Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 28 The last moment

The Ryonan team not only led by two points, but more importantly, they also had possession of the ball.

Ryonan served the ball, and Matsushita Asahi slowed down the pace of attack. His intention to delay time was very obvious, and he almost ran out of time to pass the half-court.

Nobuhiko Okamoto tried to press, but Asahi Matsushita immediately passed the ball and started running.

The Ryonan players cooperated tacitly, kept passing the basketball and continued to waste time.

The Xiangbei players saw it and were anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Whether in terms of individual strength or coordination, Xiangbei is inferior to Ryonan.

When there were ten seconds left in the attack time, Matsushita Asahi used his speed advantage to easily create a distance of two body lengths.

Compared with Matsushita Asahi, Okamoto Nobuhiko's speed and explosive power are obviously inferior.

Yusaku Ozawa immediately passed the ball to Asahi Matsushita, who quickly cut into the basket.

The closer you are to the basket, the higher your hit rate.

Akagi tried to assist in defense, but was confused by Matsushita Asahi's fake pass. By the time Akagi realized something was wrong, he had missed the best opportunity. Matsushita Asahi broke into the basket and scored two points with a layup.

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The gap between the two sides widened to 4 points with 42 seconds left in the game.

The Xiangbei team served the ball quickly. Due to time constraints, this ball had to be shot as soon as possible, otherwise they would lose the opportunity for the last attack.

Nobuhiko Okamoto quickly crossed half court and immediately called for Akagi to set a pick-and-roll.

At the same time, Murasakibara, Yuho Ikeda and Jiro Tanaka began to run around.

With the help of Akagi's spacious body, Nobuhiko Okamoto broke away from Asahi Matsushita and rushed towards the basket.

After attracting the help of Sasaki Oribe, Nobuhiko Okamoto immediately passed the ball to Jiro Tanaka who was in an open position.

After catching the ball, Jiro Tanaka looked a little hesitant and did not shoot immediately.

He was well aware of the importance of this ball. If he missed it, the consequences would be disastrous.

This also made Jiro Tanaka feel tremendous pressure. His breathing became rapid and his heartbeat seemed to be roaring in his ears.

He is nervous!

"Shoot the ball!"

The teammates hurriedly shouted anxiously, their voices full of urgency.

If no action is taken, Xiangbei may miss the opportunity for the last attack and lose the initiative of the game.

At this time, Sasaki Oribe had already pounced on Tanaka Jiro.

At the reminder of his teammates, Jiro Tanaka subconsciously jumped up and shot.

The opportunity was fleeting, and when he made his move, Sasaki Oribe had already appeared in front of him.

Jiro Tanaka was startled and subconsciously raised his attack height.

This also changed the trajectory of basketball.

bang~
The basketball hit the backboard, bounced high, and was about to fall out of bounds.

At the critical moment, Yuho Ikeda flew to save the ball, almost parallel to the floor.

While grabbing the basketball, Yuho Ikeda caught a glimpse of a red figure out of the corner of his eye and passed the ball without thinking.

bang~
The next moment, Ikeda Yuho fell to the ground in a mess.

Ikeda Yuho didn't get up, but lay on the ground and took a deep breath.

He was not injured, but his KunKun accidentally collided with the floor.

It is a pain that cannot be described in words!
However, he still endured the pain and his eyes fell on Mu Mu.

That’s right, the one who just caught the ball was Murasakibara.

While catching the ball, Murasakibara suddenly stopped and put a distance of one body length between himself and Yusaku Ozawa.

Without hesitation, Murasakibara chose to pull up and shoot with the ball.

shuh~
The basketball went through the rim with great precision.

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Call ~
After Murasakibara scored this goal, his teammates were obviously relieved.

However, when they found out that there were only 28 seconds left in the game, their mood suddenly turned bad because each attack lasted only 30 seconds.

Offense and defense transition!

Ryonan slowed down the pace again, and its intention to delay time was very obvious.

As long as the time is used up, Ryonan will be the winner.

After a round of passing, Ikegami received the basketball.

Just when he was about to pass the ball again, suddenly, Mu Mu rushed over and slapped Ikegami's right hand.
"No. 11 of the red team committed a foul, No. 14 of the white team gets two free throws!"

The referee made the decision at the right time.

This was a choice Murasakibara made out of helplessness. The reason why he chose Ikegami was because Ikegami's mid-range shot was not stable enough. In addition, he was a freshman and his mentality was definitely not as stable as that of senior players.

At the free throw line, Ikegami took aim and threw the basketball.

bang~
On the first free throw, Ikegami used too much force and the ball ended up hitting the backboard.

Ikegami became more and more nervous and felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

Call ~
He took a deep breath and tried to suppress the tension in his heart.

bang~
For the second free throw, Ikegami dribbled the ball twice before he shot the basketball.

Unfortunately, his luck was not very good and the basketball bounced out of the basket.

Backboard!

At the first moment, most of the players from both sides rushed to the basket, trying to grab the key rebound.

Among them, Inoue Toyoshi and Sasaki Oribe tacitly sandwiched Akagi in the middle.

"drink!"

Akagi roared angrily, and instantly burst out with tremendous strength, kicking the ball up.

The next moment, Akagi trapped Inoue Toyosu and Sasaki Oribe behind him, jumped again, and successfully protected the key rebound.

After grabbing the rebound, Akagi swung his elbows with both hands to force back the nearby Ryonan players, and then passed the ball to Nobuhiko Okamoto.

At this time, there were 13 seconds left until the end of the game.

"Defense!"

The Ryonan players immediately returned to defense. They were well aware of the importance of this goal and began to press the Shohoku players with all their strength.

At this time, Akagi rushed across half the court.

Coach Tian Gang stood up nervously and shouted, "Inoue, don't let Akagi get close to the basket!"

Inoue Toyosu immediately clung to him like a piece of taffy, not giving Akagi any chance to easily catch the ball.

Although Inoue Toyoshi's confrontation was not as good as Akagi's and he could not completely stop Akagi's steps, he also caused Akagi great trouble.

On the other side, Murasakibara gathered his remaining strength and ran quickly on the court.

Yusaku Ozawa is chasing closely, he is well aware of the threat posed by Murasakibara.

At the same time, Matsushita Asahiken pressed Okamoto Nobuhiko, who had to pass the ball to Akagi.

As soon as Akagi received the basketball, Sasaki Oribe decisively abandoned Tanaka Jiro and double-teamed Akagi together with Inoue Toyoshi.

At this time, Jiro Tanaka found an open position again, but Akagi didn't dare to pass the ball.

At this moment, Akagi jumped up, as if he wanted to dunk over the opponent.

"Stop him!"

Inoue Toyosu and Sasaki Oribe jumped up at the same time, stretching their arms to prevent Akagi from dunking.

Seeing the actions of the two, Akagi's mouth corners slightly raised.

For some reason, Inoue Toyosu felt a tightness in his heart and suddenly felt uneasy.

In mid-air, Akagi threw the ball to the right corner.

At this time, with the help of his teammates, Murasakibara created a distance of one body length from Yusaku Ozawa and appeared outside the three-point line in the right corner.

Murasaki caught the ball with both hands and made a shooting gesture.

Yusaku Ozawa rushed over and jumped up without thinking.

Unexpectedly, Murasakibara did not shoot immediately.

When Yusaku Ozawa started to fall, he took the initiative to meet him.

"Oops!"

Yusaku Ozawa had no choice but to collide with Murasakibara.

beep~
The referee's whistle sounded almost at the same time.

Under the horrified gaze of Yusaku Ozawa, Murasakibara tried his best to keep his balance and threw the basketball in his hand based on his feeling.

Even if he missed, Murasakibara would have had three free throws.

(End of this chapter)