When positioning yourself under the backboard and engaging in close combat, if you can push your opponent away and send them flying, you can immediately turn around and shoot or dunk.
However, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Takenori are currently near the free throw line, far from the basketball hoop.
You can't just keep pushing Akagi Takenori all the way to the backboard, can you?
Do you think Takenori Akagi is a pushover?
"Sakuragi!" Takenori Akagi was a little embarrassed and angry. "I didn't expect you to know this trick, but you underestimate me too much!"
After being pushed aside by Sakuragi Hanamichi, Akagi Takenori quickly adjusted his position and returned to defense!
Takenori Akagi truly deserves to be called the best center in Kanagawa.
He crouched very low this time and used his knee to block Sakuragi Hanamichi's attack.
This defense was indeed effective!
Originally, Sakuragi Hanamichi could have reached Akagi Takenori's abdomen, but now he can only reach Akagi Takenori's legs and knees.
Right now, Sakuragi Hanamichi feels like he's holding up a thick tree trunk, with no weaknesses to be found.
As expected of a gorilla! I didn't expect you to find a solution so quickly, but you've guessed my true purpose!
Sakuragi Hanamichi gave a wicked smile and started rubbing his knee against Akagi Takenori's.
His electric motor was frantically rubbing against Takenori Akagi's knee.
hiss!
Akagi Takenori gasped!
That Sakuragi Hanamichi is disgusting!
She's so strong and doesn't follow any rules, so annoying!
Akagi Takenori gradually became agitated, feeling that he could no longer let Sakuragi Hanamichi continue like this.
Therefore, Akagi Takenori turned the tables and took the initiative to reach out and try to steal the basketball from Sakuragi Hanamichi's hands.
But this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi was clearly on guard.
When Sakuragi Hanamichi noticed that Akagi Takenori was about to steal the ball, a smile appeared on his lips, and he thought to himself: This is the moment I've been waiting for!
Because Akagi Takenori's body was no longer in a completely defensive posture as he reached out, but rather leaned forward, his abdomen was once again within Sakuragi Hanamichi's attack range.
Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly thrust forward, and Akagi Takenori took another step back.
However, this time Sakuragi Hanamichi did not continue to close the distance.
Sakuragi Hanamichi quickly stopped dribbling the basketball, raised it with one hand, and bent his arm backward!
This action was performed in one smooth motion at an extremely fast speed.
boom!
Under Akagi Takenori's shocked gaze, Sakuragi Hanamichi slammed the basketball against the backboard.
At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi rushed towards the backboard.
Although Akagi Takenori had a one-body-length advantage over Sakuragi Hanamichi, it all happened so suddenly that by the time he realized what was happening, Sakuragi Hanamichi was already at the same body length as him.
However, Takenori Akagi also rushed towards the backboard at that moment!
"Oh my god! What is Sakuragi Hanamichi doing? Why is he slamming the ball against the backboard like that?"
"Who shoots like that? His shooting technique is terrible; he can't possibly make a shot like that!"
"Holy crap! Is Sakuragi Hanamichi planning to do an alley-oop and dunk?"
At that moment, everyone was extremely shocked.
At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Takenori rushed to the backboard almost simultaneously.
With a "whoosh"!
They both jumped at the same time!
Sakuragi Hanamichi has amazing jumping ability; he's confident he can grab the rebound.
Akagi Takenori jumped with the same unwavering confidence, not at all worried that Sakuragi Hanamichi would snatch the rebound right under his nose.
With a loud "bang!"
A pair of large hands caught the basketball in mid-air!
It's Takenori Akagi!
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who also jumped, looked on incredulously!
No way?
I jumped higher than him, so why did he get it first?
At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't even notice that the two jumped from significantly different positions.
Akagi Takenori's jump position clearly allowed him to catch the basketball first.
But at this point, Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't care less about anything else.
In a split second, the plot of the anime flashed into his mind.
Incredibly, Sakuragi Hanamichi, mid-air, actually managed to grab the basketball the instant Akagi Takenori caught it with both hands!
Then he grabbed the basketball and slammed it into the hoop!
boom!
Powerful dunk!
Sakuragi Hanamichi displayed his powerful dunk for the second time today!
Moreover, it was an alley-oop, snatching the basketball from Akagi Takenori's hands and dunking the ball and himself into the hoop!
A loud "thud" rang out!
Takenori Akagi crashed heavily to the ground!
The entire audience was shocked!
Utter silence!
A deathly silence!
No one could have imagined that Sakuragi Hanamichi would score a goal in this way!
No one could have imagined that the mighty Captain Akagi would be snatched from the sky, with his basketball stolen and then dunked on!
This is Kanagawa's best center forward!
The person who accomplished this was actually a complete beginner in basketball.
It was done by a guy whom Captain Akagi considered a delinquent!
Haruko Akagi covered her mouth in shock, unable to believe what she was seeing.
Kogure Kiminobu was so shocked that his mouth dropped open, and he couldn't utter a sound for a long time.
Rukawa Kaede stared intently at Sakuragi Hanamichi's retreating figure.
Aota Tatsuhiko regretted it a little; he shouldn't have agreed to let Sakuragi Hanamichi participate in the basketball team's audition!
When Yohei Mito, Nozomi Takamiya, and the others saw Takenori Akagi, the captain of the basketball team, who had just been deliberately making things difficult for Hanamichi Sakuragi, being defeated by him, they felt incredibly satisfied!
So after a brief moment of shock, Yohei Mito and the others erupted in a thunderous roar, breaking the silence of the scene.
Sakuragi Hanamichi gripped the basketball hoop with both hands, hanging from it.
Exactly the same as before.
The only difference was that this time he looked down at Akagi Takenori, who had fallen to the ground.
But this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't hang on the basketball hoop for too long.
He jumped down very quickly.
He did not flaunt his power, shout loudly, or act arrogantly.
Sakuragi Hanamichi rushed towards Akagi Takenori.
"Captain Akagi, are you alright?" Sakuragi Hanamichi asked, helping Akagi Takenori up. "I'm so sorry, I just acted impulsively. Are you alright?"
Akagi Takenori, who had initially felt extremely ashamed, thought that Sakuragi Hanamichi, this delinquent, would definitely take the opportunity to humiliate him. However, he was surprised to find that Sakuragi Hanamichi actually adopted such a polite attitude.
This relieved Akagi Takenori of a lot of his pent-up frustration.
Akagi Takenori nodded and said, "Sakuragi Hanamichi, congratulations on passing the basketball team's test."
Sakuragi Hanamichi smiled brightly and replied, "Thank you for your recognition, Captain Akagi. I will definitely train hard after joining the basketball team!"
At that moment, cheers erupted once again in the basketball arena.
The difference this time was that it wasn't just Mito Yohei and his teammates who were cheering, but also the basketball team members, who sincerely welcomed Sakuragi Hanamichi's joining the team.
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