The first round of the playoffs in the 2014-2015 season is in full swing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the first round of the playoffs every season, the fourth-place and fifth-place matchups tend to be the most intense.

Because their strength is the closest, because their games, the victory or defeat is often in the same thought.

This season's fourth and fifth place finishes were the case with the Kagoshima Antlers and Fukuyama Flying Waves.

Because the Antlers suffered injury problems in the regular season, the team was unable to play at full strength many times, especially during the period when Amu was absent due to gastroenteritis, which had a more obvious impact on the team.

Coupled with Ah Shen's elbow injury, it is not easy to keep the fourth place.

In order to allow the players to prepare for the playoffs in a better state, at the end of the regular season, head coach Kuroso Yoshioka also took great pains to rest the players one after another.

Only then did he lose his previous third place.

And the situation of the Flying Waves team is the same, Kenji Fujima's ankle injury makes him always play with a time bomb, I don't know when, this bomb will detonate~~

The two teams that met in the Finals a few years ago now meet in the first round of the playoffs, and it seems to be fate as well.

The meeting of the two teams also made Akagi Goken and Sakuragi Hanamichi, the former "good friends", meet as opponents in the playoffs for the first time.

The ancients paid attention to the battle before the soldiers, and it is the same today, before the first match, Akagi invited Sakuragi to his house, and the two of them tasted Akagi's homemade steak.

"Whew~~, the medium-rare steak tastes just right, when did you learn this hand~??"

Sakuragi looked up and said.

"A person has lived for a long time, learned a lot of things, learned a lot of things, and forgot when he learned them~~"

Akagi said as he cut the steak.

"Actually, I really learned it when I was in Kobe, and the taste of the steak is still unforgettable~~"

Akagi also chewed a piece and added.

"Let's talk about the game, I'm not stealing your tactics, I just want to know, you, do you remember, at that time, our oath, the oath between that man~!!"

Sakuragi took a sip of juice, looked at Akagi, and said with a very serious look.

"Oath~??ha, I'll tell you the truth, since I came into contact with basketball, I can't remember how many vows I've made, "win tonight's game", "grab 20 rebounds", "complete five slam dunks", etc., etc., and of course, "dominate the country" is really too much, but the oath between men, I don't seem to remember much~~~"

Akagi also took a sip of juice and replied.

"It's okay, I remember, I always remember~~"

Sakuragi's deep eyes brought the two of them to memories ~~

That was six years ago, when both Akagi and Sakuragi were still with the Jaguars, and Akagi suffered another ankle injury after an old problem in a game, and a torn deltoid ligament on the inside of the ankle brought Akagi's season to an early end.

Originally, Akagi could choose conservative treatment to return to the field, but if he really did that, maybe Akagi would retire earlier than Mitsui~~

At that time, Sakuragi Hanamichi was called to the ward by Akagi, and Akagi said to Sakuragi with a serious and serious face.

"No need, Sakuragi, I came to you just to tell you that during the time I was not on the team after the operation, you have to train hard, we have a great chance of qualifying for the playoffs this year, don't forget the goal set by the team before the start of the season, I believe you, Mitsui, and Miyagi, there is still a lot of potential to be tapped, you lead the team, I believe you will definitely accomplish this goal!!Don't forget, what I told you!!"

Sakuragi recalled.

"The one who controls the rebounds controls the whole court!!"

This time, it was replaced by Akagi to complete the answer, and it seems that Akagi has remembered.

"At that time, I was really going to talk about such a meaty topic, haha, it's really ~~"

Akagi said with a helpless look on his face.

"Yes, although in Kobe, we failed to complete the regrets left in Xiangbei, but now we all have a chance, you win, I won~!!"

Sakuragi said as he raised his glass.

"Although I don't have the habit of clinking glasses and drinking juice with others, but, you know, this clinking of glasses is like a ritual, and after drinking this cup, we are enemies~!!"

Akagi also raised his glass and said.

"Ding~~"

The two of them clinked glasses to the wall, drank it all, and the battle also started at that time.

"It's not so much a match between the Antlers and the Flying Waves, it's more of a civil war among the Kanagawa people, and the reason why I say this is because you will find that in the list of starters on both sides, there are as many as 6 players from Kanagawa, which is really scary~~"

Before the game between the Antlers and the Flying Waves, the commentators also analyzed the game from different angles.

"Click~~"

Perhaps the compliments have already been said in "Steak Lunch", so in the opening scene, Sakuragi and Akagi are just a simple fist bump, and nothing else.

"I'll blow you up, whether you were a red-haired monkey in the past or a brown-haired monkey now, it's the same~!!"

"Come on, I'll wait for you, but your long flowing hair is really getting more and more feminine~!!"

Sakuragi got into a fight with Aota Nobunaga.

This may be a necessary process for two people to meet.

Whether it was in Hainan against Xiangbei in the past, or Antlers against Jaguar, or now Antlers against Feilang, this has not changed.

"Do you want to play against Akagi Goken~??He is your former teammate, a teammate for many years, I believe you should know him well~??It will be easier to defend~!!"

Before kick-off, Slyer, a half-breed who always likes to command his teammates, asked about Sakuragi.

"No, I still have the more important task of defending Amu, besides, what you said about me and Akagi should know each other, if one or the other grows, it will be quite unfavorable for us~!!"

Sakuragi analyzed.

Now Sakuragi has unfortunately analyzed the more in-depth things in the content of the game, and it is indeed becoming more and more mature.

"Yay~!!!"

With a cheer from the Kagoshima Public Gymnasium, Akagi jumped high and won the ball.

"This season, Akagi has shaken off injuries very well and has become the second-highest player in the team's regular season attendance this season, second only to Kiyota Nobunaga, which is definitely good news for the team~!!!Show your ability, Akagi, destroy their inside line~!!"

Listening to Coach Yoshioka's tone, it seems that he has a lot of confidence in Akagi.

Sure enough, the first attack of the Antlers, the ball passed three times and two to Akagi's hands.

Watanabe Takasato, who was defending Akagi here, completely covered Akagi with his height of 218 cm, and in this case, Akagi could only move to fight~~

Sure enough, Akagi chose to dribble with his back and slowly find his rhythm, and the other players also ran appropriately to open up space for Akagi.

After Akagi's continuous dribbling feints and turning, he took two big steps horizontally, and threw the ball out in a "sky hook" posture~!!

"You're right, Slyle, I really know the roots~!!"

"Smack~!!"