Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 214: Protect the ball like Henry and dunk like LaVine!
Bang~
As the dull sound of the basket popping up, Mu Mu turned his back and grabbed the basket, looking down at the "living beings" below.

Compared with before, Murasakibara's dunks are obviously more complete and easier.

This aerial folding back dunk is quite similar to the style of LaVine in later generations.

Since getting the title of glider, difficult dunks have become much easier.

In addition to the fact that the gliding altitude does not decrease, it is also related to the dynamic field of view that comes with the name of the glider.

Dynamic vision can effectively reduce the error rate of dunking and make it easier to perform actions.

After Murasakibara completed this difficult dunk, the morale of the Xiangbei team was obviously boosted.

Hua Hua Hua~
When Mu Mu landed, the audience in the stadium burst into crazy cheers, as if they were going to blow the roof off.

They had never seen such a wonderful dunk in actual combat.

As for Drexler who left yesterday, he obviously played leisurely in those two games and did not perform any difficult dunks in actual combat.

Especially in the game against the island nation's national team, Drexler simply completed the task assigned by the NBA league by coping with the situation.

beep~
At this time, Coach Domoto took the initiative to request a timeout.

He has determined that pressing defense has very limited effect on the Xiangbei team.

Sanno Industrial's tight defense, apart from catching Shohoku off guard at the beginning, did not achieve any further results and was in vain.

Instead of wasting energy, it is better to continue fighting with real swords and guns, especially since Sanno Industrial is in the lead.

After the timeout, players from both teams return to the court.

There was a slight change in the Xiangbei lineup, with Ichiro Sato replacing Kumamoto.

With this substitution, Xiangbei clearly has a tendency to strengthen its offense.

"Everyone defend this ball!"

Murasakibara clapped his hands vigorously. At his signal, the Xiangbei players seemed to be injected with new vitality. They focused their attention and increased their defensive efforts.

As the team's organizational core, Shenjin tried to break the deadlock through his organizational ability.

However, the Xiangbei players worked closely together, as if weaving an invisible net, firmly blocking Sanno Industrial's offensive route.

Faced with such defense, Sanno players were not quite used to it and could not find a suitable offensive opportunity.

Time passed by minute by minute, and seeing that there was not much time left for attack, Fukatsu made a quick decision and passed the ball to Kaede Frost of Kashima.

As the team's ace, Kaede Frost of Kashima naturally has to bear the responsibility of the team's offensive.

As we all know, good team aces will take the initiative to challenge difficult balls, while bad team aces can only handle simple balls.

Faced with Mitsui's tight defense, Kashima Kaede decided to solve the problem herself.

At the first moment, Kashima Kaedeshimo tried to shake off Mitsui's defense, but Mitsui stuck to him like a shadow and did not give him any chance.

After the first half of the game, Mitsui was already familiar with Kashima Kaede's offensive style.

Of course, Mitsui’s strong one-on-one defense ability is the most important.

Due to the limited offensive time, after an unsuccessful attempt, Kashima Kaede did not pass the ball in the countdown like Goat did, but chose to force a shot.

The two men jumped up one after another, and Mitsui used the blinding technique again, with his right hand in a claw shape to interfere with Kashima Fengshuang's vision.

At the same time, Mitsui's right hand quickly approached Kashima Kaede Shuang's eyes, as if he really wanted to insert his fingers into Kashima Kaede Shuang's eye sockets.

This was also the first time that Kashima Kaedeshimo encountered such a defensive method. His reaction was the same as Matsumoto Minoru's. He subconsciously dodged and his attention was distracted.

This also caused his shot to lose its aim, and the basketball hit the rim with a dull sound.

The basketball bounced off the rim, and Kentaro Sakurai overpowered Akagi under the basket and grabbed the offensive rebound.

Before he could grab the basketball, Murasakibara appeared in front of him like a ghost, and kicked the ball out with a diving shot.

Nobuhiko Okamoto rushed forward quickly, grabbed the basketball, and quickly dribbled across half court.

At the first moment, Nobuhiko Okamoto passed the ball to Murasakibara.

With the help of Akagi's pick-and-roll, Murasakibara easily got rid of Ohkawada.

After attracting the help of Matsumoto Minoru, he did not take the credit, but passed the ball accurately to Sato Ichiro who was in the open position.

After receiving the ball, Ichiro Sato made a steady mid-range shot without any hesitation.

After the winter trials, Ichiro Sato practiced hard for another month and his mid-range shooting technique improved significantly.

The game was still going on, and the Sanno players were no longer entangled by the suddenly strengthened defense of the Xiangbei team.

With the help of his teammates' cover, Matsumoto Minoru easily got rid of Sato Ichiro.

Fukatsu passed the ball at the right time, and Matsumoto Minoru seized the opportunity and made a steady mid-range jump shot.

The Xiangbei team was not to be outdone and their attack was equally sharp.

Murasaki used the Whiplash technique to dribble past Ohkawada with his opposite foot.

Although Ohkawada had seen this move on a videotape and was mentally prepared to a certain extent, he still seemed powerless in the face of Murasakibara's quick change of direction and feints, and was almost knocked to the ground.

However, Sanno Industries' defense did not collapse.

Fukatsu and Matsumoto Minoru showed excellent teamwork and defensive awareness, supporting Murasakibara from different directions and attacking him from both sides.

After observing that Nobuhiko Okamoto was in an open position, Murasakibara did not choose to force a layup but quickly passed the ball.

Outside the 45° three-point line on the left, when Nobuhiko Okamoto received the ball, the nearest Sanno player was three steps away from him.

If not now, when?

Without hesitation, Nobuhiko Okamoto jumped up and shot.

He didn't take the huge open three-pointer. Do you think he is the Goat?
Anyone who has watched the NBA knows that Goat's opponents mainly focus on defending his breakthroughs and hardly defend his shots.

Therefore, you will often see Goat in a huge open space outside the three-point line, and there is no defensive player within two or three meters.

The problem is, sometimes he just doesn't dare to shoot even when there is such a good opportunity.

shuh~
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit the basket accurately.

This series of offensive and defensive transitions demonstrated the high level of confrontation between the two teams in the game.

Time passed slowly, and players from both sides continued to engage in physical and psychological battles on the court, with each round full of uncertainty.

The audience watched with bated breath and cheered for every wonderful performance on the field.

Soon, there were five minutes left in the game.

68:73
Xiangbei is in front, and the Mountain King is behind!
Muguro was breathing heavily, each breath seemed heavy and powerful, sweat was sliding down his forehead, and his red jersey was completely soaked.

At this point, he had already accomplished the feat of 30+ triple-doubles.

Despite Murasakibara's outstanding performance, the team was still lagging behind.

After 35 minutes of competition, the Xiangbei players looked extremely tired and mainly relied on their willpower to hold on.

However, compared with the national competition, the condition has become much more stable, which is progress.

Soon, Sanno Industries launched another attack.

If Sanno Industrial scores the same goal again, the situation will become even more unfavorable for Shohoku.

Therefore, Murasakibara made up his mind to defend this ball at all costs.

At this time, Shenjin began to organize the team's offense.

Soon, Kashima Kaedeshimo took advantage of the cover to temporarily get rid of Mitsui.

Fukatsu immediately passed the ball, and just when Kashima Kaede received the ball, Murasaki suddenly flew over, his whole body parallel to the ground, like Rodman saving the ball.

When he felt the touch of the middle finger, Murasakibara smiled.

Although it was not completely intercepted, the direction of the basketball was changed. At this moment, the players from both teams rushed towards the basketball.

In the chaos, the basketball was hit away by someone.

Ichiro Sato was lucky enough to grab the basketball and immediately passed the ball to Nobuhiko Okamoto, who steadily brought the ball into the frontcourt.

Mu Mu fell to the ground with a grimace in his mouth. He endured the pain and stood up from the floor and rushed to the front court.

Soon, Murasakibara received a pass from Nobuhiko Okamoto outside the three-point line.

The moment he caught the ball, his center of gravity dropped, forming a triple-threat posture.

Ohkawada was breathing heavily, his condition was also not good, but he still stared at Murasakibara without blinking.

At that moment, Murasakibara took a tentative step, as if looking for an opportunity to attack.

Ohkawada subconsciously took half a step back diagonally, trying to block Murasakibara's breakthrough route.

Mu Mu took a step back and threw the ball.

Ohkawada's expression suddenly changed and he also jumped up.

Because the distance between the two sides was a bit far and Murasakibara jumped very high, Ohkawada was unable to cause any substantial interference to Murasakibara's shot.

shuh~
The basketball went through the basket accurately like a precision-guided missile.

71: 73!

After hitting this three-pointer, the Xiangbei team was only two points away from tying the score.

Murasakibara's three-pointer undoubtedly injected new hope into the team, but also brought greater pressure to the opponent.

In order to win, both sides tried their best.

It was Sanno Industrial's turn to attack again. Fukatsu faced the harassment of Nobuhiko Okamoto and steadily dribbled the ball across half court, showing his skillful ball control skills and accurate grasp of the game rhythm.

At the first moment, Shenjin took the initiative to call for a pick-and-roll.

Kentaro Sakurai quickly rushed towards him, ready to provide cover for Fukatsu.

During this process, Nobuhiko Okamoto's attention involuntarily shifted to Kentaro Sakurai.

The opportunity was fleeting, so Shenjin naturally had no reason to let it go.

Without hesitation, Shenjin decisively pulled up and shot.

By the time Nobuhiko Okamoto realized Fukatsu's true intention, Fukatsu had already shot, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc and flew towards the basket.

But fate didn't seem to be on Shenjin's side. Perhaps it was because he hadn't shot for too long, and Shenjin's hands felt cold.

In this game, Fukatsu only shot 4 times, definitely the player with the lowest number of shots for Sanno Industrial.

bang~
The basketball hit the edge of the basket, and the clear sound of iron echoed in the gymnasium.

The next moment, the basketball bounced and hit the right corner, and was about to fly out of bounds.

At this critical moment, Matsumoto Minoru, who was closest to the ball, rushed towards the basketball without caring about his own safety. His actions were full of courage and determination, and he tried his best to save the ball.

In mid-air, Matsumoto Minoru turned his head, and after seeing a white figure, he hit the ball over without thinking.

Suddenly, there was a cry of surprise from the audience because Matsumoto Minoru accidentally knocked down the Shohoku bench.

This goal was almost identical to the one in which Sakuragi flew to save the ball in the match against Xianghai.

Matsumoto Minoru stood up despite the pain and wanted to get back into the game.

Blood gushed out of his forehead, slid down his cheeks, and dripped onto his white jersey, leaving mottled bloodstains on it.

shuh~
At this time, Kashima Kaede received the pass from Matsumoto Minoru and shot the basketball in her hand against Mitsui's defense.

shuh~
This time, Kashima Kaede finally made the pull-up jump shot.

71:75
Beep~
In view of the fact that Matsumoto Minoru was injured and bleeding, the referee forcibly stopped the game.

"Matsumoto, are you okay?"

"Stop the bleeding!"

……

A tense atmosphere enveloped the entire court, and the Sanno players quickly gathered around and began to greet them with concern.

Their eyes were filled with worry and they frantically tried to help him.

Coach Domoto stood up and quickly ran over with the team manager who was carrying a medical kit.

"I'm fine, I'll go on stage once I stop the bleeding!"

In order to avoid worrying his teammates, Matsumoto Minoru endured the pain and acted as if nothing happened.

Soon, Coach Domoto replaced Matsumoto Minoru with Masahiro Nobe.

As a result, Sanno Industrial's lineup became Kentaro Sakurai, Masahiro Nobe, Ōkawada, Kaedeshige Kashima and Kazunari Fukatsu.

The height of Sanno Industrial's lineup has been further improved, and the average height is almost comparable to the four tall players of the Shoyo team in the plot year.

Soon, the manager of the Sanno Industrial team opened the medical box and quickly disinfected and stopped the bleeding for Matsumoto Minoru.

Matsumoto Minoru endured the pain and said, "Senior, please help me sew it up!"

"Then I'll give you anesthesia!"

"It's too late. By the time the anesthesia takes effect, the game will probably be over!"

Although Matsumoto Minoru knew that the process would be painful, it still couldn't stop his determination.

"But……"

The team manager showed a worried look.

"Senior, please help me. You don't want us to lose the game, do you?"

Matsumoto Minoru is indeed a player from the island country who lives a good life. This is a threat to his senior sister.

"Okay, hold on!"

The team manager had no choice but to bite the bullet and quickly take out the needle and thread.

After disinfection, the team manager began to carefully suture the wound.

"hiss!"

Although the team manager slowed down his movements, Matsumoto Minoru couldn't help but gasp. He clenched his teeth and clenched his hands, trying not to show his pain.

Although he knew it would be painful, Matsumoto Minoru still underestimated it.

But the words had already been spoken, and he naturally had no intention of changing his mind.

The players and spectators present were shocked by this scene, and looked at Matsumoto Minoru with deep respect.

"Is this guy so brave?"

Looking at Matsumoto Minoru receiving treatment on the sidelines, Mu Mu thought to himself.

This is completely different from his impression of Matsumoto Minoru.

In the plot, Matsumoto Minoru was nicknamed "Shohoku undercover" by many SD anime fans, and his mentality collapsed after being hit by Mitsui.

"It seems that we can't look at this guy with common sense. At least before the plot year began, he was a worthy opponent!"

At this moment, Muguruma's level of attention to Matsumoto Minoru increased significantly.

It has to be said that Matsumoto Minoru can indeed be called the future trump card of Sanno Industry.

What a pity, if we have Yu, why do we have Liang?
He is destined to never become the ace player of Sanno Industrial. In fact, because of his similar positioning to Zebei, his status in the team is worrying and he may be replaced by other players at any time.

(End of this chapter)