Only five minutes into the game between Shohoku and Ryonan, Shohoku was already inferior to Ryonan in both offense and defense, and could even be described as performing very poorly.
To this day, Shohoku has not scored a single point or made a single basket.
The current score is 15 to 0!
At this moment, Kogure Kiminobu of the Shohoku team got the ball. Although he was also not calm, as the vice-captain, he was still a bit stronger than Yasuda Yasuharu.
Kogure Kiminobu took a deep breath, dribbled the ball steadily, and wanted to help Shohoku score the first point.
Sudden!
The basketball in Kogure Kiminobu's hands was stolen!
It's still Sendoh Akira!
Sendoh Akira is practically elusive, incredibly fast, and impossible to defend against!
After securing the basketball, Sendoh Akira launched another fast break!
In an instant, the Shohoku team, which had just set up their attack formation, immediately switched to a full-scale defensive strategy.
It's still Rukawa Kaede!
Rukawa Kaede once again unleashed astonishing speed, catching up with Sendoh Akira, who was launching a rapid attack.
Just like before, Sendoh Akira dribbled the ball all the way to the basketball hoop, seemingly with no intention of passing the ball, and apparently still wanted to dribble the ball up for a layup himself.
But will he do the same thing this time, jumping up and passing to other teammates?
Sendoh Akira jumped with the ball again, and Rukawa Kaede followed suit and jumped as well!
From the audience's perspective, Rukawa's defense is watertight. As long as Sendoh Akira takes the shot, he will definitely get a big block from Rukawa!
Moreover, Sendoh Akira's layup move and angle this time did not support him passing the ball to his teammate at all.
Rukawa will definitely be able to defend successfully this time!
Unexpectedly, Sendoh Akira didn't shoot. Instead, he flicked his wrist, and the basketball flew towards his right rear blind spot.
Sendoh Akira's eyes were clearly on the basketball hoop, but he threw the basketball into his blind spot to the right rear.
What kind of crazy move is this?
Suddenly, a white figure appeared!
Number 8!
It's Tomoyuki Uekusa from Ryonan!
As if telepathically connected, Tomoyuki Uekusa appeared at the landing point.
No! To be precise, even if Sendoh Akira didn't look into any blind spots, he realized that Uekusa Tomoyuki could be in that position, which is why he passed the ball that way!
After receiving the pass from Sendoh Akira, Uekusa Tomoyuki did exactly the same thing as Koshino Hiroaki earlier, jumping up and shooting without hesitation in one smooth motion.
The basketball went smoothly into the hoop!
Ryonan scores again!
The score between Ryonan and Shohoku became 17-0.
At this moment, the entire audience was chanting Sendoh Akira's name!
"Sendou!!!"
"Sendou!!!"
"Sendoh, I love you! I want to have your babies!"
"Sendoh, that's it. Don't give Shohoku any chance. Let them see the terrifying power of Ryonan!"
Many audience members were in a state of frenzied excitement, their eyes filled with fervor.
That's the personal charm of Akira Sendoh!
Coach Taoka stood up excitedly and shouted, "That's it! Keep this up and quickly pull the score to a 30-point lead!"
Thirty minutes?
The coach of the Ryonan team actually thought they could widen the score gap to thirty points?
Upon hearing this, the Ryonan audience roared, "Thirty points! Thirty points! Extend the score gap to thirty points!"
Sendoh Akira smiled slightly, "Everyone, do your best!"
The players of the Ryonan team nodded excitedly.
This kind of one-sided slaughter is so satisfying!
Jun Uozumi, captain of the Ryonan team, roared, "We're going to score 100 points in this game!"
This statement was like a bombshell, instantly pushing the atmosphere to its peak!
The audience erupted in cheers that grew louder and louder.
Coach Taoka praised him loudly without reservation: "Uozumi, you did a great job today! You performed very well. Your hard work this year has paid off. You defeated Takenori Akagi today!"
Hearing Coach Taoka's praise, Jun Uozumi felt a surge of warmth in his heart, and his eyes instantly welled up with tears!
Jun Uozumi roared, "Ah!!! 100 points! We're going to get 100 points today!!!"
At this moment, the fighting spirit of the Ryonan team has been completely ignited, and their morale is extremely high!
On the other hand, Jun Uozumi's three big blocks at the start had already somewhat demoralized the Shohoku team. Later, Akira Sendoh's various steals and his scoring with other Ryonan players completely destroyed the Shohoku team's morale!
Even Rukawa Kaede and Akagi Takenori got their hands on Jun Uozumi's hot pot, so there seems to be no hope on the offensive end.
As for defense, if Rukawa can't stop Sendoh's offense, how can he defend?
If things continue like this, Shohoku will undoubtedly lose!
And they will lose the game by a humiliatingly dismal score.
So Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't sit still on the bench!
Sakuragi Hanamichi believed that Akagi Takenori and Rukawa Kaede would be able to stay calm, adjust their form, and gradually close the gap.
But he couldn't just stand by and watch the Shohoku team take the beating!
He wanted to do something to help boost the morale of the Shohoku team!
Right now, the most important thing for the Shohoku team is morale!
There are essentially two methods: one is for Rukawa Kaede or Akagi Takenori on the field to quickly score a basket to stabilize the team's mentality and give everyone hope.
Another approach is for people outside the venue to do something.
Shout some encouragement slogans?
It's obviously not very effective.
At that moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi turned his gaze to Coach Taoka of the Ryonan team.
That wretched Coach Taoka, it's all his fault! If he hadn't been the first to call for a 30-point lead, the morale of the Ryonan team wouldn't have been boosted to this level in an instant.
Coach Taoka's words were like a small spark entering a large pile of dry wood mixed with gasoline, instantly igniting a raging fire and fueling the fighting spirit of the Ryonan team.
The Ryonan team members are now howling like wolves, and in their eyes, the Shohoku team is just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
At this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi narrowed his eyes. No wonder Sakuragi Hanamichi in the anime used the "Thousand Years of Death" technique on Coach Taoka. So Coach Taoka has such a big role on the court!
Then I'll make Coach Taoka suffer a bit first, to curb the arrogance of your Ryonan team.
Suddenly, Sakuragi Hanamichi looked towards Mito Yohei in the audience.
In an instant, Yohei Mito seemed to sense something and immediately looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Their eyes met, and they began to exchange information!
Sakuragi Hanamichi glanced at Coach Taoka, then looked at Mito Yohei again.
Following Sakuragi Hanamichi's gaze, Mito Yohei accurately located Coach Taoka's position.
Then, Sakuragi Hanamichi nodded solemnly.
Yohei Mito was taken aback at first, then smiled knowingly and nodded, his eyes seeming to say, "Don't worry, good brother, I'll take care of this!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi looked once again at the spirited Ryonan team.
Hmph, let me show you how this genius orchestrates this match!
To demoralize you, start by addressing the root cause!
This genius wouldn't be foolish enough to do something himself. With a group of skilled brothers around, this kind of thing is too easy!
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