Chapter 112: Battle against Xiangyang: Backcourt Attack
Chapter 112: Battle against Xiangyang: Backcourt Attack
"You performed very well, Fukuda-san." Seeing Fukuda was a little dejected after leaving the field, the vice-captain Senqi came over to comfort him.
"Oh, Fukuda-san, this is your first time playing in such a crucial game, and you're able to score 6 points, which is already a good performance. You're still a freshman, so some shortcomings are inevitable. Watch the game carefully and learn from it. As long as you study hard, you'll become an indispensable part of Xiangbei in the future." Coach Anzai was also counseling Fukuda
"Yes, coach." Although Futian had a strong sense of self-esteem and a somewhat extreme personality, he was not a fool. He understood that he was just a freshman and had little experience in major competitions. Coach Anxi's decision to let him start was a surprise to him. It was normal for him to be replaced because he lacked strength. After figuring this out, Futian sat quietly in the player's seat and watched the game.
Back to the game, Yan Wan missed the free throw, and Horita, who had just come on the court, grabbed the rebound. He handed the ball to Murasakibara. "Let's start, Mitsui," Murasakibara whispered to Mitsui, who nodded silently, his eyes sharp. When Horita came on the court just now, he brought a message to the "golden" backcourt of Xiangbei. Attack with all your strength and disrupt the opponent's defense! Murasakibara brought the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Mitsui. After Mitsui got the ball, he immediately raised the ball
"Want to shoot a three-pointer?" Sakata Norimichi knew that Mitsui was good at three-pointers, so he quickly reached out to block the shot. But Mitsui took the ball, made a "worshiping Buddha" gesture, and passed Sakata. He rushed to the inside. Facing the defense of Higashima, he made a layup in advance. The ball went into the net.
Attack and defense changed, Sakata tried to hit back Mitsui. Although Mitsui did not intercept Sakata's shot, Sakata's shot was rejected by the basket. Although Higashima grabbed the offensive rebound and used a fake move to shake off Kusao Takeshi, when he shot again, Horita appeared in front of him and blocked him fiercely. The ball was taken by Mitsui
"Good block, Ade. Let's counterattack." Mitsui did not forget to praise his junior high school partner after getting the ball. Mitsui dribbled forward to the front court. Shoyo's defense was also very fast. Sakata Norimichi immediately blocked Mitsui's forward path. At this time, Mitsui was still two steps away from the three-point line.
Sakata: You have no chance to make a three-pointer from such a distance! His judgment was correct. At this distance, even Mitsui, a sharpshooter, had no confidence in making a three-pointer. Mitsui slowed down his dribbling rhythm. His body shook slightly, and suddenly he moved! As fast as a meteor and lightning, he broke through Sakata and went straight to the basket.
Sakata (shocked): What a fast speed.
"How brave! Come and try if you have the guts!"
Yan Wan was ready to fight, concentrating all his attention on Mitsui. "Come on!"
After breaking into the three-second zone and approaching the basket, Mitsui jumped up and made a gesture as if to shoot.
"Don't even think about it!" Yan Wan immediately jumped up, raised his hands, and blocked Mitsui's shooting route.
Unexpectedly, Mitsui paused lightly in the air, and at the same time, he supported the basketball with his left hand, changed the shooting action into a low layup, and gently threw the ball from Yanwan's side, and it hit the backboard into the basket!
"Compared to offense, Shoyo's defense is indeed much worse." Tanaoka Shigeka on the sidelines started commentary mode again, and what he said was not wrong. Although Shoyo's defense was average, its firepower on the offensive end was strong. After being successfully broken through by Mitsui, Sakata turned back to face Mitsui and directly used a three-pointer to prove to the audience why he could become the captain of Shoyo.
Mugure dribbled the ball to the front court, facing Fujima who was waiting in front of him. "Mitsui has already shot, it's my turn now." Mugure gently leaned down, ready to break through.
"Come on, Mugure." Fujima understood Mugure's intention and paid close attention to every move of Mugure.
Suddenly, Murasakibara moved! He rushed to the right side of Fujima. Fujima reacted quickly and moved sideways to block Murasakibara. Murasakibara suddenly made a big change of direction, passed the ball to his left hand, and broke through to the other side. Fujima, as expected of Fujima, adjusted his center of gravity and moved sideways again, and actually caught up with Murasakibara again. But Murasakibara suddenly took a step back and made a jump shot. Fujima had tried his best to defend before. Unable to block Murasakibara's shot, Murasakibara made the shot.
"Great jump shot!" Fujima said with a smile after seeing Mugure hit the ball.
"Is your fighting spirit burning, Fujima? Come on then." Mu Mu looked at Fujima in front of him quietly.
Once, twice, the rhythm of the sound of the basketball hitting the ground gradually accelerated. Here it comes, just when Muguru was thinking about how Fujima was going to attack, Fujima moved, and a figure flashed, and his body quickly approached Muguru, and at the same time, his right foot suddenly stood up and turned around, and after passing Muguru, he raised his hand and shot. The sound of the basketball entering the basket is always so crisp.
"What a smooth move!" Although it was embarrassing to be passed by Fujima, Mu Mu still clapped gracefully.
"Come again!" Mumu suddenly accelerated. As he expected, Fujima blocked his way. But Mumu suddenly paused and straightened his waist.
"Quick stop jump shot?" Fujima immediately straightened up and stretched out his hand to block the shot. But at the moment when Fujima straightened his waist, Mu Mu bent down again, accelerated, and changed his rhythm to pass Fujima. He rushed to the basket and made a layup.
"Don't even think about it!" Yan Wan rushed over again, but at the moment Yan Wan rushed over, Mu Mu seemed to have calculated it and sent the ball under Yan Wan's armpit. Horita, who was in an open position, naturally did not waste this great opportunity and easily scored two points.
"It's a very good change of rhythm." Fujima also applauded in moderation.
In this attack, Fujima dribbled the ball between his legs and suddenly accelerated to the left. Facing the sideways Mumu, he suddenly switched to his right hand.
"Opportunity" Mumu aimed at the moment when Fujima changed hands and reached out to grab the ball in Fujima's right hand. But Fujima was prepared and dribbled the ball with his back to the basket and passed it to his left hand. Then he made a jump shot. Mumu was focused on stealing the ball and was unable to block it. Fujima made a quick stop jump shot.
"Ichishi" This time, after Murasakibara advanced to the front court, he did not choose to attack directly, but passed the ball to Hasegawa. Influenced by Murasakibara's previous two attacks, Shoyo's players, including Fujima, did not expect Murasakibara to choose to pass the ball this time, and their defense was a little slack. After Hasegawa got the ball, he made a mid-range shot and hit it steadily!
"Why don't you attack?" Fujima asked after Xiangbei completed this attack.
"Don't forget, I'm the point guard. Organizing the offense is my first responsibility, and scoring is second." Mumu responded calmly. "Everyone keep an eye on your opponents and don't let Xiangyang take advantage of the situation." Mumu did not forget to remind his teammates
"This guy," Fujima secretly admired, I really wanted to learn this trick from you, but I didn't expect to be discovered. This time Fujima tried to shoot from the outside, but missed.
Mitsui used Horita's screen to run to an open position, received a pass from Murasakibara, and took a three-point shot, but missed. After the fierce battle at the beginning, the hit rate of both sides dropped. The game slowly calmed down. In the blink of an eye, there was 1 minute left in the first half. Shoyo's Fukushima scored 2 points, and Shoyo led by 37 points 32:5.
"Hold this ball and score again," Captain Sakata reminded the Shoyo players loudly. "Good!" The Shoyo players responded in unison. Shoyo's idea was correct. At this time, the Shohoku team had the following lineup: Mugure, Iida, Fukuda, Horita and vice-captain Moriaki. The top firepower point Mitsui had already gone off the court to rest. Shohoku's offensive firepower had weakened.
"It's not that easy, this ball depends on me" by Shohoku's main point guard Mugure. Mugure stood one step inside the three-point line, bent over and held the ball with both hands at his waist. He used his left foot to lightly probe the center of gravity of Fujima who was opposite him. Suddenly he accelerated and moved towards Fujima's arms, preparing to break through from the left. Fujima did not show weakness and held Mugure's body hard, making him unable to speed up and used his body to separate Mugure from other teammates' passing routes. He drove Mugure to rush to Yanwan's front under the basket.
"Hmph, are you setting a trap for me to get in? I'm not that easy to be blocked." Murasakibara suddenly stopped at the paint line, then turned 180 degrees and made a jump shot.
"What?" Fujima jumped up to block the shot. But he found that Mu Mu was getting farther and farther away from him. "Shua" the ball went in. 37:34
"Good job, Mumu!" the Shohoku bench shouted in unison
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