In the final of the national competition, the two competing teams were Shohoku High School from Kanagawa Prefecture and Hakata University of Commerce High School from Fukuoka Prefecture.
In today's game, Xiangbei High School did not send out its strongest lineup, but instead chose to send out a group of senior players.
The center is junior Akagi Takenori, the power forward is a junior, the small forward is Mitsui Hisashi, a junior, and the shooting guard is also junior Kogure Kiminori.
Only the point guard position was played by Jinguji Budo, a sophomore.
Although the current Xiangbei team is not the most powerful lineup among all the Xiangbei teams, it is definitely a more harmonious and stable lineup.
Since Sakuragi Hanamichi and his class joined Shohoku High School this year, players like Chiba Daishi and Kogure Mitsunobu have basically not had many opportunities to play in major competitions.
Today is the last big game of the summer for the senior players.
Coach Anzai made this lineup arrangement decision after evaluating the strength of Hakata University of Commerce High School. His purpose was to allow the third-year players to spend this summer without regrets.
After today's game, some of the third-year students in the basketball team may have to quit the team!
It is very important for children of that age to leave a trace of their fighting spirit in the final of the national competition!
“Shohoku!
Xiangbei!
Xiangbei!
”
As the players of Xiangbei High School walked onto the court, the Xiangbei supporters in the stands cheered loudly and cheered for the players of Xiangbei High School.
Some viewers who have watched the Xiangbei game started discussing after seeing Xiangbei's lineup.
First-year players like Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede, although young, have already left a deep impression on many audiences on the national competition stage.
At this time, the audience did not see the familiar Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede on the court, and they raised questions:
"Hey, Shohoku, where's that red-haired first-year?!"
"Why let him sit on the bench? Send him up here to show off!"
"Let Rukawa come up, we want to see his performance~"
The audience were all people who liked to watch the fun and didn't mind making trouble. When they saw two unfamiliar players in the Xiangbei starting team, they started shouting.
Sakuragi Hanamichi was a little smug when he heard some spectators asking why he didn't play. But when he heard that these people wanted to see him "show off", Sakuragi's face was full of depression.
On the other hand, Rukawa Kaede looked indifferent as he listened to the audience's praises.
But in Sakuragi's eyes, Rukawa Kaede's appearance can only be described in two words... "Pretending to be a bitch!"
Fortunately, Chiba Daishi has a relatively calm personality, and Murasakibara Kogure is also a kind-hearted person. Listening to the audience's shouting, the two were not angry at all. They walked into the stadium with their teammates with calm expressions.
Although the two of them didn't seem angry, Mitsui Shou, who also heard these words, felt somewhat uncomfortable. The two were his teammates, and the audience actually looked down on them. As the captain of Xiangbei, how could Mitsui Shou have a good face
Moreover, Mitsui Hisashi has never been a good-tempered person, and he never compromises easily when dealing with outsiders.
Mitsui looked in the direction of the voice and was about to say something. Behind him, Kogure Konobu immediately noticed Mitsui's intention and gently pulled the corner of Mitsui's clothes. When Mitsui looked back, he smiled and said:
"Mitsui, there's no need to argue with the audience."
"This is the court. Damn it, it's not used at all."
"We two must use our actions to shut up the audience."
At this point, Mu Mu Gongyan touched his cheek awkwardly, and suddenly said in a not very confident manner:
"Although it's a bit inappropriate for me to say this, I think I will try my best not to hold you back."
"This is an opportunity given to me by Coach Anxi. I will definitely cherish it!"
The first sentence was said by Kogure Konobu with some guilt, but the second sentence made Kogure Konobu become unusually firm. This is a contradictory player, gentle yet strong.
Wudao turned around and glanced at Mitsui Hisashi and Kogure Konobu who were talking, then turned around and walked to the backcourt of his team and stood still.
He had already sensed Mugure Konobu's determination. Wudao planned to use fifteen minutes to build a stage for Mugure Konobu and the others to perform on!
Soon, the referee walked into the court with a basketball. The players from Xiangbei and Hakata also took their positions in the center circle and focused their attention on the game.
The players settled down, and after a sharp whistle, the basketball was thrown into the air by the referee, and the game between Shohoku High School and Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School officially began!
“Bang!
!”
After a crisp sound, the basketball in the air was slapped directly to the backcourt by Takenori Akagi.
The center of Hakata University of Commerce High School is about the same height as Takenori Akagi, but his athletic ability is slightly worse than Akagi's.
In the jump ball, Takenori Akagi easily defeated his opponent and won the ball for Shohoku High School.
The basketball flew rapidly towards the backcourt, and Jinguji Budo just raised his hand and directly caught the flying basketball.
Dribbling the ball with one hand, Jinguji Budo shouted to his teammates:
"The attack begins!"
"Get the first goal and have a great start!"
Jinguji Budou said as he crossed the midline with the ball and approached the top of the arc of the three-point line of Hakata University of Commerce. Jinguji Budou was tall and strong, and although his luck was not moving very fast, his speed was actually not slow at all.
But in the eyes of Hakata's opponents, Jinguji Budo's movements were obviously slow, but in the blink of an eye, he had already entered the front court.
Such a contrast was something no one had anticipated at the beginning.
The player defending Jinguji Budou was the mixed-race player named Hamadi Johnson, whom Shohoku High School had studied for half an afternoon yesterday.
This player has an obvious Asian look, but his facial lines are more angular than those of ordinary Asians. At the same time, the color of his pupils is somewhat different from that of yellow people.
Apart from this, there are no more mixed-race features in Hammadi Johnson.
After dribbling the ball closer to Hamadi Johnson, Jinguji Budo thought for a moment and decided to hit a ball himself to feel the opponent's strength first.
After all, the feeling of watching a game and a video is very different from the feeling of actually playing the game.
A martial artist must personally feel the opponent's ability before deciding what kind of posture to adopt on the court.
Should we attack with all our might, or should we work together as a team and become a qualified "cornerstone"
Thinking quickly in his mind, Takeshi Jinguji's movements did not pause at all. After approaching the top of the arc, Takeshi Jinguji dribbled the ball and turned sideways, with his hand protecting the ball directly on Hamadi Johnson. At the same time, Takeshi Jinguji also quickly moved close to him, compressing the defensive gap between the two.
After leaning against Hammadi Johnson with a little force, Jinguji Budou quickly lowered his body and accelerated, trying to break through.
However, just as Jinguji Budou started, Hamadi Johnson on the defensive end quickly retreated, slid sideways to quickly catch up with Jinguji Budou's movements, and quickly reached out to hit the basketball in Budou's hand.
The judgment is accurate and the action is quick and decisive.
It was just one round of confrontation, but Hamadi Johnson immediately demonstrated his excellent defensive skills.
"Hmm?! Not bad!"
Hamadi Johnson's fierce movements somewhat surprised Wu Dao. He did not expect that the opponent would defend so actively. When facing Shigong Tianye, Shigong Tianye did not dare to steal the ball easily. The reason was very simple: Shigong Tianye was not sure!
And once the steal fails... .
When facing Hamdi Johnson's steal, Takeshi Jinguji gently hooked the ball with his right hand, casually dribbled the ball behind his back, and quickly avoided Hamdi Johnson's steal. After changing direction with his back dribble, Takeshi Jinguji's body did not stop at all, and instantly passed Hamdi Johnson and cut into the inside.
With just two steps, Takeshi Jinguji had quickly approached the free throw line. With his right foot on the free throw line, Takeshi Jinguji dribbled the ball once, grabbed it with one hand, and "took off" directly towards the basket.
Budo Jinguji's attack on the basket immediately attracted the backup defense of the inside players affiliated with Hakata University of Commerce, but Budo Jinguji's advance was too fast.
By the time they thought of making up for the defense, Jinguji Budo had already slid to the basket.
"Bang!
”
With a one-handed gliding dunk, Jinguji Budo directly put the basketball into the net.
A huge slam dunk sounded from the court, and the audience in the stands immediately cheered. The substitute players of Xiangbei on the sidelines cheered happily when they saw their teammates slam dunk. People like Kiyota Nobunaga and Sakuragi Hanamichi, who couldn't sit still, were waving their towels wildly.
On the court, Jinguji Budo fell back to the ground, glanced at Hakata's inside line indifferently, with a faint smile on his face, and turned back to defense.
The match against Hakata University of Commerce High School was pretty easy for Jinguji Budo.
"He is worthy of being the ace player valued by Oak Hill Academy. The name of Yellow Storm is not unfounded."
“It’s really strong!”
When Jinguji Wudao turned around to defend, Wudao suddenly heard these two words from Hamadi Johnson. He slowed down his pace and turned back to look at Hamadi Johnson with a puzzled look.
"I tried out for a while at a high school in the United States and I've heard of you."
"Don't get me wrong, I have no intention of provoking you. I just hope to play against a player like you."
"Instead of... and them..."
While speaking, Hamadi Johnson looked at Mitsui and others who had already returned to defense, and his words were meaningful.
Wu Dao followed Hamadi Johnson's gaze and saw Mitsui Shou and others. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he tilted his head and replied to Hamadi Johnson indifferently:
"You'll change your attitude."
"Before you challenge me, you must first learn to respect your opponent."
After saying that, Wu Dao quickly ran towards Xiangbei's half of the court, ignoring Hamadi Johnson.
During the alternation between offense and defense, the attacking side became the Hakata University of Commerce affiliate.
Hamadi Johnson, holding the ball, quickly came to the frontcourt. After entering the frontcourt, he was immediately intercepted by Jinguji Budou.
Under the defense of Wudao, Hamadi Johnson seemed to have no intention of passing the ball. He kept dribbling the ball in front of his body, as if he was looking for a flaw in the defense and a chance to break through.
Seeing that his opponent was eager to break through, Wu Dao took a step back and made way for half of the road. Seeing this, Hamadi Johnson seemed to feel that his chance had come and quickly broke through with the ball.
However, just when he was about to break through, the "road" that was just in front of him suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a solid chest.
"Bang!" Hamadi Johnson hit Wu Dao head-on without any defense, and the huge force made him lose his balance. Wu Dao also quickly made a steal, but at this moment, Hamadi Johnson, who had obviously lost his balance, suddenly passed the ball to the side.
Hamadi Johnson's body quickly regained its balance and quickly passed by the side of Jinguji Budo.
And the moment he bypassed Wu Dao, the basketball was passed back to him.
After getting the basketball, Ahmadi Johnson quickly rushed into the inside of Xiangbei. He imitated Jinguji Budo's previous move, took two steps with the ball at the free throw line, and then jumped and glided towards the basket.
Hamadi Johnson actually wanted to replicate the goal that Jinguji Budou just scored and make a loud counterattack!
Akagi and Chiba Daishi under the basket did not expect that Hamadi Johnson could actually get past Wudao's defense. They were not well prepared, and facing Hamadi Johnson who was already in the air, neither of them chose to block him.
Even if you try to intercept at this time, it will be meaningless except for the possibility of being called for a foul.
"Shohoku, I'll give you a ball!"
Hamadi Johnson had a bright smile on his face, and he thought to himself that he quickly threw the basketball in his hand towards the basket.
However, just as Hamdi Johnson was about to score a slam dunk, a figure quickly rose up from behind him, and the shadow enveloped Hamdi Johnson's back.
"Am I such a weak person in your eyes?!"
A cold voice came into Hamdi Johnson's ears from behind, making the hairs on his back stand on end.
The next second, a big hand came down from above, covered the basketball and knocked the ball out of Hamdi Johnson's hands.
Ahmadi Johnson grabbed the basket with one hand, but the basketball had already fallen to the ground and was caught in Akagi's hand.
"Quick attack!"
After landing, Wu Dao didn't hesitate at all and sprinted directly to the front court, while shouting loudly to his teammates.
The basketball quickly fell into Wudao's hands, and at this time, Mitsui Hisashi and Kogure Konobu had already entered the frontcourt.
Budo didn't intend to play himself, so he just passed the ball to Mitsui. Mitsui, who dribbled into the front court, attracted the attention of the Hakata players who were returning to defend. Under the opponent's defense, Mitsui made a wonderful pass and passed the ball to Mugure who had already cut into the inside.
With Murasakibara's light layup, the score between the two teams became 4:0.
The situation on the field has begun to favor Xiangbei High School!
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