"What? Sakuragi Hanamichi calls that a passing play? That was clearly Rukawa Kaede missing the shot!"
"This must be Sakuragi Hanamichi's trash-talking tactic again!"
"This isn't trash talk! This is mind control!"
"What utter nonsense about bewitching people! He's just trying to disgust Zebei! Everyone says he has eight kidneys, but I think he has eight minds! He's so wicked!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi's alley-oop dunk helped Shohoku team pull back 2 points.
The score between Shohoku and Sannoh is now 76 to 79.
Shohoku is only 3 points behind Sannoh.
There were only about 5 minutes left in the entire match.
"Shohoku has kept the score so close. If Sannoh doesn't find a way to widen the gap quickly, they might actually be overturned by Shohoku in the end!"
"Yes! In the first half, Shohoku was leading by 13 points. Although Sannoh took the lead in the second half, they only led Shohoku by a maximum of 7 points. Given Shohoku's performance, they had a real chance to overtake them."
"Look! It's Sawakita again!"
"At this point, he definitely needs to find a way to step up! Otherwise, the Sannoh team will be in danger!"
The basketball was back in Sawakita Eiji's hands. This time, the moment he received the ball, he accelerated past Rukawa Kaede and charged towards the Shohoku team's basket.
Sawakita Eiji was very fast and his goal was clear: he wanted to dribble and go for a layup!
Wow! That's incredible!
"Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Takenori are both under the basket! Sawakita still charged in!"
"Sakuragi Hanamichi just gave Sawakita Eiji two big hot pots! And now there's Akagi Takenori too! How dare Sawakita Eiji still rush in?"
"And there's Rukawa Kaede! Rukawa Kaede is also relentlessly chasing after Sawakita Eiji!"
At this moment, Sawakita Eiji was blocked in front by Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Takenori, while Rukawa Kaede was hot on his heels.
There were interceptors ahead and pursuers behind.
But Eiji Sawakita domineeringly dribbled the ball and jumped!
Sakuragi Hanamichi: "Sawakita! You underestimate us!"
Takenori Akagi: "I won't let you succeed!"
Rukawa Kaede: "Don't even think about it!"
Wow! One against three!
"Three people were blocking him together!!!"
"He charged at three people!!!"
With a beautiful layup, Eiji Sawakita dodged the defense of Sakuragi Hanamichi, Akagi Takenori, and Rukawa Kaede.
Sawakita Eiji successfully tossed the basketball into the hoop.
The next moment, the basketball swished through the net!
The nation's strongest high school student, Eiji Sawakita, takes on three opponents and succeeds!
"My God! He actually dodged three people through the air!!!"
"What did I just see? That's incredible!"
"What just happened? Is this real?"
"Is this something a high school student could do?"
"Is this the strongest high school student in the country? So strong!!!"
"Eiji Sawakita! He's finally going all out! This is the Eiji Sawakita I know! This is the strongest high school student in the country!"
Seeing this, Ryonan's coach Taoka murmured, "Hmm? Is it because of Sakuragi Hanamichi? Is Sawakita Eiji acting like this because he was spurred on by Sakuragi Hanamichi? That's really amazing!"
After landing, Eiji Sawakita had a very smug smile on his face as he looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi, Kaede Rukawa, and Takenori Akagi.
"Huh? Did the three of you just jump?"
ridicule!
A blatant mockery!
That guy, Eiji Sawakita, is so arrogant!
Just as Sakuragi Hanamichi was about to retort, Sawakita Eiji immediately turned around, leaving behind a magnificent silhouette.
This made Sakuragi Hanamichi so angry he wanted to grind his teeth.
Sawakita Eiji's goal changed the score between Shohoku and Sannoh to 76 to 81.
At that moment, the basketball came into Rukawa Kaede's hands.
Sawakita Eiji lowered his body, standing guard in front of Rukawa Kaede, and while maintaining a tight defense, he taunted, "Rukawa Kaede, just admit defeat!"
"Admit defeat? Maybe in your next life!"
How could the nine-tailed fox Rukawa Kaede possibly admit defeat?
Are you kidding me!
Sawakita Eiji: "Hmm? Next life? You're pretty arrogant, kid!"
Rukawa Kaede: "Stop nagging!"
The next moment!
Sawakita Eiji's right hand flashed like lightning, lunging at the basketball in Rukawa Kaede's hands!
This move is exactly the same as the one he made when he stole the basketball from Rukawa Kaede!
But this time!
Rukawa Kaede thwarted Sawakita Eiji's plan!
At the critical moment, Rukawa Kaede hurriedly raised his hands to dodge Sawakita Eiji's sneak attack.
Instead of disappointment, Eiji Sawakita smiled, his tone laced with disdain: "Oh? You're quite tenacious!"
With a determined look in his eyes, Rukawa Kaede said confidently, "I won't let you succeed this time!"
Sawakita Eiji chuckled: "Then come on! Let me see just how good you really are! Come on!"
Rukawa Kaede first made a crossover dribble, then suddenly accelerated, trying to shake off Sawakita Eiji.
If it were anyone else, Rukawa would have already faked them out, but Sawakita Eiji's defense was just too tight, and Rukawa's fancy moves didn't shake him off.
Sawakita Eiji couldn't resist taunting, "Rukawa Kaede! Your dribbling is too weak! I saw through it long ago! I told you! One-on-one! You can't beat me!"
Rukawa Kaede: "You're so long-winded!"
The words had barely left his mouth!
Suddenly, without any visibility, Rukawa made a behind-the-back pass and sent the basketball to Akagi Takenori under the basket!
"Huh?!" Sawakita Eiji turned around in shock: "You actually!!!"
We agreed on a one-on-one match!
Why did you pass the ball?
Rukawa's pass was excellent, giving Akagi a very comfortable scoring opportunity.
As soon as Akagi Takenori got the basketball, he jumped up and shot.
Mikio Kawata, who was standing to the side, did not expect Rukawa to pass the ball like that. By the time he realized what was happening, Takenori Akagi had already gotten the basketball.
Mikio Kawata hurriedly jumped to block Takenori Akagi, but it was too late.
The basketball was shot in by Takenori Akagi.
Just as the basketball went into the net, the referee blew his whistle.
The referee pointed at Mikio Kawata and said, "Sannoh's number 15 committed a foul! The ball goes in! One free throw!"
This scene made all the fans of the Shohoku team go wild.
Coach Anzai even squatted down and forcefully made a fist gesture!
When Rukawa Kaede is not fixated on a one-on-one fight with Sawakita Eiji, that's when Shohoku is at its strongest!
This is exactly what Coach Anzai wanted to see.
Basketball is ultimately a team sport.
When the opponent is also very strong, it comes down to teamwork.
Although Rukawa Kaede has learned to cooperate with his teammates under the influence of Sakuragi Hanamichi, he still couldn't help but want to fight Sawakita Eiji one-on-one when faced with Sawakita Eiji's provocation and taunts.
Fortunately, he adjusted his mindset.
It's actually the same in nature as the battle between Takenori Akagi and Masashi Kawata.
Individual wins and losses are not so important; what's important is that the Shohoku team as a whole wins the game!
At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi grinned and said to Sawakita Eiji, "Sawakita! I told you, it was Rukawa Kaede who passed the ball to me! You didn't believe me! Now you see?"
Sawakita Eiji: "..."
Sakuragi Hanamichi asked seriously, "Hey? Sawakita, why aren't you saying anything? Did Rukawa pass the ball to Akagi-nii? Tell me!"
Sawakita Eiji turned his head away immediately.
When it comes to shamelessness, he's second to none!
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