Slam Dunk: I'm the Glasses Brother

Chapter 116: Battle of Xiangyang: Advancing into the Nation

"Shohoku's three-point shot is really scary!" Even a strong team like Hainan was sweating.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. We are different from Shoyo. Although Shoyo has an advantage in interior height, it sacrifices mobility. Their interior players cannot follow the outside defense. And we have the nationally renowned center Hoshino in the interior. As long as Hoshino is in the interior, we can boldly expand the defense outside, and Shohoku will not easily shoot three-pointers. Once their three-pointers miss, I believe Hoshino will not lose the defensive rebound, which is enough to block Shohoku's three-pointers. And our defensive ability is stronger than Shoyo. After all, Shoyo's coaches and players have always focused on offense rather than defense. It is also difficult to reverse this habit. So Shohoku's tactics will not work in front of us," Gao Touli analyzed.

"Yes, we are Hainan, one of the top four teams in the country, not Xiangyang." After the coach's analysis, the Hainan players felt much more relaxed.

"But what would happen to us if Akagi was here?" Gaotou felt a little uneasy, and he was more focused on the future.

"Oh, everyone is doing well. If Shoyo returns to the starting lineup, Mugure-san, you can adjust the focus of the offense yourself." The team's offense was smoother and morale was higher. Coach Anzai did not make any adjustments.

After the break, Shoyo changed the players. Players: Fujima, Sakata, Azuma, Hanagata and a No. 14 player

"Sure enough, Shoyo has changed its formation. Kemi, you go to mark player No. 14. Isshi, you deal with Hanagata. Tokunan, you go to guard Tojo," Murasaki made arrangements.

Shoyo attacked. This time, it was not Fujima who held the ball, but player No. 14. Fujima ran without the ball. Using the cover of Azuma, he got the ball and rushed to the inside. A horse-riding archery scored two points.

"Change your style of play? Okay, then let's change our attack focus as well." Murasakibara has already recognized that the No. 14 player is Taku Ito who first appeared in the plot that year.

"Kume, the focus of the next attack will be you. Your opponent is also a first-year student. I believe you will not lose to him."

"give it to me"

Shohoku attacked, and after Murasakibara dribbled the ball across the front court, he immediately passed the ball to Katsume.

"Come on." Kemei held the ball, took a tentative step, and then broke through to the right. Ito Taku immediately moved sideways, but then Kemei dribbled the ball behind his back and passed the ball to his left hand. Ito could no longer keep up. Kemei got rid of Ito and made a quick stop jump shot to score two points.

"Good job, Kemi," Mitsui also praised his junior loudly.

Shoyo attacked again, and it was Ito who rushed forward with the ball. However, this time, Murasakibara directly pressed Ito in Shoyo's backcourt. The sudden defensive pressure caught Ito off guard, and Murasakibara intercepted the ball, who then made a layup and scored.

"Ito, give me the ball." This time, Fujima took the ball and attacked.

"Fujima-senpai" Ito ran up to Fujima.

"The pass is fake, the breakthrough is real" Mugure judged Fujima's intention. He immediately moved sideways, a look of surprise appeared on Fujima's face. He did not expect Mugure to judge his intention. But Fujima's ability to respond is also very good. Since the breakthrough was blocked, he immediately passed the ball. Ito got the ball outside the three-point line

"Kume, go defend!" Mumu remembered that in the original book, Ito had made a three-pointer. He immediately reminded Kume. Kume flew over to block the shot, but was still a step too slow. Ito had already made a three-pointer. It went in!

"Kume, don't relax your defense against Ito. Since he can play in such a crucial game, he must have extraordinary strength. Don't take him lightly just because he can't defend you. Always pay attention to him and block him." Murasaki reminded Kume

"Yes, Mugure-senpai."

"Okay, keep attacking, and take back the points you lost yourself." Mu Mu patted Ke Mei's shoulder.

"Look at me" Kemei's fighting spirit +1

The ball was passed to Katsumi, who faked a move after getting the ball, but Ito was not fooled. Seeing this, Katsumi began to dribble. After a few slow dribbles in place, he suddenly switched to dribbling with his left hand, lowered his center of gravity, pushed the ground with his toes, and accelerated his dribble towards the inside. Ito slid and followed Katsumi. Blocking Katsumi's path. Suddenly! Katsumi slowed down instantly, and with his right foot as the axis, he made a 180-degree turn. The whole set of movements was extremely coherent and fast. This time Ito could no longer stop him, and could only watch Katsumi break through him. Horita and Hasegawa firmly blocked their opponents, and Katsumi easily scored a layup.

"Very good, Kemei. Keep up the good work." Mitsui went over and high-fived his junior.

"Ito!" Fujima handed the ball to Ito, "Katsumi is also a freshman, fight back against him" Fujima said silently in his heart

Ito began to dribble the ball, thinking about how to launch this attack! At the same time, pay attention to Kemei's defense

Kemei's defensive position was very good this time, leaving no gap for Ito. Going forward, he could interfere with the shot, and retreating, he could block the breakthrough.

Ito tried to break through to the left, but his speed was not fast. Kemei blocked Ito's attack route. Ito had no choice but to carry it back, and then break through to the right again. He increased his speed, but was still blocked by Kemei and carried it back to the three-point line again. Ito saw that there was really no other way, so he broke through to the right again! This time he planned to use his strength advantage to push Kemei away, but he was facing Kemei, who was no less physically fit, and this breakthrough seemed pale and powerless! He still couldn't get rid of Kemei! Suddenly Ito took a step back, followed by a jump shot. It turned out that he was planning to use the breakthrough to attract Kemei's attention. And wait for an opportunity to change the rhythm and make a jump shot

"It's not that simple." A hand appeared in front of Ito's eyes. "Snap!" The ball was blocked by Kemei who was concentrating!

"Fast break" Murasakibara got the ball and made a long pass. After blocking the shot, Keimi also ran towards Shoyo's half.

"You can't score a layup." Fujima returned to defense very quickly and blocked Kemei's way at the three-point line. But Kemei slowed down his dribbling speed and made a three-pointer!

"What!" This shot caught Fujima off guard and he had no time to block it. "Will it go in?" Fujima looked back and said, "Swish!" The ball went into the net!

"Shoyo will have a hard time in this game. Shohoku's freshman Katsumi also played with confidence and touch." Tanaka and Takato came to the conclusion at the same time.

Fujima passed the ball to the inside, trying to score a goal with the inside advantage, but Hanagata was immediately double-teamed after getting the ball. Hanagata remained calm and passed the ball to the outside.

"Snap!" The ball was intercepted by Murasakibara, who had already noticed Hanagata's passing intention and started early to steal the ball.

"Quick break!" Mumu made a long pass, Mitsui got the ball, took it to the three-point line, and did not go any further, but just like Katsumi, he shot a three-pointer directly. He also made it!

Xiangbei's consecutive three-pointers stunned Shoyo. Although Shoyo's strength is not weak, they are high school students after all, and their psychological quality is not so stable. Fujima wanted to hit back, but his three-pointer was rejected by the basket. And this rebound was not grabbed by Shoyo's big men. Horita received the rebound. "Give me the ball" Murasakibara got the ball. He dribbled with one hand and pointed to the sky with the other. "Take your time"

"Well done, Murasakibara. Control the tempo and increase your success rate." Coach Anzai nodded with satisfaction.

Mugure crossed the half court and passed the ball to Mitsui. As soon as Mitsui got the ball, the players of Shoyo became nervous. Sakata and Azuma immediately double-teamed Mitsui. "Oh? Double-team, then one of them will be left open. Ichi" Mitsui passed the ball to Hasegawa who came out to receive the ball.

"He also has a three-pointer, we can't let him shoot" This thought flashed through Hanagata's mind, and Hanagata ran to the outside to make up the position, but Hasegawa took the opportunity to pass the ball to the inside, and Horida in the inside was unguarded! Horida scored easily!

"The outcome has been decided. Shoyo's defense is now open. Even if they can score on offense, they can't contain Shohoku on defense. In this game, Shohoku has already pocketed the victory," Tanaoka and Takato came to the conclusion again.

The following process was just as Takeo and Takato had expected. Although Shoyo was still able to score, Shohoku's players were in hot form, and Shoyo found it difficult to contain Shohoku's offensive.

"Five, four, three, two, one!" Yi Tian, ​​who came on as a substitute, threw the ball high into the air. 87:77, Xiangbei defeated Xiangyang! One foot has already stepped into the national competition!