The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 102 The Semi-Final Begins

Xiangyang's entire team gathered for a sumptuous dinner, which was sponsored by Akino Amamiya from his own pocket. The meal made him feel distressed and satisfied.

At the same time, I was also a little uneasy.

After all, according to the strength comparison that Anxi Mitsuyoshi had analyzed for him before, although Xiangyang did not say that Xiangyang would lose, it did not say that Xiangyang would definitely win. Anyway, it made him nervous.

This old man... is not authentic.

Frankly speaking, it is not shameful to lose to Sanno. They were the team that won three consecutive national championships, and they were said to be particularly strong this year. The media was blowing it every day, making Akino Amamiya feel a little less confident.

But the problem is, we have come to this point, who would think about losing?

So there was this big meal, and Akino Tengu also worked hard, mobilizing enthusiasm and mobilizing in various ways before the meal.

It seems that the effect is pretty good, at least most of the players are very high now, in good condition, and don't seem to be afraid of Sanno Industries.

"Uh-huh, uh-huh, tomorrow at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the Takito Basketball Stadium... you can ask the girl to come over and get the tickets later. Of course, it's not like the Yokohama Arena, whoever comes first gets a seat, and you can't buy it yet... the team There are free tickets. Hahahaha! Don't worry, we will definitely win!" Ito Taku was using the hotel phone nearby. It seemed that his parents had brought his sister over and would go to watch the semifinals tomorrow.

Tomorrow is Sunday, August 8th. Most of Xiangyang’s family members came here because they have a holiday today, Saturday. It can be considered a large gathering of relatives and friends. Most of them took an extra day off and looked forward to Xiangyang’s victory. Queen of the Mountain, don’t even miss Monday’s final.

Akino Tengu highly welcomes this. With family members present, these guys can be extra deadly!
Anyway, get all the chips you can!

Tickets don't matter, the organizer gave a lot of gifts, but... no matter how many come, I only need to apply for one ticket for each player. If you don't want to eat this meal, you can also apply for a few more...

"...Dad, Tazakidu Basketball Stadium, tomorrow at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, you'd better enter a little early, I'm afraid it will be too crowded... You don't have to come over, you have to go to bed early tonight, and you won't be able to see me if you come, not to mention Grandpa’s health is not good either, so you should go to bed early. I’ll find someone to send you the tickets later. I’ll note down your hotel number…”

Hanagata Toru borrowed Akino Amamiya's mobile phone, a Siemens SL1088, which is a flip-top phone!
"Hanagata, Hanagata..." Hasegawa urged him from the side. He also wanted to make a call. Principal Akino's phone number was free, so don't use it in vain.

Hanagata Toru smiled and said into the phone: "Okay dad, there are classmates waiting to call, let's not talk about it for now, see you on the court tomorrow!"

He said, hung up the phone and handed the phone to Hasegawa.

When he returned to his seat, Fujima next to him was nowhere to be seen.

Asked Lin Dong on the right, Lin Dong said: "I went to the bathroom. Speaking of which, I didn't see Senior Fujima calling? Isn't his mother coming to watch his game?"

Hanagata Toru smiled and lowered her voice and said: "Fujima's mother doesn't like him playing basketball..."

"what?"

When I was in the Shoyo team before, I only knew that Fujima was a single-parent family with only one mother. Her mother taught at a university in Osaka and was a respected professor. The family conditions were pretty good, but the mother and son rarely met.

After all, since coming to Xiangyang, Fujima has been preparing for the national competition every summer vacation, so he only goes back to accompany his mother during the winter vacation.

Lin Dong only knew so much about Fujima's family, but he really didn't know that Fujima's mother actually opposed him playing basketball.

Hanagata Toru looked around and confirmed that Fujima was not back, then hesitantly said: "Fujima's parents are actually from Kanagawa. They met in high school and went to school together in Miuradai. Fujima's father was from Kanagawa at that time. The basketball star has led Miuradai to enter the national competition for three consecutive years, and has achieved outstanding results."

"But in his senior year of high school that year, Fujima's father was fouled by someone in the finals of the national competition and suffered a comminuted fracture of his calf. He has been disabled for life ever since."

"After that, I bid farewell to the golf course and went to Osaka to study in college with Fujima's mother, get married, and teach together again. Unexpectedly, when Fujima was 11 years old, another fire broke out in the teacher's dormitory. Fujima's father was unable to attend school because of his leg disability. Escaped... Later, when I found Fujima's father in the ruins, I heard that he was still holding the burnt runner-up certificate of that year's national competition in his arms, covering it tightly. In Fujima's impression, his father was the most precious. s things……"

Lin Dong was stunned.

My lover was injured due to basketball, became disabled, and died because of his disability and that certificate.

It’s easy to imagine Fujima’s mother’s distaste for basketball, and it’s natural that she doesn’t want her son to touch basketball again.

But the fate of Fujima and his son is really...why do they meet scum in the game?
"But Fujima was already very fond of basketball at that time. His father had taught him how to play since he was a child. So when Xiangyang later invited him, he gave up the invitation from Daiei Academy, which was already one of the top eight in the country, and chose to play basketball. Xiangyang, who was only in the first round of the national competition, wanted to replace his father. He wanted to be on the stage of the national competition as a Kanagawa native, reach the finals of the national competition, get his share of the burnt runner-up, and even It’s a championship certificate…”

"What he wants most is probably to use that certificate to worship his father. Don't look at him smiling all day long. That guy actually has too many things on his mind."

"In the past three years, I am the only one who knows how much he has sacrificed for today, but he has never been able to pass the Hainan test."

"Without you, I think we might not have a chance to face Sanno today, let alone win..." Hana Xingtou said, gently putting his hand on Lin Dong's shoulder, looking into his eyes It was full of gratitude and expectation: "Lin Dongjun, thank you! But tomorrow... we must continue to win!"

"Will do."

Lin Dong nodded, and when he turned to look at the door, he saw that Teng Zhen had returned.

"You really don't want to make a call?" It seemed that because of Lin Dong's inquiry just now, Hanagata Toru couldn't help but add another sentence and asked Toma.

Tengzhen glanced at him in surprise, and then at Lin Dong next to him. He was relieved when he found that there was nothing strange on Lin Dong's face. He said with a smile: "Forget it, I asked before, and my mother said she was taking care of him." I'm writing a thesis with some students... I can't come, and I've given all the reimbursement quota for the ticket to Ito. After this competition is over, I will go back to Osaka to accompany her... Where is Lin Dongjun? Where do you plan to go after the competition? "

"I don't know." Lin Dong could see that Teng Zhen didn't want others to know about the past. Quan Dang didn't hear anything just now and said with a smile: "My dad and Sakuragi are here. Maybe they will be there after the game." Let’s spend a few days in Hiroshima.”

"Haha, if we win the championship, I will play with you too!" Hana Xingtou quickly said haha.

"And I!"

"And I!"

"I'll stay and play with you too!" Yuya Ishihara held the drink cup and winked at Lin Dong with a smile on the other side.

"I really want to win the championship. I'll cover the hotel renewal! I'll cover the round-trip tickets! I'll cover the sightseeing items... well, one hundred thousand yen per person!" Akino Amamiya shouted in great excitement: "Come on, students!"

This principal...hasn't this been promised a long time ago?

But everyone still cheered.

"Long live Principal Akino!"

"You must work hard tomorrow!"

"After passing the Mountain King, we must be the champions!"

"HOHOHO! Come on! Come on! Come on!"

There was a commotion in the private room.

"Hehehehe!" Coach Anxi was also holding his thermos cup and laughing happily.

Youth is so good.

………………

On the morning of the 6th, Hiroshima Stadium was already packed with people.

Hainan University and Mingpeng are both dark horses this year in a sense. NHK's full broadcast also added huge momentum to this battle, which was much more lively than any other competition in previous years.

Xiangyang originally wanted to come over early to watch the game, but as the departure was approaching in the morning, several reporters from Basketball Weekly chased us at the door and insisted on taking photos for everyone, saying that they would be used for a special report for the new issue that was rushed at noon, so it was delayed. After a while, there was a sea of ​​people outside the stadium again.

After finally contacting the organizer and entering the venue with the help of security, the game had already reached halftime.

hum hum...

Even though it was half time, the noise was still going on, and the stadium, which could accommodate 6000 people, was packed.

The huge score on the electronic scoreboard surprised everyone in Xiangyang.

Mingpeng Industrial 58: Hainan 39.

The half-time difference of 19 points made people feel as if all the glory of Hainan had been released in the last game, and it seemed that they were doomed.

"Famous friends are so powerful?" Hua Xingtou said in surprise.

"I have watched their games. The center named Shigehiro Mori is indeed very strong and has a huge physical advantage, but..." Fujima frowned and said, "I feel like Amu shouldn't be helpless."

"The score is here." Hasegawa said carelessly: "I guess the entire Hainan team was a little overdrawn in the last game."

"Brother Takato! Brother Takato! This way, this way!" Looking for the seats according to the ticket numbers, they saw Sakuragi Hanamichi waving at them from a distance: "There are seats for you!"

"Hi! Son!" Lao Lin also said hello, and then laughed again: "Hahaha, Yuya!"

"Uncle Lin! I'll sit next to you!"

"Hahaha, good good!"

Lin Dong felt that things like his son were actually ignored most of the time.

Most of the people sitting around him were Xiangyang's relatives and friends. He called him "brother" for a while, which attracted many spectators to look at him.

"Ah, look! Xiangyang's people!"

"The biggest challenger to the strongest mountain king this year!"

"That guy in jeans is Lin Dong, right? He's more handsome than he looks in the newspaper!"

"I think he has good clothes! He wears ordinary jeans and a white T-shirt, but he looks very fashionable. Are all people in the Dragon Kingdom so fashionable?" "Is that a problem with the clothes? It's because he is originally So handsome..."

"Newspapers are black and white, and comparing people to each other is infuriating..."

All kinds of discussions for a while made the already buzzing stands a little more lively.

Shhh!
At this time, the referee's whistle had blown again, and the second half of the game began.

Lin Dong sat next to Sakuragi and asked, "How is Amu doing?"

"Middle-aged people can't do that!" Sakuragi Hanamichi shook his head like a rattle: "I only scored 11 points in the first half. I kept breaking through and was blocked by the big man several times."

"Mori Shigehiro?"

Lin Dong looked towards the court and saw that both sides were already in position and Hainan had the ball.

Trailing by 19 points, there was no trace of panic on Mu Shenyi's face.

Not to mention Mu Shenyi, even the other members of Hainan, including Gao Touli on the sidelines, obviously did not look like they were about to give up the game or feel desperate.

Hainan still uses a positional battle lineup, with Kazuma Takasago inside, power forward Masaru Muto, small forward Kamizou Ichiro, and shooting guard Kiyota Nobunaga.

Trailing by 19 points?Is Hainan no longer glorious?

Mu Shenyi, who was on the field, glanced at the coach of Mingpeng Industry on the sidelines intentionally or unintentionally.

The gray-haired man was sitting upright now, with his arms folded and his brows slightly furrowed. This was very different from the leisurely posture with his legs crossed in the first half.

It seems that he has also seen the crisis of Mingpeng Industry.

Nobunaga Kiyota served from the baseline, and Makoto held the ball past half court. Facing the opponent's point guard who came up to defend, Makoto had a slight smile on his face.

call!
Mu Shen suddenly possessed himself and charged low.

The opponent's 1.8-meter-[-] point guard had just settled down, and was half a second too slow to start. He was completely helpless against Amu's breakthrough speed, and was broken through in an instant.

Muto, who was on the inside, immediately opened his position and ran outside, leaving room for Mu Shenyi to break through.

The opponent's forward hesitated for a moment and then followed.

With Mori Shigehiro on the inside, Hainan's center is just for free, and No. 4 can't get any benefits if he goes in!

This is the truest thought in everyone's mind at Mingpeng Industrial. Why should Hainan be left vacant for this?

The space opened up instantly, and Mu Shen suddenly jumped up to face Sen Chongkuan, who was like an iron tower in front of him.

Mu Shenyi jumped so high that he seemed to be aiming for a dunk, but the next second...

boom!
But at this moment, a huge figure passed over Mu Shenyi's head like a cloud covering the sun.

Shigehiro Mori!
He is taller, has a longer wingspan, and can jump higher than him!
The big hand opened up and swatted downwards like a fly swatter. This block was impossible to avoid regardless of height or angle!

"A Kuan!" The famous coach on the sidelines shouted anxiously.

A smile appeared on Mu Shenyi's lips.

His body was still under control and his balance was not lost at all.

Morishigehiro jumped up, which meant that Kazuma Takasago behind him had created an open space under the basket.

But Mu Shenyi did not pass the ball. These two points are not important. What is important is...

He actively raised his hand towards Mori Shigehiro's block.

Snapped!
Sen Chongkuan's big hand hit Mu Shenyi's arm as hard as a stick.

Shhh!
"White NO.15, the thug fouled! Two free throws!"

The coach of Mingpeng Industry on the sidelines suddenly stood up from his seat, his face pale.

This big idiot had warned him repeatedly during the intermission just now... Now it's all over!

Morishigehiro was startled and raised his hands helplessly. The other players of Mingpeng Industrial also looked at him in surprise.

The corners of Mu Shenyi's mouth were slightly raised.

He and Gao Touli have analyzed the Mingpeng Industrial game video countless times.

With Mori Shigehiro's absolute dominance in the interior and rebounds, it is difficult for Hainan's five small lineups and outsiders to play their due advantages.

Just the four words "no rebounds" are enough to put huge psychological pressure on outside players. In this case, even if you are given an open three-point opportunity, your shooting rate will not be high.

Therefore, instead of fighting for Hainan's accuracy, it is better to try every means to get Mori Shigehiro out of the game.

So throughout the first half... Mu Shenyi always tried his best to attack the inside. No matter how many times he was blocked, no matter how good the opportunity was on the outside, no matter whether he wasted offensive opportunities and the opponent opened the score, he only attacked the inside firmly. , to cause damage to Mingpeng Industrial's insiders, or to be more precise, to cause damage to Mori Shigehiro.

Shigehiro Mori is indeed an astonishing rookie. Faced with the attacks on the basket by Makoto Shinichi, Takasago Kazuma and Muto, he just accepts them all by himself, and Hainan's concentration on attacking the basket is greatly reduced. to 38%, but he also paid the price of three fouls.

And now... finally 4 sins!

Mu Shen exhaled a long breath.

——Only when you are not afraid of failure and don't care about failure, you can win more.

This is what he realized under the huge pressure from Lin Dong during the Kanagawa Prefecture competition, so he didn't care about the boos outside the field in the first half, nor did he care about the scores behind.

From the moment he decided on this tactic and started executing it, his mentality has not changed at all!

Hakata Shougang University's subsidiary fell into this situation, and today's Mingpeng Industry is no exception!
It's time to destroy them.

Shhh!
"Mingpeng Industrial Substitution, No. 15 is on, No. 7 is on!"

If he commits 5 fouls, he will be forced to leave the game. For the remaining fouls, Mingpeng's coach will not dare to keep Mori Shigehiro on the court. After all, he is still leading by nearly 20 points, so he must be reserved for the most critical moment. .

"We lost by 19 points in the first half, just because of this." Fujima said with a smile.

Mu Shinichi of Hainan has been his old enemy since coming to Kanagawa, but he is also a sympathetic friend. He sincerely hopes that Hainan can survive this crisis.

"A natural leader." Lin Dong also commented.

During the prefecture competition, I felt that Maki Shinichi's mentality and emotions were the most stable among all Kanagawa players. Now it seems that he has gone further than before.

"Hehehe, it seems that the situation is favorable to Mu Shinichi." Coach Anzai chuckled. If Hainan can advance to the finals, it will undoubtedly be great news for Kanagawa.

This at least ensures the promotion quota for the Kanagawa Winter Selection and next summer league. If Xiangyang defeats Sanno again and meets Hainan in the finals... then Kanagawa will become the top seed area during the winter selection and will be separated from the originally fixed Each county has one quota, which becomes 2 or possibly 3 promotion quotas...

The game continued on the field. Mingpeng's coach kept talking to Morishigehiro who was sitting down, while looking at the field worriedly. He could only hope that the guys on the field could survive the third quarter first. Even if we are chased by points, we must at least maintain the lead entering the fourth quarter, even if it is only a few points ahead?
It's a pity that such an idea is destined to be in vain under the trap that Hainan spent the entire first half to lay out.

With Shigehiro Mori out of the game, Hainan also replaced Kazuma Takasago and Masaru Muto, and turned to the five-small lineup that had previously defeated Hakata Shang.

Without Mori Shigehiro's well-known inside lineman, Mu Shinichi is simply getting everything he wants, and the new center is simply turning a blind eye.

As the inside line opened up, Hainan's outside line also began to surge. The freshmen who just came on the court actively moved and hit 4 3-pointers in succession. At the end of the third quarter, the point difference had increased from 19 points at the beginning, and Hainan took the lead. 3 points.

Mingpeng Industrial had to use Mori Shigehiro's killer weapon again at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

However, Hainan's touch from the outside has already been released. While Kamizou Ichiro continued to open the score with two consecutive three-pointers, Mu Shenyi's defense once again caused a foul for Morishige's wide ball collision, which was hailed as the strongest Super League this year. The new center forward made an appearance.

In the final quarter, Hainan's offensive was in full swing. Facing Mingpeng, whose confidence had collapsed and his fighting spirit was completely gone, he hit an 18:2 climax and waited until the final whistle blew.

At 107:82, Hainan defeated Mingpeng Industrial with an absolute advantage of 25 points and took the lead in advancing to the national competition finals.

　A brother mentioned before that Fujima's family was very poor. I went to Baidu and found out that it was a fan work, not the original work of Takehiko Inoue. According to Inoue's conception, Xiangyang was originally a private school, even if it was a special recruitment , the family conditions should not be very poor.

　　Therefore, I made Fujima’s settings myself, so I won’t borrow other people’s fan settings.

　　I originally didn’t want to write about the battle in Hainan, but considering the needs of the subsequent plot, I still have to write it. Firstly, Mu Shenyi will be of great use in the future, and secondly, it is for Kanagawa’s seed zone quota and the overall layout, so that we can Paving the way for the real ultimate BOSS in Slam Dunk High School.

　　I won’t go into details about the finals by then. After all, Hainan and Xiangyang can’t come up with new tricks, and they won’t be able to wipe out a single word from everyone.

　　Therefore, we are not afraid to directly predict that the King of the Mountain will be the final chapter of this national competition.

　　There will be another chapter in the afternoon, starting tomorrow, until the battle of the Mountain King is finished. According to the prepared plot, it will probably last two to three days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)