Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 184 The Dragon's Prey

"Sakuragi looks full of energy~" Sendoh Akira said while watching the game with great interest, "I don't know what Kaneki Ken said, but it made Sakuragi Hanamichi cry and laugh at the same time."

"Single-celled organisms are like this." Kiyota Nobunaga looked at the field with some dissatisfaction and said, "If it were me on the field, I wouldn't be so embarrassed by being fooled!"

"But after all, Sakuragi is just a rookie who has only been playing for half a year..." Maki Shinichi said with emotion, "It's amazing that he can achieve this level in the Miracle Civil War."

"What I'm curious about is that with Sakuragi Hanamichi's amazing learning speed, what Midorima Shintaro is doing now is just a trick..." Sendoh Akira raised his eyebrows slightly, "Tsuchiya Jun can't always make such a magical shot. If he can't defeat one of Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kaneki Ken head-on, Shutoku High School will definitely lose."

"It's too early for Shutoku High School to think about this now." Maki Shinichi commented, "They should first think about how to block Kaneki Ken's shot."

"Defend!", "Defend!", "Defend!"

As Mitsui Hisashi slowly advanced with the ball, the Shude High School bench and the Shude team on the bench were all shouting at the top of their lungs, wishing they could rush onto the court to stop Shonan's attack.

"Kaneki!"

As usual, Shonan High School's attack was almost entirely developed by Kaneki.

"Double team! It's a double team by Tsuchiya and Ohtsubo! And everyone has expanded to the three-point line!" Hinata Junpei was a little surprised at Shutoku High School's defensive choice, "But, is this really appropriate? Let Midorima Shintaro take on the task of assisting in the defense and let the others face Kaneki Ken..."

"On the contrary, this kind of defense is most suitable for Shutoku High School." Kiyoshi Teppei frowned and analyzed, "Even if Midorima Shintaro leads the defense, the effect will be the same when facing Kaneki Ken. He will be passed by. Instead of this, it is better to let Midorima Shintaro face Kaneki Ken who has already completed the breakthrough. No matter how agile Kaneki Ken is, he needs to overcome the inertia brought by high-speed movement. This will give Midorima Shintaro enough time to react."

"And Shonan High School's inside line is obviously the strongest outside of Yangquan. In this case, we might as well give up the inside line." Aida Reiko added, "As long as Midorima Shintaro can still perform like before, the loss of the inside line will be worth it!"

"Don't be nervous, two seniors." Kaneki Ken, who was outside the three-point line, grabbed the basketball with one hand, leaned against the two men and smiled, "It's us Shonan who are being chased now~ Didn't you play very well just now?"

"Midorima is right. You are such an annoying junior." Tsuchiya Jun looked at Kaneki Ken as if he was facing a great enemy.

"Tsk, who cares about you~" Kaneki Ken shook his head, "Forget it, I don't want to play anymore."

"boom!"

Kaneki Ken leaned on the shoulders of the two men and exerted a little force. Tsuchiya Jun and Ootsubo Taisuke retreated several steps as if they were hit by a truck. Kaneki Ken took the opportunity to make a deep shot and retreated to a position two steps outside the three-point line. With a snap, the three-pointer went into the net.

"Thank me for giving you two a chance to be on the front page." Kaneki Ken said as he stepped back and shook his shoulders, "Although the image may not be very good... oh my god..."

Kaneki Ken, who was retreating, accidentally stepped on his shoelaces and fell backwards uncontrollably. In a panic, Kaneki Ken rolled over and stood up again, putting on a cold face and running to the backcourt obediently.

"Puchi... cough cough cough..." Midorima Shintaro, who is always cold and serious, couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw Kaneki Ken making a fool of himself.

"Ah~" Tao Jing Satsuki on the sidelines also shook her head helplessly, "I don't know why, although Yan-kun is always very reliable at critical moments, he always likes to come up with some new tricks when people least expect it..."

"Oh, this is not bad. After all, Kaneki is just a 15-year-old kid." Coach Anton took a sip of tea and said calmly. "Takao, catch the ball." Ootsubo Taisuke was in no mood to laugh at Kaneki Ken's embarrassment at the moment. He quickly came to the baseline and passed the ball to Takao Kazunari. He said to the other students of Shutoku High School, "Don't worry about things that are not related to the game. Hurry up. We don't have time to waste."

"Yes!" The players of Shude High School quickly calmed down and started the attack.

"Oh... strange..." Ichiro Kamiya, who was in the audience, looked at the match situation at the moment and felt an indescribable weirdness.

"What did you just say, A Shen?" Maki Shinichi heard Kamiso Ichiro's murmur and asked curiously.

"Amu, take a look at Shonan High School's defensive formation..." Kamiso Ichiro said with some confusion, "Kaneki Ken is standing at the free throw line, Sakuragi Hanamichi has even sunk to the left baseline, and now the ones defending Midorima Shintaro are the 186cm Izawa Shuji and the 184cm Mitsui Hisashi. Isn't the space on the outside line a bit too big..."

"Now that you mention it..." Mu Shenyi touched his chin and said, "It seems a bit strange, and this defensive formation... I seem to have seen it somewhere..."

"Whoo~"

As soon as Takao Kazunari entered the position one step outside the three-point line, a chill ran along his tailbone and rushed straight to his forehead. All the players of Shutoku felt a dull feeling of suffocation in an instant, as if they were facing a prehistoric dragon. In their eyes, at this moment, the area under Kaneki Ken's feet seemed to spread out, covering the entire half court.

"How is it possible..." Takao Kazunari looked at Kaneki Ken standing at the free throw line in shock, "Could it be that... at this position, it is already..."

"Xiao Zhen!" Takao Kazunari wanted to pass the ball to Midorima Shintaro as soon as possible, but at this time Midorima Shintaro was entangled by Mitsui Hisashi and Izawa Shuji and could not get away.

"Double-teaming on the off-ball end?" The knowledgeable audience exclaimed immediately, "Isn't this allowed by basketball rules?"

"Idiot, who told you it's not allowed?" A fan nearby sneered, "It's just that it's not allowed in a commercial league like the NBA. After all, fans buy tickets to watch the stars perform, but it's allowed in the orthodox basketball rules."

"Things like this don't matter anymore..." The fan who was being teased didn't have time to care about being called an idiot, and said with a serious look, "Don't you think that Shonan High School's defensive formation... is very similar to Yangquan High School's?"

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you all looking at me?" Murasakibara Atsushi said to his teammates who turned around and looked at him with some dissatisfaction, "I haven't dealt with Yanzi for a long time, okay? We only talked together for less than half an hour that day. Do you think it's possible that I taught him?"

"Haha, everyone is just joking, Atsushi." Himuro Tatsuya said after comforting Murasakihara Atsushi, "It's just that no one expected it... We already think highly of Kaneki Ken... but he always exceeds our expectations..."

"What kind of monster is this guy!" Nakatani Jinliang, who was sitting on the sidelines, also felt the pressure from Kaneki Ken, "And how long has he been hiding this move..."

There was finally a hint of fear in Nakatani Hitoshi's eyes when he looked at Kaneki Ken. This feeling that no matter how carefully he prepared, he would be easily defeated by the opponent reminded him of Teiko's former vice-captain Akashi Seijuro.

"Damn it, all the routes are blocked by him..." Takao Kazunari stood there helplessly dribbling the ball, looking at Kaneki Ken's golden pupils. He felt like an ant who had strayed into a dragon's lair. If he was not careful, he would end up with his body shattered to pieces.

"Hahaha~ This is so exciting~ It turns out that the so-called genius is no different from trash when facing Kaneki Ken..." Hanamiya Makoto in the audience laughed twistedly, "Now Shutoku is just like a prey chased to the edge of a cliff by a giant dragon... Will he be swallowed by the dragon directly, or fall into the abyss?"

(End of this chapter)