novelaction Chapter 161 The National Competition Ends
Chapter 161 The National Competition Ends
"Brothers from Xiangbei, you played very well." When Xiangbei left the field, the Hainan players gave Xiangbei team a warm applause
"Hainan team, you have to work hard and avenge us." If Hainan team wins this game (of course, there is no if), their opponent will be the Affiliated School of Hakata University of Commerce.
"Leave it to us," Fujita patted his chest and answered confidently.
"The Shohoku team is really a good team. Akagi, Mitsui, and Murasakibara are all in their sophomore year. The structure is still there. If they can add one or two new players, Shohoku will probably be even stronger next year." Domoto, the coach of the king of Sanno, looked at the backs of the Shohoku players.
"Okay, let's go, we have to defend the honor of Kanagawa" Fujita led the Hainan players into the field
Next up is the final quarterfinals, with the two teams facing each other: Kainan from Kanagawa in purple and Toshiki from Shizuoka in white.
Hainan team took the lead, with Hoshino Teruji dunking to complete the first attack, followed by Amu stealing Kuwata and completing the second attack. Changcheng missed the shot, Hainan counterattacked, Fujita made a three-pointer to complete the third attack, and opened the game with three combined punches, beating Changcheng 7:0. However, Changcheng is also a traditional strong team in the country after all. The second-year Mikoshiba broke through Kawamoto's defense and scored a jump shot to break the team's goal drought. Then Tangchuan returned a three-pointer to narrow the gap. However, Hainan is Hainan after all. It is obviously superior to Changcheng in experience and strength. The score is gradually widened. With 10 minutes left in the second half, Hainan has begun to replace substitutes one after another to prepare for tomorrow's semi-finals. Gaosago Kazuma, Muto Masaru and others have appeared one after another. Even if Hainan replaced substitutes, Changcheng would find it difficult to catch up. In the end, Hainan defeated Changcheng with a 85-point advantage of 69:. It can be said that Hainan has been in the leading state from the beginning to the end, and it has worn down Changcheng High School bit by bit.
Because the organizing committee informed the teams that entered the quarterfinals that they would stay to attend the closing ceremony of the national competition, Xiangbei and Shoyo did not return to Kanagawa. In fact, even if they were not asked, Xiangbei players also planned to stay to watch the remaining games.
On the penultimate day of the national competition, the first match was between Sannoh and Luoan. In the first half, Sannoh "only" led by 11 points, but the situation changed suddenly in the second half. Sannoh used its ultimate move to press the whole court. Five minutes later, it was leading Luoan by 27 points. Five minutes later, the difference reached 35 points. Luoan saw that the game was over, so it replaced its main players and declared defeat. Sannoh also replaced its main players. The substitutes of both sides played the last ten minutes. In the end, Sannoh defeated Luoan 111:79 and entered the finals first.
Next up was Hainan's match against Hakata. In the first half, the two sides played extremely fiercely. At the end of the half, the two sides were tied at 37-80. However, in the second half, the situation changed. Hakata had a fierce battle with Xiangbei yesterday, and the players' physical energy consumption was relatively large, especially the captain Xiaoshan, who was unable to resist the impact of Maki Shinichi. Hakata's brain paralysis caused a lack of offensive power. On the other hand, although Hainan finished the game last yesterday, the process was very relaxed, and the main players all got a rest. In contrast, Hainan took the initiative on the court, and finally Hainan defeated Hakata 71: and entered the finals for the first time.
"Hainan team, congratulations on reaching the finals." After the game, the Xiangbei players rushed over to congratulate the Hainan players
"It's all thanks to you that we beat Hakata Sho half to death. Otherwise, we would have to put in a lot of effort to beat Hakata Sho." Fujita Ki is also self-aware and knows that his team has the advantage in physical fitness.
On the last day of the national competition, the third and fourth place finals were held first. Bodo University of Commerce Affiliated School defeated Luoan 70:55 and won the third place, and Luoan ranked fourth.
Next up is the championship battle
海南身着紫衣：先发阵容：中锋:5号星野辉二198cm，大前锋6号河本东正193cm。小前锋4号藤田木188cm，得分后卫7号本多正才182cm控球后卫8号牧绅一181cm
山王身着白衣，先发阵容：中锋:5号内户良平196cm。大前锋:14号河田雅史190cm。小前锋:13号泽北荣治186cm。得分后卫:4号迟本树下，身高182cm。控球后卫:9号深津一城178cm
At the beginning of the game, Hoshino won the ball, but the ball was taken by Sanno. After several passes, Sanno captain Chimoto scored the first point. Hainan was not polite either, and captain Fujita also responded with a three-pointer. Hainan, worthy of being Hainan, had no so-called psychological pressure at all when facing Sanno. The Hainan trident of Maki Shinichi, Hoshino Canji, and Fujita fully demonstrated the strength of Kanagawa's top players in front of Sanno. Hainan's wonderful performance would win the audience's heartfelt applause from time to time. Soon, the first half ended and Hainan was only 45 points behind at 47:2.
At the beginning of the second half, Sannoh still used full-court press. Although the Hainan team was well-trained, they still seemed to be unable to respond to Sannoh's press. However, compared with other teams, Hainan's performance was already very good. Five minutes later, Hainan was 13 points behind. But Hainan is Hainan after all. After Sannoh players gave up the full-court press due to declining physical strength, Hainan took the opportunity to recover some lost points. With ten minutes left in the game, Hainan narrowed the gap to single digits, with a difference of 7 points.
At this time, Sanwang changed its defensive strategy again, using the tactic of Fukatsu defending Amu alone, and Kawata and Chimoto co-defending to limit Amu's entry. This move worked immediately. Although Amu broke through Fukatsu, he was facing the double defense and paused for a moment. Fukatsu immediately stole the ball from behind. Kawata passed the ball to Zebei, who faced Fujita's defense. He turned around and passed Fujita and scored a layup. Then Zebei stole the ball from Fujita and quickly counterattacked, turning the score difference into 11 points again.
"What a great No. 13. Judging from his number and age, he is only a freshman. I didn't think he was that great before, but with the strength of the Hainan players, they can't defend him at all." Mitsui looked solemn.
"That No. 14 is also amazing. Although he is huge, he is very flexible." Seeing No. 14 shake off Hoshino's defense with his footwork and score a layup, Akagi was also surprised by his skills.
"And number 9, it's hard for Amu to break through his defense." What Mumu saw was that Fukatsu reached out and pushed the ball away from Amu's hand. Fortunately, Amu reacted quickly and got the ball back in the first place, avoiding a mistake.
Sannoh was indeed strong. With 5 minutes left in the game, the score difference became 18 points. Hainan's coach Gaotou used all the timeouts but failed to stop the decline. However, Hainan also had Hainan's backbone and never gave up the game. When Sannoh was slack, they recovered some of the lost points. In the end, the score was 84:96, and Hainan lost by 12 points. Sannoh won the national championship for three consecutive years. Although Hainan lost, the runner-up was also the best record since Hainan was founded.
After the finals, the competition committee selected the best players in each category. The best lineup was as follows: center: Hoshino Teruji (Hainan); power forward: Uchito Ryohei (Sanno Industrial); small forward: Zebei Rongji (Sanno Industrial); guard: Chimoto Shuxia (Sanno Industrial), Maki Shinichi (Hainan).
Best Player: Chimoto Shuxia (Sanno Industrial);
Best Newcomer: Sawakita Eiji (Sanno Industrial)
Best Coach: Goro Domoto (Sanno Industrial);
Competition champion: Sanno Industries.
Looking at the people receiving awards on the stage, Mu Mu secretly made up his mind that next year our Xiangbei team would also stand on the podium.