With the seal on Rukawa Kaede broken, the Shohoku team completely entered a scoring frenzy.
The paint was firmly controlled by Takenori Akagi and Hanamichi Sakuragi.
They have Mitsui Hisashi, a sharpshooter with three-pointers, on the perimeter.
Rukawa Kaede is an all-around player. He can dribble and lay up the ball as if it were empty, and his shooting percentage is 100%!
Ryota Miyagi dribbled the basketball and made various cuts across Toyotama's court, constantly creating scoring opportunities for his teammates.
In just a few minutes, the Shohoku team completely stunned the Toyotama team!
At this moment, Shohoku is leading Toyotama by 15 points!
"Wow... Shohoku team is too violent!"
"Ever since that number 11 from Shohoku started to step up his game, Shohoku has become a completely different team. That number 11 is amazing!"
"It's said he's the top scorer on the Shohoku team! And he's only a first-year student!"
"The Shohoku team is absolutely terrifying!"
"Yeah! No wonder Shohoku High School got an A rating!"
The audience was captivated by the strength of the Shohoku team.
Everyone in the Shohoku rest area, the Sakuragi Army, the Shohoku delinquents, and the Rukawa Kaede fan club were excitedly shouting and cheering.
As the Toyotama cheerleaders watched the Shohoku team scoring like crazy, they tried to distract the Shohoku five with trash talk. But as soon as they uttered their trash talk, they were terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. The brothers from the Shohoku delinquent gang instantly surrounded them, making them too scared to even breathe and prompting them to apologize repeatedly.
In the Toyotama team's rest area, all the players' faces were filled with worry.
Coach Jinping shouted anxiously, "Everyone, stay calm! Don't panic! Score the first goal! Don't let the opponent disrupt your attacking rhythm!"
However, Nan Lie and the others on the field completely ignored Coach Jin Ping's words.
Nan Lie and others usually disobeyed Coach Jinping's discipline. Now that they were 15 points behind Xiangbei, they were even more frustrated. Coach Jinping's voice was like adding fuel to the fire.
At this moment, Ryota Miyagi passed the basketball to Kaede Rukawa.
Nan Lie glared at Rukawa Kaede, a sinister look flashing across his face. He thought to himself, "Damn it! An ace player, huh? Well, I'll show you what happens to ace players! No one will stop Toyotama from making it to the semifinals!"
The moment the basketball reached Rukawa's hands, Nan Lie rushed up to defend.
Since the seal on Rukawa Kaede was broken, he has had several one-on-one battles with Nan Lie, and he completely crushed Nan Lie every time.
Therefore, Nan Lie's defensive actions at this moment could not stop Rukawa Kaede at all.
Rukawa Kaede first performed a nutmeg, then made a feint, and then accelerated instantly, rushing towards Nan Lie's left.
Rukawa Kaede's movements were so fluid and masterful, it was truly spectacular!
Even Nan Lie, who was defending against him, was amazed!
Just as Rukawa was about to break through his defense again, Nan Lie smiled wickedly and snorted coldly.
At the same time, Nan Lie's left elbow inadvertently rose up.
The ace assassin has revealed his fangs!
Nan Lie sneered inwardly, "Rukawa Kaede, go and rest! It's Toyotama's turn to perform next!"
Nan Lie was very confident in his set of movements.
If I hit Rukawa Kaede in the face with my elbow, Rukawa Kaede will definitely fall to the ground.
Not to mention the serious injuries such as bleeding from the face, a broken nose, and blindness.
Even if such a collision or fall doesn't cause any serious injury, one should still take a break and rest.
Completely oblivious to the approaching danger, Rukawa Kaede, focused solely on dribbling past his opponent, had no eyes left but the goal.
The next moment!
boom!!!
The two of them bumped into each other!
Nan Lie suddenly collapsed to the ground!
The moment he fell to the ground, an expression of disbelief appeared on Nan Lie's face. "What? How could he?"
At this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi's body landed on Nan Lie's body, and Rukawa Kaede successfully dribbled past Nan Lie's defense and scored a layup.
"drop!!!"
The referee's whistle blared loudly!
"Offensive foul, goal disallowed! Possession changes! Toyotama team inbounds the ball!"
The referee pointed at Sakuragi Hanamichi and gestured that Shohoku's goal was disallowed.
Rukawa Kaede didn't complain about the disallowed goal. He walked over to Sakuragi Hanamichi, reached out his hand to Sakuragi Hanamichi who was sitting on Nan Lie's lap, and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Sakuragi Hanamichi grabbed Rukawa Kaede's hand and used the momentum to stand up. He put on a pained expression, which was clearly meant for the others to see.
However, when he was close to Rukawa, he winked at Rukawa and whispered, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Rukawa Kaede couldn't help but chuckle softly, "You rascal!"
But Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately became serious and said, "That bastard tried to elbow you just now, watch out next time."
After speaking, Sakuragi Hanamichi glanced casually at Nan Lie lying on the ground, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Dare to touch my Rukawa Kaede?
I'll kill you!
Upon hearing this, Rukawa Kaede's expression changed drastically!
Actually, Rukawa had a vague feeling that something was wrong the moment he broke through, but he didn't think much of it. Only when he heard Sakuragi Hanamichi say this did he realize how dangerous it had been.
Before Rukawa could speak, Sakuragi Hanamichi quickly put on an innocent expression and said to Nan Lie, "Oh dear! I'm so sorry! I really didn't mean to! I was just trying to set a screen, but I didn't expect you to hit me so hard. The rebound force after your arm hit me was so strong that I saw you were about to fall, so I tried to reach out and help you up, but you actually pulled me instead..."
Yes, you bumped into me by accident.
I saw you were about to fall, so I kindly wanted to help you up.
Unexpectedly, you pulled me back, and as a result, I ended up falling on top of you.
Yes, that's it. Everything I did was to help you.
Sigh, it's so hard to be a good person these days!
Sakuragi Hanamichi put on an innocent-looking performance, this time his performance was very dedicated and not at all exaggerated, which made the referee's mouth twitch.
Nan Lie was stunned for a moment, then instantly flew into a rage, shouting, "Bastard! You bastard! You clearly did it on purpose!"
At the same time, Kishimoto Minori, Itakura Daijiro, and others surrounded Sakuragi Hanamichi.
"Redhead! That's a malicious foul!"
"Ref! Eject that number 10 from Shohoku! He's not playing basketball! He's committing murder!"
"That's right! How can you play basketball like that? He has to be taken off the court!"
As Kishimoto Minori and the others shouted, they also made gestures with their hands.
They angrily pushed Sakuragi Hanamichi's body with their hands.
The atmosphere is thick with tension!
Rukawa, Mitsui, Akagi, and Miyagi instantly shielded Sakuragi behind them and forcefully pushed Kishimoto and the others back.
The scene was quite chaotic at one point.
Taking advantage of the situation, Sakuragi Hanamichi grabbed Nan Lie by the collar and threatened, "If you dare to do anything reckless again, I'll cripple you!"
Nan Lie was shocked to find that Sakuragi Hanamichi had seen through his plan.
But faced with Sakuragi Hanamichi's threat, Nan Lie narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh? Then try it!"
After saying that, Nan Lie let out a disdainful snort.
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