Chapter 171: The Bloody Battle of Sendai (Part I)
After Sakuragi hit a golden-like three-pointer, it was the best moment for the team's morale to be high and hit the championship, but at this time, injuries came to the door very weakly.
Sakuragi's recurrence of his back injury puts Sakuragi at considerable risk, and this risk makes Coach Oki have to undergo surgery for Sakuragi, which means that Sakuragi will miss the semifinals against the Rovers.
At first, Sakuragi was strongly opposed, and Sakuragi had too many reasons to continue to return to the ring.
However, the reality is brutal.
Coach Oki still couldn't convince Sakuragi after all.
Later, Mitsui also came to convince Sakuragi.
However, Mitsui's case statement still made Sakuragi have some thoughts of giving up.
"You friend, I seem to know ,,,"
"That's right, that friend, it's me, I'll tell you the truth, Sakuragi, I've always felt that something was wrong since I had a slight concussion in that game a few years ago, and I took advantage of this opportunity to have a thorough examination, and as a result,,"
"How did it turn out ??!!?"
"As a result, the doctor said that the sequelae of my concussion have a serious trend, and there is still a small amount of blood stasis in the brain, which needs to be cleaned up!!"
"So what if you don't clean it up first?"
"If I don't clean up, it's likely to continue to worsen, and there will be too much bruising, which will press on my nerves!!It's really like a time bomb, so I decided to give up the next semi-finals and concentrate on treatment, and if I recover well, I'll be back next season!!"
Although it was a difficult decision for Mitsui, when Mitsui said it, it seemed very relaxed and comfortable.
"Little San,,, can you do me a favor??"
Sakuragi also said with his head down.
"Say it!"
"Tell Coach Ohki that I agreed!!"
Sakuragi raised his head after speaking, just like Mitsui's relaxed face before, very relieved.
"Sakuragi,,, then, what about your ideals??!!
"The ideal is to be accomplished with my brother, and the five of us are indispensable!!haha!!"
"Good brother!!hahaha!!"
In the ward, the hearty laughter of Sakuragi and Mitsui came out, and Sakuragi, who was lifeless a few minutes ago, finally opened his heart after Mitsui's enlightenment.
However, in this way, the Jaguar team will lose two cadres in the starter, and it can be described as a lot of luck in the face of the strong rover!!
"Although Sakuragi and Mitsui can no longer follow us, it doesn't mean that we have given up, we have come to the semi-finals, we have to break our wrists with the rover, or the same sentence: basketball is round, so, anything can happen, cheer up!!"
In the last training session before leaving Sendai, Coach Oki subtly conveyed confidence to the players.
Although Damu also knows that the lack of two main players is not just to stimulate the fighting spirit of the players to make up for it!!
The Rovers have been resting for 10 days because they are waiting for the match between Team Jaguar and Team Ninja, and the players can't wait to play!!
"Eh, it's a shame that I can't compete with Sakuragi, but it's not bad, brotherhood is really cruel!!"
Yohei dribbled the ball and meditated.
In the official game, Yohei will face Rukawa Kaede, after losing the two main players, Rukawa Kaede will get more balls, and the offense will be more violent, and when the time comes, it will be necessary to test Yohei's defensive skills.
"Everyone must remember not to be underestimated, although the other side lacks two main forces, but this does not mean that the Jaguar team is a team that can be easily defeated, their internal and external tactical core Akagi Goken and Rukawa Kaede are still there, especially Rukawa Kaede, without Mitsui, his outside shooting will definitely increase greatly!!"
Rover head coach Shoji Siti, who has not been seen for a long time, analyzed the Jaguar team after training. Coach Shoji looks like he's gained a lot of weight, and his gray hair is getting more and more, and it's okay to stand, but when he sits down, the more he looks at it, the more he feels like a Maitreya Buddha!!
The first match of the semi-finals between the two sides will be played tomorrow night at the Star Arena, the home of the Rovers!!
The semi-finals still adopt the 2-2-1 format, the rover has the home advantage, and I don't know that the two main Jaguar teams are missing, and they can create miracles!!
Because Mitsui and Sakuragi's surgery plan has not yet been finalized, the two followed the team to the away stadium to cheer for the team!!
Seeing Sakuragi and Mitsui wearing jerseys and changing into suits coldly, there is really a refreshing feeling, especially Sakuragi, with a straight body and a slim suit, it is really the potential of some models!!
Every time I come to the rover's home stadium "Starry Sky Arena", I really feel as if I am in outer space, the biggest feature of this stadium is the colored lights, as long as it can be placed in a place, it is full of LED colored lights, whenever the spotlights are dimmed, the beautiful colored lights are really like the stars in the vast universe!!
"I watched your last series, and you've really improved again, Rukawa Kaede!!"
"The series has just begun!!"
Before jumping the ball, Sendo and Rukawa Kaede talked.
Akagi and Mikami Shotaro, ready to jump the ball.
Let's see if it's the strong Rover who is bloodless, or the remnants of the Jaguar team who burst out with more energy!!
"Smack~~"
Mikami still jumped a little higher and dialed the ball in.
"The physical reserves of the rover players must be better than that of the Jaguar team, after all, they are about to rest for half a month, but this is also a place of anxiety, that is, after resting for such a long time, whether the rover players can immediately regain the feeling of the game is a big problem!!Although the Jaguar team lacks Mitsui and Sakuragi, the two main players, but the team has always been in a fighting state, and the substitutes are the same!!"
After the start of the game, the commentator first analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the two teams, but in general, it was still a neat personnel, and the advantage of the rovers who had the home advantage was more obvious.
As he spoke, the Rover gave the ball to the inside three.
Mikami's counterpoint Akagi is definitely inferior to Akagi in terms of strength confrontation, but Mikami's flexibility should be better than that of Akagi, who has a larger tonnage!!
Mikami continued to turn around and play back, although he did not gain an advantage, but at least he was not in a passive position.
Seeing that Akagi didn't stick too tightly, Mikami directly chose a big hook in a side direction!!
But looking at the way the ball goes up, to be precise, it should be a wipe shot!!
"Da, brush~~"
Wipe board hits.
Mikami used his big long arm to hit the ball through Akagi's cover!!
"It seems that the rover has been training intensively these days!!The feeling of the game is quite good!!"
The commentary also dispelled the previous concerns about the wanderer.
Take a look at the response from the Jaguar side.
Miyagi dribbles to the half.
Just like the previous Rover head coach Shoji Xidi said: Without Sakuragi and Mitsui, the Jaguar team's offense has not been greatly affected, their three tactical core inside Akagi, Rukawa Kaede who connects the inside line and the outside line, and Miyagi who controls the field on the outside line, are still there, so the Jaguar team can still play their own tactics with ease!!
Miyagi took the ball and Akagi to block and dismantle, and Ken Nakasawa in the backcourt of the rover here did not immediately bypass Akagi's cover, and Miyagi directly faced Mikami.
Such a small and big opportunity, Miyagi will never miss it, an acceleration that lowers the center of gravity, directly passes Mikami, and kills the basket.
Mikami didn't give up either, and was still trying to catch up behind.
Seeing that there was no defense in front, Miyagi held the ball with one palm and made a layup!!
"Smack~~!!"
(To be continued.) )