Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 147 Award Ceremony
The next morning, Kyoto National Basketball Stadium.

Coach Domoto sat on the bench with dark circles under his eyes, making final arrangements for the upcoming game.

However, at this moment, the chairman of the organizing committee came to the podium with a heavy face and announced the punishment of the players involved in public.

Coach Domoto frowned and announced it before the finals. Wouldn't that be a blow to the team's morale?

Killing people is also heart-breaking!
It is obvious that the organizing committee is dissatisfied with the behavior of Sanno Industry.

Among them, Xiangbei’s punishment was exactly the same as what Coach Anxi said.

The situation for Sanno Industrial is slightly different, with Kentaro Sakurai suspended for four games and Masashi Kawata suspended for three games.

It was originally 5+2, but now it has become 4+3. It seems that Coach Domoto's hard work overnight has paid off.

However, Muguruma has reason to suspect that in order to reduce the punishment of Kentaro Sakurai, Coach Domoto sold Masashi Kawata.

Unfortunately, there is no evidence!
Looking at the listless Coach Domoto, Mu Mu secretly wondered in his heart: "Are you sure this isn't a case of losing both the lady and the troops?"

The winter tournament consists of representative teams from 47 regions, plus the champions and runners-up of the summer national tournament and the host team, for a total of 50 teams.

Unlike the summer national tournament, the winter tournament only has two seeded teams.

Now that Sanno Industrial has advanced to the finals, it automatically becomes a seeded team for the Winter Tournament and therefore has the privilege of a bye round.

Even if this game is counted, unless Sanno Industrial reaches the semi-finals of the Winter Tournament, it will not be able to unlock Kentaro Sakurai.

In addition, Murasakibara was very clear about one thing, that is, Ohkawada would grow 25 cm taller in a year.

The winter competition is still four months away. By that time, even if Ohkawada is not 190 cm tall, he will probably be pretty close to it, and he really has a chance of becoming an inside player.

Soon after the chairman of the organizing committee made the announcement, the finals officially began.

The audience watched with bated breath, anticipating a thrilling showdown.

At the beginning of the game, both teams seemed cautious and mainly focused on probing.

When the test was over, the two sides entered a white-hot stage.

On the court, players from both sides were fighting back and forth, neither giving in, and the atmosphere on the court became increasingly tense.

This game was of great significance to both teams. In order to win the national championship, both sides did not hold back and every move was full of determination.

Due to the suspension of Kentaro Sakurai, the inside strength of Sanno Industrial has obviously dropped to a lower level.

Sanno Industries had to adjust its tactics and began to focus on outside offense.

As for Buri, they still use the one-star-four-shooting tactic, with the inside as the main focus and the outside shooting as the auxiliary.

In the one-star and four-shooter system, Masao Watanabe showed strong dominance, frequently scoring in singles, or creating open opportunities for his teammates by attracting defense, making the team's offense smoother and more efficient.

Although Sanno Industrial's Andachi Satoshi and Ito Yu tried their best on the court, they still pale in comparison to the Watanabe brothers and were overwhelmed on both offense and defense.

Coach Domoto saw it all and was worried.

Unfortunately, even a good cook cannot cook without rice!
Sanno Industrial's lineup is very incomplete. Among them, Kentaro Sakurai and Ohkawada were suspended, and Minoru Matsumoto was unable to play due to a concussion, which further weakened the strength of Sanno Industrial's lineup.

Under such circumstances, Sanno Industry gradually fell into a passive position.

There was no other choice, and Kashima Kaede had to take over the offensive mission of Sanno Industrial.

As for other Sanno players, their scoring ability is obviously not comparable to that of Kashima Kaede.

Among them, Kazunari Fukatsu had a low desire to attack and was closely guarded by Masaru Matsumoto of the Buri team, resulting in his shooting percentage being less than 40%.

Compared with Matsumoto Minoru, Fukatsu's independent offensive ability is undoubtedly inferior to a level. It is no wonder that he only scored five points in the plot year.

The scoring pressure of Sanno Industrial almost fell on Kaede Frost Kashima. Although Kaede Frost Kashima was helpless, she could only start her personal scoring mode and wanted to lead the team forward on her own.

Kashima Kaede scored points as easily as cutting melons and vegetables. No matter how hard Buri tried, he could not stop his scoring momentum.

However, the situation of Sanno Industry remains grim.

Watching the progress of the game, Mu Mu inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.

This was almost exactly the same as the game between Shohoku and Buri. At that time, Murasakibara's teammates were also targeted by the opponent, leaving Murasakibara the only one who could score easily.

Now, Kaede Frost of Kashima's situation is very similar to what he was like back then.

Buri allowed Kashima Kaede to attack and instead targeted the other Sanno players.

No matter how strong Kashima Kaede is, her physical strength will eventually run out.

On the sidelines, Coach Domoto naturally saw through Takeshi's strategy. He called two timeouts in a row, but the effects were not very good.

Throughout the first half, the two teams were in a stalemate.

The scores of both sides continued to rise, but the gap between them never widened.

By the end of the first half, Buri was only leading by 3 points and could be overtaken by Sanno Industrial at any time.

However, after the first half, Kashima Kaede Frost began to breathe heavily.

In the first half, Kashima scored 27 points, during which he tried his best to make Watanabe Masao foul, which caused him to lose a lot of energy. As for the effect, Watanabe Masao only had two fouls in the first half, and his performance was quite stable.

Among the four major centers in the country, Masao Watanabe may not be the strongest, but he is definitely the most stable.

If they continue like this, it won’t be long before Kashima Kaede’s condition will be affected, and they may not even be able to play the entire second half.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that unless someone from Sanno Industrial can step up and help Kashima Kaede share the scoring pressure, it will be difficult for Sanno Industrial to win the game.

Coach Domoto is also aware of the difficulties the team is currently facing, but Kentaro Sakurai and Minoru Matsumoto are both unable to play, and the scoring abilities of other players are much inferior, so they are unable to provide enough support to Kashima Maple.

Soon, the second half begins.

In order to reverse the situation, Sanno Industrial once again resorted to the full-court pressing tactics, trying to disrupt the opponent's rhythm through oppressive defense.

Unfortunately, Buri players developed a strategy in advance to deal with the pressing defense.

Although the pressing tactic is powerful, it is not invincible.

If Sanno Industrial were in its heyday, they would be able to make the most of their pressing tactics with their strong individual abilities and tacit cooperation.

However, the current Sanno Industrial lineup is incomplete, which not only greatly reduces the effectiveness of the pressing tactics, but also accelerates the physical consumption of the players.

After three minutes, Sanno Industries had to give up its pressing defense.

The game is still going on and Kashima Maple Frost is still scoring points like crazy.

At the same time, his physical strength was rapidly depleting.

When there were ten minutes left in the game, although Kashima Kaede Frost relied on her tenacious will to hold on, her scoring efficiency had obviously declined.

This gave Buri team an opportunity and they began to put more energy into the defensive end, causing Kashima Kaede's efficiency to further decline.

Soon, the Buri team quickly overtook the score and gradually established a score advantage.

"The Mountain King lost!"

At this moment, many viewers had this thought in their minds.

There were no setbacks during the match, and when the final whistle sounded, Buri successfully defeated Sanno Industrial and won the Summer National Championship.

In this game, even though Kashima Kaede scored 50 points, she still couldn't lead the team to victory.

After the game, the joy of victory and the bitterness of defeat were infinitely magnified at this moment.

The Buri players hugged each other excitedly to celebrate this hard-earned victory.

As the losing side, the Sanno players seemed particularly depressed, with their hearts filled with resentment and regret.

After the game, the audience did not leave as they did not want to miss the upcoming award ceremony.

Soon after, the award ceremony finally began.

The chairman of the organizing committee came on stage again and began to announce the awards.

The first to be awarded are collective honors, including the champion, runner-up and top four players.

Among them, only the champion will receive a trophy, while the rest, including the runner-up, will only receive a certificate of honor.

After the collective honors were awarded, it was the turn of individual honors.

The Best Newcomer Award was won by Murasakibara, and there was almost no suspense about this award.

In this summer national competition, although many super newcomers emerged, such as Matsumoto Minoru, Moroboshi Dai, Tsuchiya Jun, Fukatsu, Minami Rei, Kishimoto, etc., their performances could not be compared with Murasakibara.

In addition, Murasakibara also won the scoring title of the Summer National Championship with an average of 34.8 points per game!
The Best Defensive Player Award was presented to Masayasu Watanabe, who averaged 3.8 steals and 2.4 blocks per game. Not only did he win the title of steals king, he also ranked high on the blocks list.

The selection for the best lineup is Suzuki Nobisuke, Watanabe Masao, Watanabe Masayasu, Kaede Kashima and Murasaki Kogure.

As usual, Buri, as the champion team, has two spots, while the runner-up and the semi-final teams each have one spot.

As for the final MVP, it naturally went to Masao Watanabe.

Kashima Kaede seemed a little disappointed. If the team had not lost, he would definitely have won the national championship MVP again.

Unfortunately, there is no if!
After the award ceremony, the chairman of the organizing committee also made a public announcement related to Kanagawa Prefecture.

In view of the excellent performance of the two teams from Kanagawa Prefecture in the national competition, the organizing committee decided that starting from next year, Kanagawa Prefecture will automatically secure a place in the national competition play-offs.

At this moment, all the players from Xiangbei and Buri had smiles on their faces.

This is undoubtedly huge good news for them.

Kanagawa Prefecture has now entered a stage of competition among many teams. Whether it is Hainan High School or Shoyo, they have the strength to be among the top eight or even top four in the country.

But such a strong team was unfortunately eliminated and could not participate in the national competition.

This day will be an unforgettable day for the team in Kanagawa Prefecture.

After the announcement, the chairman of the organizing committee immediately announced that the Summer National Competition had come to a successful conclusion.

(End of this chapter)