Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 361 Attack and defense, Kazunari Fukatsu’s trap!

Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

Chapter 361 Attack and defense, Kazunari Fukatsu’s trap!

Point guard Rukawa Kaede's isolation play exceeded the expectations of all Sanno players. Fukatsu Kazunari, who was responsible for defending Rukawa Kaede, did not expect that Rukawa Kaede would engage in such isolation behavior when playing point guard.

The unsuspecting Fukatsu Kazunari could only watch as Rukawa Kaede completed the scoring.

"Well done, Rukawa Kaede."

Jinguji Budo smiled and praised, turned around and started to defend. Budo would not say much about Rukawa Kaede's singles behavior. As long as he could score the ball, all the problems would not be a problem.

Of course, if the ball is lost, even if there is no problem handling the ball, it becomes a problem.

Basketball is such a simple and realistic sport.

After being praised by martial arts, Rukawa Kaede just nodded with a cold face, as if it was a matter of course.

Unlike other Shohoku players, Rukawa Kaede has never placed himself below Jinguji Martial Arts. In his opinion, on the court, people who are in good positions should take the ball and attack, and they should let capable people

The person takes the ball and attacks.

Rukawa Kaede, on the other hand, considers himself to be a capable person.

"Okay, let's defend the next goal! Widen the point difference!"

Jinguji Martial Arts clapped his hands and shouted loudly.

It didn't take long for Sanno Industrial's counterattack to arrive.

Five players quickly entered the Shohoku half. Inside players Kawada Masashi and Nobe Masahiro went straight into the Shohoku basket. Fukatsu Kazunari, who quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, gave some points when Kawada ran towards the inside.

He took the ball in advance and passed it towards the inside.

"Bang!" The basketball started, and Masashi Kawada who had just picked up the ball happened to arrive in front of Takenori Akagi. In front of him, Takenori Akagi and Masashi Kawada took the ball and subconsciously reached out to slap the basketball, trying to complete the steal.

However, Masashi Kawada, who was running, did not pause for a moment, turned around flexibly, and while dropping the ball, he easily passed Akagi and reached the basket. Then he hooked the ball towards the basket with his left hand and sent the ball directly into the basket.

in the net.

"Ohhh! It was over in an instant!"

"Kawada, so awesome!"

Kawada Masashi's easy score made the Sanno bench excited. Several Shohoku High School players scored one after another, which actually put a lot of pressure on Sanno. However, Kawada Masashi's easy score at this time also made the Sanno players feel at ease.

"With Kawada-senpai on the court, our Sanno will never lose!"

"Shohoku High School, there is nothing we can do against Kawada-senpai."

Sanno's substitute players cheered with each other, with smiles on their faces.

It was not the first day for these players to play. Although the game between Shohoku and Sanno lasted only a few rounds, the problems faced by Shohoku were clearly evident.

There is no doubt that Masashi Kawada is the strong point of their Sanno Industry. As long as they rely on Masashi Kawada to launch an attack, the victory of this game will pour towards Sanno.

What? You said Shohoku is also scoring?

The stability of outside offense and the stability of inside offense are fundamentally different!

During the alternation of offense and defense, Rukawa Kaede took the ball in the backcourt and pushed the ball towards the frontcourt. Rukawa Kaede was different from Miyagi Ryota. Kiyota Nobunaga's point guard style also completely mobilized the enthusiasm of all Shohoku players.

Except for Jinguji Martial Arts, the rest of the team members showed more desire to attack than before.

As for Jinguji Martial Arts, he has become a Buddhist. After entering the frontcourt, he stood in the corner outside the three-point line without moving, quietly waiting for Rukawa Kaede to perform.

But even though Jinguji Budo did not show a strong desire to attack, Sanno Industries did not dare to relax in its defense against Jinguji Budo.

Budou didn't move, and Zebita Eiji didn't dare to move either. He just stood in front of Budou, paying attention to whether Rukawa Kaede was passing the ball with his peripheral vision, and at the same time, he was on guard for Jinguji Budou's sudden movement.

The same is true for Kawada Masashi on the inside. He simply doesn't block the position with Takenori Akagi to seize the rebounding position under the basket. Instead, he keeps peeking at Jinguji Budo on the outside. Most of his attention is actually on Jinguji.

On the body of Temple Budo.

Even Fukatsu Kazunari, who faced Rukawa Kaede directly, did not pay attention to Rukawa Kaede's threat. While defending, he would look at Jinguji Martial Arts from the corner of his eye from time to time.

Jinguji Budo just stood outside the three-point line and attracted the attention of most of Sanno's players.

"This kind of defense can't stop him!"

"King of the mountain."

Although Wu Dao did not move, his attention was always on the court. He could feel the Sanno players taking aim at him from time to time.

Although this feeling of being taken seriously by the opponent is very comfortable, martial arts has to say that Sanno underestimated Rukawa Kaede.

Sure enough, Rukawa Kaede, who was approaching the top of the key with the ball, dribbled on the spot for three or four seconds before he noticed that the Sanno player's attention was somewhat distracted.

With a simple dribble from the hip, Rukawa Kaede adjusted his rhythm and instantly made a wrong step and started to accelerate.

When he broke through, his side directly hit Kazunari Fukatsu. The huge force pushed the unprepared Kazunari Fukatsu back. At the same time, Rukawa Kaede successfully created a gap between Fukawa Kaede and Kazunari Fukatsu.

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Cutting straight to the basket, Rukawa Kaede took off from the free throw line and shot the basket when Masahiro Nobe defended him.

The basketball flew towards the basket, hit firmly in front of the backboard, and then bounced back into the net.

A beautiful breakthrough layup added two more points to the scoreboard of Shohoku High School.

"Wow——"

The Shohoku bench cheered loudly, and Rukawa Kaede's continuous scoring also attracted the attention of the audience. Some viewers who were not familiar with Rukawa Kaede also began to pay attention to Rukawa Kaede's performance at this moment.

In the stands, Sendō, who had played against Rukawa Kaede before, suddenly smiled and said softly: "Shobei, it seems that he plans to use this first-year player as the main attacker."

Hearing this, Shinomiya Tano looked at the field intently, thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "If Sanno can't put pressure on Shohoku, that's what it will be like."

"However, the Mountain King cannot let a first grader be rampant for too long."

While the two were talking, Sanno Industries had already launched a new round of attack.

After Nobe pulled Hiro to a high post for a pick-and-roll, Fukatsu Kazunari rushed forward, but there were some communication problems between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede. When the opponent rushed through the pick-and-roll, Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede both rushed forward.

He followed Kazunari Fukatsu who made the breakthrough.

Sakuragi's idea was very simple. He thought that Kaede Rukawa, who was caught in a pick-and-roll, would be unable to keep up with Fukatsu. When faced with a pick-and-roll, it was natural to switch defenses. He had already developed a habit during training.

But Rukawa Kaede had a different idea than Sakuragi. He felt that he could keep up, so after avoiding the opponent's pick-and-roll, he still chased Fukatsu Kazunari.

The two men's pursuit instantly gave Nobe Masahiro an open opportunity. Fukatsu Kazunari, who rushed forward with the ball, looked back at the moon and saw the two chasing men. He flipped his wrist while dribbling and hit the ball directly at Sakuragi and Sakuragi.

On the floor between Rukawa Kaede and Rukawa Kaede, the rebounded basketball fell directly into Nobe Masahiro's hands.

The wild man who had the ball did not dare to take a shot from the high post. He took two steps closer with the ball and approached the free throw line before taking a slow shot.

But even with such a shot, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede were unable to defend. The basketball passed over their heads and went directly into the net.

"Well done, Fukatsu!"

Masashi Kawada patted Fukatsu on the shoulder and said with a smile. Kazunari Fukatsu and Masahiro Nobe, who were about to return to defense, also fist-bumped in celebration. On the way back to defense, they did not forget to look back at Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede, which was full of mockery.

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"Asshole Rukawa Kaede, can't you switch defenses?"

"It's all because of you, an idiot, that the Mountain King got points. Damn you, get over with it quickly. Don't hold back this genius."

After making a mistake in defensive cooperation, he put his hands in his shorts and walked up to Rukawa Kaede and muttered. He put all the blame on Rukawa Kaede's head, and the simple Sakuragi didn't want his limelight to be shared by his fellow first-year students.

Rukawa Kaede overshadowed him and mocked.

Rukawa Kaede glanced at Sakuragi Hanamichi coldly, ignored Sakuragi, and stretched out his hand to signal Takenori Akagi to serve.

When the ball was released, Akagi saw that Sakuragi Hanamichi was still whispering in Rukawa Kaede's ear, so he grabbed Sakuragi's ear without any explanation, and ran towards the frontcourt with Sakuragi.

Seeing this, Mitsui Shou and Budo looked at each other and spread their hands in tacit understanding, expressing their helplessness.

After a small episode, Shohoku High School launched another attack.

Fukatsu was wary of Rukawa Kaede, who was scoring consecutive goals, but on the surface, he still maintained a look of focusing entirely on Jinguji Budo. And Fukatsu Kazunari's attitude also successfully confused Rukawa Kaede.

Rukawa Kaede, who was approaching the top of the arc with the ball, exploded the ball, and after a scissor step, he was ready to accelerate. However, Fukatsu Kazunari, who had squinted his eyes a second ago, stared directly at Rukawa Kaede, leaned forward suddenly, and reached out.

The basketball arrived in Rukawa Kaede’s hands.

"Um?!"

Rukawa Kaede was shocked, but he couldn't react even as he was making moves. The basketball was directly picked up by Fukatsu Kazunari who was forward, and he quickly rushed towards the Shohoku half.

Fast attack!

Without Kazunari Fukatsu's reminder, Sanno's team members immediately launched a counterattack and quickly rushed toward the Shohoku half.

Jinguji Budo did not intercept Fukatsu Kazunari, who was the fastest, but followed behind Eiji Sawabita. Therefore, at this time, Rukawa Kaede, who was intercepted, had already started to pursue, and his position was only behind Fukatsu.

Only three, able to complete the interception before the opponent enters the basket.

Moreover, there is a high probability that Fukatsu will choose to pass the ball to his teammates who are following up. Zebei is his best choice!

Soon, Kazunari Fukatsu held the ball and entered the basket. As expected by Jinguji Budo, Rukawa Kaede was only half a body away from Fukawa Kaede at this time. If Kazunari Fukatsu held the ball and made a layup, Rukawa Kaede relied on his height to bounce

, can completely block Fukatsu from behind.

Just when Fukatsu crossed the free throw line, Fukatsu Kazunari stepped out with one step. Fukatsu turned back sharply, grabbed the ball with one hand, and swung it towards Zebei who was following up.

His action immediately aroused the alert of Kaede Rukawa. He slowed down and jumped towards the basketball, which also blocked Fukatsu's passing route.

Taking the second step, Kazunari Fukatsu looked up at the basket, with a smile on his face, took the ball back into his arms, jumped slightly, and then sent the basketball into the basket.

"Fake news!!"

Rukawa Kaede was knocked down by Kazunari Fukatsu and couldn't jump up to block the shot. He could only watch the basketball go into the net.

Sanno Industrial's defensive counterattack was successful, and the score difference between the two teams was evened.

"ah!!!!"

"Rukawa Kaede, you are such an idiot again, you can't even defend against this kind of ball!"

"idiot!"

"Get down quickly, don't hold back this genius!"

Before Rukawa Kaede could digest the opponent's attack operation, Sakuragi's roar sounded from behind Rukawa Kaede as he returned to defense.

Rukawa Kaede's thoughts were interrupted, he snorted lightly and ignored Sakuragi.

At this time, Jinguji Budo went to the baseline and picked up the basketball. When he was about to serve, he saw Rukawa Kaede, who had always been expressionless. At this time, he obviously showed a hint of anger, which was probably unexpected.

However, seeing Sakuragi thinking quietly beside him, Budo also understood Rukawa Kaede's mood.

If it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to remain calm under Sakuragi Hanamichi's "taunting".

"Rukawa, Sanno is a team with no shortcomings."

"Every player on their team is a trump card among other teams."

"That Fukatsu Kazunari was named the No. 1 point guard in the country by the magazine."

"You played in a different position than him before, but in this game, he is your opponent."

"Don't underestimate the opponent just because he is a point guard. In past Sanwang games, this point guard averaged 20+ points per game and is very strong."

When serving, Budo reminded Rukawa Kaede. He noticed that Rukawa Kaede seemed to underestimate Kazunari Fukatsu, maybe he scored a few points on the opponent's head so that Rukawa Kaede could not recognize him.

Rukawa Kaede is indeed very strong, and his attack power can be said to be among the best in the country, but compared to Fukatsu Kazunari, besides attacking, Rukawa Kaede has many other things to learn.

Rukawa Kaede, who took the ball, nodded silently and then quickly advanced with the ball.

Seeing that Rukawa Kaede seemed to have listened, Budo didn't say anything more and quickly ran to the frontcourt to get into position.

Rukawa Kaede, who has experienced being intercepted, was obviously a lot more cautious when holding the ball. Before he even approached the top of the key, he gave the ball to Jinguji Budo early.

Playing the ball so early also surprised Budo. At the same time, Fukatsu Kazunari, who had just become serious about Rukawa Kaede, did not expect Rukawa Kaede to give up so easily.

His eyes lingered on Rukawa Kaede for a while, and then he looked at Jinguji Martial Arts.

"By the way, this is the offensive rhythm of Xiangbei."

"Sa! Jinguji Martial Arts, step into the trap of our Mountain King!"

Seeing Jinguji Budo taking the ball and sweeping low to break through, Fukatsu Kazunari's eyes lit up. He completely ignored Rukawa Kaede and fixed his gaze on Jinguji Budo.

At this moment, Jinguji Budo, who was about to break through just a second ago, suddenly straightened up and passed the ball towards the center.

"What?!"

Kazunari Fukatsu and Eiji Sawabita were both prepared. They didn't expect Jinguji Budo to pass the ball. They turned around and happened to see Rukawa Kaede receiving the ball at the free throw line. He dribbled the ball and directly connected.

The ball hit the basket with a long stride, and he lifted the ball and headed towards the basket.

Rukawa Kaede and Jinguji Budo both grasped Fukatsu's mentality and found a big loophole.

“Motor motor!!!!”

Just when Rukawa Kaede was about to complete the slam dunk, a loud shout suddenly burst from his ears, and an ape-like face suddenly appeared in Rukawa Kaede's sight. At the same time, a big hand also died.

He pressed it on the basketball, preventing Rukawa Kaede from making any progress.

"It's actually Kawada Masashi!"

(End of chapter)