As Xiangbei High School scored two goals in a row, the cheers from the audience in the stands became louder, the audience watching the game gradually got into the mood, and the atmosphere in the stadium also became heated.
On the court, the players of Hakata University of Commerce High School began to organize an offense. The player holding the ball was still Hamadi Johnson. Hamadi Johnson, who quickly approached the top of the arc, soon encountered the defense of Jinguji Budou. Budou had seen the opponent's game and knew that this player had a very good shooting ability.
Therefore, when defending, Wudao would get in position early. Before the opponent got too close to the three-point line, he would already be in front of the opponent, spread his arms, and block the opponent.
The previous ball was just blocked by Jinguji Budo, and this time, Hamedi Johnson was obviously much more cautious, and his dribbling movements were also regular, without any extraordinary actions. Even when facing the flaws deliberately exposed by Budo, Hamedi Johnson did not make an impulsive breakthrough.
He still stood and maintained his dribbling space, not daring to advance like before.
Hamadi Johnson knew that this so-called gap was actually deliberately created by Jinguji Budo in order to lure him into the trap.
If he tried to break through foolishly, Jinguji Budo would definitely be able to catch up with him and block his attack from behind.
Although Hamadi Johnson is confident in his jumping ability, if his opponent is Jinguji Budou, his jumping ability is not good enough.
After staying in the same place for a long time, Ahmadi Johnson chose a more safe way of playing and raised his hand to call for a pick-and-roll.
As his instructions were given, the inside players of Bodo University of Commerce High School quickly moved up to prepare to help Hamadi Johnson with pick-and-roll.
However, Jinguji Budou noticed the opponent's movements and closed the distance between him and Hamadi Johnson in advance, making the opponent's pick-and-roll fail to achieve the desired effect.
Although Hamedi Johnson tried to use the pick-and-roll to break through, he had no way to get past Jinguji Budo. The ball was stuck for too long, so Hamedi Johnson did not rush forward with the ball himself, but chose to pass the ball into the paint.
At this time, there were only centers from both teams in the interior.
A one-on-one opportunity is a pretty good offensive opportunity.
The Bodo center who got the ball tried to back down, but the moment his back touched Akagi Takenori's chest, a huge force rebounded back and made the Bodo center stagger.
The referee did not blow the whistle. Bodo's center quickly distanced himself from Akagi after glancing at the linesman with resentment, and then quickly turned around and shot a jump shot.
The moment the basketball was shot, Takenori Akagi appeared in front of Ahmadi Johnson and stretched out his hand to block the basketball.
Akagi's sudden appearance caused the shooting posture of the center Bota to be slightly deformed. The basketball passed over Akagi's fingertips, hit the edge of the frame directly, and bounced out.
At this time, Chiba Daishi had quickly returned to the inside. Looking at the basketball falling from the sky, he jumped up and grabbed the ball.
Off the court, everyone in Xiangbei cheered happily when they saw Chiba Daishi successfully grab the rebound. Sakuragi Hanamichi even praised Chiba Daishi out loud, and the tone of his voice made people feel that Sakuragi Hanamichi was the senior.
On the court, Chiba Daiishi, who grabbed the rebound, quickly passed the ball to Jinguji Takeshi. Jinguji Takeshi, who got the basketball, had no intention of making a fast break. He stood there silently for a few seconds. When the Xiangbei players passed him and started running towards the frontcourt, Takeshi started to drop the ball and advance towards the frontcourt.
The current Xiangbei High School is different from the previous Xiangbei. The fast break system is not completely suitable for the current Xiangbei.
The inside combination formed by Takenori Akagi and Oishi Chiba is actually much stronger than that of Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School. Positional warfare is the most suitable for Shohoku.
Soon, Wudao dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. Without any intention of playing one-on-one, Wudao stood up after approaching the top of the arc and passed the ball directly to the inside.
In the previous round of confrontation with Hamadi Johnson, Jinguji Budo had already found out the strength of his opponent. In today's game, the senior players of Xiangbei High School can play freely.
Jinguji Budo is confident that he can provide support for these "predecessors".
With his back to the basket in mid-range, Takenori Akagi raised his hand and caught the ball.
The moment he got the ball, Takenori Akagi back-down and shot the ball. The moment the basketball bounced back, Akagi turned around, instantly passed his opponent and invaded the basket, and then made a quick layup with a small hook shot.
During the years that Takenori Akagi played for Shohoku High School, his personal strength has been honed quite well. Although he cannot be compared with a star-level center like Masashi Kawata, he is more than capable of dealing with the center of Hakata.
Although Akagi is not well-known in the Xiangbei team, his ability is enough to rank him in the top ten among all centers in the country.
With a quick turn, he passed his opponent and made a hook layup. As the basketball hit the backboard and went into the net, the Xiangbei supporters in the stands burst into cheers.
Today, Xiangbei High School is the team with the highest chance of winning the championship.
Some fans who were originally Ryonan fans also became fans of Shohoku after Shohoku High School defeated Ryonan.
Fans are like this, most of them admire strong teams. Some regional fans are not actually averse to Shohoku, because both Ryonan High School and Shohoku High School are representative teams of Kanagawa Prefecture.
Moreover, the game between Xiangbei and Ryonan was very intense, and no one would doubt the strength of Xiangbei High School.
For Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated High School, Shohoku High School is the "protagonist", and they are the villains standing opposite the "protagonist".
The Xiangbei High School in this time and space is just like the Sanno Industrial in that time and space!
6:0.
The scoreboard was ticking, and as Takenori Akagi sent the ball into the net, the difference between the two teams reached 6 points.
In just less than two minutes, the score between the two teams had widened to 6 points. Seeing that Xiangbei's offensive was so strong, the substitute players of Bodo stood up from their seats and cheered loudly for the players on the field.
Hamedi Johnson received a pass from his teammate in the backcourt, and with a serious look on his face, he advanced towards the frontcourt with the ball. At this time, Hamedi Johnson was in a very bad mood.
Hakata's strongest offensive state was only possible with his connection. Now, his performance was suppressed by Jinguji Budo, which also meant that the offensive firepower of Hakata University of Commerce was suppressed by Jinguji Budo for the most part.
If Hamadi Johnson cannot change the situation, defeat is only a matter of time.
“Is the gap between players so big?”
"We are all high school students. Don't I have any chance against Jinguji Budo?!"
Hamadi Johnson was a little bit skeptical. Everyone has one head and two arms. Even Jinguji Budou is a pure yellow man. He can be considered a Eurasian. Hamadi Johnson has always had an implicit sense of superiority in his bloodline.
But in front of Jinguji Budo, his sense of superiority was completely shattered.
Quickly dribbling the ball towards the three-point line, Hamadi Johnson repeated his old trick and made a pick-and-roll gesture to his teammate. However, this time, Hamadi Johnson did not wait for his teammate to come up with the pick-and-roll. He took advantage of the moment when Jinguji Budo turned his head to observe the opponent's position and broke through with the ball.
The moment Takeshi Jinguji noticed the opponent's breakthrough, he immediately slid forward. Although his reaction was a beat slow, relying on his strong movement speed, Takeshi Jinguji still easily stood in front of Hamadi Johnson and stopped the opponent.
“So fast!”
"When I watched the match between Shohoku and Ryonan before, Shinomiya Tianye was able to pass him by accelerating, but I can't do it at all?"
Hamadi Johnson was greatly surprised by Jinguji Budo's pursuit speed. He paused, dribbled the ball between his legs, changed direction, and quickly passed the ball to the side.
Budou's defense had already been put in place, and Hamadi Johnson did not have the confidence to get past Jinguji Budou in a head-on battle, so he had no choice but to pass the ball.
The basketball quickly fell into the hands of the Hakata small forward. However, as soon as the opponent dropped the ball, Mitsui Shou rushed forward and instantly came in front of the opponent, stole the ball directly and knocked the ball out of the opponent's hands.
After completing the steal, Mitsui Hisashi accelerated directly, instantly passed his opponent and quickly rushed towards the frontcourt.
Xiangbei's offense and defense transitions were very fast, and Mitsui Shou, who was dribbling the ball, was also running very fast. The players of Hakata could not catch up with Mitsui Shou who was running at full speed, and could only watch Mitsui Shou dribbling the ball and scoring a layup.
The player configuration of Bodo University of Commerce Affiliated High School is obviously one of the super players and many strong players.
However, the configuration of Xiangbei's players is very different. In terms of hard power, the two teams are not at the same level at all.
With Mitsui Shou scoring another layup, the score between the two teams reached 8:0, and the difference reached 8 points.
As the score gap widened, Xiangbei's substitute players became active one by one. Everyone realized that Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School could not stop Xiangbei's attack at all.
The national championship is getting closer and closer to Xiangbei!
In a corner of the stands, the players of Ryonan High School were all concentrating on watching the game. Seeing that the score difference between the two teams had reached 8 points, Coach Tiangang sighed softly and made a direct judgment:
"Sure enough, a team of the level of Hakata University of Commerce High School is no match for Shohoku High School."
"The winner is already clear!"
"Jinguji Budo hasn't even started to exert his strength yet, and Shohoku is still sitting on the sidelines fighting."
"No matter how hard Hakata University of Commerce High School struggles, it will never be able to beat Shohoku High School!"
Under Coach Tiangang's "comments", the situation on the court did not develop beyond Coach Tiangang's expectations. Ahmed Johnson was unable to fully exert his strength on both offense and defense.
Jinguji Budo's defense was quite tough, and he seemed to have already planned to block Hamdi Johnson. When defending, he stuck to Hamdi Johnson very closely and did not give Hamdi Johnson much chance to attack.
After Hamadi Johnson lost his spark, the offensive rotation of Bodo University of Commerce Affiliated Team was just at the level of an ordinary strong team. Although the connection between the players was still good, when Bodo players wanted to shoot, they often encountered some "resistance".
The offensive efficiency of the entire Bodo team is quite low.
On the other hand, although Jinguji Budo did not take full control of the ball in his hands, the performance of each position of Xiangbei was quite good.
The offensive rotation with Mitsui Hisashi and Akagi Takenori as the core was quite smooth. Mitsui Hisashi's shots became arrows that shot into the heart of Hakata University of Commerce.
Akagi Takenori and Chiba Daiishi also teamed up to dominate the basket.
Up to now in the national competition, Akagi Takenori has never played so easily as he does now, and he has repeatedly received the ball in the interior and scored.
At the end of the first half, Mitsui's personal score was close to 20 points, and Akagi Takenori also scored in double digits. Other Xiangbei players also scored goals to varying degrees.
The score between the two teams was 51:37, and the difference widened to 14 points.
In the second half, Coach Anxi did not make any substitutions, and the starting five remained the same. In the second half, the players of Xiangbei High School were still in good shape, and the score difference between the two teams widened rapidly as the game progressed.
During the period, the head coach of Bota University of Commerce High School called a timeout, hoping to help the team make some adjustments so that the team could launch an offense smoothly.
But tactics are only suitable between two teams with similar strength.
The gap between Xiangbei High School and Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School cannot be made up by skills and tactics alone.
When the final whistle sounded, the score between Shohoku High School and Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School was 103:67, and the difference between the two teams reached a terrifying 36 points.
The moment the sharp whistle sounded, the Xiangbei players on the bench threw away the towels in their hands, rushed directly into the court, and surrounded Mitsui Hisashi, the biggest contributor of the game.
The curious Sakuragi and others even cooperated with each other to play the "lift high" game with Mitsui Hisashi, and the scene of Xiangbei High School celebrating the victory was also recorded by reporters and media on the sidelines.
It became the front-page headline of the next day's report.
In the stands, seeing Shohoku win the championship, Akagi Haruko could no longer control her emotions and burst into tears for Akagi.
De Nan and others were also excitedly waving the "Man of Fire" flags in their hands and cheering loudly. The cheers of the Xiangbei fans instantly filled the entire stadium.
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After the finals, the conference will organize an awards ceremony.
The winner of this national competition was of course Xiangbei High School. The third-year players surrounded the huge trophy and took precious photos with Ayako's camera.
One of the top 5 schools in the country, Xiangbei High School, occupies a seat. Jinguji Takeshi entered the list as a small forward, while Shinomiya Tano of Ryonan High School entered the list as a point guard. The center position is Masashi Kawata of Sanno Industrial, and the point guard position is given to Ryonan's Fujima Kenji.
As for the power forward position, it was given to Sakuragi Hanamichi, a freshman from Shohoku High School!
At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi surpassed Rukawa Kaede and became the best rookie in this national competition.
As for the Most Valuable Player, it was undoubtedly won by Budo Jinguji. His average of 38.3 points per game was far beyond the reach of everyone.
At this point, the national competition officially came to an end!
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