Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 188 After the game

Chapter 188 After the game
"There are only three minutes left in the game... but Shutoku High School probably has no chance..." Tashiro Heihachi commented with some regret on the sidelines, "They are already 40 points behind... Shutoku High School had a chance to win..."

"Yeah...if that ball could have gone in...maybe everything would have been different?" Kitagawa Mitsuyasu said with some regret.

The audience around fell into an eerie silence at this moment, watching intently the final showdown between Kaneki Ken and Midorima Shintaro who had not yet finished.

"I admit that you are right, Midorima." Kaneki Ken controlled the ball outside the three-point line and looked at Midorima Shintaro seriously and said, "You and your teammates are indeed not useless."

"Kaneki..." Midorima Shintaro's sweat soaked his clothes, but his eyes were still bright as he looked at Kaneki Ken, as if if he could stop Kaneki Ken's attack, there was still a chance of turning the tables.

"Salute to you, Midorima Shintaro...and Shutoku High School behind you. Every player has been doing his job diligently from beginning to end." Kaneki Ken slowly controlled the ball, and with a simple crossover he knocked Midorima Shintaro down, and his body turned into golden light and rushed into the inside.

"It's a pity that your strength is not enough." Kaneki Ken's calm voice sounded particularly harsh in Midorima Shintaro's ears.

"Damn it... I was just knocked down, it's okay..." Midorima Shintaro lowered his eyes and clenched his teeth, "Everyone gets knocked down sometimes, it's not shameful... But if you just sit on the ground and stare blankly after being knocked down, it's too embarrassing!!!"

"Kaneki!!!"

I saw Midorima Shintaro supporting his body with his right hand and standing up again. He roared and rushed to the inside line desperately.

"It's useless, Midorima." Kaneki Ken jumped up when he came to the penalty area, ignoring Midorima Shintaro who was chasing and trying to block his shot, and slammed the ball down, "Only one person can win, and that person must be me."

"boom!"

Accompanied by a loud bang, the basket made a deafening whine. At the same time that the basketball was slammed into the basket by Kaneki Ken, Midorima Shintaro was unable to withstand the huge force of Kaneki Ken and was knocked away.

"Pause..." Nakatani Hitoshi sighed softly, knowing that the situation was hopeless. He slowly stood up and walked to the workbench, using the last pause in his hand.

"Beep~" The referee blew the whistle at this time, "Shude High School, requesting a timeout."

"Midorima, take a rest. You've done very well." Nakatani Hitoshi took two steps forward, held Midorima Shintaro's hand, patted his shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "There is still a chance. At worst, we can come back in the Winter Cup."

"...I understand, coach." Midorima Shintaro picked up the towel and put it on his head, took off his glasses, covered his face with the towel and stopped talking.

After the timeout, the coaches of both teams tacitly replaced the starting players, and the game ended in a heavy atmosphere.

本场比赛湘南高校以132:88的巨大优势战胜了秀德高校。金木研再次一如既往地砍下了61分+16篮板+17助攻+7抢断+6盖帽的全面数据,樱木花道则用26分+21篮板+8盖帽的成绩让自己湘南高校二号人物的位置越坐越稳。

"Thanks for the advice!"

"Thanks for the advice!"

When the players from both sides lined up to salute after the game, Kaneki Ken extended his hand to Midorima Shintaro and said, "I don't know how to comfort you, but the one who defeated you is the national champion. I hope this makes you feel better."

"You must be careful of Akashi... But I think with your strength, it should be no problem." Midorima Shintaro stared at Kaneki Ken for a long while, and finally shook his hand solemnly and said, "So Akashi is left to you, Kaneki... Captain."

"Ah, don't worry, it's just a split personality, it's not a big problem. I've seen all kinds of paranoids and childish people before. It's not a big problem." Kaneki Ken smiled and patted Midorima Shintaro's shoulder, saying in a relaxed tone, "Leave it to me, I guarantee you'll win."

After Kaneki Ken let go of his hand, he exchanged a few words with the other players of Shutoku High School and then left the court with the players of Shonan High School.

"Xiao Zhen, who do you think will win between Kaneki and Akashi?" Takao Kazunari walked to Midoriya Shintaro and asked as he watched Kaneki Ken leave.

"Kaneki." Midorima Shintaro said with a confident look, "Kaneki will always keep his word on the court."

"A-choo, A-choo~" At this time, Michael Jordan, who was far away in Chicago, suddenly sneezed several times. "Damn it, I've been having too much fun recently, and my immunity has dropped a little." Jordan rubbed his nose and focused his attention on the golf ball in front of him again.

Jordan thought for a while and then swung his long club and hit the hole in one.

"It's your turn, Fatty. I told you I'd beat you no matter what." Jordan looked at Charles Barkley leisurely and said, "My words never fall through."

……

"Let's go." Hinata Junpei said with emotion as he looked at Midorima Shintaro and Kaneki Ken who were leaving the stage, "The next step is to wait for Murasakibara Atsushi and Akashi Seijuro to decide the winner."

"Let's go, Atsushi." Himuro Tatsuya stood up slightly and said, "The match between Kaneki and Midorima was very exciting. Now it's our turn to perform."

"Ah, I know." Murasakihara Atsushi took a deep breath, watched Kaneki Ken's back disappear into the player tunnel, wiped his face, stood up, and followed Himuro Tatsuya out of the stadium.

As soon as Kaneki Ken entered the player tunnel, he saw a group of reporters walking towards him with microphones and cameras, led by his old acquaintance Aida Yako.

Seeing this, Kaneki Ken smiled and signaled Akagi Takenori to take the team back to the locker room first, while he stayed there to be interviewed by reporters.

"Congratulations to Kaneki-san for defeating Midorima-san and successfully entering the national semi-finals. May I ask Kaneki-san what is your evaluation of Midorima-san's performance in this game?" Aida Yako asked a very topical question right from the start.

"First of all, I want to correct something. It wasn't me who defeated Midorima Shintaro." Kaneki Ken took the microphone and said with a smile, "It was Shonan High School that defeated Shutoku High School."

"Midorima's performance today was very good, and the other players of Shutoku High School also performed very well, which put Shonan High School in a dangerous situation for a while." Kaneki Ken paused and continued, "But fortunately, Shonan High School is stronger in the end, so we won the final victory. Next question."

"Excuse me, Mr. Kaneki, regarding the match between Luoshan High School in the West District and Yangquan High School the day after tomorrow, who do you think will make it to the national top four?" another reporter quickly spoke up.

"To be honest, I don't really care about the West Division's competition situation right now. What I need to consider more right now should be the next round's opponent." Kaneki Ken said with a confident smile on his face, "As for the team I'm optimistic about... I don't have any team I'm optimistic about. Akashi and Murasakibara are both very strong, and it won't be surprising for either of them to make it to the semi-finals... But to me, it doesn't matter who comes, after all, they're all here to compete for the second place."

……

"Look at Gilgamesh, he seems very relaxed facing so many reporters' interviews." Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Kaneki Ken who was standing in the crowd for an interview with some envy and said, "I wish so many people would come to interview me someday..."

"There will be such a day, Sakuragi." Kaneki Ken just finished answering the last question, handed the microphone to the staff beside him, came to Sakuragi Hanamichi and said, "As long as you train hard."

At this time, Akagi Takenori also walked up to Kaneki Ken, looked at him sincerely and said, "Thank you very much, Kaneki... Without you, Shonan High School would not have achieved the current results. Being able to enter the top four of the national competition... I feel that my high school career has no regrets..."

"What are you talking about, Akagi-senpai?" Kaneki Ken looked at Akagi Takenori in confusion, "The national competition hasn't ended yet, Akagi-senpai, why are you making it sound like you're resigning from the club? And it's not like you to end it with just two simple sentences~"

"Uh...what do you think my style should be like?" Akagi Takenori asked Kaneki Ken with some confusion.

"Gilky should think that you, the gorilla, should climb to the top of Tokyo Tower, pound your chest and shout loudly, 'I finally made it to the semi-finals of the national competition...'" Before Kaneki Ken could say anything, Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed and teased, "Or at least pound your chest and shout a few times in the locker room~"

"What are you talking about, bastard!" Akagi Takenori was so angry that he pulled Sakuragi Hanamichi over and stomped on his head wildly.

"Alright, stop it." Kaneki Ken clapped his hands with a smile to stop the two from fighting. "Now our Shonan High School is only one step away from winning the national championship. Even if Akagi-senpai wants to express his feelings, there is no need to rush now. It won't be too late to express your feelings after we win both the IH and Winter Cup championships."

"Ah, yes." Akagi Takenori said with some feeling, "Double champion... I never dared to think about it before."

"Then you can think about it now." Kaneki Ken said with a smile, "After all, we Shonan... are the strongest!"

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like