Inside the Shohoku team's locker room, Coach Anzai announced the starting lineup and arranged for the distribution of jerseys.
Center forward, Takenori Akagi, number 4.
Small forward, Kiminobu Kogure, number 5.
Power forward, Rukawa Kaede, number 11.
Point guard, Yasuharu Yasuda, number 6.
Shooting guard, Tetsushi Shiozaki, number 8.
Substitute players:
Center forward, Satoru Kakuta, number 9.
Power forward, Sakuragi Hanamichi, number 10.
Forward, Kentaro Ishii, No. 12.
Forward, Satoshi Sasaoka, number 13.
Point guard, Jiro Kuwata, number 15.
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There was no fight between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Takenori in the locker room this time, and everything went smoothly.
Sakuragi Hanamichi was delighted to finally receive the number 10 jersey he had been longing for, and he couldn't put it down!
If there's one jersey that truly represents the anime "Slam Dunk," it's definitely the red number 10 jersey of the Shohoku High School basketball team!
Soon, the Shohoku team arrived at the basketball court.
At this moment, the Ryonan players had already changed into their jerseys and were standing on the court.
However, Akira Sendoh was still nowhere to be seen.
Coach Taoka was frantic, pacing back and forth. "Where's Sendoh? Where's Sendoh? Where did that guy go? What happened?"
The Ryonan players looked at each other, unsure how to respond.
Coach Taoka's roar drew the attention of the entire Shohoku team.
The members of the Shohoku team were also very puzzled. They were supposed to play a practice match, but their ace player, Sendoh Akira, was not there. What was going on?
Do you look down on our Shohoku team?
Just then, a tall figure appeared at the entrance of the basketball court.
It's Sendoh Akira!
Coach Taoka rushed forward and pointed at Sendoh Akira's nose, yelling, "Sendoh! You bastard! What the hell are you doing? What are you thinking? Don't you know we're playing a practice match against Shohoku today? Coach Anzai led the team here personally, how can you be so rude?"
Coach Taoka doesn't care what kind of star player you are. No matter how good you are, you still have to listen to the coach!
If you dare to cause any trouble, I'll definitely give you a thorough dressing down!
Sendoh Akira gave an awkward smile, scratched the back of his head, and said apologetically, "Sorry, I overslept."
Coach Taoka had never seen anyone so brazenly admit that they were late because they overslept. At least come up with a plausible excuse.
Sendoh Akira's straightforward and righteous admission of his mistake made Coach Taoka too embarrassed to lose his temper again.
When Sendoh Akira saw that Coach Taoka had stopped talking, he actually walked directly towards Ryonan's team.
"Senior Immortal Dao!"
"Senior Sendoh, you're back!"
"Senior Xiandao, have some water!"
"Sendoh-senpai, this is your basketball uniform!"
The Ryonan team members all became little fans of Sendoh Akira, greeting him with respect.
Sendoh Akira responded to his enthusiastic teammates with a smile.
Jun Uozumi said, "Sendoh, the match is about to start, there's no time for you to warm up today."
Sendoh smiled and said, "It's alright, I ran here and I've already warmed up."
This is Akira Sendoh. He is 1.9 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms. He is the ace player of the Ryonan team and the soul of the team!
His basketball skills are on par with those of Maki Shinichi from Hainan!
He has a carefree personality, is very approachable, and is also handsome with striking features and a lot of energy.
Besides basketball, his biggest hobby is fishing.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, standing nearby, was also incredibly excited upon seeing Sendoh Akira. He was thrilled to finally meet Sendoh! He vowed to definitely go fishing with Sendoh sometime!
At this moment, the starting players of Ryonan High School also stood on the court.
Center forward, Jun Uozumi, number 4.
Small forward, Akira Sendoh, number 7.
Power forward, Ryoji Ikegami, number 5.
Point guard, Tomoyuki Uekusa, number 8.
Point guard, Hiroaki Koshino, number 6.
Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi moved to the midfield position, ready for the jump ball.
The other players on both sides also took their positions and quickly found their places.
The referee throws the ball out, and the game begins!
Akagi Takenori and Uozumi Jun jumped at the same time, and their palms touched the basketball at the same time, but Akagi Takenori had a little more power, and the basketball flew towards Shohoku.
The basketball ended up in the hands of Yasuda Yasuharu of Shohoku.
At the same time, the audience's emotions also entered an excited state of watching the game as the basketball was launched.
"Wow! As expected of Captain Takenori Akagi! Although the jump ball was evenly matched, Captain Takenori Akagi still had a slight edge!"
"Captain Jun Uozumi is amazing! He seems even stronger than when he played against Shohoku last year!"
"A clash between Kanagawa's two strongest centers, today's trip was definitely worthwhile!"
After Yasuda Yasuharu received the ball, he immediately organized an attack.
But the basketball hadn't even warmed up in his hands yet.
Sudden,
A figure appeared—it was Ryonan's number 8!
Ryonan's Tomoyuki Uekusa actually stole the basketball directly from Yasuharu Yasuda's hands.
Uekusa Tomoyuki's steal was direct, decisive, and fast; he snatched the basketball from Yasuda Yasuharu's hands in a flash, leaving Yasuda Yasuharu somewhat dazed.
After Tomoyuki Uekusa grabbed the basketball, he quickly organized an attack, and Ryonan immediately switched from defense to offense.
Sendoh Akira rushed forward to help.
Tomoyuki Uekusa skillfully passed the basketball to Akira Sendoh.
At this moment, all eyes were on Sendoh Akira, and cheers erupted throughout the basketball arena!
Akira Sendoh is extremely popular!
How will this man score?
Everyone is really looking forward to it!
At the same time, Rukawa rushed to Sendoh's side and prepared to defend him. Coach Taoka had assigned Sendoh to defend Rukawa, and Shohoku had also assigned Rukawa to defend Sendoh.
The duel between two masters is about to begin!
Rukawa Kaede stared intently into Sendoh Akira's eyes. Facing a strong opponent always ignited Rukawa Kaede's fighting spirit, making him incredibly determined!
Sendoh Akira seemed very relaxed. Although he looked into Rukawa Kaede's eyes, he always maintained a calm and collected demeanor.
Suddenly, Sendoh Akira moved!
Unexpectedly, Sendoh Akira passed the ball directly to Ikegami Ryoji, who jumped up without hesitation and shot.
Goal!
Ryonan team scored first!
"I didn't expect that Sendoh Akira would not choose to fight Rukawa Kaede one-on-one."
"Yeah! I thought Sendoh Akira was going to try to fake out Rukawa Kaede and score himself. If that had happened, it would have been really exciting, since Rukawa is this year's super rookie."
"However, I heard that Sendoh Akira prefers to play guard, and he feels that guard suits him better."
"Oh my, a player like Akira Sendoh is a top-tier player, he can play any position without any problem! Even if he goes to the basket to grab rebounds, he won't lose by much to Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi."
As expected of Sendoh Akira! A simple pass was enough to spark a lot of discussion among the audience.
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