During halftime, the audience was buzzing with discussion.
"I can't believe Sakuragi Hanamichi actually hit Murasame Kengo right in the face with the basketball," said Aida Hikoichi of Ryonan High School, still shaken. "It was terrifying! I really thought Murasame Kengo was seriously injured."
Upon hearing this, the members of the Ryonan team all nodded in agreement.
Ryoji Ikegami said, "I've been playing basketball for so many years, and this is the first time I've ever seen someone throw the basketball directly at the opponent's face in a formal game. Sakuragi Hanamichi is just unbelievable."
Jun Uozumi's face was gloomy. The scene of Sakuragi Hanamichi throwing a basketball at Kengo Murasame's face reminded Jun Uozumi of the scene when Sakuragi Hanamichi slammed into him during a practice match with Shohoku. At that time, he was knocked to the ground by Sakuragi Hanamichi and his nose bled.
Not only that, Sakuragi Hanamichi also bumped into Coach Taoka during that game, landing directly on top of him.
Thinking about this, Jun Uozumi said in disbelief, "Is it possible for something to be so coincidental?"
As an observer, Jun Uozumi naturally saw Kengo Murasame commit multiple malicious pushes and fouls, and also heard Murasame's trash talk tactics. He knew that Murasame was trying to mess with Shohoku's mentality.
Therefore, from this perspective, Sakuragi Hanamichi did indeed have a motive for deliberate revenge.
Thinking of this, Jun Uozumi suddenly looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi in the Shohoku rest area in shock, "Could it be that you bumped into me on purpose? Was it to avenge Akagi? You're such a vindictive guy!"
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Kiyota Nobunaga of the Hainan team said, "That red-haired Sakuragi Hanamichi from Shohoku is too reckless! It's obvious he's deliberately hitting people! And he still has the nerve to shamelessly say he's a rookie and it wasn't intentional? This is the first time I've ever seen such a shameless person!"
Amu said, "Kiyota, you need to watch this game carefully, especially Sakuragi Hanamichi's strange behavior."
Kiyota Nobunaga was taken aback, clearly not understanding what Maki said.
Amu continued, "To be honest, I didn't expect Kengo Murasame to use trash talk and malicious foul tactics. I remember that Miura Dai team didn't do this last year."
Kiyota Nobunaga waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Captain, neither Miura Dai nor Shohoku are our match. There's no need to worry about them. Don't worry, with me here, I guarantee I'll crush Rukawa and Sakuragi Hanamichi. Oh, and Mitsui Hisashi too. I'll take on all three of them by myself..."
Just as Kiyota Nobunaga was speaking enthusiastically, he suddenly froze and quickly shut his mouth.
Because he noticed that Captain Amu was staring at him coldly at that moment.
Like Kengo Murasame, Kiyota Nobunaga was an arrogant and conceited person who looked down on everyone.
But Kiyota Nobunaga, who fears nothing, is afraid of Captain Maki staring at him coldly without saying a word.
That means Captain Amu is about to lose his temper!
Some people are very capable. They don't need to show anger or shout; they can subdue those around them with just a glance.
He commands respect without needing to be angry!
Clearly, Captain Amu belongs to this type of person.
After seeing Kiyota Nobunaga obediently shut his mouth, Maki said calmly, "Looking at the whole of Kanagawa, very few teams use trash talk tactics and malicious foul tactics. However, when you advance to the national tournament, you will find that some teams' secret weapon is using these two tactics."
"Huh?" Kiyota Nobunaga was afraid of Captain Maki's outburst, but he still couldn't believe it when he heard this. "Someone actually uses such a low-level tactic? They're obviously guys without any real strength."
Amu glanced disdainfully at Kiyota Nobunaga and sneered, "When your opponent tackles you, they directly injure you. How can you continue the match? Your opponent only got a foul, but you were carried off the field. Can you still laugh then?"
Upon hearing this, Kiyota Nobunaga was completely stunned.
Kiyota Nobunaga asked timidly, "Captain, do people really play this kind of violent basketball?"
Amu said, "There was indeed such a team in last year's national tournament. The captain of that team was nicknamed 'Ace Killer.' When they realized that they couldn't beat their opponents, they would use malicious fouls to seriously injure the opponent's ace player, making him unable to continue the game."
With a hiss!
Kiyota Nobunaga gasped!
Kiyota Nobunaga exclaimed in shock, "My God! There are actually people like this!"
Amu continued, "Didn't you just see it too? Murasame Kengo pushed someone maliciously, and Sakuragi Hanamichi deliberately hit someone with the ball. Aren't these both violent basketball tactics? However, Murasame Kengo was just trying to mess with Sakuragi Hanamichi's mentality, while Sakuragi Hanamichi was different; he directly resorted to retaliatory behavior."
At this moment, A-Shen said from the side, "Yeah, that's right. It's obvious that Sakuragi Hanamichi was pushed to the limit, so he deliberately retaliated. However, it's really rare to see someone deliberately hit another person with a basketball while dunking."
Amu nodded, then looked at Kiyota Nobunaga and said, "Kiyota, you still lack experience in matches, so you need to watch today's match carefully. If a violent incident like what just happened occurs again, you must watch closely to avoid being treated like that in the future."
These words made Kiyota Nobunaga instantly feel extremely embarrassed.
It feels like I, Kiyota Nobunaga, am the kind of person who easily attracts people's attention.
But then I thought, if one doesn't attract jealousy, then doesn't this also show that I, Kiyota Nobunaga, am a very outstanding person?
Well, what can I do? Kiyota Nobunaga is just too outstanding.
Thinking of this, Kiyota Nobunaga instantly became smug again.
Red-haired Sakuragi Hanamichi, huh? I'd like to see how you play violent basketball!
Kiyota Nobunaga looked toward Sakuragi Hanamichi in the Shohoku rest area.
At this moment, Coach Anzai in the Shohoku rest area still hadn't given any tactical instructions, but simply smiled and said, "You all performed well."
That's it.
Sakuragi Hanamichi found it incredible. In his memory, when watching basketball games on TV, coaches would arrange all sorts of tactics during halftime. How come his father never seemed to do these things?
Oh, no, last time when we played against Ryonan, at the last moment, my dad arranged for two people to defend against Sendoh.
But that's all.
It seems that the Slam Dunk anime rarely involves messy tactical arrangements!
Although Sakuragi Hanamichi had this doubt in his heart, he quickly stopped thinking about it. Even the basketball novice Sakuragi Hanamichi in the anime could help the Shohoku team enter the national tournament and even defeat Sannoh in the national tournament. How much more so for him, a transmigrator?
With the halftime break over, both teams returned to the field.
At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi noticed a tall, bald man from the Miura Dai team!
Sakuragi Hanamichi said in a deep voice, "Naito, I know you, you play rugby, right? I want to see if your body is more terrifying, or Sakuragi Hanamichi's body is more terrifying!"
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