With the starting players from both sides entering the court, the game between Shohoku and Toyotama officially began.

The starting lineup for Shohoku High School is as follows:

Number 4, Takenori Akagi, third year student, 197cm tall, center.

Number 7, Ryota Miyagi, second year, 168cm tall, point guard.

Number 10, Sakuragi Hanamichi, first year, 189cm tall, power forward.

Number 11, Rukawa Kaede, first year student, 187cm tall, small forward.

Number 14, Mitsui Hisashi, third year student, 184cm tall, shooting guard.

Toyotama's starting lineup is:

Number 4, Nan Lie, third grade, 184cm tall, small forward.

Number 5, Kishimoto Minori, third year student, 188cm tall, power forward.

Number 6, Daijiro Itakura, second-year student, 183cm tall, point guard.

Number 7, Kyohei Yajima, third year student, 180cm tall, shooting guard.

Number 8, Mitsuaki Iwata, third-year student, 190cm tall, center.

In terms of height, only point guard Ryota Miyagi of Shohoku lost to Daijiro Itakura.

At this moment, the referee standing in the center circle tossed the basketball high into the air, and both teams instantly entered battle mode.

Akagi Takenori leaped high and forcefully slapped the basketball, sending it flying towards Miyagi Ryota.

The moment the basketball was picked up by Ryota Miyagi, Kaede Rukawa immediately started running towards Toyotama's defense.

Seeing Rukawa Kaede sprinting forward, Nan Lie's lips curled up, as if he had seen through everything, "It really is number 11, Rukawa Kaede!"

Then, Nan Lie immediately rushed towards Rukawa Kaede's back.

After receiving the basketball, Ryota Miyagi accelerated in an instant, breaking through Daijiro Itakura's defense and launching a fast break.

Nan Lie deliberately pretended to be a beat slower, seemingly not keeping up with Rukawa Kaede.

Ryota Miyagi noticed Nan Lie staring at Rukawa Kaede from behind, but he didn't care because he had complete confidence in Rukawa Kaede.

Furthermore, according to the current tactical arrangement of the Shohoku team, whenever Rukawa is at the forefront, the first choice is to pass the ball to Rukawa, which is unanimously agreed upon by everyone.

Just as Miyagi Ryota was about to pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede, Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted, "Ryota! Plan B!"

Miyagi Ryota was taken aback at first, and subconsciously glanced at Nan Lie again, but this time his eyes were clearly more serious.

Plan B?

Nan Lie looked bewildered upon hearing those three words. He glanced at Sakuragi Hanamichi with a puzzled expression. It was that red-haired guy again. It seemed like he was the one who always started trouble!

But then, Nan Lie revealed a smug smile, because he saw that Miyagi Ryota had indeed made a gesture to pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede.

"Rukawa Kaede!"

Then, Miyagi Ryota shouted Rukawa Kaede's name and made a gesture as if he was about to pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede.

But the next moment!

Ryota Miyagi, who had been passing the ball to Rukawa with both hands, suddenly pulled his hands back, and the basketball was never passed.

That was actually a feint by Ryota Miyagi!

Nan Lie's eyes widened in disbelief!

You promised to pass it on to Rukawa, what are you doing?

As Miyagi Ryota withdrew his hands, he didn't forget to give Nan Lie a mocking look, a look that clearly said, "Idiot! Didn't expect that, did you? Hmph!"

At the same time, Ryota Miyagi threw the basketball directly towards the outside.

The basketball was clearly flying towards Mitsui Hisashi beyond the three-point line.

To be honest, at this moment, Toyotama's players really didn't expect that Ryota Miyagi, who had already broken into the penalty area, would neither pass the ball to Kaede Rukawa nor dribble to the basket himself, but instead pass the ball to Hisashi Mitsui outside the three-point line.

Not only were the Toyotama team members surprised, but the audience also didn't expect Ryota Miyagi to pull this stunt.

Mitsui Hisashi, who got the basketball, immediately jumped and shot.

The moment the basketball was released, countless gasps erupted from the crowd.

The reason is simple: Mitsui Hisashi's posture was just too perfect.

With a "whoosh" sound!

The basketball swished through the net!

It's a three-pointer!

The first goal of the game was a three-pointer by Mitsui Hisashi of Shohoku!

Wow! That was amazing!

"Yeah! I'd never heard of Shohoku before. Before I came here, I was wondering if they just got lucky and made it to the national tournament."

"Me too! I was stunned when I saw that Shohoku was an A-level team in the rating handbook! A completely unknown team suddenly became an A-level team! But I didn't expect Shohoku to play so strongly at the beginning! First, the center grabbed the ball, then the small forward and point guard quickly rushed to the front, and finally the point guard passed the ball to his teammate on the outside to shoot a three-pointer. That play was really wonderful!"

"That was really exciting! That number 14 who shot the three-pointer, I think his name is Mitsui Hisashi! Apparently, he's the MVP of Kanagawa this time! And he was also the MVP of Kanagawa in middle school!"

"Wow! No way! I've never heard of such an amazing person before! This is incredible!"

Hearing the shocked voices of the other spectators, the brothers of the Shohoku delinquent youth gang roared with all their might!

"Mitsui! Mitsui! Well done!"

"That's it! Let those bastards from Toyotama show them what a three-point sharpshooter really is!"

"Flame Man! Mitsui Hisashi! Blow them up!"

Under the spotlight, Mitsui Hisashi became the focus of the entire audience. He exuded confidence and thoroughly enjoyed this moment of glory that belonged to him!

A double MVP from Kanagawa, this is truly remarkable!

"Everyone, get back to defense!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi's voice immediately startled Mitsui Hisashi.

The entire Shohoku team returned to their defensive positions in time.

It has to be said, Toyotama's offensive pace is really fast!

They didn't lose their composure because of Mitsui Hisashi's three-pointer at the start of the game; instead, they immediately launched a fast break.

In the blink of an eye, Daijiro Itakura rushed to the Shohoku team's position with the basketball.

"So fast!"

"Yes! Toyotama's offensive pace is really fast! They don't waste any time at all!"

"Just kidding, Toyotama is a high-scoring team that averages 130 points per game, how could their offensive pace not be fast?"

Daijiro Itakura passed the ball to Minami Ryo.

After receiving the ball, Nan Lie made a quick dribble between his legs and then tried to accelerate past Rukawa Kaede.

"Pass the ball to me! It's here!"

At this moment, Kishimoto Minori was physically confronting Sakuragi Hanamichi, looking for a good position to receive the ball, while loudly shouting for it.

Previously, Kishimoto Minori had been repeatedly humiliated by Sakuragi Hanamichi, and now he couldn't wait to overpower Sakuragi Hanamichi on the basketball court and prove him wrong through his basketball skills.

Nan Lie noticed that Kishimoto Minori was asking for the ball, but he passed the basketball to Yajima Kyohei instead, and then ran towards the outside.

As everyone's attention shifted to Kyohei Yajima, he quickly and smoothly passed the basketball to Minori Kishimoto.

Sakuragi Hanamichi had been waiting for Kishimoto Minori's attack, and he said domineeringly, "Little braid! Come on!"

Kishimoto Minori, brimming with fighting spirit after receiving the ball, glared at Sakuragi Hanamichi and shouted, "Come on!"

But as she said this, a wicked smile flashed across Kishimoto Minori's face.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Kishimoto Minori made her move!

But he wasn't challenging Sakuragi Hanamichi one-on-one; instead, he made a passing motion!

Suddenly, Kishimoto Minori passed the basketball to the three-point line!

Nan Lie is standing there!

This was clearly all pre-arranged!

Kishimoto Minori couldn't resist adding a sarcastic remark: "It's just a three-pointer, right? Did you think we couldn't do that?"

After getting the basketball, Nan Lie jumped up and shot a three-pointer without hesitation!

A perfect parabola was drawn, and the basketball swished through the net!

It was a three-pointer!

Wow! They're going to start with a three-point barrage? That's awesome!

"As expected of last year's top eight team, Toyotama team lives up to its reputation!"

"I was just wondering why Toyotama, who are good at fast breaks, slowed down their offensive pace. Turns out they were deliberately creating three-point shooting opportunities for Minami, in order to retaliate against Shohoku's three-point shooting!"

"They're playing so aggressively right from the start! That's amazing!"