Chapter 166: Sakura-Lingering!? (Part I)
If the series between the Jaguar team and the ninja team is like a series of movies, then this series has come to the finale of the fourth part.
If the previous three movies were relatively decent, then the fourth must be the pinnacle, and it is the pinnacle of cruelty.
And this pinnacle has come to the final climactic finale.
After Hirano missed an empty basket on the ninjas' side, Kaede Rukawa fought back strongly.
Rukawa Kaede came in with two big strides.,Maybe the ball in Hirano didn't go up before.,It gave Rukawa Kaede more motivation.,This time it seems to be more sharp than the previous breakthrough!!
“Duang~!!”
After the counterattack was a one-stop dunk, the Jaguar team had already overtaken the score.
There are 2 minutes and 02 seconds left in the race.
At 88:86, the Jaguars led by two points, and the Ninjas had the ball.
Ishii dribbled to the half, this time Ishii signaled his teammates to pull away, and at such an important juncture, Ishii chose to believe in himself once and also take the responsibility off.
Although there is no blocking, Miyagi is still afraid of Ishii's passing, so he keeps his distance from Ishii while retreating.
Ishii's movements are very simple, there is no crotch dribble, no back dribble, just a right hand dribble, after entering the three-point line, Ishii suddenly pressed the center of gravity and made a breakthrough posture.
Miyagi also quickly lowered his center of gravity and became vigilant.
At this moment, Ishii once again used his previous trick and made a stop-and-go jump shot!!
Miyagi didn't expect Ishii to throw the ball so quickly, and watched Ishii complete the jumper again.
Ishii had the exact same shot before, but it was a little shorter, so let's see how it went this time.
"Brush~!!"
This time the ball didn't go against the ninja team again, and finally went in!!
Ishii's attack took only 7 seconds, but the ninja team had been waiting for this goal for almost 7 minutes, in other words, the ninja team finally broke the scoring drought of more than 7 minutes.
Ishii helped the team equalize with his individual ability, and the goal was invaluable. The individual score also came to 20, plus 12 assists, Ishii once again got a beautiful statistic of 20+10.
"That's right~!!Ishii!!Cast when you should vote, you are the most stable in the team!!"
Coach Nan is also relieved, but whether he can prevent Rukawa Kaede when he comes back is another matter.
Therefore, the last moment of the anxious game is often the moment of superstardom, and the superstars of the two teams, Ishii Nobufu and Rukawa Kaede, have already staged a round, to see if Rukawa Kaede can continue next.
The ninja team changed to Takeuchi to defend Rukawa Kaede.
"Come on, Rukawa Kaede, see how much more power you have~~!"
Takeuchi is young, but he has a lot of confidence.
Rukawa Kaede didn't respond, oh no! there was a response, it was a response to the actual action of the back single.
Takeuchi's small body is even more unlikely to carry Rukawa Kaede.
"Puff~Puff~"
With two blows, Rukawa Kaede turned around and squeezed past Takeuchi and killed under the basket.
However, the ninja team has more than one layer of defense, and Rukawa Kaede finds it difficult to find space to shoot after jumping.
In desperation, Rukawa Kaede threw the ball fiercely in the direction of the midline, where it was more or less safe.
Sure enough, Miyagi received the ball.
"Look at the time~!!Don't make a mistake~!!"
Oki reminded Miyagi.
There were 4 seconds left in the attack time, and Miyagi had to fight on his own.
Miyagi accelerated slightly, in order to get into the basket as close as possible, and before seeing Ishii pounce to make up for the defense, Miyagi threw the ball one by one!!
"Bell~!!"
However, Miyagi, who hadn't shot for a long time, hadn't found his senses, and the ball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced out.
This time it was Odjeard who held the rebound.
It seems that except for Rukawa Kaede on the Jaguar team's side, the others are really ineffective!!
After Odjeard won the rebound, he passed directly to Ishii, and after Ishii and everyone returned to the frontcourt, he slowly brought it over, and Ishii, the master of the field, has a good grasp of fast and slow passing, and the first point guard in JBA is a wasted name!!
Ishii is still signaling to pull away, and it seems that the previous goal has added more confidence to Ishii.
Miyagi also learned his lesson and got closer to Ishii.
However, Ishii didn't care about those, and he started to accelerate the breakthrough after going directly to the three points, but this time Ishii directly broke through to the position near the bottom line.
"Do you want to vote again?? or pass on ??"
Watching Ishii suddenly slow down, then jump up and pick up the ball with both hands, all the actions were a precursor to shooting, but being scared by Ishii's pass, Miyagi began to hesitate and did not step forward to block it at the first time.
"It's a shot~~!!"
Mitsui, who was standing not far behind Ishii, shouted when he saw Ishii's whole set of movements.
But at this time, it was too late for Miyagi to seal it again.
Ishii has already thrown the ball safely.
"Brush~!!"
Hollow hit again ~~!!
"Yay~!!!"
The ninja team erupted in a long-lost shout at home, and as Ishii's pull-up jump shot hit again, the ninja team overtook the score again, and the fans seemed to see the dawn of victory again!!
"He passes the ball when everybody thinks he's going to shoot, and when everybody thinks he's going to pass, he shoots, and that's Ishii, a little guy you have to admire, a very tenacious little guy!!"
Coach Nan was full of praise for his beloved apprentice, and with the goal scored, the tension was relaxed a lot.
Coach Oki didn't call a timeout, and after the serve, it was Rukawa Kaede who dribbled the ball.
After coming to the front court, Rukawa Kaede also signaled his teammates to pull away.
The game has become a fighting method for Rukawa Kaede and Ishii until now.
It was Takeuchi who defended Rukawa Kaede.
Rukawa Kaede didn't hit his back again this time, but moved forward while dribbling under his crotch to find his rhythm.
"I was successful just now, and I can do it this time!!"
Takeuchi secretly cheered himself up.
Rukawa Kaede didn't think about it that much, and directly dribbled forward with his left hand.
Before Takeuchi could resist, he was stretched apart by Rukawa Kaede's raised arm.
After coming to the restricted area, Rukawa Kaede took the lead in jumping before the defense came and threw himself to the basket.
But this time Rukawa Kaede really wanted to be simple, and the double ghost slamming of the ninja team Oje and Takano made Rukawa Kaede directly lose control of the ball.
Fortunately, Akagi won this important frontcourt rebound.
"Toot ~~~!"
In desperation, Gao Ye destroyed Akagi's basket with one palm.
The Ninjas' desperate defense paid a price, and their rebounds were not guaranteed.
"Brush~"
"Brush~"
Akagi withstood the pressure and scored both free throws to level the score again.
The ninjas' subsequent attack, Takeuchi's pull-up jump shot missed.
Sakuragi protects the rebound.
The game has entered the last minute, the Jaguar team has the ball, the situation is very good!!
After Miyagi transitioned the ball to the front court, he immediately handed it to Rukawa Kaede.
This should be the most important attack of the game for the Jaguar team!!
Rukawa Kaede dribbled the ball, and Akagi saw that Rukawa Kaede didn't make a move for a long time, so he quickly mentioned the high position and did the block and dismantle.
Rukawa Kaede and Akagi's previous game was really rare, but the two still had a tacit understanding, and the effect of this errand - Takeuchi was blocked, and it was achieved!
After Rukawa Kaede got rid of Takeuchi, he went straight to the basket.
Seeing this, Takano gave up on Sakuragi and ran back to the penalty area, standing outside the reasonable collision zone in advance.
"That's right!!Takano, make his offensive foul!!"
Coach Minami appreciated Takano's step.
Rukawa Kaede is getting closer and closer to Takaya, and then it really collides.
At this moment, Rukawa Kaede felt that there was a person in a dark team uniform at the third point of the bottom line, who should be a teammate, and passed the ball over.
"It's over~~"
After Rukawa Kaede landed, he was quite frustrated to see that it was Sakuragi standing in that position. (To be continued.) )