In the stands, players from Lingnan and Hainan stood up early and sat together.
Before the game started, the two sides started chatting. Xiandao asked: "Senior Mu, which side do you think will win?"
"Do you even need to ask? It must be Xiangbei. I think they will win by more than 30 points." Mu Shenyi hopes that Xiangyang can score a few points, which means that Hainan will not lose too badly when facing Xiangbei.
Kamizou Ichiro asked: "What do you think of Lingnan? Captain Yuzhu?"
"Xiangbei wins, the difference is 100 points." Yu Zhuchun replied coldly.
It's not that he and the Hainan team had a spark, but he really thought so. The other teams only knew that Xiangbei defeated Lingnan in the practice match, but they didn't know that Yang Jian didn't play in the second half.
There is also a huge strength gap between Xiangbei and the top four teams. If Yang Jian keeps playing, Lingnan will probably lose by 100 points.
The starting players of both sides were getting ready to play. On the Shohoku bench, first-year freshman Toki Kuwata asked Konobu Kigure: "Senior Kigure, why doesn't Xiangyang's coach arrange tactics and just sit on the side?"
Mumu looked at it and replied: "That person is just a teacher who serves as a consultant. The real coach is the player and coach who is speaking, point guard Kenji Fujima."
Toki Kuwata sighed: "Can players still be coaches part-time?"
Backup point guard Miyagi Ryota, who was crossing his legs, said: "Is there anything strange about this? We also have a singer on the team."
The Shohoku bench was in a happy mood, because with Yang Jian as a comparison, Fujima's identity as the coach didn't seem to be that big of a deal. If you think about it carefully, it really wasn't that big of a deal, and it was one of the weaknesses of the Shoyang team.
Shohoku is the usual starting lineup, Shoyo is four big men plus Fujima who is 178cm tall and weighs 66kg.
Knowing that Xiangbei was very strong, Xiangyang did not dare to have any reservations and directly sent out the best lineup.
Takano Akichi is 193cm tall and weighs 85kg; Nagano Mitsuru is 191cm tall and weighs 84kg; Hasegawa Kazushi is 190cm tall and weighs 81kg; Hanagata Teru is 197cm tall and weighs 83kg.
Looking at height, Xiangyang's players are very good, slightly better than Xiangbei. However, as soon as the game started, there was a problem with the Xiangyang team's defense.
Sakuragi Hanamichi used his terrifying bounce to win the ball in Hanagata. Yang Jian took the ball from the outside and waited for his teammates to pull away. He moved to the right at 70 degrees and suddenly made a three-pointer and hit it easily. 3 to 0.
When Yang Jian saw that it was Fuji who was defending him, he even skipped the fake moves and just shot a jump shot from the outside without any pressure.
When Xiangyang attacked, Yang Jian mainly defended Fujima, which immediately restricted Xiangyang's core. Fujima is a good player who combines breakthrough points and shooting. Breakthrough is the most critical link. Yang Jian defended closely, and he struggled to protect the ball.
, there is no room for feints.
After forcing Fujima to pass the ball, only Hanagata of Xiangyang's four long players had the shooting range, and the Shohoku formation shrank to the vicinity of the penalty area. Hanagata's fadeaway jumper outside the penalty area was missed by two people, and Sakuragi won the rebound.
Yang Jian caught the ball and started a fast break. Before Xiangyang's four long men could get into position near the penalty area, he overpowered Fujima and completed a tomahawk dunk. 5 to 0.
When Xiangyang attacked, Fujima dribbled the ball and was pressed by Yang Jian in the midfield. His speed was at a disadvantage and he couldn't escape with his skills. The ball hit Yang Jian like a wall, and he was immediately in a helpless situation.
This cannot be compensated by game experience or hard work. Yang Jian's physical fitness and skills comprehensively crushed Fujima. Fujima's attempt to use the width of the court to pass to his teammates failed. He retreated to the backcourt with one foot and made a return error.
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Mu Shenyi, Yu Zhuchun and others were all filled with emotion. Soon it would be their turn to face the Superman from Shobei.
Fujima immediately became the starter after joining Xiangyang. As a freshman and sophomore in high school, he led Xiangyang to the prefectural finals four times in a row, all of which were lost to Hainan. This time, he led the team and couldn't even make it to the semi-finals. His opponent
It's a monster.
As the core of the team, Fujima believed that he could not retreat. He faced off against Yang Jian at the beginning to test the gap between the two. After two rounds, he knew that he could not defend himself, so Kazushi Hasegawa, who was 190cm tall,
Instead of guarding Yang Jian, he defended Hisashi Mitsui instead.
Mitsui Hisashi's height and weight advantages are not big, and Fujima's pressure on the defensive end is greatly reduced. Hasegawa is Xiangyang's outside defense expert, and he needs to step up at this time. He is eager to defend Mitsui Hisashi, and now he can only deal with Yang Jian
Already.
Rukawa Kaede sent out a foul ball. Yang Jian took the ball from the outside and dribbled the ball from his left hand to his right hand. He suddenly changed to the middle. His first step was terrifyingly fast. Hasegawa could only follow up from the side if he moved laterally slower.
.Yang Jian squeezed his opponent to get away quickly, attracted Hua Xing to defend in the middle, and passed the ball from Hua Xing's side to the left baseline with his left hand.
Takenori Akagi caught the ball, jumped up with one step, and dunked with both hands! 7 to 0.
Yang Jian's selflessness is related to the Japanese high school basketball rules. The international basketball rules are adopted, which is suitable for the center to squat under the basket. There is no defensive three seconds and reasonable collision area under the basket. Yang Jian's forced dunk on the opponent is easy to be called for hitting someone with the ball.
, this has happened many times before.
Yang Jian was merciful. If he dunked in a flower pattern, the opponent's tall and thin body might be **** on the spot, and there would be no need to continue fighting.
He combines sudden points and shots in every game, helping his teammates score and scoring a triple-double himself.
When Xiangyang attacks, Tengma is forced by Yang Jian again. When defending in a positional battle, his teammates can switch to guard Yang Jian. When Xiangyang attacks, Yang Jian mainly defends Tengma, and there is no way for him to escape. His teammates come up to cover Tengma, and Yang Jian is also relaxed.
Go around and catch up, the speed is too fast.
Fujima had no chance to shoot, and his teammates couldn't hit the basket. After passing the ball several times, Takano Shoichi's shot was blocked by Sakuragi. Takano was just tall, had no shooting range, and had average bounce, so his style of play was quite embarrassing.
In the manga, Takano only scored a few points when Sakuragi committed four fouls and the defense became cowardly, and he failed to make free throws after being fouled.
Xiangbei counterattacked quickly, and Yang Jian caught the ball on the right side and faced Fujima again on the fast break. Fujima felt a big headache when he saw him coming towards him. He would be knocked away if he was close to him. If he was not close to the opponent, he could make a sudden stop and jump shot. There was no solution.
Hasegawa hurriedly ran over to double-team, and Yang Jian passed the ball with both hands in the right corner of the penalty area to Mitsui Hisashi on the left. The latter received the ball in a 60-degree open space and shot a three-point jumper. He hit a hollow hit. 10 to 0.
Hisashi Mitsui is a cheater, and he is very accurate in open jump shots. Although his three-point shooting rate in training is not as good as that of Yang Jian, and his physical fitness is also very average, but just looking at catching and shooting, he has reached the level of the NBA.
The weaknesses of Xiangyang's four-long defense system are obvious. They cannot expand the defensive area and can only shrink near the penalty area. Once the opponent creates space on the outside, Xiangyang's big men cannot rotate quickly enough to defend.
This lineup is used by Xiangyang to deal with Hainan. The big man blocking the penalty area can limit Mu Shenyi's breakthrough, and Hasegawa's single defense limits Kamizou Ichiro's jump shot. Xiangyang may not lose against Hainan, but it is a pity that these arrangements are not used.
Already.
What's even worse is that Xiangbei also has a defensive system with four long players shrinking into the penalty area. Xiangyang's inside players are all interfered with their shots near the penalty area.
Hanagata finally relied on a fadeaway jumper to avoid Akagi's block and scored a goal. It was too difficult. 10 to 2.
Xiangbei's offense was very simple. Yang Jian dribbled to the frontcourt and made dribbling movements with his right hip. Hasegawa lowered his center of gravity to prevent a breakthrough. Yang Jian suddenly stepped back with his right foot and shot a three-point jumper. The rhythm was perfect, and the ball hit the net hollowly.
13 to 2.
Hasegawa, who is 190cm tall and has less bounce than Yang Jian, is not much different from Fujima in single defense. Anyway, he can't cover. If the opponent doesn't double-team, Yang Jian can play unlimited singles.
Fujima was completely restricted, and it was difficult to dribble through half the court. When Yang Jian was seriously defending in the NBA, NBA point guards had a big head against him, let alone a Japanese high school student?
Fujima passed the ball with poor vision, and Rukawa Kaede saw the opportunity and successfully stole the ball, launching a fast break alone.
Rukawa Kaede also has an advantage in speed. He got rid of everyone and had an open dunk opportunity but did not dunk. He deliberately hit the ball with one hand and bounced it. Yang Jian got rid of Fujima and followed from behind, and alley-ooped the ball to the wind and dunked the ball! 15 to 2.
After Yang Jian landed, the two clapped their hands to celebrate and returned to defense together. The Xiangyang players were dumbfounded and felt like they were competing against NBA players. The gap was too big.
Fujima knew that Maki Shinichi would not be Yang Jian's opponent, not even as an adult professional player. No one in Japan could beat him.