"It's such a waste of talent to put a player like this in such a place!"
In the stands, Coach Smith saw the game between Shohoku High School and Ryonan High School come to an end. He looked at Shinomiya Tano who had returned to the rest area. Holding Shinomiya Tano's relevant information in his hand, he whispered to himself with passion in his eyes.
105:103.
In the semi-finals of the national competition, the winner is Xiangbei High School!
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