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

Chapter 164 The final is coming

Ozaki Masatoshi resigned and stepped down as president of the Japan Basketball Association. He bowed and apologized to the national audience on NHK TV and read out the "Statement of Guilty" that he spent a night writing.

The position of president of the Japan Basketball Association has become vacant. Considering the upcoming youth training cooperation with the NBA, the Nike Summit, etc., the Sports Agency is expected to re-select a new president to take charge of the direction of Japanese basketball within a month. …

This news on the morning of the 6th finally brought an end to the "premeditated wounding" incident that had been causing a lot of trouble in the past two days.

Ordinary people naturally celebrated and cheered for this, but some people in the basketball circle secretly sighed.

If we really want to evaluate Masatoshi Ozaki, his contribution to Japanese basketball is absolutely obvious to all.

If it was just because he instigated the Sanno players to use dirty tricks against Shohoku, it would not be enough to shake his status, nor would it be enough for the Sports Agency to immediately remove him like a bridge-burner.

It was obviously because he had offended someone behind his back, and he must be an expert in Japan who was so powerful that his hands and eyes could reach the sky.

But this kind of thing, I have some idea in my mind and can take it as a warning. No one in the circle would be stupid enough to raise such an objection. Firstly, the reputation itself is untenable. Secondly... something like that is terrible. Energy, let alone exposing it, even just guessing the identity of the other party is enough to frighten people in these circles, and they only dare to think about it but dare not say it out loud.

.........But one thing is certain, after such a fuss, the hope of the whole people has been transferred to Xiangbei, hoping that Xiangbei can represent Japan and defeat the 43 billion strongest man from the Dragon Kingdom!

After all, it was called "Defeat the Dragon Country", so many people who had not paid attention to basketball before couldn't help but follow the trend and take a look. This made this national high school winter selection tournament become a hot topic. On an unparalleled level of heat.

The topic of basketball continues to rise in Japan.

In addition, the 6th happened to be a Saturday, so NHK broadcast live the game between Shohoku and Luoan in the morning, as well as the game between Shoyang and Hakata Commerce University in the afternoon, and the ratings soared, once exceeding 6%.

With the attention of fans across the country, both teams successfully advanced.

It is worth mentioning that NHK conducted separate interviews with Luoan and Hakata Commerce University before the game. This was mainly because everyone knew enough about Xiangyang and Shohoku, so they wanted to look at it from another angle. The audience understands the game.

As a result, when interviewing Luo An in the morning, the excitement and fighting spirit of Luo An's security guards really made the audience in front of the TV brighten up. They also shouted the slogan "Xiangbei can defeat the mountain king, we can also defeat Xiangbei". Unexpectedly Then they were swept by 117:65. The top four teams were unable to fight back in the whole game, which finally made people see the horror of Xiangbei.

And wait until the afternoon...the interview affiliated with Hakata Commerce University will be even more interesting.

It seems that he has seen the fate of Luo An, who was full of confidence in the morning, and has also seen through that this interview on the TV station is not to cheer up Hakata Shang at all, but purely to create some topics, so that he can watch the bold words released here. Being slapped in the face or something.

The heart of Hakata Shōda is to pull out the cold.

How come Hakata Shoudai was still a national runner-up team last year, so why is it now reduced to a background fish belly for people's entertainment?

Everyone can see Xiangyang's strength, and Hakata Shangda has no ill intentions.

But the ball can be lost. If you want to entertain me, you can’t!

So the coaches and players affiliated with Hakata University of Commerce remained silent for a time when they were interviewed. They came and went with only one word: "Yeah."

Even when it came time to take the field, the coach of Hakata Shougang University didn't even say a word of encouragement. He still dismissed the camera with just one word: "... let's go."

The final game result was 118:85.

It can be seen that Xiangyang is still giving face. Except that Lin Dong only played for 10 minutes and took a rest as usual, Xiangyang did not really try his best on the defensive end in the second half.

But even though Xiangyang was missing Lin Dong and didn't try his best on the defensive end, he still had a 50-50 split with Hakata Shouda's full lineup.

Both sides are offensive teams that are more offensive than defensive. Shoyang also showed that they used high-position tactics, pulling Hanagata Toru outside the three-point line to play misplaced offenses, opening up Hakata Shodai's inside line. space.

Hakata Shang University suffered terribly from this trick.

Their ace is center Jiro Tanaka, whose inside strength is not inferior to Takenori Akagi, but if he chooses to guard the basket, his inside is empty, let alone Fujima, even if Taku Ito breaks through, he will be accurate every time, and he will eat the cake. Takano Shoichi directly scored in double figures.

But if he chooses to guard the inside, Hanagata Toru's mid-range shooting will leave Hakata Shodai helpless.

This guy's mid-range shot is so accurate, he's tall, and with a backward hand, he's simply unstoppable.

Xiangyang, who lacked Lin Dong, was able to stabilize the runner-up Hakata Shangdai in last summer league. This made many fans who were optimistic about Xiangbei and badmouthed Xiangyang and said that Xiangyang was a one-man team calmed down. .

Is this considered a one-person team?

Everyone seemed to finally recall the horror of Shoyo who dominated Japan during the summer league.

Yes, this dark horse Xiangbei is indeed very strong.

But Xiangyang has always been the king who has always stood at the top, waiting for others to challenge him. Xiangbei has just got the ticket to challenge them!

——The two heroes of Kanagawa met again for the final. Prefectural Governor Hiroshi Okazaki delivered an important speech, sharing the secret of Kanagawa’s great success in sports.　　　——The invincible king, facing the boy who slayed the dragon!

——Both sides have defeated the so-called strongest mountain king!

——Is it the 43 billion most powerful man who firmly holds the throne, or is it the dragon-slaying boy who creates a myth that defies heaven?

——At 7:2 pm on the 30th, the National High School Basketball Winter Trials Finals, Xiangyang VS Shohoku, will be broadcast live on NHK!

At 8 p.m., Dong Lin’s house...

"I have already obtained the quota for you at the Nike Summit in April." Lao Li's voice came from the other end of the phone: "At that time, Long Guo will have two quotas to participate. You also know the other one. You two are at the Lloyd Training Base. Zhu Fangyu, who played with me, I heard from him that we have a good relationship. How is it going? When will you decide to return to China?"

"Probably in mid-February, then I will return to China for the Spring Festival."

"Are things arranged at the school? If you consider going to the United States to play high school basketball or college basketball, your student status is still very important. You must keep it well. If you want to go to the NCAA, you must have a high school diploma. Of course, You can also arrange for me to be affiliated to some domestic sports colleges. If you want to go to the NCAA or NSAA, it will be easier to handle."

"No need for the time being. The Xiangyang school is very familiar with me and has agreed to keep my student status, but I don't have to go to class. I'll have to wait until the World Championships are over." Lin Dong said, "Even if I want to go to the United States, it's probably It’s already next year.”

"Yeah, that's fine." Lao Li said with a smile: "I'm also paying attention to your winter selection game. Speaking of which, the level of high school basketball in Japan is really a bit beyond my expectation. It's better than that in their country. The team is still strong...incredible."

Regarding this issue, I am afraid that only Lin Dong in the world now understands what is going on.

It's a pity that I can't tell it.

Lin Dong said: "I heard that the Japan Basketball Association has conducted a detailed investigation of high school basketball in the past two years and believes that it has ushered in a talent blowout period. It can receive full support from the Japanese government and major sponsors, and the NBA The youth training cooperation should be negotiated for this reason."

"Yeah, I've heard of it." Lao Li said with a smile: "It's the same in China, starting from Yao Ming, to people like Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue, and more importantly, you... I feel that you are also a basketball talent in Longguo. It’s a blowout, maybe this is really the harbinger of the rise of Asian basketball.”

"As for the current basketball strength in Asia, although our Dragon Kingdom is still the only one, Japan's progress makes people feel that the threat cannot be underestimated. I heard that they have applied for next year's U19 World Championships, and now Japan is ranked No. 21 in the FIBA ​​Youth World Rankings. No. 3, No. 19 in Asia. According to the rules, they will not be able to play. However, since there are several higher-ranked teams in front of them that may abandon the competition, and the organizer is in Seoul, South Korea, South Korea will automatically get a spot. Therefore, considering that Asia The audience in the district has a high possibility of participating in the U World Championships.”

"I think the level of this group of high school players in Japan has surpassed that of the Korean national youth team ranked above them, and they are not completely without threat to us. In addition, they have been very popular in the media recently, so the country has also been very concerned about Japanese basketball recently. The more attention you pay, the more people will inevitably pay attention to you." Lao Li said: "This is an opportunity for you, but it also means that if you do not perform well, then I will inevitably do the same when I fight for you. Frustrated.”

"So..." Lao Li said with a smile: "Please go all out for tomorrow's finals and come up with the most beautiful report card. Then you and I will feel much more relaxed."

After hanging up Lao Li's call, Lin Dong felt a little emotional for a while.

In the blink of an eye, it has been almost a year since I came to Japan, or... it has been almost a year since I was reborn through time travel.

A lot of things really happened this year, whether it was the intersection between the characters in the Slam Dunk comics and me after they entered reality, or the year of hard training that allowed me to surpass my previous limits...

Speaking of which, it really feels a bit like a novice village when playing games.

And now, it's time to get out of this novice village.

The Nike Basketball Summit, the World Championships, and even the trip to the United States are the real stages to test the results of this year's training.

As for tomorrow’s final.

The evolved Kaede Rukawa and Hisashi Mitsui, the talented Sakuragi Hanamichi, and the psychological master Mitsuyoshi Anzai.

Their lineup is indeed very strong. If they faced themselves in the summer league, even if Kitano's training on Xiangyang was taken into account, the chance of winning might not be more than 50%.

But now...

Think of it as a complete end to this novice village.

In fact, no one understands his true strength now. Even Lin Dong himself doesn't know where his current limit is.

The only thing that is certain is that I feel that I have surpassed the peak I had when I was 19 years old.

This is not only due to the fact that the potential of the body itself is greater than that of the previous life, but also due to my own training experience, and even more due to the many things that happened this year that have made the most difficult to improve the state of mind to grow.

Come here, Xiangbei.

Let me see how far you can go.

I also hope that I can see where my limits are!

(End of this chapter)