The second half of the regular season for the Jaguars was unstoppable.

Sakuragi and others are also getting braver.

After winning the final game of the regular season, the Jaguars confirmed their third place, improving two places this season from last year's fifth.

Don't underestimate just two, it is these two that gave Jaguar a home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, and it is these two that make Jaguar the top team in the JBA in one fell swoop.

Perhaps no one will question the Jaguar team, which finished third in the regular season!!

After all the matches in the final round are over, the final standings of each team are also settled, and the top eight teams will advance to the playoffs, and the eight teams are also the first to know who will be in the first round!!

"Eh~~Eh~~"

"What's wrong with you, Miyagi??"

In the Jaguars' post-game locker room, Sakuragi looked at Miyagi who sighed and asked.

"We're the third place~!!Aren't you excited about that??"

Sakuragi looked at Miyagi, who didn't answer him, and asked.

"What are you excited about~~"

Miyagi still looks listless.

"Then what's wrong with you, stomach upset??The game didn't clear??Or are you jealous of my heroic play??"

Sakuragi tried to tease Miyagi, but Miyagi was still listless, sitting on a chair and keeping his head down.

It felt like an invisible force was pressing down on Miyagi.

"Don't scare me Miyagi!!"

Sakuragi suddenly turned into a frightened expression, and said with oversized pupils.

"Eh, I said you don't guess, 58!!58 understand!!"

Miyagi finally said something with confidence.

"58??what's that,"

Sakuragi was confused by this 58.

"It's 58 three-pointers,"

Rukawa Kaede on the side said coldly.

"58 three-pointers,,,,Oh~!!"

It seems that Sakuragi remembered.

"Isn't it just 58 three-pointers less than Mitsui, it's okay, Miyagi, he's a shooter after all, don't take it personally!!"

"Stupid!!I only shot 58 three-pointers, and I didn't reach the 70~~!! agreed with Ayako"

Miyagi really couldn't stand Sakuragi's blind association there, and explained 58 in one go.

"Oh,,, hell!

Sakuragi has finally come to his senses.

"Ayako can't be my girlfriend anymore,,,"

Miyagi said in frustration.

"Hey~~, it's all up to me, I've forgotten about this a long time ago, if I remembered, I wouldn't always ask you for the ball, and I would have created a chance for you."

Sakuragi also began to feel guilty. "I don't blame you, Sakuragi, as early as when Ayako said the bet, I felt as if she had rejected me euphemistically, but I was stupid enough to believe that it could be achieved!!Eh~~~ I thought too much!!Maybe Ayako never liked me!!"

Miyagi sighed.

"So since the end of the game, have you communicated with Ayako??"

Sakuragi asked.

Seeing Sakuragi's serious expression, he was carefully analyzing this matter.

"Not yet, but it should be almost noon on the American side, and she should know, if she's been counting. ”

"Then there is hope!!Miyagi!!"

Sakuragi looks like there is something good about it.

"What hope is there, forget it, I am willing to lose the bet!!"

Miyagi looked a little relieved.

"Okay, Miyagi, don't think too much, manly man, dare to be bold, it's pointless to dwell on something that hasn't happened yet, and you can't control it yet, it's better to focus on the things in the future that you can control!!"

Akagi stepped forward and enlightened Miyagi.

"You can control what's going to happen in the future,,"

Maybe Miyagi didn't understand.

"The playoffs, that's the most important thing for you right now. ”

After Akagi finished speaking, he handed a piece of paper to Miyagi.

"I'll take a look first!!"

Sakuragi stretched out his long arm and intercepted the piece of paper halfway through.

"Oh~~!Playoffs matchup!!Let me see who this year's opponent is!!"

Sakuragi leisurely looked at the playoff charts.

"Sixth place,,, I'll take a look,,"

Sakuragi watched slowly like an old man reading a newspaper.

"Sixth place,,, Ninja Ninja!!Hahaha, this opponent is amazing!!"

Sakuragi read the name of the sixth place, yes, it was the opponent of the Jaguar team who lost in the first round of the playoffs last season - Ninja Nagoya!!

"It's really a narrow road, I didn't expect that a year later, we will all be ranked third, and we still have to deal with them!!''

Sakuragi said as he lay on the chair and crossed Jiro's legs.

"Isn't it very good, this is an opportunity arranged by God, this is an excellent opportunity for revenge~~!!"

At this time, Coach Oki walked in from the locker room and said.

"Yes, hum, last year's debt, this year has to be calculated!!"

Sakuragi said with a fierce force.

Now that we know the matchup between the Jaguar team and the ninjas, let's take a look at the matchup in the first round of this year's playoffs.

Kagoshima Antlers (1) - Hokkaido Lavender (8)

The Antlers still won the regular season championship again without any suspense, and in any case, for the Antlers, waiting for the Finals may be the real start of the playoffs.

The Lavender finally caught the last train, and they had a fierce battle with Fukuyama Flying Wave for eighth place, and in the end, it was the Lavender team who had a more favorable schedule, and they squeezed out the Flying Wave team to make the playoffs. The original armor wolf that was injured before also returned from injury, but I don't know how much resistance this young guard will bring to the antlers!!

The Flying Waves, who finished ninth and missed the playoffs, became the second defending champion in JBA history to miss the playoffs this season. If we can get rid of the injury and find some suitable personnel for Fujima, I believe that the Flying Waves will still be a very competitive team next season.

Sendai Rover (2) - Aomori Green Python (7)

The Green Python team should be said to be the most improved team this season, they have reached a complete offensive and defensive system, and the iron bucket defense is their biggest characteristic. The average opponent can limit the opponent's scoring to 92.1 points per game, which is also second only to the Antlers. The growth of Fukatsu Kazunari is the key to the take-off of this team.

But they are facing a strong roamer, and Sendo will never allow the team to encounter any trouble before the finals, and they also have a reliable helper named Mikami this year, so for this set of matchups, everyone should take what they need.

Kobe Jaguar (3) - Nagoya Ninja (6)

I don't know if the ninja team is deliberately looking for Jaguar, last year's subordinate defeat or what, it stands to reason that the strength of the ninja team should not only be sixth, but in any case, this is not a violation, maybe in the eyes of the ninja team, even if the Jaguar team has one more Akagi, they are confident that they will eliminate their opponents for two consecutive years.

Osaka Iron Horse (4) - Sado Island Koei (5)

The Iron Horse's three-forward lineup experiment was quite successful, which not only solved the problem of the division of labor between the three people, but also helped the team reach the playoffs, and also got the home advantage, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone, but in the playoffs, can such a lineup really go further?

The situation of the Radiant team is very similar to that of the Iron Horse, the height of the forwards in the team is very even, as can be seen from the rankings of the two teams, and the results of both teams have improved from last year, so it is really a close matchup.

The door to the playoffs is about to open, and the eight teams are about to set off, and no matter what the strength of the team, everyone has only one goal - the golden basket. (To be continued.) )