Chapter 189: Attack on Kanagawa (Part I)
The second day of the opening ceremony was the day of the competition, with teams from more than 40 prefectures across Japan competing according to the schedule drawn by lot. On the first day of competition, nearly half of the teams will be eliminated, which is as brutal as the national competition.
But a few teams, such as Kanagawa and Akita, had byes on the second day, and their matches only started on the third day.
Taking advantage of this day, they repaired their teams and watched the game, and their energy was too high to the next day, the second match day.
The first opponent of the Kanagawa team is the Tokyo team, the host team of this tournament.
Although Tokyo is Japan's largest metropolis and an international metropolis, its performance in the three major basketball events in recent years has been mediocre, and it is much inferior to its neighbor Kanagawa Prefecture.
The similarity between the Tokyo team and the Kanagawa team is that they are also a mixed team of players from several teams, but neither the competitive level of the players nor the overall strength of the team are inferior to the Kanagawa team in the eyes of the outside world. After all, one Hainan team dominated all the strong teams in Tokyo for several years.
Every year in April, when the Kanto tournament is contested for seeding, no team in Tokyo always loses to Hainan.
At this year's National Sports Conference, the Kanagawa team is not the only Hainan team to play, gathering outstanding players from Xiangbei, Hainan and other schools, which is also the main reason why the outside world is optimistic about this Kanagawa team.
The game officially started at 10 a.m.
The starting lineup sent by the Kanagawa team is Akagi Tsuyoshi, Shiraishi Yuki, Makishinichi, Miyagi Ryota and Fuji, on the surface, this is the most simple and direct Xiangbei and Hainan team. As players from two Kanagawa teams that have excelled in the national tournament this summer, this lineup combination is expected by everyone.
The reason why Gao Touli and Shigeichi Taoka sent such a lineup is actually for two reasons,
First of all, the combination of Xiangbei and Hainan lineup is commonly used in the training camp, the number of players in these two teams occupies half of the total number of 15 people, almost from the first day of the training camp, Xiangbei & Hainan against Xiangyang & Buri & Lingnan is a common confrontation mode.
Secondly, Fuji Zhen and Xiandao, which are unfamiliar to outsiders, do not need to appear at the beginning of the game and maintain a certain degree of mystery, which is beneficial to the follow-up competition with strong teams, at least they can grasp some initiative.
Obviously, a team like Tokyo is not a strong team that Kanagawa needs to bet on too much vigilance and attention. You know, every summer at the National Games, there are three teams in Tokyo, but this year, none of the three teams made it to the national quarterfinals!
Years of weakness are clearly not in keeping with Tokyo's status as a metropolis, and the city is losing young talent and loyal fans. Sendo itself was excavated from Tokyo to Lingnan by Shigeichi Taoka.
In the first five minutes of the game, the Kanagawa team played a wave of 12-0 with an unstoppable momentum, which was a crushing picture that was obviously inversely proportional to the solidarity at the beginning of the game. The Tokyo team enjoyed the home advantage in the Yoyogi Stadium, and the support given by the crowd to the Tokyo team completely overshadowed the rest of the region.
In the first round, the Tokyo team faced Hokkaido, which is a weaker team in the region, and won after a difficult battle. Perhaps for this reason, the solidarity of the audience today is particularly enthusiastic. It wasn't until 5 minutes later that the dazzling score quieted down the crowd who were immersed in blood, as if pouring cold water.
The deathly silence lasted for almost 7 minutes, because in the 7th minute, the embarrassing 0 finally broke through and the Tokyo team finally took two points in the defense of the Kanagawa team.
Seeing this, many media people who watched the game reacted, some people with video equipment closed the DV machine, and some people who wanted to record the details or characteristics of the game closed the notebook, in their opinion, there is no need to record this game anymore, because this game has lost its suspense.
"Let's go! Let's hurry to another gym! Aida Yayoi picked up his bag, stood up from his position, and said to his assistant, who was still sitting peacefully beside him.
"Miss Aida, aren't we going to finish this game?" The assistant asked her.
Yayoi Aida looked at the court and the scoreboard and said, "No need, Kanagawa's players didn't take it lightly just because the opponent was the Tokyo team, and their attitude was just like their current state, which was very good." The Tokyo team has lost their only chance of victory, and without the tactics or players who hide any secrets, the rest of the game will be one-sided. ”
After speaking, Aida Yayoi looked around, and someone in the press box slowly left.
"It seems that many of our peers think the same way as we do." Aida Yayoi said again.
The assistant stood up from his seat, followed Yayoi Aida's footsteps and asked, "Miss Aida, which side of the game are we going to watch?" ”
After the first round, there are still more than 20 teams left, which means that there are more than 10 games on the second match day, and to end all the dozen games in one day, it is necessary to use multiple basketball halls.
Hearing this, Aida Yayoi said without looking back: "Let's go watch the game of the Mountain King!" I remember that their opponents were Osaka, Sanno and Toyotama matches, which should be more interesting. ”
In the past, there was no difference between making match predictions and standing flags, but today's predictions are exceptionally accurate and smooth. Throughout the game, the Kanagawa team pressed the Tokyo team to play, and in the first half of a 20-minute game, the Kanagawa team had three players score in double figures. The aggregate score was 57 to 16.
The Kanagawa Stars team has one of the best interior combinations in the country, and even if the Buri Twin Towers, Kazuma Takasago, Toru Hanagata, and Akira Sendo don't play, the trio of Akagi, Shiraishi and Amu are enough to erect a high-pressure defense on the inside, which is difficult for most teams' breakers to penetrate.
On the other hand, with Miyagi, Amu and Fuji on the floor, the Kanagawa team's fast break and breakthrough ability is quite impressive, coupled with the rebounding ability of Akagi and Shiraishi on the inside, it is like a tiger.
In terms of scoring, Maki, who scored 20 points in the first half, scored the highest score in the game, followed with 15 points, and Akagi, who grabbed the most rebounds in the game, also scored more than 10 points.
At halftime, the five people who experienced the first half were sweating and did not have a trace of tiredness, and they were very interested. And Fuji Zhen, Xiandao and others, who had rested for more than 20 minutes, had even more relaxed expressions, but they still showed a strong willingness to appear from their eyes.
Fuji jokingly asked Xiandao: "Is there a classmate of your middle school on the other side?" ”