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

Chapter 131 The rapid progress of Sakuragi Hanamichi
  Basketball!

At this time, neither Akagi nor Hanagata Tohru had caught up, and there were only Sakuragi Hanamichi and Lin Dong under the basket.

Rebounding is a technical job...

If we must break down the steps, the first thing to do is awareness and judgment.

If when the basketball has been shot, you are still looking at the shooter and are not ready to start fighting for rebounds, then half the game is lost.

Sakuragi Hanamichi also showed good rebounding ability in the summer qualifiers, but to be honest, in the eyes of Lin Dong who was sitting on the sidelines at the time, it was purely instinctive running after the ball, and then using his body It's just a head-on advantage and jumping advantage, not the slightest bit of skill or awareness at all.

But at this moment, when Mitsui Hisakai just made the shooting action, Lin Dong could feel Sakuragi Hanamichi subconsciously starting to get stuck.

Regardless of whether he really understands or has this awareness, or it is just an instinctive reaction, you have to say that he has at least achieved the first step that a rebounding master should take.

What follows is to determine the approximate bounce point, time and landing point of the basketball on the rim.

Fighting for a favorable position is something everyone who rebounds understands, but what position is advantageous?
  The top of the arc in the three-second zone? To the left of the three-second zone? Right side of the three-second zone?
  If you can't predict this in advance, then you are just gambling on luck, and you are not fighting for the most advantageous position at all.

Although Lin Dong is not the main center, he is very knowledgeable about these basic things.

Just by looking at Mitsui Hisashi's shooting posture, and the slight upward arc change when the basketball is released, we can roughly judge that the ball must be "short".

Mitsui Hisashi shot from the three-point line at the top of the arc on the right side. If the ball was short, it would definitely hit the right front of the basket, and the entire arc in the front right direction of the three-second zone might be a basketball. Drop point.

Then as long as you use your body to block the rebound between the person and the curved surface, that is the most advantageous position to compete for the rebound!
  If you want to calculate all these analyses, your brain cannot calculate them in this flash of light. You can only react instinctively based on experience. This is the difference between masters and ordinary centers.

Lin Dong immediately occupied this position and blocked his back with his right hand at the same time. But at this moment, he discovered that Sakuragi Hanamichi had made almost the same judgment and the same action as him!
  In the exact same reaction, Sakuragi Hanamichi was not even an inch slower.

Coach Anxi on the sidelines was so nervous that he stood up.

There is no doubt about Lin Dongjun's strength, but he is not a true insider after all. He was able to completely suppress Kawada at the basket in the national competition before, which was completely based on the crushing of all-round skills and the crushing of consciousness.

But at this moment, when he faces Sakuragi, when he faces Sakuragi who has devoted all his efforts to training the only skill at the basket, when the two of them abandon everything else and only compete for this rebound...

It’s time to test the final results!
  At this time, Lin Dong's right leg and Sakuragi Hanamichi's left leg were squeezed together, and both arms were blocking each other at the same time, completely entangled together.

And when the bodies come into contact, when everyone's technical movements are similar, when everyone's conscious reactions are equal, and no one can take the lead, the level of strength becomes the only condition that determines victory or defeat.

Lin Dong's eyes were like lightning. Although he was 5 centimeters taller than Sakuragi Hanamichi, his weight was actually 1 kilogram lighter than Sakuragi Hanamichi.

And he had already seen Sakuragi's strength when he was in the training base. Whether it was bench press or deadlift, his level was far above his own.

At this time, while they were fighting for position, Lin Dong felt that the left arm intercepted by Sakuragi Hanamichi seemed to have the power of a thousand pounds.

Although he has better control over his body and is more experienced, his arms are in a better position when suppressing Sakuragi's position. However, without blocking the opponent's position first, he can only maintain his position. Without losing his position, his own experience advantage was offset by the opponent's strength advantage, and he was unable to shake Sakuragi Hanamichi at all.

This guy is really energetic...it just depends on luck.

Bang!
  While the two of them were working hard, the basketball on the rim had already jumped up, and it landed in the direction they had judged.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was more powerful and squeezed Lin Dong to take the lead in rushing toward the ball.

But Lin Dong was faster after all. Although he started from behind, his outstretched hand touched the ball almost at the same time.

Snapped!
  I saw the fingertips of two big hands touching the ball at the same time, but no one took advantage, and actually hit the ball directly to the sideline.

Coach Anxi on the sidelines clenched his fist fiercely!

Yes, Lin Dong is not an insider. When watching him play and train at the training base, it can be seen that what he is good at is not rebounding, and he doesn't even practice his skills around the basket at all.

But after all, he is the super all-around king who once suppressed Masashi Kawada and Mikio Kawada on rebounds. Even if this is just his shortcoming, he still made the entire Japanese high school basketball world unbeatable in the summer league!

Only Sakuragi, only Sakuragi-san really touched Lin Dong's shortcomings. In that ball just now, the two of them were almost evenly matched!
  Coach Anxi's lips trembled slightly.

national treasure!

At this time, the huge arena was already a bit silent.

Not everyone has the same basketball awareness as Coach Anzai. They can't understand what Lin Dong and Sakuragi did and fought for that rebound just now.

But everyone can see that the red-haired boy who made such nonsense before the game is actually entangled with Lin Dongjun, who has never been able to get along with his subordinates, and he has not suffered a loss yet? !
  This……

Shhh!
  The referee's whistle sounded in the slightly quiet arena, and then the referee frowned.

Others were just surprised, but he felt uncomfortable.

It feels like the two of them touched the ball at the same time just now. How to judge this ball?
  Fortunately, today's game was fully videotaped. He made a gesture to review the video and the game was paused.

Miyagi Ryota rushed over and slapped Sakuragi Hanamichi in surprise and joy: "Sakuragi, you are so awesome!"

Mitsui Hisashi was overjoyed and felt his morale rise instantly: "Hahahaha! This is the first time I see a ball that Lin Dong didn't win!"

Takenori Akagi came over and pressed Hanamichi Sakuragi's head hard: "Keep it up!"

As for Sakuragi...

"Wahahahahaha!" Sakuragi Hanamichi's smile was as bright as a flower, and he was so proud that his eyes almost flew to the sky: "Brother Takato, am I so powerful?"

"How can you ask your opponent like this?" Lin Dong was dumbfounded by his question.

This is Sakuragi. If someone else said this to him, it would be regarded as a provocation and then beaten to death.

"Hahaha, Takato-san has admitted that I'm awesome!" Hanamichi Sakuragi smiled even more proudly. All the tension from yesterday went abroad: "Come on, let's have a fight! Hey, you guys, don't Hold me back!"

"Admit your size, but they didn't say anything."

"The guy who shines brightly if you give him some sunshine!"    "He pretended to..."

The generals in northern Hunan felt goosebumps.

Shhh!
  The results of the video playback are out.

Lin Dong was faster and had longer hands, so he hit the ball first, but Sakuragi Hanamichi was actually just a hair away.

But those who were faster were at a disadvantage...

Lin Dong hit the ball out of the sideline, and Xiangbei had the ball.

Miyagi Ryota serves.

Looking at the court, Akagi directly hit the basket, Mitsui was being closely guarded by Hasegawa, Sakuragi was locked up by Lin Dong, Mugure was watched by Ito Taku, and Fujima interfered with the serve.

Miyagi passed the ball directly to Mugure.

Ito Taku wanted to cut into the passing lane, but was thrown away by Mumu with a back turn, and he firmly caught the sideline ball at the top of the left penalty area.

Perhaps many people underestimated the vice-captain of Xiangbei.

In terms of height, speed, ball control, shooting, etc., Kimigure Kimibu seems not to be particularly good at anything, but like Ito Taku, he belongs to the type who has solid basic skills and can do a little bit of everything.

The two are of equal strength, but compared to Taku Ito, who only had the chance to enter the main team this year, Konobu Kigure obviously has a lot more experience.

The moment he caught the ball, he had actually gotten rid of Ito Taku's defense. Faced with Ito Taku's hasty pursuit, Kimugure Kimibu had no intention of cutting in, but simply jumped up on the spot.

The decisive take-off gave Ito Taku who had just turned around no time to block the ball. The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and then hit the net hollowly.

Xiangbei got a good start and led 2:0.

"Xianbei is not bad!"

"That rebound just now, that red-haired guy was so good, even Lin Dongjun didn't grab it!"

"I remember during the live broadcast of the semi-finals of the national competition, Masashi Kawada, who is known as Japan's number one center, didn't get a single rebound in front of Lin Dongjun!"

"Is this redhead more powerful than Masashi Kawada?"

"It seems that Xiangbei's victory over Hainan was not a fluke..."

With the buzzing sound in the stands and the fact that Mumu scored first, Xiangbei's morale has completely returned.

"Roar!" Akagi and Mumu, who were back on guard, clapped their hands, their eyes filled with hope of victory.

Lin Dong is also a human being. As long as someone can restrict him, there will definitely be a chance to win against Xiangyang!

Xiangyang's possession of the ball.

Xiangbei's head start obviously did not cause any psychological distress to anyone in Xiangyang.

Fujima received the ball and carried it through the half court.

Xiangyang's high-level card dealing tactics are intended to be reserved for Sanno to enjoy. After all, with the strength of Xiangyang with Lin Dong, it seems that there is no need to use any tactics to beat any team except Sanno, especially now that Kanagawa is defeated. People talk about the so-called 'golden 10 minutes'. During these 10 minutes, the people of Xiangyang only need to do one thing. Give the ball to Lin Dong first and see if he can hit it...

After all, this is what all the fans in Kanagawa are looking forward to, and everyone is a sensible person.

Facing the opposite Miyagi Ryota, the height difference of 12 centimeters is enough for Fujima to pass the ball without any obstacles.

The basketball was thrust into Lin Dong's hands at the top of the three-point arc.

Hanamichi Sakuragi had obviously known about today's fate for a long time. The rebound just now made him more confident. He shouted at Lin Dong: "Come on, Brother Takato!"

"Heh..." Lin Dong smiled and suddenly rushed towards Sakuragi Hanamichi's right side.

In the past two or three months at the Lloyd training base, Sakuragi Hanamichi has become very familiar with Lin Dong's skills. Although he has been beaten eight times out of ten, there is always a time to stop him.

At this time, adrenaline was surging, and he was in the state. With his prediction in advance, he moved sideways and blocked Lin Dong.

Lin Dong intended to play tricks with him, but the first step was not fatal at all.

Sakuragi had just settled down, and Lin Dong had already moved the ball from his back, suddenly from the right to the left.

The sudden change of direction and impact pushed Sakuragi Hanamichi's center of gravity to the limit, and he was forced to take a step back. With the help of his wingspan, which was not much inferior to that of Lin Dong, he actually stopped him again.

But what followed was a third change of direction with a large lateral shift.

Sakuragi Hanamichi's center of gravity was instantly pulled to pieces.

But the steel teeth bite instantly, and the strength that comes out of nowhere is used to adjust the body again based on this "sparse" center of gravity and balance, and it is once again blocked.

Lin Dong's two changes of direction were just a test. Although he pulled Sakuragi's center of gravity close to the edge of the cylinder explosion, since it was a test, he didn't have to use full speed. He wanted to directly get past Sakuragi's defense. Not that easy.

But he still has a fourth step...

At this time, he suddenly dribbled the ball from the hip, pulling the forward body back one step.

Sakuragi Hanamichi's steps were already staggering at this time, and his body's center of gravity tilted backwards involuntarily.

Lin Dong smiled slightly and took a step back to make a three-pointer.

　Since everyone has guessed the final plot before, you can guess that the fight against Xiangbei will not be too long. Starting from the next chapter, it can end in two or three chapters at most. Today's third chapter will be updated on time at [-] p.m.

　　
  　
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