Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 356 The key to victory!

Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

Chapter 356 The key to victory!

Minami Liehoro's pull-up three-pointer after hitting Rukawa Kaede made Rukawa Kaede start to pay attention to the opponent in front of him.

Since joining Shohoku High School, Rukawa Kaede's personal strength has improved greatly compared to his junior high school days. And with Shohoku High School competing in so many games, Rukawa Kaede has rarely encountered someone like Nan Lie.

A level of opponent.

In the prefectural competition in Kanagawa Prefecture, only the two people from Lingnan High School could make Rukawa Kaede take a look, and the Mu Shinichi from Hainan was not strictly in the same position as him. The huge Kanagawa Prefecture could be called

There are only a few people who can match them.

And the ace of Toyotama High School in front of him, Nan Lie, is also an opponent worthy of Rukawa Kaede!

Worth beating!

During the transition between offense and defense, all the players from Shohoku High School were pressed into Toyotama's half.

Miyagi Ryota advanced very quickly, and the other Shohoku players also cooperated with Miyagi's offensive rhythm. In just a few seconds, everyone had already positioned themselves in Toyotama's half.

After entering the frontcourt, Miyagi Ryota was about to throw the ball to Rukawa Kaede in the corner position. At this moment, Kiyota Nobunaga repeated his old trick, slipping the baseline and cutting inside. However, his action was noticed by Toyotama's people. Kishimoto

Minori moved slightly, leaving Kiyota without a chance to catch the ball.

However, Kiyota Nobunaga's cut in gave Sakuragi Hanamichi enough openings.

On the left side of the court, Sakuragi quickly left the basket, went to the mid-range, and raised his hand towards Miyagi Ryota for the ball.

Without hesitation, Miyagi Ryota used a breakthrough feint to stretch Itakura Daijiro's defense, and then passed the ball directly to Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"Oh! Miyagi actually passed the ball to Hanamichi!"

"Come on! Hanamichi!"

In the corner of the stands, Mito Yohei and others who came to watch the game immediately became excited when they saw Sakuragi Hanamichi taking the ball and shouted loudly.

On the court, Sakuragi holding the ball in both hands immediately attracted Kishimoto Minori's attention. He ignored Kiyota Nobunaga, who had slipped to the other corner at this time, and quickly moved towards Sakuragi to defend.

"Hey!"

"Just watch, this genius' secret weapon!"

The moment he got the basketball, a bright smile appeared on Sakuragi Hanamichi's face. When Kishimoto Mari rushed up, he raised the ball in a shooting posture. And his action also made Kishimoto, who didn't know Sakuragi's depth, quickly

He raised his center of gravity and raised his arms high to block the shot.

"!"

And at the moment Kishimoto raised his hand, Sakuragi Hanamichi dropped the ball, took a step laterally, and the next second, he made an emergency stop, then pulled up and shot.

His action was exactly the same as when Minami Liehoro fired Rukawa Kaede before, a lateral move followed by a fake shot and a sudden stop.

"What?!"

The basketball flew out of Sakuragi Hanamichi's hand. Rukawa Kaede and others who watched Sakuragi complete this series of actions, as well as Mitsui Hisashi and others off the court, were stunned. They looked at the basketball in mid-air in disbelief. They couldn't believe what was happening in front of them.

everything of.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who only learned to play basketball for a year and shoot for just half a year, actually used such offensive skills?!

"Whoosh!"

As the basketball hit the net, Mitsui Hisashi and others' surprised expressions were completely fixed on their faces.

"How can this be?!"

"Goal scored?!"

The most surprised person here in Shohoku is undoubtedly Miyagi Ryota. He, the main defender in Shohoku, has not mastered such offensive skills until now. In other words, he can use replicas to imitate them, but his shooting accuracy is very low.

Difference!

Offensive skills without hit rate cannot be said to be mastered at all.

"Oooo!!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who scored the ball, also raised his arms and shouted with excitement on his face. Yohei and others on the sidelines also cheered, applauding Sakuragi's goal.

"Isn't it just that I scored a goal? Why such a big reaction?!"

"What are these guys in Xiangbei doing?!"

Kishimoto Minori put her hands on her hips and looked at the excited and surprised Shohoku people with puzzled faces. Sakuragi Hanamichi's attack was really good this time. He made good use of his weakness of raising his center of gravity, and the opponent was also very good.

Smart, he did not choose to break through, but chose to shoot, leaving him no chance to pursue the defense.

Kishimoto admitted that he underestimated his opponent with this goal.

But he didn't understand that the opponent just scored a goal. What was there to be excited about?!

What Miri Kishimoto didn't know was that before this, Sakuragi Hanamichi's offensive methods only included fixed-point shooting, simple three-threat digging and breakthrough, and weapons such as slam dunks and layups.

Sakuragi Hanamichi simply doesn't know how to use today's "high-tech" offensive skills, and strictly speaking, Sakuragi Hanamichi only has one year to learn football!

"Is this the technique you taught Sakuragi?"

"But how is this possible? I remember that it only took a week for us to go out and play a practice match with Chang Cheng."

"How could Sakuragi be able to master a skill like a pull-up jump shot in just one week?!"

"Fixed-point shooting and this kind of shooting that combines movement and static are two different things!"

Shohoku High School in the field began to return to defense. Mitsui Hisashi on the sidelines looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi who was returning to defense. He still looked at Sakuragi with an expression of disbelief. He did not come back to his senses for a long time. When Mitsui Hisashi came back to his senses,

At that time, he immediately looked at Jinguji Martial Arts beside him and asked hurriedly:

"nothing is impossible."

"Sakuragi Hanamichi has practiced a lot of fixed-point shooting, and his movements are already very standard."

"That's just adding some changes on this basis."

"If you can throw 20,000 balls in a week, you can also learn it in a short time like him!"

After hearing this, Budo replied lightly. However, his words made the surrounding Shohoku players even more shocked. When Oda Ryumasa heard this, his pupils were shocked, and he murmured in disbelief: "Two or twenty thousand balls?!

"

Hisashi Mitsui also whispered after hearing this answer: "Twenty thousand goals?! One week?! Or a pull-up jumper?"

"How can this be?!"

Seeing the "shocked" expressions of the Shohoku players around him, Budo couldn't help but smile. He looked at Sakuragi who was returning to defense on the field and nodded with satisfaction.

One week, 20,000-ball pull-up jump shooting training. In fact, when Sakuragi Hanamichi completed this training, Budo himself was shocked.

At the beginning, he simply set an unattainable goal for Sakuragi. The goal was set at 100 points, and many people would be very good if they could reach 80 points when doing it.

But what Budo didn't expect was that with the help and encouragement of Yohei, Haruko and others, Sakuragi Hanamichi actually completed the goal of 20,000 emergency-stop jump shots. As he completed the training, this shooter

Movements still allow Sakuragi to form short-term muscle memory.

What Sakuragi has to do after that is to train appropriately every day so that this feeling can be ingrained into his bones.

Although it is a method to encourage growth, if handled well, Sakuragi can make huge improvements in a short period of time. This method is not suitable for most people, but it is applicable to Sakuragi!

In the court, Sakuragi looked excited as he used his "secret weapon" to score. The other players on the court also looked at Sakuragi a few more times after returning to defense, and then focused on the game.

Because at this time, the attack from Toyotama High School has also arrived!

Yatori Kyohei set up a high pick-and-roll, and Itakura, who already had a matchup advantage, broke through and then directly hit the three-point line and shot a three-pointer.

"Dang~"

Itakura's shot was almost open, but he made a mistake and the basketball crashed out of the basket. Fortunately, he used too much force when shooting, and the basketball flew farther away, which completely prevented Kishimoto from getting stuck inside.

Li picked up a miss in the middle distance.

Kishimoto picked up the offensive rebound and took a mid-range shot, sending the ball steadily into the basket.

The very next second after Toyotama High School finished scoring, Nango Koichiro made a quick attack from the baseline. Shohoku High School players followed Toyotama High School and others who were returning to defense and started a fast break.

The basketball was quickly passed between Kiyota Nobunaga and Miyagi Ryota. With just two simple passes, the basketball fell into Kiyota's hands. At this time, Kiyota had already crossed the three-point line.

At the same time, Toyotama High School's only inside player was Kishimoto Minori, and the other inside player, Iwata Miaki, failed to keep up with Shohoku's pace.

Nobunaga Kiyota crossed the three-point line with the ball, and then combined the ball near the basket when he broke through to the basket. After two steps, he made a reverse basket under Kishimoto's defense and sent the ball into the basket.

The excellent offensive rhythm made Kishimoto Minori's defensive changes useless.

At the same time, Shohoku's chasing fast break also greatly boosted the confidence of the players on the sidelines. Shohoku's substitutes suddenly discovered that these first and second graders on their team, even when facing a national powerhouse like Toyotama, even in the opponent's best position

Fighting with each other in the field, he did not lose at all, and even vaguely took the initiative.

"Return to defense faster!"

"Xianbei's offensive rhythm is also very fast, the defense should be more active, and the pressure should be tighter!"

"Forcing them to make mistakes."

"When attacking, pass the ball more and don't always think about using three-pointers to decide the outcome. Itakura, your body has an advantage, so make more breakthroughs!"

"If the defense line shrinks a little, there will be too many free positions in the mid-range!"

Seeing that Xianghoku High School's offensive momentum was so high and the team was losing points continuously, coach Jin Ping couldn't help but walked to the sidelines and reminded the players loudly.

He was afraid that Fengyu's rhythm would be taken away by the opponent, so he started to play mindless fast breaks. If he played like this, it would be too unstable.

Shohoku's overall height is not as good as that of Toyotama. Although Kiyota Nobunaga and Miyagi Ryota on the outside are excellent, their physical weaknesses are difficult to make up for. It is not a comparison to play pure offense with such small and fast opponents.

Stupid?!

Aiming at the weak points and attacking steadily, Toyotama's players' physical advantages will begin to snowball as the game progresses. The more they fight, the greater their advantage will be.

Coach Jin Ping saw through this, so he asked his players to guide the ball more on the offensive end without rushing to take action.

The team members Feng Yu and coach Jin Ping are getting along well, and Nan Lie and the others are not as stubborn as they were in the first grade, only thinking about speed.

Sometimes, slow is faster. Nan Lie and the others have been able to understand the essence of run-and-gun tactics.

The essence of run-and-gun is actually to use a fast-paced attack to target the opponent's weaknesses. Its essence is to expose the opponent's weaknesses, and now, the weaknesses have already appeared, right?

Daijiro Itakura's advancement speed was still very fast. It only took five or six seconds to bring the ball into the frontcourt. After entering the frontcourt, he also quickly passed the ball to Nanlie.

The latter took the ball, broke through and feinted, shot and feinted twice in a row, then dropped the ball laterally and called a pick-and-roll. Minori Kishimoto on the inside moved to the outside to give Nanye the ball.

And Nanlie, who was holding the ball, instantly attracted the attention of everyone in Xiangbei.

But at this moment, Nanlie moved quickly through the pick-and-roll, instead of breaking through to the inside. Instead, he leaned towards Itakura Daijiro at the top of the arc. After quickly releasing the ball, he actually made a pass for Itakura.

A pick-and-roll, and Kishimoto, who was setting a pick-and-roll for Nan Lie from the high position, also moved down and entered the inside lane.

Sakuragi followed Kishimoto into the inside, but Rukawa Kaede was one position behind Nanlie because of the pick-and-roll. When Nanlie completed the pick-and-roll, Itakura also used this pick-and-roll to become open.

After adjusting his breathing slightly, Daijiro Itakura, who caught the ball, shot another three-pointer. This time, without any surprise, the basketball went directly into the net!

A beautiful pick-and-roll cooperation allowed Toyota High School to easily score.

"Very good! Toyotama's positioning this round is quite good."

"Although the speed is still very fast, it is very organized!"

Mitsui Hisashi saw that Toyotama scored easily and couldn't help but praise him.

After all, it is an A-level team, and Toyotama High School's strength is outstanding.

"This opponent is not easy to deal with!"

Mitsui Shou said with a smile, saying that it was difficult to deal with, but there was no hint of worry in his words.

"Well, I can't guard against Feng Yu. I've already expected this."

"Miyagi and Kiyota are not very tall, so opponents can easily shoot or pass in front of them."

"And unfortunately, Toyotama is a team that uses mid- and long-range offense as its main scoring method."

"Continuous pick-and-rolls on the outside will give their outside players a lot of shooting opportunities."

"Even without the pick-and-roll, it would not be easy for Miyagi and Kiyota to play. With the pick-and-roll, it will be even more difficult."

"If these guys want to win, they can only defend the rebounds, grasp the offense, and compete for the scoring efficiency of the two teams!"

"The person who decides the outcome is that kid!"

As Budo spoke, his eyes fell on Sakuragi Hanamichi in the field.

At this time, Shohoku High School had already launched an attack. Kiyota Nobunaga received a pass from Miyagi when he cut in. However, Toyotama's Kishimoto Minori also noticed Kiyota Nobunaga cutting in and took a defensive step.

In order to avoid the defense, Nobunaga Kiyota used a throw to try to avoid the defense and complete the score.

It's just that his shooting percentage on the floater was so-so, and the basketball fell out of the frame. When Kiyota Nobunaga, who missed the shot, was disappointed and prepared to return to defense, Sakuragi Hanamichi went straight to the basket and jumped high into the air.

The basketball popped out and he caught it in his hand. The height of his palm was almost a forearm higher than the height of another Iwata Miaki who was grabbing the rebound.

After landing, Sakuragi jumped up again and sent the ball into the net.

At this time, Iwata Miaki, who fell back to the ground, did not adjust his posture at all, and could not take off continuously like Sakuragi. He could only watch the basketball pass over his head and hit the net.

"Ho ho ho~~"

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who scored the goal, let out a "monkey" cry and winked at Nobunaga Kiyota. His joyful look made Nobunaga Kiyota's face darken.

"You bastard red-haired monkey, how dare you laugh at me!"

"Damn it!!! This bastard!"

Although these first-year students from Shohoku were all teammates, when they got together, the most they did was hurt each other. Seeing Sakuragi being in the limelight, Kiyota Nobunaga was very unhappy, and at the same time he secretly made up his mind to perform well.

, overshadowing Sakuragi!

"Haha, it's begun!"

"His talents are beginning to show off!"

Coach Anzai pushed up his glasses and looked at Sakuragi with eyes full of expectation.

(End of chapter)