Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 110: The Three Giants of Xiangbei

Not long after, the Xiangbei team arrived at a venue.

The venue is limited in size, with only a few hundred seats.

Despite this, the place was still not full and seemed a bit deserted.

Mu Mu looked around, trying to find a familiar figure in the crowd.

Unfortunately, no!

For high school students, the cost of tickets and accommodation is undoubtedly a huge burden.

In the plot, in order to raise the money, the Sakuragi Army worked hard to earn money, just to be able to cheer for Sakuragi in the national competition.

Soon, both sides finished warming up.

"Kumure, Mitsui, remember to conserve your strength."

Before going on the court, Coach Anxi gave a serious instruction.

Coach Anzai has researched the information about Seiho High School and even watched videotapes, and believes that Seiho High School's strength is roughly the same as Miuradai.

The champion of Miyazaki is only at the level of the top eight in Kanagawa.

I have to say, Kanagawa is so cool!
"Yes, coach!"

Murasaki and Mitsui looked at each other and both understood Coach Anzai's intention.

The mere C-level Qingfeng High School is not worth their full efforts.

Aoho High School from Miyazaki was rated as a C-level team in the "Basketball Weekly" selection.

Although Qingfeng High School is the champion of the Miyazaki region, this is also their first time participating in the national competition.

If it hadn't won the Miyazaki regional championship, Seiho High School's evaluation might have been even lower.

This is the value of Kanagawa Prefecture!
In addition, they must conserve their energy.

There is no other way. The national competition is held every day, and Xiangbei’s lineup is not deep enough, so they must allocate their physical energy reasonably.

Soon, players from both sides took the field.

Akagi and the center of Qingfeng High School stood in the center circle, preparing to execute the jump ball.

Looking at the tall and strong Akagi, Qingfeng center suddenly became nervous.

The Qingfeng center is 189 cm tall and weighs 80 kg, which is a clear difference from Akagi who is 196 cm tall and weighs 88 kg.

Just at this moment, there was a noise in the stadium, and several players in red jerseys walked into the stadium together.

"Aiwa Academy!"

Mu Mu recognized him at the first sight because he saw the figure of Dai Moroboshi.

As the third seeded team in Group 3, Aiwa Academy has the privilege of automatically having a bye in the first round.

The reason they came here was naturally because they felt that Xiangbei posed a threat to them.

"Zhu Xing, is Xiangbei really that strong?"

The speaker was Hirogen Takeshita, the captain and core player of Aiwa Academy. He was rated as one of the top four centers in the country by Basketball Weekly along with Kentaro Sakurai, Masao Watanabe, and Nobisuke Suzuki.

Suzuki Nobisuke is the ace of Hakata University of Commerce and is even rated as the top center in the country.

Zhu Xingda said cautiously: "Captain, Xiangbei defeated Kainan High School!"

Yasushi Moroboshi and Shinichi Maki have a close relationship, and they regard each other as their most important rival.

A month ago, when Zhu Xingda learned that Hainan High School was eliminated, he was surprised beyond words. Finally, he learned the information about Xiangbei from Maki Shen.

"I didn't expect that even the champion Hainan lost. It seems that Xiangbei is indeed worthy of our attention!"

Upon learning that Shohoku had defeated Kainan High School, Takeshita Hirogen's expression became visibly serious.

He was very clear about the strength of Hainan High School, and even heard that the strength of Hainan High School was even better than last year.

Even so, Hainan High School still lost the game, which shows the strength of the Xiangbei team.

While communicating with Takeshita Hirogen, Moroboshi Dai focused his attention on Murasakibara.

"Kumure Mitsunobu, as the scoring champion, do you really have the ability to compete with me as Amu said?"

Like Murasakibara, freshman Moroboshi Daisuke won the scoring title in Aichi Prefecture.

In major regional competitions, a total of three first-year players directly won the scoring title, namely Murasakibara, Moroboshi Dai and Minami Rei.

beep~
With a whistle, the game officially begins!
The next moment, the referee threw the ball into the air.

When the basketball began to fall, Akagi easily overpowered the center of Qingfeng and passed the ball to his teammate.

The moment he received the ball, Nobuhiko Okamoto started quickly.

At the same time, Qingfeng's point guard quickly rushed forward.

While using his strong body to fight, Nobuhiko Okamoto observed the situation on the field and looked for every possible opportunity.

Soon, Murasakibara used his excellent running skills to easily get rid of the opponent and create an open space.

Without hesitation, Nobuhiko Okamoto immediately passed the ball.

As soon as he received the basketball, Murasakibara raised his hand to shoot.

The Qingfeng point guard who was rushing towards him madly jumped up subconsciously, trying to interfere with Murasakibara's shot.

His movements were full of determination, but there was a sly smile on Muguro's face.

This is a fake shot, so realistic that the opponent has to fall for it.

Murasaki took back the basketball and rushed straight to the basket.

The center forward Qingfeng tried to make up for the defense, and just as the two were about to make contact, Murasakibara passed the ball through his armpit with his right hand.

Bang~
Akagi received the pass from Murasakibara, turned around and made a violent gorilla dunk, and the entire basket shook noticeably.

"Good pass, Murasakibara!" Akagi and Murasakibara high-fived each other, and everything was said without words.

There was no need for words to describe their tacit understanding; their eyes were filled with trust.

Offense and defense transition!

The Qingfeng players quickly rushed to the front court and actively participated in the attack.

Xiangbei retreated in time and was prevented from launching a fast break.

Soon, under the cover of his teammates, Captain Qingfeng found an open position.

The moment he received the pass from his teammate, the captain of Qingfeng wanted to cut into the basket and make a layup.

"careful!"

Suddenly, teammates exclaimed.

Before Captain Qingfeng could react, a huge black shadow suddenly rushed up, swung his long arms vigorously, and completed a volleyball-style block on the head.

The basketball rushed towards the opponent's half like a bullet.

With his extreme reaction, Murasakibara rushed to the front court in the first moment.

As the fastest player in Xiangbei, he possesses top-notch speed and explosive power, like a flash of lightning, catching up with the basketball in the blink of an eye.

Murasaki picked up the basketball. He was very skilled in ball control and his speed with the ball was not much slower than running without the ball.

The Qingfeng players tried hard to catch up, but they couldn't. They could only watch Murasakibara enter the basket and score a layup.

After losing the goal, the Qingfeng players couldn't help but look at their captain.

Captain Qingfeng was a little embarrassed. If he hadn't been blocked by Akagi, Xiangbei wouldn't have had to launch a fast break.

In the audience, Takeshita Hirogen whispered to Moroboshi Dai: "Muroboshi, his speed seems to be no slower than yours!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Xingtai nodded, then said with a smile: "But I won't lose to him!"

There was an unshakable confidence in his voice, as if telling everyone that he was invincible.

Since last year, Dai Moroboshi has been invincible in all competitions. Except for Shinichi Maki who can bring him enough pressure, no one else can make him feel satisfied.

His confidence is not groundless. Whether it is breaking through, shooting or defending, he thinks he is the GOAT among players of the same age!

He also possesses top-notch speed and explosive power, and is also good at confrontation. He can easily break through the opponent's defense and deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.

The game on the field was still going on fiercely. From the beginning of the game, Qingfeng High School clearly felt the pressure.

The Xiangbei team demonstrated great strength. They quickly took the initiative on the court and quickly established a leading advantage through sharp attacks.

As time went on, Xiangbei's lead became more and more obvious.

During the game, although the coach of the Qingfeng team called a timeout and tried to turn the situation around through tactical adjustments, he was unable to effectively curb the Xiangbei team.

The gap in strength between the two sides is greater than expected. Even if the Qingfeng players work together, it is difficult to make up the gap with the Xiangbei team.

After testing the approximate level of the Blue Phoenix team, Murasakibara played more and more easily.

His offense is mainly based on flexible movement and accurate jump shots, and occasionally he will make exquisite ground passes to help his teammates score.

Mitsui's playing style is similar to that of Murasakibara, also mainly relying on running jump shots, and he has made several three-pointers in a row.

Akagi turned into a rebounding maniac, fighting for every rebound he could. At the end of the first half, he even grabbed 5 offensive rebounds.

Unlike the 'Shohoku Big Three' who performed well, the rest of the Shohoku players, including captain Yuho Ikeda, seemed a little nervous as it might be their first time participating in a national competition, which resulted in them missing shots frequently and their hit rate was not ideal.

Even so, the Xiangbei players still resolutely executed the shooting because Akagi was there to help them fill in the gaps under the basket.

Unlike Xiangbei, without the guarantee of rebounds, Qingfeng players inevitably lack confidence when shooting, which directly affects their shooting accuracy.

By the end of the first half, the score between the two sides had reached 58:37.

In the first half alone, the Xiangbei team led by a full 21 points.

If the 'Shohoku Big Three' hadn't obviously held back, the score difference would probably have widened further.

"Okay, everyone, go back. There's no point in watching any further!"

In the audience, Hiroyuki Takeshita stood up and led the way out.

Dai Moroboshi also stood up, and before leaving, he looked at Murasakibara deeply.

He could naturally see that Murasakibara was obviously hiding his strength, at least Murasakibara did not show his breakthrough ability.

Even so, it was enough to make Zhu Xingda excited.

As expected by Hiroyuki Takeshita, the situation in the second half was almost the same as in the first half.

Facing the powerful Xiangbei, Qingfeng was completely unable to fight back!

The 'Big Three of Xiangbei' stayed on the court for another five minutes, widening the score difference to more than 30 points. The game had completely lost its suspense.

Until then, Coach Anxi waved his hand and replaced them early to save their strength for tomorrow's game.

I have to say, the one-game-a-day format is too annoying.

In the plot year, Xiangbei failed due to the competition system, otherwise it would not have been picked up by Aiwa Academy.

In this game, the 'Big Three of Xiangbei' all achieved excellent statistics.

In this game, Murasakibara scored 25+5+5, a standard GOAT data.

Mitsui made 7 three-pointers and scored 28 points in the game.

Akagi scored 20+15+5, showing his dominance in the interior.

When the game ended, as expected, the Xiangbei team easily won the first game.

(End of this chapter)