Chapter 44: The Second Battle of the Round-robin Tournament, Xiangyang (3)

Mori sent the ball out of Sakuragi's hand, and Sakura ran wildly and took Enomoto away.

Sakuragi crosses to Mu Twilight, Mu Twilight does it back, Sakuragi bypasses Mitsui to receive the ball, and when he looks up, he sees Hanagata and Takano both of them moving forward together, and together with Mitsui behind him, they surround themselves.

In other words, even if you don't panic at this time, you have to hurry up and pass the ball out, but Sakuragi is a master of the arts, taking advantage of the fact that Hanagata and Takano in front of him have not yet completed the encirclement, he accelerated suddenly, and turned slightly between the two in a row, and squeezed the ball through the gap between the two.

Being caught by the two, Sakuragi lost his speed and his center of gravity was a little unstable, but he didn't stop to adjust, but threw the ball directly.

The ball didn't go in, but it didn't matter. Even if the Suizenji Temple has been recovered under the basket, the height difference of 20 centimeters makes him unable to compete with Akagi at all.

Akagi landed on the ground and crossed Maori, who dunked the ball in the air relay.

13-11。 Xiangbei is still 2 points behind.

Mitsui was in excellent form today, and he pulled Sakuragi's center of gravity by constantly adjusting back and forth, and suddenly turned around behind Enoki itself, which came to pick him up.

Facing the changing guard, Mitsui jumped up and sent the ball over his head. Takano received the ball in the back and passed it directly to the other side, and Enomoto received it in place and made a three-point shot to continue to expand the score.

Sakuragi raised his hand and said, "My bad." Just now, he and Shakura went to pounce on Mitsui and let Enomoto empty, which made Xiangyang easily throw another three-pointer.

Sakuragi, who wanted to make up for it, was in a hurry to perform, and when he passed back and forth and saw that he couldn't open the situation, he used his physical advantage to forcibly crush Mitsui, and then another cross step, bypassing Mizuzenji. Under the two of them, Sakuragi's pace was a little chaotic, and in the face of the third flower shape that came up, he was no longer sure, so he had to divide the ball.

Thanks to Sakuragi's previous breakthrough, Mu Twilight was unguarded, he caught the ball and shot, the rhythm was good, and he successfully recovered 3 points.

After Ki Twilight, Shakura also made a meritorious service, he covered Enomoto's outside three-pointer head-on, and after landing, he got the ball in front of Suizenji Temple, and passed it horizontally to Sakuragi.

Sakuragi caught the ball and swung it to his left, apparently to pass it to Mu Dui, who was following behind, but as soon as Mitsui moved, he changed direction and broke through, attracting Mizuzenji to receive the middle reinforcement and send a pass to the bottom right corner.

The sand warehouse is in place, shoots three-pointers in the position he is best at, and shoots in the open space, and he will not miss either.

16-17。 Xiangbei led Xiangyang for the first time in this game.

After being chased for 6 points in a row, Mitsui looked a little anxious, just after halftime, before he stepped out of the middle circle, he put on a projection pose.

Sakuragi didn't care at first, but when he saw that Mitsui really jumped, he leaned back a little, and hurriedly jumped up to block it.

Mitsui leaned back and saw that Sakuragi was tricked off the ground, and with both hands pushing, the ball did not fly upward, but bounced downward.

Suizenji goes around behind Sakuragi, catches the ball, and passes it to the low post.

Takano blocks Akagi and lets Hanagata retreat to catch the ball.

Huaxing leaned on Maori, turned around with a feint left and right, and took a step forward to pick up the ball to help Xiangyang continue to lead.

Hanagata and Gao Ye have not yet run back to their own half, and Xiangbei's fast attack has already entered the hinterland of Xiangyang.

Mu Twilight broke through Suizenji Temple with the ball and rushed forward along the left sideline, and Mitsui in the middle lane saw that Mizuzenji Temple had turned, so he did not go to the side to fill in the position, but continued to entangle Sakuragi.

Ki Dui's speed was just average, and he rushed two steps past the free throw line before he was caught up by Mizuzenji, who looked back and threw the ball at Mori behind him.

Maori's three-point ability is very average, but he saw that Sakuragi was standing under the basket now, so he shot a three-point shot seemingly rashly despite the interference.

Without worries, Maori was lucky to shoot the ball, and didn't let Sakuragi and Mitsui try to grab rebounds.

However, this lucky three points, as if to make good use of Xiangbei, in the next three rounds, Maori, Sakuragi, Mu Du and Shacang four turns to blacksmiths, no matter how they throw, just don't score.

Although there is Akagi, Xiangbei has no advantage under the basket today, and the rebounding is overwhelmed by the combination of Hanagata and Takano. In several hits, only Sakuragi's shot was caught by Akagi, but it was passed to Ki Twilight, and Twilight Ki failed to score.

The attack in Xiangbei was not smooth, and Xiangyang was not in the mood to stop and wait.

Except for Takano, who once made a layup and ate Akagi's big hot pot, they completed the rest of the attacks, and the score suddenly came to 25-20.

At the critical moment, Akagi stabilized the morale of the army with a powerful dunk. The first time he received a pass from Sakuragi, he passed it out to Mu Twilight, and then half turned around, received a return pass from Mu Twilight, and moved sideways half a step to hook a layup.

Hanagata didn't keep an eye on Akagi in this round, but Takano reacted and wrapped it up in time.

However, Gao Ye's bag is better than nothing, and his block not only did not stop Akagi, but also paid for one more foul.

Takano didn't take it lightly, and Akagi rubbed his arm and walked to the free throw line.

The penalty was not scored, and Takano squeezed out Maori so that Hanagata could grab the rebound.

The flower-shaped frame touched the ball and was about to take it back into his arms, but he didn't expect a hand to reach out behind him, press it on the basket, and press the ball into the basket.

Hanagata staggered to the ground, and when he looked back, he saw a touch of red in the distance, and then he saw Mitsui helplessly spread his hands, so he had to shake his hands to show understanding.

Through the fight just now, Hanagata felt that Sakuragi's strength was still above him, and Mitsui's body wanted to carry him, which was a little unrealistic.

With the help of Akagi's dunk, Xiangbei ended the scoring drought and began to chase points, and under the advantages of one and the other, Xiangyang played a little hard.

With 4:25 left in the first half, the score returned to the same running line at 39-39 with Sakuragi hitting a three-pointer from the wing after getting rid of Mitsui.

Suzuki called a timeout and made the first substitution adjustment, replacing Ki Twilight with Rukawa, shifting the offensive focus to the interior while also strengthening the protection of rebounds.

On Xiangyang's side, Fuji Zhen, as the acting coach, did not make corresponding adjustments.

Mizuzenji, who played small forward today, was very active and excellent.

1 rebound, 4 points on 3 shots, plus a team-high 5 assists, these statistics don't fully explain Suizenji's contribution on the court today. His tandem was the key to Xiangyang's all-round offensive vitality in the first half.

If it weren't for the assistance of Mizuzenji, Mitsui would have to pay more than double his physical strength if he wanted to complete the excellent performance of scoring and assisting.

In that case, Xiangyang's original plan for this game will be completely disrupted.

In the Xiangyang team, only Mitsui Shou's role is irreplaceable.

He is the ace, the offensive and defensive core of the team, enjoying and responding to the dependence of his teammates.

After losing Coach Anzai, Mitsui Shou is the only pillar of Xiangyang!