Chapter 102: After Two Rounds
On the side of Xiangbei, Sakuragi gave Hainan a headache in the low position, no matter how hard Hainan's center tried, he was always almost defended. It's always a little bit worse, and that's the most frustrating thing. Rukawa Kaede is another major scoring point in Xiangbei, with attack points all over the front, plus the wonderful passes sent by Miyagi and Sakuragi from time to time, which makes Hainan even more defenseless. For most of the game, Xiangbei was ahead by about five points, saying more and less. Like Sakuragi's attack, it is very maddening, and it greatly consumes the hearts of Hainan players.
When the game reached the last stage, most of the players in Hainan didn't think about it, but subconsciously thought that there was no hope of winning. If you score a goal, people will definitely return a goal, and if you are tight with the opponent, no matter how you grit your teeth and chase the score, you can't catch up.
"It seems that the next game between us and Xiangbei will be a battle for rankings." Based on Xiangbei's entire performance, Shigeichi Taoka has already decided that Xiangbei will get two wins to face Lingnan.
"If they dare to think so, God will make them pay." Xiandao also admitted that as long as Xiangbei maintains the intensity of the whole game, it is difficult for Hainan to have a chance to turn over, but no one can ignore the existence of Ah Shen, and the one who can scare people into a cold sweat is none other than Ah Shen.
Sure enough, as expected by Xiandao, Ah Shen hit two difficult three-pointers at the last moment, which really shocked Xiangbei in a cold sweat. At critical moments, the pressure increases exponentially, and as long as you can't withstand it a little, victory will be handed over immediately. Fortunately, Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi Hanamichi are both big hearts, and they each scored two points, so that Xiangbei retained the most victorious victory.
Kiyota Nobunaga continued his highlight-reel performance on the outside line Miyagi. Under the defense of Sakura-ryu on the inside, he still scored 40 points. Ashen had 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and he didn't score as much as Nobunaga Kiyota. But no one can deny that he is the core of Hainan today. Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede worked together to score 70 points, and together they laid the victory of Xiangbei, and there was no lack of wonderful cooperation. Miyagi seems to be fighting with Kiyota Nobunaga, he really doesn't have much scoring performance, and he has seventeen assists in the game, and he is also the main contributor to Xiangbei's victory.
After two rounds, Lingnan and Xiangbei both won two victories. Qualification for the national competition has been confirmed. The only suspense is which of the two teams will enter the country with the first place in Kanagawa, but the difference between one place is a world of difference. Thanks to Hainan's national runner-up last year, this year's Kanagawa number one will avoid Natomo Industries, led by Mori Shigekan. Unless you reach the final, you won't have a chance to touch it. Thinking about the painful experience of Xiangbei encountering the king of the mountain and Aihe too early last year and stopping in the top 16, Xiangbei's desire for the first place is very strong. Compared with Xiangbei, Lingnan's desire is as good as Xiangbei. Autumn National Sports and Winter Tournaments. Ling Nan had already comprehended Mori Chongkuan's terrifying strength twice, so he naturally hoped to hide as far as he could.
Hainan suffered two consecutive defeats, the morale of the players was low, and the high head was even more painful. Since taking charge of Hainan, he has personally created the undefeated myth of the king of Hainan, and now the dynasty is declining, and the sadness is only experienced by a high head.
"We still have a chance! Xiangbei and Lingnan both have the strength of the top four in the country, and it is nothing for us to lose to them. We've done our best. "Ah Shen is the only calm~ calm person in Hainan, looking at the depressing atmosphere in the locker room. Ah Shen spoke. "Although it is only half a place, I am confident that we in Hainan will definitely be able to enter the national competition through the play-offs. The myth that Kanagawa is undefeated has been shattered, but we must maintain our record of consecutive national tournaments. The more Ah Shen spoke, the more excited he became, and the expressions of his teammates became much more resolute.
"Ah Shen is right, we must enter the national competition, and no one in Hainan dares to underestimate it when it comes to the national arena." Gao Tou also recovered from his grief, and at the beginning of the establishment of the former Hainan ~ Dynasty, Hainan also struggled a little bit. Now is the decline of a dynasty, and it is not necessarily the beginning of another dynasty.
"Wild monkey, don't be so unhappy, in fact, you can also cheer me on in front of the TV, and when I win the national championship, it will be your share of the credit, haha Xiangbei and Hainan left the stadium and met at the door, and the boss with Sakuragi's mouth open, got carried away when he saw Kiyota Nobunaga. Unlike the people in Xiangbei who laughed from ear to ear, the Hainan team members seemed very silent, with their heads down and thinking about their own thoughts.
"Xiangbei winning the championship is the funniest joke I've ever heard." Under the stimulation of Sakuragi, most of the players in Hainan still keep their heads down and go their own way, becoming a king and losing a Kou~ It is a fact that people win, and there is no way to be proud. Only Kiyota Nobunaga couldn't bear it, saying that Sakuragi was telling a joke, but Kiyota Nobunaga couldn't laugh.
"And I want to remind you that Hainan will also go to the national arena, and you will not be as lucky as you are today." Kiyota Nobunaga shouted angrily at Sakuragi.
"Come on to us on the spot, then I'll thank you first." Sakuragi pretended to be stupid and continued to stimulate Kiyota Nobunaga, Miyagi and the others did not have a good impression of Kiyota Nobunaga, but they just looked at Kiyota Nobunaga with a smile on the side, although they felt that Sakuragi was too much, but they did not stop it.
"Qingtian, what are you doing with that retarded mind?" Seeing that Kiyota Nobunaga was still arguing with Sakuragi, he stopped Kiyota Nobunaga with his head high.
"The mentally handicapped can't beat it, the king Hainan is really domineering." Miyagi saw that Gao Tou spoke, and hurriedly gave Sakuragi a help, and the smell of gunpowder on both sides was getting stronger and stronger.
"Don't argue, everyone, when we get to the national arena, we all represent Kanagawa. I wish Xiangbei good results. Ah Shen was as rational as ever, and his words made everyone in Xiangbei embarrassed to speak again.
There were only two games, and they were all over in the morning. In the afternoon, Hainan ~ Xiangbei and Lingnan all had a half-day holiday, and only Wuyuan stepped up training, trying to do the best fight.
After eating lunch and taking a nap, Hikoichi Aida went to the stadium alone. At the moment, he is also barely getting his place in the team. Although there is not much time on the court, if you can contribute to the team's victory, you will naturally share more joy of victory. Diligence can make up for clumsiness, and Aida Hikochi does not dare to relax his training at all.
"Hikoichi, you're late, and you'll be punished for running ten laps." When he arrived at the stadium, Hikoichi found that there were people who had the same idea as him, and as soon as he entered the door, he jokingly teased him.
Although not all the people in the arena in Lingnan were gathered, most of them had already gathered, and what surprised Yan Yi the most was that Xiandao did not go fishing. The two of them occupied half of the court with Naito.,Coaching Naito while talking and demonstrating.。
The stadium in Xiangbei is not deserted, Sakuragi is playing with Kakunoda and Yasuda, Kakuda is defending Sakuragi in the low post, and Yasuda helps pick up the ball. Sakuragi sometimes attacks on his own, and sometimes passes the ball to Yasuda on the outside, and he has a lot of fun.
In the arena in Hainan, Ah Shen is the only one who is shooting the basket repeatedly, and after embarking on the road of a three-point shooter, Ah Shen has never interrupted and insisted on training every day. Like the rest of his teammates, Ah Shen is now depressed, so frustrated that he doesn't want to touch the ball or even look at it. Time can heal the wounds in my heart, but only by working harder can we get out of the trough as soon as possible.
After going to university, Akagi lived on campus, and with the team's training, he sometimes didn't go home once a month. "Miyagi did a good job!" After listening to the report of his sister Haruko, Akagi, who was playing with dumbbells, praised.
"Brother, Xiangbei is very strong this year, Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede are both in good shape, and we will definitely be able to reach the top eight in the country this year." Becoming the manager of the team made Haruko care more about the team, and her face was full of longing for the national competition.
"Quarterfinals!" Hearing Haruko's words, Akagi stopped and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. Last year, Xiangbei's lineup was very strong, and he had the opportunity to realize his childhood dream - to dominate the country. It's a pity that it fell short, and he didn't even make it to the quarterfinals in the end. "As the manager of the team, how can you set your goals so low, and you have to aim to dominate the country!" Akagi is still proud when he goes to college, and he is even more energetic when it comes to dominating the country.
On the closing day of the Kanagawa Trials for the Summer National Championship, all the teams were present, and in addition to attending the closing ceremony at the end of the year, everyone also wanted to witness the birth of the first Kanagawa summer champion in the post-Hainan era. The stadium was packed early on, and many late arrivals could only stand to watch the game, and the aisles were crowded.
There are no seats in the stands, and Xiangbei and Lingnan, who are going to play for a while, can only stand on the sidelines and watch like other teams. There are a lot of special spectators among these teams. Yuzhu and Ikegami stood in the team of Lingnan, Akagi ~ Mitsui and Mushu Gongyan also came to the stadium to cheer for their alma mater, and Takasago and Muto on the Hainan side also returned, but Amu was missing. None of Xiangyang's five players showed up, probably because the team didn't make it to the joint finals.
Akagi and Miyagi stood together, Miyagi talked more, and Akagi listened most of the time. In front of Akagi, the former captain, Miyagi has no usual captain's frame, with a boss on the left and a boss on the right, and he is called extremely affectionate. Mitsui was by Coach Anzai's side, full of energy~ chatting with his apprentice Yasuda from time to time.
"Little San, how did you mess up in college? Accept a few younger brothers. Sakuragi slipped behind Mitsui, put his arms around Mitsui's neck from behind, and asked with a grin.
"you, I'm the main player of the team now, and I'm also very busy studying, so I won't do such boring things." Mitsui's reaction was very intense, Coach Anzai was by his side, Mitsui didn't want Coach Anzai to misunderstand himself~ When he arrived at the university, he didn't do his job properly and lived up to his old man's expectations. (To be continued......)
PS: Happy birthday Mitsui!