Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 15 Gorilla Dunk

The moment Itachi Takahashi jumped, with an exaggerated reaction, Murasakibara jumped up almost at the same time and swung his right hand towards the basketball.

Takahashi Itachi spotted Murasakibara from the corner of his eye, and in order to avoid being blocked by Murasakibara, he subconsciously sped up his layup.

Unfortunately, it was not completely avoided.

Feeling the touch from his fingertips, Mu Mu couldn't help but smile.

bang~
Sure enough, the basketball missed.

As soon as it landed on the ground, Murasakibara immediately trapped Takahashi Itachi behind him and caught the falling basketball first.

Itachi Takahashi tried to counterattack, but was avoided by Murasakibara in time. After the attempt failed, he had to give up.

Murasakibara passed the ball to Nobuhiko Okamoto, who was obviously much more careful and immediately called for Akagi to set a pick and roll after passing half court.

Akagi Takenori ran up and stood steadily in front of Okamoto Nobuhiko.

He is tall and wide, and has excellent pick-and-roll quality.

With the help of Akagi's cover, Nobuhiko Okamoto temporarily got rid of Ito Masaru.

Ichiro Sato had to choose to switch defense and immediately rushed towards Nobuhiko Okamoto, trying to put defensive pressure on him.

However, Nobuhiko Okamoto was better at confrontation than Ichiro Sato, and he relied on his advantage in confrontation to overpower Ichiro Sato.

When Akagi was about to enter the basket, Nobuhiko Okamoto immediately passed the ball to him.

Akagi held the ball firmly in front of his chest. His ball protection was like Henry, making it impossible to stop him.

Ito Masaru knew Akagi's strength very well, so he defended him closely and tried to limit Akagi's attack.

But it doesn't matter, the difference in height and weight between the two is too big.

Akagi easily squeezed Ito Katsu aside, jumped up, raised his hands high above his head, and slammed the ball into the basket.

Bang~
There was a loud bang in the basket and the freshman team took the lead with two points.

The next moment, Akagi landed steadily on the ground, patting his chest hard like a gorilla.

At this moment, he didn't know what nervousness was!

"nice shot!"

Teammates cheered for Akagi, morale was boosted, and even the senior players who were on the opposing team had to admit the violence of the gorilla's dunk.

Not far away, Coach Anxi was sitting in a large exclusive chair with no change in expression. He was already accustomed to such scenes.

"Defense!"

After scoring the slam dunk, Akagi's fighting spirit was completely aroused, and his eyes were shining with desire for victory.

His teammates were infected by his emotions. They adopted man-to-man defense and entangled their respective opponents.

Soon, Ito Masaru found an opportunity and passed the ball to Suzuki Ohno who rushed into the basket.

Suzuki Ohno is broad and fat. Although he is only 185 cm tall, he weighs 100 kg, which gives him a clear advantage in confrontation.

bang~
Yamamoto tried his best, but was almost thrown out by the impact of Suzuki Ohno.

Suzuki Ohno turned around and wanted to make a layup.

Due to his weight, he couldn't jump at all, and his points mainly came from layups.

To put it simply, this is a player who has nothing to offer except his weight.

The main reason why he joined the basketball team was to lose weight. It is rumored that when he first joined the basketball team last year, he weighed as much as 120 kilograms, just like Coach Anxi who is 185 cm tall.

Fortunately, Suzuki Ohno turned slowly, giving Akagi time to assist in defense.

When he was making a layup, Akagi rushed over from the side and slapped the basketball with his right hand.

slap~
The basketball was hit on the backboard and was about to fall.

Suzuki Ohno subconsciously trapped Akagi behind him, trying to grab the offensive rebound.

The two men engaged in a fierce confrontation, but Suzuki Ohno was too heavy, and even Akagi could not gain the upper hand.

However, Akagi did not give up.

At the critical moment, Akagi flexibly moved around and, with the advantage of his height and long arms, grabbed the rebound first and then passed the ball to Nobuhiko Okamoto.

In this round, the freshman team's offense was almost identical to the previous one.

Akagi and Nobuhiko Okamoto implemented the pick-and-roll tactics again. Nobuhiko Okamoto broke through and passed the ball to Akagi who cut into the basket, and the latter easily scored a dunk.

The game continued, and Akagi continued to dominate on the offensive end, quickly expanding his advantage.

On the defensive end, Akagi also performed well. After contributing three consecutive blocks, the old team no longer dared to approach the basket and began to avoid Akagi's shots.

Thanks to Akagi's outstanding performance, the freshman team gradually took the initiative on the court.

In just five minutes, the score difference between the two sides was widened to double digits. Seeing that the situation was not good, Ikeda Yuho quickly called a timeout.

Ikeda Yuho glanced at his four teammates and said calmly, "Everyone, I don't think you want to lose this game!"

"Captain, we don't want to lose to these freshmen!"

The senior players naturally did not want to lose face, so they responded.

"If we want to win this game, we must limit Akagi's performance."

Ikeda Yuho paused for a moment and continued, "On the defensive end, we must resolutely double-team Akagi. On the offensive end, Sato, you must lead Akagi away from the basket, so that we can get an easy chance to score. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

The old students responded in unison and their morale was restored.

After the game resumed, the seniors became much more active.

Soon, Ichiro Sato took away Akagi, and Yuho Ikeda took the opportunity to cut into the basket and scored a layup.

Offense and defense transition!

As before, Nobuhiko Okamoto passed the ball to Akagi again.

The moment Akagi received the ball, Itachi Takahashi immediately rushed up and double-teamed him.

Following Murasakibara's instructions, Akagi hurriedly raised the basketball high, using his height and long arms to temporarily retain possession of the ball.

"Akagi, this way!"

Mu Mu's voice sounded at the right time. At this time, he appeared outside the three-point line in the right corner, which was also his most reliable shooting point.

Taking advantage of his vision, Akagi passed the ball with force.

"Oops!"

Takahashi Itachi thought something was wrong and quickly turned around and rushed towards Murasaki, but it was too late.

Murasaki caught the basketball and even adjusted himself before throwing it out.

shuh~
The basketball went into the basket, creating a splash of color on the net.

"Akagi, good pass!"

Muguro came in front of Akagi.

"Nice throw!"

Akagi and Mumu high-fived each other.

Tsk~bang~
In the senior team's turn, Yuho Ikeda took advantage of his teammates' cover and ran into an open shot opportunity.

Unfortunately, Ito Masaru did not grasp the timing of passing the ball well. By the time he passed the ball, Tanaka Jiro had already returned to defense.

Yuho Ikeda had to shoot against Jiro Tanaka, and the basketball finally hit the backboard.

Akagi secured the rebound and passed it to Nobuhiko Okamoto.

The freshman team continued to implement the one-star-four-shooter tactic, taking advantage of Akagi's ability to attract double-teams and get open shooting opportunities.

shuh~
Soon, Jiro Tanaka received a pass from Akagi and successfully shot the ball into the basket, further expanding the lead of the freshman team.

In the next few rounds, the senior team tried to fight back, but they were too impatient, which led to a disrupted offensive rhythm and frequent mistakes.

On the other hand, the freshman team played better and better, and their cooperation became more and more tacit.

Taking advantage of the senior team's impatience, they further expanded their score advantage.

Before long, the difference between the two sides was close to 20 points.

For a time, the morale of the senior students' team had hit rock bottom.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuho Ikeda quickly called for a timeout again.

“This class of freshmen is so strong!”

"Captain, what should we do next?"

The senior players were crestfallen, their confidence clearly taken a hit.

Yuho Ikeda understood their feelings very well, after all, he was one of them.

He took a deep breath, tried to calm down, and tried to find the key to breaking the situation.

"Have you noticed a problem?"

Suddenly, an idea flashed across Yuho Ikeda.