Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 219 Why don’t you send someone to guard me?
After successfully overtaking the score, the morale of the Bodo players was obviously high.

Faced with Bodo's multi-point blossoming and flexible tactics, Xiangbei players felt unprecedented pressure.

If they fail to adjust their condition in time, victory in the game will likely slip away from them.

The reason why Bodo overtook the score was closely related to rebounding and rim protection.

In the fight for rebounds, Xiangbei was clearly at a disadvantage.

Akagi is still okay, he can barely hold back Suzuki Nobisuke.

However, the same cannot be said for Yuho Ikeda.

Fujio Maori is not only tall and has long arms, but he is also a good jumper. Coupled with his solid positioning skills, Yuho Ikeda is no match for him.

In just five minutes, Fujio Maori grabbed two offensive rebounds and converted them into points.

It was the turn of the Xiangbei team to launch an attack. With the help of Takenori Akagi's cover, Mitsui cleverly got rid of Nobi Okura and went straight to the basket.

At this time, Suzuki Nobisuke was not far away from Mitsui. He reacted immediately and moved quickly towards Mitsui, trying to provide backup defense.

Seeing this, Mitsui suddenly stopped, then bent his knees and raised his hands.

Suzuki Nobita was confused by Mitsui's fake move and subconsciously jumped up, trying to block his shot.

When Suzuki Nobi jumped up, he suddenly realized that Mitsui did not jump.

Taking advantage of the time difference, Mitsui decisively jumped up and shot with the help of Suzuki Nobi.

slap~
After discovering Mitsui's intention, Suzuki Nobisuke became ruthless. Instead of dodging, he increased his strength and swung his right hand to hit Mitsui's arm hard.

Beep~
At the same time, the referee's whistle sounded!

In mid-air, Mitsui lost his balance, but he still struggled to throw the ball out.

Because he shot too hastily, Mitsui's shot completely lost its aim, and the basketball just brushed the net, missing the basket.

Just when Mitsui was about to fall to the ground, Murasakibara supported him in time, avoiding the possibility of injury.

Call ~
After being supported by Murasakibara, Mitsui was obviously relieved.

"Mitsui, are you okay?"

"It's okay, thanks!"

Mitsui rubbed his left arm, where there was a clear slap mark. He felt a burning pain in his left hand, which showed how strong Suzuki Nobisuke was.

"This guy definitely did it on purpose!"

"That's even more reason to knock him off the field."

The two looked at each other. Whether for victory in the game or for personal honor and disgrace, Suzuki Nobisuke had to leave the field.

"No. 4 of the blue team committed a foul, No. 14 of the red team takes two free throws!"

At this time, the referee made a quick decision.

Suzuki Nobisuke raised his right hand cleanly to indicate that he accepted the penalty.

Just five minutes into the game, he picked up two fouls.

At this time, he had already guessed the tactical intentions of the Xiangbei team and became more cautious.

He must be more careful and not fall into the opponent's trap so easily.

At the free throw line, Mitsui dribbled the ball twice before he shot the basketball.

bang~
On the first ball, the basketball hit the front of the basket.

The pain in his left arm affected Mitsui's free throws.

For the second ball, Mitsui concentrated and threw the basketball in his hand without even dribbling.

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

This is Mitsui’s talent!

Although his physical fitness is only at the upper second-rate level, his basketball talent is mainly concentrated in his touch.

It's an innate feeling, as if there is a mysterious connection between the basketball and his hands.

Whether in a fierce confrontation or in a quick transition between offense and defense, Mitsui's shots always hit the basket accurately.

No matter how far the distance is or how tight the defense is, he can always use his excellent touch to accurately put the ball into the basket.

After making this free throw, the score between the two sides was tied.

When returning to defense, Mu Mu said to Mitsui: "Relax your arm first, and leave the next few rounds to me!"

"Then I'm not welcome!"

Mitsui and Murasakibara exchanged punches, and everything was said without words.

Soon, Kenjiro Itakura dribbled the ball across half court and immediately passed the ball, while he started walking in circles with Murasakibara.

During this process, Murasakibara learned to be lazy and did not pursue closely, and was even left two steps behind by Kenjiro Itakura.

It was also at this time that Nobi Okura thought he saw an opportunity and immediately passed the ball to Itakura Kenjiro.

Kenjiro Itakura caught the ball and shot it immediately.

What he didn't expect was that Murasakibara's reaction was much faster than he thought.

Thanks to Max's reaction, when Nobi Okura passed the ball, Murasakibara reacted and responded quickly.

When Kenjiro Itakura shot the ball, Murasakibara took a step forward and jumped high.

Looking at Murasakibara in front of him, Kenjiro Itakura was obviously surprised.

In order to avoid being blocked, Kenjiro Itakura subconsciously raised his shooting height.

The basketball flew high, jumped over Murasakibara's fingertips, and flew towards the basket.

As soon as the basketball was shot, Kenjiro Itakura felt something was wrong.

This is the intuition from Sagittarius!
His shooting is not as good as Mitsui and A Shen, but it is also at the level of Rukawa and Sendoh.

If converted using data, his mid-range and three-point shots are both between 90-95.

After landing on the ground, Kenjiro Itakura immediately shouted, "Rebound!"

bang~
Sure enough, the basketball hit the rim and flew towards the basket.

Akagi was entangled by Suzuki Nobita, who was obviously creating opportunities for Maori Fujio to grab offensive rebounds.

Sure enough, Maori Fujio easily trapped Ikeda Yuho behind him, jumped up, and grabbed the rebound.

After landing, Maori Fujio jumped up again and prepared for a two-handed slam dunk.

Bang~Clang~
Suddenly, a big hand attacked from behind, but it was Murasakibara who appeared in time and blocked the shot, smashing the basketball onto the backboard.

Fujio Maori dunked with both hands, but it was a lonely dunk.

"Hey, where's my ball?"

Such a thought came to Maori Fujio's mind.

Before Fujio Maori could react, Murasakibara quickly rushed to the front court.

At this time, the basketball had been snatched away by Yuho Ikeda.

At this moment, Mu Gu was like G0at, feeling the joy of fast break.

It has to be said that fast break is the most efficient means of scoring.

It is no wonder that G0at would rather give up defense and let his teammates defend four against five in order to seize every fast break opportunity.

After discovering that Murasakibara had started a fast break, Yuho Ikeda threw the ball with great force.

During team training, Xiangbei's inside players use powerful hand-throwing as one of their training items.

The reason is simple, the team has a fast horse!
Looking across the country, Murasakibara's speed is not the best, but it is definitely among the top five.

The only players who can surpass him in speed are basically short players like Miyagi.

When Murasakibara jumped up to catch the ball, Kenjiro Itakura returned to defense in time.

This time, he stuck close to him and said no matter what, he would never let Murasakibara shoot a three-pointer again.

Murasakibara displayed amazing explosive power and balance, easily breaking through his defense with just one step.

After breaking through the defense, without any hesitation, Mu Mu rushed to the basket like a gust of wind. The next moment, Mu Mu jumped high, stretched his body in the air, and made a big windmill movement, slamming down towards the basket.

Bang~
The basketball was slammed into the basket with a deafening sound.

The power of Murasakibara's dunk was so great that it made the basket tremble.

Under the huge impact force, he still maintained the dunking posture, holding the edge of the basket tightly with one hand.

His dunk immediately ignited the atmosphere of the entire stadium.

The next moment, the stadium erupted in warm applause and cheers.

Murasakibara let go of the basket and then made a celebration move like stepping on the accelerator of a motorcycle in response to the cheers of the fans.

Motorcycle acceleration will be Carter's future celebration action. Carter uses his actions to tell fans: I still have gas in the tank.

In addition, this fast break windmill slam dunk was also Murayama imitating Carter's style.

Of course, the degree of completion is definitely not as high as Carter's.

Even so, it is enough to ignite the enthusiasm of the fans.

After returning to defense, teammates enthusiastically patted Murasakibara's shoulders to celebrate this wonderful moment.

Offense and defense transition!

Kenjiro Itakura paid more attention to Murasakibara. He would rather not attack than take Murasakibara around and consume his physical strength.

However, Murasakibara's physical loss was obviously less than Itakura Kenjiro's.

If you observe carefully, you will find that he only runs one step inside the three-point line at most, while Kenjiro Itakura often runs outside the three-point line.

Even if Kenjiro Itakura shoots as soon as he catches the ball, he has enough reaction and ability to interfere.

Compared with Kenjiro Itakura, he is not only taller and has longer arms, but also has better jumping ability.

Soon, Bodo once again demonstrated their superb team basketball style.

Through precise passing and tacit cooperation, they quickly tore through the defense of the Xiangbei team.

Each player is like a carefully arranged chess piece on the board, each performing his or her own function and interacting with each other.

However, without commander Kenjiro Itakura, Hakata's offensive fluency was less than before.

Even so, they easily found opportunities.

In a wonderful cooperation, the ball was passed to Shizuo Kudo.

At this time, Akagi and Yuho Ikeda were taken away by the opposing players.

Seeing that the basket was open, Shizuo Kudo did not hesitate and used his flexible footwork to quickly cut into the basket and score a layup.

On the sidelines, Coach Bodo nodded with satisfaction. Team basketball was the key to their victory and the foundation for Bodo to become a high school powerhouse.

Over the years, Hakata has also experienced decline, but relying on team basketball and training intensity, it is enough to ensure a lower limit of performance. They are even more stable than Sanno Industrial.

It was Shohoku's turn to attack, and Murasakibara continued to delay time.

The main role of the Xiangbei players is to take away their respective defensive players and give Murasakibara enough space for singles.

Murasakibara seemed unusually calm. When there were ten seconds left in the attack time, he first passed the ball to Mitsui, and then quickly moved to the waist position.

Without hesitation, Mitsui quickly passed the ball back to Murasakibara.

After catching the ball, Murasakibara did not rush to shoot, but swayed left and right.

When Kenjiro Itakura's center of gravity shifted, Murasakibara made a turn-around jump shot.

Whether it is a turnaround jump shot or a fadeaway jump shot, they both reached level 8.

When the two are combined, it is a turnaround fadeaway jump shot.

In a hurry, Kenjiro Itakura tried to block the shot, but Murasakibara's fadeaway jump shot was so smooth and rhythmic that he almost ignored Kenjiro Itakura's defense and shot the ball out.

shuh~
The basketball drew a perfect arc and went through the net.

In the next round, Murasakibara received the ball in the same position.

This time, he didn't even bother to fake a move and made another turnaround fadeaway jump shot.

Even though Kenjiro Itakura was well prepared, it did not cause much disturbance to Murasakibara.

shuh~
The basketball hits the net again!

"How can we prevent this?"

Kenjiro Itakura felt helpless about this shooting style that almost ignored defense.

Beep~
At this time, Coach Bodo took the initiative to apply for a timeout.

In order to limit Murasakibara's performance, he had to call a timeout.

The Xiangbei players also took the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief.

Coach Anxi did not provide any tactical guidance, but continued to give chicken soup to the players.

When the game resumed, there were no changes to the lineups of either team.

Bodo once again used team basketball and scored two points again.

When Murasakibara crossed half court with the ball, he found that his opponent was Shizuo Kudo.

Shizuo Kudo: 185 cm, 78 kg!

In terms of height, weight and arm span, he is not much different from Murasakibara.

Shizuo Kudo is Hakata's defensive pioneer. In the past three years, he has faced off against Kashima Kaede many times.

After some probing, Murasakibara found that Shizuo Kudo's defensive position was just right and his defensive skills were also excellent.

In addition, his calm personality and cool head allow him to always make the most reasonable judgments when defending, making his performance on the defensive end particularly outstanding.

Shizuo Kudo's defensive characteristics are more like the future Kawhi Leonard.

Of course, this is a super poor man’s version of Kawhi Leonard.

Although Shizuo Kudo has excellent physical fitness, there is still a big gap compared to Murasakibara.

The next moment, Murasakibara used the LV9 Cross Step without hesitation.

Although Shizuo Kudo tried his best to defend, he was still inevitably fooled by Murasakibara.

Because he was too focused, his body lost balance and he was eventually knocked to the ground by Murasakibara.

After completing the breakthrough, Murasakibara rushed straight to the basket with the ball, and facing Nobisuke Suzuki who was sitting under the basket, he jumped up to face him.

Suzuki Nobita also jumped up, and Murasaki displayed amazing aerial abilities.

At the same time, the dynamic vision brought by the title of glider allowed him to find opportunities quickly.

In mid-air, Murasaki avoided the block by Nobita Suzuki and completed a dunk through him.

Bang~
With the dull sound of the basket popping up, Murasakibara completed the dunk.

In the process, the two collided.

Murasaki grabbed the rim tightly and did not retreat.

Suzuki Nobita fell to the ground and couldn't help but take a step back before he could stand firm.

This scene made the audience present excited.

Beep~
The referee blew the whistle again!

"No. 4 of the blue team committed a personal foul, and No. 11 of the red team gets an extra free throw!"

The referee made a quick decision because he noticed that Nobita Suzuki had just raised his elbow.

Suzuki Nobita raised his right hand unwillingly.

Less than ten minutes into the first half, he had already received three fouls.

Mugure fell to the ground and shouted to Coach Hakata in front of Suzuki Nobita: "Why didn't you send someone to guard me?"

After these words were spoken, Suzuki Nobisuke and Kudo Shizuo almost fainted from anger.

(End of this chapter)