Inside the arena, the lights were bright, and the surface of the basketball emitted a faint orange-yellow glow, flickering under the gaze of everyone.
Takenori Akagi and Koichiro Minamigo were like two mountains rising from the ground. They jumped high at the same time and grabbed the basketball that was about to fall.
Snap...
Two big hands like palm-leaf fans slapped the basketball hard almost at the same time.
Under the force of the two men's palms, the basketball flew out like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins.
Shohoku's bench.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this scene.
They are actually evenly matched.
Kentaro Iishi's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "The No. 15 on the other side is a first-year student, right?"
Tomoya Sasaoka followed suit and said, "I never expected that the other party could jump so high."
On the court.
The basketball bounced out and luckily fell towards Tsukubu's side.
In the blink of an eye, the ball was passed to Hiroshi Natsume.
Ryota Miyagi quickly stepped forward, with his arms spread wide, like a moving wall, blocking Hiroshi Natsume.
Hiroshi Natsume curled the corner of his mouth, his body suddenly shook, then he raised the basketball high and made a gesture to pass the ball.
Ryota Miyagi reacted extremely quickly. Just as he was about to take action, Hiroshi Natsume suddenly retracted his action, changed direction from behind, instantly fooled Ryota Miyagi, and then broke through again from behind.
Ryota Miyagi stumbled and lost his defensive position, and could only watch Hiroshi Natsume dribbling the ball towards the Shohoku basket.
Seeing this, Kaede Rukawa quickly chased after him and kept putting pressure on Hiroshi Natsume.
Just when Kaede Rukawa successfully blocked the way in front of Hiroshi Natsume, Hiroshi Natsume did not stop, but his hands swung the basketball to the side like a magic trick and passed it accurately to Koichiro Nango.
After Koichiro Nango received the ball, he dribbled towards the Shohoku inside line while shouting at the top of his lungs. "Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Watch me!"
"Don't be so arrogant, kid." Takenori Akagi stuck close to him, not giving him any chance.
As soon as the two men reached the basket, Koichiro Nango jumped up instantly as if he was equipped with a spring and was ready to shoot.
Takenori Akagi was not to be outdone. He jumped high at the same moment and slapped the opponent hard with his palm, making a whistling sound.
Snap...
A dull sound was heard.
Koichiro Nango was hit hard by Takenori Akagi.
However, the basketball flew out and fell into the hands of Hiroshi Natsume.
Hiroshi Natsume was quick-witted and quick-handed. Without even looking, he saw Kaede Rukawa approaching and turned around and passed the ball to Tsukubu's power forward Kenta Mine.
Kenta Mine took the ball and, with the help of Hiroshi Natsume, threw the ball back again and passed it to his captain Tomokazu Goshiro.
At this time, there was no one in front of Tomokazu Goshiro, and he was in an excellent position.
Without hesitation, he raised the ball, jumped, and shot, all in one go.
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air like a rainbow and fell into Shohoku's basket accurately.
Swish...
Hollow into the net.
Shohoku 0-3 Tsukubu.
Tsukubu was the first to score.
In an instant, the cheers of the Tsukubu cheerleading team in the audience sounded like a surging tide.
"Tsukubu...Tsukubu...Tsukubu..."
Shohoku's bench.
"So fast, they cooperate very well with each other." Yasuharu Yasuda exclaimed.
Tetsushi Shiozaki also said solemnly: "It's so easy to avoid Kaede Rukawa and Miyagi."
Ayako was also a little stunned. "Although Tsukubu is mostly a short player, he is fast and has a very good offensive rhythm and coordination."
Coach Anzai nodded. "Yeah, it's a very good team."
Kara Smith then said: "Tsukubu's disadvantage is obvious, that is his height. This style of play can certainly catch us off guard, but as time goes on, his physical strength will be greatly reduced. Although this is the same for us, but..."
At this point, she looked up at Jack Carter on the field, thinking to herself, "If they can't stop Jack, cooperation alone will be useless."
Takenori Akagi's eyes were sharp as he quickly scanned the positions of his teammates on the court.
Just as he was about to pass the ball to Jack Carter, he saw two people suddenly appear beside Jack Carter. They were Tsukubu's Koichiro Nango and Kenta Mine.
Koichiro Nango looked at Jack Carter with a smirk on his face. "I won't let you get the ball. You can't even think about it while I'm here."
Double-team Jack Carter right from the start?
Everyone in Shohoku and the audience was stunned; no one expected that Tsukubu would think so highly of Jack Carter.
Seeing that Jack Carter couldn't receive the ball, Takenori Akagi decisively passed the ball to Ryota Miyagi.
Ryota Miyagi took the ball and rushed forward like a gust of wind.
But before he reached the halfway line, Hiroshi Natsume blocked his way like a ghost.
Ryota Miyagi tried his best to move left and right, but Hiroshi Natsume was like a sticky candy, clinging to him tightly, and he couldn't get rid of him.
In desperation, Ryota Miyagi glanced and caught a glimpse of a red figure, and immediately waved and passed the ball.
But at this moment, Hiroshi Natsume was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He stretched out his palm and touched the flying basketball with his fingertips.
The basketball was intercepted in an instant and fortunately fell into the hands of Tsukubu.
Kenta Mine appeared out of nowhere and steadily caught the basketball that was intercepted by Hiroshi Natsume.
Before Ryota Miyagi could react, Kenta Mine suddenly threw the basketball towards Ryota Miyagi's legs.
The basketball bounced off the ground and returned from Ryota Miyagi's legs to Hiroshi Natsume's hands.
Hiroshi Natsume took the opportunity to make a long pass, and the basketball drew a long arc in the air and fell accurately into the hands of Koichiro Nango.
Koichiro Nango received the ball and jumped, performing a beautiful three-step layup in one go.
The basketball went into the net.
Shohoku 0-5 Tsukubu.
It was Shohoku's turn to serve again.
Jack Carter was double-teamed again and couldn't catch the ball at all.
Kaede Rukawa was also guarded tightly.
Takenori Akagi passed the ball to Hisashi Mitsui this time.
Hisashi Mitsui received the ball and immediately rushed forward like an arrow from a bow, passing two opponents in a row and making his way to the three-point line of Tsukubu.
He jumped up with both feet, aimed at the basket, and prepared to shoot a three-pointer.
However, a black shadow suddenly appeared, and it turned out to be Tomokazu Goshiro.
He stretched his arms high, like a black wall, blocking Hisashi Mitsui's shooting path.
Immediately afterward, Tomokazu Goshiro swung his hand violently.
Snap...
With a crisp sound, the basketball was hit and flew out.
Kenta Mine was quick-witted and appeared in time to catch the flying basketball steadily. Then he passed the ball to Hiroshi Natsume with a back pass.
Hiroshi Natsume dribbled the ball quickly and rushed into the Shohoku paint.
But he didn't enter the penalty area, but suddenly stopped in front of the penalty area.
In front of Takenori Akagi, he suddenly turned around and passed the ball back to Tomokazu Goshiro who was coming from behind.
After receiving the ball, Tomokazu Goshiro jumped high again and shot.
Whoosh…
The basketball cut through the air and fell into Shohoku's basket once again.
Shohoku 0-8 Tsukubu.
Aida Yayoi looked at the score on the electronic scoreboard in surprise. "I didn't expect Tsukubu to control the game from the beginning. When Shohoku focuses on Tsukubu's center, Tomokazu's three-pointer will take advantage of the opportunity. What should Shohoku do?"
In the Ryonan section.
Hikoichi Aida looked at the score of 0-8 with a look of disbelief. "Shohoku didn't score a single goal! What's going on? Kaede Rukawa and Jack Carter seem to be restricted."
Hiroaki Koshino analyzed: "Tsukubu's center forward is very impressive and completely attracted Akagi's attention."
Ryoji Ikegami went on to say: "Tsukubu restricted Jack Carter's movements right from the start, which was a clear indication that he would not be able to get the ball easily."
Sendoh looked at Jack Carter below without saying anything.
He didn't believe that just two people could restrain Jack Carter.
On the other side.
Toru Hanagata looked at the situation off the court and said, "Tsukubu and Shohoku are supporting each other. If Shohoku continues to let Tsukubu score, the situation will get out of control."
Kenji Fujima's eyes were deep. "There are three people who can break Shohoku's unfavorable situation now: Kaede Rukawa, Hisashi Mitsui, and Jack Carter. Although it is unclear how strong Jack Carter is, it may be difficult for Tsukubu to block these three people at the same time."
It seemed to confirm what Kenji Fujima said.
The ball returned to Shohoku again.
This time, it was not Jack Carter but Kaede Rukawa who took the lead.
Kaede Rukawa made a fake move to deceive his opponent, quickly ran out of the open space, and successfully received the pass.
He carried the ball and rushed towards Tsukubu's basket like a whirlwind.
Takashi Izumi rushed forward to stop him, but Kaede Rukawa was too fast and changed directions several times like a loach, successfully shaking him off.
Kaede Rukawa quickly stepped into the inside of Tsukubu and then jumped high to shoot.
Koichiro Nango arrived in time and jumped high to block the shot.
Just when everyone thought Kaede Rukawa's shot was going to be blocked.
Kaede Rukawa suddenly retracted his shooting hand, turned his body in mid-air, and threw the basketball to the side and behind.
A look of surprise appeared on Koichiro Nango's face.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared and steadily caught the pass from Kaede Rukawa.
This person is none other than Takenori Akagi.
Takenori Akagi held the ball with both hands, stepped on the ground and jumped up, like a forest king releasing his anger, and dunked it towards Tsukubu's basket.
Clang...
The basketball goes into the net.
Shohoku 2-8 Tsukubu.
Shohoku finally broke the scoring drought since the opening.
"It's okay, we'll score another goal against them." Tomokazu Goshiro clapped his hands and encouraged his teammates.
"Yes..." Tsukubu and his group responded in unison, their morale high.
Oh...
At this moment, Jack Carter suddenly sneered. "I thought the top eight of the county competition were so impressive! It's really outrageous."
His voice was not loud, but it was like a stone thrown into a calm lake. Shohoku and Tsukubu's players heard it clearly, and even the spectators on the sidelines could vaguely hear it.
"What is he talking about?"
"The one who is behind now is Shohoku; he is just bragging!"
"Could it be that he was surpassed and gave up on himself?"
The audience was talking about it, wondering if Jack Carter was bragging.
Koichiro Nango looked at Jack Carter with a smug look on his face, and said arrogantly: "What nonsense are you talking about? We are the ones leading now. You have been blocked by us and can't do anything, right?"
"Ah? What kind of joke are you talking about?" Jack Carter's face was full of undisguised disdain.
He looked up at the people of Tsukubu and said, "Seal me? You can do it."
He turned around, no longer paying attention to Tsukubu's group, and walked towards his own basket, while saying to Takenori Akagi, "Don't worry about them, just pass the ball to me."
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