Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 22 Playing Ball and Cooking at the Same Time

"Akagi, Mumu!"

Coach Anxi ultimately selected two freshmen.

The Xiangbei players were not surprised that the two freshmen entered the starting lineup. After all, their strength is there.

Xiangbei Team

Center: Takenori Akagi, 193 cm, 85 kg, freshman
Power forward: Sato Ichiro, 188cm, 73kg, sophomore
Small forward: Yuho Ikeda, 183cm, 75kg, third grade
Shooting guard: Kogure Kiminori, 174 cm, 60 kg, first grade.

Point guard: Masaru Ito, 167 cm, 60 kg, sophomore.

On the other side, Ryonan's starting lineup also came on the court at the same time.

Ryonan

Center: Jun Uozumi, 199 cm, 86 kg, first grade
Power forward: Inoue Toyoshi, 189cm, 83kg, sophomore
Small forward: Sasaki Oribe, 180 cm, 73 kg, third grade
Shooting guard: Yusaku Ozawa, 176 cm, 70 kg, third grade
Point guard: Matsushita Asahi, 166 cm, 63 kg, sophomore
Under the referee's instructions, Yuzumi and Akagi came to the center circle and prepared for the jump ball.

Uozumi is 6 cm taller than Akagi, and his arm span is also excellent, which seems to give him a clear advantage.

The next moment, the referee threw the ball high into the air.

When the basketball started to fall, the two of them jumped up almost at the same time.

Although Yuzumi had the advantage in height and arm span, Akagi's jumping speed was faster, so the two of them touched the basketball almost at the same time.

bang~
The basketball was sandwiched between the two people's right hands, making a dull sound.

The two men refused to give in to each other and the situation was deadlocked.

Before landing, Yuzumi exerted his remaining strength and barely passed the ball to his own point guard.

Matsushita Asahi caught the basketball and launched a fast break immediately.

His steps are light and quick, and although he is about the same height as Ito Katsu, he is obviously faster.

Ito Katsu underestimated his speed and was easily broken through by Matsushita Asahi Ken, who went straight to the basket.

Yuho Ikeda hurried to assist in defense, and Asahi Matsushita did not stick to the ball and passed it to Oribe Sasaki who was in an open position.

Without hesitation, Sasaki Oribe quickly shot the ball into the basket.

The Ryonan team took the lead and scored the first two points.

Sasaki Oribe and Matsushita Asahi clapped their hands in celebration and turned around to defend.

Offense and defense transition!

Ito Masaru dribbled the ball across half court and carefully protected the basketball under the pressure of Matsushita Asahi.

"This way!"

Ikeda Yuho rushed forward to provide cover.

Just as Ito Masaru was about to pass the ball to Ikeda Yuho, Matsushita Asahi saw through his intention and completed the steal at an extremely fast speed.

"Quick attack!"

The Ryonan team immediately launched a fast break, and Matsushita Asahi Ken rushed down while observing the running positions of his teammates.

At this time, Sasaki Oribe took the lead.

Ito Katsu wanted to steal the ball back, but Matsushita Asahi chose to pass the ball without hesitation and sent it to Sasaki Oribe again.

After receiving the ball, Sasaki Oribe stepped straight to the basket.

Facing an empty basket, Sasaki Oribe easily scored a layup.

4:0
"mine!"

Ito Masaru raised his hand and indicated that it was his own mistake.

"Ito, stay steady!"

Ikeda Yuho patted his shoulder.

The Xiangbei team served the ball, and Ito Masaru carried the ball across half court again.

Matsushita Asahi Ken stepped forward and continued to pressure Ito Katsu.

Under his pressure, Ito Katsu had to lean against Matsushita Asahi to prevent being intercepted by the opponent.

Due to limited vision, Ito Katsu was unable to pass the ball for a while. "This way!"

At this moment, Murasakibara took the initiative to come forward to rescue Ito Masaru.

Ito Masaru quickly handed the basketball to Murasakibara.

The moment he received the ball, Murasakibara passed it to Akagi near the three-second zone.

Akagi caught the ball with both hands and leaned his back against Yuzumi. He did not attack immediately but began to observe the situation on the court.

The teammates quickly moved to different positions, pulling the opposing players away from the three-second zone, creating better conditions for Akagi to play one-on-one.

After making good preparations, Akagi lowered his center of gravity and started back-to-the-basket mode.

Facing Akagi's back-to-the-basket attack, Yuzumi did not retreat. His arms pressed tightly against Akagi's waist, trying to stop him.

Although Yuzumi has only received professional training for a short time, his strength is not weak.

Yu Zhu's family runs a restaurant, and he is often needed to help carry food around the house and cook delicious meals, so you can imagine how much effort he puts in.

It has to be said that Uozumi is a master in cooking, while Akagi is a master in studying.

Akagi can play basketball and study at the same time, while Uozumi can play basketball and cook at the same time.

Bang~bang~
In the fierce confrontation, the two bodies collided violently, and in the end neither could do anything to the other.

Their confrontation was evenly matched, and it was difficult for Akagi to squeeze into the basket by brute force alone.

Akagi quickly changed his playing style, trying to break away from Yuzumi's defense through footwork.

Compared with Yuzumi, Akagi's footwork is obviously more flexible.

While successfully shaking Yuzuki's center of gravity, Akagi quickly turned around and rushed straight to the basket.

Bang~
Akagi strode into the basket, jumped up with both feet, and blasted the ball into the basket with both hands!

4: 2!

After Akagi scored, the Xiangbei players on the bench burst into thunderous cheers.

After landing, Akagi patted his chest hard with a smile on his face.

The teammates were visibly relieved and no longer nervous.

Akagi's gorilla dunk effectively restored the morale of the Xiangbei team.

In the Ryonan team's offense, Matsushita Asahi Ken dribbled the ball across half court and immediately called for a pick-and-roll with Yuzumi.

Although Yuzumi is still a rookie, his physical condition is there and the quality of his cover is very high.

After Ito Katsu was blocked by Yuzumi, Matsushita Asahi took the opportunity to break through.

Facing Akagi's switch defense, Matsushita Asahi passed the ball to Inoue Toyosu, who easily crushed the "skinny bamboo pole" Sato Ichiro and went straight to the basket.

Murasakibara immediately double-teamed Inoue Toyosu, who was startled and almost had the ball intercepted by Murasakibara.

Inoue Toyosu quickly raised the basketball and passed the ball to Uozumi who cut in.

However, Yuzumi's pace was slow and Akagi rushed over in time.

Yuzumi tried to force a slam dunk, but was blocked by Akagi with one hand, and fell to the ground with the ball.

The basketball rolled towards the sidelines and was about to go out of bounds when Murasakibara rescued it in time, picked up the basketball and launched a fast break.

The teammates rushed to the front court at a high speed. Since Yuzumi had not yet stood up, for a moment, the situation became five against four.

After some passing, Akagi finally scored by dunking.

Yuzumi stood up from the floor and stood there at a loss as to what to do.

During the Ryonan team's attack, just as Matsushita Asahi Ken crossed half court with the ball, Uozumi trapped Akagi behind him and reached out for the ball.

He wants to prove himself in front of Coach Tiangang!
Matsushita Asahi hesitated for a moment, then hung the ball for the fish.

Bang~bang~
Yuzumi attacked Akagi from behind, but found that he couldn't push the opponent away.

He tried to use his footwork in the paint to break through like Akagi did, but his intention was too obvious and Akagi held him in place, leaving him helpless.

Seeing that time was almost up, Yuzumi forced himself to jump, trying to dunk on Akagi head-on.

(End of this chapter)