mtlumby2d Chapter 160: Xiangbei VS Hakata Commercial (5)
Chapter 160: Xiangbei VS Hakata Commercial (5)
Xiaoshan dribbled the ball, and Mitsui adopted a tight defense in the backcourt of Hakata Commercial, staring at Xiaoshan, "This guy, why is he so motivated all of a sudden? His movements are much more flexible than before." A drop of cold sweat flowed down Xiaoshan's forehead
"Opportunity" Mitsui seized the flaw in Oyama's dribbling, reached out to steal the ball, and scored directly with a layup.
"What a tenacious opponent!" Kanai praised. "Hirai, Gen, pay attention to supporting Xiaoshan."
This time, Mitsui had no chance to steal the ball, and Xiaoshan safely carried the ball to the front court. Hirai, who had rested for a while, kept running and finally got an open space, caught the ball, and shot. Maybe because he had rested for a long time off the court, his touch had not recovered, and the ball did not go in. However, the rebound was grabbed by Otake, and Otake attacked again.
"Bang!" The ball was blocked by Horida from behind and went out of the baseline
"Foul!" Bingye signaled to the referee, but the referee did not respond. Bingye still wanted to argue.
"Bingye, don't worry about this ball, just attack well." Xiaoshan hurriedly pulled Bingye and whispered a few words to him. Bingye nodded.
Hakata Sho throws the ball out of bounds, and Hyono suddenly runs out of the basket and blocks Mitsui. With Hyono's cover, Koyama gets rid of Mitsui's defense and cuts to the basket. When Gennosuke sees this, he immediately passes the ball to the captain, and Koyama goes for a layup.
"Don't even think about it." Akagi jumped high to block Xiaoshan's layup. In the air, their bodies came into contact. Xiaoshan lost his balance and threw the ball into the basket. Then he fell to the ground. The ball hit the basket twice and fell into the net.
"Red No. 8, blocking foul, one penalty kick" is worthy of being the captain of Hakata. Calm and decisive
Xiaoshan made the free throw
Xiangbei's attack failed. Boduo was eager to counterattack, but the pass was a little too strong and went out of the sideline.
The game was carried out in a tense atmosphere. In a blink of an eye, there were only 3 minutes left and Xiangbei was still behind by three points.
Hirai took advantage of the screen and made a mid-range shot, and the score difference was reduced to five points.
Mitsui dribbled the ball to the front court, two meters away from the three-point line, and Xiaoshan came up directly. Mitsui faked to the right and walked to the left. Xiaoshan had a blank expression on his face, staring at Mitsui with full concentration, and moving sideways quickly. Akagi ran over to cover Mitsui
"Don't let Mitsui shoot a three-pointer easily," Kanai yelled off the court. The players of Hakata Corporation also knew this very well. Otake followed him out and switched defense very decisively.
Mitsui took advantage of Akagi's blocking and got a tiny chance outside the three-point line. In front of him was the tall Otake, and the hill beside him was also coming around to double-team him. In the face of this hairless and fleeting opportunity, Mitsui's performance was also unusually firm. There was no need to think about the situation on the court. Xiangbei urgently needed to score. If he could not shoot and score, Xiangbei's chances of catching up would become increasingly slim.
While dribbling the ball quickly, Mitsui suddenly took a diagonal jump step and quickly jumped up to shoot. The place where he jumped up was a full meter away from the three-point line. Under the pressure of Otake's height and arm length, Mitsui's body tilted slightly to the left when he jumped up. In front of him and on his right, Otake and Xiaoshan's hands covered him, making Mitsui's shooting choice look a little forced.
"This ball won't go in, his posture is all wrong, Bingye, grab the rebound," Otake concluded. The players on both sides were huddled together under the basket, staring at the flying basketball. After a few seconds,
"Swish!" The ball went into the net
"Nani!" The audience and the players of Bodo Corporation exclaimed, "Can this ball go in?"
"You are so beautiful, Mitsui-senpai."
"Don't be affected by this ball, we are leading." Jin Jing was surprised for a moment, but as a coach, he has much more experience than his players, so he quickly reminded his players to continue the game.
Otake got the ball in the high post and shot a mid-range shot. Akagi rushed out this time, and he had to rush to block it because Otake had made three of four mid-range shots before. Due to Akagi's interference, Otake missed this shot. But because Akagi pulled out to defend, Hyono under the basket used his height advantage to grab the rebound and attack again. Horita immediately fouled. Hyono took a free throw.
These two free throws were crucial, but as a defensive inside player, Hyono had very few chances to shoot throughout the game. His shooting touch was obviously poor, and he missed both free throws. Akagi struggled to grab the rebound and passed it to Mitsui.
"Let's score another goal." Mitsui dribbled the ball slowly to the front court.
"Keep an eye on Mitsui" This time, Koyama and Hirai double-teamed Mitsui. Mitsui tried to break through several times, but had no chance. "Issue" Mitsui saw that there was no chance, so he passed the ball to Hasegawa and waited for an opportunity to cut in. "It's not that simple" Koyama guessed Mitsui's intention and followed Mitsui closely. At this time, Horita Tokuo ran out and delayed Koyama. With this opportunity, Mitsui got rid of Koyama, and Hasegawa immediately passed the ball to Mitsui. Akagi firmly blocked Hyono. Mitsui got the ball and made a layup
"Don't even think about scoring!" Otake jumped up to block the shot. But Mitsui was not afraid. He pulled his right hand to his waist and raised it again. His right hand had already reached the other side of the basket. He immediately made a reverse layup. The ball rolled twice in the basket and fell out of the blue circle.
"Oh, what a pity!" the Xiangbei players lamented.
"White No. 7, pushing foul" the referee blew the whistle
Mitsui is worthy of being Mitsui, with an absolutely big heart, hitting two free throws and the two sides tied
Hakata Shang quickly served the ball from the baseline. After receiving the ball, Xiaoshan sped up and tried to make a fast break. Mitsui was not to be outdone and followed Xiaoshan closely. Xiaoshan tried to change direction, but Mitsui moved sideways to block Xiaoshan's way. But at this moment, both of them suddenly screamed at the same time and fell to the ground.
"Mitsui!" "Captain!" The players from both teams surrounded him.
"My legs!" Both of them pressed their calves at the same time, sweating from the pain. The two had been fighting since the beginning, and their physical strength had been exhausted to the extreme. As a result, they accelerated and changed directions at the same time, which made their legs unable to support them. Both of them had cramps. They could no longer continue the game, and they were helped off the court by their respective teammates. Xiangbei replaced Mitsui with vice-captain Mori Qizhong, and Hakata Shoya replaced his captain with a second-year guard.
"Each side had a main player leave the court, but in comparison, Shohoku suffered a greater loss. Shohoku lost an ace scorer, and only Akagi had the ability to attack on the court. Although the captain Hakata Sho left the court, the strength of the other players is still higher than that of the Shohoku players. Shohoku lost this game," Gaotou concluded.
The result was just as Gaotou said. In the next two minutes, Akagi only scored 2+1 for Xiangbei, while Hakata Corporation scored 3 goals (including a three-pointer). At the end of the game, Xiangbei lost to Hakata Corporation by four points, 71:75, and unfortunately stopped in the quarterfinals.
"Everyone did very well. I'm proud of you. Let's try again next year," Coach Anxi comforted his students.
"Big brothers of Shohoku, with the joining of Ben Tiancai and Yohei next year, we will definitely dominate the country." Sakuragi used a very Sakuragi word to comfort the Shohoku players.
"Kumure, I believe in you. You will definitely stand on the highest podium next year." Norika Mizuta also comforted her boyfriend.
In this game, Mitsui scored 30 points and 7 assists, and Akagi also handed in excellent data of 21 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. In the absence of two main players, the Xiangbei team fought with Hakata Corporation until the last moment, and it was an honor to lose.