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

Chapter 232 The best is always in the moment (two-in-one chapter)

"...There are some rumors...I wonder if you have seen it."

Xiang Yang was stunned, turned his head and thought for a while, then asked, "What rumors are there?"

"I don't usually go online much."

Ice Room let out an "uh" and said, "It's just some boring fans who are not very optimistic about this year's Haichang..."

Hearing this, Xiang Yang waved his hand indifferently: "They are just clowns. Every year, there are so many people who do not expect us to defend the title, but what about the result? We have won the championship four times in a row. Those people who were not optimistic about us still had nothing to say and pretended to be dead after the results of the game came out, so they didn’t care at all."

I originally thought that these words would make Himuro understand, but I didn't expect that after hesitating on his expression, he took out the mobile phone in his pocket and handed it to Xiang Yang.

"Well, see for yourself."

Himuro said with a hint of helplessness. Xiangyang frowned and glanced at him, then took the phone and started browsing.

"Shock!The last defending champion actually encountered a strong opponent in the first round! "

"After Kise's defect, where will the future go for Kaiju?" 》

"Well-known basketball blogger Prophecy Emperor made a video comment that it is impossible for Haichang to win the championship this year."

The first few trending news on Twitter are all about Hai Chang, and without exception, they are all negative news.

Xiang Yang held his cheek with one hand and scrolled through Twitter with a bored look on his face.

It's not because these remarks against Haichang are too weak, but because Xiang Yang's eyes are already tired because of such a scene every year.

"That's it? Can this be considered gossip?"

Xiang Yang arched his nose and handed the phone back to Himuro. He stood up and was about to lie back on the inverted pedal machine for another set when he heard Himuro's voice coming again.

"Mr. Xiangyang, I think you should take a closer look."

Himuro glanced at his phone and reminded: "You only read the hot news, and haven't looked at the fans' reactions yet..."

"Ok?"

Xiang Yang frowned, realizing that things didn't seem that simple. He took back his mobile phone and clicked on the most popular news: Haichang played against Suzuya High School in the first round of the official competition and narrowly won!

Opening the comment area, there are many fans condemning Hai Chang.

"The four-time defending champion actually got into a fight with his opponent in the first round... Is the impact of Kise leaving the team that big?"

"Had Xiangyang not exploded in the fourth quarter of the main game, it's not certain whether Hai Chang would have been there. I think this year's championship is hanging by a thread."

"The main problem is that Hai Chang's center this year is too weak. What is the coach doing during player selection? Isn't there a stronger center in the team?"

Xiang Yang narrowed his eyes slightly and read through the comment section word by word.

Not only neutral fans and bloggers, but also many Hai Chang's own fans are not optimistic about this year's home team.

Himuro quietly looked at the expression on Xiang Yang's face, and said tentatively: "Actually... this is all because of a blogger named Prophecy Emperor, who stepped forward to set the pace."

Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows and clicked on the video of the Prophecy Emperor to watch.

About 3 minutes passed——

Xiangyang turned off the screen of Himuro's cell phone with an expressionless face, then lay down on the inverted pedal machine and filled up the weight directly.

ice room:…

[Should I not tell him? 】

Himuro scratched his head, with a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face. He watched Xiang Yang pedaling with full weight on the inverted pedal machine, shrank his neck angrily, and ran to another place to warm up his muscles.

At this moment, Xiangyang's leg muscles were tight on the inverted pedal machine. He had been in fitness and competition mode all year round, and his thigh muscles were like the roots of an old tree, and they were exposed to the air after being congested.

Bang!

As the iron piece collided with the instrument, there was a loud sound. Xiangyang put down his slightly exhausted legs, wiped the sweat from his face, and murmured: "No matter where you are, there are many people who play with traffic and sensationalize..."

"But it's come to this... it would be boring if I didn't give you some response."

……

……

Tokyo Prefecture

In an affordable apartment building

An unshaven middle-aged man sat in front of the computer screen and typed quickly on the keyboard. Next to him were a black mask and a black sweatshirt.

He is the "Prophecy King" who has recently harvested a large number of hot spots and traffic on the Internet.Through a video that disparaged Hai Chang, he became a hot search in just a few days. Through a set of "reasonable and evidence-based" analysis, the Prophecy Emperor not only got off the cusp of the storm, but also became a celebrity through these surges in traffic. A big wave of balls.

But at this moment, he is planning to make a set of "belittling Luoshan" videos, and follow Haichang's example, changing the soup without changing the medicine to make another round of money.

Suddenly, there were more @ messages on Twitter. The Prophecy Emperor frowned and did not pay attention to it, but continued to make videos.

However, the prophecy emperor's ignorance did not reduce the @ information, but increased it, and even interfered with the prophecy emperor's work.

"md!"

The prophet uttered a curse word and clicked on the @ message posted by netizens. Only then did he realize that so many netizens @ him were actually the same video.

"WTF?"

The Prophecy Emperor murmured and glanced at the video title.

"Taking stock of the most valuable champions in history. "

"Is this... trying to generate traffic through comparisons between different championship teams? It's a good idea..."

The Prophecy Emperor's eyes lit up. Just when he was about to take a closer look, he saw a familiar figure appear in the video.

I saw Xiang Yang with his hands behind his back, looking at the camera with a smile on his face, and said: "Hello everyone, I am the point guard of the Haichang High School basketball team, Xiang Yang."

"In the past few days, thanks to everyone's attention, the hot spots in Hai Chang have remained high. Now I can see my photos on the Internet every morning when I get up. This feeling is really amazing~"

Xiang Yang in the video smacked his lips, and his face showed a momentary expression.

Sighed, but soon returned to normal.

"Okay, brothers, let's get back to business. If my mind hasn't changed, then the title of this video should be the most valuable championship review!"

Xiang Yang grabbed his phone and turned the camera. The picture in the video reflected Haichang's room of honor.

Every Hai Chang member who has won a championship is placed here. Counting the four championships won by Xiang Yang, there are a total of 23 championship trophies in this room of honor.

Of course, except for Xiang Yang, the other 19 championship trophies correspond to 19 Haichang teams in different timelines.

Xiangyang fixed the position of his phone so that he could be on camera. He walked to Hai Chang's wall of honor and said with a smile: "Actually, this video is about taking stock, but more about discussion. There are so many outstanding teams in history that have won National champion, so who is the champion among champions?”

Xiangyang put one hand on the wall of honor and pointed to the championship trophy closest to him.

"Let me express my opinion first. Please let me first introduce to you that in the summer competition two years ago, the new generation Hai Chang won the first national championship!"

Xiang Yang rubbed his chin, with a look of reminiscence on his face: "Three free throws and two, I am Mr. Key."

"In the Winter Cup two years ago, the new generation Haichang won the second championship. I didn't take a step."

Xiang Yang clicked on the trophies on the wall one by one, still trying to recall the situation at that time.

Seeing this, the Prophecy Emperor remained indifferent. He thought Xiang Yang just wanted to run his own fan group. After all, there were so many fans in Hai Chang who could earn a lot of money as long as they were managed properly.

[This topic is quite interesting, the champion among champions...]

The Prophecy Emperor pressed the bridge of his nose with one hand and began to think about how to use this traffic to make another profit.

At this moment, Xiang Yang's voice came from the screen again.

"The third championship, the beginning of the establishment of the Kaijo Dynasty, Yuuki's buzzer-beater, who says newcomers can't carry the banner?"

"And the fourth championship, clocking out in the third quarter, the dynasty builder's journey to the finals is naturally different from other teams."

Xiang Yang shrugged, shook his head and said, "However, in my opinion, none of these champions is enough to be called the champion of champions."

"Even though in the eyes of many people, four championships in two years is already an exaggerated achievement, but in my eyes, the most beautiful moment in the world is always now!"

The Prophecy Emperor looked at Xiang Yang's confident demeanor in the video, and for a moment the alarm bell rang, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.

The next second, Xiang Yang in the video showed an unknown smile. He tidied up Hai Chang's wall of honor and made a space next to the fourth trophy.

"The best championship in history will always be this year!"

"No matter what some of you say or analyze, or why you are not optimistic about Hai Chang, we are still on the road to competing for the championship this year!"

"Wait and see."

……

……

This video of Xiang Yang went viral on the Internet in less than a day, attracting a lot of traffic.

Those who are interested deliberately took out this video of Xiangyang and put it together with the video of "The Prophet Emperor" for comparison.

Under the videos of both parties, a large number of melon-eating people were welcomed. Some people stood aside and looked at the sun, feeling that the "Prophecy Emperor" had made a wrong prediction once, and it was not 100% accurate. There were also many people holding the "Remnant Formation Hai Chang" The idea of ​​"there is no longer a champion" is supporting the "prophetic emperor".

For this reason, after the "Prophecy Emperor" finished making a video dissing Luoshan, he once again made a video dissing Hai Chang, no, to be precise, dissing Xiang Yang.

Fortunately, Xiangyang's fan base is relatively large. Even a person like the "Prophet Emperor" who only seeks traffic without caring about right and wrong does not dare to be too presumptuous. He just has doubts about whether Hai Chang can continue to win the championship. , and did not show much hostility towards Xiangyang.

Xiang Yang, on the other hand, did not come forward to respond, because the schedule for the semi-finals of four to two has been released.

In the first game of the semi-finals, Luoshan played against Yangquan.

In the second semi-final, Hai Chang faced Xiude.

In a sense, this schedule helped Xiang Yang. After all, if Hai Chang met Yang Quan and sent them out personally, Masako would probably have trouble with him for a few days.

Fortunately, Haichang met Xiude.

Xiang Yang rubbed his chin, smiled and asked Masako, "How is it, do you need me to help you?"

Although Luoshan is just a remnant formation, at Akashi's level, Xiangyang fully believes that this year's remnant formation Luoshan is just like their Kai Chang, not weak at all.

On this basis, if one of Murasakibara or Himuro performs poorly on the day of the competition, Yangquan will inevitably be eliminated.

However, Masako rejected Xiang Yang.

"I'm not ashamed to play against a team that's not well-staffed and lose."

There have been previous examples (Xiang Yang directed Yangquan against Luoshan). Masako knew Xiang Yang's coaching level, but she did not intend to use this kind of external force to win. After all, no matter how close Xiang Yang was to her, he was not a Yangquan player.

Xiang Yang was not surprised by Masako's rejection. He joked: "Don't cry when you lose the game. You must know that Akashi is also there in Luoshan, who is still in the remaining formation, and he is not that easy to deal with."

With a calm expression, Masako brushed her hair from her ears and replied, "I know, I don't need your help."

"Just wait and see."

……

……

On the day of the game, Xiang Yang finally sat on the bench with everyone in Haichang, and did not go to Masako's side.

Without his help, the performance of everyone in Yangquan was unexpectedly stable.

At the beginning of the first quarter, under the command of Masako, everyone in Yangquan frantically put pressure on Luoshan.

Without the inside barrier of Genwu, the starting center that Luoshan temporarily pulled up was completely unable to withstand Murasakibara's impact.

In the first quarter alone, Murasakihara got 11 rebounds!This included six defensive rebounds and five offensive rebounds.

At the same time, Yangquan team's outside core Tatsu Himuro also frequently fired from the outside. Although Ling Yang's defense was not outstanding, it was still at the "five generals" level. Luo Shan's new substitute shooting guard was obviously unable to guard Luo Shan. Mountain.

However, in this situation, Akashi scored 22 points in a single quarter by himself, directly tying the difference between the two teams!

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides tied at 28.

In the second quarter, Hayama, who had always been beaten endlessly at the small forward position, finally encountered an opponent he could handle.

Thanks to Akashi's multiple ball distributions, Hayama fully demonstrated his signature skill of "Thunder Dribbling".

In the first half of the game, Hayama made 14 of 8 shots and fought hard for rebounds and floor balls.On this night, the "Five Generals and Thunder Beasts" reappeared!
Although in this era of frequent top forwards, Hayama's strength is a bit embarrassing, but you have to admit that after taking away Kise, Aomine, Kagami and Haiqi, Hayama is the entire high school field. The best small forward!

Not only that, Luoshan's habit of exerting strength in the second half has not changed.

At the beginning of the second half, Akashi, who was already familiar with Yangquan's offensive mode, made a prompt decision and launched the "team zone" killer move.

With Akashi making multiple complete steals to form a counterattack, Rakuzan finally got a sizable lead in the middle of the third quarter.

65:55, Luoshan takes the lead and Yangquan applies for a timeout.

Having had experience in previous matches, Masako was not surprised by the sudden outburst of Rakuzan and others. Instead, he carefully planned a counterattack strategy during the timeout. Himuro also lived up to the expectations of his teammates and coaches, successfully making a beautiful turnaround jump shot. , pulled the "trigger" and became the sixth person on the field to enter the "zone" mode.

Under Himuro's lead counterattack, everyone in Yangquan gradually regained their sense of rhythm. Unfortunately, Yangquan's real leader, Atsushi Murasakihara, has not yet found his form.

Although Murasakibara's statistics were very good due to his absolute overwhelming body, it was a pity that in the face of Akashi with full firepower, Yangquan still fell behind as expected.

At the end of the three quarters, the score between the two sides was 78:69. Luoshan entered the final quarter with a nine-point lead.

Seeing that Murasakibara was going to be silent like this, Xiangyang got up and went to the Yangquan bench to add a "buff" to Murasakibara. However, as soon as Xiangyang started to move, he immediately stopped. He looked at the field and Masako borrowed a rubber band. Murasakihara, with a strange expression on his face.

As we all know, Murasakibara with her hair tied up is simply on a different level than those without it. In the previous life, many netizens even joked that Murasakibara's long hair was his "trigger", because every time in the original novel, Murasakihara's hair was tied up. Successfully entered the "zone" mode and performed a terrifying performance on the field!

This time... is no exception!
In an offensive and defensive battle, Akashi once again intercepted the ball from the Yangquan family. He had just advanced to the half-court and made a three-step layup to score points, but he was jumped by a figure speeding past behind him!

Like a giant elephant, Murasakihara's tall figure jumped in the air, completely covering Akashi within the defensive range. Even if Akashi intentionally dodge, he could not escape this block!

boom! ! !
There was a shot-blocking sound that resounded through the sky, and the movement was ridiculously loud. With Murasakihara's block, he also officially entered the "Dianyan Team" and led everyone in Yangquan to blow the comeback horn.

The scores between the two sides slowly leveled, and until the last minute, Luoshan took the lead by one point.

Unfortunately, Luoshan, who was short of major generals, finally received his punishment at the last moment.

As Luoshan rookies, the small forward and center made mistakes one after another in the last two rounds of offensive and defensive battles.

The small forward passed the ball to Himuro, successfully turning his one-point lead into a one-point deficit.

The center, due to excessive physical fatigue, failed to catch Akaashi's pass during the pick-and-roll, causing Rakuzan to go out of bounds, handing the final comeback ball to Yangquan.

Two consecutive mistakes, both at the last critical moment of the game, seemed like God was joking with Luoshan, but from another perspective, wasn't this inevitable?

It is extremely normal for players who lack experience in tough games to make mistakes under heavy pressure, just like people need to drink water every day.

The final whistle sounded, and there was a moderate wail in the arena, but then it was overshadowed by the fanatical shouts of Yangquan fans.

Amid the cheers of the people around him, Xiangyang narrowed his eyes and looked at Akashi on the field. Even if his teammates made key mistakes and ruined the game, he still walked to everyone's side to encourage his teammates.

"It's such a pity, Akashi...Lingou and Nebu had one more...you shouldn't have stopped here..."

The first game of the semi-finals, 119:118, Yangquan advanced to the finals!
(End of this chapter)