Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 115 I’m already thinking about my next opponent!
During the half-time break, the players took a short break so that they could maintain their form in the second half.

Muguro's breathing was still relatively steady. Instead of sitting on the bench to rest, he did some simple stretching on the sidelines to ensure his muscles' vitality and flexibility.

In the first half of the game, except for three one-on-one duels with Nan Lie, Murasakibara mainly cooperated with his teammates.

Therefore, his physical energy consumption is not great.

The one who consumes the most energy is Akagi. As the core of the one-star and four-shooter system, Akagi not only has to bear the responsibility of scoring, but also has to participate in the fight for rebounds, defense and support, all of which require physical support.

His performance was not bad, as he scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the first half.

As a price, Akagi had consumed a lot of physical energy and was now sitting on a bench gasping for breath. He was not even in a hurry to eat his favorite Brazilian banana.

However, Murasakibara is still relatively relieved about Akagi.

In the plot year, Akagi's physical fitness is second only to Sakuragi in the team. After all, he has been exposed to basketball since he was a child.

Some people may think that Miyagi has better physical strength than Akagi, but such a comparison is not fair.

As an inside player, Akagi needs to take on more physical confrontations and defensive tasks under the basket, and his physical energy is consumed faster than players in other positions.

In addition, the size of the two also meant that Akagi would consume more energy.

At this time, Mitsui panted slightly and asked Mugure: "Mugure, do you need help in the second half?"

After a month of hard study and practice, Mitsui's physical fitness improved a lot, enough to support him to play the whole game.

In the first half of the game, Mitsui did not participate too much in the offense and mainly acted as a fixed shooter.

Therefore, his physical energy consumption was not great.

"No, you should continue to slack off. The next game is the focus."

There was confidence in Murasakibara's tone; he was sure he could win the game.

Xiangbei's bench depth is seriously insufficient, and with one game a day, Xiangbei must ensure the condition of its core players if it wants to go further.

Among the three giants of Xiangbei, although Mitsui's physical fitness is up to standard, it is still a little worse than that of Murasakibara and Akagi.

In order to reassure Mitsui, Mu Mu whispered: "I'm already thinking about the next round's opponent!"

This sentence came from McGrady, but the media cut out the beginning and the end to mislead the fans, causing McGrady to be ridiculed by the fans.

In fact, McGrady's full statement at the time was this: "If it was last year, I would have already considered the opponent in the next round."

Before 2003, the first round of the playoffs was a best-of-five series. If the NBA had not changed the format to a best-of-seven series that year, McGrady would have been fully qualified to say this.

Murasakibara said this in the hope that Mitsui could allocate his physical strength more reasonably and prepare for the next game.

"Can you do this? You can't fail at the critical moment!"

Out of trust in Murasakibara, Mitsui felt relieved and prepared to continue playing a supporting role in the second half.

If Murasakibara can't do it, he can still provide support for the team through his outburst.

"A man can't say he can't do it!"

Murasakibara silently made up his mind and decided to start exerting his strength in the second half to further expand Shohoku's score advantage.

If conditions permit, he would like to lock in victory in advance.

In the audience, Hiroyuki Takeshita's expression looked extremely solemn.

Both Shohoku and Touou have demonstrated strong strength, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for them.

"Zhu Xing, are you sure you can handle Mu Mujin?"

Zhu Xingdai did not answer but asked: "Captain, are you so optimistic about Xiangbei?"

Takeshita Hirogen said in a firm tone: "If nothing unexpected happens, Xiangbei will most likely be our opponent in the next round!"

Hiroyuki Takeshita knows Touou because last year Aiwa Gakuin advanced to the top four in the country by relying on Touou.

This year, Fengyu is in the same group with them again, and it is hard to say that there is no trick in the organizing committee's arrangement.

"Captain, I have the confidence to defeat Kogure Konobu!"

Zhu Xingdai patted his chest and spoke with confidence.

"I can rest assured that!"

Hirogen Takeshita smiled.

Suddenly, there was a burst of noise.

"I didn't expect Sanno Industries to come too!"

Hiroyuki Takeshita turned around and saw that there were several more Sanno Industrial players in the stands, led by Sanno Industrial's ace Kaede Shimo Kashima.

Kashima Fengshimo also discovered Aiwa Academy. He and Takeshita Hirogen looked at each other and raised their hands as a greeting.

Takeshita Hirogen murmured to himself: "It seems that we are underestimated!"

Since Sanno Industrial appears here, it means that they think Shohoku and Touou may become their opponents in the next round.

At this time, Matsumoto Minoru saw the scores of both teams and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Hey, it's the Xiangbei team that's leading at halftime!"

Like Matsumoto Minoru and Uozumi, both have very strong abilities, but they are both very unlucky.

Yuzumi worked hard for three years but missed the national competition. Three years of sweat and hard work were all in vain at the last moment.

As for Matsumoto Minoru, Muto Masaru of Hainan High School once made the following comment on him: As long as Zebei is not there, Matsumoto can become the ace no matter which team he is in.

This sentence fully demonstrates the strength of Matsumoto Minoru. In addition, in the battle of Xiangshan, Matsumoto Minoru's attack was also eye-catching.

He can pull up for a jump shot against Mitsui's defense, or he can easily break through Mitsui, cut into the inside, cause Akagi to foul, and complete a 2+1.

Judging from Matsumoto Minoru's performance, even if he is not as good as Zebei, he is still a player at the same level as Rukawa, Fujima, and Minami Rei.

Originally, with Matsumoto Minoru's ability, he definitely had the chance to become the trump card of Sanwang Industry. Unfortunately, fate played a joke on him.

The appearance of Zebei not only made him miss the chance to become the team's ace, but also overlapped his functions. The key is that Zebei is stronger than him.

As a result, Matsumoto Minoru's status in the team plummeted and he was even unable to secure a starting spot.

In the plot year, among the starting five of Sanno Industrial, Zebei and Ohkawada are both No. 1 in their respective positions; Fukatsu is the engine of the team; and Masahiro Nobe is Sanno's top rebounder.

No matter how you look at it, Matsumoto Minoru is the player who is most easily replaced, and his position in the team can be imagined.

This is also the reason why Coach Domoto did not discuss with Matsumoto Minoru and decided to let Ichinokura Sou replace him as the starting player without any hesitation.

Otherwise, if it was Zebei, Fukatsu, or Ohkawada, Coach Domoto would probably discuss it with them in advance instead of making a decision on the spur of the moment.

If you were Matsumoto Minoru, how would you feel?

A player of Matsumoto Minoru's level, who doesn't have his own pride?

From this point of view, Matsumoto Minoru in the plot year is more like a pseudo starter.

To sum it up in one sentence, Matsumoto Minoru smiled slightly, but did not gain the trust of the coach!
It can only be said that Matsumoto Minoru chose the wrong team. If he was placed in other teams, he would not only be reused but also be better trained.

At this time, Kazunari Fukatsu, who is also a freshman, said, "I didn't expect Xiangbei to be so strong!"

"Shohoku is already very strong. After all, they defeated Hainan High School!"

This time it was Kaede Frost Kashima who spoke.

Sanno Industrial attaches importance to Shohoku mainly because Shohoku defeated Hainan High School.

Kaede Frost of Kashima is well aware of the strength of Hainan High School.

Last year, he had a fight with Takamiya Motou. Although he had the upper hand, Takamiya Motou was not without the ability to fight back.

In addition, Hainan High School also has an excellent center like Ikeda Kazuhiro. He even heard that Hainan High School recruited a super star from Aichi Prefecture who is no less talented than Matsumoto Minoru and Fukatsu Kazunari.

"Okay, the second half is about to start, everyone should watch the game carefully first!"

At this time, the second half finally began.

As in the first half, there were no changes to the lineups of both teams.

During the jump ball phase in the second half, Akagi once again overpowered Asakura Tenyu with his height and wingspan advantage and passed the ball to his teammates.

After dribbling the ball across half court, Nobuhiko Okamoto passed the ball to Murasakibara for organization.

While dribbling the ball, Mu Mu observed the situation on the court.

Nan Lie subconsciously thought that Mu Mu would delay time like he did in the first half to reduce the number of rounds.

Therefore, his defense was inevitably a little lax.

However, this time, Murasakibara unexpectedly chose to break through quickly, using his speed and explosive power to pass Nan Lie in one step.

"Oops!"

Nan Lie was shocked and immediately chased after Mu Mu, trying to make up for his mistake.

Just when Nan Lie was about to catch up, Mu Mu suddenly stopped and threw the basketball in his hand steadily.

shuh~
The basketball hit the net.

Since the pull-up jump shot was promoted to LV8, the stability and balance of the pull-up jump shot have been significantly improved again.

Looking at Mu Mu's back as he returned to defense, Nan Lie patted his head in annoyance.

Offense and defense transition!

Itachi Yasuda quickly dribbled the ball across half court and immediately passed it to Matsushita Kura who cut into the basket.

Just now, Matsushita Kura temporarily got rid of Mitsui with the help of his teammates.

At this time, Akagi had been taken away by Asakura Tianyu.

"careful!"

Suddenly, Nan Lie's voice rang out.

At some point, Murasakibara appeared behind the Panasonic warehouse.

At the same time as Matsushita Kura jumped, Murasakibara also jumped up.

pop~
Before Matsushitakura could react, Murasakibara blocked his shot.

After landing, Matsushita Kura staggered back two steps before he could gain his footing.

He subconsciously looked at the referee, who shook his head, indicating that Murasakibara's defense did not contain any unnecessary moves.

Murasaki grabbed the rebound, quickly picked up the basketball, and pretended to launch a fast break.

Seeing this, the Touou players rushed back to defense as quickly as possible. As a result, Murasakibara did not launch a fast break, but slowly crossed the half court.

This time, Nan Lie was obviously alert and stared at Mu Mu closely, fearing that he would be successfully attacked by him again.

Without hesitation, Murasakibara called on Akagi for a pick-and-roll.

When being blocked by Akagi, Nan Lie subconsciously thought that Murasaki was preparing to break through.

However, Murasakibara directly shot a three-pointer through Akagi.

shuh~
Nan Lie had no time to react and could only watch the basketball hit the basket.

As Murasakibara scored another goal, the audience's cheers became louder and they were excited about Murasakibara's outstanding performance.

　Finally finished writing, I am so tired!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)