Sakuragi Hanamichi, lying on the ground, grinned widely.
Faced with Sawakita Eiji's question, Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed and scolded, "What kind of look is that? What? Are you jealous because I passed the ball to my good buddy?"
What is that?
Am I jealous?
Sawakita Eiji was stunned at first, then felt disgusted, as if he had swallowed a fly!
Kazunari Fukatsu immediately patted Eiji Sawakita on the shoulder, reminding him, "Don't let his trash talk affect you."
After landing, Rukawa Kaede completely ignored Sawakita Eiji's strange gaze. He walked over to Sakuragi Hanamichi and extended his arm.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was sitting on the ground, grabbed Rukawa Kaede's hand with a grin and used it to get up: "Rukawa, you played so well!"
Rukawa Kaede grunted in agreement: "You made a good pass. Let's go back and defend."
Sakuragi Hanamichi happily followed Rukawa Kaede back, saying, "Okay~"
With a strange expression, Sawakita Eiji couldn't help but say, "Is Sakuragi Hanamichi deliberately trying to annoy me?"
Kazunari Fukatsu countered, "Why are you so concerned about those things? Haven't you realized something very serious?"
"Huh? Something serious?" Sawakita Eiji clearly didn't understand Fukatsu Kazunari's words and asked, "Fakatsu, what do you mean?"
Kazunari Fukatsu looked at Rukawa and Sakuragi and said seriously, "When Sakuragi and Rukawa team up, they pose a great threat to us."
At this moment, Kazunari Fukatsu looked at Masashi Kawata and Eiji Sawakita and said to them, "Whether you can keep a close eye on Hanamichi Sakuragi and Kaede Rukawa will determine the outcome of this game."
Thanks to Rukawa's goal, the score between Shohoku and Sannoh became 74 to 73.
Although the ball is currently in the possession of the Sannoh team, Sakuragi Hanamichi first gave Kawata Masashi a big block, and then successfully interfered with Kawata Masashi's shot under the basket, which has a significant impact on the Sannoh team.
The teamwork between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede just now was absolutely amazing!
So much so that Fukatsu Kazunari couldn't help but start to worry.
Upon hearing this, Sawakita Eiji confidently declared, "Don't worry! I don't want to be looked down upon! I'll repay them tenfold!"
Immediately, Eiji Sawakita waved to Kazunari Fukatsu, who was dribbling, asking for the ball: "Fakatsu, pass me the ball!"
Kazunari Fukatsu smiled slightly; their ace player, Eiji Sawakita, was finally about to awaken once again.
"Wow! Did you see that? Sawakita is actively asking for the ball!"
"Yeah, yeah! Zebei's about to unleash his power!"
"Go Sawakita! Teach Shohoku a lesson!"
"Go Sannoh! Go Sannoh! Go Sannoh!"
The Sannoh fans in the stands got excited as soon as they saw Eiji Sawakita get the ball, and kept chanting cheers.
At this critical moment, they desperately needed their super ace, Eiji Sawakita, to step up!
But what happened next left the excited Sannoh fans feeling heavy-hearted.
Because Shohoku's zone defense was just too good!
As soon as Eiji Sawakita got his hands on the basketball, he was immediately surrounded by Rukawa Kaede, who was guarding him closely. In addition, Ryota Miyagi and Hisashi Mitsui formed a zone defense on the side.
Sawakita Eiji had no choice but to pass the basketball back to Fukatsu Kazunari.
Kazunari Fukatsu and Minoru Matsumoto traded hands again.
No one on the Sannoh team dared to take a shot this time.
Because there is no room for error now, and we must strike decisively, we must find a safe opportunity to make our move.
With the shot clock about to expire, Kazunari Fukatsu still chose to pass the ball inside, since the closer to the basket, the higher the probability of making the shot.
But the instant Kawata Mikio received the ball, Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately unleashed a move called "Shadowless Hand".
"Snap!"
The basketball was swatted away from Kawata Mikio by Sakuragi Hanamichi.
"Rukawa Kaede!!!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who grabbed the basketball, immediately thought of Rukawa Kaede.
At this moment, Rukawa Kaede had already started sprinting ahead of time, as if by telepathy!
"Damn it! Get back to defend!"
"Back up! Back up!"
"Hurry!"
The entire Sannoh team was shocked, including Eiji Sawakita!
On the other hand, the Shohoku team was instantly thrown into a frenzy, with Shohoku fans in the stands going crazy and chanting Rukawa Kaede's name to cheer for the team.
Rukawa Kaede was seen charging ahead, leading the way.
"Hmph! With this genius here, Rukawa is the coolest guy on the field! Rukawa! Run! Charge!" Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was running behind, was very excited.
"Wow! Rukawa's speed! That's incredible!"
"Yes! The familiar scene is about to unfold again!"
"Sakuragi steals the ball, Rukawa sprints! These two from Shohoku are working together so well!"
"Oh my god! If they keep playing like this, Sannoh is going to fall behind Shohoku by a huge margin again!"
"That Sakuragi Hanamichi, he didn't score many goals himself, but with him around, everyone on the Shohoku team could perform at their best! He's amazing!"
Amidst the astonished gazes of the entire audience, Rukawa Kaede jumped with the ball.
Rukawa Kaede has done this layup move millions of times; he could make it with his eyes closed.
Rukawa Kaede's right hand was gripping the basketball, and he was about to dunk it into the hoop!
That's right!
This is Rukawa Kaede's signature move: the tomahawk dunk!
Just as the basketball was about to hit the hoop, an arm suddenly appeared in front of Rukawa Kaede, and Rukawa Kaede's eyes widened in shock!
White No. 9!
Sannoh's number 9!
It's Eiji Sawakita!
boom!!!
A huge hot pot!!!
At a crucial moment, Sawakita Eiji rewarded Rukawa Kaede with a huge hot pot!
Not only that, after landing, Sawakita Eiji swiftly grabbed the basketball that had been slapped down.
"Ah!!! Get back on defense!!!"
"Get back on defense! Shohoku! Get back on defense now!"
"Hold the line! Don't let Sawakita Eiji launch a sneak attack!"
Ryota Miyagi was the first to rush to Eiji Sawakita's side, but Eiji Sawakita accelerated and passed Ryota Miyagi.
Next up, Mitsui Hisashi!
But just as Mitsui Hisashi got into position, Sawakita Eiji rushed over with his body bent over, giving Mitsui Hisashi no chance to react at all.
"Wow! He's beaten two people in a row!"
"OMG! Sawakita first blocked Rukawa's shot! Then he dribbled past two players! That's amazing!!!"
"Zebei is unleashing his power! He's going to take down a dragon! A dragon!!!"
Despite having eaten Sawakita Eiji's hot pot, Rukawa Kaede did not give up the fight and desperately chased after Sawakita Eiji, but clearly, he couldn't keep up with the pace.
At this moment, Eiji Sawakita had already brought the basketball to Takenori Akagi's defensive position.
With a single turn and dribble, Eiji Sawakita got right past Takenori Akagi!
Eiji Sawakita's move of holding the ball with his right hand, turning and dribbling past his opponent was so smooth and cool!
Thus, Sawakita Eiji passed four checkpoints and defeated four generals.
Ahead, only Sakuragi Hanamichi remained guarding the basket for the Shohoku team!
"Charge! Zebei!"
"Pass five checkpoints! Slay five generals!"
"Go! Sawakita! Let's wipe out Shohoku completely!"
"Sakuragi! Stay safe!"
"Sakuragi! Protect him! Don't let him get past!"
"It's up to you now, Sakuragi!"
Amidst the cheers of countless fans, Sawakita Eiji dribbled the ball to the basket of the Shohoku team.
This is the last line of defense for the Shohoku team.
The defense is handled by the super genius Sakuragi Hanamichi.
"Sakuragi Hanamichi, you're saying that Shohoku has the final say under the basket?"
Sawakita Eiji jumped with the ball, taunting Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Sakuragi Hanamichi leaped into the air, stretching out his arms and soaring high, blocking Sawakita Eiji's attack route.
"Zebei! Then let me show you this genius's super hot pot!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi responded with an air of dominance.
But Eiji Sawakita's lips curled up, as if everything was going according to plan: "Sakuragi Hanamichi, your jumping ability is truly terrifying!"
After saying that, Sawakita Eiji suddenly flicked the basketball with his hand.
The basketball, flicked by Eiji Sawakita, flew higher and higher.
"Huh? What does Zebei mean by that?"
"What? You're going to shoot a parabola under the basket?"
"Sawakita! He's doing this to avoid Sakuragi Hanamichi's block!"
"That's right! Sakuragi Hanamichi's jumping ability is too amazing! If you don't shoot like that, you're likely to get blocked by Sakuragi Hanamichi!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was jumping in the air, did not expect Sawakita Eiji to make such a move. He originally thought that Sawakita Eiji would make a layup to avoid his defense or pass the ball to Fukatsu Kazunari who came over to receive it. Unexpectedly, Sawakita Eiji actually lifted the ball up.
Objectively speaking, shooting like that under the basket greatly reduces the probability of making a shot, even for someone like Eiji Sawakita.
However, Eiji Sawakita looked completely confident.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, his face contorted with rage, glared at the determined Sawakita Eiji and roared, "Sawakita! You're overthinking it!"
Sawakita Eiji was instantly dumbfounded: "Huh? What? This guy!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi landed incredibly fast and strangely!
Immediately afterwards!
Sakuragi Hanamichi jumps again!
That's right!
After landing with an uncanny speed, Sakuragi Hanamichi completed an incredible second jump!
"Sawakita! Eat this genius's hotpot! I'm telling you! Even Inoue Takehiko couldn't save you!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi roared wildly in mid-air, and to Sawakita Eiji's astonishment, he slammed his right hand down on the basketball.
boom!!!
A huge hot pot!!!
Super genius, rebounding king, alien, eight-kidney powerhouse, god-like man, Sakuragi Hanamichi!
I was rewarded with a resounding hot pot by the legendary number one high school student in the country, Eiji Sawakita!
Sakuragi Hanamichi, domineeringly surveying the entire field!
Sawakita Eiji stood disheveled in the wind.
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