Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 89 Devastated
"Beep beep~"

As the referee threw the basketball into the air, the first game of the national tournament quarterfinals between Poseidon High School and Teiko Junior High School officially began.

"Pay attention to returning to defense!" Shinichi Maki obviously had no hope for the outcome of the jump ball. As soon as the ball was passed to Ken Kaneki by Atsushi Shigeno, he led the team back to the backcourt and waited for Teiko Junior High School's first attack.

"As expected of a national-level team, they are so fast at returning to defense." Kaneki Ken sneered, "Unfortunately, it was useless."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kaneki Ken moved his hands, and the basketball turned into a red light, passed by Maki Shinichi's cheek, and went straight to the basket. The breeze brought by the basketball blew Maki Shinichi's hair.

"So fast. It's impossible to catch the ball at this speed!" Maki Shinichi looked towards the place where the basketball landed, hoping for a chance. He saw that Murasakibara Atsushi had run to the basket and jumped up at some point. He grabbed the ball in the air with his hands like pliers and pressed it into the basket.

"Yanzi, your pass is a bit low~" After scoring the goal, Murasakibara Atsushi lazily returned to defense, as if the goal just now had nothing to do with him, "I am jumping much higher now than before."

"Haha, then I'll pass the ball higher next time, don't miss it." Kaneki Ken smiled and patted Murasakibara Atsushi's arm, "You did a great job just now."

"It was an aerial relay," Sendoh Akihito watched the ball being replayed on the big screen in disbelief, "It was a fast, accurate and ruthless pass, it was like having a God's eye view."

"Not only that." Fukatsu Kazunari smacked his lips. "The ball just now was actually the highest point that No. 7 could reach if he was in the past. He could dunk the ball into the basket without any adjustment. Although I can't believe it, Kaneki Ken's organizational ability is definitely not inferior to Amu, Teikou, it's getting more and more difficult~"

"Amu." Tsuchiya Jun came to Maki Shinichi with a sympathetic heart, "My, I didn't defend myself."

"It has nothing to do with you. I gave him too much space to pass the ball." Mu Shenyi shook his head, "Serve first."

"Yes." Jun Tsuchiya walked to the baseline and passed the ball to Shinichi Maki.

"Run!" Mu Shenyi steadily brought the ball across half court, directing his teammates to keep running.

"Amaru, over here!" Tsuchiya Jun came to Kaneki Ken according to the tactics to screen for Maki Shinichi. Seeing this, Maki Shinichi exerted slight force with his legs and rushed towards the inside like a tank with increased horsepower.

"Why are you yelling so loudly about the pick and roll?" Kaneki Ken deftly bypassed Tsuchiya Jun's pick and roll, "Do you think I'm deaf?"

"Since you can't stop me, just charge at me!" Maki Shinichi didn't think that a simple pick-and-roll would be enough to deal with Kaneki Ken. He gritted his teeth and continued to rush into the inside. "Since tactics and skills can't stop you, let's compete with strength!"

"Here it comes again. Amu's Bull Charge." Fujima Yoshiji, who was watching the game, was a little emotional. "It's not that Amu's breakthrough was that fast, but combined with his outstanding strength, it was really hard to resist."

Before Fujima Yoshiji could finish his words, there was a bang and the sound of flesh colliding was heard. Kaneki Ken just trembled slightly and stopped, but Maki Shinichi, who had been rushing forward, suddenly froze. Not only did he not move forward, he was forced back half a step by Kaneki Ken, and his steps were a little staggering.

"This power." Mu Shen was shocked and quickly stabilized his body, grabbing the ball into his arms to try to avoid being intercepted, but it was too late.

Kaneki Ken stretched out his long arms and exerted a little force. Maki Shinichi felt that he was about to be carried away. His hand that was originally tightly holding the basketball was empty in an instant. Maki Shinichi still wanted to struggle and tried to adjust his body to try to get the ball back. But Kaneki Ken didn't give him a chance. He rushed forward the moment the basketball landed. The moment their bodies came into contact, Maki Shinichi felt as if he was hit by a truck and retreated violently. He could only watch Kaneki Ken grab the basketball and launch a fast break.

"Damn it!" Maki Shinichi waved his fist in frustration and ran desperately, trying to stop Kaneki Ken's quick attack.

"This is too ridiculous!" Mibuchi Reio also returned to defense the moment Maki Shinichi lost the ball. He ran while staring at Kaneki Ken's back in amazement. "Not only can an outside player suppress Maki in terms of strength, but that guy was clearly running with the ball, and Maki and I couldn't catch up with him!" "Just indulge in my wonderful score~" Kaneki Ken ignored the two people who were desperately chasing him, decisively passed the ball outside the three-point line, and took off into the air with one foot one step inside the free throw line.

"It's too early to brag!" Maki Shinichi, who had barely managed to get behind Kaneki Ken, jumped up with all his might and threw himself towards Kaneki Ken in the air, trying to stop the ball by committing a foul.

"I never brag!" Kaneki Ken, who was hit, barely managed to steady himself and slammed the ball into the basket. With a swish, the basketball rolled around the net like water.

"Beep~" the referee blew the whistle decisively. "Purple No. 4, flagrant foul! The ball counts as a goal, one free throw!"

"Don't make a mistake, Amu." Kaneki Ken, who was thrown to the ground by Maki Shinichi, slowly stood up, "I don't like to use my strength to crush my opponents. It's purely a teammate who can do such things. But if you think I don't like to wrestle with my opponents, then you are wrong!"

Kaneki Ken slowly moved his shoulders, his aura boiling like boiling water, and he pressed towards Maki with an immense sense of oppression: "In terms of strength, I am not inferior to anyone!"

"This is a bit bad," Fukatsu Kazunari frowned, "Amu's most powerful weapon is his outstanding core strength, and Poseidon's breakthrough system is also developed based on this."

"In the past, opponents had to place a large number of troops on Amu, which made it easier for Amu to tear apart the opponent's formation." Fujima Yoshiji took over the conversation from Fukatsu Kazunari, "But if there is such a person who can restrict Amu alone, tearing apart the formation will be impossible, and the breakthrough system will be like a castle on the beach that is vulnerable to attack."

"As expected of the Lionheart of Teiko," said Sendoh Akihito, who was standing by. "He aimed to dismantle the opponent's team foundation as soon as he made his move. This is simply a dimensionality reduction attack."

"Just watch carefully." Domoto Koichiro leaned back in his chair, "Maybe the game will only last this quarter."

"Amu, let me teach you something." Kaneki Ken stood at the free throw line, his eyes swept across the solemn expression on Maki Shinichi's face, sneered, and said to Maki Shinichi, "The idea of ​​one star shooting in all directions is indeed good, but giving up the inside fight is not a wise choice."

"What is he talking about?" Maki Shinichi looked at Kaneki Ken blankly, with an ominous premonition in his heart.

As if to verify Maki Shinichi's guess, Kaneki Ken slowly tapped the basketball a few times, and then casually threw it towards the basket. Sure enough, the basketball hit the rim and bounced out.

"Kanaki Ken missed the free throw?" Takao Kazunari, who was watching the game, exclaimed, as if he had seen something incredible.

"No!" Fukatsu Kazunari even forgot his catchphrase, "Kaneki Ken is going to completely deny the tactical concept of Poseidon Attached High School!"

"Rebound!" The battle-hardened Maki Shinichi now understood Kaneki Ken's plan. His eyes widened with anger, and he shouted to remind his teammates to pay attention to the rebound.

"Really, is this extra point important, Yanzi?" Murasakihara Atsushi's broad body held Oda Ryumasa and Tsuchiya Jun firmly behind him, "Don't forget the lunch you promised me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Murasakibara Atsushi's figure covered the entire restricted area like a demon from the abyss. With a loud bang, the basketball was pressed back fiercely by Murasakibara Atsushi.

"Time out!" Seeing that Teiko Junior High School scored three goals in a row at the beginning of the game and his players made mistakes one after another, Takagi Riki immediately stopped the game.

"I thought it was going to be a clash of the titans," Domoto Koichiro sighed, "but I didn't expect it to be Teiko Junior High School that crushed their opponent in the first place."

(End of this chapter)