On the Xiangbei side, there are also Shacang and Mu Du who can play small forwards. The characteristics of the two are relatively similar, and both have been trained by Suzuki to become 3D players.

Xiangbei is far inferior to Xiangyang in terms of player attractiveness, and Suzuki's own understanding of basketball is not as good as that of Coach Anzai as a whole. In order for Xiangbei to enter the national competition when Sakuragi entered the school, Suzuki chose a path similar to Hainan.

Since it is difficult to arrange tactics for each group of players that meet their characteristics, it is better to establish a tactical system first, and then train the players in this direction.

After five years of experimentation, Suzuki's training has begun to pay off, and everyone knows what they need to do on the field. At the same time, he did not set everyone's responsibilities to death, and for talented players, Suzuki gave them a certain degree of freedom, such as Rukawa.

In Xiangbei's tactics, there is not much difference between the two positions of small forward and scoring guard, and you only need to distinguish the left and right when running, and don't run heavy.

Shakura and Mu Du sometimes play small forward, sometimes play shooting guard, in fact, there is nothing out of discomfort.

In this game, Suzuki gave priority to Shakura to play, after all, his strength is slightly stronger than Kikura.

However, on the Lingnan side, Taoka's replacement was not their substitute small forward Ikegami, but the original main power forward Yamamoto.

Fukuda Yoshizhao took over from Xiandao as a small forward.

To be honest, this substitution was not successful, and after Yamamoto came on the field, Lingnan's offense and defense were all in trouble.

Fukuda showed a good offensive ability with the ball, but after Shacang figured out his style of play, his attack became more resistant, and every time he scored, he played reluctantly, spending a lot of time and consuming a lot of physical strength.

Yamamoto is a traditional power forward, not strong in offense, not bad in rebounding, and only comparable in strength to Takash.

Seeing that Yamamoto was a weakness, Xiangbei's attack began to focus on Maori.

Maori's hand was cold for most of the half, and he hit the iron twice in a row, but after throwing the feeling, it became a stable scoring point in Xiangbei.

Seeing that Maori was shaking, Fukuda was very unhappy, and took the opportunity to attack Maori when Maori was retreating closer.

The abrupt change also had some effect, as Maori's mid-range shot was affected and he lost his third throw.

However, Akagi grabbed the rebound and threw it to the empty Shakura.

Shacang smiled and made a comfortable jump shot in the bottom corner, scoring 3 points steadily.

Xiangbei slightly opened up some points difference.

The three-point shooter in the Lingnan team, Katsumi, was completely sealed by Sakuragi today, and has only scored seven points so far, including only one three-pointer.

And among the few people who can impact with the ball, there is no one who is good at making fouls and scoring three points, so even if Lingnan also plays in the next round, he will enter a backward situation.

What's more, they haven't been able to make it this round yet.

Fukuda, who had already missed a shot before, made a breakthrough with all his might, a quick stop, and a jump shot in order to prove his ability, but this time he threw the ball and didn't even cross the defense line of Shakura.

Shacang seemed to have been passed by Fukuda, but his nimble turn had already made up for some of the misposition, and at the moment when Fukuda shot the ball, he reached out from behind and deflected Fukuda's mid-range shot.

Sakuragi caught the ball, turned around directly, and rushed past Katsumi.

Although Kami is also one meter eighty-four tall, his physique is far from being comparable to Muki, and he looks a little weak under Sakuragi's inhuman strength, and he almost spun around in place before he stood firm, as for chasing defense, not to mention.

The only person on the Ryonan team who can keep up with Sakuragi's speed is Miyagi, but Sakuragi knows the characteristics of this old captain in the junior high school period very well, and directly dribbles away from Miyagi with his left hand.

Miyagi was separated by a person, couldn't break the ball, and waited until the last moment before Sakuragi made a layup before reluctantly gambling and grabbing. It's just that such a defense is obviously useless to Sakuragi, and he doesn't even touch the skin.

Sakuragi saw that Miyagi moved, and he didn't go to the basket by himself, and threw the ball behind him with a backhand.

Behind the two, Mizuno followed up in place, and after receiving the ball, he made an easy layup.

Half-time.

43-48。

The expressions on the faces of the players of both teams when they leave the pitch can also illustrate the different situations that the two sides are currently facing.

Trailing by five points at half-time was not a big difference, but when the Lingnan players came off the pitch, they looked solemn, and it was easy to see that they were not confident in the equaliser.

And when Suzuki greeted Akagi and the others on the field, both sides were smiling, obviously satisfied with the result of the first half.

Suzuki clapped his hands to get everyone's attention and said briefly, "Everyone played well in the first half, let's continue in the second half." No matter how they fight, we slowly grind with them. As long as we don't mess with ourselves, we will win this game. ”

Akagi said, "I found that there is actually a problem with Yuzumi's physical strength, but it is not obvious. He rarely hit the basket today, which doesn't match his usual style. I think he was worried about his physical strength and that the high-intensity confrontation would keep him from playing until the end of the match. ”

Suzuki nodded, "Yes, I'm aware of that, too. After all, the strength of their substitute players is limited, and there was not much rotation in yesterday's game with Hainan, and most of the main players fought fiercely throughout the game, and it is normal to have physical problems. ”

Glancing around at everyone, Suzuki continued: "Maori-san, your performance just now may cause them to target, be cautious when making a move, don't be reluctant. If you can't feel it, give it to Sakuragi and Mizuno. Mizuno, Sakuragi, today you two don't think of yof yourself as a point guard, think of yourselves as a component guard. Lingnan's backcourt height is not enough, this is where we can take advantage of it, avoid strong and weak attacks, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. ”

Both Mizuno and Sakuragi nodded. In the first half, neither of them had a double-double, but the shooting rate was 100 percent, and they didn't miss a single ball. This is of course because of their good skills and stable mentality, but it also exposes the weakness of Lingnan's poor defensive projection ability in the backcourt.

After saying what he was going to say in a few words, Suzuki asked everyone to rest quickly by leaning on their chairs.

Contrary to the ease of Xiangbei, although Lingnan is not gloomy, it is also very depressing.

Ooka realized what it meant to be helpless. Obviously, you have a good hand, but how to look at the opponent's card is bigger than your own, and the overall card strength is stronger.

I already knew in my heart that this game could not be won, but Taoka did not show it, but meditated and thought about countermeasures.

Seeing that the halftime break was coming to an end, Taoka came up with a solution that was not a solution, and said, "Guys, I have to make some adjustments in the next half. Ikegami, you replace Fukuda and let him rest a little longer. Shacang should not be the main attacker in Xiangbei, just pay attention to his three-point shot. Kan Ping, you come to the opposite Maori, just follow him. At the start of the second half, we defended first. When Xiandao and Futian have recovered some of their strength, we will fight back! ”