Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 71 Head-on confrontation

"Beautiful! Kasamatsu-san from Hakusuikan is indeed a national-level point guard. After attracting a double-team, he passed the ball to Sakurai Ryo! Sakurai Ryo made a three-point shot and the ball went in!" Tashiro Heihachi's passionate announcement seemed insignificant amid the cheers of the audience.

"Well done, Ryo!" Yukio Kasamatsu excitedly high-fived Sakurai Ryo while retreating.

"Yo, good job, Mushroom Head!" In comparison, Takeyoshi Netani's way of celebration was much simpler and rougher. He slapped Sakurai Ryo hard on the back.

"It hurts." Sakurai Ryo cried out in pain.

"Ah, what did you say?" Netani Takeyoshi asked casually.

"Private Marseille!" Sakurai Ryo curled his lips and apologized aggrievedly.

"Ah~ Midorima dear, you missed someone first~" Murasakibara Atsushi said to Midorima Shintaro with a smile, "Are you a little careless?"

"Tsk, just take care of your own people." Midorima Shintaro snorted and ran towards the front without saying anything.

"Midorima!" As soon as Midorima Shintaro crossed half court, Nijimura Shuzo passed the ball to him.

"Captain." Midorima Shintaro looked at Nijimura Shuzo with some surprise. He saw that Nijimura Shuzo's eyes moved slightly, indicating that he should respond to Sakurai Ryo's goal just now.

"Really?" Midorima Shintaro's glasses reflected the light, making it difficult to see his eyes. "As expected, it's not my style to not return the favor after someone scores a goal."

"This guy." When Sakurai Ryo saw Midorima Shintaro catch the ball, he instantly tensed up as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Are you so afraid of me? That's good." Midorima Shintaro had an idea and made a fake shot.

"Don't even think about making a move!" Sakurai Ryo jumped up reflexively.

"Liang, don't do that!" Yukio Kasamatsu felt something was wrong and immediately stopped Sakurai Liang, but it was too late.

Midorima Shintaro watched Sakurai Ryo's figure slowly falling in front of him, seized the opportunity, jumped forward and moved closer, and the muffled sound of the two bodies colliding was heard in the air, but Midorima Shintaro's hands were still like cast steel, with no change in rhythm, and he threw the ball out steadily.

"This ball... No way?!" Sakurai Ryo looked back in disbelief, only to see the basketball flying towards the basket like a precision-guided missile, and with a swish, the basketball went into the net.

"Beep~" The referee's whistle also sounded in Sakurai Ryo's desperate eyes, "No. 12 of the black team, shooting foul, No. 8 of the white team scored a three-pointer, one free throw!"

"If this happens, it will be bad." On the sidelines, Aida Kagetora, wearing sunglasses, leaned back in his chair and looked at the court calmly, "As long as this free throw goes in, the score difference will be eight points, which means that if they can't score the next goal and can't defend against Teiko Junior High School's next attack, the score difference will go straight to double digits."

"Dad, what's so interesting about Teiko Junior High School's game?" Aida Reiko curled her lips. "Anyway, when we wake up, it will definitely be another big win for Teiko Junior High School, right?"

"Do you think I don't know?" Aida Katsutora tapped Aida Reiko on the head in annoyance. "But basketball is fun to play with back and forth. I paid for the ticket for four quarters of the game. You can't just sit there and wait for the game to end after watching less than one quarter~"

"That can't be helped. This is how Teikou Junior High School's games work." Aida Reiko rested her chin on her hand. "After all, that's the Lionheart King of the Empire~"

"Oh, yes." Listening to Reiko Aida's teasing, Katsutoora Aida nodded helplessly in agreement.

"Private Marseille!" Sakurai Ryo's eyes were red. He came to Kasamatsu Yukio and kept bowing to apologize, "It's all my fault! Red Bean Paste Private Marseille!" "It's okay." Kasamatsu Yukio pursed his lips, "Just defend the next ball well. This kind of lucky ball can't always go in."

"You may not know much about Midorima or our newcomers." Nijimura Shuzo lifted up his jersey and wiped the sweat off his face. "They are just like Kaneki. None of their goals were scored by luck."

"Hey, captain, at least pass me two~" Murasakibara Atsushi muttered unhappily, "Yanzi asked me to perform well today~"

"Haha, don't worry, Murasakibara, you will have a chance to show your skills." Nijimura Shuzo smiled and patted Murasakibara Atsushi on the back.

"Swish." Shintaro Midorima easily made the free throw.

"Teikou!", "Teikou!", "Teikou!" As the score was widened again, the audience began to cheer for Teikou Junior High School. Faced with the audience's defection, Hakusuikan began to panic.

"Don't panic, focus on the next attack first! The score can be caught up one by one. Liang, you are the key to catching up, shoot when you have an open position; Taisuke, Yongji, pay attention to grabbing rebounds!" Kasamatsu Yukio looked at his slightly panicked teammates, clapped his hands and encouraged them.

"Yes!"

"Leave it to us!" Everyone in Baishui Pavilion responded, patting their chests.

"You are worthy of being called the top point guard in the country, Muji." Takao Kazunari sighed as he looked at Shirakikan who had regained his morale in an instant, "You can pull the morale back from the brink of depression with just two words. You are really an amazing captain."

"But the game can't be won by morale alone." Muji Teppei looked at Baishuikan with some concern, "Their test has just begun."

"Officially starting?" Takao Kazunari looked at Kiyoshi Teppei with some confusion.

"When the opponent is obviously stronger than you and you are behind in the score, whether you can successfully play the planned game is the difference between a strong team and a pseudo-strong team or even a weak team." Muji Teppei said with confidence, "There are very few teams in the world with overwhelming strength like Teiko. Most strong teams need to learn to play against the wind."

"If that's the case, Muji, isn't this exactly your and Kasamatsu's strengths?" Takao Kazunari said with a smile.

"Haha, I hope so." Muji Tieping smiled and didn't say much. He just turned his attention to the game on the field.

"Hit the bull horn!" Kasamatsu Yukio looked at the situation on the field, made a "6" gesture with his left hand, and arranged a simple tactic.

Taisuke Ootsubo and Takeyoshi Neya immediately moved to the 45-degree angle to the left and right to block Shuzo Nijimura, and Yukio Kasamatsu took the opportunity to break through to the left.

"Will I suffer the same loss twice?" This time, Nijimura Shuzo was not blocked. He twisted his body to avoid the pick-and-roll between the two and appeared in front of Kasamatsu Yukio.

"Of course I have considered the situation where I can't stop you." Kasamatsu Yukio smiled slightly and looked at Sakurai Ryo in the left corner, but the basketball in his hand turned into a stream of light and flew towards the basket.

"This is..." Takao Kazunari, who was watching the game, had a stern look in his eyes.

"Yes, it's an aerial relay." In the sight of Teppei Kiyoshi, Takeyoshi Neya cut inside the moment he failed to block Shuzo Nijimura, and at this moment he had already taken off in the three-second zone.

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