"Even Rukawa Kaede is starting to foul?"
Aida Hikoichi was utterly shocked. In his view, an ace like Rukawa Kaede would not normally break the rules.
If even Rukawa Kaede is starting to commit fouls, it likely means that the entire Shohoku team's performance is becoming unstable.
Although Kiyota Nobunaga gloated and said things like Rukawa was not as good as him, it was not hard to see from his expression that he was actually worried about the Shohoku team.
To be honest, even Rukawa Kaede himself was quite shocked at this moment.
Perhaps when you reach a certain level in basketball, you enter a state of unconsciousness. When you see the opponent about to get past you, your instinctive reaction is to block them at all costs. Even if the referee blows the whistle for a foul, you absolutely do not believe that you just committed a foul.
As expected, the Sannoh team scored 2 points again.
At this point, the score between Shohoku and Sannoh was 50-52.
Sannoh team has taken the lead!
"Wow! Did you see that? This is the strongest team, Sannoh!"
"We've taken the lead!"
"As expected of the Sannoh team!"
"Well done, Shanwang!"
The pent-up frustration of the Sannoh fans in the stands was finally released, and they cheered and celebrated with abandon.
In stark contrast are the fans of the Shohoku team.
Takamiya Nozomi didn't even have the energy to bang on the plastic bottle anymore. Her face was full of worry as she said, "The gorilla is being suppressed, Miyagi is starting to act recklessly, Mitsui seems to be losing stamina, and even Rukawa is starting to foul. What's going on?"
Although Shohoku is currently only 2 points behind Sannoh.
However, judging from their momentum at this moment, the Shohoku team was completely being humiliated.
Everyone knew that if Shohoku continued to play at this pace, the score gap would only widen.
Oonan Yuji said with a troubled expression, "Right now, only Hanamichi is in the best condition, but can he manage on his own?"
Noma Chuichiro looked completely bewildered, repeatedly saying, "What on earth happened? What on earth happened? We were clearly leading by so many points just now, how could we suddenly be overtaken by 2 points? This shouldn't be..."
Haruko Akagi's eyes were already starting to well up with tears, and all she could do was whisper prayers, "Everyone! Hang in there!"
When most people were pessimistic about Shohoku, only Coach Anzai in the Shohoku rest area remained calm, and only the analytical master Coach Taoka had not lost faith in Shohoku.
Coach Taoka snorted coldly, "Hikoichi, what's with that expression? Are you starting to distrust Shohoku?"
Aida Hikoichi was completely dumbfounded!
Is this still the Coach Taoka I know?
You were the one who complained the most about the Shohoku team before, weren't you?
Why do you suddenly seem like a different person today?
What does that mean? Are you deliberately going against the grain to highlight your uniqueness?
But Aida Hikoichi dared not say these words aloud.
Coach Taoka said seriously, "It's undeniable that Rukawa's foul just now was indeed very wrong. However, I don't think Rukawa will be defeated so easily. I believe Rukawa will definitely retaliate!"
What a joke! Rukawa Kaede is someone I, Coach Taoka, have high hopes for. If he were to be defeated so easily, wouldn't that mean I, Coach Taoka, have terrible judgment?
At this moment, Miyagi Ryota receives the ball and attacks.
"Everyone stay calm, let's score the first goal."
Ryota Miyagi was much calmer this time, because Ayako Inoue had just given him a death stare.
Ayako Inoue's eyes seemed to be telling Ryota Miyagi: "If you dare to cause trouble again, don't even think about coming into my room tonight!"
Of course, this is Miyagi Ryota's reading comprehension.
Ayako Inoue's true thoughts were probably: "How can I feel at ease with you in this state?"
But in any case, Miyagi Ryota has calmed down now.
Kazunari Fukatsu once again stood in front of Ryota Miyagi.
Ignoring Fukatsu Kazunari's provocative gaze, Miyagi Ryota thought to himself, "No matter what, I must find a way to organize the attack this time and tie the score first."
However, Kazunari Fukatsu's defense was absolutely impenetrable, and Ryota Miyagi had no chance to break through with the ball.
It can be said that Kazunari Fukatsu has completely mastered Ryota Miyagi!
Now, Ryota Miyagi's only chance is to pass the ball to his teammates as soon as possible and disrupt Sannoh's defensive formation by passing it around.
At the crucial moment, the first person Miyagi Ryota thought of was Mitsui Hisashi!
Because if Mitsui Hisashi could make a three-pointer at this moment, it would not only allow the score to be reversed again, but also greatly boost the morale of the Shohoku team.
However, seeing that Mitsui Hisashi's stamina seemed to be worse than in the first half, and recalling Matsumoto Minoru's amazing performance just now, Miyagi Ryota dared not pass the ball to Mitsui Hisashi at this moment.
If Matsumoto Minoru steals the ball, or Mitsui Hisashi misses the shot due to poor form, allowing Sannoh to launch a counterattack, it would be a huge blow to Shohoku!
Just then!
A voice made Miyagi Ryota's eyes light up!
"Give me!"
Rukawa Kaede used his agile movement and extremely fast speed to shake off Sawakita Eiji and run for the ball.
Ryota Miyagi immediately passed the basketball to Kaede Rukawa.
At this moment, hope was rekindled in the hearts of countless Shohoku fans.
"Look! It's Rukawa Kaede!"
"I knew it would be like this!"
"As expected! At crucial moments, we still have to rely on Rukawa Kaede!"
"Rukawa committed a foul on Sawakita Eiji just now, so he definitely has to retaliate! Otherwise, would he still be Rukawa?"
Coach Taoka smiled knowingly, "Hikoichi! See that?"
Although Aida Hikoichi heard Coach Taoka's voice, his eyes remained fixed on Rukawa Kaede, his eyes shining. He was determined to see how Rukawa Kaede would break through Sawakita Eiji's defense this time.
Sawakita Eiji lowered his body, raised his hands high, and stood firmly in front of Rukawa Kaede.
Aida Hikoichi couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! I never expected that Sawakita Eiji was not only so good at offense, but also so good at defense!"
Coach Taoka agreed with this, nodding and saying, "Yes! Super ace Sawakita Eiji is indeed very strong, but I don't believe Rukawa Kaede will give up easily."
Rukawa Kaede, holding the basketball, wanted to use a sudden burst of speed to break through Sawakita Eiji's defense.
But to Rukawa's astonishment, Sawakita Eiji's defense had absolutely no gaps.
Coach Domoto, watching from the sidelines, finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Sawakita is finally getting serious!"
Just then, Kazunari Fukatsu took a step forward and headed towards Rukawa Kaede, instantly forming a pincer movement with Sawakita Eiji.
Not only that, but Fukatsu Kazunari also used the Monkey Stealing Peaches technique to launch a surprise attack on Rukawa Kaede the moment he rushed over, but Rukawa Kaede skillfully deflected it.
Seeing this, Rukawa Kaede didn't dare to be careless and had no choice but to pass the basketball back to Miyagi Ryota.
After receiving the basketball, Ryota Miyagi chose to pass it to Takenori Akagi under the basket.
When it comes to taking a steady and methodical approach, Miyagi Ryota has more faith in his boss, Akagi.
Because Miyagi Ryota and Rukawa Kaede dribbled for too long, Akagi Takenori doesn't have much time left.
In addition, Akagi Takenori was also very anxious because he had not been able to effectively retaliate against Kawata Masashi.
The more anxious you are, the less stable your state of mind becomes.
With the attack time about to expire, Takenori Akagi still hadn't found a suitable opportunity to shoot.
"Gorilla! Give it to me!"
At that moment, a deafening roar woke up the bewildered Takenori Akagi.
Who else could it be?
Of course it's the genius Sakuragi Hanamichi!
Are you kidding me? Sannoh has already taken a 2-point lead!
Are we just going to watch Shohoku repeat the same mistake and be overtaken by Sannoh by more than 20 points again?
Bullshit!
How could Shohoku, with its genius Sakuragi Hanamichi, possibly lose to Sannoh by more than 20 points?
This situation is absolutely unacceptable!
Do you want Sakuragi Hanamichi to give the gorilla another Thousand Years of Death?
Do you want to see Sakuragi Hanamichi stand on a table, use a book as a megaphone, and shout to the entire stadium?
This is absolutely not allowed!
Lao Tzu's genius Sakuragi is the savior!
He's a super genius!
The Shohoku team, with the genius Sakuragi!
This time, I won't be confused!
The gorilla doesn't know what to do under the basket, right?
This genius is going to shoot from under the basket!
I refuse to believe that you, a gorilla, don't know shame!
Mitsui can't make three-pointers, right?
This genius is here to shoot a three-pointer, just to get the ball rolling!
That man who never gives up, this genius believes you will definitely shine again!
Rukawa Kaede... Yeah, my good brother can definitely rekindle his fighting spirit. Putting everything else aside, I'm this good, how could he possibly be worse than me? Hmm?
As for that kid Miyagi, Ayako can get him all fired up with just one look. Do I need to worry about him?
Now, let's see how this genius performs!
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