[Tsugawa SMILE] - This is a skill drawn by Fuji after winning Aiwa, at first glance this name is a bit nonsensical, and the description given by the system seems to be a passive skill that improves one-on-one defense, and also has a side effect of [There is a certain chance to provoke the opponent to induce a foul].

After reading the introduction, Fuji was immediately impressed by this skill. After experiencing the competition with Aiwa Academy, Fuji really felt what it means to be outside the world. Improving the passive skills of the defense is really like a gust of time, which is exactly what Fuji needs right now.

Think about the rest of the team, whether it is Hakata, the King of the Mountains or Hainan, which team does not have a master who is on par with the great fame of the stars? "Tsugawa SMILE" came at the right time.

Without thinking, Fuji put all the skill points on his body into this skill, and directly raised [Tsukawa SMILE] to level C.

Speaking of defense, Xiangbei's opponent tomorrow is a team known for its ironclad defense - affiliated with Hakata Commercial University!

The next day, the semi-finals of the national competition kicked off, in the same venue, and on the same morning. First from Xiangbei to meet the enemy Hakata, and then from Hainan to challenge the king of the mountain.

Early in the morning, a large number of people poured into the stadium, and from the sky, it looked like a flood of black torrents. On this day, supporters, neutral enthusiasts and people from the four teams crowded in, setting a new record for attendance at the venue this summer.

As the remaining four teams were gathered together to compete in the same stadium, this morning, there was a very simple opening ceremony in the stadium, which was roughly about the relevant people holding the microphone and saying a few words, and then letting the four new top four appear in front of everyone completely.

Xiangbei, Hakata, Hainan and Shanwang, which represent the highest echelon of high school basketball this summer, for a while, the stadium was full of voices, and the tsunami overshadowed the microphone sound in the stadium.

There are also many teams that have ended their journeys but still choose to stay, hiding in the crowd of spectators, looking at the stadium with different expressions, those teams that were their opponents not long ago, watching their performances near the end, watching the dark horses that have emerged this year, and watching the defending king perhaps invincible.

In short, on a timeline full of uncertainties, as time develops, they will witness the history of the new year!

At 8 o'clock, the opening ceremony began and ended after 20 minutes. King of the Mountains and Hainan left the field one after another, leaving Xiangbei and Hakata, and the two sides entered the countdown to the game.

At half past 8, everyone in Xiangbei gathered in the lounge, they had changed into their battle clothes and were about to go to battle, before leaving, they gathered together, using words as a horn to encourage each other. They treat each game as if it were the last game of the summer, and the atmosphere is solemn but not tragic at all, and in everyone's pupils, only their fighting spirit is reflected and burned.

In another lounge, the affiliated of Hakata Business University was also solemnly preparing for the game, they watched the match between Xiangbei and Aihe with their own eyes yesterday, and were amazed by the tacit understanding of this team, and understood that this silent red division, although not famous, could not relax its treatment.

In addition to the description of last summer's runner-up and regular participant in the national tournament, it is also necessary to explain that this team is a team that advocates defensive walls with teamwork, and is currently second only to Sanno in Japanese high school basketball, and has ruled Fukuoka Prefecture since the summer convention, and is also the university team that has met with Sanno in the national finals in recent years.

Over the years, Hakata and Sanno have played against each other several times, representing the top matchup at the highest level in Japanese high school basketball that year. However, perhaps because of the style of the rivalry, all the matches ended in Hakata's defeat in the face of the mountain king, and it was the school with the most runners-up in the national competition, and it was also the school with the worst record against the mountain king in the finals!

For this team, in addition to the old rival Mountain King, the most vocal outsider is undoubtedly Aihe, even if he is sitting in the audience at the moment, Coach Nakao and Zhu Xingda still remember last year's game vividly, because, Aihe, who broke into the semi-finals for the first time last year, was stopped in the semi-finals because of Bodo.

Thinking of Hakata, Coach Nakao is still full of emotion at the moment: "Hakata, like the Mountain King, is a team with a unique understanding of defense, but compared to the comprehensive nature of the Mountain King, Hakado still has some shortcomings, which is the reason why they can't win the Mountain King." But Hakata is known as the iron wall of Fukuoka, and except for the king of the mountains, there is no sharp spear that can pierce such a shield! ”

Zhu Xing glanced at the coach and asked, "So the coach thinks that Xiangbei will lose today?" ”

Nakao nodded and said, "It's probable!" Last year, Hakata only lost to the Mountain King by 3 points in the final, which was the smallest point difference in the previous encounter, and this year Hakata may not be able to win against the Mountain King if he works harder, you know, their core last year is still in the team. ”

Coach Nakao didn't realize that this year's Sanno had almost changed dramatically from last year's team. Not only Nakao, but many people are like this, but by 11 o'clock this morning, they will all find that there are only two levels of teams in this year's national competition, one is called Sanno and the other is called other.

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The conversation was in full swing, when the players appeared on the court.

Watching Hakata in a brown jersey appear on the stage, Zhu Xingda's expression became much more serious, and his gaze passed through the crowd and pointed directly at the Hakata player on the field, this player's jersey had the number 4 written on it.

"Akira Hirako!" The stars read.

Last year, in the match between the Hakata Business University Affiliated and Aiwa Academy, Zhuxing University faced Akira Hiraku, who was still a second year at the time, and under the defensive tactics led by him, the full-court score was limited to 16 points, which ultimately led to the defeat of Aiwa College to the Hakata Business University Affiliated by a score.

Zhu Xingda has always felt that in the case of one-on-one, Pinggu Akira may not be able to prevent himself. But in this kind of team competition, where quick rotation and the organization and coordination of teammates go online and block defenses, making it impossible for opponents to move and shoot easily, the role of Akira Hiraku is no longer found in Hakata's team.

Moreover, Akira Hiraku's scoring ability is also quite good, and his scoring methods are not only stable but also stable, making him a stable scorer in the team since his first year of high school.

In addition, in addition to Akira Hirako, Hakata's inside line is also very good. The bald head standing next to Akira Hiraku, wearing the No. 5 jersey, named Takahei Araki, is 193 cm tall and functions as a center forward. Last year, he broke the door of Aiwa head-on, and he also played with the third-year center of the mountain king, and he is definitely a player who is not inferior to Akagi.

Of course, Xiangbei on the other side is not bad, there are Fuji, Mitsui and Akagi, and Xiangbei has more scoring cores. With three guns, as long as there are two consecutive shots at a normal level in a match, it can put a lot of pressure on Hakata.

Coach Nakao, who has played against both Xiangbei and Hakata, set his sights on Mitsui and Akagi, thinking: "Xiangbei wants to win, and the performance of these two people is crucial!" ”

It's not that Nakao is not optimistic about Fuji, he just thinks that it will be difficult to shine in this game if he is facing Fuji with Akira Hiraku head-on.