Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 169 Mu Mu Ming!
When the Kanagawa team arrived at the gymnasium, the time had quietly come to eight o'clock in the morning.

Their match is scheduled for 8:30 in the morning, and the match between Fukuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture is scheduled for 2:00 in the afternoon.

At this time, a large number of spectators gathered in the stadium, their faces showing anticipation and excitement.

The gymnasium was packed with people, and even the aisles and corners were filled with people.

Some of them are basketball fans, some are students from nearby areas, and some are even whole families. They are eagerly waiting to witness this matchup which is being hailed as the 'Mars-Earth collision'.

The two teams are equally strong and are both rated AA teams by Basketball Weekly.

There is no doubt that this is a peak battle.

In terms of lineup strength, the Kanagawa team has a certain advantage, as they have an exaggerated lineup that can be called an 'all-star' lineup.

The Akita team should not be underestimated either. Their team cooperation and tacit understanding are obviously better than those of Kanagawa.

All the players of the Akita team are from Sanno Industrial, and their tacit understanding and cooperation with each other have reached the level of perfection.

However, Mugure believes that the Kanagawa team has another big advantage, that is the coach!
Although Coach Domoto enjoys a high reputation in the college basketball world and has won many national honors.

But in Kogure's opinion, the reason why Coach Domoto was able to achieve such results was mainly because the team he coached was called Sanno Industrial!
Compared with Coach Anzai, Coach Domoto's coaching ability and experience are undoubtedly much inferior, especially in on-the-spot response.

In the plot year, Coach Anzai repeatedly saw through Coach Domoto's intentions and was one of the key factors for the Xiangbei team to turn defeat into victory.

Although Murasakibara had his own opinion, the audience was clearly more optimistic about the Akita team.

The reason is simple. The Akita team has won three consecutive championships in the Autumn National Games. Such a brilliant record has won them more support and trust.

This can be seen from the number of supporters of the two teams.

Among the live audience, about 30% supported the Kanagawa team, 50% supported the Akita team, and 20% were neutral.

"Kanagawa, Kanagawa!"

"Akita, Akita!"

"Mumu Gongyan!"

"Kashima Maple Frost!"

"Brother Watanabe!"

……

When the players ran out of the player tunnel, the fans began to spontaneously cheer for the team and the players.

Not surprisingly, Akita's supporters firmly suppressed Kanagawa!
Surprisingly, the fan group supporting Murasakibara is no less supportive than Kaede Shimoki.

It would be a lie for the players present to say they were not surprised at this point.

They all looked towards one side of the audience seats at the same time, from where they heard a unified voice of support for Murasakibara.

The audience on this side were all women, wearing the same T-shirt with a Q version of Murasakibara's portrait printed on it.

Among them, mature older sisters are the majority, but the proportion of girls is also not low.

The uniform clothing, neat slogans and movements give people the feeling of a regular army.

This shows that they probably put a lot of effort in private.

This is Murasaki's personal guard!

“What an amazing sound!”

"This is too exaggerated!"

Seeing this scene, the players from both sides looked at each other in disbelief.

I never expected that Murasakibara has accumulated so many female fans.

“Why don’t I have any pretty female fans?”

Kashima Kaede Frost expressed envy and jealousy.

Murasakibara expressed his surprise, saying that the momentum was even more exaggerated than that of Rukawa during his peak period.

The question is, how did he get so many female fans overnight?
In the past, he had quite a few female fans, but not to such an exaggerated extent.

On the sidelines, Yayoi Aida and Nakamura were also looking at the group of crazy female fans.

Nakamura said in surprise: "Strange, why does Mumu have so many female fans?"

Yayoi Aida said quietly, "Yesterday, Muguro achieved a triple-double. Since his appearance and temperament are not inferior to those of an idol, the Hokkaido Evening News reported on him."

"No wonder, I'm so envious!"

Nakamura expressed his envy because he saw so many beautiful and sexy older sisters that he was almost dazzled.

At this time, the players began to warm up.

Mugure looked at Kentaro Sakurai. In previous games, Kentaro Sakurai rarely appeared.

It's possible that his injury hasn't healed yet, or it's possible that Coach Domoto is deliberately confusing him.

Kentaro Sakurai noticed Murasakibara's gaze. When he saw Murasakibara, his neck subconsciously shrank and his chest ached slightly, and he recalled the experience that he could not bear to recall.

More than a month ago, he and Murasakibara had a big fight in a game, and Murasakibara's elbow eventually broke his ribs, resulting in the same treatment as Jordan.

Not only that, he was beaten by Tetsuya and Rukawa Kaede right after that.

This experience left him with lingering fears.

As a result, Kentaro Sakurai's eyes gradually became clear, as if his mania was cured.

Murasaki raised his eyebrows and then looked at Ohkawada.

Ohkawada was also beaten by him!
Unlike Kentaro Sakurai, Ohkawada glared at Murasakibara fiercely.

However, he did not say anything harsh.

Muguro shrugged and started warming up.

Swish~swish~swish~
In various areas, Murasakibara kept shooting the ball into the basket.

Today, he seems to be in good shape!
It has to be said here that in order to catch the opponent off guard, Watanabe Masao did not go on the court to warm up, but ran to the locker room to warm up.

Beep~
Soon, the referee blew the whistle, indicating that the game was about to begin. Kanagawa's starting lineup was the same as the last game, namely the Watanabe brothers, Mugure, Mitsui and Fujima.

The Akita team also sent out its strongest lineup, including Kentaro Sakurai, Yu Ito, Kaede Shimo Kashima, Minoru Matsumoto and Kazunari Fukatsu.

Murasakibara once again faces off against Kashima Kaede, the current top high school student in the country. He never lacks the courage to challenge a strong enemy.

Likewise, he wanted to test his own strength once again and challenge the top high school student in the country.

"Isn't Watanabe Masao injured?"

On the Akita bench, when Coach Domoto saw Watanabe Masao come on the court, his heart skipped a beat and he stood up suddenly.

When Coach Domoto saw that Watanabe Masao's entire right hand was wrapped in medical tape, he was secretly delighted and subconsciously thought that the opponent would not be able to play.

Therefore, in the preparations before the game, no targeted measures were taken against Watanabe Masao.

Now that Watanabe Masao is on the field, it has obviously disrupted Coach Domoto's deployment!
At the referee's signal, Masao Watanabe and Kentaro Sakurai stood in the center circle and began the jump ball session.

Looking at Watanabe Masao opposite him, Sakurai Kentaro's face looked very unhappy.

Originally, Coach Domoto thought that Kanagawa would most likely send Kazuhiro Ikeda as the starting center.

Although Ikeda Kazuhiro is quite strong, there is still a big gap compared to the top four centers in the country.

Now it has become Watanabe Masao. The self-confidence of Sakurai Kentaro, who was originally full of confidence, has begun to waver.

If it was Kazuhiro Ikeda, he might still be able to deal with him, but facing Masao Watanabe, who is also one of the top four centers in the country, he has no confidence at all.

It’s not that Kentaro Sakurai is not as good as Masao Watanabe, but that his ribs have not yet healed.

It was at his strong request that Coach Domoto had to let him play despite his injury.

"Mumu, you seem to have grown taller!"

On the other side, Kashima Fengshimo looked at Murasaki in surprise and found that Murasaki was not much shorter than him.

A month ago, Murasaki was 6 centimeters shorter than him.

"Grow 3 centimeters taller in one month!"

Mu Mu asked doubtfully, "What about you?"

Kashima Fengshimo didn't say anything because he didn't grow taller that month.

At his current age, his height will probably not exceed 1.9 meters before it is fixed.

The next moment, the referee threw the basketball up with force.

Because Kentaro Sakurai was not paying enough attention, Masao Watanabe easily passed the ball to Fujima.

Fujima dribbled the ball across half court at a leisurely pace and began waiting for his teammates to get into position.

Soon, Masao Watanabe trapped Kentaro Sakurai behind him in the low post.

At this time, Shenjin immediately changed his position and was ready to steal the ball at any time.

Fujima has keen observation skills and immediately judged Fukatsu's intention from the change in his position.

So he decided to take advantage of the situation.

After using a fake pass to cause Fukatsu's center of gravity to change, Fujima immediately broke through with the ball.

The two men passed each other in an instant, and Fujima rushed straight to the basket with the ball.

After attracting the defensive attention of Kentaro Sakurai, he made a wonderful pass to Masao Watanabe who scored a layup.

Kanagawa took the lead and scored the first two points.

Offense and defense transition!

Shenjin carried the ball across half court and began to organize the team's offense.

Using Sakurai Kentaro's pick-and-roll, Fukatsu temporarily got rid of Fujima.

However, Fujima's speed and explosive power were superior to his, and he quickly entangled him.

Among the freshmen in the first year of high school, Fukatsu's ability to fight is second only to Amu, but his speed and explosive power are not as good as Fujima.

In desperation, Fukatsu had to pass the ball to Kashima Kaede.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Murasakibara and Kashima Kaede, and everyone was looking forward to the showdown between the two.

Kashima Kaede Frost caught the basketball steadily with both hands, squatted slightly, and assumed a triple-threat posture.

Murasaki responded quickly, putting a step away from Kashima Kaede and taking a stance to defend against both the breakthrough and the shot.

At the same time, his eyes were fixed on Kashima Fengshuang, ready to react at any time.

Suddenly, Kashima Kaede Frost made a breakthrough with almost no warning.

As the top high school student in the country, Kaede Shimoshimo's strength may not be as good as Zebei in the plot years, but it should not be underestimated.

Not only does he possess top-notch physical fitness, but he also possesses comprehensive offensive skills and suffocating defense. Coupled with the fact that he was the national double MVP last year, it is no wonder that he was able to win the title of the nation's top high school student.

Facing Kashima Kaede's strong breakthrough, Murasaki moved sideways in time, trying to block his advance route.

Seeing this, Kashima Kaede Frost quickly pulled the ball and turned around, using her speed to break through.

Murasakibara hurriedly turned around and chased back, not wanting to give Kashima Kaede an easy chance to score.

During this process, Kashima Kaede suddenly stopped and then started again, trying to disrupt Murasakibara's defensive rhythm.

Surprisingly, Murasakibara seemed to have guessed his intention and continued to cling to him tightly, not giving him any chance to score easily.

The two men entangled and rushed into the basket, the scene was extremely intense.

Masao Watanabe quickly trapped Kentaro Sakurai behind him, ready to assist Murasakibara in defense.

There was a tendency for Murasakibara and Masao Watanabe to double-team the opponent, and they tried to use the power of the team to limit the performance of Kaede Frost of Kashima.

Kaede Frost of Kashima jumped up towards Watanabe Masao without fear, pulled up in the air, cleverly avoided Watanabe Masao's block, and made a layup with a change of hands.

shuh~
The basketball spun around the rim and eventually fell in.

(End of this chapter)