Heizi's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

Chapter 159 Murasakihara, Kuroko is tougher than you

end of first quarter

22:18, Yangquan leads.

Murasakihara shrugged his shoulders and sat back on the bench. His weight of more than 200 kilograms hit the bench like a cannonball.

Xiang Yang glanced at the bench with lingering fear, fearing that it would suddenly break.

Others in Yangquan have long been accustomed to this. Masako bit his lip and said: "In the second quarter, the tactics will be changed. The main attack point will be changed to the ice room. Except for Murasakibara, all outside players will be pulled outside to give way to the inside. Make space.”

"Himuro, you decide for yourself, single or drop ball to Murasakibara."

"I see, Coach."

Himuro nodded in response, and then he glanced at Murasakibara worriedly.

According to Masako's tactical arrangement, throughout the first quarter, Yangquan's offensive focus was given to Murasakibara.

Instead of passing the ball to Murasakihara in singles in the past, upon Xiangyang's suggestion, Masako specifically ordered the two to play more pick-and-rolls on the court.

Relying on the innate advantages brought by Murasakihara's body, the quality of their pick-and-rolls is extremely high, and their scoring efficiency has also increased simultaneously.

The only problem is probably Murasakibara's physical strength.

Hoo-hoo-

Murasakihara put his hands on the back of the seat, leaned his weight back, raised his head, closed his eyes, and breathed slowly.

【Tired...】

This was the first time for Murasakihara to run so frequently on the field since he graduated during the Teiko period.

"I said...can you really win Xiaochi by doing this?"

Zi Yuan turned his head and glanced at Xiang Yang. Although Masako didn't say anything, everyone in Yangquan knew that the change in their playing style must have been suggested by Xiang Yang.

After all, they didn't play like this before, and they didn't have an assistant like Xiang Yang on the bench.

Murasaki Yuan's words instantly focused the attention of everyone else in Yangquan on Xiang Yang. This was what they wanted to ask.

After Masako followed Xiangyang's suggestion to change tactics, Yangquan's starting lineup has changed a lot.

The original Yangquan Three Towers, where Ziyuan and the other two insiders sit in the restricted area, is a veritable "no-fly zone", which can often limit the opponent's scoring to single digits!

Now, Yangquan's starting lineup has been adjusted. Except for Murasakibara, all the inside players have left the game and been replaced by several outside shooters.

Yangquan suddenly changed from a big team with an average height of 190cm upwards to a perimeter team with one large player and four small players.

Sensing the gazes of the crowd, Xiang Yang scratched his face, and before he could speak, the ice room stood in front of Xiang Yang, blocking the gazes of the crowd.

"I believe Mr. Xiangyang."

Himuro stared at Murasakibara with a sincere and firm tone. Seeing this, the latter didn't say anything more and took the lead to look away and rest quietly.

Not to mention the others, ordinary players like them can't interfere with any of Masako's decisions when Murasakihara has no objection.

In fact, even if Himuro didn't stand up to speak for Xiangyang, as long as Masako was there, even if Xiangyang asked Murasakibara to break his legs on the court, they wouldn't have any objections.

However, Xiangyang readily accepted Himuro's kindness.

"How's it going? Have you found the feeling of entering the "zone"?"

Xiang Yang glanced at Akashi who was sitting and resting in the next half, and asked Himuro.

Himuro squeezed the towel on his hand, with a helpless expression: "It's still the same as during training, there's nothing special about it."

[Same as during training? 】

Xiang Yang was stunned. Although he didn't go through the same stage as Himuro when he opened the "zone", he could still figure it out with his knees.

Training is completely different from competition, right?

The high-intensity running back and forth on the court, coupled with the previous battles and games between the players on both sides, made it difficult to maintain a normal mind during the game compared with training.

[What? This kid has obviously made progress, but he doesn’t know it. 】

Seeing Himuro's frowning face, Xiangyang smiled hoarsely and patted him hard on the back.

"Cheer up kid, the game has just begun."

……

……

second quarter

Luoshan first serve
Akaashi dribbled the ball through half the court and immediately found a loophole in Yangquan's defense. With a push of his right hand, he passed the ball to Reo Mibuchi in the bottom corner.

Scored a three-point shot.

Luoshan's three-pointer is valid
At the beginning of the second quarter, Akashi sent an assist to bring the point difference back to one point.

"It's okay, it's okay! Fight slowly!"

Changzhe shouted while serving. This mediocre high school senior has a way of encouraging his teammates, and he also has a good three-point shooting ability. This is why Xiangyang suggested Masako to be mentioned in the starting lineup.

When facing an opponent who is stronger than oneself, there is a huge difference in whether someone in a team speaks to ease the atmosphere.

Akashi stood within the three-point line, watching Changzhe gradually approaching with the dribble, the pace of his feet did not change at all, and he still stood there firmly.

Even so, Changzhe couldn't think of any attack when facing Akashi.

"ice room!"

Masako's tactical deployment before the start of the second quarter is not only an order, but also a kind of relief for Changzhe now.

Like throwing away a hot potato, Nagatetsu quickly threw the ball to Himuro, but this time, Akashi did not stand idly by.

The pupils in his eyes expanded slightly. The moment Nagatetsu's hand left the ball, Akashi immediately moved towards Himuro. His footsteps were so fast and his predictions were accurate. Even when Himuro just received the ball, Akashi's The double-teaming is complete.

If it is a player with average psychological quality, facing such a strong sense of oppression Akashi's rapid double-teaming, he may have lost the ball. Fortunately, this person is Himuro.

His face changed slightly and he immediately turned around to protect the ball. Himuro was about to pass the ball back to Chotetsu, but found that quietly, Rakuzan had completed the change of defense, Reio was already standing in front of Chotetsu, and Akashi lowered his center of gravity. , observing the movements of the ice room.

"What's wrong? Don't you want to hit me?"

Akashi tilted his head slightly and challenged Himuro.

Himuro, who was still hesitant just now, calmed down immediately after hearing these words.

He looked at Akashi in front of him. His defense seemed very lax, and his height and weight were inferior, but he didn't know why...

[If you play singles...the ball will be broken. 】

Himuro breathed a sigh of relief and trusted his own judgment.Faced with Akashi's provocation, he did not take the initiative, but waved towards Murasakihara inside, signaling a pick-and-roll.

Akashi was a little surprised when he saw Himuro's intention, but when he glanced at Xiang Yang sitting at the bottom of the field, he understood everything.

[Such a steady and disgusting style of play, I don’t even have to look at it to know that it was taught by you. 】

Akashi's expression remained unchanged, feeling Murasakibara's pick-and-roll beside him, and he honestly let Himuro move to the open space.

Nemu, who stepped forward on the inside, stepped in again, and Himuro also hit the ball to Murasakibara just like the ball at the beginning of the first quarter.

Just then, a mutation arose.

Akashi, who had been standing still just now, as if he was blocked by Murasakibara, suddenly appeared behind Murasakibara and grabbed the ball from Himuro.

At the same time, Kotaro Hayama, who had been waiting at the top of the arc for a long time, immediately rushed towards the frontcourt and finally encountered a "miracle" team with an average striker strength. The "Thunder Beast" could no longer hold back the goal. Eager, at this time, Ye Shan took advantage of his fast speed to the extreme!
The faces of everyone in Yangquan changed, and they quickly returned to the field to defend. Himuro quickened his pace and retreated, while looking at Akashi who was still standing there strangely, wondering in his heart: What happened to this guy, such a good opportunity to counterattack , do you want to give up?
However, the next second, Akashi perfectly answered Himuro's doubts.

I saw him standing with both feet in his own half, holding the ball in one hand, with a trace of contempt in his eyes.

"Even if we use the same style of play, it's impossible to recreate the plot of defeating Luoshan."

Before he finished speaking, Akashi threw a fierce right hand, and the basketball turned into an orange light and flew towards the basket in Yangquan's half.

Under the disbelieving gazes of everyone in the arena, Hayama, who got there first before everyone else, jumped up and completed this alley-oop dunk across the court!

Suddenly, there was thunderous applause in the stadium

Facing the cheers of the audience, Akashi didn't change his expression, he just looked at Xiangyang fixedly, and a golden light flashed in his eyes.

Xiang Yang touched his nose and made a big smile at Akashi.

At this moment, Akaashi standing on the court and Xiang Yang sitting on the bench looked at each other, and time seemed to have returned to the previous summer.

"Obviously the guy who lost to us is always so arrogant."

Seeing Akashi look away first, Xiangyang curled his lips.

Beside him, Masako was not in the mood to answer his words, but frowned, worried about his players.

"Don't worry, it's just a goal scored by a handsome opponent. If they call timeout now, their mentality will have problems."

Xiang Yang leaned close to Masako's ear and whispered. The latter turned to look at him and nodded silently in response.

As expected by Xiang Yang, although he suffered a big loss at the beginning of the second quarter, Yangquan is a veteran player and the psychological quality of the players is not bad. With the efforts of Himuro and Murasakibara, the rhythm of the game returned to the right track again.

Halfway through the second quarter

36:36, the two sides drew.

Looking at the score on the scoreboard, Akashi frowned slightly. He had no intention of maintaining this rhythm until the end of the first half.

"Lingyang, change defense."

To put it lightly, Akashi didn't want to wait any longer.

Another round of Yangquan's attack. This time, Akashi took the initiative to find Himuro.

"I'm curious about what Xiang Yang has taught you. If it's convenient, can you tell me?"

At the top of the arc, Himuro was dribbling and looking for opportunities. When he saw Akashi suddenly talking to him, he couldn't help but be startled.

"I'm really sorry if what I said makes you feel strange. What I actually want to say is that you are a bit similar to Xiang Yang, Tatsuya Himuro."

Akashi looked at Himuro, and he didn't rush forward to steal it. Instead, it was as if he suddenly met an old friend and was reminiscing with him.

[Xiang Yang and I are a bit similar... No, he and I have completely different styles, right? 】

Himuro was speechless, but out of politeness, he still responded to Akashi: "Smith Masai, I don't understand what you mean, can you explain it a little more clearly?"

Don't get me wrong, Himuro doesn't really want to chat with Akaashi. When the team is in crisis, can he still chat with the opposing players calmly?Himuro is not that big-hearted yet.

He pretended to be attracted by Akashi's topic, but in fact, he was secretly observing Akashi's defensive loopholes.

Akashi seemed completely unaware and continued to talk to himself: "In the summer game last year, my Eye of the Emperor predicted Xiang Yang and found that he is just an ordinary person, and he does not have the same talents as "us". However, In the end, I lost."

"Just now, I used the Eye of the Emperor to predict you again, Mr. Himuro. You and Xiangyang are both the same kind of people... ordinary people."

"Oh? Really? I'm really sorry about that."

Himuro responded perfunctorily to Akashi, but his eyes secretly signaled Murasakibara inside to come up and block him.The moment Murasakihara was about to reach his position, Himuro immediately started and broke through with the ball with his right hand. He wanted to use Murasakihara's pick-and-roll to create a space for shooting.

"Pick and roll?"

A voice came, and Himuro didn't have time to think too much. His body had already crossed Murasakibara half a step. In front of him, Luoshan's Genwu didn't come up to defend for some reason.

Himuro secretly rejoiced, as long as he took one more step, there would be a big open space and a three-point chance!

However, this last step is not so easy to achieve.

bang!
The sound of the basketball being slapped sounded, and Himuro's ball handler felt relaxed at the same time. When he looked down, the basketball had disappeared!

Turning around suddenly, I saw Akashi running to the three-point line in Yangquan's half at some unknown time. In his hand, he was holding the ball he had just stolen from Himuro.

"is that a lie…"

Himuro's pupils were slightly dilated, and he watched Akaashi shoot with his elbow, and easily scored three points.

Luoshan's three-pointer is valid
Yangquan application suspended
Off the court, Xiang Yang couldn't help but clicked his tongue as he watched Akashi complete a round of counterattacks so cleanly.

[I always feel like this guy is more powerful than last year? 】

On the side, Masako didn't think so much. She looked at the Yangquan players who were dismissed one by one, and their morale was obviously low. While she was anxious, she was also helpless.

If even Himuro can't break through Akashi's defense, then there's only one way to break the game... No, that's not even a way.

That is to give all the balls to Murasakihara for singles.

Just when Masako was hesitating whether to change his tactics, Xiangyang suddenly stood up and reached Himuro with a quick stride.

"I mean, you guys like to have a sad face too much. You act like Xi Tzu, a melancholic beauty, right?"

Xiang Yang's sudden movement made everyone in Yangquan stunned. Even Himuro, who was being hugged by Xiang Yang's neck, looked confused at this moment.

"Who is Shih Tzu?"

"Oh, I forgot, regional cultures are different."

Xiang Yang patted his head to react. Then he looked at the people in Yangquan who had focused their eyes on him. He grinned and said loudly: "See for yourselves what you look like now. Just with this performance, you can Got a spot in the semi-finals of last year's competition? If you are still going to play like this next time, why not pack your things now, go home and go to bed, you are a bunch of rookies."

At the end of the sentence, Xiang Yang spat on the ground, looking like he hated iron.

Everyone was stunned, including Masako, who quietly winked at Xiang Yang. If everyone in Yangquan was angered here, even though she was here, they wouldn't start a fight on the spot, but after the game, there was no guarantee that no one would hold a grudge against Xiang Yang. Do something evil to him.

After all, they are all 17 or 8-year-old boys, and it is normal for them to be a little angry and impulsive. It is impossible to say that they are not annoyed after being scolded by Xiang Yang.

Sure enough, all of a sudden, the eyes of everyone in Yangquan changed when they looked at Xiang Yang. Murasakihara even stood up and walked to Xiang Yang, with blue veins popping up on his face.

However, before he could say "Be careful, I'll crush you" he was directly interrupted by Xiang Yang.

"Why are you staring at me big guy, saying they didn't say anything about you, right? You're like a tn softie, Kuroko is tougher than you, at least people won't give up as soon as they see Akaashi on the other side."

"What did you say you bastard!"

Murasakibara was angry. Just as he was about to step forward, he was grabbed by Himuro who came from behind. However, due to the huge difference in weight, Murasakihara still stepped forward steadily while carrying Himuro.

At this time, other people in Yangquan also saw that something was wrong with the situation, and stepped forward to hold Murasaki Yuan. Although they were not happy to hear what Xiang Yang said just now, if Murasaki Yuan and Xiang Yang were to fight on the spot, the nature would be completely different. !
Masako frowned, standing behind Xiangyang, and quietly touched the tachi that she had hidden on her body with her left hand.Even if Murasakihara is her player, if Xiangyang conflicts with him, she will not hesitate to stand by Xiangyang.

At this moment, even the audience noticed something strange on the Yangquan bench, and they all stuck their heads out, looking like they were eating something.

Everyone in Haichang looked nervous, and Kise and Hiroshi Ohara were already standing at the railing. If the situation went wrong, they would jump off the field immediately to help Xiang Yang.

Fortunately, Murasakihara was not completely demented. It might also be because there were too many people pulling him. In the end, he just stood there and looked at Xiangyang with a pale face.

A lot of things happened in just ten seconds, but Xiang Yang, who had already started "excessive thinking", was now terrifyingly calm!His brain has been running at a rapid speed, and he has already thought of ways to stimulate this current Yangquan.

"Look up and look around."

Xiang Yang pointed to the surrounding auditorium, and everyone in Yangquan looked subconsciously in the direction he pointed, including Murasakihara.

"I don't know how many people there are in this arena, but I think it's definitely not a few. However, there are so many people sitting here, and few of them think you can win... No, I said that implicitly, maybe not one of them. .”

"I don't know if you have access to the Internet. As a high school student, this should be instinctive, right? Recently, there have been many people discussing your game. Various experts and knowledgeable players. Thousands of people are paying attention to you. This game is the most worth watching in the first round. Unfortunately...no one thinks you can win."

Xiang Yang rubbed the corners of his eyes and looked at Murasakihara, whose expression had returned to normal. He walked slowly and came to Murasakihara.

There is a big height difference between the two, 183 and 208. Xiangyang needs to raise his head and look up to see Murasakibara's eyes.

"When the whole world thinks you will lose, the game is not over, including now, 36:38, you are two points behind but still not lost, even if the current score is 36:83, you! Still not lost!"

"Real defeat is when you all admit in your hearts that you have lost!"

"I don't know what you are thinking, but no matter what, losing should not happen now!"

(End of this chapter)