Chapter Seventy-One: The Three Battles of the Mountain King (1)
Shortly after Xiangbei's victory over Darong, the two top eight teams in the remaining divisions also came out after a brutal competition.
Xiangyang in the first division naturally has no opponents, and it is like a bamboo, Lianke Jinshan Business and Gao Jianze. And their opponent in the next game is Chengrin, who defeated the A-file team Aiwa as a B-class team. Under the siege of the wolves such as Kiyoshi, Vulcan, and Hinata, even if it is Aichi Star, he will be hated on the spot. However, the road of Chengrin's dark horse may end here, and no one thinks that they can cross the high mountain of Xiangyang.
The second division is the least suspenseful. Toyotama met with seeded team Hakata, who defeated Masanbang and Kade Nashi respectively.
In the fourth division, Lingnan secured the third quarter-final spot for Kanagawa. Along the way, they defeated Kazami, the local seeded team Mingtomo and the national-level Haoqianghori, and they were very powerful. Lingnan's opponent in the eight-in-four is Tokyo's overlord Xiudeok, and the winner between them will be Xiangbei's opponent in the next round - provided that Xiangbei first steps over the mountain king.
With the elimination of the participating teams one by one, no matches will be scheduled in the afternoon, and the extra time will be left for each team to arrange on its own.
Although Xiangbei has established self-confidence, Xiangbei is still afraid of their opponent Mountain King in the fourth round.
Interestingly, the king of the mountains also looks at Xiangbei in the same way.
These two teams have been very close together in recent years. Every time Xiangbei breaks through from Kanagawa, he will encounter the king of the mountain. The previous record of both teams is one win and one loss. Four years ago, Dahe led the fledgling Xiangbei in overtime, and Shengsheng blocked the king of the mountain from the door of IH Zheng; And two years ago, the king of the mountains gave the up-and-coming Akagi a harsh lesson in the second round.
Now, Akagi has taken the team members of the year, as well as the new generation of Xiangbei, to form the strongest Xiangbei in history, and once again appeared in the national competition. The enemy who stood in their way to glory had appeared again, and the best Mountain King in years.
No one could have predicted what kind of light these two teams, who were also at their peak, would shine when they met.
In the three rounds before the competition, whether it was a team in the B file or a strong player in the same A file, both teams easily won with a score of more than 100.
In this region where there are many strong teams, no one can get them to give their all, except for each other.
Viewers who follow Division 3 are lucky, and the best games are saved for the last minute to enjoy. If these two teams had met early in the previous match, it would have been a permanent regret if either team had lost.
He died before he left the school, which made the hero cry.
However, by the fourth round, both teams had at least the honor of the national quarterfinals. Forward, it is already a hard stubble, there is no fish belly to be left to chance, and the two teams no longer have to have reservations, burst out with all their strength, and fight for the top four seats.
The previous matches were too easy, and the information observed on the spot was extremely limited, and before the game, Suzuki and Taiga could only judge the possible lineup of the mountain king through limited data.
In the previous two rounds, the mountain king's style of play was the same as that of Xiangbei, using the main force to win in the first half, and then using the second half to train the substitutes.
Sanno's starters are generally center Masashi Kawada, power forward Shohiro Nobe, small forward Eiji Sawakita, scoring guard Satoshi Ichikura, and captain point guard Kazunari Fukatsu.
The only one of them, a second-grader student, is the mountain king's trump card.
Although Zebei didn't do his best in the previous game, after watching him play, Taiga made a judgment: "This kid's strength is still above Okazakihama, Aikawa Kazuhiko. Shacang will definitely not be able to prevent him, but if he is replaced by Rukawa, not only will he still not be able to prevent him, but he may also be suppressed by him, and he will not even be able to exert much strength on the offensive end. Zebei and Rukawa are the same type of players, and Rukawa will be tied up when he fights. ”
Taiga means that this game can't let Rukawa start and face Zebei directly. Rukawa's style of play is different from that of Sakura, and he needs the ball in his hand to bring out the best in his game. Once Rukawa is on the field, he is a very important part of the offense, and it is also difficult to get around, unlike Shakura, which can simply exist as an endpoint, even if his skills are not as good as others, he can play more normally.
Suzuki thought for a moment and said, "I think Rukawa-san, who can start a dozen." His greatest talent is to improve himself quickly by playing against strong opponents. From Sakuragi to Sendo, Rukawa has never let me down at this point. Every time I thought he had reached his limit and brought out all of his abilities, he would show me that he still had infinite potential to transform. In this game, in the face of Zebei such a good template, I think I can let Rukawa let go and learn from the other party. ”
Dahe said: "Zebei also has the problem of playing too alone, aren't you afraid that Liuchuan has not learned the good ones, and the bad habits have returned?" ”
Suzuki laughed and said, "Isn't there still something you can do to correct him?" ”
Dahe also smiled and said, "This kid is making rapid progress, if he progresses to another level, maybe I won't be able to restrict him." ”
Suzuki said: "Then send him and Sakuragi together to the United States!" ”
Taiga suddenly looked at Suzuki with a resentful look.
Suzuki was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Dahe said: "Overseer, I also want to go to the United States. ”
Suzuki was silent for a while, and sighed faintly, "Big River, it's late!" ”
When Dahe heard this answer, he smiled and said, "I know." A monster like Shihara will pass before the age of 20, let alone me. I'm just a little unwilling, a little jealous. ”
Speaking of which, neither of them was interested, and they each led a group of people to practice tactics.
The next morning, 10 a.m.
Ishida Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima University of Economics.
After repeated research, Suzuki and Taiga determined that Sanno was a powerful opponent in this tournament that was dangerous enough to be compared to Shoyang, so he had no reservations and for the first time discharged a killer lineup of double point guards in front of a national audience.
Aces Sakuragi and Mizuno sit in the backfield together to ensure the team's advancement, and at the same time, they are also dealing with the mountain king's specialty of pressing all over the court.
The starting line of the forward line is the strongest man that Xiangbei can send in various positions: center captain Akagi, big forward Maori, and small forward Rukawa.
Xiangbei didn't spare any hands, and directly sent the strongest five-person group to the field.
When the brave meets, now is the time to show the sword!