When Kawata Masashi saw his younger brother chatting idly with Sakuragi Hanamichi, he yelled, "Stop talking nonsense during the game!"
"I'm sorry, brother!"
Kawada Mikio, who had been looking relaxed and carefree, was so frightened that he hurriedly apologized to his brother.
Seeing this, Takenori Akagi said in a teasing tone, "Kawata, if you have to be distracted by your younger brother on the court, you won't be able to play well yourself."
With a dark expression, Kawata Masashi replied to Akagi Takenori: "So what?"
At that moment, seeing that Ichinokura Satoshi was sticking to Mitsui Hisashi very closely, Miyagi Ryota decisively passed the basketball to Akagi Takenori.
As soon as Takenori Akagi got his hands on the basketball, Masashi Kawata set up a tight defense.
Masashi Kawata even mocked him, saying, "Akagi! You're the one who needs to put more thought into how to play!"
A fire blazed in Akagi Takenori's eyes; he was determined to go head-to-head with Kawata Masashi this time!
boom!!!
Takenori Akagi backs down Masashi Kawata!
The moment they collided, they both felt the other's formidable strength, but neither of them backed down.
Immediately afterwards, Takenori Akagi planned to dribble the ball further inside, and once he was a body length away from the basket, he would turn and shoot.
"Gorilla! Over here!"
At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly used his agile movement to get in front of Kawata Mikio and support Akagi Takenori.
Akagi Takenori frowned slightly, because he really wanted to have a showdown with Kawata Masashi at that moment.
However, reason told him that passing the basketball to Sakuragi Hanamichi was the best choice at this moment.
Akagi Takenori hesitated for only a moment before decisively passing the basketball to Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Kawata Mikio, standing behind Sakuragi Hanamichi, looked panicked and rushed towards him, but Sakuragi's tall and strong body became a stumbling block, and he couldn't keep up with Sakuragi Hanamichi at all.
When Sakuragi Hanamichi got the basketball, Kawata Mikio was still a step and a half away from him.
Sakuragi Hanamichi turned and jumped to shoot, and the basketball swished through the net.
Mikio Kawata poses absolutely no threat to Hanamichi Sakuragi.
"Sakuragi! His movement under the basket is so agile!" Jun Uozumi exclaimed from the stands.
Sendoh Akira also said, "Yes! The key is his turnaround jump shot after getting the ball; it's very skillful. It seems he's put in a lot of hard work!"
Aida Hikoichi exclaimed with admiration, "As expected of Sakuragi! As expected of a man called a genius!"
Coach Taoka then looked at Coach Anzai in the Shohoku team's rest area and said incredulously, "Coach Anzai! What exactly did you do to Sakuragi Hanamichi, this complete novice? He's only been playing basketball for a few months, yet you've trained him into such a formidable player!"
As Coach Taoka said this, he subconsciously thought that if Sakuragi Hanamichi also came to their Ryonan team, then with Uozumi Jun and Sakuragi Hanamichi in the paint, their team's interior would definitely be more solid!
The Hainan team members, who also knew Sakuragi Hanamichi very well, all looked shocked.
The Hainan team knew that Sakuragi Hanamichi had a mid-range shot, but that was all. At this moment, they saw Sakuragi Hanamichi use his agile movement under the basket to instantly shake off Kawata Mikio's defense and receive Akagi Takenori, and then make a gorgeous turnaround jump shot.
They could clearly sense that Sakuragi Hanamichi, that monster, had become even stronger!
"Ah! A red-haired monkey! This guy! When did he become so powerful?" Kiyota Nobunaga could hardly believe his eyes.
But then, Kiyota Nobunaga pouted and said, "Hmph! What's so great about that? I can do it too!"
Shinichi Maki smiled helplessly as he watched Kiyota Nobunaga making a fool of himself.
Jin Soichiro then chimed in, "Kiyota! Our Hainan team will be counting on you next year!"
Kiyota Nobunaga replied without hesitation, "Of course, no problem! I'll lead everyone to the national tournament next year!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kiyota Nobunaga felt that Maki Shinichi and Jin Soichiro's smiles were a bit strange.
Suddenly, Kiyota Nobunaga felt a little guilty. After all, it was a bit inappropriate for him to praise himself so shamelessly in front of two powerful figures.
Kiyota Nobunaga then gave an awkward smile and said with a laugh, "With Shin-senpai around next year, plus my continuous improvement, our Hainan team will definitely shine in the national tournament!"
Shinichi Maki and Soichiro Jin exchanged a smile.
It's great to have such a lively character in the team!
Coach Takato looked intently at Sakuragi Hanamichi and exclaimed, "Sakuragi! It's him again! Any team that underestimates him will ultimately suffer!"
Then, Coach Takato looked at Coach Domoto, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Coach Domoto, how will you deal with Sakuragi Hanamichi?"
At this moment, Coach Domoto was indeed thinking about how to deal with Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Before the game, when watching the videotape, Coach Domoto and everyone on the Sannoh team took Sakuragi Hanamichi very seriously and dared not underestimate him in the slightest.
Even now, Coach Domoto's decision to put Kawata Mikio on the court is precisely to use Sakuragi Hanamichi as a whetstone to hone Kawata Mikio's skills.
Seeing Sakuragi Hanamichi's goal bring the score between Shohoku and Sannoh to 21-14, Coach Domoto wasn't overly worried. He believed that Kawata Mikio would continue to perform well.
"Fokatsu! Change tactics!"
Coach Domoto yelled at Fukatsu Kazunari.
Upon seeing Coach Domoto's hand gestures, Fukatsu Kazunari instantly understood that Coach Domoto intended to center the attack around Kawata Mikio.
Then, Coach Domoto shouted at Mikio Kawata, "Mikio! Just do it the same way you do in team training! Have confidence in yourself!"
Mikio Kawata nodded heavily.
Ryota Miyagi was the first to realize: "Oh? Are they planning to use that fat guy, Mikio Kawata, as the center of their attack?"
Akagi Takenori yelled at Sakuragi Hanamichi, "Sakuragi! It's up to you now!"
Mitsui Hisashi clenched his fist and shouted at Sakuragi Hanamichi, "Sakuragi! Beat him to a pulp!"
Rukawa glanced at Sakuragi and said, "Good luck!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted, "Don't worry! I'll handle him!"
The changes on the field also sparked much discussion among the audience.
"What the heck! What does this mean? Are they planning to decide the winner under the basket?"
"Judging from this, it looks like that red-haired Sakuragi Hanamichi is going to have a one-on-one match with the big fat guy from the Sannoh team!"
"That redhead has great jumping ability and basketball awareness, but when it comes to positioning, he probably can't beat that big fat guy, right?"
"Not necessarily! When they collided just now, they seemed evenly matched. Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't seem to be at a disadvantage at all!"
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