Present.

Change.

Warm up.

Whistle.

Suzuki thought he was going to get nervous, but it wasn't until the start of the race that he thought, ah, it's going to be.

From the second warm-up against Sunrise West to the fourth round of the knockout round against Red Leaves, the successive victories gave Xiangbei infinite confidence, and the slogan of dominating the country made them even more convinced of their ability to defeat Bururi.

Suzuki knew that this was an illusion, but he let it go, because it would improve Xiangbei's combat effectiveness and allow them to show their strength in a more relaxed manner.

Suzuki believes that as long as captain Takumi Ogawa is not restrained, Shobei has a hope of victory against any team.

It's up to you, Big River.

Suzuki sat on the bench in Xiangbei, clasped his hands together, and stared intently at the two people who were jumping high on the field.

Miyagawa took advantage of the palm of his hand and threw the racket towards Oga.

Bururi's center No. 6 Aizawa has a height disadvantage that is too obvious, and he just looks like he jumps and doesn't fully exert his strength.

As soon as Dahe received the ball in the backfield, two figures in front of him pounced, one left and one right, opening their hands to block the route of Dahe's pass.

Sure enough, it's so fast! And the forward pressure is very resolute!

Daga remembered the defensive pattern of Bururi, which Suzuki had repeatedly instilled in him this week, and threw the ball to the side and behind him.

It was not the scoring guard Mizuhashi who remained behind Oga, but Lantau who played as a small forward, and Suzuki deliberately asked him to keep a distance from Oga, just to give Okawa one more way to play the ball.

Lantau did not stick to the ball after receiving the ball, and directly launched a long pass, struggling to throw the basketball to Buri's basket.

Yoshino, who got rid of his opponent after Miyagawa jumped to get the ball, just arrived, jumped up to catch it, and stuffed the ball into Buri's basket.

He and Miyagawa stand out from the crowd in the Buri formation, and the aerial work is both obvious and effective, and the pass rate can be guaranteed.

The Xiangbei team took the lead and scored two points.

Buri had no way to deal with such an attack.

After scoring, the players of the Xiangbei team quickly retreated and set up a position to wait.

Being short also has its own short stature benefits.

Flexible, fast change.

Dribbling is a specialty of the Buri players, and Suzuki made it clear from the start that the players should not use pressing tactics. For Xiangbei, this is a waste of physical strength.

When Buri got the ball behind the baseline with No. 5 Koizumi under the basket, he originally wanted to chase after him to play a counterattack, but seeing that Xiangbei retreated so quickly, he dispelled this idea, and after passing back and forth with No. 8 Hirose, he dribbled the ball across the halfcourt.

In view of the characteristics of Buri who is good at outside shooting, Xiangbei discharged a 3-2 joint defense in this game.

Miyagawa and Yoshino held on to the basket, and Oga led Lantau and Mizuhashi to defend the perimeter.

In the face of the defense of Captain Xiangbei, who is tall and taller than his own center Aizawa, No. 5 Koizumi and No. 4 captain Sato made a block, and then got a small gap, and raised his hand to shoot before Mizuhashi defended it.

The basketball is lightweight into the frame, without a hint of reluctance.

Buri's first attack was equally successful.

In this ball, Taiga focused his attention on Sato and did not use his explosive power to force up with Koizumi.

Bururi's captain is a better outside shooter than Koizumi, and if Taiga keeps up with Koizumi, Sato will turn the assist into a shot, which is also very dangerous.

It was Xiangbei's turn to attack again, and this time Taiga also didn't give the opponent a chance, and after dribbling to attract the attention of two people, he hoisted the ball high to Yoshino.

After Yoshino received the ball, with the strength of his wrist, he passed directly to Miyagawa's head, Miyagawa turned around and jumped up to slam the dunk, Aizawa was squeezed away by Miyagawa with strength under the basket, and looked at it dryly, without any power to fight back.

As soon as the ball fell from the net, Aizawa immediately withdrew from the line after receiving the ball and then made a close pass to the left touchline.

Hirose lowered his head and shoulders after taking the ball, and rushed straight to the left baseline, Lantau hurriedly followed, but the speed was a little slower, and by the time he reached the baseline, he was already one position behind.

Hirose rushed so violently that he would not have been able to completely shake off Lantau in just a few steps, but with his rapid advance, he also lost the possibility of wiping from the bottom line to the basket. I saw that when he was about to break out of the bottom line, he jumped high, twisted in the air, and assumed a projection pose.

That's impossible!

Lantau's first reaction was that it was actually a feint. After all, this position is outside the three-point line, and it is impossible to shoot three points in such an awkward position!

This kid can't really vote, right?

Seeing that Hirose had completely arranged his movements, he almost threw the ball with his wrist, Lantau did not dare to slack off, and then rose up, spreading his arms to block Hirose's projection route.

Even if you are blinded, you can't be blinded!

Lantau didn't believe that Hirose could shoot the ball well, and he didn't even believe that Hirose could throw the ball in the basket, but he still made a defensive move to extinguish Hirose's chance of scoring!

Yes! Still fooled!

As soon as Lantau got off the ground, he immediately regretted it, because Hirose was a pass!

Hirose's left hand suddenly exerted force and slapped the ball behind the two of them!

There, Taiga and Sato were coming at high speed.

Hirose passed the ball to the ground, which ensured that the diminutive Sato could control the ball first, but it also prevented Sato from taking action immediately after receiving the ball.

Taiga's defense was tight and didn't leave Sato a little gap.

As the leader of the first team, Sato knows the importance of this game, so he has long understood the strength of the captain of Xiangbei, especially the ability to block and intercept, he did not dare to force a shot, and after receiving the ball, he saw that there was no gap, and passed the ball behind him and then passed the ball behind him.

There, a Bururi player evaded Yoshino's defense with the help of Aizawa's pick-and-roll and made a three-point jumper from the outside.

Mizuhashi came to defend but couldn't, and the basketball went into the net accurately.

5-4。

Buri overtook the score.

The Buri player, who made a three-pointer, shouted at Yoshino, "See? Yosuke. Basketball isn't just for you big guys! ”

Yoshino snorted coldly and responded, "Don't be too happy, Koji." Basketball isn't as simple as you think! ”

Suzuki looked left and right and asked the surrounding Xiangbei players, "Who is that person?" Why do I think he meant to target Yoshino? ”

The players who stayed on the field were all first- and second-year players, and they all shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know.

Suzuki grabbed Maki and said, "Let's take a look at the information on this No. 7." ”

Maki went to the recording desk and looked at it twice, then came back and said, "Sir, this No. 7 name is Koji Yoshino, and he is also in the third grade. ”

Suzuki smiled, "It's interesting." Could it be Yoshino's brother? The two of them don't look alike. ”

Imai said hesitantly, "I've never heard Yoshino-senpai say that he had a brother. Maybe it's a cousin. ”

Suzuki said, "Then ask him at halftime." ”