Tetsuya Naito had no intention of passing the ball; he only wanted to take down Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi Hanamichi, who were defending him, all by himself.
Especially Sakuragi Hanamichi, that bastard not only hit him on the head with a basketball, but also kneed him in the back.
He's determined to make Sakuragi Hanamichi suffer this time.
At that moment, Kengo Murasame shouted anxiously, "Naito, pass the ball!"
Sudden!
Sakuragi Hanamichi glanced at Murasame Kengo, then at Naito Tetsuya, and was overjoyed.
I remember now!
Sakuragi Hanamichi excitedly said to Rukawa Kaede, "Rukawa Kaede, I know! Naito Tetsuya is very strong and fast, and he also has basic basketball skills. However, we were all stunned by his amazing performance at the beginning. In fact, his strength is also his weakness."
Rukawa looked at Sakuragi with a puzzled expression.
Sakuragi Hanamichi quickly said, "If he stands under the backboard, Miura Dai can almost control the area under the basket, but he just likes to dribble and charge. Besides, it's one thing that he likes to dribble and charge, but the problem is that he likes to dribble past his opponent before passing the ball!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi then looked at Naito Tetsuya, who was about to rush up to him, and said, "And did you notice? He dribbles and sprints almost in a straight line, without any method or technique whatsoever. The first time you were knocked to the ground by him was entirely because you were unfamiliar with his playing style and were misled by his aura!"
Rukawa Kaede's eyes lit up!
At the same time, Naito Tetsuya had already charged over with the ball.
Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately prepared to team up with Rukawa Kaede to stop Naito Tetsuya.
To Sakuragi Hanamichi's surprise, Rukawa Kaede acted first!
Rukawa Kaede charged straight at Naito Tetsuya.
When Naito Tetsuya saw Rukawa Kaede actually offering himself up, he was extremely excited. He even licked his lips and said, "Are you in such a hurry to be knocked away by me? Then come on! I've been waiting for this for a long time! What kind of dribbling is it if you don't bump into people? Rukawa Kaede, I'll knock you away first, and then I'll knock that red-haired Sakuragi Hanamichi away!"
But the next moment, Naito Tetsuya was dumbfounded!
Unexpectedly, Rukawa Kaede had no intention of defending him head-on. Instead, after rushing forward, Rukawa Kaede crouched down and executed two unsettling footwork movements.
Immediately afterwards!
With a "smack"!
Rukawa Kaede actually swatted the basketball away from Naito Tetsuya's hands from the side!
Rukawa Kaede stole the basketball!
"Awesome! No wonder it's Rukawa Kaede!" Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was following behind, couldn't help but praise.
After Rukawa Kaede grabbed the basketball, he immediately accelerated and sprinted!
At this moment, the Miura Dai team's position was completely undefended. Rukawa Kaede sprinted with the basketball and rushed to the Miura Dai team's basket in an instant.
Jump!
Suddenly, Rukawa Kaede, who was holding the ball with one hand, swung his arm around it!
A tomahawk dunk!
boom!
Rukawa Kaede's powerful one-handed dunk!
In an instant, the entire venue erupted in cheers!
Rukawa Kaede's fan club finally witnessed Rukawa Kaede unleash his power again, and it was such an amazing steal followed by a solo dunk under the basket – it was just too cool!
"Rukawa Kaede! Rukawa Kaede! Rukawa Kaede!"
"Rukawa Kaede, I love you! I love you to death!"
"Ah!!! Rukawa Kaede! I knew you were the best!"
Rukawa Kaede's personal guards let out screams!
Sendoh Akira of Ryonan said with a smile, "As expected of Rukawa Kaede, he still managed to find Naito Tetsuya's weakness."
Aida Hikoichi asked with a puzzled look, "Sendoh-senpai, what exactly is Naito Tetsuya's weakness?"
Sendoh Akira pointed to Murasame Kengo, who was looking resentful, and said, "Just now, Murasame Kengo was asking Naito Tetsuya for the ball, but Naito Tetsuya insisted on breaking through on his own."
Aida Hikoichi pondered for a moment and asked, "But wasn't Naito Tetsuya working together with Murasame Kengo the whole time? Why didn't he pass the ball earlier?"
Sendoh Akira smiled and said, "Naito Tetsuya only passes the ball to Murasame Kengo when he's charging to the basket. When he's charging on the perimeter, he never passes the ball to his teammates. He always relies on his strength and speed to force his way through. At first, the Shohoku team was indeed intimidated by his powerful aura, and Rukawa even got a blocking foul because of it. But once someone figures out his style of play, it's easy to steal the ball from his hands from the side."
Aida Hikoichi suddenly realized what was going on and hurriedly wrote it down in his notebook.
Hainan team captain Amu also said to Kiyota Nobunaga and Ajin: "If Naito Tetsuya focuses on staying under the basket, he might be able to suppress Akagi Takenori and Sakuragi Hanamichi, but he likes to dribble from the outside to the inside too much. He is too arrogant and thinks that his strength and speed are unmatched. Basketball is about awareness and skills, and he is not mature enough in this regard."
Sakuragi Hanamichi rushed to Rukawa Kaede's side.
The two men slammed their palms together.
Sakuragi Hanamichi then told Mitsui Hisashi, Miyagi Ryota, and Akagi Takenori about Naito Tetsuya's weaknesses.
In an instant, the Xiangbei team had a sudden realization.
Kengo Murasame walked up to Tetsuya Naito with a furious expression and scolded him, "I told you to pass the ball to me. Your straight-line sprint makes you easy to be intercepted from the side."
Naito Tetsuya looked embarrassed and had no answer.
In the following game, after receiving a pass from Ryota Miyagi, Hisashi Mitsui did not rush to shoot. Instead, he first used a fake move to get past Hiroshi Takatsu and Tetsuya Naito's defense, and then perfectly executed a "horseback archery" shot.
While defending against Tetsuya Naito, Rukawa Kaede repeatedly stole the basketball from Naito's hands.
When Tetsuya Naito was guarding Kaede Rukawa, Rukawa could always easily get past him with his superb basketball skills, and throughout the process, Rukawa never gave Tetsuya Naito any chance to get close to him.
Rukawa's superb dribbling skills left Naito Tetsuya feeling like he had nowhere to unleash his full strength.
Seeing that Naito Tetsuya was being completely suppressed and that Shohoku was leading Miura Dai by a large margin, Murasame Kengo's eyes then fell on Sakuragi Hanamichi. "Damn Sakuragi Hanamichi, I'll make you get off the field first!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi had already committed four fouls. If he committed another foul, he would be ejected from the game with five fouls.
What Murasame Kengo didn't know was that Sakuragi Hanamichi, seeing Shohoku's team taking a big lead, was also planning to find an opportunity to teach Murasame Kengo a lesson again!
At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Murasame Kengo's eyes unexpectedly met.
Their eyes met, but instead of feeling attracted, they both sensed each other's provocation.
Kengo Murasame wanted to draw a foul on Hanamichi Sakuragi, making him lose face with five fouls and be forced to leave the game.
Sakuragi Hanamichi was thinking, since Shohoku was sure to win this game, so what if they fouled out?
Murasame Kengo, you bastard! You dared to touch me inappropriately again! When the match is almost over, I'll make sure you get your kicks again!
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