Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 145 Duncan's smile!

There was not much waiting before the match between Buri and Bodo was about to begin.

The Xiangbei players sat in the audience and began to cheer for Buri.

They sincerely hope that Buri can win. The two teams not only have a close personal relationship, but more importantly, they are from the same region.

Normally, Kanagawa Prefecture only has one spot for the winter tournament.

There are probably three ways to get more places.

1. The champion and runner-up of the summer national competition will automatically receive a spot.

Second, the National College Basketball Committee will add an additional quota for Kanagawa Prefecture.

Third, Kanagawa Prefecture will become the host and will automatically get a spot.

If none of the above three conditions are met, given the competitive situation in Kanagawa Prefecture, it would be terrifying to think about four national-level teams competing for one spot in the winter competition.

This is Kanagawa where heroes fight each other!
Soon, the two teams took to the court.

As a national giant, the number of supporters affiliated with Hakata University of Commerce is second only to Sanno Industry, and far exceeds that of Buri.

This is equivalent to the home advantage of Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School.

Of course, if Buri performs as well as Shohoku, it may not be impossible to counterattack Hakata.

Mitsui leaned back in his chair and asked Mugure weakly, "Mugure, which team do you think is better?"

"It's hard to say! The two teams are of similar strength and each has its own advantages. Whether they can win depends mainly on their respective conditions."

Murasakibara shook his head. Among the two teams, Buri had defeated Shohoku in the county competition and played three friendly matches with Shohoku during the offseason, achieving a record of two wins and one loss.

In terms of strength, Buri is still above Shohoku.

Not only do they have the strongest twin towers in the country, they are also quite compatible with the one-star-four-shooting tactical system, allowing them to unleash even greater strength.

It can be said that this Buri team is truly the strongest team in Kanagawa.

As for the Hakata University of Commerce affiliated school, it is known as one of the two largest schools in the country along with Sanno Industry.

It’s possible that these two teams have won more national championships than all other colleges and universities combined.

Last year, Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School became the 'double runner-up', with strength only slightly inferior to Sanno Industry, but still above Aiwa College and Hainan High School Affiliated School.

This is also the main reason why Basketball Weekly rated the Bodo University of Commerce Affiliated School as an AA-level team.

Unlike most strong teams, Bodo University of Commerce Affiliated School focuses on team basketball.

However, Hakata University of Commerce is one of the two giants after all, and the quality of its players is second only to Sanno Industrial.

Among them, there are more than one core-level players of strong teams, and the rest are mostly core players of pseudo-strong teams.

However, the affiliated team of Bota University of Commerce does not have a dominant player.

Even Nobisuke Suzuki, who is recognized as one of the top four centers in the country, has not reached this level.

To put it simply, Suzuki Nobisuke is not as good as the future Ohkawada.

However, Suzuki Nobisuke is still a second-year player and may be able to become a dominant player next year.

"However, the affiliated school of Hakata University of Commerce participates in the national competition every year, so the chances of winning should be greater!"

Mitsui also made an analysis and found that like Shohoku, Buri was also participating in the national competition for the first time.

Only then did the game finally begin!
On the field, the two teams began to compete.

The players affiliated with Bota University of Commerce cooperate more tacitly, like a tightly-run machine, and can always perform wonderful cooperation.

Buri was not willing to be outdone, and its one-star-four-ray system operated smoothly, and the fight with Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School was tough.

Surprisingly, in the head-on confrontation with Nobisuke Suzuki, Watanabe Masao was not at all inferior.

The two of them showed a tendency to explode with each other, and neither could do anything to the other.

Suzuki Nobita was known as the best center in the country mainly because he was the ace of the Hakata University of Commerce. As for Watanabe Masao, he had no national honors and it was his first time participating in the summer national competition, so it was inevitable that he would be looked down upon.

If he had not participated in two autumn national sports games, Watanabe Masao would probably have been unknown nationwide like Akagi.

The two teams were evenly matched and for a while, there was no clear winner.

However, the protagonist of this game is not the trump cards of the two teams, nor other players or coaches, but the referee!

Not long ago, a violent conflict broke out between Shohoku and Sanno Industrial, turning the basketball game into a boxing match.

In order to avoid the recurrence of vicious incidents, the organizing committee adopted a zero-tolerance attitude towards this game and sent out the most powerful bald referee.

Therefore, as long as the players make a big move, the bald referee will immediately blow the whistle.

Among them, Nobisuke Suzuki was very unlucky and received two fouls shortly after the start of the game.

In the past, these two fouls could be called or not, but this game was different, as the bald referee was very strict.

Suzuki Nobisuke had to restrain his actions and finally figured out the referee's standards of judgment.

However, his bad luck was not completely over.

During a timeout, Nobita Suzuki for some reason gave the bald referee an inexplicable smile.

At this moment, Nobita Suzuki seemed to be possessed by Duncan!

The bald referee was obviously frightened because the smile was so scary.

The bald referee thought Suzuki Nobisuke was provoking him, so he called a technical foul.

Before the end of the first half, Nobita Suzuki had three fouls.

He was so depressed. It was just a scary smile. So why did he get called for a technical foul?
Under such circumstances, Suzuki Nobisuke didn't dare to laugh again, for fear of being caught by the bald referee again.

After getting into foul trouble, Nobita Suzuki's mentality became somewhat unbalanced, and he began to play timidly on both offense and defense.

On the other hand, Watanabe Masao performed very stably after testing the referee's penalty standards. He was like a fish in water in the one-star and four-star system, and Buri's outside players often got open shooting opportunities.

In addition, Watanabe Masayasu's assisting defense also played an important role.

Thus, Buri began to gain the upper hand.

However, Bodo, who focuses on team basketball, performed very steadily.

Even though Nobisuke Suzuki committed three fouls, the performance of the other Boda players remained stable. They each performed their duties and gave people the feeling that they were precision instruments.

By the end of the first half, Buri was leading by 5 points.

In the second half, Suzuki Nobita recovered his mentality and led Hakata to a 12:4 impact wave, overtaking the score in one fell swoop.

At the critical moment, Watanabe Masao successfully committed a foul, causing Nobisuke Suzuki to have four fouls.

At this time, there were still 15 minutes left before the end of the game, and the situation seemed quite unfavorable for Bodo.

Once Nobita Suzuki fouls out, Buri will gain a huge advantage in the interior.

In this situation, Nobita Suzuki was unable to move freely, fearing that if he made a big move he would be sent off for five fouls.

Led by the Watanabe brothers, Buri once again suppressed Hakata and took the lead again.

Buri's lineup depth is far greater than that of Shohoku, and they did not give their best in yesterday's game against Jimbodai Affiliated School.

Therefore, Buri did not experience a physical crisis.

The Watanabe brothers performed quite stably and quickly established an inside advantage.

Because they are twin brothers, their level of cooperation and tacit understanding far exceeds that of ordinary players, and they can often guess each other's thoughts with just a glance.

Although Nobisuke Suzuki was quite cautious, he still couldn't escape the fate of being sent off for five fouls due to the joint planning of the Watanabe brothers.

With Nobita Suzuki leaving the court, Buri's inside advantage quickly expanded, slowly widening the score advantage and maintaining it until the end.

When the game was over, Buri unexpectedly defeated Bodo and successfully advanced to the finals!
(End of this chapter)