Akagi successfully underwent surgery to repair the medial deltoid ligament after sustaining an injury in the previous game, and began a long period of rehabilitation, but the Jaguar team could not stop, and the goal of defending the six and four was not just talking, but winning more games to achieve it.

However, the Jaguar team without Akagi did not suffer too much, and before the All-Star break, the team achieved a 9-5 record, temporarily ranked fifth, and after the All-Star break, it was time for the teams to fight for playoff spots.

The all-star event will be held in Sapporo, and the registration for each individual event has already begun.

But Miyagi heard from Sakuragi's mouth that Sakuragi didn't want to participate in the All-Star Game, and after Sakuragi's subsequent explanation, Miyagi also understood Sakuragi's thoughts a little.

"Well, since this is a mature decision made by our mature Sakuragi, then I won't say anything more!!Eat quickly, go back and take a nap after eating, I had some insomnia last night, sleepy!!"

"Without me, you would have insomnia??!! it seems that you are still used to sleeping in the same bed with me!!Miyagi !!haha!!"

"Sakuragi,,, eh,,, this may be the Sakuragi ,,,, I'm familiar with."

The two talked and laughed at lunch, and they were very harmonious, although Sakuragi gave up the idea of participating in the slam dunk contest, but Miyagi also seemed to understand, and I don't know if the excitement of the slam dunk contest without Sakuragi would be greatly reduced.

The arrival of the All-Star Game means that the schedule is halfway through and the teams have completed the transition period.

The Jaguar team is in fifth place with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, and the Kagoshima Antlers, who are at the top of the league and win the halfway championship, are the defending champions ~~ with 12 wins and 2 losses.

The trident of Amu, Ajin, and Nobunaga has matured a lot, and the antlers have become much stronger, and the current antlers team is almost a team with no dead ends, both offensive and defensive, and they are on the way to three consecutive wins!!

The second and third places were also 11-3 between the Sendai Rover and the Nagoya Ninja team, who lost in the finals for two consecutive years, giving the rover a taste of sadness, and after the introduction of Nagaken Nakazawa, the rover did not want to see the golden basket so close, but so far away.

The Ninjas' offensive firepower this season is the strongest in the league, averaging 110.6 points per game, ranking first, Takeuchi Rihei's growth is obvious to all, and the Ninja team has also become a champion team.

The fourth place is the Fukuyama Flying Wave led by Kenji Fujima, in the first game of the season, Fuji Zhen scored an astonishing 71 points, breaking the personal single-game scoring record, but the rest of the players of the Flying Wave team are either older or have injuries, and the team can play the fourth place, all thanks to Fuji Zhen, and the Flying Waves team has almost become Fuji Zhen's one-man team.

Sixth to twelfth places are: Osaka Iron Horse, Hokkaido Lavender, Tokyo Great White Shark, Sado Island Radiance, Aomori Green Python, Sapporo Dragon, and Ogura Samurai.

It is not surprising that the two new teams are at the bottom of the rankings, after all, they are new to the JBA, especially Ogura, they don't care about how many places they are in, they only care about when Eiji Sawakita will return to the team.

Time flies quickly, the Sapporo All-Star is close at hand, Sakuragi really withdrew from the Slam Dunk Contest, but Sakuragi was still selected as an All-Star substitute, probably because of the changes in the game system this year, so that more teams have the opportunity to enter the playoffs, which makes many players who enter the All-Star Game very careful to play, because everyone doesn't want to be like Akagi, a season is reimbursed, ruining a year's efforts.

For these reasons, the excitement of this All-Star Game is greatly reduced, with a lot of three-point shots, and the players seem to be going through the motions.

Eventually, the somewhat embarrassing All-Star Game came to an end.

After the All-Star Break, the annual playoff card battle began, and although the playoff spots increased, everyone wanted to experience the playoffs.

Jaguar is currently in fifth place, but only two wins against sixth place Osaka Iron Horse, and Jaguar will face Sendai Wanderers twice and Kagoshima Antlers away, so Jaguar's schedule is even tougher than other competitors!!

The goal of protecting six and fighting for four has a long way to go.

"You, run to the bottom line, and then, Mitsui, bring it up, Sakuragi does the cover, and after the cover, go down to the ......"

In the training hall of the Jaguar team, everyone was in full swing, and Coach Oki personally went into battle to explain the tactics.

"Coach Oki !! here!!"

Suddenly, there was a loud voice outside the door, and he was still waving his hand at Damu.

"Hmm, what is he doing again?"

Oki saw the person waving, and when he looked at it, it was Kawaguchi.

"What's the matter, I'm training, say it quickly!!"

Coach Oki trotted over and said hurriedly.

"Okay, I'll delay you for a few minutes, I'll make a long story short, that's it, the league on the Russian side is over! ”

"And then ,,,"

Coach Oki didn't seem to understand the meaning of Kawaguchi's words.

"The Champions League is also over, CSKA lost to Greek team Panathinaikos in the semi-finals, so, CSKA ended all their campaign for the season!!"

"What the hell are you trying to say, just say it!!"

Coach Oki listened impatiently.

"I said, Coach Ohki, you won't forget that there is one more person on our team over there!!"

Kawaguchi said in surprise.

"How can I forget, Rukawa Kaede, but didn't you say you would be on a one-year loan at the time??"

Oki also asked rhetorically.

"A year is a year, but our year is calculated by the time of the season, and when Rukawa Kaede first went, the domestic league in Russia was already halfway through, and the other party only paid half a year's loan fee on the terms of the contract!!"

"Then according to you, do we have to ,,,?"

Coach Oki may have understood what Kawaguchi meant.

"That's right, we have to take back Rukawa Kaede, if Akagi is not injured, the existing lineup is enough for us to impact the playoffs, but now that Akagi is reimbursed for the season, the inside line is not enough, and then we have to face strong opponents from all walks of life, once we encounter a losing streak, let alone the fifth place, the sixth place position is in jeopardy!!"

Kawaguchi said seriously, and Coach Oki was also thinking about something seriously.

"And what about ,,, Simmons??"

"Then you don't have to worry about it,,,,"

After the two ended the conversation, they trotted away from the place, each with their own things to do, but with the same goal: to make the Jaguar team stronger!!

"Have you decided??Liuchuan,Do you want to think about it again??We are very reluctant to you??And you are still young, stay here, you still have a lot of room to rise!!"

Kawaguchi's idea was quickly passed on to Rukawa Kaede, and Rukawa Kaede also agreed with Kawaguchi's idea, but for Rukawa Kaede's resignation, the president of the basketball affairs department of the CSKA team didn't seem to want him to leave!

"I've learned a lot here for most of the year, and now my parent team is in trouble with staffing, and I need to get back there and help them through!!"

After Rukawa Kaede finished speaking, the translator began to read to the president, and Rukawa Kaede also told the president his deeper thoughts. If you really think like this, then I may really not be able to keep you, you are a player who knows how to be grateful, such a player is really rare, and such a player will often succeed, I believe you are the same!!"

Seeing that Rukawa Kaede has made up his mind, the president did not force him to stay, Rukawa Kaede came to the team for most of the season, helped the team win the domestic league championship, although the Champions League is out, but Rukawa Kaede is humble, low-key character still won the love of the team, there is no banquet in the world, Rukawa Kaede is like a monk who learns the scriptures, he has obtained the scriptures, and it is time to return to the eastern soil.

"Hey, I'm going home. ”

"What a sudden!!Where are you, can we see each other again??"

Rukawa Kaede told his only friend in Moscow, Katori Kiyu, about his imminent departure back to Japan.