Sakuragi Hanamichi overpowered Kawata Mikio under the basket, bringing the score between Shohoku and Sannoh to 23-16.
"I never expected that Shohoku would still be in the lead after all this!"
"Yes! From the beginning until now, Shohoku has been controlling the pace of the game! Shohoku! They are absolutely terrifying!"
"That's the Sannoh team, the three-time national champions! How could Shohoku team have managed to suppress Sannoh team all this time?! My God! Am I dreaming?"
With little time left in the first half, Shohoku was still leading Sannoh by 7 points, leaving the audience in shock.
Coach Gao Tou of the Hainan team wore an expression of complete control: "As expected! Sakuragi has done something that has shocked everyone again!"
As he spoke, Coach Gao fanned himself with his small fan, feeling quite pleased with himself.
The reason is simple: seeing that even the Sannoh team, which stands at the top of the nation, was unfairly suppressed by the Shohoku team, they could finally let go of the fact that their Hainan team failed to make it into the national tournament.
Coach Takato was relieved, but Mikio Kawata felt unprecedented pressure!
First, he lost to Sakuragi Hanamichi when he was trying to get into position, and his own shot missed, but his brother made the putback.
Now it's Sakuragi Hanamichi again, overpowering him under the basket.
At this moment, Mikio Kawata's mindset became unstable.
"Oh no! How could I lose to him? Absolutely not!"
Kawata Mikio's fighting spirit was ignited, and he vowed to compete with Sakuragi Hanamichi!
boom!!!
Mikio Kawata bumped into Hanamichi Sakuragi again.
As expected, Sakuragi Hanamichi successfully withstood Kawata Mikio's physical attacks.
"What's going on? What's going on? I easily pushed him out at first! Why can't I do it now? It doesn't make sense! What's going on?"
Kawata Mikio's head was buzzing. He couldn't understand why, after just one exchange, Sakuragi Hanamichi could suddenly become a completely different person, rooted to the spot, no matter how much he bumped into him, it was to no avail.
"Ugh! Damn it! I still can't get past him!"
With Mikio Kawata constantly asking for the ball, Kazunari Fukatsu decided to trust him one more time and passed the basketball to him again.
Despite getting the basketball, Mikio Kawata still couldn't move Sakuragi Hanamichi and couldn't get into his optimal shooting range.
Now Mikio Kawada was getting a little anxious.
Because he had just tried to force his way out, but failed.
This time, he didn't want to force a shot. He wanted to follow his old style of play, using his physical advantage to knock his opponent away first, then rushing into the shooting range under the basket before taking the shot.
"Ah! I can do it!"
In a moment of impulsiveness, Mikio Kawada's movements became more exaggerated.
Suddenly, he stretched out his left arm, and with a "whoosh" sound!
Kawata Mikio's arm slapped Sakuragi Hanamichi across the face.
boom!!!
Sakuragi Hanamichi collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Sakuragi Hanamichi himself hadn't expected that Kawata Mikio would be pushed to this extent.
"A fight has broken out! A fight has broken out!"
"My God! Why did they just attack like that?!"
"Oh no! Danger! Something's going to happen!"
The first to realize the crisis were the members of the Ryonan team. When the Shohoku team and the Ryonan team played their first practice match, a physical conflict almost broke out. They knew all too well how capable the Shohoku team was of causing trouble!
The Ryonan team members immediately looked towards the Shohoku delinquent group and the Sakuragi group.
Absolutely no surprises!
At this moment, the brothers of the Shohoku delinquent youth group and the Sakuragi group all stood up, their anger blazing!
All it takes is one word from Sakuragi Hanamichi, and his brothers will charge straight at him!
I don't care about national competitions or national tournaments, I don't care about being the number one Sannoh Industrial in the country.
If anyone dares to bully my good brothers, I'll make sure you all get carried out today.
In an instant, the atmosphere at the scene became extremely tense.
Mitsui Hisashi's face contorted with rage; he had almost lost his temper and charged at Kawata Mikio with a flying kick.
Akagi Takenori and Miyagi Ryota clenched their fists instantly.
Rukawa Kaede, who was in the rest area of the Shohoku team, suddenly stood up. He wished he could rush up and beat the number 15 player from the Sannoh team to death with punch after punch!
The situation was rapidly spiraling out of control.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was lying on the ground, stood up as if nothing had happened.
To be honest, when he saw Sakuragi Hanamichi stand up unharmed, Kawata Mikio was the one who felt most relieved.
The terrifying atmosphere at the scene just now almost made Mikio Kawata unable to breathe.
"I'm...I'm sorry, are you...are you alright?"
Kawada Mikio hurriedly stepped forward, but his words were stammering as he expressed concern for Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Sakuragi Hanamichi stretched out his arm, clenched his fist, and made a powerful muscle-flexing gesture, saying with a smile, "No need to apologize! It's a game! This level of collision is normal!"
This scene eased the tense atmosphere in the room.
Coach Taoka looked at the Shohoku delinquent youth group and the Sakuragi group who had returned to their seats, and breathed a long sigh of relief, saying, "It's a good thing that Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't take advantage of his own reasoning and keep pressing the issue, otherwise the situation might have really gotten out of control."
Even the usually nonchalant Sendoh Akira couldn't help but say, "Yeah! I didn't expect the Sannoh team to be the first to commit a foul!"
The hot-tempered Jun Uozumi said, "I didn't expect that Sakuragi Hanamichi, that vindictive guy, to have changed his temper!"
Anyone familiar with Sakuragi Hanamichi knows that if an opponent commits a malicious foul, he will retaliate tenfold.
I'm not just bragging about being a master at filling bottles!
But looking at Sakuragi Hanamichi's expression at this moment, it seems that he was speaking from the heart and had no intention of retaliating.
"Sannoh commits an offensive foul, Shohoku inbounds the ball."
The referee awarded possession of the ball to the Shohoku team.
"Get back to defense immediately!"
Masashi Kawata yelled at Miki Kawata, who was still standing there in a daze.
This time, Mikio Kawata did not apologize, but immediately rushed back to his defensive position.
Soon after, the basketball was passed to Sakuragi Hanamichi.
"Sorry, Kawada, I can't let you pass!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi's lips curled up, his body hunched over, and in a flash, he accelerated past Kawata Mikio.
That's not all!
Because Sakuragi Hanamichi's attack was so sudden, Kawata Mikio was caught off guard and unprepared for the unexpected breakthrough.
On the other hand, Kawata Mikio hadn't recovered from what had just happened, and now that Sakuragi Hanamichi had gotten past him again, his mentality became even more unstable.
boom!!!
The instant Sakuragi Hanamichi broke through Kawata Mikio's defense, Kawata Mikio suddenly collapsed to the ground.
"Ouch! She fell down!"
"That big fat guy from the Sannoh team actually got faked out and fell over!"
"Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't bump into him! He fell down on his own!"
"Wow, that's amazing! Sakuragi Hanamichi from Shohoku High School is incredible!"
After getting past Mikio Kawata, Sakuragi Hanamichi dribbled straight up for a layup.
Sakuragi Hanamichi smoothly passed the basketball to the net.
Mikio Kawata was completely outmatched by Hanamichi Sakuragi!
In the final moments of the first half, Kazunari Fukatsu simply stopped passing the ball to Mikio Kawata.
Finally, the first half ended.
The score between Shohoku and Sannoh was 45 to 32.
Shohoku High School finished the first half with a 13-point lead.
Everyone was shocked!
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