Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 202 Breaking the Record

While Akagi and Mitsui were communicating, not far away, Coach Anzai raised his glasses and a white light was reflected in his glasses.

Coach Anzai is an experienced man, so how could he not see Mitsui's strategy in the first half?

Just like Rukawa Kaede in the Xiangling match, he let his teammates play as much as possible in the first half and concentrated his energy to explode in the second half.

So, during the half-time break, the cunning coach Anzai specially arranged tactics for Mitsui.

In short, it is about how to make Mitsui play singles more comfortably.

At the same time, he repeatedly urged Xiangbei to further strengthen its defense.

When the second half started, the lineup of the Xiangbei team changed slightly, namely Akagi, Yamamoto Kuma, Mitsui, Sato Ichiro and Okamoto Nobuhiko.

Compared with Yuho Ikeda, Yamamoto is slightly shorter and heavier, but he is faster and has more energy.

Although Yamamoto's offense and defense are quite average, he plays with great passion and can easily inspire team morale. In addition, he has a fairly reliable mid-range and long-range shot, making him an indispensable member of the Xiangbei team.

"Let me fill in these 6 points as soon as possible!"

During the jump ball phase, Mitsui stared at the electronic scoreboard and made up his mind silently.

In order to fulfill his promise to Murasakibara and get the tickets for tonight's game, the Flame Man's will has become stronger than ever and he will never give up easily.

"drink!"

As expected, Akagi won the jump ball again in the second half, which meant that the Xiangbei team had two more ball possessions than the opponent in this game.

"Okamoto, ball!"

As Nobuhiko Okamoto crossed half court with the ball, he saw Mitsui waving for the ball.

This was also the first time that Mitsui took the initiative to ask for the ball in this game.

Out of trust in Mitsui and Coach Anzai's tactical arrangement, Nobuhiko Okamoto passed the ball quickly without hesitation.

"After being silent for half the game, Mitsui is finally going to show his strength. I wonder how many points he can score in this game?"

In the audience, Murasakibara felt Mitsui's strong desire to score.

At the same time, at the edge of the court, Yayoi Aida said to Nakamura: "Nakamura, I feel that Mitsui is about to explode, we must observe carefully!"

"Mitsui, MVP of Kanagawa Junior High School, second in charge of Shohoku!"

Nakamura quickly took out a small notebook and stared intently at Mitsui on the field.

"No, it's the Third Master!"

Yayoi Aida corrected Nakamura's mistake.

Nakamura asked doubtfully, "Isn't he the second in command?"

Yayoi Aida took out the photo of the swearing-in ceremony and pointed at Mitsui who was standing behind Akagi and said, "Nakamura, we as reporters must be rigorous. Look at where Mitsui stood at the swearing-in ceremony. He stood behind Akagi, which shows that his status in the team is lower than Akagi."

Poor Mitsui, if nothing unexpected happens, he will probably be inferior to Akagi in the future.

Outside the three-point line, Mitsui slowly held the ball.

Akagi took the initiative to step forward to help with the pick-and-roll. Since Akagi could make an open mid-range shot, Kobayashi Hayato had to follow him out.

Mikoshiba thought that Mitsui wanted to break through with the ball, so he subconsciously moved his feet, trying to get around Akagi as quickly as possible.

However, he came up empty-handed.

With the help of Akagi's pick-and-roll, Mitsui jumped straight from the spot, his body stretched as far as possible in the air, and made a three-pointer.

shuh~
The basketball fell into the basket accurately, allowing Mitsui's score to reach double digits.

Offense and defense transition!

Naruto Suzuki quickly crossed half court with the ball, his eyes falling on Takahashi Shun.

Even Yuho Ikeda is no match for Takahashi Shun, let alone Kumamoto Yamamoto.

If nothing unexpected happens, Takahashi Shun can easily defeat it.

However, at the moment when Takahashi Shun was about to catch the ball, Yamamoto Kuma quickly exerted force, no longer wrestling with Takahashi Shun, but moved forward at the fastest speed and touched the basketball.

Compared to the clumsy Takahashi Shun, Yamamoto Kuma is obviously more flexible.

The trajectory of the basketball changed and was about to fly out of bounds.

At this critical moment, Ichiro Sato flew to save the ball, turned around and passed the ball steadily to Mitsui.

After Mitsui received the ball, he ran down quickly with the ball.

Mikoshiba chased after him relentlessly, and the two engaged in a fierce chase on the court.

Mikoshiba was faster and reached his own position in advance, ready for battle.

However, Mitsui did not go straight to the basket, but unexpectedly chose to chase down the three-pointer.

This three-point shot caught Mikoshiba off guard and he had no time to stop it.

Mitsui's shot was like a meteor chasing the moon. With a slight flick of his wrist, the basketball drew a high arc in the air.

shuh~
The basketball hit the net.

The stadium suddenly erupted in thunderous applause and cheers.

“Mi-chan!” “Mi-chan!”

In the stands, Tokuo Horita waved the flag vigorously and cheered for Mitsui together with his two subordinates.

"These three guys!"

Mitsui discovered the Horita Tokuo trio and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth in a smile.

The Xiangbei players ran over and high-fived Mitsui to celebrate.

After making this three-pointer, the two teams tied again.

The players of Changcheng High School shook their heads helplessly and increased their defense against Mitsui.

Soon, Changcheng High School launched another attack.

This time, Suzuki Naruto's pass was obviously much more cautious, and he successfully passed the ball to Takahashi Shun.

Just when Takahashi Shun was about to hit Yamamoto from behind, suddenly, Mitsui and Okamoto Nobuhiko, who were closest to him, surrounded him together.

In the blink of an eye, Hao Qiaojue was double-teamed by three people.

This is also Coach Anxi’s plan!

Takahashi Shun's skills are rough and he plays entirely based on his body, similar to a Goat who just entered the NBA.

In fact, even though the 40-year-old Goat seems to have all-round skills, he is actually not good at anything.

slap~
Takahashi Shun was obviously surprised, and before he could pass the ball, it was intercepted by Okamoto Nobuhiko.

Nobuhiko Okamoto immediately ran down the court with the ball, and the other Xiangbei players also launched a fast break together.

The audience on the sidelines held their breath, looking forward to the next exciting match.

Suzuki Naruto immediately entangled Okamoto Nobuhiko, who did not stick to the ball and successfully passed the ball to Mitsui.

Under Mikoshiba's surprised gaze, Mitsui stood one step outside the three-point line and shot another three-pointer.

For some reason, he felt the basketball hoop was as vast as the ocean.

All in all, his hands felt hot at the moment.

Mikoshiba subconsciously waved his arms and had no time to stop it.

shuh~
The basketball went through the rim again.

Mitsui waved his hands vigorously, feeling excited.

In the second half, Mitsui made three three-pointers to lead Xiangbei to successfully overtake the score.

It was this three-pointer that directly stopped Changcheng High School.

Coach Chang Cheng immediately called a timeout. In addition to changing tactics, he also hoped to use the timeout to allow Mitsui's touch to cool down.

When the timeout ended and Chang Cheng attacked, the players became more scattered.

In this way, Takahashi Shun has more space for singles and can better avoid double-teaming.

bang~
Takahashi Shun easily knocked Yamamoto away, turned around and rushed into the paint area, scoring a two-handed slam dunk.

However, at this moment, Xiangbei executed a quick serve.

Kumamoto quickly came to the baseline to serve, and Nobuhiko Okamoto received the ball quickly.

At this moment, the Xiangbei players rushed to the front court.

Until then, Takahashi Shun's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly turned back to defend.
Takahashi Shun was in the paint area, and his speed was the slowest in the game, so it was too late. For a moment, Takahashi Shun fell to the end, and the situation on the field became five against four.

The situation is very favorable for Xiangbei.

After being entangled by Suzuki Naruto, Okamoto Nobuhiko passed the ball to Mitsui again.

Player Chang Cheng felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy and subconsciously set his eyes on Mitsui.

Mitsui steadied himself for a moment, then threw the ball towards the basket with force.

This time, he chose to pass the ball.

Akagi looked up at the basketball, adjusted his steps slightly, then jumped up, caught the basketball with both hands, and made a gorilla dunk.

Bang~
Akagi scored an aerial relay.

"Mitsui, good pass!"

"That's right, don't look at who I am."

Mitsui shook his hair in a showy manner, but unfortunately, he had shaved off his middle-parted hair, leaving only a buzz cut.

On the sidelines, Coach Chang Cheng called out to Takahashi Shun.

"Takahashi, it's best not to dunk if you can make a layup, and you must return to defense immediately after scoring."

"I know, coach."

Takahashi Shun nodded. Although he was the slowest player on the field, he was not much slower than Akagi and Kobayashi Hayato.

In the following period of time, Changcheng High School finally stabilized its position.

However, they were also unable to stop Xiangbei from scoring.

Led by Mitsui, each of the Xiangbei players scored points.

Mikoshiba was unable to limit Mitsui's performance at all.

For a while, both sides had high hit rates and there was a trend of mutual explosion on the field.

During the period, Coach Chang Cheng asked the experienced Yamada Sho to replace Mitsui.

Unfortunately, the effect is even less than ideal, not as good as Mikoshiba. At least Mikoshiba is tall enough and his physical fitness is indeed excellent.

If you want to limit Mitsui's performance to a certain extent, you need at least a defensive pioneer of the level of Matsumoto Masaru. Changcheng High School obviously does not have this type of player.

In this situation, time passed slowly.

With five minutes left in the game, the Xiangbei team still had a 5-point advantage and possession of the ball.

Soon, Nobuhiko Okamoto passed the ball to Mitsui again.

Facing Mikoshiba's defense, Mitsui broke through with a cross step.

Mikoshiba tried his best to pester him, and at this time, Mitsui deliberately revealed a flaw.

Mikoshiba thought he had found an opportunity and immediately made a steal.

Just when Mikoshiba was about to touch the basketball, Mitsui dribbled the ball behind his back and easily completed the breakthrough.

Because his body was leaning forward, Mikoshiba could only watch helplessly as Mitsui broke through.

Before Takahashi Shun could step forward to assist, the sound of shoes rubbing against the floor was heard.

Mitsui jumped up and threw the ball.

shuh~
The basketball went through the net again.

After hitting this goal, Mitsui's score reached 33 points.

As the opponent of Mitsui, Mikoshiba barely scored 10 points, and the difference in score was obvious.

In the next round, Mitsui stood outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side, and after receiving the pass from his teammate, he assumed a triple threat posture.

Sweat dripped from Mikoshiba's forehead, but he didn't wipe it off. His eyes were fixed on Mitsui.

Suddenly, Mitsui moved and took a tentative step with his right foot.

Mikoshiba subconsciously moved to the left, and suddenly, he found that Mitsui was just touching the ground and did not land on the ground.

Mitsui retracted his right foot, stood outside the three-point line again, and jumped up.

Mikoshiba forced himself to keep his balance, immediately jumped up, and tried his best to interfere with Mitsui's shot.

Unexpectedly, Mitsui threw the ball out before he reached the highest point.

His eyes were filled with indescribable confidence, and he was sure that he could make this shot.

shuh~
Sure enough, the basketball went into the net again, splashing a lot of exciting flowers on the net.

This was Mitsui's ninth three-pointer, and the key was that he hadn't missed a single one.

If Xiangbei had not been at a disadvantage in rebounding, the score would have been extended to double digits.

Hu~hu~
Mitsui was breathing heavily. In the second half, his physical strength was rapidly depleted and now he was almost reaching his limit.

If he focused on the offensive end like Goat, his physical strength would not be lost so quickly.

However, Mitsui not only had to defend Mikoshiba, but also had to participate in backup defense from time to time and even fight for rebounds, which caused him to lose a lot of physical strength.

However, Mitsui would not let the victory slip away from his hands.

As Xiangbei gained an 8-point lead, the situation became increasingly unfavorable for Changcheng High School.

In this attack, Chang Cheng was obviously much more vigilant and started to focus on his success rate.

Takahashi Shun received the basketball again and Akagi immediately double-teamed him.

Before Akagi double-teamed him, Takahashi Shun passed the ball first.

After receiving the basketball, Hayato Kobayashi wanted to rush into the basket and make a layup.

Beep~
Suddenly, the referee blew the whistle.

It turned out that Yamamoto hugged Takahashi Shun without hesitation and sent him to the free throw line.

Last night, Coach Anxi analyzed the information of Changcheng High School players in detail.

Among them, Takahashi Shun's free throw shooting percentage was just over 50%, so Coach Anzai specially prepared a shark-cutting tactic for him.

At the free throw line, Takahashi Shun patted the ball, aimed carefully, and then threw it out.

bang~
The basketball hit the backboard and fell to the side.

After missing the first shot, Takahashi Shun became visibly more nervous.

Call ~
Takahashi Shun took a deep breath, trying to suppress his inner tension, and threw the second ball.

This time, he reduced his force to avoid hitting the rim like just now.

However, his force seemed to be too great, and the basketball didn't even touch the net and flew straight out of the baseline.

Three no-sticks!
At the critical moment, Takahashi Shun missed both free throws.

While Takahashi Shun was distracted, Xiangbei served the ball quickly again.

"Return to defense!"

Kobayashi Hayato shouted and finally woke up Takahashi Shun.

Takahashi Shun hurriedly turned around to defend, but inevitably fell behind.

After some passing, Mitsui soon received the basketball again.

Without making any adjustments, he leaned forward and stepped out with his right foot, showing signs of a breakthrough.

Mikoshiba subconsciously took a step back, and at this moment, Mitsui quickly withdrew his feet, bent his legs, raised his hands, and made a shooting motion.

Mikoshiba immediately realized that he had been deceived, and he was well aware of the severity of Mitsui's three-point shot, so he jumped up without thinking.

After jumping up, Mikoshiba was speechless to find that he had been deceived again.

Mitsui didn't jump at all. When Mikoshiba started to fall, he jumped towards the opponent.

slap~
Mikoshiba dodged as best he could, but it was too late.

Beep~
At the moment the two sides collided, the referee blew the whistle again.

Until this moment, Mitsui managed to keep his balance and threw the ball out based on his feeling.

shuh~
Mitsui made his tenth three-pointer in a row, scoring 39 points and breaking the record for three-pointers made in a single game in the Winter Tournament.

(End of this chapter)