Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 262: Read the book and the cover page, the shooting is as beautiful as a crab!
Before the end of the first half, Naito had already committed three fouls. After all, he lacked competition experience.

Soon, Xiangyang launched another attack.

Before Murasakibara came up, Fujima passed the ball directly to Kishimoto who was about to arrive.

Facing Naito's defense, Kishimoto attacked with the ball facing the basket.

Naito was afraid of committing another foul, so he seemed a little restrained and didn't dare to make any big moves, allowing Kishimoto to easily break through.

It is obvious that his mentality has been greatly affected.

shuh~
Kishimoto rushed into the empty basket and scored a one-handed dunk.

Before returning to defense, Kishimoto glanced at Naito and felt a lot more relaxed.

If Naito keeps up this performance throughout the game, Kishimoto thinks he could possibly get 40 points.

The game continued, and in the last few minutes of the first half, Naito's performance could be described as terrible.

Xiangyang focused on this point of his, constantly magnifying his flaws and thus getting opportunities to score easily.

Kishimoto became the biggest beneficiary, scoring 20 points in the first half alone.

In this situation, by the end of the first half, Shoyo had equalized the score.

As the whistle for the first half sounded, Naito walked slowly towards the bench with heavy steps, feeling lost and frustrated.

He sat quietly in the corner, covering his head with a towel, as if this could block out the outside world's sight.

At the same time, his heart was filled with shame and self-blame.

Murasakibara naturally noticed Naito's abnormality.

"Naito, don't blame yourself too much. Everyone has bad days. The key is to learn from your mistakes, adjust your mindset, and don't let foul troubles disrupt your rhythm of the game."

Muguro came up to Naito and patted him on the shoulder, giving him support and encouragement.

What Naito needed most at this time was not blame, but understanding and help.

Kogure hopes that Naito can learn from his setbacks, just like Uozumi did in the Kairyō battle in the plot year.

"Captain, am I too useless?"

From under the towel came Naito's frustrated voice.

When he heard Naito say this, Murasakibara resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

This guy is too Versailles!
"Don't talk nonsense, you just started playing basketball and you can average 25+10 in the county competition.

If other freshmen heard you say that, they would be so angry that they would want to beat you up."

Naito's performance in the county competition was not bad, and Sendoh was the only one in the entire Kanagawa who was qualified to compete.

I have to say, Naito's talent is really overflowing.

After just a few months of playing basketball, he has reached this level. He is a typical example of someone who has been blessed by God.

"Naito, Muguro is right. Even last year, I wasn't as good as you."

Akagi belittled himself in order to help Naito regain his confidence.

On the side, Mitsui waved his hands and said, "Don't worry, it's just five fouls and you're sent off. There's nothing to be afraid of. Mu Mu and I were ejected by the referee last year."

In last summer's national competition, Shohoku played against Sanno Industrial. As a result, Kentaro Sakurai deliberately fouled Murasakibara, and Murasakibara ended up beating Kentaro Sakurai and chasing Ohkawada.

Of course, he was inevitably ejected and suspended by the referee afterwards.

Encouraged by the three giants of Xiangbei, Naito suddenly took off the towel covering his head and said with a sob: "Everyone..."

He decided to respond to his teammates' trust with practical actions!
"Okay, you take it easy here for a while."

After being enlightened, the three giants of Xiangbei returned to their positions.

Coach Anxi sat in a spacious chair, still drinking tea leisurely.

Seeing that Coach Anxi had not taken any action, Mu Mu hurriedly asked, "Coach, do you have any instructions?"

Coach Anxi put down the thermos cup and said, "Just play freely in this game. Just treat it as a test for you. I believe you can beat Xiangyang!"

What he meant was simple: Shoyo was not yet worthy of being a rival of Shohoku.

Coach Anxi is a shrewd man and naturally saw through Xiangyang's strengths and weaknesses.

This Shoyo team seems strong, and its lineup is second only to Shohoku, which is impeccable.

However, Xiangyang also has shortcomings.

Coach Kitano, Minami Rei and Kishimoto joined Shoyo for too short a time, which made the team's running-in too hasty.

Among them, Coach Kitano seems to have brought a run-and-gun tactic to Shoyo, but Fujima and others need time to adapt to his coaching style.

As for Minami Lie and Kishimoto, their technical characteristics and game rhythm still require more trust and understanding from the original Shoyo players.

In order to speed up the running-in process, Coach Kitano tried to accelerate the running-in process through training and competitions, but due to the tight time, the players still seemed a little unfamiliar when executing tactics and needed further running-in.

This can be seen from the first half.

This means that this Xiangyang team still has a lot of room for improvement.

Soon, the halftime break was over.

During the jump ball phase, Akagi once again overpowered Hanagata with a slight advantage and successfully grabbed the ball.

Murasakibara controlled the rhythm and dribbled the ball steadily across half court.

The Xiangbei players quickly took their positions, Mitsui and Ichiro Sato started running, Akagi stood at the right free throw line, and Naito was in the low post.

Without hesitation, Murasakibara passed the ball to Naito.

"Boy, if you foul again, it will be your fourth foul. You'd better restrain yourself. This is my advice to you as a senior!"

Kishimoto started to talk trash, trying to influence Naito's mentality.

"Shut up, you!"

Naito didn't like Kishimoto very much because he realized how bad Kishimoto's mouth was in the first half.

“How could…”

Just as Kishimoto was about to reply, Naito suddenly bumped into him, and the rest of his words came to an abrupt end, and his chest felt heavy.

Kishimoto couldn't help but take a few steps back and almost fell to the ground.

If he fell down, he might be able to get a foul, but he didn't bother to do that.

Although Kishimoto is a gossiper, a troublemaker, and good at sarcasm, he still has a bottom line.

Unlike Nan Lie who likes to use his hands, Kishimoto prefers to talk.

In the plot year, when Nan Lie elbowed Rukawa Kaede and the entire Touou team began to attack the Shohoku players with actions, only Kishimoto remained quiet.

The only time Kishimoto took action was during a break.

Faced with Nan Lie who was performing poorly and remained silent, Kishimoto pulled his collar and pushed him, determined to use his actions to bring Nan Lie back to normal.

Even when Kingpin punched Kishimoto, Kishimoto did not get angry, but instead behaved quite calmly.

In general, Kishimoto only appears strong on the surface, disguising himself as a gangster.

After knocking Kishimoto back, Naito quickly rushed to the basket.

Hanagata left Akagi behind without hesitation and rushed towards Naito.

Naito didn't pass the ball, but jumped up to meet Hanagata.

Hanagata plucked up his courage, jumped up as well, and slapped the basketball with his right hand.

slap~
When his right hand hit the basketball, Huaxing couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

But the next moment, his smile disappeared, replaced by panic.

In mid-air, Hanagata tried his best but still couldn't move the basketball that Naito was holding with both hands.

"drink!"

Naito yelled angrily, and while knocking Hanagata away, he slammed the basket with both hands.

Bang~
The basketball hoop began to shake violently, and the spectators nearby couldn't help but feel frightened, fearing that the basketball hoop would be pulled down by Naito.

Unfortunately, Naito does not have this ability yet.

Beep~
Suddenly, the referee whistled, and Naito was startled, thinking he had committed another foul.

"No. 9 of the green team committed a blocking foul. No. 10 of the red team will get one free throw."

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Naito was obviously relieved and showed a ferocious smile.

At this time, Fujima hurried to Hanagata and asked with concern: "Hanagata, are you okay?"

"It's okay, I just feel a little chest tightness! This guy is too talented."

Hua Xing was very depressed and at the same time felt the crushing pressure from his talent.

However, the most depressed person is not Hanagata, but Kishimoto.

Because Kishimoto is the opponent of Naito.

At the free throw line, Naito dribbled the ball and then threw it into the basket.

shuh~
The basketball went into the net, creating a splash of color on the net.

In a few months, Naito's free throw shooting improved significantly, with a hit rate of around 80%.

Naito's talent lies not only in his extremely strong physical fitness, but also in his strong learning ability and softer touch.

This is extremely valuable!

Unlike the future G0at, who has been in the NBA for so many years, his skills have not improved significantly.

This can be seen from his jump shot.

If the jump shots of Kobe, Jordan and McGrady can be described as beautiful as a painting, then G0at's jump shot is as beautiful as a crab!

G0at's technique is just like him reading a book by just looking at the title page!
When facing media interviews before the game, G0at would sometimes take out a book and pretend to be reading it very seriously.

However, after the game is over, you will find that the book is still on the title page.

When reading a book, just read the title page, that's him!

Offense and defense transition!

In just two or three seconds, all Xiangyang players passed the half court.

"Kishimoto!"

This time, Fujima passed the ball to Kishimoto again, hoping that Kishimoto could continue his performance in the second half of the first half.

"Boy, if you hadn't sneaked up on me just now, you wouldn't have been able to get past me so easily."

Kishimoto not only spoke foul language but also spoke stubbornly, trying to provoke Naito's emotions.

Unfortunately, his wishful thinking was wrong.

Naito remained silent and instead stepped up his defense.

Kishimoto once again launched his signature face-to-basket attack, but Naito immediately moved sideways to block it.

During this process, Naito took the initiative to confront.

In terms of confrontation, he can be said to be the best in Kanagawa, even Murasaki, Akagi, and Uozumi have to lose to him.

There's no way around it. Naito is the only one in the entire Kanagawa Prefecture who weighs over 100 kilograms, especially since he has a lot of muscular body.

With Naito's letting go, Kishimoto not only failed to make a breakthrough, but was entangled by Naito instead.

"hateful!"

Kishimoto was unwilling to give in and tried to force a shot.

But his intentions were too obvious.

slap~
Naito seized the opportunity and treated Kishimoto to a huge hot pot meal.

The basketball flew straight out of the baseline!
The ball still belongs to Shoyo. After serving, Fujima received the pass from his teammate again.

Fujima thought that it might just be an accident, so he passed the ball to Kishimoto again.

This time, Kishimoto fell into the low post and took a back-to-the-basket single play.

Bang~bang~
Kishimoto kept hitting Naito with his back, but Naito stood still like a boulder.

On the contrary, it was Kishimoto who clearly felt the suppression of Naito's power.

In Kogure's opinion, Kishimoto's post-up play is just the beginning, and is obviously not as good as Akagi's current one.

"Senior, are you tickling me?"

At this time, Naito made contemptuous remarks.

Kishimoto couldn't stand the provocation and decided to go all out to teach Naito a lesson.

At the critical moment, Naito removed the stool and quickly moved aside.

Kishimoto hit the air and tried to stop in panic, but he had no strength left and was completely helpless, and ended up sitting down on the ground.

At this moment, Kishimoto felt like his butt was about to split.

The key point is that he accidentally hit Kun's eggs, which made him gasp in pain, contributing to global warming.

It is well known that it hurts more for a man to hit his eggs than for a woman to give birth.

It was a pain that was hard to describe in words!

Once a man is hit with this kind of blow, he temporarily loses all power to resist.

Kishimoto was naturally no exception, he was in so much pain that he couldn't do anything.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Naito snatched the basketball from Kishimoto.

"Quick attack!"

While Kishimoto was still not able to recover, Shohoku immediately launched a fast break.

In just three seconds, Naito relayed the pass from Murasakibara in the air and completed another two-handed dunk.

Hua Hua Hua~
The stadium was filled with the audience's cheers and applause.

Naito finally showed a long-lost smile. He is gradually coming out of the shadows and regaining his own rhythm of the game.

All of this, of course, is inseparable from Murasakibara's support and encouragement.

Only then did Kishimoto barely stand up from the floor and carefully return to his own half, fearing that he would pull Kun's egg.

His face was pale and he was sweating coldly. This was mainly because the pain was still there and he needed some time to recover.

Seeing this, Coach Kitano immediately called for a timeout.

The reason he called a timeout was not only to deal with Naito's changes, but also to give Kishimoto some relief.

As a man himself, Coach Kitano feels the same way.

After all, almost every man has experienced the pain that goes deep into the bone marrow.

After the timeout, Shoyo team's tactics changed. They no longer gave a large amount of the ball to Kishimoto for single play as they had just done.

In the following games, Naito was still working hard to adjust his condition.

At the beginning, Naito was still a little restrained and his movements were not smooth enough.

However, as time went on, Naito gradually regained his feeling of the game.

He began to participate more actively on defense and more decisively on offense.

During the period, he even tested the referee's bottom line and laid the foundation for the subsequent games.

Naito's changes are very obvious. He has become more stable than before and exudes confidence from the inside out.

Seeing Naito's changes, Murasakibara naturally gave him more ball rights.

Naito did not disappoint Murasakibara's trust and converted most of the ball possession into points.

His scoring efficiency was very high, allowing Xiangbei to further widen the score gap.

Murasakibara was also a beneficiary and received a lot of assists.

The two of them got what they needed!

(End of this chapter)