The battle with Luoshan seemed to have happened just now, but time had already arrived at the next day in a blink of an eye.
The physical strength that was exhausted yesterday was obviously not enough to fully recover in just one night, but this is a common situation in national competitions. If it is not even this difficult, the national competition is not worthy of being taken so seriously by many wealthy teams.
At most, Cheng Lin's physical exhaustion is slightly more serious than normal. After all, their team yesterday was Luoshan.
But the excitement of participating in the finals was enough for all Chenglin players to ignore their physical fatigue for the time being.
“Finally we’ve come this far!”
In the Jorin locker room, looking at the many Jorin players who had changed their jerseys, Reiko Aida couldn't help but feel a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes.
To get to this point today.
The price Cheng Lin paid was too high.
"yes!"
Muyoshi Teppei also sighed with emotion, but then he saw a firm look in his eyes, saying: "No matter what, this is our last game, so let us enjoy it happily!"
"good!!!"
All members of Cheng Lin responded loudly.
Then the group of people walked out of the contestant tunnel resolutely.
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"Oh oh oh oh~~~~"
"Cheng Rin! Cheng Rin!"
Inside and outside the player tunnel, it is like two completely different worlds.
The moment everyone from Cheng Lin walked out of the contestant tunnel, the originally silent atmosphere suddenly became extremely noisy and heated.
This is not the first time that Cheng Rin's people have participated in the national competition, but the atmosphere of today's finals is completely different from the past. Even Cheng Rin and his team, who have experienced hundreds of battles, can't help but feel a little jealous.
nervous.
[The first person to appear is the new star of this Winter Cup, Jorin High School wearing a white jersey. 】
【No. 4, Captain, Hinata Junpei...】
【No. 5, Yiyue Jun...】
【No. 7, Muji Teppei...】
[No. 10, Vulcan Self...]
【No. 11, Kuroko Tetsuya...】
When Jorin High School came on stage, the commentator in the stands immediately introduced him passionately.
What surprised and disturbed everyone at Jorin High School was that when Kuroko Tetsuya played this time, the audience in the stands once again burst into enthusiastic cheers just like they did against Rakuzan before.
"Cheng Lin's situation is not good!"
In the auditorium, there were more people watching today's finals, not only from the 'Generation of Miracles', because today's finals were specially arranged in the evening, so many office workers and high school students came after get off work and school. Go here to watch the game.
In particular, the members of the various teams that were defeated by Zhengbang and Chenglin before, including Kiroh, Yangquan, Xiude, Luoshan, and Haichang, which are expected to win the championship in the future, all came to the scene together with their coaches.
Watch the game.
For these same teams that have the potential to win the championship in the future, the players and coaches also have the most vicious eyes. Even before the game has started, Cheng Lin's current disadvantages have already been seen.
The most obvious one is undoubtedly Kuroko Tetsuya's problem.
During Kuroko Tetsuya's junior high school days, he had always been a shadow hidden behind the five 'Generations of Miracles'. The light emitted by these five people was enough to completely hide his existence.
This is also the reason why Kuroko Tetsuya's existence was only a rumor throughout the junior high school years and there was never any concrete evidence.
But after entering Chenglin.
Although Kuroko Tetsuya still works hard to play the role of his [Shadow], the light of Kagami Daiga alone can no longer cover up his existence.
Especially late in the game.
In order for this team to win, Kuroko Tetsuya himself had to start showing his own [light].
It can be said that from the moment Shiro Rin played against Shutoku and Kuroko Tetsuya used [Disappearing Dribbling] in the qualifiers, the [Shadow Golden Body] that originally existed on his body has been completely broken.
Although Kuroko Tetsuya used [line of sight induction] and cheating abilities to forcibly restore his own presence for a period of time against Rakuzan, this was of little use.
Rather, as Shirin defeats more and stronger opponents, Kuroko Tetsuya's own abilities will not only be unable to be hidden, but will become more and more conspicuous.
"That guy Zhengbang used to have a good way of dealing with sunspots, but now..."
Before Shintaro Midorima could finish speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by a burst of even more excited cheers.
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“Oh oh oh oh~~~”
"Finally appeared, Zhengbang!"
"Championship team, the devil of the ultimate miracle!"
Amidst the cheers that were far more fervent than when Cheng Lin came out, a team wearing black jerseys and covered with black smoke was seen slowly walking out of the player tunnel.
Tsutomu Iwamura, wearing the No. 4 jersey, took the lead.
But among the entire team, the most eye-catching one is undoubtedly Asuka Akashi in the center of the team.
[The one appearing now is the winner of the summer competition, Zhengbang High School...]
[The first person to lead the team is No. 4, captain, Tsutomu Iwamura...]
【No. 5, Kasuga Ryuhei...】
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The commentator above the stands still introduced the game according to the process.
After all, it is the finals, and tonight there is only one match between Chenglin and Zhengbang, so the ritual process before the start of the match must be more formal.
After taking the field, the players of Zhengbang and Chenglin warmed up separately. After the warm-up was completed, the coaches of both sides shook hands in the middle, and then the players walked to the midfield position one by one in the order of the commentator's announcement.
So far.
The Winter Cup Finals has officially begun.
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"Hey, we finally meet on the court again."
Looking at the Kagami Taiga opposite, Akashi Asuka took the lead in saying hello.
Kagami twisted his shoulders a few times, and then responded excitedly and coldly: "Yes! We finally meet again. This time I can finally repay you for your last revenge."
"Oh, come on then!"
Kagami Oga looked at Akashi Asuka's nonchalant look, and the veins on his forehead suddenly burst: "You guys are still looking down on people as always! But Shiro Rin is different now from before."
"Looking down on people? How is that possible... It's just that in terms of pure strength, you guys are still a little behind now."
Akashi Asuka's words instantly angered everyone in Shiro Rin, because if taken literally, these words were indeed looking down on Shiro Rin.
But in fact, as long as he knows it clearly, what he is telling is completely true.
Because based on the comparison of physical power alone, if the current Cheng Rin does not explode, under normal circumstances, let alone Zhengbang, any team with the "Generation of Miracles" can easily defeat them.
But there is no way, who makes Cheng Lin explode too frequently.
From the summer competition last semester until now, Cheng Lin has met every team from the 'Generation of Miracles', and whenever he wins, he has won by a single point.
But when it comes to losing, it means losing casually by two or three times.
Such a strong contrast is almost invisible.
Several of Zhengbang's teammates also looked at Akashi Asuka in surprise. They didn't understand why Akashi Asuka was 'deliberately' irritating his opponent before today's game started.
However, considering Akashi Asuka's sinister nature, they just thought that this guy had some conspiracy, so they didn't think much about it.
So in the angry mood of everyone in Chenglin, with the referee's whistle, the game officially started.
"Beep~~~"
As the basketball is thrown high into the sky.
In an instant.
The originally noisy venue suddenly became silent.
Only the powerful roar of Vulcan God resounded in the sky above the stadium.
“Oh oh oh oh~~”
Akashi Asuka didn't know why during the opening scrimmage, everyone on the team liked to roar and roar to build momentum for themselves. Could it be that the louder the shout, the higher he could jump?
Akashi Asuka doesn't know about the others, but judging from the current situation, today's Kagami Taiga seems to be jumping higher than before.
"Bang!"
Two big hands hit the basketball in mid-air at the same time. In the collision with huge force, the basketball suddenly deviated from the track and flew in a direction that neither player on the team expected.
“Top or bottom x2!!”
Seeing this scrimmage, Aida Reiko and Kitayama Yuzuki exclaimed at the same time, with shocked expressions in their eyes.
But the difference is.
Reiko Aida is a surprise.
Traveling around Beishan in the moon is terrifying.
After all, in terms of fighting for the ball, Akashi Asuka has only lost once to Murasakihara Atsushi so far, and has never failed in other games.
Even Reiko Aida doesn't think that Kagami Daiga can compete with Akashi Asuka in the ball competition. After all, although Kagami Daiga can jump high, it takes time to take off. The higher you jump, the longer the time, and the timing.
It is also difficult to grasp.
Therefore, in terms of fighting for the ball and rebounding, jumping ability is far less effective than height.
What's more, Akashi Asuka is not just a tall guy. It can be said that Kagami has no advantage in terms of height, skills, and experience.
Therefore, from the beginning of this game, Aida Reiko had no intention of letting Kagami Taiga and Akashi Asuka fight in this aspect. The original plan was even to give up the opening scrum.
But before the game started, Kagami specifically found Reiko Aida, hoping that he and Teppei Kiyoshi could change positions to compete for the right to attack first.
It was also because of Vulcan's initiative that today's opening scrimmage was handed over from Muji to Vulcan.
But he didn't expect that Vulcan would give him such a big surprise.
"But speaking of which, how did Vulcan do it?"
After the surprise, Reiko Aida couldn't help but become confused. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Kagami to compete with Akashi in the "fight for the ball" because the winning rate was too low.
Firstly, my jumping is not as good as my height.
Secondly, although Kagami's jumping is very strong, the real weapon of his jumping is not his height, but his strong ability to stay in the air. If we talk about the highest point alone, Kagami is actually not as good as Akashi Asuka and Murasakibara Atsushi.
Compare the two phases.
Unless Akashi Asuka made a mistake on his own initiative, even Aida Reiko would not be able to find a reason for Kagami Taiga to win.
But soon, Reiko Aida’s answer was clear.
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Because Akashi Asuka and Kagami Taiga were evenly matched for the ball at the beginning, the ball flew in a direction that no one expected.
But in the end, Cheng Lin was more lucky and was successfully picked up by Yi Yuejun.
Yi Yuejun, who seized the right to attack first, immediately launched a fast attack towards Zhengbang at full speed. This kind of fast attack was Cheng Rin's specialty, but this time he failed because he was not fast enough.
Just after Yi Yujun sprinted less than five meters, he was caught up by Kasuga Ryuhei and stopped.
See this.
Yiyue Jun was not too surprised. Instead, he reached out and threw the ball directly towards an open space without hesitation.
This was originally a poor pass, but when Kuroko Tetsuya emerged from the open space, this poor pass turned into a wonderful pass.
Kuroko Tetsuya, who received the pass, had no intention of breaking through with the ball. Just when he was about to act as the passing center and pass the ball out again, suddenly, a figure suddenly jumped out in front of him.
This person is none other than Tomoki Tsugawa.
Tsukawa Tomoki still had that 'provocative' smile on his face and said: "This road is blocked!"
The sudden change caused Kuroko Tetsuya to hurriedly take back the basketball. Apparently, even Kuroko Tetsuya did not expect the appearance of Tsugawa Tomoki.
No.
To be precise, even many of the former "Generation of Miracles" teammates outside the court did not expect this scene to happen.
"Jinchuan is here to defend Xiao Heizi?"
"How come, last time Zhengbang and Cheng Lin competed, they completely ignored Xiao Heizi, but this time they paid so much attention to it."
"No, Kise. The question now is not how much Masakuni attaches importance to, but how did Tsugawa see Kuroko-kun's existence? Although Kuroko-kun's presence has been greatly weakened due to the previous game, he can still win the game.
It is not an easy thing to lock in the existence of sunspots from the beginning."
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As the current 'second defensive barrier' of the current Zhenggong besides Akashi Asuka, Tomoki Tsugawa's name is registered even in the teams where the 'Generation of Miracles' is a member.
After all, a player with a defensive ability comparable to that of the "Era of Miracles" will not be a weak player no matter which team he is placed on.
However, now such a player was sent by Zhengbang to defend Kuroko Tetsuya. Even Aida Reiko did not expect this situation.
"Heizi, this way!"
Facing Tsugawa Tomoki's defense, Kuroko Tetsuya couldn't find a passing route for a while. Just when he was about to use [Disappearing Dribbling] to break through, a voice suddenly came from the right.
Hearing this familiar voice, Kuroko Tetsuya immediately passed the basketball without thinking.
This scene made Tomoki Tsugawa a little disappointed and said: "Huh? I still want to see your magical dribbling. It's such a pity."