Chapter 79: Singing All the Way

"Huh? Ah Mu, are you coming to the Xiangbei game too?" Next to the vending machine in the basketball hall, Xian Daozhang accidentally saw the number one player in the county - Mu Shenyi of the Hainan team.

"I heard that Xiangbei won Lingnan in the practice match. I want to see whether Xiangbei has improved too fast or you have regressed!" Mu Shenyi is very concerned about the opponent's dynamics. Before the national competition, he will go to Aichi County to watch the competition. Xing, now that Xiangbei has won against Lingnan, why don't you come and see it?

"Hey, maybe you and Fujima won't have the chance to meet in the joint final this year." Xiandao was not angry because of Amu's words, "Your Hainan dominance may also be lost."

Back on the seat, the game is about to start, Shen Long is doing the final mobilization for them, "Today's starters are Akagi, Mitsui, Miyagi, Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi Hanamichi, Akagi, Mitsui, remember you only have At halftime, at the beginning of the second half, no matter how many points you lead, I will replace you, Rukawa Kaede, this time is the same, if you score more than three times the number of assists, I will replace you."

In the original book, leading so much and letting the main players play for so long is really stupid. Not only did they lose the opportunity to exercise as a substitute, but they were also prone to injuries.

"Yes, coach!" The five starters entered the field, and the game officially started.

Miyagi's sharp breakthrough, Mitsui Hisashi's precise three-pointer, Akagi's strong attack at the basket and Rukawa Kaede's singles quickly overwhelmed Miuradai. Sakuragi Hanamichi also performed well after adapting to the game, rebounding and fast break The layups are all decent, but there are a little more fouls.

"There are so many outstanding players in Xiangbei, Xiangyang is really in danger." Amu murmured in the stands. At the end of the first half, Xiangbei had already achieved a lead of more than 30 points.

In the second half, all the starters except Sakuragi Hanamichi were off, and the five players on the field were replaced by Sakuragi, Mugure, Kakuda, Yasuda and Sangtian. Shen Long arranged tactics for them, "Yasuda, you control the rhythm of the game and slow down as much as possible." Some, when attacking, pass the ball to Sakuragi first, Sakuragi, when defending, try your fake layup, pass the ball if there is no chance, Yasuda and Mugure will run out of the open space."

With the loss of four main players, Xiangbei's strength was greatly reduced. Miuradai seemed to see an opportunity to chase points, but Yasuda controlled the rhythm very well, and almost 30 seconds were consumed for each attack.

Sakuragi Hanamichi's feint was successful twice, and then it lost its effect. Fortunately, he still remembered the coach's words and helped Yasuda and Mu Mu get a lot of points.

When he was sent off, Xiangbei was still leading by more than ten points. At this time, there were only seven minutes before the end of the game, and Akagi re-entered the field to stabilize the situation.

In the second match against Kakuno, Kadono's strength was weaker than Miuradai's. Shen Long replaced them after the main force played for 15 minutes. At this time, Xiangbei scored 60 points, while Kadono only scored 10 points.

This time, even as a substitute, the score was not lost to the opponent. Looking at it this way, it was really bad luck that Xiangbei was eliminated in the first round two years ago. One year, it met the top 16 team, and the second year, it met the top four. Lingnan; if Akagi and Mumu meet Kanono, they may easily win.

After the main force left the field, the defensive pressure was all on Hanamichi Sakuragi. Fourteen minutes into the second half, Hanamichi Sakuragi made five fouls again, but this time he left a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. A qualified main force.

It is worth mentioning that with Sakuragi's rebound protection, Mugure and Yasuda also scored double-digit points. Although it was because of the poor opponents, it was good for helping them build confidence.

When the time came to early June, Xiangbei's opponent was replaced by Takahata, and Takahata's strength was slightly stronger. Shen Long did not withdraw the four main players at once like in the previous games, but adopted a rotation strategy. Mitsui and Rukawa Feng led the team to play for a while, and Sakuragi Hanamichi persisted until 15 minutes into the second half before leaving the field, which was an improvement over the previous game.

His experience is slowly accumulating,

With a vague understanding of the scale of defensive actions, there are two more games, and it is estimated that it will not be so easy to foul out.

In the fourth round against Tsukutake, stimulated by opponent center Nango Koichiro, Sakuragi Hanamichi ushered in a big explosion, grabbed 23 rebounds, broke the record of the county competition, and firmly restricted Tsukutake The three-pointer tactic, and created many fast break and second attack opportunities for Xiangbei, so that Xiangbei finally defeated Tsuhisa.

It's a pity that Hanamichi Sakuragi committed a foul with two minutes left in the game, otherwise the rebounding record in the county competition would have risen.

After this game, Xiangbei is the only team left standing in front of Xiangbei. As long as they defeat Xiangyang, they can enter the joint finals.

"Father, why am I sent off every time? The referee must be targeting me. You should think of a way." Being sent off four times in a row, Sakuragi was very depressed.

"Sakuragi, in fact, you have improved. You only played 33 minutes in the first game, but you played a full 38 minutes in the last game. What an amazing improvement!" Shen Long praised, " This shows that you have gradually adapted to the game and have a clear understanding of the referee's penalty scale, and it will be good to play two more games."

"Ahahaha, because I'm a genius!" Once praised, Yingmu Huadao couldn't find the north.

"Sakuragi, Xiangyang has four players above 190. Whether you can win the next game or not depends on your rebounding. Xiangbei's hope rests on you." He is rarely praised and valued in life, so encourage him every chance he gets.

"Let's take care of it today." When it comes to rebounds, Sakuragi is right.

"Let me teach you something again today! Your jumping and bouncing speed are very good, so sometimes if you can't fully grasp the rebound, you can first pull the basketball to yourself with one hand, and then take the second jump to get the rebound. In this way, your number of rebounds will increase.” Xiangyang’s four big men have average bounce and bounce speed, and after learning this skill, the game will not be so hard.

"Father, I understand!" Yingmu Huadao started a new round of special training with great enthusiasm.

In the final round of the qualifiers, all four seeded teams appeared on the stage. The first game was Xiangbei vs. Xiangyang. Shen Long took a look at Xiangyang's bench. As the coach, Fujima was making the final arrangements for Hanagata and others.

After announcing the starting lineup, Shen Long said to them, "See, Xiangyang's trump card is still sitting on the bench. Your task is to force him out within five minutes."