Rukawa's three-pointer was spectacular and certainly put some psychological pressure on the Ryonan players.
However, the basketball is currently in Sendoh Akira's hands!
Sendoh Akira dribbled the basketball with effortless ease, waving to his teammates, "Everyone, hold on!"
Sendoh Akira was like the anchor of the Ryonan team. With just one sentence, the Ryonan players immediately calmed down.
Rukawa Kaede immediately rushed up to defend Sendoh Akira.
Sendoh Akira skillfully dribbled between his legs, searching for an opportunity to break through.
Suddenly, Sendoh Akira moved!
He faked out Rukawa Kaede and immediately jumped to shoot!
Rukawa Kaede jumped up to intercept, but it was too late.
Akira Sendoh's shot was very steady.
With a "whoosh," the basketball went into the hoop.
Sendoh Akira's shot was almost identical to Rukawa Kaede's shot, the only difference being that Rukawa Kaede shot a three-pointer while Sendoh Akira shot a two-pointer.
But that's not important.
The important thing is that after Rukawa Kaede makes that amazing shot, Sendoh Akira must immediately and steadily make a shot in order to boost the morale of the Ryonan team.
The score on the court is now 45 points for Shohoku and 52 points for Ryonan.
At this moment, Yasuharu Yasuda of the Shohoku team is organizing an attack.
Yasuda Yasuharu was surprised to find that Rukawa and Sendoh were locked in a stalemate, with Sendoh marking Rukawa tightly and giving him no chance to pass the ball.
In this situation, Akagi Takenori can only be prioritized for attacking the inside.
Yasuda Yasuharu and Shiozaki Tetsuji exchanged a glance, then found a suitable opportunity to pass the ball to Shiozaki Tetsuji.
At the same time, Yasuda Yasuharu quickly moved forward into the paint.
After receiving the ball, Tetsuji Shiozaki immediately threw it to Yasuharu Yasuda.
The combination between Yasuharu Yasuda and Tetsushi Shiozaki was excellent, leaving Tomoyuki Uekusa, who was defending Yasuharu Yasuda, with no chance to intercept, and the ball was passed steadily into Yasuharu Yasuda's hands.
Immediately afterwards, Yasuharu Yasuda passed the ball to Takenori Akagi at close range.
It's time for Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi to face off under the basket again!
Jun Uozumi used all his strength to hold off Takenori Akagi; this time, he was determined not to let Takenori Akagi succeed!
After Akagi Takenori got the basketball, he clearly felt the pressure from Uozumi Jun. But at this moment, Akagi Takenori was going all out and determined to compete with Uozumi Jun!
And so the two of them bumped into each other.
The pure physical confrontation between the two centers is indeed visually stunning!
It felt like every punch landed squarely!
"Bang bang bang"
Akagi Takenori continued to thrust into Uozumi Jun's body.
In physical confrontations under the basket, Sakuragi Hanamichi likes to use his buttocks to harass his opponent while using his powerful strength to push them away.
Akagi Takenori, on the other hand, relied purely on his strong physique to withstand his opponents.
Even Jun Uozumi felt immense pressure being hit so hard by Takenori Akagi.
Most importantly, Jun Uozumi's mindset was off. He was reprimanded by Coach Taoka at halftime, which made him even more eager to defeat Takenori Akagi.
Jun Uozumi became a little anxious in this state.
Suddenly, Jun Uozumi started using foul moves!
"Beep! Beep beep!"
The referee's whistle blew!
Ryonan team's number 4 in white committed a foul by pushing someone!
Jun Uozumi was getting agitated. He had just committed a three-second violation in the first half, and now he had committed a pushing foul. It seemed like he was the one committing all the fouls, while Takenori Akagi hadn't committed a single foul.
Jun Uozumi loudly questioned the referee, "Are you kidding me? Where did I commit a foul?"
Akagi Takenori scoffed, "You practically wanted to push me to the ground, and you're saying you didn't foul?"
Uozumi Jun gritted his teeth in hatred, "Akagi! You bastard! I will definitely defeat you fair and square!"
Clearly, tensions were rising on the field, and both teams' players were getting heated.
From the sidelines, Takamiya asked in confusion, "Yohei, it looks like Captain Akagi Takenori and the captain of Ryonan almost got into a fight just now."
Yohei Mito nodded and said, "Both teams are quite agitated, but it shouldn't escalate to a fight."
Tadashiro Noma agreed, saying, "In competitive sports, physical collisions are inevitable and it's normal."
Oonan Yuji said, "The match has been going on for so long, and Hanamichi should be on the court soon. If he gets pushed like that by Ryonan's captain Uozumi Jun, he might actually hit him."
Yohei Mito smiled and said, "If Hanamichi is planning to make a move, then the four of us brothers can warm up at Ryonan's home stadium today."
Upon hearing this, Takamiya Nozomi and the others laughed. Whenever Sakuragi Hanamichi wanted to make a move, or anyone dared to cause trouble for him, the four brothers of the Sakuragi Army would definitely appear immediately!
I don't care who you are!
Coach Anzai, who was off the court, suddenly said to Sakuragi Hanamichi, "Sakuragi, you can start warming up now. It should be your turn to come on soon!"
Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hanamichi became very excited and immediately began warming up.
The match has entered a heated phase, with both sides engaging in more intense competition and expending more energy, making it time for substitutions.
Oonan Yuji immediately shouted, "Brothers, look! Hanamichi is doing his warm-up exercises!"
Yohei Mito laughed, "Great! It's finally Hanamichi's turn! I'm really looking forward to his performance!"
The match is still ongoing, and the fighting is getting more and more intense.
At this moment, the Ryonan team gets the basketball and launches an attack.
Just now, Sendoh Akira was guarding Rukawa Kaede so tightly that Yasuda Yasuharu was unable to pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede. Now, Rukawa Kaede is guarding Sendoh Akira so tightly that Shizukusa Tomoyuki is also unable to find a suitable opportunity to pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede.
Seizing the opportunity, Tomoyuki Kusanagi passed the basketball to Jun Uozumi in the paint.
Jun Uozumi had already positioned himself and was waving for the ball, ready to attack Takenori Akagi whenever he had the chance.
After receiving the ball, Jun Uozumi felt his whole body brimming with power, and he was determined to use all his strength to shoot the ball into the basket.
His eyes were only on the basketball hoop!
Come on, Takenori Akagi! I will definitely defeat you!
Jun Uozumi held the basketball tightly in his arms, intending to break through Takenori Akagi's defense!
The flames in Jun's eyes burned brighter and brighter!
With a "boom"!
Jun Uozumi's elbow slammed into Takenori Akagi's eye!
The powerful impact and intense pain caused Takenori Akagi to immediately crouch down, covering the injured area near his eye with his hand.
Akagi Takenori's eye was bleeding profusely; he was seriously injured!
The referee immediately blew his whistle and shouted, "Foul! White number 4 has committed a foul by charging!"
"The game is paused!"
The entire audience immediately realized that something terrible had happened!
Everyone on the Shohoku team's bench jumped up from their seats!
Sakuragi Hanamichi stared wide-eyed and clenched his fist.
Yohei Mito led his Sakuragi Army brothers to Sakuragi Hanamichi's back!
In an instant, everyone on the Shohoku team surrounded Takenori Akagi.
The atmosphere at the scene became extremely tense!
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