mtlumby2d Chapter 190 The 2nd round of the joint finals ends
Chapter 190 The 2nd round of the joint finals ends
"This Sakuragi is really scary. His strength is not inferior to Akagi, and his elasticity is even better than Akagi. And he is only a freshman." Looking at the back of Sakuragi who finished the free throw, Hanagata felt cold sweat on his back.
"Don't mind, Hanagata, we'll fight back." Although he was also surprised by Sakuragi's dunk, the battle-hardened Fujima quickly regained his composure.
Fujima stood half a meter outside the three-point line, the basketball kept passing between his left and right hands, and Mu Mu stared at the ball in Fujima's hand. At this time, Hanagata took the initiative to move to the outside to block for Fujima. When he stood next to the opponent's point guard, his defender no longer defended him from behind, but stood beside him.
The three people in front of Fujima formed a flower shape with two Xiangbei players. It was clearly a pick-and-roll and a direct switch defense. Fujima, who had been expressionless, curled his lips. He did not choose to cut in from the left or the right, but picked up the ball and jumped and shot directly from half a meter outside the three-point line.
"Will this ball go in?" Due to Hanagata's obstruction, Murasaki's defense was a step slower and he could only watch Fujima complete the three-point shot. "Swish!" The ball went into the net.
"Coach, this ball didn't pass anyone else's hand. Isn't it a bit too casual to just throw it like that?" Although the ball went in, Hikoichi Aida still raised his doubts. Basketball is a team sport. No matter how accurate a person is, it is impossible to have unlimited physical strength to maintain a good touch throughout the game.
"This shot does look a bit too random!" Coach Tanaka was very satisfied with his student's question, which showed that Hikoichi had a deep understanding of the game. "But Fujima had to shoot this shot like this, because Sakuragi's dunk boosted Shohoku's morale. As the pillar of Shoyo, he had to respond, otherwise Shohoku would crush Shoyo with a more fierce attack. Fujima made another gamble, and if it went in, Shoyo's morale would be restored. If it didn't go in..." Although Tanaka Shigeichi didn't say anything, the Ryonan players had already imagined what Tanaka was going to say next.
"Fujima..." After receiving the serve from the baseline, Mugure did not dribble slowly, but rushed forward with the ball in big strides. Fujima did not expect Mugure to run so fast, and was a little behind him by half a body length, shouting for his teammates to delay him.
Nagano left Katsumi behind to help defend, but Murasaki pulled the ball and turned to pass Nagano. Although Nagano was passed, his blocking gave Fujima time to return to defense. Fujima had already caught up with Murasaki, but Murasaki stepped hard in front of the three-point line and stopped suddenly. Fujima was eager to catch up, but rushed past him. Murasaki took aim and shot a three-pointer. The ball went in!
"Coach, this ball..." Yan Yi asked again
"Kumure's shot was also very casual, but Kumure and Fujima are in different situations. First of all, Shohoku is in the lead and can squander an opportunity. Another point is that Shohoku's inside line is stronger than Shoyo. Even if Kumure's shot doesn't go in, Akagi and Sakuragi will have a high probability of grabbing the offensive rebound. If this shot goes in, it will greatly hit Shoyo's morale." Tanaoka Shigeka answered patiently.
"I see. I'll write it down." Yan nodded.
"Damn it, I have to score another goal." Fujima wiped the sweat off his face, but this time Murasakibara did not give Fujima any chance. It was difficult for Fujima to get rid of Murasakibara. Hanagata pulled out for a screen, but Akagi also followed Hanagata closely. With the help of Akagi's delay, Murasakibara followed Fujima again. Seeing that the attack time was approaching, Fujima suddenly threw the ball towards the basket with both hands.
This action was too unconventional, whether it was shooting or passing. However, as soon as Fujima shot the ball, Nagano, who had just stood in front of Katsumi, turned around and rushed to the basket along with Takano behind Katsumi.
"Oh no, it's an aerial relay." Kemei knew what was going to happen, but Takano's screen made Kemei helpless. The ball flew over at high speed, and Nagano caught the basketball and stuffed it into the basket.
"The genius is coming!" Sakuragi suddenly came from the side and waved his hand.
"Bang!" Sakuragi gave Nagano a big hot pot!
"Good block, Sakuragi, Mugure." Mitsui got the ball, praised Sakuragi, and then threw the ball to Mugure who was on a fast break. Mugure got the ball and dribbled forward.
"Watch me!" Fujima suddenly rushed over from the side and reached out to grab the ball in Murasaki's hand, but Murasaki's dribbling speed was almost the same. With a beautiful behind-the-back dribble, he easily crushed his opponent by half a body length and rushed to the basket. Facing Hanagata's block, he made a small pull-up shot in the air and the ball went in! He caused Hanagata to foul again! Completed 2+1
Fujima suddenly shot a three-pointer from the outside, but luck was not on Fujima's side this time, and the ball bounced out of the basket. Fujima's sudden shot made the Shoyo players under the basket unable to react in time and were not ready to grab the rebound, so the rebound was taken by Akagi
After Akagi grabbed the rebound, he found that Mumu had already started, and immediately passed the ball to Mumu.
"Hurry back to defense!" Fujima desperately chased back and even caught up with Mugure. Mugure therefore slowed down the pace and waited for his teammates to get into position.
"Finally stopped it!" Fujima, who was chasing back at high speed, breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, "What?" Fujima's eyes widened, and Mugure threw the ball into the air.
"Good pass!" Fujima looked back and saw a red-haired boy wearing a No. 10 jersey leaping into the air, grabbing the ball and thrusting it into the hoop! Xiangbei continued to expand its lead!
Fujima used the pick-and-roll to get through Murasakibara's defense and faced Akagi's backup defense, and passed the ball to Hanagata, waiting for an opportunity to cut. Hanagata understood and passed the ball back to Fujima, but Murasakibara had already noticed Fujima's move, and rushed out from the side to steal the ball, then took advantage of the fast break to attract the defense and assist Katsumi, who took a three-point shot and made it!
This goal brought Shoyo's morale to a low point. Shoyo missed two consecutive attacks, and Shohoku made another three-pointer. Seeing that the game was hopeless, Tateyama had to replace the main players and signaled to give up. Seeing this, Coach Anxi also replaced the main players with substitutes, and the game entered garbage time.
"Five, four, three, two, one!" The whistle sounded to signal the end of the game. The cross-country player dribbled the ball high into the air and raised his arms to cheer. Xiangbei won 86:71! They won both games and advanced to the national competition! The sophomores and juniors who had experienced the baptism of the national competition looked indifferent. Only the freshmen seemed extremely excited.
"Okay, don't celebrate yet, line up quickly," Akagi stopped the first-year students who were celebrating wildly.
"Akagi is right. We still have a final to play. It won't be too late to celebrate after we win the Kanagawa championship," said Mugure.
"Thank you for your advice. Congratulations on reaching the national competition. Mugure, you have to beat Kainan (Ryonan player: Hey, hey, hey, can't we beat Kainan)" Fujima, who lost the game, still came over to congratulate gracefully.
"Leave it to us," said Mu Mu confidently, "Fujima, don't lose heart, you still have a chance."
"Yeah," Fujima nodded heavily.
The next game was between Hainan and Buri. Facing the king of Kanagawa, Buri had no chance to fight back. Hainan won the game 93:60 without even sending out all its main players. The second round of the joint finals ended.
In the third round, Shoyo and Green Wind from Group A will fight for a spot in the national tournament, while in Group B, Ryonan and Kainan will also fight for the Group B championship and a direct spot in the national tournament!