12dz Chapter 184: Xiangbei vs. Xiangyang
Chapter 184: Xiangbei vs. Xiangyang
"Haha, we won the first battle." Compared to the indifference of the second and third graders of Xiangbei, the three newcomers of Xiangbei were extremely excited.
"You guys are really strong!" Although they lost the game, Mike still came over to congratulate the Xiangbei players.
"You guys are not bad either. You fought with us until the last moment." Akagi extended his hand in a friendly manner.
"You Orientals are just too modest. I can see clearly that you didn't try your best. You, Murasaki, and Mitsui only played for half the game. If you all started and played with us until the last minute, we would have lost by at least 20 points." Mike is still very self-aware.
"This..." Giving your all in a match is indeed a kind of respect for the opponent, and Xiangbei did have some reservations in this match, just as Mike said. Akagi didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"I don't mean anything else. It's your coach's job to decide how to deploy the troops. If we lose, we lose. We don't want to lose too badly, or it will be a big blow to morale, hahaha." Mike was quite open-minded. The two shook hands.
"Mitsui-senpai, Mugure-senpai, you two are really strong. I learned a lot from today's game. Thank you for your guidance." It's rare for Rukawa Kaede to take the initiative to find the golden backcourt of Xiangbei and say so many words to express his gratitude
"You performed very well. I used all my strength to block you. Good luck in the next game!" Mitsui responded in a friendly manner.
"You are really strong, especially in the second half. I hope you can keep up this style." Although Rukawa is an enemy of Shohoku in reality, as one of the Five Tigers of Shohoku in the original work, Rukawa's indomitable fighting spirit still makes Mu Mu admire him very much. He also doesn't want this talented person to be buried because he didn't come to Shohoku. So he gave Rukawa a reminder
"I will keep doing this and improve myself. I will beat you guys next time." Rukawa Kaede's very "Rukawa Kaede" response
"Haha." Mu Mu smiled indifferently and returned to the players' seats. "Sakuragi, Kiyota. In the future, Rukawa will be your important opponent. He is a very capable guy. And the other members of Midorikaze, you also have to work harder. Don't wait until we retire and then you lose to them."
Sakuragi and Kiyota looked at the back of Rukawa Kaede on the opposite side, pursed their lips, and rarely refuted. Through this game, Sakuragi and Kiyota could already feel the change of Rukawa Kaede. And the players of Midorikaze also left a deep impression on them. In the days that followed, Sakuragi, Kiyota, and Yohei trained hard, with a much larger training volume than before. In the next two years, they kept suppressing Rukawa Kaede and Midorikaze team. Of course, this is a later story, so I won't mention it.
"Oh, everyone performed very well. I am very satisfied." Coach Anxi also had a positive attitude towards his students' performance. Although they only won the game by 9 points over Midorikaze, this was because Xiangbei did not send all the main players to play, and the situation was under control. Akagi, Mitsui, and Mugure did not appear at the same time, and they played for less than 20 minutes. In this game, Xiangbei had all 12 players on the court. Except for Yueyue and Nakajima who played for 5 minutes, the other players played for more than 15 minutes. Xiangbei not only won the game, but also trained the players. Another point is that they retained their physical strength very well. You know, Xiangbei's schedule is back-to-back, and they don't need to face the next opponent in a tired state.
"Shohoku and Midori..." Fujima looked at the two teams off the court with a complicated expression. His intuition told him that both teams were difficult to deal with. Of course, Shohoku thought that Midori was a new team and would have many problems. The beginning of the game did expose many problems, but as the game progressed, they changed and improved at an astonishing speed. Especially Rukawa, who was originally a very independent player, but later he learned to pass the ball. It's not scary that he can score, because he is independent. Fujima thought that Shoyo's defense could limit him, but once Rukawa learned to pass the ball and integrated into the team, Midori formed a whole to deal with Shoyo...
"Shohoku is getting stronger and stronger, and the Midori Wind team is not a simple team either." Because the next game is between Ryonan and Buri, the Ryonan team also watched the match between Shohoku and Midori Wind. Captain Yu Zhu couldn't help but sigh
"Don't worry about their strength, our first priority is to play our own game well. As long as we win both games, we will definitely enter the national competition." Tian Gangshi was also encouraging his disciples
"The coach is right, we have to play our game well," the team's ace Sendoh echoed.
"Yes" the Ryonan players responded in unison
"Very good." Seeing the disciples' spirits, Tian Gang nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, it's our turn now."
"Let's go!" Yu Zhu led the players into the field to warm up. After the warm-up, the game began
陵南身着蓝色球衣，首发阵容：中锋4号鱼住纯202cm，大前锋13号南乡洸一郎192cm，小前锋7号仙道彰190cm，得分后卫6号伍代友和181cm，控球后卫8号宫城良田168cm
武里身着白色球衣首发阵容：中锋6号高见190cm，大前锋5号增古186cm，小前锋4号今村185cm，得分后卫8号鹤见精二175cm组织后卫9号鹤见启二175cm
"The height difference between these two teams is quite big." Mitsui looked at the players on the field
"Without the Kobayashi brothers, Buri is no match for Ryonan," Akagi also said
"Although we don't have Kuroko and Fukuda anymore, we have added Nango and Goshiro. Ryonan is stronger than the original. There is no suspense in this match," Mumu said to himself.
Yuzhu used his height advantage to easily get the ball. Sendoh got the ball and made a long pass. Miyagi started quickly, instantly shook off the Buri players, got the ball and made a layup to score 2 points. At this time, the game time had just passed 5 seconds!
Buri attacked, Keiji dribbled the ball, "Are these twins? They are in the same straight line, who will attack?" Miyagi thought while defending, and saw Seiji on the field take a step forward, just in the path of Miyagi's lateral movement. Keiji, who was in control of the ball, also pulled the ball and moved sideways at the same time.
Miyagi slightly shifted his body when he touched Keiji, and used his strength to force his way through, still blocking Keiji. However, Miyagi suddenly discovered that the ball in Keiji's hand had disappeared without a trace.
"Um?!!"
Hearing a noise behind him, Miyagi turned around and saw Seiji getting the ball and preparing to make a layup.
Tsk!" Nanxiang had already gone over to defend, but Seiji immediately passed the ball and Zenggu made a half-court shot.
Four minutes into the game, Imamura received a pass from Tsurumi Seiji and made a mid-range shot. Ryonan was only one goal ahead of Buri at 4:12. At this time, Coach Tanaka called a timeout.
"The Buri twins are going to give Miyagi a hard time," Mitsui commented. Miyagi had never experienced this kind of attack and was fooled three times.
"Although Buri can keep the score close for now, Coach Tanaoka is good at studying his opponents. He must have a way to deal with them. Once the cooperation of the twins is broken, Buri will have no chance of winning," said Mugure.
"I agree" Akagi nodded
As expected, when the timeout came back and Wuli attacked again, Seiji, who was in control of the ball, brought it to the front court. When he was about to pass it to his brother, he found that his brother was firmly trapped on the outside by Sendō. Sendō's height and wingspan covered Keiji, so there was no way to pass the ball, let alone any coordination. While Seiji was hesitating, Miyagi found a flaw, stole the ball directly, and scored a fast break.
Wu Li attacked again, Takami in the inside came out to screen, Keiji used the screen to shake off Sendō's defense, and Seiji took this opportunity to pass the ball. "Snap!" The ball was intercepted from the air by Nanxiang who followed, and Nanxiang passed the ball to Sendō, who scored a fast break
"As expected of Coach Tanaka, he has already thought of a solution, which is to send people to cut off their contact," Mugure praised secretly.
As the cooperation of the Tsurumi brothers was broken, Buri's offensive came to a standstill, and Ryonan took advantage of the inside advantage and scored frequently, and the score quickly widened. At the end of the first half, Ryonan led by 58 points 29:29. Five minutes into the second half, the score difference reached 5 points. Seeing that the victory was decided, coach Tanaoka replaced the main players one after another. In the end, Ryonan defeated Buri 40:105 and won the first victory.