Kuroko: I had already won the championship before the miracle happened.

breakthrough.

Retreat.

Under the triple threat, he was able to hold his own against Reo Mibuchi's defense and quickly launch a counterattack every time the opponent scored a goal!

only……

About breaking through this point.

With Midorima's current ability, it is still difficult for him to properly utilize breakthroughs and convert them into his own points like Shigure Akito did.

Breakthrough is still a threat that remains on paper.

then……

In the process of repeatedly defending Midorima, Reo Mibuchi gradually figured out the details.

When the threat level of Midorima's breakthrough suddenly dropped in front of Reo Mibuchi, the use of breakthrough as a way to enhance the threat of three-pointers was also quickly downgraded.

Triple threat, one of them suddenly reduced.

"Yo~"

"Midorima, in a three-point shooting contest, if you choose to shoot anything other than a three-pointer, you've already lost from that moment on."

For several rounds in a row...

Facing Midorima's breakthrough threat, Mibuchi Reio did not retreat, but chose to defend the three-pointer, allowing the opponent to break in, and then continued to chase from behind and drive the opponent into the quagmire of the team's overall defense.

call……

Midorima took a deep breath, and suddenly, in everyone's surprised gaze.

This time.

Phew~!

Pass the ball actively!

Shigure Akito received the ball and made a three-pointer from a position far farther and more exaggerated than Midorima Shintaro!

now.

The threat level of Midorima's breakthrough has undoubtedly risen again.

And in Midorima's heart, the tangled, indescribable feeling of anxiety that had been swirling in his heart suddenly became clear as he clenched his fists...

What Teiko experienced, as well as Aomine and Murasakibara, their successive changes in the whole process, and the facts that just appeared before their eyes, have already explained everything.

Choosing to use methods other than three-pointers to break through not only enhances the threat of three-pointers, but also enhances breakthroughs with the threat of three-pointers... and even passes.

In this change.

no doubt.

I am stronger.

As for losing in three-point shooting, it was not a mistake in direction, but simply because we were not strong enough.

"Murasara, first year, you've only just started. If you don't want to be like Eikichi, who despaired after losing, start honing every weapon you have from now on."

1.0

"There's nothing you like before you even start, right? Perhaps all you need to start something is a little curiosity..."

What Senior Fukaya said to Murasakibara also applies to me.

What I need is not 'curiosity'.

only……

The motivation to defeat the predecessors.

A small light suddenly lit up in Midorima's heart.

The lights that have been lit by the continuous attempts since the beginning of this game.

That light stopped the violent and hesitant flow in Midorima's heart from running. The quiet power of the swaying light also drove away the brief confusion in his heart.

The three-pointer, but not just the three-pointer, but a system built around the three-pointer, using a series of weapons that can enhance the three-point threat...

Three point system! .

Chapter 167: Showdown between shooting guards. If you, a small forward, come in without permission, be careful or I will shoot you with a three-pointer!

Teiko vs Xianzhen.

In the second half of the first quarter, the current score...

36: 30.

Even with a 6-point lead, there was no doubt that Midorima lost the three-point duel that Shigure Akito had orchestrated.

That 6-point lead was only due to the unintentional suppression of Teiko's overall strength outside of the three-point duel.

In Shigure Akito's opinion.

current.

The gap between Reo Mibuchi and Shintaro Midorima.

Just talking about three-pointers, it's not only because of Reo Mibuchi's unexpected and nearly complete three-point shooting ability, but also because of the difference in physical ability.

To pull off the "Earth Shot"—a three-pointer that can be shot even after drawing a foul—Reo Mibuchi's physical development, like that of Eikichi Netakeya, far surpasses the original timeline.

Moreover, compared to the first and second year of high school in the original plot, the current first and second year of junior high school, although there is also a one-year difference between Midorima and Mibuchi.

But the growth potential in the middle is completely incomparable.

after all……

The growth potential of this year in junior high school, even 26, may be the decisive difference between blooming and not blooming.

Moreover, the physical disadvantage, especially in the three-point shot, compared with Reo Mibuchi's three "cunning" three-point shots, Midorima's "hard shot" obviously has a greater impact.

Therefore, under the defense of Reo Mibuchi, Midorima's three-point shooting rate began to decline.

The number of sudden transmissions is gradually increasing.

in fact……

If it weren't for that sudden increase in sudden passes, Midorima would have been defeated even faster.

This is the most surprising thing for Shigure Akito in the match between Mibuchi Reio and Midorima Shintaro, besides Mibuchi's almost complete three-point ability.

On the field.

On defense, the physical gap is even more obvious.

"Mizuma-kun~"

"Sure enough~"

"You're still a little short~"

As Mibuchi Reio was speaking, he suddenly passed the ball. Midorima already had some experience in defending Mibuchi Reio and was ready to judge the center of gravity.

But he found that his opponent's movements were even faster!

The resulting misjudgment allowed Mibuchi Reio to easily freeze her shooting action after tricking Midorima into jumping, and then at the moment Midorima fell.

Mibuchi Reio jumped again, and there was a clear time difference between the two jumps.

Bang~!

Midorima's rush to defend caused him to collide with Mibuchi Reio in mid-air.

"You lost, Midorima-kun~"

Beep~!

The whistle sounded immediately!

at the same time.

Pa~!

Although Reo Mibuchi's jumping action was deformed during the confrontation in the air, her strong core completely maintained her shooting hand shape!

but……

The ball went into the basket as expected, but it didn't become a 3+1. Instead, the ball was blown away by the figure who came to defend in time by Teiko!

Mibuchi Reio turned around with a serious expression.

Not Shigure Akito.

It's the 7th.

Fukaya Reiji.

……

Xianzhen serves from the sideline.

After the block just now, Reiji Fukaya took over the defensive position.

At this time, compared to when Midorima was defending, Mibuchi Reio's expression was obviously much more serious, and she suddenly started running outside the three-point line. After being stunned for a moment, the players of Senzhen immediately started to cover!

However, Fukaya Reiji managed to break through the cover with a burst of energy!

"Doesn't Teiko need Midorima to counter him?"

"Amazing!"

"What a tough defense! He actually used his body to break through the opponent's pick-and-roll!"

"The acceleration just now was so fast!"

"Whoa!"

"what's the situation?"

"What a fierce attack and defense!"

Forced to stop, Mibuchi Reio looked at Fukaya Reiji, who was wearing pigtails in front of her, and said, "Hey~ I was thinking about it before, so this is what you look like when you lift your bangs~"

"It's not as gloomy as I imagined..."

and.

Very imposing~

"It's clearly a shooting guard matchup, and you, a small forward, barged in without permission~"

"Be careful or I'll shoot you with a three-pointer~"

Fukaya Reiji placed one hand on his waist and subconsciously stroked his forehead, saying lightly: "You won't score again."

"Ha~"

"That sounds nice~"

But in fact.

Mibuchi Reio knew very well that her opponent was not just talking nicely, judging from her defense just now.

If he hadn't realized from the beginning that he was using the 'Earth Shot', this guy's block would never have been so accurate.

Minoru Reio: "...!"

The Xianzhen point guard looked at the new confrontation not far away and was stunned for a moment.

Eh?

What kind of defense is that?

His gaze is too low. What is he looking at?

Kuroname Shinji: "Come on, Reiji!"

In the audience, Rakusan, who came to watch the Teiko match again, and Ogioka Kasayuki were observing Mibuchi Reo's movements with almost the same gaze as Fukaya Reiji.

"Um……"

"The center of gravity is slightly tilted back."