Black Basketball: Before the miracle became an army, I had already won the championship

That afternoon, before the match between Teiko Middle School and Okayama Middle School.

Everyone in the audience was talking about Teikou, who made it back to the finals this year, and their jaw-dropping first-year twins, as well as the other half of the region who also made it to the finals. In terms of dominance, they were even better than last year’s Okayama.

Before the high school IH qualifiers ended, the finals of the national competition attracted everyone’s attention.

The audience that supports Teiko is looking forward to the third-year team members winning the championship before leaving junior high school, while the Okayama audience is looking forward to them taking their second consecutive championship to high school basketball.

Amid the heated discussion among all the spectators and fans, with one hour left before the game, the venue was already full of people, and the whole stadium was boiling with noise.

Looking around, there are clear boundaries between the spectator stands on both sides. That was in the finals, the school cheering groups from Teikou and Okayama.

‘Victory in every battle’

‘Mountains stop and rivers travel’.

The banners hanging on the stands were Teiko’s white on one side and Okayama’s black on the other. The rumbling cheers made everyone feel the enthusiasm for victory from both teams, which aroused even more. the enthusiasm of other viewers.

At this time, Teikou and Okayama.

Before entering the court, they were surrounded by weekly basketball reporters stationed at the scene.

Teiko side

“Shigure-san, you will have a decisive battle with the strong Okayama next. Do you feel any pressure or nervousness?”

The reporter’s question is not without purpose. No matter how outrageous the player Akito Shigure’s performance is in this conference, he is only a first-year rookie after all. The championship is right in front of him. Under such high pressure, he is in the game. , it is normal for the mentality to change.

This reporter was very curious about this.

Then… he saw Shigure Akito and shook his head,”No~ No matter who the opponent is, I don’t feel pressure. and nervousness, the stronger the opponent becomes.……”

Heart: The more intense the reward is~

Mouth: The higher the mood is~

The faint excitement in Shigure Akito’s voice made everyone in Teikou muster up their momentum. the other side.

Okayama side.

Unlike the reporter from Teikou’s side who first asked the super rookie Akito Shigure, the one who was asked the question here at Okayama was their captain Kasayuki Hagioka.

When asked by a reporter from Basketball Weekly about the championship, Hagioka Kasasa responded as calmly as ever:”No matter what goal you want to achieve, you must be down-to-earth and step-by-step.……”

“At this point, I think we’re prepared.”

The meaning is self-evident

……

After debuting.

Shigure Akito finally saw the ‘Okayama Miracle’ that had never appeared in the original plot.

The black jerseys, the starting players are the tallest on average in the entire school, and they have refined muscles. Compared to the junior high school students, they clearly have the”look” of the high school level of 630.

The momentum is unusual.

Boom~!

Boom~!

Boom~!

During Okayama’s warm-up, although they didn’t look like they were deliberately showing off, even the point guard easily completed dunks during the pass and cut, which still aroused exclamations from the scene.

So much so that the atmosphere among Teikou’s substitutes doing shooting training became a little tense.

“Although not everyone in Okayama’s starting lineup is the strongest in the country, collectively as a team they are definitely number one, not even Teikou!”

“whispering sound……~”

“Isn’t it just a dunk? Shigure can dunk more than them!”

In the audience, Shinji Kuro, who came to watch the finals with Reiji Fukaya, immediately retorted after hearing the words of an uncle next to him.

On the side.

Reiji Fukaya nodded.

The uncle frowned and glanced over, and then, I saw Shinji, a black man with a fierce look on his face and a height of 190cm.

Uncle:”……”

So high!

Teiko’s school uniform?

What do today’s junior high school students eat when they grow up?!

On the field.

Diguang was still doing warm-up training step by step. but.

When they heard Okayama’s people bombarding the basket, they couldn’t help but look back.

Especially the substitute players of Di Guang

“Cheer up, don’t let them distract you. Our starting players, except Jiang Chang, can also dunk, right? Isn’t Shigure’s flying dunk enough to watch?”

Jiang Chang Changli:”……”

I thank you!

Sho Izawa, who was entrusted with the important task of this game, scolded the substitutes, and Asahi Nanaki continued with a shameless expression:”You need to warm up well.……”

“This is the final, even if you are a substitute, you must be ready to play at any time”

“yes!”

“yes!”

Although they answered energetically, you can still see their nervousness.

Among the people on the team now, even the third-year players have no championship experience and have not taken that step. Although it is difficult to explain, they are indeed weak in terms of momentum. One step ahead of Okayama.

For example, Shigure and Nijimura, as first-years, were dunking during the warm-up, but no one on Okayama’s side, including the substitutes, was distracted for even a moment.

At this moment. Shi. Yu Qiuren picked up a basketball and quietly walked towards the midfield.

The number of spectators suddenly expanded. Naturally, there were many spectators who only came to the scene for the finals. Everyone looked at Diguang 7 with doubts, wondering who he was. What kind of medicine is being sold in the gourd?

Are you planning to start from midfield and then sprint for a dunk?

On the other side.

Shigure Akito suddenly approached their warm-up half, finally attracting Okayama’s attention.

Then they saw , Shigure Akito… bends his knees, joins the ball, and raises his hand.

In the middle circle, Shigure easily makes a super long three-pointer. With a ‘swish’ sound, the basketball passes through the net crisply, and the three-pointer is hit.

“……”

After a brief silence, the audience suddenly burst into cheers, shocked by Akito Shigure’s incredible three-pointer.

“What a long three-pointer!”

“Can this also be entered?”

“That is Di Guang’s trump card, the long three-pointer is his signature technique”

“ah?”

“Can you shoot like this during a game?”

In the audience, Kurono Shinji and Fukaya Reiji looked at each other in surprise. They were only released from the training camp on the day of the Teiko finals, so this was the first time they saw the All-China Competition version of Shigure Akito.

I didn’t expect… this guy has such an outrageous three-point ability again.

On the court.

Phew~!

Akito Shigure’s movements haven’t stopped yet.

After taking the first three-point shot, he immediately ran and settled down instantly. , Nijimura Shuzo’s pass was delivered as accurately as a shadow.

Then… it was the elegant shot of ‘Ichiro Kamizou·Super long three-pointer’.

The action was smooth and smooth.

The three-point shot!

Swish~!

The moment the net was passed through , causing a ripple.

Shigure Akito was in the middle circle, stepping on the mark of ‘Kamiso Ichiro, God’s Domain’, and hit several more in a row, and further and further away, until he crossed the center line, and then he stopped..The main reason for being able to do this is because of Shigure’s latest talent, Shen Zou Ichiro.

【God’s Limit: If Kamizouichiro uses a certain scoring skill to hit a three-pointer in the ‘God’s Domain’, the usable range of the skill will be increased, breaking the limit, and can be increased up to 3 times]

At the same time, due to the previous game’s As a reward for winning, he once again completed Kiyota Nobunaga’s advancement.

【Name: Shigure Akito】

【Position: Point guard, point guard, small forward】

【School: Teiko Middle School (Grade 1)】

【Height: 176】

【Class: B】

【Offensive attributes】

【Near throw: 90→91】

【CIC: 105】

【Three Points: 120】

【Dunk: 105→111】

【Layups: 110】

【Common properties】

【Pass control: 103】

【Strength: 88→90】

【Anti-interference: 95】

【Bounce: 112】

【Runs: 99】

【Dribbling: 88】

【defensive attributes】

【Rebounds: 94→100】

【Blocked shots: 92→98】

【Interference: 92】

【Steals: 97】

【Unlocked slam dunk players: Normal data player ‘Tomoka Goshiro’, Normal data player ‘Kyota Nobunaga’, Normal data player ‘Tomoyuki Uekusa’, Normal data player ‘Kamiso Ichiro’, Training data player ‘Sendō Akira’, Normal data player ‘Fujima Kenji’]

At this time, the audience was already in a state of excitement. The warm-up alone was so exciting that it made people excited. One can imagine how exciting the real competition will be.

On the other side, the Okayama players also expressed surprise after seeing Shigure Akito’s super long three-pointer at such a close distance on the court.

In their junior high school basketball careers, this was the first time they had seen a player who could shoot such an outrageous three-point shot.

“You are really strong, Shigure Akito”

“But on the court, I won’t let him have such an easy chance to take a shot. It doesn’t matter how far the distance is. If he can’t take a shot, it means he has nothing~”

Okayama’s shooting guard Lai Gongdenshi laughed and said in a hearty voice. The calm atmosphere of Okayama around seems out of place, but everyone has obviously become accustomed to it.

Because they know very well that this guy in the palace only talks like this, but his behavior is a down-to-earth ‘Okayama’.

But even so, Captain Hagioka Li Xing still reminded me:”Don’t be careless.”

“Um~”

“Don’t worry, leave it to me!”

It didn’t take long.

The warm-up time was over.

When the referee’s whistle sounded, the starting players of both sides came to the center circle to shake hands. Okayama Middle School’s starting lineup was as predicted by Supervisor Platinum, and the lineup did not change at all.

C, 193cm, Hagi Okakasa Yuki.

Pf, 187cm, Tian Konsei.

Sf, 185cm, Hino Shinya.

Sg, 185cm, came to the palace.

Pg, 183cm, palace ground.

When Akito Shigure stood close to shake hands with the other party, it was so close. , I intuitively felt the pressure from the opponent’s height. For a junior high school student, it was really too tall! No wonder Director Platinum suddenly changed the starting lineup in this game.

C, 190cm, Masaaki Okura.

PF, 184cm, Izawa Sho.

Sf, 183cm, Utsumi Masahiko.

Sg, 176cm, Shigure Akito.

Pg, 175cm, Nijimura Shuzo.

In the much-anticipated final battle, Teimitsu took the lead in changing formations, allowing the power forward who had always played Nijimura was trained to play point guard, and the team’s original starting point guard Masari Eba returned to the bench. Sho Izawa, who had been a stable substitute in this year’s All-Conference, returned to the starting lineup in this crucial game.

Then , the whole place was in an uproar

“Is this the lineup?”

“It’s easier to understand. After all, Okayama’s lineup is too ‘big’ compared to junior high schools.”

“Especially Okayama’s back line, which has such athletic ability and skills at such an interior level, must have put in a lot of effort.”

“After all, it is Captain Hagoka Kasa’s famous saying, down-to-earth Okayama”

“But is it really okay? Let a player who has always played power forward play point guard?”

“Haven’t you watched Di Guang’s game? To be honest, if he hadn’t played so hard at the power forward position, I would have thought Nijimura Shuzo should have played point guard.”

“Indeed, the style of building in Hongcun couldn’t be more suitable.”

……

Toot~! finally.

The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

The two centers, Masaaki Ozo and Kasasa Hagoka, are similar in height and technically, at least in terms of jump ball skills, but in the end it was Kasayuki Hagoka who accounted for the most by virtue of his slightly taller height and wingspan. Got a head start.

Bang~

Okayama point guard Kaoru Tonochi caught the ball. first timing.

Okayama is extremely well-trained.

There was no panic at all due to Teikou’s change of formation, especially Touji Kaoru, who was the first to face an opponent that was completely different from what he expected. Facing the pressing pressure of Hongcun Xiuzou, he advanced steadily and quickly.

Shigure Akito:”……”

Wonderful.

Although he is a point guard.

But this was the first time he saw a player who didn’t panic at all and didn’t deform his movements under Nijimura’s 1v1 defense.

You know, as a point guard, in addition to bringing the ball steadily to the frontcourt, he also needs to pay attention to the delivery of passes.

It’s really awesome.

After Touji Kaoru advanced to the frontcourt, there were no fancy moves at all, and he was extremely basic in protecting the ball with one hand. The moment he came close to Nijimura…

Whoops~!

With a flick of his wrist… he accurately handed the ball to small forward Shinya Hino.

The moment he caught the ball, Shinya Hino had just come out of the pick-and-roll around Kasagi Hagioka in the penalty area. He immediately jumped up and made a shot when Teiko small forward Masahiko Utsumi was hanging on the screen.

Pass the ball from the point guard.

The small forward runs through the paint.

Center center Kasagi Hagioka suddenly pulled out the screen. to the final end.

The timing is all very short and precise.

Tactical skills are extremely sophisticated.

Shigure Akito and Teikou had already anticipated this, and were not affected at all by the opponent’s opening blow. After Nijimura Shuzo got the baseline serve, he quickly crossed the half court with superb skills.

Sho Izawa, who started the game for the first time this year, immediately came to the top of the three-point arc and provided a high cover for Nijimura Shuzo.

With Izawa Sho’s pick-and-roll, Nijimura Shuzo was about to break through from the right, but just as he took the first step, Okayama power forward Tian Jinmao had already completed the defense switch with Tenchi Kaoru and rushed over.

This is one of the reasons why Okayama’s defense is strong.

From power forward, to point guard.

No matter the height.

Or athletic ability.

They are all extremely average.

The random switching of defenses between each other, switching back and forth between the four positions, completely suppressed the pick-and-roll screen that is most commonly used to initiate offense in the junior high school stage.

Tian Jincheng, a power forward with a height of 187 centimeters, defended Hongcun Xiuzhan with a height of 175 centimeters.

Despite his huge height advantage, Tian Jincheng did not relax at all

“Um……”

“Is Diguang’s Hongcun built?……”

First grader…

He is truly a brat blessed by God.

However, although in today’s Okayama, except for the guy Hagioka, no one can rank first in the country in any individual ability, they have already known it. ordinary people.

Just keep your feet on the ground.

It is enough to break the ideological pessimism caused by ordinaryness.

Then, become accustomed to… confidence!

Boom~!

After a moment of observation, the construction of Hongcun suddenly started!

However… boom~!

At the moment of physical contact, Nijimura Shuzo’s pupils suddenly shrank!

Shigure Akito:”！？” impossible!

Hongcun’s violent breakthrough was actually stopped?!

It’s not just simple strength, but also Nijimura’s habitual observation and analysis, so as to target the opponent’s defensive flaws and quickly break through Double A!

This is the first time in a national competition!

Tsk~!

Tian Jincheng opens his arms!

With a height of 187 centimeters, due to the successful interception just now, the pressure was even greater at this moment. At the same time, as he opened his arms, all the players on the Okayama court looked towards the top of the key.

Shigure Akito suddenly seemed to see the black, the representative color of Okayama, steaming up into mountains!

Tian Jincheng smiled and opened his body, lowering his center of gravity

“Did you hear that?”

“Down-to-earth Okayama, everyone will cheer for us!”

And the next second, what responded to him was Hongcun’s cold eyes.

And… the lion shadow roared and climbed up from behind him.’！.