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

Chapter 111 Defeat, the last punch to defeat the Mountain King

Mountain King's possession of the ball.

Kazunari Fukatsu held the ball, and just after half the ball, he saw Fujima coming towards him.

Looking at the guy in front of him who didn't dare to attack him just now, Fukatsu Kazunari grinned.

The impact just now made him feel a little uncomfortable, and his physical strength was on the verge of breaking point, but he believed that the opponent's situation would only get worse.

Although this guy has not performed well before, this is based on the fact that Sanno is overdrawing his energy and using him up. At this time, if Fujima can be eliminated in advance, it will definitely greatly reduce the pressure on Sanno on both offense and defense.

As long as you get past him, you can kill one of them first!
Fukatsu Kazunari suddenly possessed him and rushed low, but at this moment, what he saw was not the fear and lack of confidence in the other person's eyes, but a sense of complete calmness.

At the same time, the opponent actually took action almost at the same time as he started, and took out Fukatsu Kazunari's ball.

With such a distance, such fatigue, and such a breakthrough speed, the opponent actually dared to take his ball back?

Snapped!
Kazunari Fukatsu's physical strength was indeed not as good as before. His reaction was obviously half a beat too slow and he succeeded in intercepting the ball!

And unlike the previous fatigue, Fujima seemed to suddenly come to life again at this time. While stealing the ball, he rushed out in one step, picked up the flying basketball and headed towards Sanno's position.

The sudden outburst surprised Fukatsu Kazunari. Although he tried hard to catch up, he found that he could not catch up.

Swish!
Got an empty blue and succeeded.

Fukatsu Kazunari looked at Fujima in front of him in astonishment. Where did this sudden physical strength come from?

"Leave him alone! Don't be affected by an unexpected ball!" Goro Domoto shouted anxiously from the sidelines: "Look for the basket! Trust Mikio!"

At 48:75, the score has reached 27 points again. At this time, the Mountain King cannot take any more mental blows!

Kazunari Fukatsu took a deep breath, picked up the baseline ball, launched a fast break, and threw it to Minoru Matsumoto, who was almost at the center line.

Perhaps it was Goro Domoto's words of "Believe in Mikio" that touched Minoru Matsumoto. With the current points difference and the remaining time, Sanno must rely on three points if he wants to chase points!

He rushed in with the ball on a fast break and made a sudden stop when he reached the three-point line.

At this time, I am trying to calm down my emotions, looking for the feeling of taking 2000 three-pointers every day for two months.

After practicing hard for so long, how could he not dare to take action at the most dangerous moment of the Mountain King?
Minoru Matsumoto jumped up slightly, ignoring his intention that was just discovered two or three steps ahead, and was about to defend Hasegawa. This shot was quite decisive!
but……

A figure also jumped up from behind him when he took off, and jumped higher than him.

With a big hand, he plucked the basketball from behind that Minoru Matsumoto was almost about to take!
It's Fujima again!

How could he still jump so high? !
Goro Domoto on the sidelines opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a moment.

At this moment, Fujima seemed to be possessed by the god of war. He took off the basketball and immediately returned to the fast break.

There was only one Fukatsu Kazunari on the Sanno position who had not yet run over. He took a deep breath and intercepted in front of Fujima. He opened his long wingspan and stared at the opponent with his eyes like lightning, trying to intercept the ball. Or force Fujima to slow down and wait for Sanno to return to defense.

But this time, Fujima didn't hesitate anymore and jumped high to face Kazunari Fukatsu who was guarding the basket.

Fukatsu Kazunari jumped up to intercept, and aimed at the basketball with his big hand.

Snapped!
Swish!
A crisp sound of a beater was accompanied by the sound of a basketball hitting the net hollowly.

Pull the lever!

All the Sanno players stopped and looked at Kazunari Fukatsu and Fujima over there with some disbelief.

Fujizami, who landed on the ground, gasped for air until the referee's whistle sounded.

"The goal is valid. The white thug No. 4 committed a foul and received an extra penalty!"

Feeling the sound of Sanno fans being silenced in the stadium, feeling the focus of NHK cameras, and seeing the mother covering her mouth at the edge of the stands.

call……

Fujima let out a long breath, and his heavy breathing seemed to calm down a lot.

The appearance of his mother allowed him to untie the knot in his heart and release himself.

However, it was Lin Dong's all-out effort that gave him time to adjust, and it was Lin Dong's trust that gave him the chance to redeem himself.

Japan's number one defender...let the whole of Japan know you!
At this moment, Fujima seemed to have been reborn.

He grinned at Fukatsu Kazunari.

And this smile is tantamount to murder and heart-wrenching.

If these two goals were scored by Lin Dong, neither Fukatsu nor anyone else from Sanno, they would not have any other feelings, and it would only arouse their fighting spirit to refuse to admit defeat.

But this is Fujima...

These two goals, from steals to goals, had nothing to do with Lin Dong, but came from the small role that Sanno Industrial regarded as negligible before the game and could lock them up with just one person!

If there is only one Lin Dong to deal with, and it is in line with Sanwang's pre-war tactical arrangements, then no matter how big the score difference is, Sanwang's people will have a belief that has been established for a month or two to persevere.

But when other people around Lin Dong can also stand up...

Ozaki Masatoshi in the stands stood up without saying a word and turned to leave.

Goro Domoto sat back on the bench with a bang, unable to say another word.

After two full months of preparation, we still didn't even see the opportunity to shine the bayonet in the last quarter.

This is not to blame the Sanno team members, but only himself... He was too obsessed with Lin Dong's personal abilities. He was dazzled by Lin Dong's performance in those video tapes, so much so that he forgot about Xiangyang's Fujima himself. It is also a level that can compete with Mu Shenyi.

He ignored the bottomless physical strength of this Xiangyang team, and even more ignored Lin Dong's leadership ability. It was he who allowed Xiangyang, who was already stunned at the time, to quickly gather together, and then use the four-man counter-movement to effectively fight against him. The consumption of the mountain king was eliminated.

In the first half, the attrition tactic was originally prepared for Lin Dong alone, but Xiangyang in turn consumed the mountain king, so that it seems that Lin Dong now has no problem even if he attacks with all his strength in the half!
It's because I'm blind...

The light in Domoto Goro's eyes has dimmed.

Kazunari Fukatsu, Eiji Sawabita and others stood blankly on the spot, and the remaining fighting spirit in their eyes disappeared at this moment.

Goro Domoto stood up and walked to the referee's seat with difficulty.

Lost.

Fujima was in good form, and Lin Dong didn't seem exhausted to the point of exhaustion. He even felt like he could play the rest of the half.

On the Sanno side, Mikio has become confused, and the others have also lost their fighting spirit... There will be no results if they continue to fight. In this state, they will not learn anything, and will only be defeated by each other in front of the whole country. Completely destroyed.

Kawada and Zebei have to go to the United States to play, and we cannot let them lose all their confidence and will in one game.Mikio is also the pillar of Sanno's future. He cannot be fooled into completely losing confidence in his first competition.

The responsibility lies with the tactics formulated by his coach. They have already performed very well, and there is no need to subject them to psychological torture on the court.

Shhh!
"Sanno Industrial, please replace..."

As all five players on the field were replaced, everyone read the substitution signal.

The mountain king gave up.

Many spectators in the stands sadly left their seats, but most of them were still humming in a low voice, and many applauded.

But I don’t know whether this applause is for the Mountain King who gave up early, or for the invincible Xiangyang.

Mu Shenyi in the stands had a solemn face.

He thought that Sanwang would lose, and even thought that Xiangyang had at least a 7% chance of winning.

But to be honest, I never thought that Sanwang would lose so miserably. They actually gave up the game with several minutes left in the third quarter.

This is Sanno Industries. Sanno is known as the strongest in history. It is said that he even won a sparring match with the Japanese national team, but he couldn't escape the curse of being clocked out early by Lin Dong!

Doesn't this mean that Xiangyang, with Lin Dong, can even abuse the Japanese national team?
What kind of 16-year-old monster is this?

"Hahahahaha!" Kiyota Nobunaga laughed heartlessly: "Sanno Industries is not much better than us. A few days ago, the newspapers kept mocking us in Hainan's prefectural competition. Why don’t you give up the game..."

Tsuchiya Junze looked at the side and was stunned: "Amu, are you going to fight against such an opponent tomorrow..."

call……

Mu Shen took a long breath and turned to look at him: "Gloating about your misfortune?"

"No, no! Absolutely not!" Tsuchiya Jun waved his hands quickly. Senior Amu was also his nemesis when he was in junior high school.

But Mu Shenyi just made a joke with him.

Mu Shen laughed: "Haha, it's not like we haven't fought before!"

…………

Coach Anxi stood up on the sidelines. While watching the Sanno players leave the field, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Lin Dong again.

The young man who still seemed to be at ease on the court at this moment broke his cognition once again.

What is leadership?

It's not about tactical arrangements or empty words. Those are the coach's business and can only scratch the surface.

A true leader does not rely on words, but uses unparalleled self-confidence to withstand all pressure at critical moments.

It is to give full trust to teammates at all times, to be able to give full tolerance to teammates, and even to become invisible when necessary, giving the stage to teammates who need it more... Only by doing all of these, can it be possible to help those who have already been in desperate situations. Only when teammates who have collapsed regain their confidence and unleash their potential can a team truly be united and unleash its greatest combat effectiveness.

Xiangyang is lucky to have such a person.

If we only rely on Lin Dong’s personal ability, Coach Anxi feels that he may really need to fight until he is exhausted to have a [-]% to [-]% chance of winning the Mountain King. But for Lin Dong who has such leadership ability, he doesn’t even need to Go all out and let Xiangyang clock out in the third quarter!

In fact, when I talked to him before the game, I should have seen that Lin Dong was already confident.

There was no suspense in this game from the beginning, and it was all under Lin Dong's control.

Whether it was himself, Goro Domoto, or even the Basketball Association who was secretly making moves, everyone still underestimated him...

So much so that Coach Anzai suddenly felt that Lin Dong deliberately stopped playing when Xiangyang started, all because he wanted Fujima and the others to fall into a situation of breaking first and then standing... Hehehe, maybe he over-interpreted it.

but……

Frankly speaking, Longguo's basketball has been really strong in recent years, and Coach Anxi has been paying attention to it.

Like Wang Zhizhi, who just went to the Dallas Mavericks, like Yao Ming, who is now flourishing in the Dragon Country CBA League, and Hu Weidong, known as the Jordan of Asia, etc... But all of these people don't seem to have as much potential as Lin Dong. .

He is only 16 years old!

Coach Anxi suddenly felt a little sad.

Sakuragi-san and Rukawa-san, they both have the potential to become superstars, and they are also geniuses that are rare in Japan for a century. But when they meet Lin Dong, they will probably live in his shadow for the rest of their lives... …

But Coach Anxi also felt a little lucky.

Such a person is still in Japan at least for the time being, and he can make Rukawa and Sakuragi grow faster.

And if they all truly grow up and fully realize their talents, that may be the day when Asian basketball and the yellow race completely break the dominance of the Western world!
Coach Anxi also walked to the referee's seat.

Sanno's main force has gone all-in, so there is no need for Xiangyang's five tigers to stay on the court. The full 30-point difference is not a gap that can be evened out in one quarter by a few substitutes from Sanno.

There is also the finals against Hainan tomorrow.

"Xiangyang substitutes..."

The main players on both sides did their best, making the rest of the game boring.

Even the on-site commentary was a little uninterested in watching the game... While occasionally commenting on a few words, most of the time he was feeling sorry for Sanno Industries, but at the same time he was not shy about praising Xiangyang and Lin Dong. .

The Japan Basketball Association may be able to influence the tournament organizing committee, but it cannot yet influence NHK.

As far as NHK is concerned, even if this cooperation between NHK and the NBA is done by the Basketball Association, it is nothing more than an errand boy who comes to the door to promote basketball. Don’t get it wrong. The Basketball Association has no control over who wants to please whom and how they want to explain it.

Although there were only [-] to [-]% of the audience left, the lack of people setting the pace on the court, coupled with the compliments from the commentators, finally began to change the tone. By the last few minutes, there were already many People were cheering for Xiangyang's good game as a substitute.

And when the final whistle sounded, the score on the electronic scoreboard finally settled on a series of numbers that were not too ugly.

78: 92.

The 16-point difference recovered by the Sanwang substitutes could not change any result.

The Mountain King is defeated and eliminated.

Xiangyang advances to the national competition finals!
　Let’s update them together, since they are all today’s updates anyway.

　　The end of the Mountain King War means that the national competition is also over. There will be no updates today. There will be some finishing work tomorrow, and then a new plot will start, which will be updated on time at 8 o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)