I never expected that a team like Shohoku could overtake us, Ryonan. We were leading Shohoku by 19 points at the start, it was 0 to 19!
At this moment, Tomoyuki Uekusa, Hiroaki Koshino, and Ryoji Ikegami were all extremely shocked.
Jun Uozumi stared intently at Takenori Akagi; the match wasn't over yet, and he would never admit defeat.
Unlike before, Sendoh Akira did not say any encouraging words to calm everyone down.
However, Sendoh Akira's eyes seemed to have changed.
The usually nonchalant Sendoh Akira now seemed like a different person, becoming serious. So much so that when faced with Shohoku's comeback, he didn't comfort his teammates at all, but instead looked seriously at the Shohoku players on the court, "Well then, let's begin."
At the same time, the Shohoku team stopped cheering and quickly entered defensive mode.
Akagi Takenori said in a deep voice, "Everyone, pay attention, now is the moment to decide the outcome, don't let your guard down."
"Yes!" the players of Shohoku High School answered excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately understood what was happening. He was startled and quickly looked at Sendoh Akira of Ryonan.
"Holy crap? Sendoh really does seem different from before!" Sakuragi Hanamichi exclaimed in surprise.
Akagi Takenori, standing nearby, said, "That's right, you're right. Sendoh is getting serious. Sakuragi, you go defend Sendoh. Don't worry, if Sendoh gets past you, I'll cover him immediately."
Sakuragi Hanamichi nodded heavily and hummed in agreement.
The real contest is about to begin.
The man across from me is finally getting serious!
The game continued, and Ryonan served the ball, which ended up in Sendoh Akira's hands.
This time, Sendoh Akira didn't even look at his teammates, nor did he intend to pass the ball. He simply dribbled the basketball skillfully and charged towards Shohoku.
"Sendou! You won't get past my defenses!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi yelled and rushed forward, spreading his long arms to block Sendoh Akira's path.
With a single burst of speed, Sendoh Akira broke through Sakuragi Hanamichi's defense!
"What?"
Sakuragi Hanamichi was completely dumbfounded!
Sendoh's speed is too fast! I didn't even have time to react before he rushed over.
Shouldn't it be me stopping him, him trying to pass the ball, or making a fake move to fool me, giving me a chance to use my ultimate defensive technique, Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, to stop him?
How could he have broken through so easily?
In an instant, Sakuragi Hanamichi was disheveled in the wind.
Without a second thought, Sakuragi Hanamichi quickly turned around.
Just then, Sakuragi Hanamichi witnessed something even more shocking.
Just then, Sendoh Akira rushed to the backboard, ready to dribble and go for a layup.
No, it seems he's thinking of... dunking?!
Akagi Takenori was standing right in front of Sendoh Akira, and Sendoh Akira was about to attack Akagi Takenori!
Sendoh Akira dribbles the ball with one hand and jumps!
Takenori Akagi also jumped violently!
The two jumped at the same time, and Akagi Takenori's hands gained control of the air!
It looked like Takenori Akagi's hand was about to touch the basketball!
boom!
The basketball was dunked into the hoop by Sendoh Akira first!
Akira Sendoh, a powerful one-handed dunk!
That's not all!
"drop!!!"
The referee blew his whistle.
"Shohoku's number 4 committed a foul, a blocking foul, and gets one free throw."
At this moment, the entire venue erupted in cheers!
"Wow! That's incredible! Sendoh dunked right in front of Takenori Akagi and even drew a foul! That's amazing!"
"Oh my god! 2+1!"
"Even Jun Uozumi couldn't beat Takenori Akagi, yet Akira Sendoh faced him head-on and even dunked on him! That's amazing!"
"The path to immortality! The path to immortality! The path to immortality!"
The Ryonan team, whose morale had been low due to Shohoku's comeback, erupted in a hysterical roar, "Ah!!!"
"ah!!!"
"Senior Xiandao!!!"
"Lingnan! Lingnan! Lingnan!"
"The path to immortality! The path to immortality! The path to immortality!"
Coach Taoka smiled, a smile he hadn't shown in a long time, and said, "Sendoh, you're finally getting serious. I knew Ryonan wouldn't lose to Shohoku."
In the Shohoku team's rest area, Rukawa Kaede stared at Sendoh Akira in shock, "He's really strong!"
At that moment, Sendoh Akira began his free throws, and unsurprisingly, he made the shot.
With this successful free throw, Akira Sendoh single-handedly put Shohoku ahead by 2 points.
Lingnan scored 79 points and Xiangbei scored 77 points.
Coach Taoka couldn't contain his joy as he watched the score change. "What's truly terrifying about Sendoh is that the strength of his opponent determines his strength. Against a team like Shohoku, Sendoh might only be able to perform at 70% of his potential. But just now, Shohoku managed to come back from a large deficit to take the lead, which immediately made Sendoh take things seriously."
Then, Coach Taoka looked at Coach Anzai, quite pleased with himself, "With a star player like Sendoh on my team, Coach Anzai, I'm sorry, but I'm guaranteed to win today, hehehe..."
After Sendoh scored the penalty, he didn't say a word and immediately returned to Ryonan's defensive zone.
At this moment, all the Ryonan players on the field were staring at Sendoh's back, their minds echoing with the word, "Sendoh!"
This is Akira Sendoh, the undisputed soul of the Ryonan team!
The Sakuragi Army outside the stadium were also deeply shocked as they watched Sendoh Akira's retreating figure.
Takamiya Nozomi said in disbelief, "I thought Hanamichi would be able to use his continuous jumping defensive move again, but I didn't expect that Sendoh would rush past me so easily."
Yohei Mito frowned and said, "The people over there were just saying that this Sendoh doesn't seem to have used his full strength from the beginning."
"What?! They're leading Shohoku by 19 points right from the start! And they haven't even shown their full potential yet?" Takamiya Nozomi, Oonan Yuji, and Noma Chuichiro were all shocked.
Yohei Mito slowly said, "It seems that Sendoh did not mean to hold back, nor did he look down on the Shohoku team. Perhaps it's just a habit that he unconsciously holds back some of his strength when the opponent is not strong. It may just be a subconscious behavior."
"My God! This Immortal Path is truly terrifying!"
At this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi walked up to Akagi Takenori and said, "Captain Akagi, don't worry, I will definitely guard Sendoh well. He will definitely not have the chance to make that move again."
Sakuragi Hanamichi was a little worried that Akagi Takenori's mentality would be affected by Sendoh's dunk earlier.
Takenori Akagi said, "You've done very well. Sendoh is indeed very strong. Let's keep it up."
The game continued, and Shohoku High School served the ball, which ended up in Kogure Kiminobu's hands.
Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Takenori charged side by side toward the backboard.
But just then!
A figure rushed over like lightning!
It's Sendoh Akira!
Sendoh Akira, with his body bent, rushed to Kogure Kiminobu's side in one swift step.
With a "smack"!
The basketball slipped from Kogure Kiminobu's hands!
Sendoh Akira, steal the ball!
As soon as Sendoh got the basketball, he launched a fast break!
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