The Caibai team, which had the ball, allowed the Cai team led by Shinomiya Tano to score first.
There is no doubt that at the beginning of the game, Rukawa Kaede had helped the team take the initiative with his blocks.
The failure of this attack also made Shinichi Maki re-examine Rukawa Kaede.
"I've watched Rukawa Kaede's games. When defending, he is used to staring at the person he is defending."
"But in that ball just now, this kid showed a very good sense of helping defense."
"It seems like we can't just choose the person we pass the ball to blindly anymore!"
Between offense and defense, Maki Shinichi slowly approached the three-point line with the ball. Looking at Rukawa Kaede who was defending above, Maki Shinichi said in his heart, and then glanced at Jinguji Budou who was standing outside the three-point line at the corner of his eyes.
After a blast with his right hand, he quickly passed the ball.
"Snap!" The moment the basketball flew into Wudao's hands, Maki Shinichi had already run without the ball, passed through Rukawa's defense line, and rushed towards the inside.
Wudao also noticed the breakthrough of Maki Shinichi. The next second after getting the ball, he passed the ball again. The target of the pass was Maki Shinichi who had broken through Rukawa Kaede's defense line at this time.
Maki Shinichi got the basketball at the free throw line without even dribbling the ball. After two quick steps, he went straight to the basket and jumped up to attack the basket.
Akagi Takenori, who was guarding the inside, decisively gave up on Sakuragi Hanamichi. He moved forward to fill in the position when Maki Shinichi broke through. When Maki Shinichi took the ball and jumped up, he rushed forward.
“Peng!
"With a dull sound, Maki Shinichi and Akagi Takenori collided in mid-air. Maki Shinichi, who was wrapped in forward momentum, was not affected by Akagi Takenori at all, and still maintained a good posture in mid-air.
On the contrary, Akagi Takenori was pushed back by Maki Shinichi and his body quickly retreated, leaving a distance of nearly 30 centimeters between him and Maki Shinichi.
Shinichi Maki stayed in the air for a short time and then quickly threw the ball. The basketball went directly over Takenori Akagi, hit the backboard and fell into the net.
"very good!"
With a slight sound, Mu Shenyi clenched his right fist after landing and growled to encourage himself.
Giving himself some encouragement after scoring a goal has become a habit for Maki Shinichi. This is a psychological hint that can make players play better and better on the field.
Moreover, this positive emotion of the players can also affect other players and provide emotional support to other players.
"Well done! Amu!"
Jinguji Budo clapped his hands outside the three-point line and said loudly. Fujima also celebrated with Maki Shinichi by clapping his hands while crossing paths with Maki Shinichi.
Mature players all know that this small habit of encouraging themselves and their teammates can help players perform at a better level.
2-2 tie.
Shinomiya Tianye observed Rukawa Kaede's expression from the corner of his eye, then turned around, clapped his hands, and shouted to the players: "Don't worry about this goal! Start attacking!"
Soon, Rukawa, who was standing in the backcourt, received the baseline serve from Jun Uozumi.
After getting the basketball, Rukawa Kaede carried the ball to the back of the team and ran towards the frontcourt with the other players.
In Rukawa's mind, their team has strong inside players like Jun Uozumi and Takenori Akagi, as well as "muscle men" like Shinomiya Tano whose physical fitness is not inferior to that of inside players, so there is no need to speed up the team's tempo.
We just need to fight the positional battle steadily, and the advantage of the inside line can be gradually brought into play.
Yes, the advantage of the inside line!
In Rukawa's opinion, their team is stronger in terms of inside strength!
As Rukawa dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, the players of the White Team also turned their eyes to Rukawa.
Maki Shinichi was also concentrating on watching Rukawa Kaede in front of him, bending his waist, preparing to deal with Rukawa Kaede's attack. He thought he had some understanding of this first-year student from Xiangbei.
He was easily broken through by me twice before, so Rukawa Kaede shouldn't just give up like that, right
I'm afraid they will take the initiative to attack my defense line.
Just as Maki Shinichi was thinking this in his heart, Rukawa Kaede in front of him suddenly straightened up and threw the ball directly into the inside.
Without paying attention to the continuous breakthroughs by Maki Shinichi before, on the offensive end, Rukawa Kaede actually passed the ball directly and did not even think about trying to break through Maki Shinichi's defense!
"What?!"
"Didn't he play it himself?! Instead, he passed it to the inside. What are you going to do?!"
Maki Shinichi quickly turned around and looked towards the basket.
At this time, Takenori Akagi was using his broad back to support Hanamichi Sakuragi, with his back to the basket and his arms raised high.
The basketball began to fall. Takenori Akagi grabbed the ball with one hand, then slightly turned sideways and looked at the position of the basket.
"Gorilla, are you planning to challenge this genius?!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was defending Takenori Akagi, was now slightly bent over with his hands on Takenori Akagi's waist, preventing Akagi from getting close to him.
Seeing Akagi getting the ball, Sakuragi Hanamichi actually challenged Akagi Takenori in this way.
"challenge?!"
"You are too proud of yourself, kid! Aren't you?!"
"I can't describe my handling of you as a challenge!"
Akagi first murmured in surprise, and then said angrily. The moment his voice fell, Akagi Takenori's body was already leaning on Sakuragi Hanamichi, with his whole back facing the basket.
However, at this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who had been pushing against Akagi, suddenly retreated. At the same time, a hand quickly stretched out from Akagi's waist and poked directly on the basketball from behind him.
Sakuragi actually found the moment when Akagi Takenori was trying to back up the ball, and pulled out the bench, causing Akagi to lose balance and creating an opportunity for himself to steal the ball!
As the basketball fell, Fujima, who was about to be double-teamed in the inside, was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He quickly caught the ball in his arms, then directly found the position of Maki Shinichi and quickly passed the chess piece towards Maki Shinichi.
Shinichi Maki got the ball in the frontcourt and rushed towards the opponent's basket with the ball. At this moment, not only Rukawa Kaede, who was originally responsible for guarding Amu, but also Sendoh Akira quickly chased Shinichi Maki and double-teamed him.
Maki Shinichi, who was dribbling the ball quickly, had no intention of slowing down. He crossed the three-point line without looking back and went to the basket. Then, under the pursuit of Rukawa Kaede and Sendoh, he passed the ball at the free throw line and jumped directly towards the basket after two steps.
At the same time, the chasing Rukawa and Sendoh also jumped up together, raised their arms high, and blocked Maki Shinichi's head, blocking all of Maki Shinichi's shooting and layup routes.
However, even though he had rushed to the basket, Maki Shinichi had no intention of making a layup himself. He grabbed the ball with both hands in mid-air and slammed it onto the ground under his crotch.
He passed the ball behind him without even looking at the player's position.
No look pass.
"Snap!" With a slight sound, the basketball was actually steadily delivered to Jinguji Takeshi's hands!
"Good post, Amu!"
After praising, Jinguji Budo, who had the ball, just took a step forward, then jumped directly and dunked the ball into the basket.
Maki Shinichi's beautiful pass without looking at the player made the coaches watching the game on the sidelines couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"How did that kid know that Jinguji Budo had followed?!"
"When he was dribbling the ball, he didn't even look back to see where Jinguji Budo was?!"
"How did you do that?"
The coach was amazed at Shinichi Maki's performance and couldn't help but exclaim.
When Coach Tian Gang heard what the coaching staff said, he frowned. After thinking for a while, he said uncertainly, "It was before he got the ball and started. At that time, Maki Shinichi was already paying attention to Jinguji Budo."
"But... how can he be sure that Jinguji Budo will follow up instead of choosing to run for an open three-pointer?!"
"Or in other words, how can he be sure that there must be a teammate following behind him!"
The coach's doubts were not dissipated by Coach Tiangang's answer, and he continued to ask.
“It’s just the judgment of an excellent player!”
"Makino, there's an element of gambling involved!"
Coach Tagore saw Shinichi Maki returning to the field to defend and praising Takeshi with a smile on his face, and he was convinced.
After hearing this, the coaches around stopped talking.
Since it's a gamble, there's nothing much to say. I won the bet, good shot.
A lost bet, a mistake.
This only shows that Shinichi Maki is a player who dares to take risks.
"Good pass, Amu."
"You are a very careful observer."
On the court, Jinguji Takeshi, who was returning to defense, praised Maki Shinichi who was beside him.
"You followed up in time. When I noticed that Sendoh and Rukawa were double-teaming me, I knew you would follow up to support me."
"You're closer to their half than Shinomiya Tano, so you must be faster than him!"
"If you choose to run for the open three-pointer, with such a long pass distance, the defense of that guy Shinomiya Tano will definitely arrive in time."
"I'm sure you wouldn't be so reckless."
Mu Shenyi said with a smile, and when he ran to the top of the arc in his own half, he stopped and turned to look at the opposite half.
"Yeah?"
"Thank you so much for the compliment!"
Wu Dao said with a smile, stopped at the horn, turned around and looked at Shigong Tianye and others who were organizing the attack.
I don’t know why, although Jinguji Takeshi has never worked with Maki Shinichi much, the two of them have very similar ideas on the court, and there is a wonderful tacit understanding between them.
While Wudao and Maki Shinichi were talking, Akagi Takenori and Uozumi Jun had already entered the frontcourt, crossed the three-point line and sank into the inside.
Shimomiya Tano and Sendoh also stood at the corners on both sides of the three-point line, waiting for Rukawa Kaede to arrive.
Rukawa's advancing speed was very slow. He seemed to be determined to play positional defense. When he dribbled the ball into the three-point line, he turned his attention to the inside.
It seemed that Takenori Akagi was very unhappy about being intercepted by Hanamichi Sakuragi. He was standing at the edge of the paint area less than two meters away from the basket, with his back leaning against Hanamichi Sakuragi to get into position.
Rukawa straightened his back and suddenly raised his center of gravity when dribbling. Just as he was about to lob the ball to the inside, Maki Shinichi suddenly stretched out his hand to block Rukawa's head.
Just now, Shinichi Maki didn't guess that Rukawa would actually pass the ball to the inside, but now... Shinichi Maki is ready to defend the pass.
"Um?!"
The ball was blocked, Rukawa Kaede let out a sigh, his center of gravity sank quickly, he stepped wrong, and accelerated forward. Maki Shinichi didn't let him lob the ball inside, so in this case, he would just break through!
The moment Rukawa started, Maki Shinichi slid in and pressed his chest directly against Rukawa. Rukawa, who was suppressed, stopped suddenly, dribbled the ball between his legs and changed direction quickly, wanting to continue breaking through. However, at this moment, he suddenly found Sendoh's figure in his peripheral vision.
Without hesitation, after changing direction, Rukawa did not continue to accelerate. Instead, he quickly grabbed the ball with his right hand and passed it directly to Sendoh Akira who was cutting into the inside with a back pass.
It turned out that during the moment when Rukawa and Maki Shinichi were struggling, Sendoh had used his physical advantage to bypass Fujima Kenji's defense and quickly cut into the inside.
With the basketball in hand, Sendoh rushed towards the basket quickly. When he approached the basket, Sendoh grabbed the ball and jumped lightly, trying to make a layup.
However, just as Sendoh was about to pass the ball, a tall figure suddenly took off in front of him.
Mori Shigehiro’s backup defense has arrived!
His strong arms were raised up and blocked the basketball in Sendoh's hands.
Mori Shigehiro is obviously only a first-year student, and a huge one at that. When he jumped on the spot, the height of his arms was almost level with the point where Sendoh dribbled the ball when he took a run-up jump.
The terrifying bounce and explosive power were clearly revealed at this moment.
However, just when Mori Shigehiro was about to block Sendoh, Sendoh in mid-air suddenly curled up his body, quickly put the basketball into his arms, and the moment his body hit Mori Shigehiro's, he made a hook shot and directly sent the ball out.
Although Sendoh's shooting point was lower, because it was a hook shot, the arc of the basketball became abnormally high, directly passing over Mori Shigehiro's arms and falling towards the basket.
“Swish!
”
There was a crisp sound of the net hitting the target, and the basketball fell steadily into the net.
“Ohhh!
”
"So strong! As expected of a genius immortal!"
"Coach Tanaka, the players you coach are truly amazing!" The coaches on the sidelines saw Sendoh's amazing pull-up layup and called a timeout. Some coaches even began to flatter Coach Tanaka.
If these coaches just praised themselves, Coach Tiangang would not feel anything.
But when these people praised his players, Coach Tiangang showed a proud expression on his face, but he said modestly: "No... No..."
"This is all the result of the players' own efforts. As a coach, I just played a small role."
"Everyone, please pay more attention to the immortal way!"
"This kid will definitely become a top player in the future!"
"Please take care of me!"
Coach Tanaoka exchanged pleasantries with the other coaches, all smiles on his face.
On the court, Mori Shigehiro, who was scored over the head by Sendoh, was stunned. Then he looked at Sendoh and gave a silly smile.
The prey... has changed!
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