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

Chapter 22 The extinguished flame
"The outcome has been decided, and the overall situation has been decided." Shigeichi Taoka gave an eight-word conclusion.

Uozumi and others next to him were a little surprised.

As a coach known for his rigor, it is difficult for Shigeichi Taoka to spit out such words.

But it was only 7 points, and it was just over a minute into the game. Such a point difference meant nothing at all.

"Observe more the actions of No. 13, observe his habits and loopholes." Shigeichi Taoka ignored Uozumi and the others, but said to Akira Sendō next to him: "That newcomer may be our biggest obstacle to Lingnan this year. !”

"Does the coach think Rukawa has lost?" Sendō Akira said.

He has played against Rukawa Kaede. He is not a guy who gives up easily, and his growth rate in the game is quite amazing.

Sendō Akira frowned slightly: "I don't think he wants to give up. This might be an opportunity for him to transform and grow."

"You only saw their skills, but not their hearts." Shigeichi Taoka said with a wry smile: "Growth? That depends on yourself and your opponents!"

"A small sapling stands in a violent storm, swings with the wind and remains standing. It will naturally grow. But if it refuses to move with the wind, what if it has to fight head-on with the strong wind? Even if the opponent is not the strong wind but the strong wind. Where’s a powerful chainsaw?”

Sendō Akira was slightly startled.

"Rukawa Kaede is not you and Amu. He is too young to cope with such adversity. If I were coach Anzai, I would replace Rukawa Kaede now." Shigeichi Taoka said seriously: "Otherwise, wait for him Not only did I lose this game, but my confidence in playing was completely destroyed!"

He couldn't help but look at Coach Anzai on the bench in Xiangbei, and saw the white-haired old man sitting upright on the bench with a thermos cup in his hand, showing no intention of substituting.

Really don’t want to change people?

If someone else had this attitude, Shigeichi Taoka might have ridiculed him by saying, "I don't understand anything." But that was a white-haired Buddha after all.

Even if you sit there and do nothing, it always gives people an inscrutable feeling.

Taoka Shigeichi couldn't understand.

What is Coach Anxi thinking?
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shuh~
The basketball went hollow into the net and Xiangyang took the lead, 7:0.

After a brief silence, the arena erupted into huge cheers.

Xiangyang!Xiangyang!Xiangyang!

Lin Dong!Lin Dong!Lin Dong!

"That No. 13 is so strong!"

"As expected of the quarter-finals, it's not at the same level as the previous preliminaries!"

"Isn't that right? I think Xiangbei defeated his opponent by dozens of points in the previous preliminaries, but now when he meets Xiangyang..."

"The No. 11 in Xiangbei is totally unattractive. Why don't you let the red-haired man guard the No. 13? I think the red-haired man is quite energetic, much better than the lifeless No. 11." It must be a boy's voice.

"Come on on the 13th!"

Now it was not just Xiangyang's cheerleaders, the entire stadium seemed to be moved by the three opening goals, and the cheers were completely one-sided.

"Lin Dongjun is so handsome!"

"Lin Dong! Lin Dong! Lin Dong!"

"Ruchuan...Ruchuan..."

With the support of the Xiangyang girl group, even though the Rukawa Ming trio tried their best, their voices were as thin as a mosquito's whisper, and they were completely defeated.

A 7-point difference does not seem to be a difficult number to catch up with on the basketball court.

But when Miyagi Ryota received Sakuragi Hanamichi's baseline serve again, he suddenly felt that something was not right in the atmosphere.This kind of discomfort and pressure does not just come from the one-sided cheers in the stands, but also comes from the field and from my teammates!

Needless to say, Rukawa Kaede didn't even need to look at him. He had three goals in just over a minute, and was interrupted three times by his opponent. No matter who it was, it would be impossible for him to maintain a good score. mentality.

Akagi's expression seemed to have become a little stiff, and he no longer had the calmness that he used to say "It's okay, come again" when he lost points for the first time.

This is not just a matter of mentality, but it is obvious that even Takenori Akagi doesn't know what to do for a while, and doesn't know how to open up the situation at this moment.

Mitsui on the other side was already panting.

Although the close entanglement of the opponent's No. 6 did keep Mitsui running exhausted, it was only more than a minute into the game, and the timeout was only a few minutes. No matter how much running and fighting, he would not be so tired. right.

It's because Hisashi Mitsui feels the pressure...the pressure from the overwhelming cheers in this arena, the pressure from the complete defeat of each other's ace matchup, the pressure from Xiangyang's opening momentum!

Miyagi Ryota trotted and dribbled the ball across the half court, and stabilized his position a little past the midline.

All positions in Xiangyang are already in place.

The whole Xiangbei team seems to have been stunned by Xiangyang's opening three goals. The running is obviously not as smooth and active as the first two goals...

Miyagi Ryota had a vague feeling, as if there was a huge haze hanging over everyone in Shohoku.

That's a kind of... darkness!
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Against Ito Taku's defense, he shot from mid-range and the basketball bounced out of the frame. Sakuragi Hanamichi's rebound gave Shohoku a lifeline. Together with Akagi, he ate a flower shape under the basket and finally broke Shohoku's scoring drought.

But just when the morale of Xiangbei was slightly boosted, what followed was deeper despair.

Miyagi couldn't guard against Ito Taku's pass. The height difference was too big. With a high profile in the air, the offense would not be interfered with at all.

Toru Hanagata at the basket did not suffer against Takenori Akagi. Although Hasegawa and Takano were slightly worse on the offensive end, Lin Dong was enough to make up for it all.

As soon as the ball reached the hands of No. 13 Xiangyang, the whole stadium was filled with cheers.

Rukawa Kaede couldn't guard against him.

As if thinking of the method used against Lingnan Xiandao, Sakuragi Hanamichi also instinctively participated in the defensive double-teaming, but even if it was two against one, it was still meaningless.

Breakthroughs, jump shots, simple methods may not look fancy, but they are definitely worth the effort, and it has even given the audience the feeling that his shot is equal to the goal.

开场7分钟，8投8中，包括2个3分和2个2+1，砍下20分，还送出了4个助攻、1次盖帽以及恐怖的6次抢断。

The absolute core engine of Xiangyang, almost every goal of Xiangyang is related to him!

The score on the electronic scoreboard has reached 31:8...

Hanamichi Sakuragi scored 2 points for a bad luck slap in the face, Takenori Akagi scored 2 points for a slam dunk, Hisashi Mitsui scored 3 free throws after being fouled on a 3-pointer, and Ryota Miyagi made a defensive foul on Taku Ito. Also relying on free throws, I scored 2 point on 1 of [-] free throws.

After all, apart from Takenori Akagi's 2 points, there were only 2 lucky shots and 4 free throws. Shohoku had no other serious scoring...

This is not just from Xiangyang's tight defense, it is not Xiangbei's level, but when the ace is completely blocked by the opponent, Xiangyang's momentum is overwhelming.

Except for the anxious and energetic Sakuragi Hanamichi, all members of Shohoku were breathing heavily and began to look at Coach Anzai on the sidelines frequently.

The flame in Rukawa Kaede's eyes was finally extinguished slowly.

In 7 minutes, he consumed almost all his energy, but only got a big duck egg data of 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.

From the first time the opponent's No. 13 intercepted the pass from Ryota Miyagi, he never touched the ball again!

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