Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 44: Murasame is knocked to the ground
Call ~
Akagi took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress his inner anger and irritability, and ran to the front court.

Looking at Akagi's back, Muguro couldn't help but shake his head.

Compared with the three major centers in Kanagawa, Akagi still has a long way to go.

This is Shinichi Yano, who is at the bottom of the three centers. If Akagi faces Masao Watanabe, who is at the top of the three centers, his situation will probably be even more difficult.

In the attack of the Xiangbei team, Nobuhiko Okamoto dribbled the ball across half court and immediately passed it to Murasakibara.

When Murasakibara received the ball, his teammates quickly took away their respective defenders, creating a wider offensive space for Murasakibara.

Murasame looked unruly, hooked his finger at Mumu and said, "Boy, I won't let you get ten points!"

"is it?"

Without waiting for Murasame to answer, Murasame started quickly, took a step forward, pushed off the ground, and took off.

His movements were extremely fast, and before Murasame could react, he was surpassed by Murasame in one step.

When Murasame turned around and tried to catch up, Murasame suddenly braked.

By the time Murasame stopped, the two sides had already opened up two steps of distance between them.

Naturally, Murasakibara did not miss this opportunity and slashed with his sword.

shuh~
The basketball drew a graceful arc and fell accurately into the basket, making a crisp friction sound with the net.

Murasakibara's outstanding performance obviously boosted the morale of the entire team.

After landing, he glanced at Murasame briefly, then turned around to defend.

"Damn it, it's just two points, what's the big deal!"

Murasame felt looked down upon and became angry and humiliated.

After returning to his own half, Mu Mu said to Akagi with a serious expression: "Akagi, don't let your opponent provoke your anger! As a center, you must remain emotionally stable, otherwise you will never become a good center!"

Akagi is irritable and has a hot temper, which is his character flaw.

"I know, Mumu!"

Akagi nodded vigorously.

"If he provokes you again, just treat him as if he is farting!"

Regardless of whether Akagi understood or not, Murasame immediately went towards Murasame.

Soon, Shinichi Yano faced Akagi again.

"Boy, are you scared? That's why you don't dare to attack?"

This time, Akagi was not shaken by his opponent's provocation and began to focus more on defense.

Shinichi Yano said a few more words, trying to anger Akagi through various means.

Unfortunately, Akagi remained unmoved and didn't even say a word, focusing all his energy on defense.

Shinichi Yano tried to attack Akagi from behind, but he couldn't get through at all.

The two men's attacks can be described as equally powerful.

The difference is that Shinichi Yano did not continue to force the ball, but passed the ball away.

However, the moment he passed the ball, with his extreme reaction, Murasakibara immediately rushed over and completed the steal first.

Murasame rushed towards Murasame, trying to snatch the ball back.

Murasame dribbled the ball with his back to the basket, easily avoiding Murasame's pressing and rushed towards the frontcourt with the ball.

Miuradai returned to defense very quickly and Murasakibara did not find any opportunity for a fast break.

In this situation, Murasakibara stood outside the three-point line, waiting for his teammates to get into position.

"Boy, I'm going to get serious!"

Murasame secretly made up his mind that no matter what he did, he would not let Murasakibara score easily this time.

"Just you?"

Murasame shook his head. Not to mention the current Murasame, even if he was two years later, he would at most be a starter for a strong team, and he was not on the same level as him at all.

The next moment, Murasame took a tentative step and Murasame subconsciously took a step back, leaving two steps of distance between them!
Murasakibara seized the opportunity, stepped back, and then performed a series of movements including bending knees, jumping, raising hands, and pressing wrists.

His movements were smooth and there was no unnecessary movement.

"not good!"

Murasame was anxious and wanted to jump up to intercept. Unfortunately, the distance between them was a bit far, so Murasame's interference with Murasame was limited.

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

"4 points!"

Muguro stretched out four fingers towards Murasame.

"hateful!"

Murasame clenched his hands into fists, and raging anger seemed to be burning in his chest.

During Miuradai's attack, Murasame trotted to the front court and Murasame immediately came up to him.

"By the way, why don't you just take the beating and not fight back?" Mu Mu stared at Murasame, and then as if he had thought of something, he pretended to be surprised and asked: "Don't you know how to attack?"

"You must be kidding, there's no way I can't do that!"

Murasame didn't want to be looked down upon by Murasame, so he immediately asked Sato Akikawa for the ball.

Sato Akikawa hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to trust his teammates.

After receiving the ball, Murasame began to dribble, quietly staring at Murasame in front of him.

At the same time, his teammates took the initiative to open up space for him and create one-on-one opportunities for him.

Murasame broke through to the right with the ball, and Murasame immediately moved sideways to block his breakthrough route.

Facing Murasame's defense, Murasame did not stop, but took advantage of the confrontation and forced a breakthrough.

On the surface, Murasame pretended to be defeated and was knocked away by Murasame, but there was a hint of cunning in his eyes.

He didn't really give up, but followed Murasame implicitly.

When Murasame jumped to dunk, Murasame, who jumped almost at the same time, followed up and blocked the shot.

slap~
Murasaki hit the ball away and it hit the backboard and bounced out.

Murasame subconsciously grabbed the basket, but it was a lonely shot.

There was a burst of exclamations from the audience, followed by cheers for Murasakibara's wonderful defense.

After Murasame landed, he became more and more annoyed.

The basketball was grabbed by Akagi, who immediately passed the ball to Nobuhiko Okamoto.

Seeing that there was no fast break opportunity, Nobuhiko Okamoto dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Murasakibara again.

"bring it on!"

Murasame opened his arms and was determined to defend the ball this time.

The two men confronted each other again, and the atmosphere on the field became tense and full of gunpowder.

The audience watched with bated breath, afraid of missing any wonderful moment.

The next moment, Murasame's dribble between the legs and a crossover step caused Murasame's center of gravity to change significantly.

When Murasame was not yet stable, Murasame easily made a breakthrough.

Murasame turned around and started chasing after him, but Murasame suddenly stopped.

This time, Murasame, who was on guard, also stepped on the 'brake' and forced himself to stop, but his legs did not feel well.

The moment he stopped, Murasame, who had not yet combined the ball, started again. His movements were smooth and quick, and Murasame's reaction was completely within his expectations.

Murasame endured the discomfort caused by the sudden stop and started again, trying to use his body to slow down Murasakibara's pace.

No matter what he said, he couldn't let Murasakibara score again.

However, Murasakibara skillfully used the European step and changed direction of his body in an instant.

In order to prevent the ball, Murasame subconsciously tried to change direction, but his feet got tangled together, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground in a very embarrassing manner.

Mu Mu rushed into the three-second zone and scored a layup facing an empty basket.

Hua Hua Hua~
Suddenly, the audience on the sidelines burst into cheers.

Mu Mu fell to the ground, looked down at the lying Murasame, and said: "Even if I beat you, there is nothing to be proud of, because this is a matter of course."

Murasame sat on the ground, looking up at Murasaki, his heart filled with resentment and frustration.

(End of this chapter)