"Good!" Suzuki was excited, as long as he could ensure a certain number of rebounds, even if less than half, Xiangbei could continue to play.

Fuji Zhen, who had been hung by the seniors for a while, regained his composure, no longer obsessed with his own personal performance, and cooperated more with his teammates, which allowed him to get a better chance to shoot than his previous singles.

The high-level puller helped Fujima stop Endo, Fujima got a good time to be unmarked, took the ball from the inside of Tsuchihashi, he looked at his feet, took a half step back, and jumped to shoot a three-pointer.

Two seconds later, Xiangbei was two points behind.

The whole team in Xiangbei cooperated with Maki to launch an offensive, and Maki also lived up to everyone's expectations, receiving Yanagisawa's second pass and tenaciously equalizing the score.

The first half came to an end in the back and forth between the two teams.

Akagi's self-sacrifice allowed Maki to grab four rebounds during this period, one more than Shoyang, but that didn't help them overtake the score.

Several of Xiangyang's scorers felt very good today, shooting three-point shots accurately, and because of the large number of scoring points, it was very difficult for Xiangbei to defend.

Yanagisawa and Kuroda in Xiangbei tried to counterattack with three-point tactics, but they finally gave up because of the low shooting percentage and the fact that rebounding was not fully guaranteed.

In the end, the score of the first half was fixed at 37-33, and Xiangbei was 4 points behind, which was an acceptable situation for them.

However, when greeting the main players at the end of the break, Suzuki's face sank suddenly, and there was no smile at all. He had already seen that Maki had a problem with his physical strength from Maki's frequent assists in the final stages of the first half instead of his own shots, but he didn't expect that Akagi's physical strength problems looked more serious than Maki's.

After Akagi got off the field, he leaned back on the folding chair, motionless, not even wiping his sweat, only his chest rose and fell, panting heavily.

Just seeing him like this, Suzuki knew that Akagi couldn't fight for the time being, and it was broken!

Suzuki didn't have time to ask about Akagi's situation, and turned his head directly to look at Maki, he had to determine the state of Captain Xiangbei before he could formulate a new countermeasure.

Fortunately, after pouring a few mouthfuls of water from the sweaty Maki, he told Suzuki, "Supervisor, I'll take it easy, and I can play a little more in the second half." ”

After glancing at Akagi, who was paralyzed like a dead man, Maki said helplessly: "However, if you play center, I don't think I can last too long, you need to let Ishii prepare." ”

Suzuki started to have a headache again.

The staffing of Xiangbei is not as good as that of traditional strong teams such as Xiangyang and Hainan.

As Coach Taoka of Lingnan said, "No matter how famous a coach I am, physical strength and technique can be obtained by training, but height is no matter what!" ”

In the Xiangbei team, there are three players who can play center forward above 1.85 meters, which is already a rare grand occasion, and it is difficult to demand.

But if Ishii is buckled on the bench and acts as the third center against Honglin, then only Hotta and Kawabe can be used in the power forward position.

But whether it is Hotta or Kawabe, there is a height difference of nearly 10 centimeters compared to Shoyo's big forward Tsuchihashi.

Even if Tsuchihashi's offensive ability is only average, it is enough for him to break the big forward position in Xiangbei like Maki does against the big forward of other teams.

Suzuki also thought about throwing Ishii directly to the center position against Honglin, but he immediately threw this idea to Java.

Ishii can still play against the average center, but if he plays against Honglin, it is the rhythm of being exploded in minutes. The height gap is too big, and Ishii may not even be able to complete the task of containment.

But Horita and Kawabe Suzuki are really not at ease. Not only are these two people not tall enough, but they also have a lot of competition experience, and it is too difficult for them to resist Tsuchihashi in this game.

After thinking about it, Suzuki finally made a decision and said to Momoi, "Call Ishii over." ”

Suzuki then said to Maki: "In any case, this game still has to get rid of Maki-san, even if it is good to hold on for one more minute." ”

Maki also understood Suzuki's difficulties and replied, "Understood, I'll do my best." ”

Ishii walked over and Suzuki asked him, "I'm going to let you go up to defend Tsuchibashi in the second half, is there a problem?" ”

Ishii shook his head and said, "No problem at all!" I'm from the same junior high school as Tsuchihashi, so I'm familiar with him. ”

Suzuki raised his eyebrows and said, "That's good!" Then, the earth bridge is handed over to you. But be prepared, if Maki is running out of stamina, you may be able to face up to the Red Forest. ”

Ishii swallowed his saliva, he didn't have confidence in Honglin, and reluctantly replied with an "um".

Suzuki himself didn't expect Ishii to be able to carry Honglin, and if Ishii slapped his chest and packed the ticket, Suzuki didn't dare to let him play. Now, Suzuki waved Ishii to warm up and came to Yanagisawa.

Yanagisawa was also very tired.

Hiiragi Yoshinari was once selected as one of the top five in the country, so it's easy to deal with.

In the first half, Hiiragi scored 10 points on 4 shots, and his efficiency was much higher than that of Fujima, who was also the team's first half-time scorer.

At the same time, it can be seen how careful Hiiragi is when choosing a shot.

As a small forward who is supposed to be the first point of attack and has unlimited firing rights, Hiiragi played relatively conservatively in the first half.

Of course, there is the credit of Yanagisawa who spared no physical strength to mark the whole game, but more importantly, as an outsider, in Xiangyang's offensive system, it is not an indispensable scoring strength.

However, as time progresses, Hiiragi's speed advantage will gradually become apparent, and his role in the attack will become more and more obvious.

Suzuki didn't have anything to do about it, so he had to say to Yanagisawa: "I played well in the first half and continued in the second half." Don't worry about physical strength, you can't run, I'll let the sand warehouse change you. ”

Yanagisawa nodded, indicating that he understood.

Eventually, Suzuki came in front of the two starting defenders.

If you look at the data purely, in the first half, the performance of these two people was unqualified.

Endo's 4 points, as well as Kuroda's 10 points, are based on their shooting percentage of just 50%.

In terms of assists, the four and one of the two combined are not as good as the 7 times of captain Maki.

However, the spectators who watched the game on the spot knew that it was not easy for them to play like this.

The strength of the individual is not as good as the opponent, and the overall strength is not as good as the opponent, Xiangbei has been playing very offense, the ball is difficult to pass to the basket, and it is often delayed until the offensive time runs out before rushing to shoot, Endo and Kuroda two, for which they have paid countless runs.

It can be said that every score is spelled out by them!

There are more than a dozen teams in the audience around the audience, but none of the defenders of any team can calmly claim that they can do better than these two in Xiangbei in different places.

As the team's supervisor, Suzuki knew this, so he didn't say a word about their data, just like Yanagisawa, and encouraged him, and then there was no follow-up.

The substitutes in Xiangbei are very close to the main force in terms of strength, but they are still a lot worse in terms of game experience. Now that the score gap has not been widened, and it is not yet time to give it a go, Suzuki has no intention of replacing more people for the time being.