Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 247: Feng Shui turns around, this year it’s my turn!
This powerful gliding slam dunk once again dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Buri team.

Currently, Buri has not scored a single point and morale is clearly low.

Beep~
Without hesitation, Coach Buri called for a timeout.

If he didn't apply now, he was afraid that Buri would be swept away by Shohoku in one wave.

Although Coach Buri was prepared to lose the game, he would try to lose as few points as possible even if he lost.

There's no way, this is the joint final!

Last year, the two teams from Kanagawa performed brilliantly and successfully impressed the national organizing committee.

In the end, the national organizing committee awarded Kanagawa a place in the summer national competition play-offs.

Given the competitiveness of the Kanagawa team, there is no difference between the play-off spots and the main competition spots, which is equivalent to a free point question!
That is why one of the four teams in the joint finals is bound to suffer a tragedy.

With the strength of Xiangbei and Shoyo, they have almost secured two places in the main competition.

As a result, only Ryonan and Buri are left competing for the only play-off spot.

To get a place in the play-offs, Buri must defeat Ryonan.

However, before the match with Ryonan, the players' condition must be maintained as much as possible.

If Buri loses badly to Shohoku, the Buri players will definitely be hit hard, which will have an adverse impact on their match with Ryonan.

You can lose, but you can’t lose too badly!
This is what Coach Buri is thinking!

As for defeating Xiangbei?

Do not make jokes!
As a national champion coach, Coach Buri is very self-aware.

This can be seen from the starting lineups of both sides.

Except for the small forward, Xiangbei has a firm advantage in the other four positions.

The gap between the two sides is even greater than the gap between Shohoku and Sanno Industrial in the plot year.

During the break, Coach Buri cooked some thick and greasy chicken soup while sharing interesting stories and experiences from past games with the players, his voice full of encouragement.

As an experienced coach with decades of experience, Coach Buri is naturally very good at making chicken soup.

His words revealed his trust and expectations for the players. He believed that they had the ability to overcome the current difficulties and regain the rhythm of the game.

Under the encouragement of Coach Buri, the nervous mood of the Buri players gradually relaxed, and they found the passion and fighting spirit for the game again, ready to go all out when the game resumed.

Unfortunately, after the timeout, Xiangbei gave Buri another heavy blow.

In this attack, Ming Gaoguang did not ask for the ball again.

However, Buri players have yet to find an opportunity.

Seeing that there were only five seconds left in the attack, Nohara Yukichiro subconsciously passed the ball to Ming Gaoguang, as if he was eager to get rid of the hot object in his hand.

This is a typical case of passing the buck!

This blame-shifting move is quite reminiscent of the future Goat!
Ming Gaoguang cursed under his breath. His position was too far away from the basket, which was not his offensive area at all.

Seeing that time was running out, Ming Gaoguang had no choice but to bite the bullet and force a shot.

Unfortunately, his behavior was within Akagi's expectations.

The two jumped up almost at the same time. In order to avoid being blocked, Ming Gaoguang had to raise his shooting point.

The basketball successfully flew over Akagi's fingertips and flew towards the basket.

In the end, the basketball flew directly over the backboard without hitting anything.

Three no-sticks!
This shot missed all three targets, which was too far-fetched.

However, this three-neglect move does not mean that nothing is touched!

"Ouch!"

Just when everyone thought it was over, the basketball happened to hit a spectator in the face.

This shot is very similar to the one in the plot when Shohoku played against the Shōryo United in that year. Sakuragi wanted to show off his newly learned shooting skills in public, but ended up hitting the audience in the face.

One lucky viewer will be picked at random!
Looking at this strange goal, the players from both sides fell into silence instantly.

What I fear the most is that the air will suddenly become quiet!
Beep~
The referee had to stop the game!

Ming Gaoguang gave Nohara Koichiro a reproachful look, and then kept apologizing to the "lucky audience".

He really can't shoot!
Soon, Ming Gaoguang successfully gained the audience's forgiveness.

After this little episode, the game resumed.

Shohoku served the ball and Murasakibara dribbled the ball across half court.

"Akagi, one more!"

After Akagi got into position, he directly passed the ball to Akagi.

Akagi landed in the low post and received the ball with his back to the basket, then he leaned forward.

A simple leaning movement contains tremendous power.

Akagi has broad shoulders, and his muscular lines are faintly visible under the tight jersey, making him look a lot stronger than Ming Gaoguang.

This can be seen from the weight of the two people. Akagi is 5 kilograms heavier than Ming Gaoguang, which is a considerable gap.

bang~
Although Ming Gaoguang was not knocked back, his body was obviously shaken, and his upper body began to tilt backwards.

Ming Gaoguang gritted his teeth and tried hard to hold on.

Akagi tried the 'hardness' of the highlight with his back, and decided to go with a rough and fine approach.

The next moment, Akagi moved his feet steadily.

His back-to-the-basket skills are smooth and powerful. He can flexibly use footwork and fake moves according to the opponent's defensive intensity and position, leaving the defender at a loss.

In the blink of an eye, Akagi used a combination of feints and footwork to turn around and break through Ming Gaoguang.

Bang~
Akagi jumped high and did a signature gorilla dunk.

After landing, Akagi ignored Ming Gaoguang and turned around to defend.

"hateful!"

Ming Gaoguang felt that he was ignored by Akagi and was filled with resentment.

In order to prove himself, Ming Gaoguang tried hard to cheer himself up and prepared to give Akagi a good beating.

However, in the face of absolute strength, even the strongest fighting spirit seems insignificant.

After five minutes, Ming Gao was unable to attack or defend, and was completely defeated by Akagi on both offense and defense.

In just five minutes, Xiangbei won by a full 13 points over Buri.

Things are changing, come to my house this year!
This year's famous star is no different from last year's Akagi!

In last year's county competition, Akagi was taught a lesson by Watanabe Masao of Buri, and was beaten on both offense and defense.

This year, Akagi defeated Buri's Ming Gaoguang again.

In fact, Ming Gaoguang’s strength is not weak, but his style is almost the same as Akagi last year.

In addition, Akagi is also strong enough.

If Yuzumi is close to the level of awakened fish, then Akagi is almost at the level of awakened Akagi.

Don’t ask why, the reason is because of Murasakibara’s guidance.

Murasakibara's post-up play and inside footwork have reached level 8. His guidance is enough to help Akagi avoid many detours and he only needs to follow the route planned by Murasakibara.

Not to mention Akagi, even the Watanabe brothers have made great achievements.

Before the Watanabe brothers went to America, they were reluctant to leave Murasakibara and wished they could take him with them.

There's nothing I can do, Murasakibara is too fragrant.

Because Watanabe Masao's post-up singles and inside footwork have not reached this level, not to mention that Mu Mu has mastered many other advanced skills. Training with Mu Mu is obviously more effective than training elsewhere.

It was completely within Murasakibara's expectations that Ming Gaoguang was beaten by Akagi.

Muguro started to pass the ball to Akagi more often for singles.

For this game, Murasakibara did not have much desire to attack, nor did he have any idea of ​​using new techniques.

It was obvious that Murasakibara was somewhat disgusted by Takeshi's weak strength.

In the entire Kanagawa Prefecture, the only team that he can treat seriously is Shoyo.

Under Murasakibara's "feeding", Akagi seemed to have transformed into a wild gorilla, showing strong dominance.

Using his strong body and excellent back-to-the-basket skills, Akagi seemed to be at ease and began to dominate the interior and get what he wanted.

Under Akagi's attack, Ming Gaoguang's defense seemed pale and powerless, and he felt unprecedented pressure.

The Xiangbei players seemed to be infected by Akagi's momentum, and performed exceptionally well both in offense and defense.

Not only that, Xiangbei also firmly holds the advantage in rebounding.

Although Buri is famous for his highlights, he still cannot avoid the disadvantage in rebounding.

With the active fighting of Akagi, Naito and Murasakibara, Xiangbei successfully grabbed several offensive rebounds, most of which turned into points.

Coach Buri was anxiously directing the team on the sidelines, trying to turn the situation around through substitutions and tactical adjustments, but to little avail.

As time slowly passed, the Xiangbei team seemed to turn into an unstoppable torrent, sweeping across the entire stadium, and became unstoppable.

Under the powerful offensive of Xiangbei, the Wuli team was defeated and the morale that had finally recovered fell to the bottom again.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Xiangbei team's score advantage grew like a snowball.

By the time the whistle blew to end the first half, the Xiangbei team was already leading by more than 30 points.

Meanwhile, Buri scored less than 30 points in the first half.

With such a huge score difference, any discerning person can see that there is a clear gap between the two teams.

Among them, Akagi scored 20+10 in the first half alone.

If he could play the whole game, Akagi would probably get some exaggerated statistics.

Even if Murasakibara transforms into 'Slacker', his performance is not inferior to Akagi's.

In the first half, Murasakibara easily got an economical triple-double.

As for Mitsui, Naito and Ichiro Sato, they also scored in double digits.

On the other side, looking at the score on the electronic scoreboard, the Buri players' eyes revealed confusion and helplessness.

The starting lineup of the Buri team is mostly composed of first-year players.

Although the first-year players are full of energy and passion, they lack game experience and are not mature enough mentally.

Faced with such a huge disadvantage, it is difficult for them to remain calm and they are easily affected by their emotions.

Only through constant training can they gradually overcome psychological obstacles and improve their competitive level.

Not long after, the ball was caught during the halftime break.

Coach Anzai waved his hand and substituted Murasakibara and others.

However, he did not replace all the main players, and in the end Naito and Ichiro Sato remained on the field.

In the second half, Coach Anzai sent out Naito, Ichiro Sato, Kumamoto Yamamoto, Nobuhiko Okamoto and Miyagi.

Among them, Naito played as center, facing off against Mitsuru Nagao.

This is also a test for Naito from Coach Anzai!

"It's fine if I lose to Akagi, but I don't believe I will lose to the bald guy!"

Looking at Tetsuya Naito, Ming Gaoguang immediately regained his confidence.

During the jump ball stage, Naito overpowered Ming Gaoguang and easily won the jump ball.

Soon, Miyagi crossed half court with the ball.

"This guy's defense must be bad!"

Due to Ebinaka's poor performance in the first half, Miyagi couldn't help but look down on them.

Thus, Miyagi paid the price for his arrogance.

As a point guard, Ebina Ka had studied the games between Shohoku and Tsukuba Takeshi, and was familiar with Miyagi's general strengths, so he deliberately kept two steps away from Miyagi.

As he failed to develop a stable mid-range and long-range shot, and was eager to show off his charm in front of Ayako, he decided to break through directly.

Miyagi has light steps and starts quickly, often able to easily shake off defenders.

However, his intentions were too obvious, giving his opponent an opportunity to take advantage.

The moment Miyagi was about to break through, Ebina Ka was fully prepared.

Miyagi first faked to the right, trying to confuse Ebinaka with a fake move, and then quickly changed direction to break through.

Ebinaka deliberately revealed a flaw, and Miyagi was immediately fooled and went straight in.

During this process, Ebinaka's body moved almost in sync with Miyagi.

Just when Miyagi thought he was about to successfully break through the defense line, Ebinaka suddenly attacked.

slap~
Ebina Ka flicked his finger and the basketball was kicked out.

The man can’t pass the ball!
By the time Miyagi reacted, Ebina Ka quickly took control of the ball and rushed to the front court.

"How can it be repaired?"

Miyagi was extremely annoyed and chased after him at the fastest speed.

In a flash, Miyagi caught up in time.

Ebinaka and Miyagi entangled and rushed into the three-point line. Miyagi thought Ebinaka would choose to layup.

Suddenly, Ebina Ka made an abrupt stop and Miyagi rushed over.

When Miyagi stopped, Ebina Ka made a quick stop and jump shot, throwing the basketball in his hand into the basket.

shuh~
The basketball hits the net!

Before returning to defense, Ebina Ka solemnly said to Miyagi: "We are different. I can shoot!"

There is one thing Ebina Jia didn’t say, that is, a point guard who can’t shoot is not a good point guard!

The point guard can't shoot, so the opponent just needs to make a strategy of letting him break through instead of shooting. It's okay to let him take two or three steps.

As for whether Miyagi will choose to pass the ball, it depends on whether his teammates can support him.

On the Xiangbei bench, Mitsui folded his hands, looking like he was enjoying a good show.

"I wonder if this match will teach Miyagi a lesson?"

Akagi said in a muffled voice, "Even a rough guy like me has learned to shoot mid-range shots, so there's no reason why a small guy like him can't learn it."

Mu Mu glanced at Cai Zi, then shook his head and said, "It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change one's nature! It's not that he can't learn, but he doesn't want to learn!"

In fact, the simplest solution is to let Ayako come forward.

However, Murasakibara will not do so.

Even if Ayako was willing, he would not agree.

Through the competition, Murasaki hopes that Miyagi will gradually realize his technical shortcomings and mental flaws.

If that doesn't work, then he can only be a substitute.

For the Xiangbei team, Miyagi is not as important as imagined, and he is not irreplaceable!
By next year, with the addition of Sakuragi and Rukawa, that’ll be even better!

(End of this chapter)