Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 166 Halftime Triple Double

In the attack initiated by Kanagawa, Watanabe Masao once again used his footwork to get rid of Oki Satoshi's defense and was about to break into the basket.

Suddenly, Kishimoto pounced over and tried to block Watanabe Masao's attack route.

Masao Watanabe reacted quickly and passed the ball to Masayasu Watanabe who was in the open position in time.

When it comes to cooperation, no one can match the Watanabe brothers, and that is the advantage of the twins.

Just at this moment, Kishimoto slipped, lost his balance, and collided head-on with Watanabe Masao.

"what!"

The two of them fell to the ground together. Kishimoto screamed and covered his left ankle in pain, seeming to have suffered considerable injury.

Masao Watanabe covered his right index finger. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to offset some of the impact.

As a price, the joints of his right hand became slightly swollen.

Beep~
The referee immediately blew the whistle to stop the game.

Players from both sides quickly gathered around and asked about their well-being.

Watanabe Masayasu asked with concern: "Brother, are you okay?"

"I'm fine!"

Masao Watanabe stood up and tried to bend his right index finger, but felt a pain and the index finger did not bend completely.

This is a finger puncture injury. Almost everyone who has played basketball will encounter this kind of injury.

Fortunately, although it hurts, most of the time it is just a minor injury to the soft tissue. You can apply cold compress to the local area to relieve pain and swelling. During the remission period, you can apply local hot compress to promote local blood circulation and help reduce swelling.

The finger injury does not have much impact on Watanabe Masao, he can even continue the game, but his performance will definitely be affected to a certain extent, especially on the offensive end.

On the other hand, Kishimoto's situation does not seem optimistic.

This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Osaka team.

Although Kishimoto is not the core of Osaka, he is also an indispensable part.

In this situation, coach Kitano had to replace Kishimoto with Asakura Tenha.

There is no way, injuries are part of the game and no one can avoid it.

Muguro: I think I can!

Although Watanabe Masao could still continue the game, coach Anzai replaced him for the sake of the players' health.

Coach Anzai looked at the four substitute centers sitting on the bench, and finally let Ikeda Kazuhiro replace Watanabe Masao.

Although he did not want to let the players from Hainan High School play to avoid disrupting the team's chemistry, whether analyzing from the perspective of ability or physical fitness, Ikeda Kazuhiro is currently the most suitable candidate.

Among Kanagawa's five centers, Kazuhiro Ikeda has the best physical fitness, even better than Masao Watanabe.

However, his skills are rather crude, and are at the top level below the brain level.

Of course, this refers to college basketball. If he enters the professional basketball world, the physical fitness that he is so proud of may be lost in the crowd.

"Coach, I can still play!"

Masao Watanabe wants to continue to stay on the court and contribute to the team.

Coach Anzai advised earnestly: "Watanabe, you have to trust your teammates."

At the side, Ikeda Kazuhiro seemed to be insulted and flew into a rage: "Watanabe, stop looking down on me!"

He admitted that Watanabe Masao is better than him, but he does not think he will lose to the naturalized player from Osaka.

"I'm sorry, Ikeda, I didn't mean to do that."

Masao Watanabe sincerely apologized to Kazuhiro Ikeda.

"Forget it, it's no big deal, but you better watch me carefully, I won't lose to him."

Ikeda Kazuhiro waved his hand and strode onto the court.

In addition to arranging Ikeda Kazuhiro to play, Coach Anzai also adjusted the positions of the players.

Center: Kazuhiro Ikeda

Ohmae: Masayasu Watanabe

Komae: Hisashi Mitsui
Shooting guard: Kenji Fujima

Point Guard: Konobu Mumu

That's right, Murasakibara replaced Fujima as point guard.

Fujima moved up and faced off against Matsushita.

Fujima is now 175 cm tall, while Matsushita is 177 cm tall, so there is not much difference in height between the two.

Most importantly, Fujima has strong scoring explosiveness and can perform the duties of a shooting guard very well.

During the holiday, Mitsui's height grew to 179 cm, only 2 cm shorter than Nan Lie, so the height difference is also not that big.

Mugure has confidence in Mitsui and believes that Mitsui can effectively limit Nan Lie's performance.

Mitsui was already very strong, and now with Murasakibara's guidance, he has avoided many detours and his strength has improved far beyond expectations.

Among this class of freshmen, Sanyi can already be ranked in the top three, so Nan Lie is naturally no match for him.

In terms of style, Nan Lie is more like a weakened version of Mitsui.

After the game resumed, the Kanagawa team began to serve.

Outside the three-point line, Murasakibara received the basketball from his teammate.

Jun Tsuchiya looked solemn. Compared to Fujima, Murasakibara obviously put more pressure on him.

Jun Tsuchiya knew that Murasakibara was faster than him, so he did not move forward and get close to him, but took the initiative to keep a distance from Murasakibara.

Mu Mu dribbled the ball steadily on the spot, his eyes constantly scanning the movements of his teammates.

After a month of hard training, Murasakibara's passing and organizational attributes all reached above 80.

Combined with the LV7 ground pass, Murasaki's assist ability is not necessarily inferior to Fujima, Fukatsu, Amaki and Tsuchiya Jun.

On the court, although Murasakibara seemed to be controlling the ball carelessly, he was actually full of vigilance.

As long as Jun Tsuchiya takes action, he will take advantage of the situation to make a breakthrough.

Soon, Mu Mu seized the opportunity and made an unexpected ground pass. Not far away, Fujima, with the help of Watanabe Masayasu's cover, temporarily got rid of Matsushitakura.

Murasakibara had a good grasp of the timing. As soon as Fujima appeared outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, the basketball was passed into his hands.

Fujima didn't even need to make any adjustments, he just made a three-pointer with a flick of his hand.

In terms of three-point shooting ability, Fujima is second only to Mitsui and A Shen, and is at the same level as Minami Rei, Miyagi, and Katsumi Ichiro.

shuh~
The basketball went into the net, creating a splash of white.

While Fujima scored three points, he also provided an assist for Murasakibara.

"Fujima, good shot!"

"Haha, you're still the best at passing it!"

Murasakibara and Fujima were exchanging commercial praises, and seeing that Touou was about to serve quickly, he quickly ran away and turned back to defend.

Oki Satoshi lowered his head and rushed to the front court. His speed was extremely fast, not inferior to Murasakibara and Fujima at all.

The key point is his physique, which shocked many people present.

Seeing this, Ikeda Kazuhiro was unwilling to be outdone and tried to compete with Oki Satoshi.

However, he soon realized that his explosive power was not as good as Oki Satoshi's.

So he immediately changed his strategy and used physical confrontation to effectively slow down Oki Satoshi's momentum.

The muscle competition between the two rough guys was particularly eye-catching. Among them, Oki Satoshi had better physical fitness, which gave him a certain advantage in the confrontation.

Kazuhiro Ikeda is not without advantages either. His defensive skills are well-honed and he has rich competition experience.

Under the entanglement of Ikeda Kazuhiro, Oki Tomo had no chance to escape for a while.

Jun Tsuchiya quickly dribbled the ball across half court, and seeing that there was no chance, he first tried to break through, trying to find a loophole in Murasakibara's defense.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get rid of Murasakibara's defense, and was almost intercepted by Murasakibara.

This made him sigh at the tight defense of Murasakibara, and at the same time he understood why Nan Lie did not make much achievement.

If you encounter such a pervert, forget about performing well.

After realizing that he couldn't break through, Jun Tsuchiya made a flashy back pass to Nan Lie.

With the help of his teammates, Nan Lie had already left Mitsui half a body length away.

After receiving the ball, Nan Lie raised his hand and shot.

Mitsui jumped up immediately and used a blindfold to interfere with Nan Lie's vision.

bang~
Due to Mitsui's interference, Nan Lie's shot bounced out of the basket.

Under the basket, Kazuhiro Ikeda and Satoshi Oki fought fiercely.

The two players refused to give in to each other and were unable to effectively compete for the rebound.

While both of them were unable to jump, Murasakibara immediately rushed in and jumped up to grab the rebound.

The moment Murasakibara grabbed the rebound, Fujima and Mitsui flew from both wings and rushed to the front court at the fastest speed.

"not good!"

The Osaka player's expression changed and he quickly returned to defense.

However, Fujima and Mitsui were very fast and had the advantage of being first-mover, so they were several body lengths ahead of the Osaka players.

Murasakibara made the decision immediately and threw the ball with great force, passing it accurately to Mitsui.

Don’t ask why he passed it to Mitsui. The reason is that Mitsui is closer to him.

Mitsui received the ball, took three steps, rushed into the basket and scored a layup, providing an assist for Murasakibara.

The game continued, and Ikeda Kazuhiro kept his promise, making Oki Satoshi obviously restricted.

Oki Satoshi almost lost the chance for a quick attack, which made him very annoyed.

You know, fast break is his most relied upon scoring method.

If you exclude fast break points, his scoring statistics would be terrible.

The other means of scoring are second chance offense, dunks and free throws.

But under the entanglement of Ikeda Kazuhiro, Oki Satoshi's efficiency in catching rebounds was greatly reduced, and even offensive rebounds were difficult to grab.

As for free throws, he is not so shameless. He never fakes a fall and never goes for free throws, which results in his low average number of free throws per game.

Of course, Ikeda Kazuhiro was not much better, and was also restricted by Oki Satoshi.

The two rough guys were really angry at each other. Even if they didn't perform well, they would not let the other side have an easy time.

Watanabe Masayasu was also willing to help, and tried his best to entangle Asakura Tenyu so that Murasakibara could compete for the defensive rebound.

As soon as he grabs a rebound, Murasakibara will immediately launch a fast break.

With MAX's reaction, he can always find teammates in the best position at the first time, and as long as he passes the ball to them, he can often get an assist.

In terms of outside mobility, Kanagawa is better than Osaka.

Murasakibara's sewer fast break style of play gave the Osaka players a huge headache, but they were helpless.

Led by Murasakibara, the Kanagawa team played at a fast pace and attacked smoothly, which surprised the audience.

Compared to the Osaka team, the Kanagawa team seems to be playing more of a run-and-gun tactic.

As for the Osaka team, their run-and-gun system was affected after Oki Satoshi came on the court because Oki Satoshi did not integrate into the tactical system.

To put it simply, Oki Satoshi hardly cooperates with his teammates.

In addition, the Kanagawa team was also able to take care of defense, making it difficult for Osaka players.

This offensive and defensive style of play allowed the Kanagawa team to gain a firm advantage in the game.

Soon, the first half was over.

60:42
Kanagawa is in front and Osaka is behind.

At the end of the first half, the Kanagawa team had already gained an 18-point lead.

Thanks to the performance of his teammates, Murasakibara, who was forced to use a sewer style of play, got a near triple-double in the first half, including 16 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds.

(End of this chapter)