Chapter 222: Gaining the upper hand
The match was scorching and intense, and with another draw, Ikegami changed his approach to the game and began to run to get open spots.
While using his speed to break through Owada worked well, Owada's huge size and tight defense more or less reduced his success rate. His speed is not as fast as Miyagi and Fujima, and it is difficult to use his speed to break through at one time.
Basketball is a team sport after all, and too much single-handedness often prevents one's own tactics from being implemented, and it can also lead to teammates not touching the ball for a long time, resulting in a gradually cold hand.
What's more, the characteristics of Owada are clear at a glance, and it is undoubtedly too difficult for the bloated body to keep up with the pace of Ikegami, not to mention the gap in speed and flexibility.
In basketball, when players are in position, they often use their own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses to improve the efficiency of offense.
With just one corner round, Ikegami easily ran out of the open spot, and the role of having a top point guard on the team became even more important.
The average point guard is undoubtedly not as good as the top point guard, and the timing on the court is always fleeting, and for a team, the importance of this to the team is clear.
As soon as Ikegami ran out of the open space, Fujima immediately noticed that through a quick and accurate ground-hitting pass, Ikegami comfortably got the basketball. There was no need to make any adjustments to such a pass, and he jumped and shot, and when Owada came back to the front, Ikegami threw the basketball in his hand.
Brush!
In the open space, Ikegami's hit rate is no worse than that of Mitsui and Ah Shen, and it is extremely stable.
On the Akita Prefecture bench, Coach Domoto's brows furrowed subconsciously, but the young coach did not make immediate adjustments, and it was still up to the players on the field to decide.
This may be the relationship that is too young, although Coach Domoto has won honors that most coaches have not received, but his coaching experience is too weak compared to those old coaches. In particular, the Mountain King he led is still a winning division, such a team simply cannot provide him with enough coaching experience, as can be seen from the SD Lixiang Mountain Battle, Coach Domoto relies too much on the quality players of the Mountain King, so that his on-the-spot tactics can only be described as bad. Don't say that compared with Anxi and Gaotou, even Tian Gang can throw him a notch in this regard.
Therefore, when there is a source of disadvantage for the team, Coach Domoto often falls into a hesitant situation, so he misses the best opportunity to adjust. By the time he made adjustments, the unfavorable situation had already widened.
Ikegami seized on this stage and got the opportunity to open the space by running away from Owada in succession, and transformed it into a score with Fujima's comfortable pass.
With such an efficient offense, Ikegami scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in just a few minutes, and the difference between the two sides began to widen, and even if Coach Domoto hesitated, he had to seek a change through a timeout.
Owada was not replaced, but the position of power forward was mentioned, and it was not Minoru Matsumoto who was replaced, but Satoshi Ichikura, who played quarterback, from Zebei to small forward to compete with Ikegami.
It's just that in this way, the lineup of the Akita Prefecture team on the field is undoubtedly inferior in height, and the defensive oppression of the Kanagawa team is more oppressive.
On the Akita County bench, Minoru Matsumoto originally thought that Coach Domoto would replace him and was ready, when he heard the name of Satoshi Ichikura, the whole person's mood suddenly became sluggish, and Coach Domoto still did not wait to see him as always, which prompted Minoru Matsumoto to have the idea of making a change, he would rather go to those small teams than continue to stay in such a team, even if this team is the favorite to win the championship.
For top players, sitting on the bench without injury, illness or suspension is simply the greatest insult.
Coach Domoto is too young and too weak in coaching, often arranging player changes according to his own preferences, and ignoring the arrogance of top players.
After the timeout, the players on both sides returned to the field, and after seeing Zebei's position raised, Chigami dispelled the idea of running, Zebei is not Owada in the end, his speed is faster than Chisue, and he is more flexible, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to get empty seats by running, not to mention dealing with Zebei, Chishang naturally has an easier way.
Brute force breakthrough is made through physical contact, provided that there is a difference in the external strength of the two sides.
Not only Ikegami, but there is another player in the Kanagawa team who is also making the same breakthrough, and that is Makishiichi.
Although Satoshi Ichikura is a defensive warrior and known as the 'strong man', he is the most resolute player of the Mountain King. But his physical fitness is not excellent, and his height of only 171 cm is also a big disadvantage, such a player may be able to limit players like Mitsui and Ah Shen through kraft candy defense, but he can't limit Makishenichi, the difference in strength between the two is too great.
Just like now, Ah Mu received the basketball, he didn't think about it at all, didn't fake it, and directly used his biggest advantage to break through, which is also the most familiar way for Ah Mu to break through, invincible, except for encountering a freak like Chishang, no one else can restrict it.
Ichikura Satoshi subconsciously blocked the way for Ah Mu to break through, but without waiting for him to gain a firm foothold, Ah Mu took the initiative to squeeze away from Ichikura Satoshi through physical contact and rushed straight towards the forbidden area.
Owada hurriedly stepped forward to help the defense, but ignored Ah Mu's passing ability, and when Owada stepped forward, Ah Mu immediately passed the ball to Hanagata, who was in an open position, and the latter stretched his body and threw the ball in.
Seeing such a scene, the other Mountain King players on the field shook their heads helplessly, saying that it was really too difficult to restrict confrontational players like Ikegami and Ah Mu.
Switching offense and defense, Fukatsu held the ball over half the court, tried it, and saw that he couldn't break through Fujima's defense, and a look immediately drifted to Owada.
Owada hurriedly stepped forward to block and dismantle, using his wide size to block Fujima, and Hanagata, who was opposite Owada, had to defend Fukatsu.
Although the flower shape belongs to the flexible center, the footwork and flexibility are not worse than the ordinary small forward, but when facing Fukatsu, it is still dwarfed, and the opponent easily breaks through, and a small throw ends the battle.
Fukatsu, who has miserable statistics in SD, also has excellent ball-handling ability, but his offensive desire/desire is not high, and he prefers to dispatch the team through his own passing. When his teammates don't have a chance, he doesn't mind taking a shot as a way to intimidate opposing players.