NCCnovel Chapter 192: Green Wind vs. Shoyo (Part )
Chapter 192: Green Wind vs. Shoyo (Part )
After the timeout, Rukawa Kaede made the free throw
Shoyo attacked, Fujima held the ball and attacked, and the defensive target was changed to Mike. Seeing this, Fujima leaned sideways on Mike, rotated with his right foot as the axis, faced the basket and raised the ball high as if shooting.
But Mike was experienced and just raised his arms without changing his center of gravity at all.
Of course, Fujima was just faking it in the first round. He just raised it slightly, then received the ball and bent down to break through, but before he took a step, he raised the ball again and pretended to shoot.
This series of movements was as smooth as flowing water. Even though Mike was on high alert, he couldn't help but slightly raise his center of gravity.
But Fujima was waiting for this moment. He quickly received the ball and pretended to break through to the right, but he turned around and forced his way into the inside by rubbing past Mike.
"So fast!" Mike was helpless. After all, Fujima was very fast, and a series of fake moves made it impossible to defend. Rukawa immediately made up for the defense, but Fujima hit the ground and passed it to Nagano, who made a shot
Midorikaze served the ball, and Fujima suddenly stepped forward to press Ebina. Although Ebina and Mike were prepared, they still underestimated Fujima's strength. Ebina failed to pass the ball in time and was intercepted. Fujima assisted Hanagata to score a dunk
Lu Feng served again. This time Ming Gao learned from his mistakes and passed the ball to Mike. Fujima immediately stepped forward to grab the ball.
"Good defense." Mike tried to break through with a fake move, but Fujima didn't buy it and pressed Mike closely. Mike didn't break through by force, but used his height advantage to pass the ball over Fujima to Ebina. Fujima retreated to half court.
Ebina brought the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Minggao. Minggao missed the shot, but luckily he grabbed the rebound. Minggao was relatively calm and did not force his opponent. When he turned around and faced the basket, he decisively passed the ball to Rukawa on the other side.
Although Rukawa is not as tall as Nagano, he is more flexible and has a wider range of activities. After a fake shot, Rukawa immediately used a crossover dribble to shake Nagano's center of gravity, and then took advantage of his disordered center of gravity to suddenly stop and jump shot, hitting the target.
In this attack by Xiangyang, Hanagata went to a high position, and seeing that Minggao did not follow, he immediately made a mid-range shot and hit it
Green Wind attacked, Mike received the ball with his back to Takano, Mike made a fake move to the left, fooled Takano, and Takano's center of gravity shifted to the left.
As a result, Mike quickly broke through from the right!
"pass!"
"Defense is tight," Coach Tateyama yelled. Hanagata and Nagano immediately rushed over from both sides, blocking Mike's path. Mike missed the shot. Hanagata turned around and grabbed the defensive rebound.
Fujima launched a counterattack, and Midorikaze's defense was also very fast. Rukawa and Hiratani were already in position. Fujima noticed with his peripheral vision that Ito who was following up had an opportunity, and Fujima used a precise straight pass to pass the ball to Ito in time.
Ito immediately bent his knees and jumped up, preparing to shoot a three-pointer. However, at the moment of shooting, he was still disturbed by Mike who was returning to defense at high speed. The basketball finally bounced out of the basket and the rebound was collected by Green Wind.
After grabbing the rebound, the Green Wind team launched a lightning-fast counterattack. The Xiangyang players did not show any weakness and fought hard to return to defense. Ebina cut into the inside with the ball, intending to end the battle with a three-step layup.
But Hanagata stepped forward, quickly followed up from behind, and gave Ebina a solid block shot.
Fujima dribbled the ball across half court without haste. Takano and Fujima made a cross screen, and Fujima took the opportunity to break through Mike's defense.
"It's not that easy," Mike chased back. But he only felt Fujima's figure pause, and then he jumped up in a weird posture, intending to shoot.
Mike wanted to block the shot, but he was powerless~!
"And me" a figure suddenly appeared
The moment Fujima broke through, Ming Gao was already ready to provide backup defense at any time, completely blocking Fujima's shooting route.
But what happened next made Minggao feel helpless. Fujima suddenly changed his shooting action in the air, changing it to a pass and throwing the ball to the inside line.
With no one defending him, Hanagata held the basketball tightly with both hands and completed the slam dunk.
In the first half, the two teams fought back and forth, and the game was very close. Before we knew it, the first half was over, and Green Wind led Xiangyang by two points, 43:41.
"The competition is really intense. It's hard to say who will win," said Hasegawa
"That may not be the case. Midorikaze should have a backup plan," said Mumu
Soon, the half-time break passed and the players from both teams came on the field again.
"Oh, Green Wind has made a substitution. Totsuka replaced Ebina." The Xiangbei players noticed the change in Green Wind's lineup on the field.
"I understand. With Totsuka on the field, Midorikaze is going to speed up. Speed is the weapon to deal with Shoyo's height, especially after Shoyo's main players played for half the game." Akagi suddenly realized.
The two sides fought for the ball, and Ming Gao had a slight advantage. After winning the ball, Mike held the ball and said, "Let's go!" After Mike got the ball, he directly made a long pass
"Nani?" The players of Xiangyang were collectively stunned. A long pass at the beginning of the game? They all turned around and saw a figure of No. 9 rushing to the basket, getting the ball, and scoring a layup!
"verygood" Mike high-fives Totsuka
"It doesn't matter, we'll score a goal." Fujima controlled the ball steadily to the frontcourt. The person defending in front of him was Mike Okita. Fujima did not rush to attack and observed the situation on the court. "The No. 9 who just came on the court is much taller than Takano, so Takano has an advantage over him." Fujima immediately passed the ball.
However, Totsuka, who was just behind Takano, quickly moved forward, intercepted the ball with one hand, and passed the ball to Mike.
Midorikaze launched another counterattack and passed the ball to the fast-moving Totsuka, but this time, Ito and Fujima, who were retreating with all their strength, did not lose their defensive position.
"Don't even think about it!" Totsuka stood up and made a layup again, and Fujima also jumped high.
But Totsuka's attack was just a feint. Midorikaze No. 9 passed the ball to Rukawa, who easily beat Ito and scored.
Shoyo attacked, but Hanagata's single play was successfully defended by Minggao. Minggao grabbed the rebound and made a long pass. Totsuka made a layup and scored. At this moment, Shoyo's players had not returned to the three-point line.
Coach Tateyama saw that the situation was not good and called a timeout. After the timeout, Shoyo changed players. The third-year player Nagano was replaced by Nobuo Ritsuji.
"Hmm? Shoyo changed their formation. Although the speed has increased, the height of the inside line has decreased. Midorikaze has two offensive masters, Rukawa and Mike, and Hanagata has to deal with Minggao. Shoyo's inside defense..." Mugure didn't say anything else, but the players of Shohoku understood what he meant.
After the timeout, Fujima used a series of fake moves to break away from Mike's defense and scored two points.
In Green Wind's attack, Mike actually used street ball moves on the court. Fujima, who was not used to it, was shaken by Mike's turn and worship. Not only did Mike score, but he also got a free throw opportunity. Mike, who was in high spirits, deliberately missed the free throw and scored another goal by himself.
Huaxing played against Minggao in singles. He failed to carry Minggao in the first attempt, so he passed the ball to the outside line and asked for the ball again. This time he changed his attack method, made a hook shot after a lateral move, and the ball rolled twice in the basket and hit the target.
"Actually, Ming Gao is pretty good too, but Hanagata is the better one after all," Akagi exclaimed.
"Having said that, it is not enough for Shoyo to rely on Hanagata and Fujima to score points, and playing like this will also have a great impact on their physical strength," said Mitsui.
"Mitsui is right. Let Hanagata and Fujima take charge of the offense. If it were an ordinary team, they would probably be defeated, but Midorikaze is not an ordinary team. Once Fujima and Hanagata's physical strength decreases, Shoyo will be in trouble." Murasaki nodded, agreeing with Mitsui's opinion.
As soon as the words fell, Green Wind launched a fast break, and finally Pinggu Taiyi hit a three-pointer
Shoyo attempted to retaliate through Ito, but his three-point shot was interfered by Rukawa. Minggao grabbed the backcourt rebound and Midorikaze initiated a fast break. Shoyo players fought hard to return to defense and were able to contain Midorikaze's fast break. However, Rukawa broke through Takano, attracted Hanagata's defense, and passed the ball to Minggao under the basket, who scored a dunk!
Fujima, holding the ball, faced Mike's defense and moved sideways at an accelerated speed. Mike thought he was looking for an opportunity to break through and followed closely. But Fujima was not prepared at all. He took a step back and took a three-point shot, which hit the target!
"This guy is indeed a famous player in Kanagawa." Mike looked at the back of Shoyo No. 4, and his expression became serious. He held the ball to the front court, facing Fujima, and moved his body slightly to the outside half an inch, exposing the basketball completely to Fujima's vision. "Opportunity!" Fujima immediately rushed over, but he suddenly found that the basketball in his eyes disappeared. Mike took advantage of the space created by Fujima's rush to grab the ball, pulled the ball and turned, breaking through from behind Fujima. Hanagata was blocked by Minggao, and could only watch Mike dunk and score.