Chapter 85: Xiangbei VS Mountain King

In the previous few games, Shen Long did not let Sakuragi reveal his mid-range and back-and-back jumper abilities; I have to say that Inoue really loves Sakuragi Hanamichi too much. Throughout the entire comic, almost every There are many super players in the position.

The point guards in Kanagawa alone have the four masters of Miyagi, Fujima, Amu, and Sendo. Sanno also has the country’s number one point guard, Fukatsu; Rukawa Kaede, Nan Lie, Tsuchiya Jun, and Japan's No. 1 high school student Sawakita Eiji; not to mention the center, Akagi, Uozumi, Hanakata, Kawada, and Morishei Hiroshi.

But if you look at the power forwards again, who are you counting, Chang Cheng's Yu Zichai? Masahiro Nobe of Sanno? Toyotama's Kishimoto? Auspicious omen of Futian in Lingnan? No matter how you look at it, it is not on the same level as the stars above.

It can be said that the power forward is the weakest position in the entire manga. A pure rookie like Hanamichi Sakuragi who has only practiced basketball for three months dares to compete for the throne of the country's number one power forward.

"Father, is the genius Sakuragi finally showing his full strength?" Yingmu Huadao's eyes flashed. The first few games were just defense and fast break layups, but he was suffocated.

"Sakuragi, you are the key to our victory tomorrow." Shen Long encouraged, and then explained to them the tactics to be used in tomorrow's game...

Before the start of the game the next day, Shen Long called them together for the final mobilization. This time, instead of explaining tactics, he told stories.

"In 1980, substitute pitcher Daisuke Araki led Waseda Industries to the Koshien competition. He went all the way to the final without many people being optimistic about it, and faced Yokohama, a famous Kanto team. After the game, many people praised Daisuke Araki. And the fighting spirit of Waseda Industries."

"They said that although Waseda lost the game, they won the respect of everyone, because they have tried their best. Although they have regrets, they will not regret it. Youth is not wasted as long as it is hot!" 2018, summer, grassroots ball Team Jin Zunong reached the final of Koshien, detonating the whole of Japan, and some people in China compared this game with Sanno Shohoku.

Here, Shen Long borrowed a similar story from the history of Jiashiyuan to ask Akagi and the others, "These days the newspapers are praising the dark horse tour in northern Hunan, saying that even if you lose to the mountain king, you will have no regrets this summer! I want to ask Your question is, if you lose this game, do you really have no regrets?"

"We will win. Daisuke Araki was only a freshman at the time. I am now a senior in high school. I have no second chance. We will definitely win this game!" Mitsui Shou shouted loudly. Among all the players, his The desire to win is the strongest, and the past two years of waste have always been like a thorn in his heart. Except for the championship, nothing can make him let go of his knot.

"When I was a child, I dreamed that one day I could meet the king of the mountain in the national competition. Today I finally got this opportunity. I will give everything I have in exchange for victory in this game!" Akagi followed up.

"Let the mountain king be defeated by me!" Yingmu Huadao's rough nerves as always made everyone relax a lot.

"Manga often tell us that as long as we put in our best efforts in games like this, we will have no regrets even if we lose, because youth is not perfect, but now the champion is in front of us, as long as we defeat the king of the mountain, no matter whether it is Hakata or Meitomo Your opponents, now, you go to defeat the king of the mountain and bring back the championship!" Shen Long's speech ignited the blood, and five starters made their debut.

Although the entire audience is cheering for Sanno, they are not afraid at all, we are strong, Akagi, Mitsui, Miyagi, Rukawa Kaede, and Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted in their hearts at the same time.

Akagi and Kawada's jump balls were comparable, Sakuragi got the ball and handed it to Miyagi, Miyagi took advantage of Sanno's unsteady foothold and threw the ball to the basket, Sakuragi Hanamichi scored an alley-oop dunk, and Shohoku gave Sanno A dismounted Mawei.

There was no fluctuation in Fukatsu's heart, and he directly hit a jumper over Miyagi's head. After turning around, Miyagi dribbled the ball to Rukawa Kaede at halftime, and it was his time next.

For three consecutive rounds of heads-up, Rukawa Kaede only succeeded in one of the three offenses. Once he was intercepted by Zebei and succeeded in a fast break, and once he missed the shot under the interference of Zebei. On the other hand, Zebei scored all three times. 8 to 4 lead.

Miyagi glanced at the time. It was only a little over two minutes later. He handed the ball to Kaede Rukawa again. An emergency stop and... the ball was passed to Mitsui Hisashi on the outside line, Kawata rushed to defend, Mitsui made a fake pass and Akagi dunked.

yeah! Shen Long clenched his fists. Rukawa Kaede woke up earlier than he expected. After finding that he couldn't beat Zebei in singles, he began to use other methods to help the team.

Kawada made a successful shot from the inside line and changed the offense. Here, Kaede Rukawa pulled Zebei away, and Akagi mentioned the three-point line as Mitsui's pick-and-roll. Mitsui received a pass from Miyagi and made a three-pointer.

In the next few rounds, Akagi and Sakuragi took turns for Mitsui to block the defenders. Mitsui's hands were so hot that he made three of four three-pointers and Shonhoku tied the score.

"Akagi, is this the strength of your No. 1 center in Kanagawa? Don't the center in Kanagawa take the initiative to attack now?" Kawata Masashi said sarcastically.

"To deal with mere mountain kings, I don't need to attack." Akagi remembered what Shen Long told him yesterday. Because of his height, Masashi Kawada shifted his position from defender to center forward, which made him have a wider shooting range and more athletic ability than ordinary centers. He is outstanding, but after all, he has not played center for as long as himself, and his basic skills at the basket are still not as good as his own.

As long as he is not misled by him and sticks to the basket to protect Xiangbei's basket, Kawada will not be able to cause too much trouble. His mid-range and long-range shots are not stable enough, and at the basket, Akagi firmly believes that he will not lose to river field.

Kawada went out to shoot, wanting to add another scoring point besides Zebei, but unfortunately the second shot was interfered by Sakuragi and missed. Such a shooting percentage will not scare Xiangbei.

Ten minutes into the game, the two teams took the lead alternately. Xiangbei couldn't stop Zebei's attack, and Sanno couldn't interrupt Mitsui's fiery touch.

Coach Domoto sits firmly on the coaching bench. If Xiangbei pins all their hopes on three-pointers, they are doomed to fail, because Sanwang still has a lot of cards to play.

Shen Long seemed to be aware of Domoto's thoughts, and Xiangbei also had a lot of cards.