Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 79 Foul

Looking at Murasakibara who turned back to defend, Watanabe Masayasu said depressedly: "This guy... doesn't seem to be affected by the last game at all!"

Watanabe Masao shook his head: "Okay, don't think about these things, just focus on the game!"

Buri team attacked, and Nohara Yukichiro dribbled the ball across half court.

Facing Murasakibara's defense, Koichiro Nohara dribbled sideways.

He protects the ball like Henry!
He quickly scanned his teammates and opponents on the field, waiting for his teammates to get into position.

Soon, Watanabe was firmly rooted in the low position, pressing Akagi with his broad back.

In order to avoid being intercepted by Murasakibara, Yukichiro Nohara made a fake move and then passed the ball to Masao Watanabe.

After receiving the ball, Watanabe Masao first used his back to feel Akagi's position, and then started to back up in the low post.

This is also his best scoring method!
Masao Watanabe first tried to feel the strength of Akagi's defense.

bang~
There was a slightly dull sound of flesh colliding, and Akagi swayed slightly but was not knocked back.

However, although Akagi is strong, Watanabe Masao's confrontation should not be underestimated.

After a clever shoulder shake, Watanabe Masao felt the change in Akagi's center of gravity and turned around quickly. His movements were smooth and fast, catching Akagi off guard.

Bang~
Masao Watanabe stepped into the basket, jumped high, and slammed the ball into the basket with an unstoppable momentum.

After landing, Watanabe Masao raised his hands high to boost the team's morale.

For a moment, the stadium erupted in warm applause and cheers.

On the other side, Murasakibara took a look at the prompt sound that had just appeared.

【Post-up singles, learning progress 15%! 】

Yesterday, in the match between Hainan High School and Buri, Murasakibara, who was watching the game on the sidelines, learned a learnable skill from the Watanabe brothers - post-up singles!
That’s right, both Watanabe brothers can play post-up, but Watanabe Masao is more skilled in it.

Murasaki took a look and then immersed his mind in the game.

Offense and defense transition!

Murasakibara slowly carried the ball across half court. Since his teammates were not in good shape, he naturally had to slow down the pace.

It's not just Shohoku, the same is true for Buri, their condition is not very good either.

The difference is that the intensity of Buri players' daily training is not much different from that of Ryonan and Kainan, and their physical reserves are better than those of Shohoku.

Murasakibara delayed for a while and his teammates started to move.

Mitsui ran quickly on the court, his steps were light, his movements were smooth and natural, every turn and sudden stop was just right, occasionally he accelerated to sprint, or looked for cover from his teammates.

However, no matter how he changed his position, Matsumoto Sheng seemed to have predicted every move of Mitsui, and he could always make adjustments quickly and follow his footsteps closely.

With ten seconds left in the attack time, seeing that his teammates had no chance, Murasakibara started quickly and used his explosive power to eat up Nohara Yukichiro.

In Kogure's opinion, Koichiro Nohara has not yet reached the starting level of a strong team, and his strength is probably similar to that of the future Tomoyuki Uekusa of Ryonan.

Except for the Watanabe brothers and Matsumoto Masaru, the players in other positions are not much different from Uekusa and Goku.

This is the shortcoming of the Buri team, otherwise even Hainan High School would not be able to stop Buri from soaring.

After breaking through Nohara Yukichiro, Murasakibara did not stop and rushed straight to the basket.

Masao Watanabe took a step forward and pressed Akagi behind him, without leaving the three-second zone.

The moment he stepped into the three-second zone, Murasakibara jumped up to meet Watanabe Masao.

Masao Watanabe also jumped up, raised his hands high, trying to block Murasakibara's layup.

Just when Watanabe Masao was about to hit the basketball, Murasakibara made a pulling motion in mid-air.

His body twisted in the air, avoiding Watanabe Masao's block while passing the ball under his armpit and lightly flicking it with his wrist.

beep~
The referee's whistle sounded.

shuh~
The sound of the basketball going through the hoop echoed immediately afterwards.

After landing, Murasakibara staggered back two steps before stopping and looking at the referee.

"No. 4 of the yellow team committed a blocking foul, and No. 11 of the red team scored a valid point and was awarded an additional free throw."

As the referee's voice sounded, Murasakibara breathed a sigh of relief.

Not only did Murasakibara score two points, he also successfully caused Watanabe to foul.

For Murasakibara, the latter is more important.

Murasakibara is very self-aware. With the obvious disadvantage in the interior, it would be almost impossible for Shohoku to win the game unless he and Mitsui were in great form.

There is no way, the gap in the interior is too big, more than one level. Akagi's strength has not yet reached the level of the top three centers in Kanagawa, while Watanabe Masao is one of the top three centers in the country.

Not to mention Yuho Ikeda, his strength is not even enough to be the starting player of a strong team, but his opponent is one of the best power forwards in the country.

Therefore, the most effective way is to knock Watanabe Masao out.

In this way, Akagi can be completely liberated and Xiangbei's inside line will no longer be weak.

Of course, it is undoubtedly very difficult to complete this step. After all, Watanabe Masao is not the Uozumi in the plot!

Masao Watanabe looked at Murasakibara standing at the free throw line with a thoughtful look.

shuh~
Mu Mu made the free throw steadily.

Offense and defense transition!

Although Nohara Yukichiro is not very strong, he is good at ball control and has a stable mentality.

Murasaki tried but failed to find a chance to steal the ball.

Soon, Koichiro Nohara passed the ball to Masayasu Watanabe.

After receiving the ball, Watanabe Masayasu immediately felt the pressure from Yuho Ikeda.

Despite this, he did not panic, and used his flexible footwork to create some space between himself and Ikeda Yuho.

Immediately afterwards, Watanabe Masayasu took advantage of his height and long arms, jumped high, and made a powerful jump shot.

shuh~
The basketball drew a beautiful parabola in the air and went through the basket accurately.

Murasaki shook his head. Compared with Akagi and Watanabe Masao, the gap between Ikeda Yuho and Watanabe Masayasu is even greater.

Unfortunately, a good cook cannot cook without rice, and Xiangbei can only rely on the golden duo in the backcourt, which is also Xiangbei's biggest advantage.

However, in this era where center is king, the advantages of the inside are quite obvious.

The game continued, and Murasakibara broke through Nohara Yukichiro again, trying to commit a foul again.

Unlike last time, Watanabe Masao did not jump easily, nor did he stretch out his hands randomly.

After discovering Murasakibara's intention, he even took the initiative to dodge to the side, preferring to let Murasakibara score rather than be fouled.

Otherwise, with two fouls at the beginning, he would be in a passive position.

"Sure enough, this guy wants to beat me up!"

Seeing Murasakibara's slightly disappointed expression, Watanabe Masao couldn't help but shook his head.

Unfortunately, he is not Yuzumi. He does not have a bad temper but is rather calm.

Yuzumi: MMP!

The game continued and soon entered a white-hot stage.

However, the score between the two sides has been very close.

Among them, Xiangbei's points mainly came from Murasakibara.

There was not much pressure on his offense, so Buriichi did not take any other measures. He always let Nohara Yukiichiro defend him alone and never double-teamed him.

Although he could always score easily, Murasakibara not only did not feel relaxed, but his mood became increasingly heavy.

Because in the entire Shohoku team, apart from Murasakibara, only Mitsui can score stably.

Unlike Murasakibara, Mitsui's scoring efficiency was obviously lower than in the previous game.

In addition to the ups and downs in his form, it is also related to Matsumoto Masaru's defense.

Matsumoto Masaru's defense is excellent, but he adopted the same defensive strategy as Murasakibara in the previous game, and he kept entangled with Mitsui with all his physical strength. The key is that he also has a more in-depth study of positioning.

If Mitsui wants to run into open space, he often needs to expend more energy.

In addition to Matsumoto Masaru's defense, Watanabe Masayasu would often provide backup defense for Mitsui.

To put it simply, Mitsui was clearly targeted!

In this situation, Mitsui had to expend a lot of energy every time he scored, and his shooting percentage was barely 40%.

Thanks to Murasakibara's excellent performance, Shohoku ended the first half with only a 3-point disadvantage.

After the first half, Mitsui sat tiredly on the bench.

His chest heaved violently, his breathing became noticeably faster, and sweat slid down his cheeks, leaving wet streaks on the floor.

(End of this chapter)