Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 343 The Curtain Ends, Coach Anxi's Ambition!

Hanamichi Sakuragi's "emperor" made a layup, and of course received the referee's whistle, and his goal was also declared invalid.

Kiyota Nobunaga, who was still looking forward to Sakuragi Flower Road, hugged his head angrily, and wailed regretfully:

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

"Red-haired monkey, play well for me! You idiot."

Kiyota Nobunaga flicked his tongue fluently when swearing, and his angry look not only did not make Sakuragi feel ashamed, but instead stuck his neck and replied:

"Idiot, you just pass the ball to the genius today."

"I've mastered the offensive skills, and now it's time to perform!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi is not a person who will easily admit that he "can't do it". Kiyota Nobunaga's sarcasm has no other effect except to make Sakuragi's fighting spirit more vigorous.

While the two were chatting and joking, Lingnan had already kicked off and reversed.

Fujima felt that this was a good opportunity to counterattack, so the speed of advancement was quite fast. Xiandao, Futian and others in Lingnan also hurriedly followed Fujima's footsteps and rushed towards the Xiangbei half.

"Damn Lingnan, unexpectedly attacked!"

Yingmu Huadao and Kiyota Nobunaga didn't realize that the other party had started to fight back until the people in Lingnan crossed the center line. They both cursed in a low voice and hurriedly chased after Fujima and the others.

But it was too late when they found out, Lingnan played 3-3 in the frontcourt, and only Rukawa Kaede and Katsumi Ichiro returned to the defense in Xiangbei in time. Although Nango had already returned, he tried to force a stop Fujima, who was advancing quickly with the ball, was passed by Fujima through his crotch.

Fujima and Xiandao, who broke into the three-point line, quickly passed the ball to each other. After finishing the position, Rukawa Kaede couldn't judge who would attack for a while, but when the two approached the basket, Xiandao holding the ball It was a fake shot and a true pass, which was given to Fukuda Jizhao who came up after an air cut, and Fukuda Jizhao scored with one-handed dunk.

Katsumi Ichiro, who also returned to defense in a timely manner, wanted to stop him, but Fukuda Yoshio's bounce was much stronger than him, and he couldn't stop Fukuda's attack at the basket at all.

The scoreboard jumped, and the small score advantage that Xiangbei High School had just occupied was immediately beaten back by Lingnan High School.

"Kid Sakuragi, there are too many variables when playing."

"I thought he had already entered the state, but now it seems that he is still too easily influenced."

"Perhaps this kid's biggest weakness is his detached personality."

Looking at Sakuragi Flower Road in the field, Mitsui Shou couldn't help sighing.

He also saw the growth of Sakuragi Hanamichi. Sakuragi Hanamichi made some attempts on the offensive end, and Mitsui Shou also recognized this.But after being shouted by Nobunaga Kiyota, Yingmu Huadao's concentration obviously dropped a lot.

Concentration is actually very important when a player is playing a game. A person with a strength of 9 points can play a strength of 10 points when he is focused.In the same way, if his own strength is only 7 points, or even 6 points, when he is not paying attention to the game, the strength he can display is probably only 4 points, 3 points, or even lower.

The upper limit is limited, but the lower limit
"It is indeed Sakuragi's biggest problem at the moment."

"However, Sakuragi's fluctuating upper and lower limits are not only a headache for us in Xiangbei, but also for our opponents."

Wu Dao nodded his head when he heard Mitsui Shou's words, but looked towards the south half of the mausoleum.

There, Shinomiya Tano, who had already stood up and was about to play again, was pulled back to his seat by Coach Tianoka.

Despite Sakuragi Hanamichi's performance, Coach Tianoka originally thought that the game situation had evolved into an uncontrollable state.But after Yingmu Huadao's hot-eyed operation, Coach Tian Gang felt that the situation of the game seemed to be far from that level, and it was actually a good thing to give the players more time to practice.

No, Fukuda Yoshio, who was still unable to defend Sakuragi Hanadao, has found the trick to defend Sakuragi Hanadao?
The growth of ability has to be playing games!
After Sakuragi's two mistakes, Nobunaga Kiyota really gave up on Hanamichi Sakuragi. When he reorganized the offense again, Nobunaga Kiyota called a pick-and-roll himself, and rushed forward with the ball under the cover of Katsumi Ichiro. After Lingnan High School switched defenses, Kiyota Nobunaga made a pass back and gave the ball to Katsumi Ichiro on the outside.

Katsumi Ichiro, who was holding the ball, made a fake shot, and the bomber moved a step sideways, against the defense, and made a strong shot directly.

"Dang~" Kemei Ichiro's shooting was affected by the defenders after all, and the three-pointer directly collapsed out of the basket.

But this time, Jun Uozumi, who had been on guard for a long time, directly stuck Nango Koichiro behind him, occupying the best position of basketball.

"Hmph! The rebound is mine!" Jun Uozumi watched the basketball fall, growled, jumped up and grabbed it.

However, at this moment, the figure of Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly ran in front of Uozumi Jun. Although Uozumi was half a beat behind Uozumi, the latter was on top of Sakuragi Hanamichi who also rose up, and the height of his fingertips was easy He surpassed Yuzhu and was the first to hit the bottom of the basketball.

"Boom~" There was a soft sound, and the trajectory of the basketball's whereabouts changed, and it flew towards the basket.

"Shu~"

As the basketball entered the net, the Nets were gently lifted.

Sakuragi Hanadao who fell back to the ground seemed to be jumping too hard, and the landing was a little unstable. After a stagger, Sakuragi stood firm, pointed at Kiyota Nobunaga, and shouted with a loud smile:

"How?! Have you seen the strength of this genius?"

"Don't continue to pass the ball to this genius!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi completely ignored the cloudy Uozumi at this time, immersed in the joy of scoring.

And his tip-up really pleased the Xiangbei supporters who were watching the game, but after watching the game for so long, the audience also had some understanding of Sakuragi Hanamichi's jumping character, and immediately some spectators shouted :
"Hey, redhead, don't get carried away!"

"Lingnan is coming to attack!"

The audience in the stands loves and feels helpless for a player with a personality like Hanamichi Sakuragi.

Sakuragi's talent is outstanding, even a blind person can see.Moreover, Yingmu Huadao is a player of Xiangbei High School. The audience is very clear about what it means to be able to get enough playing time in the first grade in such a powerful school.

They don't want their favorite Xiangbei High School to be just a flash in the pan. The activity of the new generation of players has encouraged these Xiangbei supporters.

But Yingmu Huadao's character is really helpless. When he is not bragging, Sakuragi is still "good", but when he is blowing up, Sakuragi has only one "wrong".

"Bastard, long-winded!"

"Of course I found out today!"

Sakuragihana took it for granted and communicated with the audience who didn't know her. Her familiar character made the audience who just shouted laugh.

Sakuragi had just scored a goal, and Lingnan could not have reacted. As Lingnan High School's offense spread again, Xiangbei High School's defense line was breached again.

In the second half of the game, relying on Sakuragi Hanamichi's rebounding ability and the cooperation of Rukawa Kaede, Kiyota, Katsumi Ichiro and Nango, the freshmen from Shohoku High School finally tied the score.

Sendo, Fujima, Uozumi, Fukuda and others opened fire to score, but there was still no way to completely open the score. The point difference between the two teams has been maintained between 1 and 4 points.

Occasionally, Shohoku was able to complete the overtake through Komi Ichiro's three-pointer.

Fukuda Jizhao's defensive weakness, by virtue of his own strength, dragged Lingnan High School's defense to the same level as Xiangbei.

The second half lasted 13 minutes.

As the game progressed, the physical fitness of Lingnan's players showed a significant decline, and Lingnan's offensive rhythm began to slow down.

But on the other hand, these people in Xiangbei High School are all full of energy. Except Rukawa Kaede showing fatigue, the other players are in good condition.

Kiyota Nobunaga sensed Rukawa Kaede's exhaustion, and completely slowed down the offensive rhythm on the Xiangbei side.

The frequency of offensive and defensive transitions between the two teams began to decline. At the same time, as fatigue deepened, Lingnan's offensive firepower inevitably began to decline.

In order to avoid a sharp decline in the success rate, the Lingnan players on the field unanimously reduced the offensive method of mid-range shooting, and began to score through a large number of breakthroughs.

On the Xiangbei side, Rukawa Kaede, who consumed a lot of physical energy, was not as sharp in his breakthroughs at the beginning. Several breakthroughs were double-teamed by Ikegami and others, and he was successfully defended by Lingnan.

In order to quickly make up for the point difference, Katsumi Ichiro also tried to use a three-pointer to restore Shohoku's disadvantage, but the result was not ideal for the anxious shot.

Fortunately, Yingmu Huadao's rebounding performance is still stable, and he defended several rebounds for Xiangbei to prevent the score from being stretched too much by the opponent.

But when the game went on for 17 minutes, the score between Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School finally came to 88:96, 8 points behind Lingnan High School.

At this time, Coach Anzai still did not put Jinguji Budo, Mitsui Hisashi and Akagi Takenori back on the court.

Looking at the situation in the field, Bu Dao shook his head, losing confidence in victory.

The first graders in Shonhoku are very strong. Facing Lingnan High School led by Sendao, Fujima, and Uozumi, they are still not at a disadvantage. At this time, the point difference is still in single digits.

You know, those who lead the team on the opposite side are all well-known masters in the country. Although Shinomiya Tianye and Hanakata did not play, but today's Lingnan High School, even against a veteran emperor like Shanghai Nan, it is still possible to win. victory.

It is not easy for Xiangbei to rely on these first graders and Lingnan to fight inextricably.

On the other side of the court, coach Tian Gang looked at the 8-point difference and watched the time go by. After a stop, he called a timeout, replaced Fukuda Yoshio, and replaced Shinomiya Tano. He intends to give Xiangbei High School a fatal blow.

On the Xiangbei side, Coach Anxi still has no plans to change players, and keeps the first-year lineup unchanged.

At this time, Mitsui Shou finally couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Coach Anxi:

"Coach, the point difference between us and Lingnan is already 8 points. Even if it's the first graders who have experienced it, it should be enough for the competition to this level?"

"8 points, there are still 3 minutes left, if Jinguji Budao and I will play, the outcome between us and Lingnan is still unknown!"

"Why, we have to give up the victory?! Obviously, I can go to the national competition as the No.1 of the county competition!"

"The number of seeds is also very important! In this way, we will not encounter seeded teams from other counties in the knockout round of the national competition!"

Mitsui Shou’s doubts are actually the doubts of many other players in Xiangbei. In fact, not only Xiangbei’s own players are puzzled, but also the supporters of Xiangbei who watch the game. This operation has long been scolded by the audience.

"The number of seeded teams may be very important to others."

"But for our Xiangbei High School, it's not important."

"We in Xiangbei don't need the qualifications of the seed team!"

Coach Anxi's words surprised everyone. They thought that Coach Anxi sent Sakuragi and his freshmen to play for the purpose of practicing first graders. Now, listening to Coach Anxi's words, not only that, but he deliberately planned to lose the game?
How could young and energetic high school students understand Coach Anxi's thoughts?In their view, winning is everything!
"why?!"

"If we in Xiangbei really can't beat Lingnan, then I will admit it, but why, obviously we still have spare strength, obviously we have a chance, why don't we want the seed quota?"

"Why not win!"

Mitsui Shou's emotions are a little bit overwhelmed at the moment, he doesn't understand Coach Anxi's operation, he can't understand it!
"Don't worry, Mitsui."

"The failure in front of me is just for more victories in the future."

"Seed places and weak knockout opponents are not what we currently need in Xiangbei."

"What we want is more games and stronger opponents. Winning or losing is not important, what you get in the game is very important."

"Mitsui Shou, don't just focus on the present, but on the present moment, try to see in the long run."

"Our goal is to dominate the country. I don't think you have forgotten this, and I, in fact, have not forgotten it either."

"But what is national domination?! Winning a trophy? Yes, but not all."

"Only by defeating all the strong enemies from all over the country can we be the national champions."

"It's not just Lingnan in front of you, it's all! All powerful enemies from all over the country!"

Coach Anxi, who has never talked much, has become more talkative today. When talking to the players, there is an unprecedented light in his eyes.

"If we don't need the quota of the seeded team, we will have many opponents! Moreover, they are all strong opponents!"

"Crush them one by one, this is our goal in Xiangbei this year!"

"In today's game, let Lingnan become the sharpening stone for our new generation in Xiangbei."

"When the whole country is over, our butcher's knife in Xiangbei will be cut on every enemy!"

"and"

"The competition is not over yet. How do you know that we, Xiangbei, must be the losers?! None of our first graders want to give up!"

Coach Anzai's words greatly encouraged Sakuragi Hanamichi and the others. Seeing that Coach Anzai looked fanatical and excited, Totomi Mitsui was at a loss for words for a while and didn't say anything else.

After the pause is over.

The players of the two teams returned to the court. Shinomiya Tianye, who was back on the court, looked at the Shonhoku players and was surprised that he did not see Budo Jinguji.

He originally thought that Coach Anxi was playing a dirty trick and planned to let Jinguji Budo come up to play the final match at the last moment, but he didn't expect that Xiangbei really gave up.

Although coach Anxi's words of encouragement encouraged Sakuragi and other freshmen, it is impossible to make up for the gap in hard power with words.Coach Anxi is not an inspiring person who has eaten the fruits of inspiration. The addition of words to strength is limited.

Shinomiya Tianye's appearance completely made up for Lingnan's loopholes on the defensive end, and Shinomiya Tianye who entered the inside line also taught Sakuragi Hanamichi a good lesson. Sakuragi probably knows what "absolute power" is now.

After Shinomiya Tianno returned to the court, there was no suspense about the outcome.

At the end of the game, Lingnan High School won the game with 108:92.

In the last 3 minutes, Xiangbei High School only scored 4 points.

As for the county competition, with the influx of Lingnan substitute players into the stadium, the curtain has officially come to an end.

"The first-year experience package, let's compete in the national competition."

When the team members shook hands, Jinguji Budou said to Shinomiya Tianno with a smile.Although the other party had never heard of such things as experience packs, Shinomiya Tianye still understood the meaning of martial arts, smiled as well, and replied:

"Then I hope that your first graders can digest these experiences well. Next time we meet, I hope they have accumulated enough experience."

(End of this chapter)