"It was my fault that I lost points."
"My teammates have no obligation to clean up my mess. There's no point in blaming them!"
Shimono Yamada let out a long breath. He wanted to blame his teammates for not returning to defense in time, which led to his defeat in the one-on-two situation in the frontcourt, but after changing his mind, he held back his words of blame.
After all, the reason why Takeishi Junior High School had a two-on-one situation in the frontcourt was because Shinomiya Tano lost the ball. If he didn't lose the ball, Takeishi obviously would not be able to make a fast break.
Although Shigong Tianye persuaded himself like this, in his heart, his dissatisfaction with his teammates also accumulated. Look at Jinguji Budou who was facing him. If it weren't for the support of his teammates, it would be impossible for him to score any goals in front of him.
Looking at his own side, the teammates who had pulled away were really pulled away, and had no intention of helping him at all. Comparing the two, this sense of disparity rose directly from the bottom of Shigong Tianye's heart.
"If I have the chance, I must find good teammates!" This thought flashed through Shigong Tianye's mind, and then he took the ball and quickly approached the frontcourt.
Wu Dao, who completed consecutive steals, did not get complacent with the previous two goals. Facing an opponent like Shinomiya Tano, he did not dare to relax for a moment.
Wu Dao's defensive strategy was the same as before. He immediately stuck to Shinomiya Tano as soon as he crossed the half court, leaving himself enough room to react.
The same defense appeared in front of Sigong Tianye again. He bent down slightly with the ball in his hand, dribbling the basketball from hand to hand in front of him, and approached Wudao step by step. This time, Sigong Tianye kept his center of gravity very low, and the basketball was also kept in a very low position.
This kind of dribbling directly forced Wu Dao to lower his center of gravity, otherwise he would not be able to keep up with Shigong Tianye's breakthrough.
Suddenly, Sigong Tianye, who had been dribbling the ball left and right in front of him, twitched his body and quickly moved to the right side of Wudao, and the rhythm of dribbling suddenly increased. But when Wudao just made a move, Sigong Tianye pulled the basketball back and continued to dribble the ball in front of him.
And when Wudao readjusted his position, Shigong Tianye's body suddenly pulled back and flashed to the left side of Wudao. After pulling Wudao's defensive position, he quickly pulled the ball back in front of him in the next second and continued to maintain the low-post dribble.
This fake move made Wudao, who was defending, frown.
Shinomiya Tano's playing style reminded Wu Dao of those difficult-to-defend monsters that he used to fear the most on the baseball field.
The four most well-known baseball monsters are the short and strong rebounding monster, the flexible fat man, the tall and thin long-range shooting king, the greasy shirtless man and the hook shot old man. Above these five types of people, there is another type of person, the twitching nervous knife.
When breaking through, he dribbles back and forth, full of fake moves, making it impossible for the defensive players to judge the opponent's offensive direction. Moreover, the extremely fast dribbling rhythm during the offense will also disrupt the positioning of the defensive players. Once an obvious gap appears, the defensive players will become the pawns of the game.
The playing style of the Sigong Tianye in front of us is full of street ball flavor.
There were many people who thought that switching hands between left and right hands in the low post was invalid dribbling, but that was only because the people they saw were not aggressive and they just dribbled for the sake of dribbling.
However, by changing footwork and making fake breakthroughs while changing hands, it is easy to adjust the position of the defensive player.
At this moment, the Sigong Tianye who was standing in front of Wudao gave Wudao a strong sense of threat with every shake of his upper body and every change of his steps.
Suddenly, Shigong Tianye took a step forward with his right foot, the basketball changed hands from under his crotch, and he made a move to break through to the right. The sudden change in footsteps and rhythm made Wudao subconsciously block Shigong Tianye's right path.
But the next second after Wu Dao's position changed significantly, the basketball changed hands again. Shigong Tianye picked up the basketball with his left hand, changed his footsteps, and broke through to the left. Wu Dao's center of gravity had not been adjusted yet, and he saw Shigong Tianye passing through his right side.
By the time Wudao adjusted himself and started to chase and defend, Shinomiya Tano had already approached the three-point line.
"Go up and reinforce the defense! Go up and reinforce the defense!"
"Stop him!"
On the court, Anzai Zhengyi shouted to Fujii Masao who was in the mid-range position. But before Fujii Masao arrived, Shinomiya Tianye shot directly after stopping.
The basketball passed over everyone's heads and flew towards the basket.
"Ding~" The basketball fell and hit the front of the basket. At this point in the pizza game, Shigong Tianye's physical strength had also been consumed to a certain extent, and his shooting accuracy was not as high as at the beginning, and the rebound appeared instantly.
Just as Fujii Masao was about to turn around and grab the rebound, a tall figure flashed past him and rushed directly to the basket. The next second after that figure rushed past, another tall figure flashed past him.
Masao Fujii saw clearly the two people who broke into the inside and found that it was Shinomiya Tano who had just thrown the basketball, and following behind Shinomiya Tano was Jinguji Budou.
"Rebound!" Mitsui Shou shouted as he rushed to the basket to get a position. He was lucky that the basketball landed right above him, and the player from the First Middle School affiliated to the University of Tokyo who was competing with him for the rebound made an inaccurate judgment and did not occupy the best position.
Mitsui saw the timing of the basketball falling, jumped high, and wanted to catch the ball. However, just when he was about to touch the basketball, a big hand suddenly stretched out from behind his head and took the ball away directly, and the basketball instantly disappeared from Mitsui's sight.
Mitsui Shou quickly turned around and saw that Shinomiya Tano, who had successfully grabbed the rebound, was now slightly bending his knees and making a shooting gesture. Without thinking, he rushed forward and jumped high again.
However, until this moment, Shimono was still kneeling to shoot, but the basketball did not come out of his hands.
"Fake move!" Mitsui Shou was shocked and realized Shinomiya Tano's intention, but his body began to fall.
Sure enough, when Mitsui fell, Shinomiya Tano's knees straightened quickly, and the basketball was lifted directly from his belly button to his chest.
"Swoosh!" At this moment, a slight sound rang from Shigong Tianye's ears, and a figure rushed out from behind him, and a big hand directly covered Shigong Tianye's head, completely blocking the opponent's shooting route. Jinguji Budo rushed out from behind Shigong Tianye, hoping to stop Shigong Tianye.
It was not until this moment that a smile appeared on Shinomiya Tianye's face. After quickly smashing the ball, he suddenly stood up and jumped up.
Jinguji Takeshi's hand hit Shinomiya Tanaka's forearm hard, but Takeshi's foul could not stop Shinomiya Tanaka's upward trend, and even Shinomiya Tanaka's shooting action was not affected.
“Bang!”
“Swish!”
Despite Wudao's foul, Shigong Tianye directly hit the ball into the goal. As the referee's whistle sounded, Shigong Tianye was sent to the free throw line by Wudao himself.
“Beep!”
"White team number 15, foul!"
"The goal is valid, one penalty kick!"
Takeshi Jinguji was called for a foul. Upon hearing the call, the gloom on Shinomiya Tano's face finally cleared up. He glanced at Takeshi with a smile and walked to the free throw line.
Wu Dao was somewhat helpless. He had never thought that someone could play such a ball in a junior high school game. Walking to the three-point line in silence, Wu Dao bent slightly and looked at the back of Shigong Tianye.
Under the basket, everyone who was ready to fight for the rebound stood still, and then all looked at Shinomiya Tano on the free throw line.
Shigong Tianye took the basketball from the referee, adjusted it, and quickly raised the basketball from below his knees to his chest. Just when everyone thought he would shoot, Shigong Tianye's movements paused slightly, and then the basketball was quickly raised above his head, but it was not thrown out, and there was another pause.
But his action distracted the players who were strong in rebounding. Some of them looked at Sigong Tianye in confusion. However, at this moment, the basketball suddenly shot out from Sigong Tianye's hand and hit the front of the basket directly. Before anyone could react, the basketball bounced back into Sigong Tianye's hand.
After getting the basketball, Shimoya Tsuneno jumped up and shot. With a "swish" sound, the basketball went into the net.
“Hiss~~~”
"Four... Four points?!"
"What is this? Is there a way to fight like this?"
After a short silence, the audience quickly became excited. The referee on the sidelines also looked at this scene in surprise and nodded silently to the referee in the referee's seat.
The numbers on the scoreboard changed, 33:30, Shimoya Tano only used one offensive ball possession to score four points. His strong personal ability caused the atmosphere on the field to change dramatically again.
The players of the No. 1 Middle School affiliated to the University of International Business and Economics were both surprised and delighted. One by one, they surrounded the hero, Shigong Tianye, and returned to their own half.
However, the momentum of Takeishi Junior High School faltered. The morale that had just been boosted by Wu Dao's consecutive steals came to an abrupt end at this moment, as if someone had strangled them by the throat.
"How can a junior high school student... a junior high school student play basketball like this?!"
"That guy is only a freshman in junior high school! A few months ago, he was even an elementary school student."
"There are so many first-year junior high school students in Kanagawa, and only the teams of strong schools have players with stable mid-range shots. How can their Tokyo University Affiliated First Middle School have such a player?!"
"Such personal abilities have already surpassed the level of junior high school students!"
Seeing this goal, Coach Anxi Zhengyi on the court lost his composure, clenched his fists, and showed shock. He had played and coached for so many years, and he had seen at least 800 so-called talented teenagers. No matter how talented those people were, they would not exceed the level of junior high school.
But Shigong Tianye obviously broke his perception. He knew that even in the high school basketball world, there were not many people who could play like Shigong Tianye. This required more than just skills, but also mentality and basketball IQ.
Up to now in the game, Anzai Zhengyi has always regarded Shinomiya Tano as a junior high school student. Although this junior high school student is a bit strong, he is just a junior high school student after all. If he thinks of a way, he is not invincible.
But now, Anxi Zhengyi's thoughts have changed a little bit. Maybe, possibly, this Shinomiya Tanabe is really invincible.
"It doesn't matter! Let's score one more goal and widen the gap."
Mitsui Shou noticed the tension of the players and shouted loudly. Although Takeishi Junior High School was currently leading, the feeling of being tightly held by the opponent was quite difficult to endure. To some extent, it was better to be at a disadvantage from the beginning than to let the score be held.
Watching the score gradually narrowed, the psychological pressure on the players was far greater than the psychological pressure when they were behind.
At this point, Mitsui Shou knew that he had to step forward.
The best way to maintain momentum is to score points. As long as they can continue to score points, Takeishi Junior High School's momentum will not drop.
"Budao, you come and screen for me. If there's an opportunity, go down the court. If there's no opportunity, run outside and catch the ball on the other side."
Mitsui Shou walked up to Wu Dao and whispered something, then quietly walked to the baseline, picked up the basketball and threw it to Wu Dao. Wu Dao looked at Mitsui Shou and nodded, then passed the ball back to Mitsui Shou and ran towards the front court.
Shigong Tianye, who scored four points, was obviously in a good mood and looked very happy. Although Wudao maintained a confident smile on his face, he was cursing in his heart.
Wu Dao had not expected the opponent to do this suddenly. The main reason for the loss was the foul committed by his hitter. In the previous round of confrontation, Wu Dao had completely fallen into the trap of Shigong Tianye.
"Hey, Budo, huh?"
"Thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to close the score so quickly."
Shinomiya Tano looked at Mitsui Shou who was advancing with the ball, and ignored him. He smiled and talked to Wudao. It was a murderous move. At such a young age, Shinomiya Tano already knew how a basketball game should be played.
Wudao glanced at Shinomiya Tano, and after Mitsui Shou entered the frontcourt, he quickly ran towards Mitsui Shou and set a pick-and-roll for the No. 10 player from Tokyo University Affiliated No. 1 Middle School.
Shinomiya Tano was hanging behind Takeshi, and when he saw Takeshi doing a pick-and-roll, he immediately focused his eyes on Mitsui Hisashi, not noticing that Takeshi's pick-and-roll was just a symbolic one.
After completing the pick-and-roll, Wu Dao rushed towards the inside.
Mid-range space.
Mitsui Hisashi saw an opportunity on Budo's side at a glance. After a fake breakthrough move to mobilize the positions of Shinomiya Tano and the No. 10 player of Tokyo University Affiliated First Middle School, he hit the ground directly and passed the ball to Budo in the inside.
After receiving the ball, Wudao made an open shot and sent the ball directly into the net, and the score between the two teams came to 35:30.
"Good pass, Xiao San."
After scoring the goal, Wudao trotted back to the field to defend. When he passed by Mitsui Shou, he high-fived Mitsui Shou to celebrate, and completely ignored Shinomiya Tano's trash talk. Although he didn't say anything, Wudao did not forget to glance at Shinomiya Tano when he left, and pointed at the scoreboard with his thumb. The provocation in his eyes needed no words to express.
Seeing the change on the scoreboard, Shigong Tianye also stopped smiling, looked at his teammate No. 10 coldly, and asked abruptly:
“Why don’t you switch defense after the pick-and-roll?”
"Are you going to let me defend two of them alone?"
"You don't need to help me on offense. Can't you even play good defense?!"
The No. 10 student from the First Affiliated Middle School of the University of Tokyo had no way to refute Shinomiya Tano. Although he was a senior, he lowered his head slightly and said softly, "I'm sorry."
Shimono looked at his teammate coldly and walked silently to the baseline to receive the ball.
"I won't lose. Even if I'm alone, I definitely won't lose!"
While Shimonoseki was secretly swearing in his heart, Wudao was chatting and laughing with Mitsui Hisashi. After the consecutive goals, both of them relaxed.
After all, the No. 1 Middle School affiliated to the University of International Business and Economics is just a one-man team.
"In martial arts, I think that we can dominate the country this year!"
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