At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi was beaming with pride, raising his eyebrows at Fukuda Kichijou and shamelessly saying, "Fukuda! Isn't this genius amazing? Quick, quick! Praise me a couple of times..."
Sakuragi Hanamichi appeared extremely eager, his face filled with desire.
Yeah, it's that kind of improper desire.
Fukuda Kichijou, with a dark face and narrowed eyes, ignored the extremely annoying Sakuragi Hanamichi.
It has to be said that Sakuragi Hanamichi was really asking for a beating at that moment.
It's obvious that Fukuda Kichijo is the one who most craves recognition from others.
Well, Sakuragi Hanamichi still insists on dragging Fukuda Kichijou along, making him praise you as excellent and acknowledge you as a genius.
That's so shameless!
What a little rascal!
Sendoh Akira looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi with a complicated expression.
This Sakuragi Hanamichi is becoming more and more incomprehensible. Could it be that he wants to switch to playing point guard?
Mitsui Hisashi, beaming with excitement after successfully sinking a three-pointer, wiped the sweat from his face and forcefully clashed his right fist with Sakuragi Hanamichi's.
Mitsui Hisashi exclaimed excitedly, "Sakuragi, well done!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed and said, "Mitsui! Your shot was pretty cool too!"
At the same time, Takenori Akagi, Ryota Miyagi, and Kaede Rukawa also gathered around.
"Hanamichi, that pass was brilliant! It was a stroke of genius! Amazing!" Miyagi Ryota exclaimed in disbelief.
Rukawa Kaede chimed in, "That was a great pass!"
Akagi Takenori praised, "Sakuragi, Mitsui, well done! Let's go! Let's get on defense!"
Coach Anzai, sitting in the Shohoku team's rest area, looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi and the others with a satisfied smile.
Vice-captain Kiminobu led everyone in the rest area in shouting and cheering loudly.
At this moment, Kiminobu Kogure was extremely happy; he saw the dawn of victory.
If they continue playing at the current pace, then Shohoku will definitely win!
If Shohoku can win this game, they will be able to advance to the national tournament!
With this thought in mind, Kogure Kiminobu shouted excitedly, "Go, everyone! Keep fighting! We'll definitely win!"
The Ryonan team's rest area is completely different from the Shohoku team's rest area.
Although some of Ryonan's substitutes were cheering on their teammates, Coach Taoka stood with his arms crossed, his brow furrowed, staring intently at Sakuragi Hanamichi's retreating figure.
"That damn Sakuragi Hanamichi! Why is he causing trouble again? He was supposed to be the unstable factor for Shohoku! How did he become the one leading Shohoku to victory? He's clearly just a basketball beginner, how can he make those incredible passing moves? More importantly, his control over the entire game..."
At this point, Coach Taoka looked at Sendoh Akira.
Because controlling the overall situation is precisely Sendoh Akira's forte.
Akira Sendoh is like a master chess player, skilled at strategizing and making full use of every player.
Surprisingly, even a basketball novice like Sakuragi Hanamichi has begun to show signs of possessing this skill.
If Sakuragi Hanamichi can indeed acquire Sendoh's passing and ball-handling skills later on, then combined with his terrifying rebounding ability, mid-range shooting ability, and seemingly inexhaustible stamina...
That's just unbelievable.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, are you really a genius or something?
"Coach, coach..."
Hikoichi Aida anxiously called out to Coach Taoka. In Aida's opinion, the coach should step up and address the players on the court, or even call a timeout.
But Coach Taoka suddenly fell silent, so Aida Hikoichi became very anxious. "Coach, what should we do?"
Coach Taoka was about to answer when Akira Sendoh spoke up from the field.
Sendoh Akira slowly dribbled the basketball, calmly saying, "Everyone, stay calm! Calm down! Let's score first! Now is not the time to panic!"
Sendoh Akira's voice seemed to possess some kind of magic, instantly invigorating everyone on the Ryonan team!
Including Coach Taoka!
Coach Taoka said with satisfaction, "Very good! Sendoh! That's it!"
In critical moments, a group always needs someone to step forward and lead everyone out of difficulties.
Ryonan is lucky because they have Sendoh Akira, their ace player!
At that moment, Jun Uozumi, Kichijou Fukuda, Ryoji Ikegami, and Tomoyuki Uekusa all looked at Akira Sendoh.
Jun Uozumi even thought to himself, "As expected of Sendoh! Because of his few words, everyone was able to calm down. Perhaps he's more suited to be the captain..."
Then, Jun Uozumi glanced at his teammates and shouted, "Sendoh was right! Everyone, stay calm! Let's score first! Come on!"
"Go for it!" the entire Ryonan team shouted in unison.
At this moment, the Shohoku team had already entered their defensive formation. Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Sendoh Akira and thought to himself, "As expected of the man who uses six boxes of hair wax to fix his hairstyle! Come on, Sendoh!"
Whether Sendoh Akira's hairstyle is done with hair wax or hair gel is not important!
The important thing is that it was a time of youth that can never be relived!
Sakuragi Hanamichi doesn't know if young people these days still use this thing to create messy hairstyles.
But in his memory, his youth was filled with all sorts of bizarre hairstyles.
Although he never sported those hairstyles, it's undeniable that they represent memories of his youth.
Just like Jay Chou's songs, to be honest, the pronunciation is unclear.
However, this doesn't stop him from reminiscing about his youth whenever he hears Jay Chou's songs.
People who like listening to Jay Chou's songs may not necessarily be fans of Jay Chou himself, but rather, those songs represent their youth.
In an instant, Sakuragi Hanamichi was lost in memories.
"Hanamichi! Attention!"
At that moment, Ryota Miyagi shouted Sakuragi Hanamichi's name loudly as a reminder.
Sakuragi Hanamichi snapped back to reality in an instant.
It turned out that Sendoh Akira had already passed the basketball to Ikegami Ryoji.
Ryoji Ikegami had already made a shooting motion.
Without any hesitation, Sakuragi Hanamichi jumped up to block the shot.
But as Sakuragi Hanamichi jumped, Ikegami Ryoji's lips curled into a disdainful smile, and he said, "Hmph! You really are a basketball beginner. I can fool you with such a simple feint!"
It turns out that this was just Ryoji Ikegami's feint, his purpose was to trick Hanamichi Sakuragi into jumping!
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was still in mid-air, felt a surge of anger on his face. He thought to himself, "Damn it! I wasn't paying attention, and he tricked me!"
As Sakuragi Hanamichi began to descend, Ikegami Ryoji finally started to shoot.
But the basketball had barely left his hand when Ryoji Ikegami's eyes widened in disbelief as he exclaimed, "Ah! What? He actually..."
It's Sakuragi Hanamichi!
After landing, Sakuragi Hanamichi jumped up again in a way that was completely incomprehensible to ordinary people!
More importantly, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who jumped again, actually managed to block Ikegami Ryoji's shot.
A loud "boom" was heard!
The basketball was slammed down hard by Sakuragi Hanamichi!
Big hot pot!
Sakuragi Hanamichi enjoyed a huge hot pot with Ikegami Ryoji!
Ryoji Ikegami stood there, stunned.
Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted excitedly, "Do you know what a genius is? The person standing in front of you is a genius!"
But his coolness only lasted three seconds.
Just as Sakuragi Hanamichi finished shouting those words, the basketball was caught by Sendoh Akira.
Sendoh Akira smiled faintly and said, "Genius, thank you!"
After saying that, Sendoh Akira rushed towards the basketball hoop with the basketball.
Sakuragi Hanamichi was slightly taken aback, and then immediately chased after Sendoh Akira, but it was too late.
At that moment, Sendoh Akira had already dribbled the basketball to the basket.
Although Sendoh Akira's movements were very agile, Rukawa Kaede was no pushover either.
As Sendoh Akira was making a layup, Rukawa Kaede jumped up to block him.
Meanwhile, Takenori Akagi is also directly intercepting Akira Sendoh.
A familiar scene, a familiar one against two.
Previously, when facing Takenori Akagi's frontal defense and Kaede Rukawa's side defense, Akira Sendoh made a brilliant right-hand-to-left-hand shot, demonstrating his strong hang time.
Akagi Takenori and Rukawa Kaede are both on guard against Sendoh Akira pulling this trick again!
"Sendoh! You won't get away with this!" Akagi Takenori roared.
Although Rukawa Kaede didn't say anything, his serious expression and focused movements clearly showed his attitude.
Sendoh Akira smiled faintly.
Sudden!
Akira Sendoh flips his wrist!
It was a pass!
This time, Akira Sendoh actually passed the basketball to Jun Uozumi under the basket!
Akagi Takenori's eyes widened, and he roared in disbelief, "Huh! What?"
A look of shock also appeared in Rukawa Kaede's eyes.
Neither of them expected that at this crucial moment, Sendoh Akira would not act rashly and force his way through them, but instead remain calm and pass the ball.
When a competitive match reaches its most intense stage, it's no less intense than a gambler losing their mind and doing things they wouldn't normally do.
Just as the Shohoku and Ryonan teams were locked in a fierce battle, it was unexpected that Sendoh Akira could remain calm and pass the ball to Uozumi Jun under such circumstances, making the most rational choice.
As expected of Sendoh Akira!
Jun Uozumi successfully caught the basketball, let out a shout, and jumped.
Sakuragi Hanamichi tried to leap over and block, but he was too late.
There was a loud "boom"!
Jun Uozumi slammed his hands into the basketball hoop.
With a "whoosh"!
Basketball in the net!
Uozumi scored with a powerful dunk.
At this moment, the entire venue erupted in cheers.
Everyone in the Ryonan team's rest area jumped up from their seats at once. Some threw large towels, some jumped up and down on the spot, and everyone shouted excitedly.
That was such a cool shot!
That's too violent!
That's amazing!
In an instant, the Ryonan team seemed to have come back to life and regained their fighting spirit!
It has to be said that the visual impact of the powerful dunk and its influence on the entire team were enormous.
Coach Taoka clenched his fist tightly, swung it vigorously, and shouted excitedly, "Well done! That's it!"
After his powerful dunk, Jun Uozumi roared, "Ah! Akagi! I told you! I would definitely beat you!"
Facts speak louder than words; at this moment, it was Uozumi's pure, violent dunk, and Akagi Takenori really couldn't say much more.
However, how could Takenori Akagi be willing to admit that Jun Uozumi had defeated him?
So Akagi Takenori, with a dark face, said defiantly, "Uozumi, don't be so arrogant!"
Jun Uozumi shouted, "Come on! Akagi!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi witnessed this scene and thought to himself, "Boss Monkey, you dare to provoke my brother-in-law? I don't want to see Haruko heartbroken! I'll show you just how violent this gorilla can be!"
The next moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi patted Akagi Takenori on the shoulder without saying anything, but gave Akagi Takenori an approving look.
Takenori Akagi nodded heavily.
Now, Akagi Takenori truly approves of his future brother-in-law. When he saw Sakuragi Hanamichi's expression, he instantly understood what Sakuragi Hanamichi was thinking.
Then, Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Miyagi Ryota, Rukawa Kaede, and Mitsui Hisashi.
With just a glance, his good buddies all knew what was going on.
The game continues.
Shohoku team serves.
After receiving the basketball, Ryota Miyagi began to organize the offense.
Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately began to move into position.
Seeing this, Sendoh Akira frowned, thinking to himself, "Could it be that Sakuragi will be the one to orchestrate the crucial attack again?"
At this moment, Ryoji Ikegami is guarding Hisashi Mitsui, while Kichijou Fukuda is guarding Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Although Fukuda Kichou's defensive abilities were relatively poor, he still roared, "Sakuragi! You won't get away with this!"
Ryoji Ikegami wanted to go over and help defend, but he was stopped by Akira Sendoh.
Compared to Sakuragi Hanamichi's unpredictable tactics, Ikegami Ryoji's ability to defend against Mitsui Hisashi was clearly more important.
If Ryoji Ikegami can defend against Hisashi Mitsui and prevent him from taking a shot, then Shohoku will simply score two points.
But if Mitsui Hisashi were to shoot, it would be a three-pointer!
We absolutely cannot let Shohoku team shoot another three-pointer!
Just as Sendoh Akira was stopping Ikegami Ryoji, Miyagi Ryota suddenly passed the basketball to Rukawa Kaede.
Sendoh Akira was startled and immediately began to focus on defending against Rukawa Kaede.
The next moment, Rukawa Kaede suddenly passed the basketball to Sakuragi Hanamichi.
At this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi had already rushed into the penalty area.
Without hesitation, Sakuragi Hanamichi, having received the basketball, launched himself into a powerful jump, ready to dunk.
In that split second, Jun Uozumi didn't think twice and jumped to block.
Fukuda Kichijou didn't hesitate at all and jumped up in sync with Sakuragi Hanamichi.
There was nothing they could do; everything happened too fast, and Jun Uozumi and Kichijo Fukuda were simply acting on instinct.
Just when everyone thought Sakuragi Hanamichi was about to dunk violently...
Sakuragi Hanamichi gave Uozumi Jun a wicked smile and said, "Boss Monkey, you think you're better than my gorilla? I'll tell you right now who's the best center in Kanagawa! Gorilla! It's up to you!"
As he spoke, Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly threw the basketball towards Akagi Takenori under the basket.
Jun Uozumi roared in frustration, "Ah! Damn it!"
As Akagi Takenori received the ball, he still couldn't understand why Sakuragi Hanamichi always liked to call him "Gorilla," and he clearly felt that the title "Gorilla" had no derogatory meaning at all, but rather seemed very affectionate.
At this moment, Takenori Akagi roared, "Uozumi! Open your eyes and look!"
Akagi Takenori caught Sakuragi Hanamichi's pass in an alley-oop and then slammed it towards the basketball hoop.
With a "boom"!
Takenori Akagi successfully completed an alley-oop and slammed home a powerful dunk!
The classic King Kong dunk!
Extremely violent!
Absolutely stunning!
The entire venue erupted in cheers!
The gorilla Takenori Akagi, hanging on the basketball hoop, let out a huge roar that echoed throughout the entire arena!
If you ask who is the best center in Kanagawa, it's none other than Takenori Akagi, the gorilla!
The genius Sakuragi Hanamichi said that even if Inoue Takehiko came, it wouldn't make a difference!
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