"hateful!"
Ryota Miyagi's face was full of anger, and he clenched his fists.
There's nothing you can do about being angry, because the referee really didn't see it.
At this moment, Daijiro Itakura revealed a smug smile and mocked, "Short guy, I didn't expect someone as short as you to be a starting player for Shohoku."
Daijiro Itakura is 183cm tall, while Ryota Miyagi is only 168cm tall.
The two are 15cm apart in height!
Ryota Miyagi glared at Daijiro Itakura and retorted, "Basketball is all about skill!"
As a point guard, as long as you have excellent skills, speed, and high basketball IQ, you can make up for your height disadvantage.
If his jumping ability were a bit stronger, even a 168cm point guard could still dunk powerfully!
Basketball, anything is possible!
Daijiro Itakura scoffed, "I think it's because your Shohoku team has no one else available that you got a chance."
After saying that, Daijiro Itakura retreated to the center circle and waited for Shohoku's attack.
Ryota Miyagi took a deep breath and said nothing, but his eyes were filled with determination. He was determined to use his strength to slap this despicable Daijiro Itakura in the face!
At this moment, the Shohoku team inbounds the ball, and it comes into the hands of Miyagi Ryota.
Daijiro Itakura, who was guarding Ryota Miyagi, continued his taunting mode, "Hey! Little guy, come on! Shoot a ball for me!"
These words left Miyagi Ryota speechless for a moment.
Unfortunately, shooting is really not Ryota Miyagi's forte.
Ryota Miyagi roared, "Damn it! You big oaf! I'll show you my strength right now!"
The basketball's speed upon impact with the ground noticeably increased; this is a signal to charge forward!
The next moment, Miyagi Ryota burst out with lightning speed and rushed directly to Itakura Daijiro's left side!
The speed is lightning fast, no joke!
In a flash, Miyagi Ryota successfully broke through Itakura Daijiro's defense and drove to Toyotama's basket.
To be honest, when they saw the short Miyagi Ryota rushing to the basket, Kishimoto Minori and Iwata Mitsuaki didn't take it seriously. They felt that a short guy like Miyagi Ryota coming to the basket was just asking to get killed!
Dare to shoot? I'll block Miyagi Ryota's shot in no time!
Seeing that Ryota Miyagi was about to drive to the basket, power forward Minori Kishimoto was the first to come to the rescue.
The moment Kishimoto Minori rushed up, Miyagi Ryota held the ball with both hands and passed it towards Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Kishimoto Minori scoffed and said, "I knew you could pass the ball!"
At the same time, Kishimoto Minori hurriedly reached out to block, trying to intercept Miyagi Ryota's pass.
But just as Kishimoto Minori reached out, Miyagi Ryota quickly pulled his hands back.
"A feint?" Kishimoto Minori realized what was happening and shouted angrily, "Damn little guy!"
That's right, this was Miyagi Ryota's feint!
If you're not tall enough, make up for it with skill!
Miyagi Ryota quickly tossed the basketball high into the air, and it flew over Kishimoto Minori's head, but Kishimoto Minori was too late to stop it.
At this moment, Takenori Akagi under the basket had already blocked Mitsuaki Iwata, and Akagi was in the best position to successfully receive Ryota Miyagi's pass.
Akagi Takenori, who had the basketball, backed down Iwata Mitsuaki and then bumped into him.
After being bumped by Akagi Takenori, Iwata Mitsuaki almost lost his balance.
So much so that Iwata Mitsuaki was shocked, thinking, "He! He's actually this strong!"
The next moment, Takenori Akagi turned around and jumped up with a roar!
Faced with Akagi Takenori's violent jump, Iwata Mitsuaki didn't even have time to jump.
Unfortunately, Mitsuaki Iwata's physical and mental health were both unstable!
boom!
Akagi Takenori's hands violently grabbed the basketball hoop!
The Great King Kong Dunks!
Takenori Akagi, the "Big King Kong," overpowered the rookie Miaki Iwata under the basket!
They take advantage of you and then leave without taking any responsibility!
Akagi Takenori glanced disdainfully at Iwata Miki, thinking to himself, "I didn't expect you to be even inferior to Takasago Kazuma!"
Kanagawa has four great centers: Takenori Akagi of Shohoku, Jun Uozumi of Ryonan, Toru Hanagata of Shoyo, and Kazuma Takasago of Kainan.
Takenori Akagi and Uozumi are purely power-type, steel-type centers.
Hanagata Toru is a technically skilled, flexible center forward.
Although Kazuma Takasago doesn't have any particularly outstanding characteristics, as the starting center for the champion Hainan team, his strength should not be underestimated.
In Akagi Takenori's mind, Uozumi Jun and Hanagata Toru were stronger than Takasago Kazuma.
Kanagawa's top center forward is none other than Takenori Akagi himself.
Looking at the weak Iwata Mitsuaki, Akagi Takenori had mixed feelings, because this was his first time participating in the national tournament, so he was a little nervous before the start of the match.
But now, after attacking Iwata Mitsuaki twice in a row, leaving Iwata Mitsuaki with no chance to fight back, Akagi Takenori's mood suddenly brightened. If all the centers in the national tournament are of this level, then I'm definitely going to get into Fukasawa Sports University!
"Wow! Shohoku's center is really amazing!"
"Yeah! It seems that alley-oop dunk just now wasn't just luck! It's because the person is really strong!"
"To disqualify the reigning champions, Hainan, from the national tournament, both Shohoku and Ryonan in Kanagawa must be truly strong teams! I'm definitely going to watch Ryonan's game!"
Instead of criticizing Iwata Mitsuaki, Nan Lie, the team captain, patted Iwata Mitsuaki on the shoulder, signaling him to play well.
Iwata Mitsuaki nodded, his expression solemn.
Toyotama serves, and this time, with Minami's hint, the basketball is successfully passed to Iwata Mitsuaki.
Nan Lie's intention was clear: he wanted to tell everyone that Toyotama's center was no worse than Shohoku's!
As soon as Iwata Mitsuaki got the ball, he jumped up. He didn't want to prove himself by dunking; he just wanted to score with a jump shot under the basket.
Iwata Mitsuaki was well-positioned and his shooting form was correct; the basketball flew towards the hoop.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this ball will most likely go in!
But just then!
A tall figure blocked Iwata Mitsuaki's path, as if blotting out the sky.
At this moment, Iwata Mitsuaki truly panicked, "How could this be? He actually..."
There was a loud "bang"!
Takenori Akagi slammed his right hand onto the basketball!
Swatting flies alive!
This is Akagi Takenori's signature move. His right hand is like a fly swatter, and the basketball is like a living fly, which is swatted away by his fly swatter in an instant!
The basketball was taken by Ryota Miyagi.
Shohoku immediately launched a fast break!
"Damn it! Get back to defend! Get back to defend!"
Nan Lie roared, and the Fengyu team hurriedly returned to defense.
Coach Jinping's analysis report mentioned Shohoku's counter-attack ability, and he specifically mentioned Shohoku's top scorer, Rukawa Kaede.
Rukawa Kaede has launched numerous fast counterattacks, often completing a full-scale dragon race.
If Rukawa Kaede really scores that goal, it will be a huge blow to Toyotama.
Absolutely not!
Nan Lie unleashed his full speed, keeping a close eye on Rukawa Kaede.
At this moment, Rukawa Kaede is making a run to receive Miyagi Ryota.
With quick reflexes, Miyagi Ryota successfully passed the basketball to Rukawa Kaede.
"I knew it would be like this! Rukawa Kaede, you won't get away with this!" Nan Lie roared angrily.
Rukawa Kaede gave a soft hum and accelerated again.
Not to be outdone, Nan Lie gritted his teeth and also sped up.
Wow! Those two are so fast!
"I heard that Rukawa Kaede, number 11 on the Shohoku team, is a star player in Kanagawa and also the top scorer on the Shohoku team."
"Nan Lie is the top scorer in Osaka Prefecture!"
Is the duel between the two scoring champions about to begin?
Not only did the audience think this way, but Nan Lie himself thought so too. From the beginning until now, he had been waiting for Rukawa Kaede to make a move. However, he did not expect that Rukawa Kaede's first move would be a quick counterattack after Akagi Takenori rewarded Iwata Mitsuaki with a big hot pot.
Given Rukawa's temperament, even if Kishimoto Minori and Minami Ryū came together, he would still fight them without hesitation!
One against two? Child's play!
But at that moment, a smile flashed across Rukawa Kaede's face.
Rukawa Kaede suddenly passed the basketball out!
That's right!
When everyone thought he would force his way through Nan Lie, the lone wolf Rukawa Kaede chose to pass the ball.
The basketball flew into Mitsui Hisashi's hands outside the three-point line.
"What?"
"Another three-pointer?"
"Oh my god!"
Amidst gasps of astonishment from the crowd, Mitsui Hisashi steadily leaped into the air.
That perfectly executed posture reappeared.
The basketball traced a perfect arc.
With a "whoosh".
The basketball went through the net cleanly.
It's a three-pointer!
Mitsui Hisashi scored 3 points for Shohoku again!
In an instant, the entire venue erupted in chaos!
"First, center Takenori Akagi blocked Mitsuaki Iwata's shot, then point guard Ryota Miyagi created an excellent scoring opportunity for Kaede Rukawa, but Rukawa ended up passing the ball to sharpshooter Hisashi Mitsui!"
"Shohoku team's teamwork in that play was absolutely fantastic!"
"That's right! That Akagi Takenori was so violent! That giant hot pot was just too intense!"
"Mitsui Hisashi's three-pointers were incredibly accurate! Two out of two! Amazing!"
"Shohoku has Takenori Akagi in the paint and Hisashi Mitsui on the perimeter. They can score from both inside and outside. They're amazing!"
Haruko Akagi, sitting in the stands, overheard the comments about the Shohoku team, especially about Takenori Akagi. Overwhelmed with emotion, her eyes welled up with tears, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother, that's wonderful! That's wonderful!"
The eyes of the delinquent youths from Shohoku were red with envy; they wished they could snatch the megaphone from the venue and tell the whole world that it was their leader, Mitsui Hisashi!
Takamiya Nozomi heard the gasps of surprise from the audience who didn't know the Shohoku team. He smiled and said, "This is nothing! Right now, it's just Gorilla and Mitsui putting up the fight. Didn't you see that Rukawa hasn't even started to perform yet? And our Hanamichi, he's been just playing around until now. When the time comes, Hanamichi will show off his three..."
Before Takamiya Nozomi could finish speaking, Oonan Yuji abruptly covered her mouth.
Oonan Yuji glanced around, then nervously whispered a reminder, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Gao Gongwang understood and nodded repeatedly.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's three-pointer is a secret weapon; against a team like Toyotama, there's no need to use it at all!
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