eurekapd Chapter 241 Xiangbei, Hainan advance
Chapter 241 Xiangbei, Hainan advance
"Our last opponent in the group stage is the host, Lichuan High School, a C-level team. This team's technology is not outstanding, but as the host, they have the home advantage. We must adjust our mentality and be prepared for a tough battle, and also be prepared to hear boos and scolds from the audience." Before the game, Caizi introduced Lichuan High School to the Xiangbei players.
"Huh, we haven't experienced all kinds of situations. As for cheering, we've seen Shoyo's Fighting Spirit cheerleading team and the Kainan cheerleading team in Kanagawa. Their cheers were loud enough to fill the entire stadium. As for quality, the quality of Touou's cheerleading team last year was so poor. Didn't these teams get defeated by us in the end?" Mitsui said.
"Yes, Mitsui is right. We have experienced all kinds of situations. The victory or defeat of a game must be decided by strength, not by cheerleading." Akagi nodded, indicating that he agreed with Mitsui.
"Senior Mitsui, Senior Akagi, I am confident in your second and third year players, but I am worried about our first year players who have not experienced much." Caizi expressed her concerns
At this time, Coach Anxi suddenly exuded a cold and stern aura, and said domineeringly: "If you do irrational things because you can't stand the atmosphere of the game, why are you still playing basketball? If you are likely to do something extreme during the game, please tell me in advance. I will make sure you are not qualified to stand on the next court.
The players were also surprised to see the kind-looking white-haired coach suddenly show the aura of the legendary white-haired ghost. "Coach, please rest assured, we will not be affected by off-court factors," said Mito Yohei, Kiyota Nobunaga and even Sakuragi Hanamichi.
"In today's game, attack hard from the first ball! Defeat their arrogance first," Akagi suddenly yelled.
"Haha, our captain is right. As long as we can suppress our opponents firmly at the beginning, their so-called advantages will have no way to play out. So at the beginning, Akagi, Sakuragi, Hasegawa, Mitsui and Murasakibara. The five of you will go on stage first," Coach Anzai made arrangements.
The game begins! Both teams jump the ball. Koikawa's center is only 1 meters tall and is completely suppressed by Akagi. The gorilla passes the ball to his own half. Mumu gets the ball and strides forward without hesitation.
"Stop the ball carrier!" Koichuan's players reminded each other and kept communicating during the game. But Mumu suddenly lowered his dribble height. Koichuan's 175cm point guard could never imagine that a tall guard like Mumu (relative to himself) could dribble at such a low position, and he was broken through in an instant. After Mumu broke through the first player, he faked a shot to get past the second player, and gently threw the ball to the basket before the opponent double-teamed him.
"Good shot, Brother Mumu!" Sakuragi had already rushed to the basket and suddenly jumped up, caught the pass in the air and slammed the ball into the basket! This wonderful goal made the scene silent.
"Damn, the opponent hit us right away." The point guard of Koikawa dribbled the ball to the front court and took a look at the positions of Xiangbei: Akagi and Sakuragi stood at the left and right ends of the basket, Hasegawa and Mitsui stood at a 45-degree angle, guarding the inside line tightly. And Murasakibara was defending alone outside the three-point line. "Are you kidding? These four people are almost all over meters tall. How can we attack?" He was a little anxious. "What should I do?" Just as he hesitated
"Snap" Murasakibara reached out from behind and intercepted the ball. Mitsui and Hasegawa followed up in time and made a fast break. Mitsui made a three-point shot from the outside and hit it.
The Koichuan player forced his way into the paint but was blocked by Akagi. Mumu grabbed the ball and launched another counterattack, attracting two double teams and passing the ball to the outside. This time, Hasegawa made a three-pointer.
"Steady and steady, we have to play this ball slowly!" Captain Lichuan shouted. He had realized that this ball was crucial. If it didn't go in, it would be easy for Xiangbei to counterattack, and the score difference would be ten points away. If so, the game would be difficult to play. They needed patient passing and organization. "That No. 10 looks like a freshman, and he must be inexperienced. We need to open up a gap through him." Captain Lichuan used the screen and went straight to Sakuragi's direction. Lichuan made a fake shot and rushed towards Sakuragi, but Sakuragi didn't take the sway and just slapped him, pressing the ball down head-on.
"Impossible! This guy's jumping ability is so strong!" Captain Koikawa was very aware of Sakuragi's height and deliberately kept a distance from Sakuragi. As soon as the ball was shot, Sakuragi held it down with his palm. Captain Koikawa was unable to dodge and was hit in the face by the ball, falling directly to the ground. The ball went out of bounds
"Foul!" "Kill him!" "Red-headed idiot!" Curses from the sidelines suddenly came like a tide.
"Sakuragi, don't mind the audience's cheers." Mu Mu was a little worried and walked over to comfort Sakuragi.
"It doesn't matter, they are just jealous of me, a genius. I won't care about it," Sakuragi said carelessly.
"Well said, they are just jealous of you. I feel relieved now." Mu Mu nodded.
Koikawa threw the ball out of bounds, but with the tight defense of Xiangbei inside, Koikawa's shot missed. Of course, Xiangbei had the rebound, and Sakuragi easily took it.
"Damn it! This guy can not only jump high, but he's also very strong!" The power forward of Koikawa even used a foul but couldn't stop Sakuragi from grabbing the rebound.
Then the Xiangbei player showed off his skills again. The gorilla roared and made a powerful two-handed dunk. The score was 10:0.
Unable to score inside, Lichuan tried to make some moves from the outside, but his shot from the outside was blocked by Hasegawa. After Hasegawa completed the block, he made a long pass, but Sakuragi was already close to scoring, and he made a powerful dunk, 12:0. The Lichuan spectators on the sidelines couldn't even cheer for him.
"We, Xiangbei, are here to take away the victory!" Sakuragi shouted loudly towards the sidelines. He declared that he would win here!
"Sakuragi, come back" Akagi is worried that Sakuragi's action will be condemned by the audience
"It's okay, it's fine," said Mugure. Mugure knew the character of the Japanese. They would ruthlessly despise the weak, but when the opponent showed that they were much stronger than them, they would kowtow. The result was as Mugure expected. The audience at the scene did not respond to Sakuragi's actions at all, and the Lichuan players seemed to be frightened by Sakuragi's momentum. This time, they missed all three shots. Xiangbei counterattacked, and Mugure hit a three-pointer. 15:0! The coach of Lichuan only reacted at this time and called a timeout.
"Oh, everyone did a great job. Next, Fukuda, Kiyota, and Yohei will replace Akagi, Mitsui, and Hasegawa. We will use our speed to wear down the opponent." Coach Anzai made the next arrangements
After the timeout, Lichuan finally got a chance to pass and cut, but the shot still didn't go in. Xiangbei launched a fast break with only four seconds left. Fukuda made a layup and scored, 17:0
Lichuan was attacking, this time before the 30 seconds were up. Player No. 7 made a desperate three-pointer, but the ball bounced off the backboard and went into the basket! 17:3
"It's in! What a great goal!" The audience cheered as if this was a buzzer-beating three-pointer made at the last moment.
In the next game, Koichuan's offense finally improved, but it was still far behind Xiangbei. The final score was 113:48, and Xiangbei won a big victory. All 12 Xiangbei players played, and all scored more than 5 points. The highest score was Katsumi, who scored 15 points. Sakuragi grabbed the most rebounds, 9 rebounds, and Mito Yohei had the most assists, with 6 assists. Since everyone's playing time was not very long, there were no players with particularly outstanding data, but the offensive strength shown by all Xiangbei players still shocked the audience, and Xiangbei also ended the group stage with a beautiful victory. At the same time, they advanced to the knockout stage with a huge advantage of 57 points per game.
The next team to play in Kanagawa was the Kainan team. In the last match, Takato, like Anzai, started with Naito, Takasago, Oda, Ajin and Amu. In the first half, they beat their opponents by a score of 55:18. In the second half, the opponent had no intention of fighting, so Kainan also replaced the substitutes to complete the second half. In the end, Kainan won the opponent 104:53 and advanced to the knockout stage.
Next, it's time to watch the focus battle between Green Wind High School and Luoan High School