Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 23 Turnaround Jump Shot
slap~
Akagi seized this fleeting opportunity and slammed the ball out of the court with a very authentic big block.

Yuzumi fell to the ground in a mess, staggered back two steps, and almost fell to the ground.

Looking at Akagi in front of him, he felt frustrated and seemed to be confused.

Am I really useless except for my height?
Looking at Yuzumi who was obviously hit hard, Murasaki shook his head pitifully.

How cruel!

He couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Yuzumi, who met Akagi who was eager to show off right after his debut.

On the Ryonan bench, coach Tian Gang folded his hands with a serious look on his face.

Looking at Coach Anxi opposite him, his heart was undoubtedly complicated.

Just now he mentioned Yuzumi's talent in front of Coach Anzai, but Yuzumi was completely suppressed by an unknown player.

Before coming, Coach Tiangang naturally investigated the past information of Xiangbei.

If nothing unexpected happens, the opponent is a freshman in high school like Yuzumi.

"Oh, I didn't expect that besides Mitsui, Xiangbei has such an excellent player!"

Coach Tiangang's mentality seemed to have been hit.

"However, Yuzumi is still a novice. With his talent, if he waits for another year, he may be able to defeat the opponent!"

Coach Tian Gang found a reason for himself.

Currently, Yuzumi has no other advantages except for his height and long arms, and he still needs a lot of time to grow.

The game on the court is still going on, and Matsushita Asahi Ken calls for Yuzumi to set a pick-and-roll again.

Yuzumi was obviously absent-minded, and the quality of his pick-and-roll can be imagined.

As soon as Matsushita Asahi took a step, Ito Katsumi bypassed Yuzumi and entangled him again.

Under the entanglement of Ito Masaru, Matsushita Asahi had to pass the ball to Ozawa Yusaku.

Yusaku Ozawa held the ball and made a triple threat move. Murasakibara was one step away from him, ready to fight.

Murasakibara did not dare to underestimate this seemingly ordinary captain of Ryonan, because Yusaku Ozawa was not only the captain of the Ryonan team, but also the core of the team.

In last year's county tournament, Yusaku Ozawa averaged 26.8 points per game, ranking second on the scoring list. His physical fitness can only be considered above average, but his offensive skills are varied and he is known as the offensive kaleidoscope of Kanagawa.

It was thanks to Yusaku Ozawa's performance that Ryonan successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the county competition, but in the quarterfinals, he was ultimately defeated by Takeshi Tsukushige.

One can imagine the strength of Yusaku Ozawa.

In an instant, Yusaku Ozawa broke through to the right with the ball.

Murasaki hurriedly moved sideways, trying to stop him.

However, the basketball seemed to be stuck in Yusaku Ozawa's hands, and under his ball control rhythm, Murasakibara's center of gravity obviously shifted.

Yusaku Ozawa took the opportunity to make a breakthrough, and Murasakibara hurriedly turned around to chase him.

Before Murasakibara could get close, Ozawa Yuu ended the attack with a jump shot.

shuh~
Ryonan scored two points again.

There was nothing Murasakibara could do about this goal.

Although he has extreme reaction, he can only deal with ordinary players, and Yusaku Ozawa's strength is obviously beyond his target range.

The key is that Yusaku Ozawa has very good ball control, and his ball control attribute is likely to be above 90.

The Xiangbei team served the ball. In this round, Ryonan obviously strengthened its defense against Akagi.

When Nobuhiko Okamoto passed the ball to Akagi, Inoue Toyosu double-teamed him without hesitation.

Unlike Uozumi, Inoue Toyoshi is an experienced blue-collar power forward whose confrontation ability is not much inferior to Akagi.

Under the double-team of him and Uozumi, Akagi had to jump up and pass the ball to Sato Ichiro who was in the open space.

Ichiro Sato has a certain ability to shoot in open space, but it is limited to near the three-second zone.

However, Ichiro Sato was too close to the three-second zone and his shooting speed was too slow.

When he was about to make a move, Inoue Toyosu had already rushed up and interfered with him to some extent.

bang~
In order to avoid being blocked, Ichiro Sato had to raise his shooting angle, resulting in a missed shot.

Yuzumi used his positional advantage to firmly pin Akagi behind him, and was about to protect the backcourt rebound. At the critical moment, Akagi moved quickly and pinned Yuzumi behind him in return.

When it comes to positioning skills and rebounding sense, the fledgling Uozumi is no match for Akagi.

Akagi stretched out his hands and caught the falling rebound ball in his arms.

Just when he was about to jump and dunk, Inoue Toyosu stepped forward again and attacked him from the front and back with Uozumi.

In order to avoid being snatched away, Akagi had to hold the ball.

"Akagi!"

Just then, a familiar voice sounded.

At the same time, a figure in a red jersey came into view.

Akagi jumped up immediately and passed the ball smoothly.

The moment Murasakibara caught the ball, Yusaku Ozawa had already caught up with him.

He didn't know much about Murasakibara, but judging from his previous performance, apart from his defensive attitude, the opponent seemed to have nothing worthy of praise, especially his physical fitness, which was even inferior to his.

While Ozawa Yusaku was still unstable, Murasakibara made a fake move and rushed towards the basket with the ball.

Even so, he was still held tightly by Yusaku Ozawa, and with his stronger fighting ability, he continued to compress Murasakibara's space.

While walking, Murasaki's steps suddenly changed, swaying left and right greatly, causing Ozawa Yusaku to misjudge his direction of movement and directly lose his defensive position.

Yusaku Ozawa's pupils suddenly shrank. He was not the kind of player who would be easily fooled, but the opponent completely misled his defensive prediction.

This guy is not as weak as imagined.

Before Ozawa Yusaku could adjust, Murasakibara had already stepped into the paint area and scored an easy layup.

"Good job, Mumu!"

"Akagi, good pass!"

The two men high-fived each other and then turned around to defend.

Soon, Lingnan made a comeback.

"Matsushita, this way!"

Asahi Matsushita dribbled the ball across half court, and Yusaku Ozawa leaned against Murasakibara and asked him for the ball.

Without hesitation, Matsushita Asahi passed the ball.

Facing Murasakibara's defense, Yusaku Ozawa's eyes became obviously much more serious.

However, he did not attack immediately. Instead, he asked Mu Mu: "I thought about it, you used the European step just now, right?"

Murasakibara nodded, still staring at Yusaku Ozawa.

As long as the opponent reveals a flaw, he will immediately steal the ball with his extreme reaction.

Murasaki is very self-aware and knows that with his weak defensive ability, it is difficult to limit the opponent's performance.

"I'm going to break through!"

During the attack, Yusaku Ozawa even gave a reminder.

In an instant, Yusaku Ozawa took a tentative step, followed by a cross step, successfully shaking Murasakibara's center of gravity and accelerating to complete the breakthrough.

The two passed each other, and seeing Yusaku Ozawa rushing towards the basket, Akagi immediately trapped Yuzumi behind him and rushed towards the oncoming Yusaku Ozawa.

bang~
Yusaku Ozawa turned around and leaned on Akagi, while lowering his center of gravity and pretending to break through to the left side of the basket.

Akagi moved his feet subconsciously, and Ozawa Yusaku suddenly turned in the opposite direction.

For a moment, the two of them kept some distance from each other.

Before Akagi could regroup, Yusaku Ozawa jumped up, shook his wrist lightly, and threw the ball out.

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

Ozawa Yu swung his arms with force, glanced at Murasakibara, and turned around to defend.

However, Murasakibara ignored Yusaku Ozawa because his mind was immersed in a prompt that had just appeared.

(End of this chapter)