Chapter 52: The Last Shot That Carries It All

Mitsui ran to the outside of Rukawa Kaede under Hasegawa's close defense, and Takano on the other side was the first to pick it up. Rukawa Kaede, who was on his side, was a defender in front and behind, and did not give Mitsui any room to shoot. Just when Shoyang thought the defense was successful, Mitsui turned over and ran in the opposite direction, not holding the ball in his hand. Hasegawa, who turned back to chase after him, crashed into Satoru Tsunoda's body, and Mitsui moved quickly along the three-point line.

At the same time as Mitsui ran back, Rukawa Kaede turned ~ raised his arm high and threw the ball to the left sideline. Mitsui's training, Rukawa Kaede has never participated in it again, and it has always been practiced separately. However, for Mitsui and Tsunoda and others, the tactics and running positions that have been practiced are all in the eyes of Rukawa Kaede. With this three-pointer, Xiangbei narrowed the score to six points.

Xiangyang's offense was unhurried, in contrast to Xiangbei's oppressive defense, and only scored two points from the inside when the offensive time was about to end. The time has entered the last minute, in the rapid counterattack instigated by Miyagi, Xiangyang chose to put two points, the score gap is still six points, and time passes further.

"This ball Xiangbei can't hold, and the game is over!" Looking up at Fujima with the ball, he was more inclined to the end of the game. Hold on, still six points short, the time is only forty seconds, and the turnaround is only theoretical.

"Grab the ball!" Watching Fujima dribble the ball slowly and leisurely, without any intention of attacking, Mitsui was the first to rush over. Fujima, who was pressed by Mitsui and Miyagi, did not panic, and now the initiative is completely on Xiangyang's side. Fuji Zhen skillfully carried the ball, consuming the game time and the hope of Xiangbei. Seeing that he was about to be cornered, Fuji Shincai cleverly passed the ball to Ito, who came over, just avoiding Yasuda, who wanted to steal halfway.

At this time, Tsunoda was not sticking the anti-flower shape, and as soon as Ito got the ball, he rushed up to force it. Ito didn't pass the ball straight out, but continued to consume time. Yasuda and Tsunoda, who were turning back, were about to surround themselves, but Ito threw the ball towards the basket.

Time has been consumed for less than twenty seconds, and with three of his own elders in the basket, Ito's choice is not wrong. Takano and Hasegawa jumped up to catch the ball at the same time, and Rukawa Kaede was not in a good position, just like the whole game, in a situation of being surrounded by Nagato. Rukawa Kaede jumped with all his strength, and he didn't choose to attack by himself just now, because his physical recovery was limited, and the offense would not have the strength to defend. Giving the offense to Mitsui and saving the physical strength to fight for defense is Rukawa Kaede's last thought.

The hands of the three people touched the ball almost at the same time, and Rukawa Kaede didn't plan to take it at all, so his fingers were the first to hit the ball. The ball moved weakly and fell to the ground, which was already Rukawa Kaede's full strength. Because the basketball did not touch the basket, Xiangyang's offensive time was only two seconds, and it was about to overtime the offense.

Miyagi had a good sense of where the ball landed, rushed over to catch the falling ball, and threw it to the front court with all his might. Time is precious now, not to mention wasting time to send a throw-in for violations, but also to give Xiangyang time to organize defense. Mitsui ran to the three-point line without looking back, believing in Miyagi's passing skills.

Taking a step outside the three-point line, Mitsui slowed down, jumped on one foot in the middle of the line, and reached out to catch the ball. At this pace, as long as you get the ball, you can shoot immediately after landing. It's just that Fuji Zhen is not a decoration, he is level-headed~ his judgment of the situation is very accurate. After chasing after him, he jumped up and stabbed it, and the ball jumped over Mitsui's fingertips and flew out of the bottom line, and there were only thirteen seconds left in the time.

"Don't relax, defend!" With a six-point lead of thirteen seconds, Fuji Zhen still commanded the players to defend, which made the Xiangbei players almost despair.

"Give me the ball!" Mitsui Shou did not give up, and after two laps, he slipped to the bottom line and ran over to catch the ball. Yasuda, who took the throw-in, was interfered with by the defenders, and the ball was sent out with great difficulty.

Mitsui received the ball in one step inside the three-point line, and Hasegawa was already in place. Mitsui quickly raised his eyes and looked at the timer with the ball, and now two points no longer meant anything. Turned around and slapped the ball, jumped outside the three-point line with a jump, and forced a jump shot against Hasegawa's defense.

"Don't foul!" Mitsui Shou's actions were very surprising, Hasegawa's defense was also in place, and the moment the two of them jumped up, Fujima shouted. This calmed down Hasegawa, who was going to press down, whether the goal was scored or not, Xiangyang was in an advantage, and there was no need to risk blocking.

At the same time as Hasegawa retracted, Mitsui threw the ball high into the air. Mitsui, who landed on the ground, didn't care if he could enter, but looked at the little time left on the timer, and every beating of the numbers made him feel suffocated. The ball went in, and time finally stopped beating for the time being. With eight seconds left, the score was still three points behind, and Xiangyang's possession of the ball.

Mitsui's goal was still spectacular, leaving the crowd in awe, but everyone thought it was just another brilliant goal that had nothing to do with winning or losing. Different from the relaxation of the audience, the atmosphere in the court was extremely tense, and Xiangbei tried hard to prevent Xiangyang from serving and preventing Fujima from receiving the ball.

Hanagata held the ball, and after three seconds, he still couldn't give the ball to Fujima and Ito. He was quite experienced, and threw the ball directly and vigorously to the frontcourt. The timer only beats again when the ball touches the player, and Takano quickly runs to the spot where the ball lands, just get the ball and throw it there, and the game is over.

It was Tsunoda who caught up, and the others were blocking the serve, and it was quite successful. Takano is tall and has long arms, and he jumped high and took the ball in his hand. Tsunoda is not Sakuragi Hanamichi after all, otherwise he might be able to jump up and intercept the ball from a step away from Takano.

However, Tsunoda is not a vegetarian either, and he made what he thought was the right decision. A fish jumped, and his body flew out sideways, firmly holding Gao Ye's leg that had just landed. The referee blew the whistle clearly, the foul was stopped, and there were only five seconds left, and Xiangyang's Takano made two free throws.

The first free throw was angrily hit a iron, and the free throws at this time were indeed a test of psychological quality, and Gao Ye, who was already making free throws, felt a lot of pressure. His teammates came up to comfort him and let Takano relax, and Takano felt as if he was even more nervous...... Under the watchful eyes of the audience and the curse of all the Xiangbei players, Gao Ye lived up to his expectations and hit the second iron .........

Rukawa Kaede did not choose to stand up to grab rebounds, his height disadvantage and physical exhaustion, he chose to rush to grab rebounds. Takano's ball was shot, and Rukawa Kaede also started to rush in. At the same time as Hanagata touched the ball, Rukawa Kaede slapped it hard. The ball hit the rebound hard, bounced out and was picked up by Yasuda, and quickly passed to Mitsui.

There were only three seconds left, and Mitsui was already desperate to get close to half-time. Take a step to get the ball, and throw the ball far away in the last second. Hasegawa didn't stop it, this was what Fuji really told him.

Mitsui Shou is worthy of a generation of pitchers, MVP of junior high school, the ball flying high, carrying everything in his high school basketball career. Hit the rebound solidly and bounced to the floor. The final whistle sounded, and Xiangyang won the game with a three-point advantage. Xiangbei's performance exceeded people's expectations, although it was defeated.