Wudao and others in the stadium didn't notice that outsiders had entered the stadium. At this time, Wudao's attention was focused on Rukawa and Mitsui Hisashi who were confronting each other outside the three-point line.
In the freshman's offensive round, the basketball came into Rukawa's hands after several passes. Rukawa, holding the ball, once again faced Mitsui Hisashi and decided to break through on his own.
At this time, Yokota Junior High School coach Shinmura Yincheng and his players came to Anzai Masayoshi. After the two coaches exchanged a few words, Anzai Masayoshi invited them to sit down and watch the practice match of Takeishi Junior High School. The tall young man who had been following Shinmura Yincheng also stood behind Shinmura Yincheng at this time, watching the game on the court curiously.
"Coach Anxi, is this the freshman from Takeishi Middle School this year?"
"He still looks full of fighting spirit when facing Mitsui Shou, which looks pretty good!"
Shinmura Yincheng noticed Rukawa Kaede who had the ball at this time, and asked with a smile.
After receiving the basketball, Rukawa quickly swept the ball and kept it in a low position to facilitate breakthrough. The whole action was quite smooth, and this scene also fell into the eyes of Shinmura Yincheng. After seeing this series of actions of Rukawa, the coach of Yokota Junior High School immediately realized that Rukawa's foundation was quite solid.
"Just a newborn calf." Anxi Zhengyi said casually without revealing much information. But while he was speaking, his eyes couldn't help but glance behind Xincun Yincheng, with surprise and astonishment in his eyes.
He knew the tall young man standing behind Xincun Yincheng.
"Shinomiya Tano!"
"The ace of Tokyo University Affiliated No. 1 Middle School has joined Yokota Middle School. This is not good news!"
Anxi Zhengyi took a glance and then looked away. His originally good mood became heavy at this moment. When he was communicating with Xincun Yincheng just now, he already knew the other party's intention. After seeing Shigong Tianye, he agreed to the other party's request for a training match without hesitation.
Shinmura Yincheng wanted to know the current combat effectiveness of Takeishi Junior High School, and so did Anzai Zhengyi. Although Takeishi Junior High School was still led by Mitsui Hisashi this year, the previous dual-core play style could no longer be used as Jinguji Budo was banned.
Having practice matches with strong teams is very important for the team's new lineup to get used to each other.
“Hehehe!”
"It seems that Anxi Zhengyi has had a profound influence on Tian Ye. He has secretly watched Tian Ye many times."
"It seems that Anzai Zhengyi cares about this matter very much."
"But you're right to be concerned. This year, our Yokota Junior High School will be stronger than ever before!"
Anzai Zhengyi secretly observed Shinomiya Tano's movements and was seen by Shinmura Yincheng, who was very happy. Today, he brought Shinomiya Tano to Takeishi to invite him to play a practice match. Observing the opponent's strength was secondary, and the main purpose was to show off Shinomiya Tano, their new ace player who joined the team this year.
On the court, Rukawa Kaede, who was holding the ball, suddenly made a move. Facing Mitsui's defense, Rukawa Kaede took a step forward, crossed his left foot to the right, and then quickly lowered his body to break through to the side of Mitsui.
Rukawa is very fast. Although Mitsui Hisashi on the defending side reacted immediately, he was still half a body length behind Rukawa.
Rukawa, who was dribbling the ball, had just crossed the three-point line when he saw Takeshi Jinguji making a move in the interior. Takeshi Jinguji moved in the direction of Rukawa's breakthrough, but had no intention of leaving the three-second zone.
Rukawa had a pretty good field of vision, and when he broke through, he noticed Wu Dao's movements, and immediately gave up his determination to break into the paint. He suddenly slowed down and looked up at the basket.
Mitsui Hisashi was chasing behind Rukawa, and when Rukawa suddenly stopped, he surpassed Rukawa and came in front of Rukawa. Seeing Rukawa's movements, he did not hesitate and immediately stretched out his hand to cover Rukawa.
When defending Rukawa, Mitsui Hisashi was not thinking about blocking all of Rukawa's breakthrough routes. Their senior team had the 190cm Jinguji Budo guarding the inside line. If the 177cm Rukawa foolishly broke through the inside line, he would definitely be taught a lesson by Budo.
Therefore, Mitsui's choice of defensive strategy is more to limit Rukawa's passing and shooting.
At this time, Rukawa already had the intention to shoot, so Mitsui didn't think much about it and just pounced on him.
"Here I come!" Rukawa Kaede's sight was blocked by Mitsui Shou. He stood up slightly, then lowered his body and slipped past Mitsui Shou.
With a simple bow, he directly passed Mitsui's defense. Mitsui didn't care that Rukawa had broken through him. He quickly turned around and chased after Rukawa.
Rukawa, who successfully passed Mitsui Shou, just took two steps forward and then made a quick stop and jump shot. Mitsui Shou, who arrived late, only had time to raise his hand to block Rukawa's sight. Although it provided some interference, it was far from being able to affect Rukawa's shooting rhythm.
The basketball flew out of Rukawa's hands and hit the backboard at a 45-degree angle and went into the net.
Under the basket, Wu Dao, who had already occupied the best rebounding position, saw the basketball fall from the net, and relaxed his tense muscles. He smiled and said to Mitsui Shou:
"Hey, Xiaosan, please give me enough interference."
"If he shoots like this, where will the rebounds come from?"
"This kid's shooting is pretty good."
At this time, Wudao did not forget to mock Mitsui Hisashi. Now Mitsui Hisashi is the absolute trump card of Takeishi Junior High School. Not only in Takeishi Junior High School, but even in the entire Kanagawa junior high school basketball world, Mitsui Hisashi is also the number one figure.
Now that a freshman has scored higher than me, it's a bit embarrassing to tell others about it.
"I have been defending seriously. This guy just had better luck."
"Next time, I will block this kind of ball!"
Mitsui Shou snorted and retorted. Wudao heard it, smiled and took the ball to the baseline, passed the ball to Mitsui, and ran towards the front court while sarcastically saying:
"Then I'll just watch. You better try your best and don't let the younger brother surpass you."
"Otherwise, the senior will lose face."
After Wudao finished speaking, he quickly ran towards the front court. Hearing this, Mitsui Shou was obviously a little unhappy and accelerated his pace.
After coming to the frontcourt, Mitsui didn't pass the ball to Wudao. Facing the first-year defense, he directly launched a strong attack. The first-year defending Mitsui couldn't keep up with Mitsui's breakthrough pace at all. He could only watch Mitsui enter the mid-range and then make a quick stop jump shot.
Mitsui Shou, who felt no defensive pressure at all, scored the ball easily and then pointed at Wu Dao.
It seems to be telling Wu Dao, "Look, it's so easy for me to score points."
Seeing this scene, Wu Dao just smiled, turned his head and said to Rukawa Kaede standing behind him: "Boy, that guy is provoking you, did you see it?"
"Mitsui Hisashi is the trump card of our Takeishi Middle School."
"Your defense is useless to me. I am just a sparring partner for the basketball team. It doesn't mean anything if you surpass me. It only means that you surpassed the sparring partner."
"But beating him is different."
"Defeat the ace, and you are the new ace."
"He's the top junior high school student in Kanagawa Prefecture and the MVP of last year's prefectural tournament."
Wudao said with a smile. When the simple-minded Rukawa heard this, he didn't think about it at all. He immediately looked at Mitsui Shou. Besides being surprised, he was more full of fighting spirit. The look he gave Mitsui Shou became incomparably firm.
"This boy is so naive!"
"Xiao San, don't let the younger generation surpass you! Otherwise, I will feel embarrassed too."
When Wudao saw Rukawa's expression, he knew what Rukawa was thinking. He laughed secretly in his heart and then started to return to the field.
At this time, Mitsui Shou had no idea that Wu Dao had sold him out. When he returned to defense, he saw Wu Dao coming to him and did not forget to show off:
"Well, my scoring efficiency is pretty good, isn't it?"
"This attack was completed in just 8 seconds."
Wudao glanced at Mitsui Shou, smiled without saying anything, and went into the inside on his own.
Mitsui Shou didn't care when he saw Wudao's look, thinking that his strength had left Wudao speechless. He then stood outside the three-point line, waiting for the first-year players to attack.
Off the court, Shinmura Yincheng saw the attacks of Rukawa Kaede and Mitsui Hisashi, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the personal abilities of the players of Takeishi Junior High School are quite good.
Just from the offense and defense of the two teams in this round, Shinmura Yincheng saw a lot of things. Before Shinomiya Tano joined Yokota Junior High School, they did not have players like Mitsui Hisashi and Rukawa Kaede who could easily break the formation.
Seeing the strength of Mitsui Hisashi and Rukawa Kaede, Shinmura Yincheng's face couldn't help but become solemn.
"Tian Ye, there are two teams fighting on the field right now. Do you think there are any good players?"
"Which ones can be your opponents?"
Shinmura Yincheng suddenly turned his head and asked the young man behind him. His words also attracted Anzai Zhengyi and the leader of the Takeishi team who were sitting next to him. For a moment, the eyes of the three people fell on Shigong Tianye at the same time.
"That freshman just now was pretty good. The fluency of his prayer and his timing were both OK, but his movements were a little off. If I were the defensive player, I wouldn't fall for it."
“As for the rest, I can’t tell.”
When Shinomiya Tano spoke, his eyes were always on Jinguji Budou who was in the inside position. Although his words did not directly answer coach Shinmura Yincheng's question, the meaning he wanted to express was quite straightforward.
Rukawa's movements are out of shape, which means that Shinomiya's movements will not be out of shape. Mitsui Shou was fooled, but Shinomiya will not be fooled.
What Shigong Tianye meant by this was that neither Rukawa Kaede nor Mitsui Shou were as good as him. It was just that he didn't say this directly.
Xincun Yincheng also understood what Shigong Tianye meant. He crossed his arms in front of his chest, showing a satisfied look, but still put on a blaming tone and said: "Tianye, you are not modest."
"You still have to be humble. Mitsui Hisashi is Takeishi's trump card. His strength is beyond doubt."
"You have to be more motivated during the practice match on Sunday."
Although these were words of reproach, they did not sound so pleasant to the ears of Anzai Masayoshi and Takeishi, the team leader.
Shigong Tianye didn't seem to hear any hidden meaning, nodded, said yes, and watched the game by himself. From the moment he entered the stadium, Shigong Tianye's eyes never left Jinguji Budao.
"That guy has grown taller and become stronger."
"Although Mitsui Hisashi is the trump card of Takeishi Junior High School, he is still not qualified to fight me. His physical talent determines his upper limit."
"But you're different, Jinguji Budou. I hope you won't let me down, or fighting Takeishi will be very boring."
Shinomiya Tano looked at Jinguji Budou and thought silently in his heart. After the national competition last year, he quit the Tokyo University basketball team, but due to personal reasons, he did not come to Kanagawa immediately. When he transferred to Yokota Junior High School, it was the beginning of the school year this year. Shinomiya Tano did not know that Jinguji Budou was banned.
He has high expectations for Sunday's game.
Off the court, undercurrents were surging between the two coaches, Yokota and Takeishi, and on the court, a storm of light and light had already been set off.
After receiving the "advice" from Jinguji Budou, Rukawa has now shifted his challenge target from Budou to Mitsui. Rukawa, who was a little Buddhist in the practice match and did not actively ask for the ball, immediately turned sideways to Mitsui after entering the front court, raised his right hand and waved it wildly, asking his teammates for the ball.
Ichiro Katsume entered the frontcourt with the ball and was originally coming towards him, but suddenly he saw Rukawa Kaede looking anxious for the ball. Considering that Rukawa Kaede had succeeded in a singles before, he decided to pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede.
Mitsui Shou was not a fool. Seeing Rukawa's expression, he realized that this freshman seemed to want to challenge him. Seeing the basketball flying towards Rukawa, he did not try to block the ball, but took a step back, giving Rukawa ample space to catch the ball.
“Bang!”
After a slight click, the basketball fell into Rukawa's hands. Rukawa, holding the ball, stood face to face in front of Mitsui Shou, with both hands holding the ball only about 10cm above the floor.
"Boy, I won't let you this time!"
There was about 60cm between Mitsui and Rukawa, which was quite a large space. Seeing Rukawa holding the ball, Mitsui hooked his finger towards Rukawa and said with a smile.
Rukawa remained unmoved by Mitsui's provocation, with no other expression on his face. He lowered his center of gravity, quickly dropped the ball, and broke through to the right side where he was most comfortable.
There was a lot of space between the two people. As soon as Rukawa made a move, Mitsui Hisashi reacted. He moved forward directly, raised his left hand high, and pressed his body directly against Rukawa.
Mitsui did not hold back this time and directly increased his strength on Rukawa. His strength was stronger than that of Rukawa, who had just graduated from primary school. The dribbling rhythm of Rukawa who was breaking through was directly disrupted, and the huge force made Rukawa who was breaking through lean back unconsciously.
Rukawa adjusted quickly as well. Realizing that a forced breakthrough would not work, he turned around quickly, regained control of the basketball while widening the distance between himself and Mitsui Hisashi.
The requirement for dribbling and breaking through with the ball is quite high in strength. If there is an obvious difference in strength, once the defensive player comes to confront, the offensive player may not even be able to hold the ball.
Although Rukawa Kaede is not to the point where he can't hold the ball steadily during practice at this time, if he still forces a breakthrough, it will definitely affect his shooting rhythm.
Realizing this, Rukawa stopped, stepped on the three-point line, and slowly dribbled the ball to readjust his rhythm.
Mitsui Shou was not in a hurry either. He still kept a distance of about 50cm and stared at the basketball in Rukawa Kaede's hand.
However, at this moment, Rukawa suddenly gathered the ball and shot it from the spot, and the basketball flew directly to the basket. Mitsui Shou obviously did not expect Rukawa to shoot from this position, a long two-pointer on the three-point line. This shooting choice was really too bad. If it was him, Mitsui Shou, he would never choose this shooting method when there was plenty of time to attack.
But Rukawa Kaede obviously does not have the same idea as Mitsui Hisashi. In Rukawa Kaede's mind, attacking is divided into only two situations: having an opportunity and not having an opportunity. He doesn't care whether the opportunity is good or bad.
"Ding!" The flying basketball hit the base of the basket frame and bounced high up. Wudao under the basket had already taken up the rebounding position. He looked up at the falling basketball and his expression suddenly became a little surprised.
"What luck..." Wudao muttered to himself as he watched the bounced basketball fall back down, and right below the basketball was the basketball net.
“Swish!”
Rukawa Kaede's long two-point shot bounced on the rim and actually fell into the net.
"What?!" Mitsui Shou was also shocked when he saw this scene, and shouted with his eyes wide open.
Rukawa Kaede, who scored the goal, finally had an expression on his face. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile that didn't quite look like a smile.
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