Data Basketball In The Black Basket

"Have the game time and opponent been determined?"

"Well, Teikō was assigned to Group B this year, and the first opponent is the very capable Shibuya Daiichi Middle School."

"Isn't that bad?"

"Teikō was the number one winner in last year's regional trials. How could you tell something was wrong?"

It’s still that ramen stand.

The quintuplets were very excited when they learned that the national competition was about to start and said they would go to the scene to cheer for Wayne.

"Is there any chance Wayne will play?"

"I guess so."

Wayne can't guarantee that, based on his knowledge, rookie players will not have enough playing time in the first game, and most of them can only get playing time in garbage time.

Shirogane Kozo is a relatively bold coach, and he dared to include 6 first-year players in the roster, including Kuroko Tetsuya. He should get a lot of playing time.

Even if he's not a starter, it's already a good start for Wayne.

However, the specific time will not be known until the game starts.

The quintuplets blinked and looked at each other, already understanding what the other person meant.

They plan to prepare a brand new set of equipment for Wayne as a gift.

Wrist guards, arm guards and sneakers.

This is Wayne's outfit from previous games. It is very fashionable and good-looking. Even Nino can't fault him and thinks Wayne's outfit is the most handsome among players in the country.

This time they didn't plan to add extra equipment to Wayne, they just planned to give him a new set.

"Wayne's shoes look a little old, maybe two years old, and they look very worn."

"I don't want to waste money. The Kobe Bryant series he likes are quite expensive."

"Just give him a new pair."

"Okay, let's buy him the wrist guards and arm guards as well, and give him a big surprise."

The quintuplets whispered, and soon a decision was made.

Satsuki frowned and muttered, "Will he be surprised? I feel like Wayne doesn't like playing basketball too much."

"How is that possible? He trains until late every day and doesn't go home until late."

"Maybe it's my imagination?"

Satsuki shook his head and stopped thinking.

.....

I don’t know how long passed.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, Wayne rode his bicycle to school on time.

Because today is the competition day for the national competition regional selection, they must report to the competition venue before 9 o'clock.

Teikō is a basketball giant, and the basketball club has become one of their recruiting signs. It has its own bus, unlike some ordinary teams that have to squeeze into the subway.

"Hey, Wayne, we're here."

Wearing headphones, Wayne heard Aomine Daiki shouting as soon as he got into the car.

Not to mention, these days, besides Atsushi Murasakibara, the person who has the best relationship with Wayne is Aomine Daiki.

As for the reason...

Probably because the two have different basketball concepts, they always quarrel when they get together.

Satsuki Momoi believes that these quarrels are harmless, but they are just the persistence of two basketball idiots. The more quarrels they have, the better their relationship will be.

Wayne walked over and sat down, "Did you get up so early today?"

"Because there is a competition." Aomine Daiki's eyes lit up when she spoke.

Satsuki Momoi had long been used to it and asked Wayne, "Has all the data on Shibuya Daiichi Middle School been collected?"

"Ah, it's all clear."

After the schedule came out, Wayne personally went to Shibuya Daiichi Middle School.

Moreover, he has collected complete information on not only Shibuya No. 1 Middle School, but also many teams in Group B.

Of course, not all the information on nearly 100 teams has been collected.

The regional selection competition is a knockout format. In addition to the initial grouping, the subsequent games will have a strict timetable and matchup table.

Therefore, Wayne does not need to collect intelligence about all the teams. He only needs to analyze the possibility of another group's promotion, who is most likely to be Teikō's opponent in the next round, and then collect intelligence.

Otherwise, with so many teams, Wayne alone would not have enough time to collect intelligence.

"I really don't understand why you guys always do such unnecessary things. The game will be more interesting only if you experience it in person, right?" Aomine Daiki's concept remains unchanged.

"Don't confuse me with you. Tokyo Tower was not built at will. Every step and every link was meticulous. That's why it became the landmark of Tokyo today."

"So, Aomine, you must never work in construction in the future, people will die."

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

"Ah, Wayne, he's calling you stupid!"

Satsuki Momoi's last hit with a smile made Aomine furious.

"You guy, don't you just have better test scores? Don't always laugh at me about this kind of thing!"

After a fuss, the Teikō bus entered the competition venue.

Shirogane Kozo first took the team to register, and then came to the center of the arena. Before the start of the qualifiers, there was a simple opening ceremony.

Then, they returned to the locker room to change equipment.

As the top seed in Tokyo last year, Teikō had a match on the first day, and it was the first one.

Probably to attract fans to watch the game.

...........

Tokyo Stadium half an hour later.

In this stadium, which can accommodate more than 10,000 fans, the faces of Teikō die-hard fans in the stands are full of solemnity.

But the fans of Shibuya Daiichi Middle School cheered happily.

They are cheering for Shibuya Daiichi Middle School!

"The game has reached the end of the first quarter!"

"The Shibuya No. 1 Middle School team showed stronger energy than last year, scoring a high score of 29 points in less than ten minutes."

"27:29, last year's top seed Teikō is trailing No. 1 Shibuya by 2 points."

"I believe this is something that many fans never expected. The opponents who were easily defeated by Teikō last year have shown a high level comparable to them this year."

"Most of Teikō's starters from last year left, which seems to have had a lot of impact on Teikō."

"On the contrary, most of last year's starters were second-year Shibuya No. 1. After a year of hard work, they have become more mature."

"Yes, this year they also introduced an international student, a striker from Mexico, and his performance in this game was impeccable."

"10 points and 4 assists, these are his statistics so far. The second-year Blazer has put up statistics that are not inferior to those of Nijimura Shuzai!"

The national competition is an annual event in Japan, and the main competition is even broadcast nationwide.

However, although the qualifiers do not have the benefit of national broadcast, local stations will broadcast the entire event.

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