Kuroko's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

On the organizer's official website, tickets for this match are priced at about three times the regular price!

Even under these circumstances, tickets were still extremely difficult to obtain, which demonstrates just how influential this match was.

Fortunately, Akashi, as the sponsor of the event, had allocated a lot of tickets to the "Miracle" team in advance so that no one would be unable to get a ticket.

Soon, the "Basketball Meetup" live stream room was connected to the on-site cameras, providing live footage to fans who had not been able to get tickets.

"Hello everyone, welcome back to the program exclusively sponsored by the Akashi family conglomerate—a special event of Basketball Rendezvous, broadcast live. I'm your host today, Sasha!"

"Hello everyone, I'm your host, Nini."

"Hello everyone, this is Bobo. I'll be providing commentary for the match as usual today. I hope you'll all be understanding!"

In front of the camera, Bobo, dressed in a suit, sat there looking meticulous, his eyes constantly scanning the comments section, collecting the emotional feedback from the viewers.

Today's match is not just about deciding this year's summer season champion; it's the second showdown between Rakuzan and Kaijo, truly...

It touched the hearts of so many people.

Since "Basketball Talk" started its live broadcast program, its viewership has remained consistently high, but today... their viewership may break records again!

The director looked at the backstage data charts with excitement, gesturing and signaling to Bobo to keep it up.

The latter received the hint and nodded almost imperceptibly, while taking the initiative to steer the conversation: "Now that both teams' players have started entering the field, let's see how they are doing today!"

The scene shifts to the Los Angeles players entering the field first.

"First up is Rakuzan's scorer, shooting guard Reo Mibuchi, who wears number 6!"

Popovich looked through the materials provided to him by the director and began explaining them to the fans.

"In this summer season, Reo Mibuchi started as the shooting guard for Rakuzan. He is good at three-point shooting and was nicknamed the best shooter in junior high school!"

(PS: After Midorima awakened, he became the second.)

"Not only that, Reo Mibuchi is averaging over 30 points per game in this year's Summer Season! He also makes no fewer than 8 three-pointers per game, making him an extremely formidable outside shooter!"

At this point, Popovich paused, waiting for the next player to enter the game. Actually, he hadn't finished discussing Reo's various statistics, after all, he was "the best shooter after Midorima." Reo had set quite a few three-point records, but compared to Midorima, they seemed rather pale…

Unfortunately, even with Reo's phenomenal shooting ability, she's still within the realm of ordinary people. Normally, a 40% three-point shooting percentage in a game is already quite impressive. In many fan-made shooter rankings, Reo, with a 55% three-point shooting percentage in actual games, unsurprisingly ranks second!

First is Midorima, with a 100% three-point shooting percentage... It's just unbelievable.

"The second player to enter the field is number 7, Rakuzan's small forward, Kotaro Hayama!"

"With his excellent physical attributes and explosiveness, his unwavering offensive belief on the court, and his keen sense of basketball, this player is, in my opinion, the perfect answer for a beastly small forward!"

Bobo's tone was firm and resolute. His fingers kept turning over Ye Shan's information in his hand. After a brief internal weighing of the pros and cons, Bobo made his decision.

"Unfortunately... in the matchup between Rakuzan and Kaijo last year, Hayama was mercilessly crushed in the small forward position."

Bobo shook his head, looking quite regretful: "Because his opponent is named Kise Ryota."

In an instant, the live stream chat was flooded with comments.

The comment section was filled with countless "hahahahaha", "I feel sorry for Hayama" and "Kise is awesome".

Seeing the positive feedback from the audience, Popovich secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In the past, Popovich would never have singled out the players from both sides to compare scores in order to maintain impartiality.

But this time, the situation is different.

In the highly anticipated rematch between Luo and Chang, his effortless skill in maintaining a neutral stance did not prove very effective.

Conversely, when he brings out the subtle contrast between the two teams and presents it to the audience, the effect is undeniable!

Excluding Haichang and Luoshan

Aside from the fans, most other fans don't want to see the kind of "everyone's happy" drama, but rather the intense clashes and stark contrasts between the two teams!

There is no first place in literature, but there is a second place in martial arts; that's the principle.

"Rakuzan's third player to enter the game is Eikichi Netakeya, who wears the number 8 jersey and plays as a center forward."

"In the first encounter between the two teams, Nebu, one of the five generals, successfully suppressed Kohori, the player from Kaijo, and he, Murasakibara from Yosen and Kiyoshi from Seirin, are known as the current three great centers!"

A glance at the live chat and the audience's enthusiastic feedback gave Bobo renewed confidence.

"Incidentally, some have suggested that Koshiro Kobori of the Kaijo team, as one of the key contributors to their consecutive championship wins, should also receive a nickname on par with theirs. However, this view has been refuted by quite a few people..."

Popovich's expression grew increasingly excited as he spoke, and when he singled out Los Angeles's ball-handling skills to compare them with Kaijo, the comments section exploded with excitement! Many fans in the comments section began discussing the differences between the two teams in various positions, and what their strengths and weaknesses were.

And the most crucial question remains: who will be the winner today?

Sasha and Nini sat to the side, completely stunned. Having worked with Popovich for so long, this was the first time they had ever seen him spitting as he compared several players. You see, Popovich used to consider "being impartial" his life motto.

Back then, when he evaluated players, he only said the best things and never used any words that were even remotely derogatory.

When has anything ever been like today?

Fortunately, the director's reminder was timely, and Sasha and Nini reacted quickly enough to prevent a broadcasting accident.

Bobo, who had discovered the "traffic code," kept talking non-stop, excitedly bringing up the players on both sides to compare their sizes. In the end, he even compared Takeuchi and Rakuzan's coach, Eiji Shirakane!

His coaching ability may need further evaluation, but in terms of appearance... Takeuchi is completely outmatched.

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beep—

The players on the court were unaware that they had been arranged to face off against each other in several matches by a blogger in the basketball community.

As the referee blew the assembly whistle, Hai Chang and Luo Shan stopped their warm-up exercises and stood together at the center line.

The five of them faced each other. Xiangyang looked at Akashi, who had been chatting with him privately in the restroom just over ten minutes ago, and couldn't help but smile. Unfortunately, the latter only responded with a cold expression.

[Tch...this kid's such an arrogance.]

Xiang Yang was speechless. While bowing his head in acknowledgment, he secretly vowed to teach this arrogant and hypocritical brat a lesson later.

"Please advise!"

After the greetings were over, apart from the two teams of first-year students who had just joined this year, the other seven students all had a fighting spirit blazing in their eyes.

This wasn't their first time facing off, and both the players and coaches were already very familiar with each other's playing styles.

"Little boy, are you ready to be suppressed by me? Just like you were last year."

During the jump ball, before the referee even arrived, Genwu had already...

Kobori spewed out trash talk.

Just as Kise completely dominated Hayama, Nebu also easily defeated Kohori, thanks to his absolute talent advantage.

After all, unlike perimeter players, the battles between interior players largely rely on physicality.

Although Kobori was angry at the mockery, he didn't lose his temper.

"Hmph! I won't let you grab the rebound so easily! Even if you're stronger than me, I won't admit defeat!"

Heaving heavy breaths from his nostrils, Kojue slapped his cheeks hard, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

Even if he is weaker than his opponent, as the last line of defense for Haichang, he will definitely hold his ground and provide his teammates with all the help he can!

"Whoosh! Well said, Senior Kobori!"

Kise clapped his hands. As the ace of Kaijo, he naturally had to retaliate when his teammate and senior was mocked by the other side.

Kise turned his head to look at Hayama beside him, and said with a grin, "Did you hear that, classmate?"

"Are you prepared to have the same level of awareness as my senior?"

Kise's tone grew colder, and his aura subtly pressed down on Hayama.

The sudden pressure made Ye Shan tremble, but as one of the Five Generals, Ye Shan was naturally not intimidated.

"Ha, just what I wanted! I told you... I'm going to cut fifty points off your head today!"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Ye Shan's cheek, but his momentum did not weaken.

Akashi stood with his arms crossed in the backcourt, waiting for the match to begin.

Xiang Yang bent over, hands on his knees, watching the referee walk to the center circle with today's match ball, licked his lips and gave a smile.

"Come on, Akashi!"

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Beep!

"Oh my god!!!"

As the whistle blew, Kobo gave a powerful roar and jumped up, securing the first attack for Kaijo with his outstanding jumping speed!

"cut."

Genwu, who failed to score in the jump ball, grinned and slowly retreated to the backcourt to prepare for defense.

"Nice, Kobo-senpai."

Xiangyang caught the basketball flying towards his own half of the court, gave his teammates a few words of encouragement, and then dribbled the ball across the half of the court.

Akashi adjusted his position, standing a step away from the three-point line, his knees slightly bent, waiting for Xiangyang to attack.

[Has this guy figured out my firing range?]

Watching Akashi's defensive moves, Xiangyang remained expressionless, but felt somewhat helpless inside.

The talent of "super long-range three-pointers" is fine against regular opponents, but against Akashi, who seems to be a god who can always do the offense and defense perfectly.

Without the "King of the Fourth Quarter" attribute, Xiang Yang cannot stand a step beyond the three-point line to fire.

"Well, I'm out of options then. If you won't let me shoot, I'm going to hit you with my body!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xiangyang, who had been dribbling the ball at a leisurely pace, suddenly accelerated, deceiving Akashi with a crossover dribble, and attacked towards Akashi's right side.

Akashi frowned slightly, his pupils contracted, and he immediately activated his "Eye of the Heavenly Emperor," making a steal just as Xiangyang had passed him by half a body length.

Because Akashi is small, when he touches someone's back to steal the ball, not only are the angles tricky, but his success rate is also very high!

Talent: Danger warning activated.

Talent: The textbook of "Big vs. Small" has been activated.

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