"The first half of the game is over, it's halftime, and the second half will start ten minutes later."
As the referee's whistle sounded, the first half of the duel officially ended, and before the end of the schedule, the score of the first half was fixed at 40:38.
Zhengbang is very slow to chase points because they are a defensive team.
Compared to scoring themselves, they are better at limiting their opponents from scoring.
In the entire second quarter, Showtoku, who owns the 'Generation of Miracles', only scored 17 points. From the time Akashi Asuka came on the court to the end of the second quarter, Showtoku only scored 8 points.
Xiude's score is enough to reflect Zhengbang's defensive level.
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"It's troublesome!"
Showtoku coach Hitoshi Nakatani looked at the score in the second quarter and couldn't help but frowned.
"Originally, Zhengbang's defensive ability is already at the top level in the country, and after the No. 11 rookie came on the field, he directly raised Zhengbang's defense by two levels again... No, it may be three levels."
"In the second half of the second quarter, even Otsubo and Kimura teamed up and failed to grab a rebound."
"Under such circumstances, it seems impossible to achieve a breakthrough from the inside."
Nakatani Hitoshi thought while dragging his chin. It must be said that Akashi Asuka's appearance was something that was completely beyond Xiude's expectation, because they really didn't expect that in the current high school stage, except for the 'Generation of Miracles',
There are still people who have the ability to deal with members of the 'Generation of Miracles'.
At this time, if you want to achieve a breakthrough, it seems that there is only one option left...
"Midorima, in the second half of the game, I give you the right to fire freely."
"well?"
As soon as Hitoshi Nakatani said this, before Midorima could respond, other players were surprised: "Coach, are you going to use that trick now? This is just a practice match, there is no need to expose it so quickly.
Our trump card."
Nakatani Renliang shook his head and said: "It may not be a bad thing to expose your trump card now. After all, if we follow the current pace, then there is a high probability that we will meet Zhengbang again in this year's national competition. If we can't find the opponent's flaws now
, then there is no point even if you hide your trump card.”
After hearing that the coach had made a decision, everyone in Xiude said nothing more.
Ten minutes is enough for the players to recover a lot of energy.
The second half of the game started quickly.
Because Xiude took the lead on the jump ball in the first quarter, Xiude had the first opportunity to attack in the first and fourth quarters, while Zhengbang had the first opportunity to attack in the second and third quarters.
In the third quarter of the game, Masahiro started with an alley-oop slam dunk, and Akashi Asuka caught the ball and dunked. Although Otsubo Taisuke and Kimura Shinsuke worked together to stop them, the two of them were knocked away due to Akashi Asuka's arrogant power.
.
40:40.
Zhengbang tied the score.
"Yoshi~~"
Everyone in Zhengbang excitedly clapped their hands in celebration, then turned around and started to return to defense.
But just as Asuka Akashi took a few steps, he suddenly noticed something was wrong. Shintaro Midorima didn't follow him.
"This guy, could you say..."
Akashi Asuka turned around suddenly, and the next second, his pupils clearly reflected the scene of Midorima Shintaro standing under his own basket, holding the ball and shooting.
call out!
The basketball shot up into the sky like a firework. After reaching the top, it fell down like a comet and then penetrated the Zhengbang basket.
At this moment, Zhengbang players didn’t even have time to return to defend the inside...
"well?"
The expressions of everyone in Zhengbang froze instantly.
In an instant.
The whole place fell into dead silence.
Whether it was Zhengbang's main players on the field, the substitutes off the field, or the members of the second team who were training, they were all stunned in place because of this ball.
Even coaches Ikken Matsumoto and Yuzuki Kitayama in the rest area had their mouths wide open, their pupils vibrating, and their eyes filled with disbelief.
"Wow~~~"
"What's that? A full-court shot?"
"Is it really possible for a human to throw this kind of ball? Besides, it takes a lot of strength to throw a basketball so far!"
After five or six seconds of silence, the entire venue exploded like ignited explosives.
Not just a member of the basketball club.
This game also attracted many other students to watch the game on the second floor. Maybe not everyone here knows basketball, but they could clearly see the incredible shot made by Shintaro Midorima just now.
Several third-year students, Tsutomu Iwamura and Ryuhei Kasuga, were also frightened by this ball.
Several people opened their mouths wide and looked at Tsugawa Tomoki and Akashi Asuka. Their eyes were dull and they asked: "Is that guy so scary in junior high school?"
Tomoki Tsugawa shook his head with the same shock and replied: "No, as far as I know, when he was in junior high school, that guy's shooting range was only half-court range. It should be after entering high school that his ability improved again.
A new evolution.”
Asuka Akashi looked at Shintaro Midorima standing under the basket and opened his mouth slightly, but in the end he said nothing.
Although he had known before that Shintaro Midorima could shoot three-pointers, the shock of knowing it and seeing it with his own eyes was still completely different.
Describe it in one sentence.
Maybe I just thought this kind of thing was outrageous before.
But now it feels so outrageous that his mother opened the door to outrageous things - outrageous enough.
Akashi Asuka originally thought that the most difficult thing about three-pointers in the game was accuracy, but now after seeing it with his own eyes, he suddenly realized that this thing is not about accuracy at all.
The real question is, how much strength is required to shoot such a long shot?
Beep!
43:40.
The referee blew his whistle and declared the goal valid.
Hearing the harsh whistle, everyone in Zhengbang finally recovered from the shock, and then heard Tsutomu Iwamura say: "Akashi, Midorima will leave everything to you for the next game."
It can only be said that he is worthy of being a strong man at the national level. Tsutomu Iwamura's reaction is not unpleasant.
The visual impact of Midorima Shintaro's three-pointers is indeed shocking. But as long as the conditions are met, his three-pointers may be the easiest offense to defend in the "Generation of Miracles".
In fact, Akashi Asuka did not need to remind me of Tsutomu Iwamura's plan.
Next round.
Zhengbang also immediately launched a counterattack. Xiude's defensive level was not weak, but it was obviously far behind Zhengbang.
43:42.
Although a two-pointer is one point less than a three-pointer, at least such a counterattack can ensure that Zhengbang's morale does not drop.
Then Showtoku launched a counterattack again, Akashi Asuka stayed close to Midorima's defense throughout the whole process, and Midorima Shintaro failed to get rid of Akashi Asuka despite several consecutive moves.
Seeing that the serving time was about to expire, Akashi Asuka suddenly felt a figure from the side blocking his movement.
"cover!"
Akashi Asuka was shocked and reacted instantly.
He quickly bypassed Takao Kazunari who was covering the side, and quickly chased after Midorima Shintaro, but Midorima was obviously prepared. After receiving the ball, he did not take action immediately, but deliberately separated himself from Akashi Asuka for a long time.
distance before shooting the basket.
By the time Akashi Asuka caught up, he was already a step behind.
call out!
When his fingertips were still about ten centimeters away from the basketball, Midorima Shintaro raised his hand and threw the basketball.
It drew a perfect arc in mid-air, and then fell down like a comet.