Chapter 14: A Trip to Tokyo (12)
Seirin's side Izuki sent the ball, Hinata received the ball and turned around, and saw that Sakuragi and Ki Twilight had retreated to their own half, so he handed the ball back to the Izuki organization and walked to the left to the bottom corner.
Mu Du let Susa and Rukawa, who were running in the opposite direction from them, follow them step by step.
Susa took Izaki's pass, and under Rukawa's pressure, handed the ball to the god of fire, and followed the previous route of Hinata.
Vulcan turned around and found that he was a little far away from the basket, and he was not sure of his mid-range shot, and he also felt that there was no need to force Hotta, so he left the ball in place and ran to the basket by himself.
At this time, Muji rotated to the outside, got the basketball, and acted as a point guard.
Compared with the Sanwang Cave Water that Xiangbei encountered back then, Muji, the center forward, has a larger range of activities and more comprehensive skills, Akagi knows that he can't be more flexible than him, and when he is halfway there, he retreats to guard in front of the god of fire, while Hotta gives up with the god of fire and pounces outside the restricted area to defend Muji.
Xiangbei's change of defense has been done well, but at this moment, it can't help but relax the defense of Mu Ji and Vulcan, and there are holes in the defense line.
Muji can't pass it directly to the god of fire, and Hotta is also a 1.9-meter-long man, with a large defensive area with his hands open, but he has other paths, and the point guard of Makoto is on the side.
Izuki was cut off by Sakuragi at the start of the game, so she added two extra points of caution, took a step forward to meet Sakuragi, conceded the ball behind her back, and then received the ball with her left hand, and then turned around to send a downward rebound ball from the right.
Yi Yue has done her best, every move is carefully designed, and the ball path is also a line that is not easy for the elder to block.
However, his passing still couldn't get past Sakuragi's defense.
Sakuragi took a step back after realizing that Izuki's ball was not a left-handed pass, and immediately took a step back, leaned back, his hands drooped, and used his left hand to tightly wrap Izuki's imaginative pass.
Itsuki moved too much, Vulcan ran too far, and he couldn't immediately counterattack Sakuragi, who broke the ball, but Susa sprinted over and jumped sideways, delaying the timing of Sakuragi's first pass to counterattack.
Sakuragi didn't care about this, dribbling steadily, allowing Susa to jump in front of him, and then reversed and passed the ball to Rukawa, who was following.
Rukawa received the ball and suddenly accelerated, one step past Izuki, and then moved sideways to bypass Ki Twilight and Hinata, came to an open position, and raised his hand to shoot a three-point stance.
This dangerous move made the Seirin generals feel like they were facing a great enemy, with Kiyoshi in front, Vulcan in the back, and Hinata in the flank.
It's just that by this time, it's too late to wrap up, and Rukawa's movements are connected as fast as lightning, and the ball has already shot half a breath.
Since the beginning of the year, he has been practicing with the whole Xiangbei team, and Rukawa has not only integrated the whole tactically, but also stabilized the three-point shooting rate in terms of personal skills. He has a big heart, and even in the game, his shooting percentage has never dropped to 90% when he is open.
2-8。
Xiangbei's start was unmatched.
Successive failures will cause some people to collapse, while others will be frustrated.
Neither the flower of the greenhouse nor the protagonist of Destiny, Izuki was just confused for a moment, aware of the huge gap between himself and Sakuragi, and then continued to stick to his original style of play with an increasingly cautious attitude, continuing the game to continue.
After overestimating Sakuragi's interception ability, Izuki's passing path in front became very narrow, but there were many players in Seirin's team who could pass the ball, and he dribbled Sakuragi to the right sideline, and then passed the ball to Kiyoshi, who switched to the middle.
Muji took on the function of point guard and played a pick-and-roll cooperation with Hinata.
Hinata shook off an angle and stepped back for a jumper to open her three-point account.
Hotta, who came over to fill in the position, tried his best to intercept, but it was only in vain.
Sakuragi continued to organize the attack. With a height difference of 20cm and a weight difference of 25kg, Izuki simply couldn't prevent his passing and pushing.
Before reaching the three-point line, Sakuragi watched Akagi, Rukawa and Mu Twilight all be well guarded, smiled coldly, and jumped vertically to shoot three points.
5-11。
Coach Harazawa reluctantly called a timeout.
Obviously, in the confrontation with Sakuragi, Izuki is at an all-round disadvantage, no matter how he plays, he can play a small role at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and it is irresponsible for him to continue to stay on the court.
Coach Harazawa took into account Yiyue's mood, and when he was told that he would be replaced, he also specially explained, saying: "Yiyue, the red-haired point guard in Xiangbei currently seems to be an ace player who is by no means inferior to our team's Vulcan, and the physical gap between you and him is too big, so I have to replace you." ”
Izuki was well aware of her performance since the start of the game, and after learning that she was going to be substituted, instead of feeling unhappy or aggrieved, she was relieved as if she had unloaded her burden, and responded understandingly: "I know I didn't play well. ”
Harazawa adjusted his tactics and said, "Next, Muji-san, will serve as the point guard. Now you're the only one on our team who can play against that redhead. So, Mitobe, you come and play center. Vulcan, you still play power forward, but in terms of rebounding, you have to be a little bit more responsible. The height gap between Mito and the opposing center is not small, and it can only play the role of card position support, and the rebound is up to you! ”
Vulcan patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me." The power forward on the opposite side is good, but his feet are not as agile as mine, so he is not my opponent. ”
Captain Hinata raised his eyes and said to the god of fire in a gloomy tone: "Even if you have an advantage in this position, you can't just waste the opportunity, if you lose it, I will beat you!" ”
That being said, after the game restarted, Hinata served as a transit point for the ball, passing several balls to Vulcan in a row.
Vulcan was in good shape today, and even with a sudden throw, not only did he embarrass Hotta, but even Akagi was hit, and in a fill-up, the thug fouled.
However, Akagi's foul was very thorough, and the force was not only violent, but also used to the bottom, and it was not loose at all.
Vulcan added two free throws, but in the end it still didn't score 2+1.
At the same time, Xiangbei's hand dropped slightly, Mu Dui's outside three-pointer, and Rukawa's pull-up jump shot failed to score, and Akagi only grabbed one of the rebounds, but the other rebound was won by Vulcan.
Seirin uses Muji as the point guard, and the offensive fluency is much smoother than when Izuki was there before. The key to the change is that Kiyoshi's body can withstand Sakuragi's oppression. The two of them are very close in height and weight, and they are also technically comparable.
Here, Muji faked a fax and suddenly, which caught Sakuragi off guard, and also made Akagi suffer the humiliation of Yan Kou.
Coming back, Sakuragi also used color to shake off Kiyoshi with skillful steps, passed the ball to the inside, and made Akagi comfortable and clasped his hands to save face.
15-19。
The game has only been played for 7 minutes.
Sakuragi's always serious face showed a slight smile, and he began to get excited.
Such an opponent is amazing!