Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 339: Go-ahead, unexpected first grade!

Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

Chapter 339: Go-ahead, unexpected first grade!

There are 23 seconds left before the end of the first half.

Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School tied at 55:55.

"You really can't relax for a moment."

"These guys in Lingnan are disgusting!"

Mitsui Hisashi ran towards the backcourt quickly while looking at Shinomiya Tanano who had already started to return to the court with his peripheral vision, feeling heavy in his heart.

"Squeeze the time and attack!"

Off the field, the substitute players of Shohoku High School shouted loudly and gave advice to the players on the field. Mitsui Hisashi and others obviously knew this. In order to protect the ball well, Rukawa Kaede and Mitsui Hisashi came to the backcourt.

After Kotobuki served, Rukawa Kaede dribbled the ball toward the frontcourt.

Although Katsumi Ichiro did not receive the ball after returning to the court, he did not immediately go to the Lingnan half. Instead, he protected Rukawa Kaede, and the three of them slowly advanced toward the frontcourt.

"Don't rush forward in a hurry!"

"Defend in position, move the defense to the three-point line, and don't let Xiangbei shoot a three-pointer!"

"Play slowly and steadily! The pressure in Xiangbei is greater than yours!"

As the players from Shohoku High School dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, all the Lingnan players were ready to move forward, trying to press forward to put pressure on Shohoku. But at this time, coach Taoka was already standing on the sidelines, and the high school students shouted towards the court.

Coach Tian Gang's words also stopped the Lingnan players who were about to move. Under the watchful eyes of Coach Tian Gang, the Lingnan players stabilized themselves and separated themselves in the half court. The defense line spread from the inside to the three-point line.

After Mitsui Hisashi and others entered the frontcourt, Shinomiya Takashi and Sendō successively focused on Mitsui Hisashi and Rukawa Kaede.

Rukawa Kaede did not choose to pass the ball after entering the frontcourt. After a quick glance at the time, he calmed down and alternately dribbled the ball in front of his body while slowly approaching the three-point line.

Xiandao watched Rukawa Kaede approaching slowly, and did not move forward. He stood half a step inside the three-point line, waiting for Rukawa Kaede to approach.

"Shohoku High School is a team that relies on mid-range and three-point shooting. The threat inside is average."

"After Jinguji Budo comes off the court, the only two people who have the ability to attack with the ball are Mitsui Hisashi and Rukawa Kaede."

"Now it seems that the main attacker should be this kid in front of me."

"This kid's style of play is very similar to what I used to do. If it were me, this shot would be a breakthrough!"

Sendao stared at Rukawa Kaede, spread out his arms, lowered his center of gravity, and was ready for a breakthrough.

10 seconds...8 seconds.

When there were 6 seconds left on the clock, Xiandao's pupils shrank, and he finally stopped waiting. He took an active step forward and leaned against Rukawa Kaede. Just when he thought Rukawa Kaede would start a breakthrough, he held the ball.

After a long time, Rukawa Kaede suddenly stood up and passed the ball towards the inside.

"Um?!"

"Passed?!"

"How can it be!"

Rukawa Kaede's choice was beyond everyone's expectations. Rukawa Kaede's strong attack had just been engraved in everyone's mind. At this time, Rukawa Kaede actually chose to pass the ball for such a critical ball?!

"Huh?!" Not to mention the Lingnan players and spectators who were surprised, even Takenori Akagi, who had just received the basketball inside, was in a daze for a moment.

Sendao looked back and saw Akagi getting the basketball. A look of surprise flashed across his face. Just as he was about to turn his head to look at Rukawa Kaede, he noticed a red figure quickly passing by him.

"Xian Dao! That boy has come in!"

Uozumi, who was on the inside, saw Rukawa Kaede cutting without the ball, and immediately shouted loudly, and at the same time, his body resisted Takenori Akagi. At this time, Akagi had already reacted. After blasting the ball, he turned around and raised the ball high.

After deceiving Yuzhu's center of gravity, he took a step forward and leaned heavily on Yuzhu's body, actually preparing to forcefully hit Yuzhu.

Uozumi, who had been deceived into having a higher center of gravity, could not withstand Akagi's strong blow, so he took a step back and vacated his position.

When he got a gap, Takenori Akagi jumped up and wanted to lay up. But at this moment, Toru Hanagata from the side suddenly came to Takenori Akagi's side and knocked the basketball out of Akagi's hand with a slap.

"What?!"

Being blocked, Akagi was also shocked and quickly turned his head to look.

However, Shohoku was lucky. The basketball blocked by Hanagata happened to be caught by Rukawa Kaede who came over.

Starting with the basketball, Rukawa Kaede quickly dropped the ball and approached the basket in the blink of an eye. At the same time, Rukawa Kaede raised his eyes and looked towards the basket.

Immortal pursuing behind him, Uozumi and Hanagata not far away, all three of them looked at Rukawa Kaede at this moment, and quickly surrounded Rukawa Kaede.

The moment the encirclement was about to be completed, Rukawa Kaede suddenly hit the ball to the ground and passed it out.

"Um?!"

I thought that Rukawa Kaede would take action by himself in this position, but unexpectedly, Rukawa Kaede still chose to pass the ball, and the target of the pass happened to be Takenori Akagi who was in the open position at this time.

Without any hesitation, Takenori Akagi jumped up after blasting the ball, dunked with both hands, and poured the ball into the net.

The moment the basketball hits the net, stop the clock.

There was one second left on the clock, and the score between the two teams reached 55:57, with Shohoku High School leading by two points.

At the last second, Lingnan made a try. After serving to Shinomiya, Shinomiya threw the ball directly to the front court. However, after the whistle fell, the basketball also hit the backboard.

Can bounce into the basket.

The score of the first half was settled.

Before leaving the field, the Lingnan players all focused their attention on Rukawa Kaede.

This first-year kid left a deep impression on them at the end of the first half.

"Well done! Rukawa Kaede."

"I really didn't expect that you actually passed those two balls. It really doesn't look like you! But you played really well."

"My teammates have all been deceived by you, let alone my opponents."

"You played well, let's keep up the good work in the second half!"

Rukawa Kaede walked back to the rest area and received unanimous praise from the Shohoku players. Both Akagi and Mitsui Hisashi praised Rukawa Kaede. Coach Anzai also smiled and was very satisfied with Rukawa Kaede's performance.

However, at this moment, the expressions of Sakuragi Hanamichi, Kiyota Nobunaga, and Nango Koichiro became a little subtle.

"Hey! It's just shitty luck!" Sakuragi curled his lips, with a hint of jealousy in his disdain.

"Damn it! If I play, I will definitely not be worse than him!" Kiyota Nobunaga was jealous with a little envy.

"Asshole, coach, why didn't the coach send me to play and let the red-haired guy play? That guy only got a few rebounds and blocked a few shots! It was really a waste of opportunity to play."

As for Nango Koichiro, it is pure jealousy. He is not only jealous of Rukawa Kaede who performed amazingly, but also jealous of the active Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"Akagi-senpai, how is your foot injury? Do you want to take a rest in the second half?!"

After his eyes stayed on Rukawa Kaede for a while, Nango Koichiro ran to Akagi's side attentively and asked for help.

Akagi thought that this junior student really cared about him. He smiled and shook his head and said, "No, I don't have much offensive pressure, and on the Lingnan side, Uozumi doesn't have many offenses with the ball, so my load is actually not high."

big."

"It's no problem to fight for another twenty minutes!"

Takenori Akagi had a smile on his face, but when he heard this, Nanxiang's face fell. He didn't ask Akagi just because he wanted to hear this!

"Well, the students performed very well in the first half."

"Keep up this momentum!"

"We don't have much of a lead, so we must not take it lightly."

Coach Anxi stood up, gave some words of encouragement, and then led the players through the player tunnel and toward the waiting area.

The intermission lasts for nearly twenty minutes. Taking advantage of this time, the players can take a good rest and restore their physical strength.

"asshole!"

"What do you do for food?! When Jinguji Martial Arts was present, the situation was still in our favor. Why, it was him who ended up and let the first grader from Xiangbei penetrate him?!"

"Is that first grade more difficult to deal with than Jinguji Martial Arts?!"

"ah?"

"Xian Dao, you! Speak!"

In the lounge of Lingnan High School, Coach Tian Gang was furious.

At the end of the first half, the defensive performance of the Lingnan players really disappointed him. At this time, his anger was directly directed at Xiandao, who was responsible for defending Rukawa Kaede, and he stared at Xiandao with slightly widened eyes.

"Well~ Actually, the first grade level is pretty good."

"Although he is not as sharp as Jinguji Martial Arts, his strength is far beyond that of ordinary first-year students."

"Besides, he's pretty lucky to pick it up."

Sendao was standing in front of Yan Yi at this time, reached out and took out a slice of lemon from the food box in Yan Yi's hand, and said vaguely with an indifferent expression. However, before he could finish speaking, Coach Taoka interrupted with a roar.

"Immortal! Tao!"

Coach Tagoka's roar frightened Xiandao, biting a lemon, and covering his ears with a bitter look on his face. Shinomiya Tano shook his head helplessly when he saw the master and apprentice, and sat down on the bench to smooth things over:

"Um, coach, don't be angry first."

"Rukawa Kaede's few balls did have some luck involved."

"However, Immortal Dao, others can say this, but you can't."

"It was you who allowed Rukawa Kaede to successfully seize that luck."

"Were you distracted when you were defending?"

Shinomiya knew Sendō very well and knew that with Sendō's ability, if he concentrated on it, it would be impossible for Rukawa Kaede to pick up the rebound. In the final analysis, Sendō was distracted.

Hearing Shinomiya Tōno say this, Xiandao became more serious indeed. He nodded and admitted generously:

"I thought he was the same as when I was in first grade, but I was wrong."

"He is very mature, not as mature as a first-year player."

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Xiandao's face again: "He is a very good first grader, barely enough to be my opponent."

An immortal smile, calm and confident.

Seeing Xiandao like this, Coach Tian Gang's anger was completely gone, but he still maintained a serious look on his face and snorted coldly:

"Then I'll leave him to you!"

After Coach Tian Gang finished speaking, he said to everyone:

"The first half is a foregone conclusion, so I won't say any more unnecessary nonsense."

"Everyone should have a good rest and prepare for the second half of the game."

"Tano, if Jinguji Martial Arts does not appear in the second half of the game, you should rest a little longer."

"Soldier against soldier, against general. Coach Anzai wants Mitsui Hisashi to consume your physical energy and let Jinguji Martial Arts execute you head-on. I won't let this happen!"

"Ikegami! You are the defensive expert of our Lingnan High School. In the second half, the first grader of Shohoku, Rukawa Kaede, will be left to you!"

"As for immortality, you have to guard against Mitsui Shou."

"If Jinguji Martial Arts comes back, let's make plans again!"

Hearing this, Xiandao waved his hands indifferently. Shinomiya Tano frowned slightly when he heard Coach Tamoka's arrangement. He didn't say much, but came to Xiandao's side and told him:

"That Mitsui Hisashi is not easy. He shoots the ball very quickly. Try to stay as close as possible, and pay attention to Shohoku's pick-and-roll."

"If there is a slight gap, the opponent will shoot. Compared with his breakthrough, shooting is a greater threat."

Shinomiya and Sendō exchanged their thoughts on guarding Hisashi Mitsui. Coach Taoka glanced at the two of them, ignored them, and continued towards Uozumi and Hanagata:

"If the field doesn't play early in the second half, you two insiders will have to bear the corresponding responsibility for me."

"The offense depends not only on Sendō and Fujima, but especially on you, Hanagata. Your shooting is definitely a huge threat to Shohoku."

"That Sakuragi Hanamichi is very good at jumping. Try to pull him out of the paint and shoot him. Even if you don't score, without his help, Uozumi will never lose to Akagi in the rebounding competition!"

"do you understand?"

After hearing what Coach Taoka said, Hanagata and Uozumi both nodded heavily and agreed.

After making adjustments, Coach Tianoka said a few words of encouragement, then stopped disturbing the players and allowed them to have a good rest.

Unlike Coach Taoka's extra intervention, the lounge in Xiangbei seemed much quieter at this time.

The players were sitting in various corners of the rest area, waiting for the game to start.

Coach Anxi did not arrange any tactics for the players. He just praised a few words and signaled Budo to come on the field five minutes into the second half.

At the same time, Miyagi Ryota was not sent to play again. The lineup in the first half of the second half was the same as the lineup at the end of the first half. As for Jinguji Budo, he will replace Katsumi Ichiro in the second half.

Although Coach Anzai did not lay out any tactics, Budo understood what he meant and planned to have Kaede Rukawa and Hisashi Mitsui assist Budo in attacking at the same time.

Miyagi Ryota didn't get a chance to play. At this time, he was sitting by the window dully, looking at the scenery outside the window. He didn't know what he was thinking. He looked melancholy. Even though Ayako called him, he didn't pay attention to Ayako.

"Brother, I want to give up."

"If you were here, would you support me?!"

People tend to have random thoughts when they are depressed, and Miyagi Ryota is not surprised. Shohoku has proved that even if the team does not have him, it will still play well. Miyagi can see this clearly. Miyagi even feels that,

Without him, Xiangbei has become stronger.

At this time, he couldn't help but think of his brother, the gentle, loving brother who would never come back. Thinking of this, Miyagi Ryota's eyes became moist again.

After all, he is just a high school student.

"Hey! Miyagi! What are you thinking about?"

At this moment, a big hand patted Miyagi's shoulder. Jinguji Budo came behind him at some point and followed Miyagi's line of sight and looked out the window.

"Nothing." Miyagi Ryota turned his head to look at Martial Arts, then turned his head to look out the window.

Jinguji Martial Arts! That damn talent is displayed vividly and exquisitely in this guy!

"Liangtian, are you giving up?"

After hearing the martial arts words, Miyagi Ryota's pupils shrank slightly and his face tightened. Then like a deflated rubber ball, he bowed and asked dully: "Are you going to laugh at me? Genius."

There was even deep resentment in Miyagi Ryota's tone, but this resentment was not directed at martial arts, but at himself.

"how can that be possible."

"When I was on the field, I was talking to Shinomiya Tōno——"

"It is a very exciting thing for a player without talent to rely on his own efforts to compete on the same stage with geniuses."

"But you seem to have let me get slapped in the face."

Hearing this, Miyagi smiled bitterly and shook his head. Wu Dao turned to look at his appearance and continued:

"The world of basketball is cruel, I knew it from the beginning."

"After going to the United States, I understand this even more."

"Human, it's really hard to tell how much potential you have."

"Actually, most people don't work hard enough to fully develop their talents."

"For most people, their end is actually the moment they give up."

"I won't say that as long as you work hard, you will get results."

"But Miyagi, if you don't work hard, there will be no results. Basketball is such a realistic sport."

"Have you really reached the end?!"

"I think it's still far from being achieved!"

The last words are for Miyagi, for myself, and for my book friends.

The SD movie has already started pre-sale, and I can’t wait. Although I don’t like the visual style, SD itself doesn’t rely solely on the style to win.

By the way, I would like to recommend to you brothers a sports show "Blue Prison" that I am following now. I think you will like it.

(End of chapter)