Chapter 42: The Second Battle of the Round-robin Tournament, Xiangyang (1)

The last two matches in Shobei were not played locally in Fujisawa, with the second being played in Yokohama and the third in Kamakura. However, as long as it is not to play at the home of Hainan, it is almost the same for Xiangbei.

It's about half an hour's drive to Kamakura, and Yokohama is less than half an hour's train ride. For the Xiangbei basketball team, it is more than enough to assemble and set off two hours in advance, that is, at 8 o'clock in the morning.

It's just that when you go out, you have to take care of dozens of people up and down the basketball club, and even if there are a few capable and patient managers to help, there is always a bit of a hurry.

Coming out of the station, I came to the Yokohama Culture Gymnasium, entered the lounge, changed clothes, boosted morale, and finally explained the tactics, arranged a warm-up, and when this series of things was done, Suzuki had time to sit down and rest.

And it was only then that he realized that a familiar figure was missing from the green on the opposite side.

The one who never goes down in person, but is always the most troublesome existence in the Xiangyang team, their coach, Anzai Guangyi.

Before the start of the game, a young man dressed in a Shoyo team uniform came to Suzuki and stretched out his hand to greet, "Hello, Superintendent Suzuki. ”

Suzuki shook hands with him and smiled, "Hello Fujima-san, what's the matter?" ”

Fuji Zhen's expression was very serious, and his tone of voice was also a little stiff, and he said, "Today, I will be in charge of Xiangyang's sideline command. ”

Suzuki's face changed, and he immediately asked, "Is Mr. Anzai's health okay?" ”

Fujima replied, "Mr. Anzai is fine, but the doctor has taken care of him to recuperate for a while, so he can't come to the stadium in person." ”

Suzuki said, "So I'm relieved. Thank you for telling me this, Coach Fujima. Let's work together in today's game! ”

When Suzuki called Fujima "coach," he deliberately accentuated his tone, indicating that he recognized Fujima's status as an opponent. Fuji Zhenchu took on a big responsibility, and what he lacked most was not confidence, but the recognition of others, so he was very grateful for Suzuki's kindness, bowed, and chose a sentence that Suzuki had been hanging on his lips as a reply: "Let's enjoy this game together!" ”

Fujima sat on the sidelines as the executive coach, and Shoyo's starters were center Hanagata, power forward Takano, small forward Mizuzen Temple, scoring guard Enomoto, and scoring guard Mitsui Totobuki!

After the absence of Fujima, Mitsui no longer focused on the small forward position, but dragged behind to strengthen the backcourt. This Xiangyang ace is not a simple scorer, he is also good at organization and defense, but these talents are overshadowed by his outstanding projection ability!

Suzuki was not at all prepared for this lineup change in Shoyo. There is no shortage of backup point guards in Shoyo's lineup, Ito in the second year, Anzai and Mizuzenji in the first grade, all played this position in the Kanto Tournament, but I didn't expect that when facing Shoyo, Sakuragi had to face Mitsui Shou, who was ranked among the top five players in the country.

There is nothing surprising about Xiangbei's lineup, the center and big forward are still Akagi and Maori, but the small forward position is starting today but Shakura, and Rukawa, who has been starting before, was put on the bench by him.

Suzuki was counting on using Shakura's defensive ability to limit Mitsui's scoring, and no matter how bad it was, it would consume a lot of Mitsui's physical strength, but this plan is obviously in vain now.

However, after so many years, Suzuki's castle was much deeper, and he didn't mess up due to miscalculations, so he instructed Shakura to swap positions with Ki Twilight, who was the shooting guard, and completed the change of formation lightly.

The jumping ball is played between Akagi and Hanagata, two meters tall. The first meeting between the two ended in a draw, with neither of them being able to give the ball to their teammates.

The basketball is still in the sky, and Akagi jumps again after landing on the ground, and this time his opponent is Takaya. Xiangyang's starting big forward and substitute center forward is much more competent than Maoli, who plays the same role in Xiangbei, and in front of Akagi, Gao Ye is also not left behind.

Hanagata beat Akagi half a beat at night before jumping again, and with a wave of his ape arm, he sent the ball to Mitsui's hand.

Just from this game, Mitsui came to the opposite Sakuragi, and he knew that Xiangyang did not underestimate the fledgling Sakuragi, and completely treated him as a point guard of the level of Makishiichi.

Mitsui didn't have a hard time with Sakuragi, and after receiving the ball, he went out directly and gave the ball to Mizuzenji.

Mizuzenji received the ball and turned around, blocking Mu Dusk behind him, and then raised his hand to send the ball to the other side of the court.

The ball passed behind Maori, and the following Shakura leaned over to intercept it, but it was a line too slow.

The basketball went smoothly into Enomoto's hands, and he dribbled forward, adjusted his rhythm, and made a jumper before the sand kura pounced.

"Well voted!" Hanagata, who had just run into the restricted area, waited until the basketball fell into the net, and turned around and praised Enomoto for his victory.

Enomoto pointed to the temple in front of the water with a little embarrassment: "It's a good spread." I was just used to running and I didn't expect the ball to come over when it was almost impossible. ”

The flower shape also gave the temple a thumbs up to the temple, and quickly returned to the defense together.

On the bench in Xiangbei, Inoue Ayako was very dissatisfied, and said hatefully: "How can it be so simple to be entered by Xiangyang!" ”

Mizuno had watched the game for one more year, and had some doubts about Inoue's opinion, so he turned his head and asked Suzuki, "Supervisor, that ball just now?" ”

Suzuki smiled slightly and replied, "This three-point shot is good, but that newcomer is called Suizenji, and he is not simple." His pass, not only imagination, but also observation and control of the technique has high requirements, and it will almost be cut off. Shakura's choice of defensive moves is not a mistake. It's just that the speed and angle of the opponent's shot are too tricky, and he is counting his steps and passing, so that he thinks he can stop it, but he is still a little bit behind. Unexpectedly, among Xiangyang's newcomers this year, in addition to Anzai Yoshiki, there is such an excellent point guard. When Mitsui and Fuji Zhen graduate, Xiangyang is afraid that he will have to play the tactics of double point guards. ”

Mizuno Qi said: "Isn't this Mizuzen Temple playing in the small forward position?" ”

Suzuki replied, "Even though he plays small forward, judging from this ball, he is actually responsible for the organization. This is the playmaking striker! ”

Xiangbei is under the organization of Sakuragi, so it is better to start the temptation from the position of Akagi.

When the ball reached the inside line, Akagi took the ball and turned around, and as soon as he looked up, he saw flower-shaped eyes, staring coldly at himself through the lenses. The two have faced each other several times over the past three years, with Akagi having the slight upper hand, but must also admit that his opponent is difficult, and he turns again, leans Hanagata behind him, and passes the ball to Mori, who is pulling out.

Maori catches the ball, takes a sideways step, and throws a shot in the middle.

The basketball flew past Takano's fingertips and scored on the board.

3-2。