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

Chapter 241 Substitute Murasakihara?

Swish!
There was a crisp netting sound.

Murasakihara, who was late, looked at Xiang Yang who easily made a mid-range shot from the free throw line, and couldn't help but curled his lips: "What a good luck."

This sentence reached Xiang Yang's ears. He turned his head and took a deep look at Ziyuan, and asked: "Do you think it is luck that I got the vacancy in this position?"

"Ah? What else can it be besides luck?"

Murasakihara argued with Xiangyang slightly unhappily: "You don't think we will give you a position where you can shoot and score so easily every time we attack, do you?"

Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "Then who knows?"

After that, Xiang Yang said nothing more and just turned around and returned to Hai Chang's half, preparing to deal with Yang Quan's attack.

It has to be said that although Tanaka is mediocre in strength, his height of just over two meters is not a deterrent when standing in Haichang's penalty area. At least after he came off the field, Yangquan's number of attacks on the inside increased significantly.

Once again, Murasakihara broke through the inside defense and dunked the ball into the basket. Himuro immediately shouted: "Get back on defense! Pay attention to cutting off the pass!"

Yes, Himuro had already discovered something was wrong after being succeeded by Kai Chang's repeated fast attacks.

[If nothing else happens, they will organize another fast break when the basketball lands. 】

Himuro retreated while watching Xiang Yang. Sure enough, the moment the latter received the ball, he once again increased his speed and rushed towards the Yangquan half, accompanied by the other four of Hai Chang and Hai Chang. Chang's fast break attack from the previous round is about to be staged again.

But this time, everyone in Yangquan had the previous experience, and they returned to defense much faster. After all of them settled down against the Shanghai regular players, Bingshi looked at Xiangyang with a little luck, and thought to himself: Once again, you won't have another chance!

However, just this glance made Himuro feel like he was sitting in an ice cave.

Xiang Yang was seen standing alone in the penalty area, looking at Himuro with a smile on his face, but there was no one around him.

【what happened?What about those who defend Xiangyang? 】

Himuro's face showed half panic and half anger. He turned his head and looked around, trying to find out who missed the defense again.

Yangquan's point guard Nagatetsu faced Shimamura, the small forward found Fukuhara, the power forward also stood firmly in front of Ohara, and Yuuki was guarded by himself.

In an instant, Himuro's pupils shrank sharply, and he cast his gaze towards the midfield position. Murasakihara was moving his legs, desperately rushing towards the Yangquan half, and his eyes were full of panic.

Swish!
There was another crisp sound of the net being brushed. Yuuki passed the ball and assisted Xiangyang, repeating the child's play goal from Kai Chang in the previous round of offensive and defensive battle.

Murasakihara finally reached his own three-point line, but it was too late. He put his hands on his knees and looked at Xiangyang in disbelief.

"why?"

Hearing Murasakihara's inquiry, Xiang Yang turned around with a surprised look on his face and replied matter-of-factly: "Isn't it obvious?"

"You're too slow, Murasakibara."

……

……

Yangquan application suspended
Masako crossed her arms and sat on the bench with her legs crossed. Her right hand unconsciously grasped her arm, and with the cold sweat falling down her face, it was not difficult to see that Yangquan was now standing on the edge of the cliff.

67:54, in the first half of the third quarter, Hai Chang finally showed the "bombing tactics" to the world, and what followed was Yangquan's defeat.

At this moment, Luoshan's coach Shirogane Yongji is sitting at home, watching the live video with a solemn expression.

"Replace the center and continue to use five-man fast breaks, which prevents the opponent's center from returning to defense immediately to achieve a five-on-four attack due to the numerical difference..."

Shirogane Yongji's face twitched, and he sighed: "It's really a deviant tactic, it's evil... but it's also ruthless..."

……

"Um...I said, should we change the starting lineup?"

On the Yangquan bench, Changzhe raised his right hand to express his opinion after several inner struggles.

"Because if you look at Hai Chang, they put the center down, and then they did a good job fighting for the floor and fast breaks. I was just thinking..."

The further he talked, the softer Changzhe's voice became, and everyone else in Yangquan also focused their attention on Changzhe.Although the words were not explained, everyone present could understand what Changzhe meant.

Murasakihara, who had always lowered his head in silence, raised his head at this moment. His usually calm and world-weary eyes were now mixed with a trace of anger.

"Do you mean to take me off the field?"

Murasakihara said in a deep voice, his eyes staring at Changzhe, as if he would burst out and tear him apart in the next second.

"No, no, that's not what I meant."

Changzhe waved his hands repeatedly, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Murasakihara's head lowered again.

"Forget it, I've had enough. It doesn't matter what happens. If you think you can win by substituting me, then just substitute me."

Murasakihara's lazy voice sounded, but because his head was lowered, no one could see the expression on his face.

"Dun..."

Himuro touched Murasakibara's shoulder with a worried expression, and then glared at Changtetsu, who also knew that he had said the wrong thing, and sat there hesitantly, with an unnatural expression on his face.

In fact, although Murasakihara's physical talent is the strongest in the Yangquan team, his personality is like a child. He will complain because he is tired from training, and he will also be happy when someone gives him snacks. In daily interactions going forward, , everyone in Yangquan will carefully take care of Murasakibara's emotions. In their eyes, this big "Miracle Generation" is not only their ace, but also a person in the team who needs to be taken care of.

Just when the space gradually became quiet and the atmosphere fell into awkwardness, Masako spoke.

"Murasakibara...can't let it go."

Masako followed someone's example, licked the corner of her mouth, and analyzed: "So far, Murasakihara's performance on the court is really not good. He can't keep up with others on the defensive end, and he doesn't have a very impressive performance on the offensive end..."

Hearing this, Murasakihara's body trembled obviously. It seemed that he was not as open-minded as he said just now.

"but!"

Masako's tone increased. She turned to look at Haichang's bench and gritted her teeth and said, "That was all Haichang deliberately performed for us."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in Yangquan froze. Apparently they did not understand what Masako meant. Only Himuro touched his chin thoughtfully, as if he was thinking about something.

"Replacing the only center in the team not only speeds up the team, but also pretends that the inside is at the mercy of others. So whether it is Murasakihara or others, as long as they rush to the inside, they are just symbolic. I played defense and didn’t put too much pressure on him.”

Masako frowned, glanced at everyone in Yangquan, and continued: "If we really put Murasakibara down, then the situation will become what they want to see. By that time, we will not even have the inside advantage... "

[Furthermore, Murasakihara will also play passively because we don’t trust him. If this is really the case, then the outcome of this game has already been decided. 】

Masako didn't say the second half of the sentence, but her guess was almost exactly the same as Xiang Yang's plan!
Himuro also clenched his fists and responded: "The coach is right. I don't know how many people can come up with such a vicious plan, but among them there must be that guy Xiangyang..."

"He is a person who can do whatever it takes without touching the moral bottom line."

After successfully finding the problem, the atmosphere in Yangquan suddenly relaxed a lot. Even Murasakihara, who had been bowing his head in deep thought, sat up straight again and focused on Masako.

"Coach, what should we do?"

Masako turned to look at the scoreboard, and after appraising the remaining time in her mind, she turned to look at Murasakihara and solemnly said: "We..."

"do nothing."

……

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Pause ends
The two sides returned to the field one after another. By this time in the game, the enthusiasm of the audience had diminished a lot. After all, they were tired after cheering for their home team for more than two quarters.

Of course, their fatigue is nothing compared to the players.

Xiangyang walked back to the field slowly with his hands on his hips. When he saw that Yangquan's starting lineup was still the same and Murasakibara was not substituted, his eyes could not help but reveal a trace of solemnity.

[Didn’t you fall into the trap?It seems that Miss Masako also has two brushes. 】

Although Xiang Yang thought so in his heart, he had a different attitude on the surface. He walked up to Murasakihara and said with a smile on his face: "Hey, Murasakihara, aren't you tired of following us all the time? It's really hard for you to drag such a heavy body. Yes."

He thought that Murasakihara would be furious, but he never thought that under Xiang Yang's sarcasm, he would look at the basket calmly, as if he didn't hear Xiang Yang's words.

Seeing that Murasakihara didn't respond, Xiangyang scratched his chin and felt a little bored, turned around and wanted to go out of bounds to serve.

At this moment, Murasakihara is thinking about what Masako just said to him...

"Murrasakibara, there is no way I am going to take you off the field. You are Yangquan's ace and the biggest force on our road to winning the championship."

"Don't be influenced by Xiangyang, just be yourself."

"It's not that you can't keep up with Haichang's running position, you just haven't taken it seriously yet, Murasakihara... you can still run faster!"

"I...can run faster?"

Murasakihara murmured, his eyes glowing again. He spread his hair and tied it back into a samurai style.

As the headband was tied tightly by Murasakibara, he opened his mouth slightly and let out a breath.

The next second, an invisible momentum suddenly spread around Murasakihara, and Xiang Yang, who was just about to go out of bounds to serve, felt a tremor in his heart.

He turned around suddenly and saw that Murasakihara was still standing motionless in that place, but two purple electric lights suddenly flashed in his pupils.

"I'll run faster."

Murasaki Yuan said lightly, walked up to Xiang Yang, and looked down at him condescendingly.

"Come on, round two."

(End of this chapter)