Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 88: All the heroes have arrived
"Wow..." Hinata Junpei looked at the packed, full auditorium with an astonished look on his face, and said in shock, "No wonder the competition will be moved to the Tokyo Gymnasium after the top 16 are decided. There are too many spectators here..."

"See? This is the lineup of the top 16 in the country!" Aida Reiko preached, "Look at those square formations in the front, they are all teams at the top 16 or even the top 8 level! There are even many top college teams coming to watch! If you want to win their favor, you must train hard when you go back, and stop playing dead! Did you hear me! Hinata, the classmate who was eliminated in the second round of the regional qualifiers!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. I know I was wrong!" Feeling socially dead, Hinata Junpei saw the audience all looking at him curiously, and quickly covered Aida Reiko's mouth, "I'll just go back and train today, okay? A match of this level has to be broadcast live on TV!"

"Hmph!" Aida Reiko blushed and pushed away Hinata Junpei's hand. She snorted coldly and stopped talking, waiting quietly for the game to begin.

"A wealthy family?" Hinata Junpei calmed his thoughts, looked intently at the square formation in the front row of the audience, and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, a group of players in black and blue uniforms walked in an orderly line to the front audience seats and took their seats. With their entry, the audience seats fell into an inexplicable restlessness.

"Oh, look! It's Akita Junior High School!" a passerby said excitedly.

"Akita Junior High School? Last year's champion Akita Junior High School?" A passerby B was a little bit unbelievable, "They are the defending champions!"

"What's wrong with the defending champions? This year's Teiko Junior High School is extremely strong. Who dares to say that they will definitely beat Teiko Junior High School?" A passerby C was obviously a fan of Teiko Junior High School. "You don't know, right? Nine media outlets have already rated Teiko Junior High School as a 3S-level team! Nine!"

There were many discussions like this in the audience, and naturally they were heard by the top teams present.

"Fukatsu, they are questioning you." Yoshiji Fujima from Teruei Junior High School looked jokingly at Kazunari Fukatsu who was sitting next to him.

"That can't be helped~" Kazunari Fukatsu spread his hands helplessly, "This year's Teiko Junior High School and Kaneki Ken are the most popular~"

"Tsk, Captain, they are just a bunch of first-year kids!" Wakamatsu Kosuke on the side was a little unconvinced, "Captain, don't boost their morale..."

"Haha, it's great to have such fighting spirit..." Fukatsu Kazunari patted Wakamatsu Kosuke on the back, "But don't underestimate the enemy..."

"Hey, Fujima..." Kiyoshi Teppei leaned on the guardrail at the side of the court with an expectant look on his face, holding his chin with one hand, and asked curiously, "You and Amu have been fighting for so long. Who do you think is stronger in terms of influence on the court, Kaneki or Amu?"

"It's hard to say..." Fujima Yoshiji said, staring at the players of the two teams who were filing out of the player tunnel. "From the statistics after the game, although both of them are the absolute core of the powerful teams and both play with the ball, Kaneki Ken is better at using footwork and long-range shots, while Amu is better at attacking the inside and causing damage. Who is stronger can only be known after the game..."

“Imperial Light!”, “Imperial Light!”, “Imperial Light!”

"Poseidon!", "Poseidon!", "Poseidon!"

As the players from both teams entered the stadium, the fans of both teams gradually became excited, and the cheers that resounded throughout the stadium interrupted Fujima Yoshiji's analysis.

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"It's really worthy of being called the Tokyo Stadium..." Aomine Daiki looked at Kaneki Ken who was concentrating on his shooting training with admiration, "With so many spectators, aren't you nervous at all, Kaneki?"

"What? Are you nervous? Are you afraid that you will embarrass yourself if you don't play well?" Kaneki Ken shook his head. "While there is still time, do you want me to ask Coach Shirogane to let Haizaki start in your place?"

"Ah ha? Are you kidding me?" Aomine Daiki's eyes were filled with high fighting spirit, "I feel good now!" "Aozai always says this at the beginning of the game." Murasakihara Atsushi jumped up and pushed the ball that Haizaki Shogo missed back into the basket, "If you can't defend your own people again today and let me clean up your mess, I will crush you to pieces."

"Take care of your own people first!" Qingfeng Daiki threw the ball into the basket, and the basketball went into the net. "Now the basket is as broad as the sea to me!"

"Teiko Junior High School seems to be in good shape." Tsuchiya Jun walked over to Maki Shinichi and looked at Kaneki Ken and the others who were warming up with some concern, "I'm afraid today's game will be difficult..."

"Isn't this something we've known for a long time, Taiga?" Maki Shinichi smiled and looked around at his nervous teammates, "There's no need to be timid. All you have to do is try your best to run into open space and pay attention to catching the ball, and leave the rest to me. This is how we won against strong enemies in the past, and we can still win this way now!"

"Yes!" With the encouragement of Maki Shinichi, the players of Poseidon High School were shocked and their originally tense bodies gradually relaxed.

"Warm-up time is over, please ask the starting players of both teams to prepare to go on the court!"

Soon, accompanied by the buzzing sound of the timer, the referee came to the sidelines to give the final reminder before the start of the game.

"I don't want to say anything else." Kaneki Ken surrounded Aomine Daiki and the others in a circle and said concisely, "Follow me on the field and win. It's that simple!"

"Yes!" everyone shouted loudly.

"1, 2, 3!" Kaneki Ken stretched out his hand in front of everyone, "Come on, Teikou!"

"come on, come on, come on!"

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"The lineup adjustment of Poseidon High School is quite interesting..." In the corner of the audience seats, Koichiro Domoto stroked his chin, looking at the starting lineup sent by Poseidon High School in a daze.

"Poseidon High School actually put Takasago Shigenobu on the bench?" Tobita Souki was a little surprised, "What about rim protection and rebounding?"

"Rather, even if Takasawa Shigenobu plays, he won't be able to take advantage against Teiko's center." Domoto Koichiro explained with a smile, "In that case, we might as well give up the inside battle completely. Putting Jin Sojiro in the starting lineup will lower the height of the inside, but in return, the other four positions of Kaishen High School will have the ability to make fast breaks and mid-range and long-range shots, maximizing the release of Maki Shinichi's breakthroughs... This Takagi Riki is something."

"Oda Ryumasa, Jin Sojiro, Jibuchi Reio, Tsuchiya Jun..." Kaneki Ken glanced at the starting lineup of Kaishin High School, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Tsuchiya Jun who was standing at the center line preparing to jump the ball with Murasakibara Atsushi, "This is completely giving up the inside line and preparing to go all out to play against us... But we are also prepared."

Kaneki Ken looked at Nijimura Shuzo who had returned to the starting lineup at number four, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "In terms of offensive firepower, our Teikou is super strong!"

"Beep beep~"

As the referee threw the basketball into the air, the first game of the round of 16 officially began.

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