"Mitsui! Are you alright?" Sakuragi Hanamichi walked up to Mitsui Hisashi and asked with concern.
Mitsui Hisashi smiled faintly and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."
In basketball, there are players who deliberately play aggressively, using aggressive movements to intimidate their opponents and prevent them from playing to their full potential.
After all, few star players are willing to risk ruining their careers by playing against an opponent.
But for Mitsui Hisashi, who had two years of experience as a delinquent youth, Nan Lie's attack was like a tickle.
If Nan Lie thinks he can scare Mitsui Hisashi this way, he is sorely mistaken.
At least that's what Mitsui Hisashi was thinking at the moment. Having been a delinquent youth, he had seen all sorts of scoundrels, and someone like Nan Lie was not worth mentioning at all.
Seeing Mitsui Hisashi's eager expression, Sakuragi Hanamichi knew that Mitsui Hisashi definitely wanted to teach Nan Lie a lesson.
However, Sakuragi Hanamichi said with a serious expression, "Mitsui, be careful of him. He's not as simple as you think. Also, you just focus on playing basketball, I'll take care of him!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi knew that Nan Lie, known as the "Ace Killer," was a ruthless character. If Mitsui Hisashi continued to shoot three-pointers, Nan Lie might actually do something even more outrageous.
Mitsui Hisashi vaguely sensed that Sakuragi Hanamichi seemed to know something, but since Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't say anything, he didn't ask any further. So he nodded and walked towards the free throw circle.
Mitsui Hisashi, standing inside the free-throw circle, steadily put the basketball into the air.
3+1!
Mitsui Hisashi successfully helped Shohoku team score 4 points!
At this point, the score between Shohoku and Toyotama became 17-11.
Shohoku team has extended their lead to 6 points!
"I didn't expect that number 14 from Shohoku to be so accurate. Even though you lunged at him like that, he still managed to put the ball in."
Kishimoto Minori walked up to Nan Lie and said unwillingly.
From these words, it's clear that Kishimoto Minori approves of Minami Ryō's behavior and even feels that Minami Ryō didn't go far enough.
Nan Lie replied, somewhat dejectedly, "Yes! It's truly a pity!"
Nan Lie's original intention was to both interfere with Mitsui Hisashi, preventing the shot from going in, and to physically ram Mitsui Hisashi, causing injury to his body.
But to everyone's surprise, Mitsui Hisashi still managed to make the three-pointer, prompting Nan Lie to add, "That guy is really good!"
Of the 17 points scored by Shohoku, 13 were scored by Mitsui Hisashi.
Mitsui Hisashi made all four of his four three-point attempts!
Mitsui Hisashi truly deserves the title of sharpshooter!
However, Nan Lie's expression immediately turned sinister. "I've already taught him a lesson. If he dares to shoot three-pointers like that again, I'll make sure he goes off the court to rest!"
Kishimoto Minori understood, clenched his fist, and said in a deep voice, "That's right! This time, no one can stop us from making it into the top four!"
Then, Kishimoto Minori looked at Minami with a determined gaze and said, "Minami! Come on! Let these guys from Shohoku show us our true strength!"
Nan Lie smiled and nodded, humming in agreement.
At this moment, Toyotama launched an attack.
The basketball was once again in Nan Lie's hands.
Moreover, Nan Lie was standing outside the three-point line!
"No way? Another three-pointer?"
"Oh my god! Is this really going to turn into a three-point shootout?"
Are these two teams really going head-to-head with their three-point shooting?
The audience was both incredulous and filled with anticipation.
That's how competitive matches should be played—with such intensity and passion!
At this moment, Rukawa Kaede was still the one defending against Nan Lie.
Rukawa Kaede was keeping a close watch on Nan Lie's front, determined not to give him any easy chance to attack this time.
Nan Lie dribbled the basketball rapidly in place, sometimes dribbling between his legs and sometimes behind his back, protecting the ball very well. At the same time, he mocked Rukawa Kaede, "You piece of trash who hasn't even shot a single ball since the start of the game, why are you looking at me like that?"
Rukawa Kaede stared blankly at Nan Lie as if he were an idiot, without saying a word.
Nan Lie continued to mock, "Hmph! Someone like you calls himself the top scorer on the Shohoku team?"
Rukawa Kaede said impatiently, "Idiot! Come on!"
Instead of getting angry, Nan Lie laughed and said, "Now I'll show you what a true scoring champion is!"
As he said this, Nan Lie noticeably increased the speed at which he dribbled the ball!
The words had barely left his mouth!
Suddenly, Nan Lie unleashed an extremely powerful offensive. He first made a feint, then accelerated instantly, rushing towards Rukawa Kaede's left side!
Nan Lie successfully shook off Rukawa Kaede's defense!
In the blink of an eye, Nan Lie rushed to the basket of the Xiangbei team.
Facing Takenori Akagi under the basket, Minami was not afraid at all and jumped up!
Akagi Takenori roared and leaped violently: "Don't even think about it!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi, standing nearby, also shouted angrily, "Under the basket, Shohoku calls the shots!"
Nan Lie, who had already jumped, was full of confidence. He gripped the basketball tightly with both hands and said domineeringly, "Then I'll crush you under the basket!"
As he said this, the basketball had already been transferred from Nan Lie's left hand to his right.
At the same time, Nan Lie lowered his head and bent his back slightly in mid-air.
He made a lever pull in mid-air!
Akagi Takenori, standing to the side, said incredulously, "What is this?"
Although Nan Lie's moves are super cool!
However, if Nan Lie intended to shoot, then the shot would most likely miss.
Because the direction is completely wrong!
"What? He actually passed the ball!"
Under Akagi Takenori's astonished gaze, Minami Ryo's difficult layup successfully bypassed the defense of both Akagi Takenori and Sakuragi Hanamichi, passing the ball to Kishimoto Minori, who was in an open position.
"Hmph!" Before even landing, Nan Lie revealed a smug smile. "Now I'll show you the true strength of our Fengyu team!"
The moment she got the basketball, Kishimoto Minori jumped up and shot without hesitation.
But just then!
"ah!!!"
A scream rang out!
It's Nan Lie!
The moment the basketball left Nan Lie's hands, he let out a bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered.
At this moment, Kishimoto Minori looked at Minami Ryo and Sakuragi Hanamichi in shock, but he had already jumped up and made a shooting motion. He couldn't care less about anything else and just wanted to put the ball in first.
It has to be said that Kishimoto Minori's shot was really steady.
The basketball went into the net.
At the same time, "boom!"
Nan Lie fell heavily to the ground.
Sakuragi Hanamichi stood there helplessly, his face full of grievance and innocence, pitifully explaining, "Oh dear! I'm so sorry! I thought you wanted to shoot, so I reached out to block the basketball... but you bent down and passed the ball... and your head just happened to be under my hand, so... oh dear, look at you..."
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