The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

As soon as they came on the field in the second half, relying on the belief that they didn't want Lin Dong to play, Xiangyang attacked desperately and took the lead in a 5:0 climax.

But then Shohoku, led by Rukawa Kaede who had fully recovered, relied on his ace performance and Mitsui Hisashi's unreasonable three-pointers to seize Xiangyang's eagerness to attack and fight back 8:0.

Sometimes, too much excitement may not always bring good things.

Then the two sides stabilized the rhythm, and the real strength began to show.

Xiangyang, who has Fujima and the height inside, is good at defensive counterattacks and can switch offense and defense very quickly.

Shohoku, with its full-fire Kaede Rukawa, three-point shooter Hisashi Mitsui and the electric flash Miyagi Ryota, is more of a fast-break team.

Although both of them have improved, in comparison, Lin Dong feels that Xiangbei's overall strength still faintly surpasses Xiangyang's first line led by Fujima.

Rukawa Kaede has made considerable breakthroughs and improvements. Not only has his playing style become a little more steady and less impatient, he even deliberately attracted two double-teams at the beginning of the third quarter and then sent a wonderful pass to Hisashi Mitsui. .

It's not purely because of his improved passing consciousness. Lin Dong feels that this is probably because he saw his wonderful pass to Ito Taku's three-pointer when he was sitting on the bench in the first quarter, and he was consciously imitating it.

This guy has calmed down and regarded himself as a template for learning.

But in any case, Rukawa Kaede, who can pass the ball, although the concept of passing is not very clear, it is indeed a great breakthrough.

What gave Xiangyang even more trouble was Sakuragi Hanamichi's rebound.

Regardless of offensive rebounds or defensive rebounds, the entire third quarter was almost covered by this guy.

All the yelling, all the commotion, and the score gap on the scoreboard didn't seem to have any impact on that guy at all. He was in a good state of mind and focused!

Many of the cheers at the scene were caused by this guy, and the guarantee of rebounds almost weakened Xiangyang's defensive skills by 50%, and at the same time greatly enhanced Shohoku's secondary attack, forcing Fujima to have to fight with Shohoku. Fight against each other.

As a result, the scores of both sides kept rising alternately until the end of the third quarter. Xiangyang entered the final quarter of the game with 88:66 and a 22-point advantage.

——As long as the score is within 20 points, Xiangyang's super rookie will reappear.

I don’t know how this matter spread. Not to mention the people in Xiangyang, even the people in Xiangbei and even many people in the stands already knew about it.

Lin Dong suspected that this was related to Ishihara Yuya and Xiangyang cheerleading team, but there was no evidence.

So... 2 points became Xiangyang's last position.

Win or lose?

In fact, no one from Xiangyang or Xiangbei, or even the spectators in the stands, had ever considered this issue again.

Not because of the 22-point difference, but because of the presence of that person...

The No. 13 sitting on the bench stood there like a big mountain.

No matter how hard Xianghoku catches up, no matter how many points Xianghoku catches up, or how Xianghoku evolves on the spot.

But as soon as Xiangyang's No. 13 appears, the entire audience, including the Xiangbei players themselves, may feel that the game is over early.

But still have to chase.

Except for Sakuragi Hanamichi, the only wish of everyone in Shohoku now is to drag that guy into the field again even if they die.

Even if you have to fall, you must fall at the feet of the strongest opponent. This is the last dignity of a challenger!

As for Xiangyang, everyone from Fujima to Nagano had only one thought - let that guy sit!

Both sides are fighting with a hint of emotion.

There was no scoring drought in the last two minutes of the comic.

Attack, attack, and non-stop attack became the main theme of the fourth quarter for both sides.

With all his emotional firepower, Xiangbei couldn't guard against Xiangyang, and Xiangyang couldn't guard against Xiangbei.

The score difference has been back and forth between 22 points and 20 points.

And the direction of the audience in the arena has begun to slowly change...

"Come on Xiangbei!"

"That red-haired No. 10, grab another rebound!"

"2 points! Just 2 points away!"

"Oops, No. 7 missed the ball again!"

Most of the voices in the arena started to cheer for Xiangbei.

Unfortunately, this is not much encouragement to Xiangbei.

Because at this moment, everyone knows very well that all the voices encouraging Xiangbei are just because they want to see Xiangyang's No. 13 return to the court.

... There were 13 seconds left in the final time on the electronic scoreboard, the score was 101:80, the score difference was 21 points, Xiangyang had the ball.

Hanakato Toru's fadeaway jumper at the top of the three-point arc, perhaps due to the physical exertion, he already knew when he shot the basketball.

"Backboard!" Hanagata Toru shouted.

The basketball bounced out of the frame.

Takano, who was already in position, jumped high to grab the key rebound, but a figure rose up from the ground, and a pair of big hands snatched the basketball from above his head.

"Ryo-ryo! Fast break!" Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted, throwing the ball to Miyagi Ryota before his feet even landed.

Fujima defended, but Miyagi did not choose to face him again. Instead, he made a long pass and gave the basketball to Rukawa Kaede who had already run through half the court without stopping.

Rukawa Kaede's eyes were frighteningly cold. He took a step after crossing the free throw line and jumped high to meet Hasegawa and Nagano who hurriedly returned to defense.

boom!

A standard buckle knocked the two Xiangyang generals to the ground.

The score on the electronic scoreboard jumped, 101:82, with 6 seconds left in the final time...

Although there was no suspense about the outcome of the game, the atmosphere in the stadium was ignited at this moment, as if the electronic scoreboard showed 6 minutes instead of 6 seconds.

"HOHOHO! Well done Xiangbei!"

"That No. 11 is okay!"

"No. 10's rebound was pretty good just now."

"No. 13! No. 13! No. 13!"

"Lin Dong! Lin Dong! Lin Dong!"

The entire stadium became noisy at this moment, and the cheers that broke out seemed to tear down the roof of the entire stadium!

"This young man..." An old man wearing a hat couldn't help but smile on the edge seat on the top floor of the arena.

As a newcomer who appeared in a county competition for the first time, he was able to receive such love and expectations from the audience. This was the first time in this old man's long basketball career.

That Xiangyang No. 13 seems to have a kind of magic, a kind of magic that infects people's hearts, a kind of magic that makes people look forward to it!

Even his basketball heart, which had been silent for a long time, couldn't help but become a little restless.

"...They are all good kids. Maybe it's time to seriously consider the Xiangyang School Board's proposal...Maybe they will experience some very interesting things." The old man said to himself with a smile.

…………

And on the court at this time.

Rukawa Kaede fell lightly from the basket.

He ignored the deafening cheers in the arena, and ignored Hasegawa and Nagano who were knocked to the ground by him. Instead, he turned to look at Xiangyang's bench.

Rukawa Kaede stretched out a hand and pointed at the guy wearing the No. 13 jersey sitting on the bench.

"Come on." He said coldly.

"call……"

Lin Dong breathed out, somewhat dumbfounded. He had just been preparing to pack his things.

"Come on, come on!" Ishihara Yuya next to him urged with excitement: "Listen to the shouts from the whole stadium, if you don't come on, we Xiangyang may not be able to leave the arena in a while... …”

It seems there is no other way.

Winning or losing has long been no longer the focus of this game, nor is it what the excited guys in the stands care about.

Lin Dong took off his coat and stood up.

“It’s hard to refuse hospitality.”

he said with a smile.

Shh!

——Xiangyang, substitute!