Endo fell to the ground, knowing that he couldn't stand with too much momentum, so he fell down and turned over two wheels before retracting. When Kuroda's basketball hit the ground, he was just getting up.

Kuroda asked with concern, "Endo, how are you?" ”

Endo smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay." He stood up and quickly ran back to the field.

On the sidelines, Suzuki saw that Endo's running posture was no different, and his heart was lowered and he sat back in his chair.

Point guard is the weakest position on the bench in Xiangbei, and if Endo is injured, Mizuno alone may not be able to persevere in the tough national tournament.

The game continued.

The appearance of the small palace has effectively triggered the strength of the big palace. Kiyoshi Miyaji's play was like two in the first half.

Without Yanagisawa's counterpoint, which is not inferior to him in skill and experience, and without the assistance of Maki, who is above him in height and strength, Omiyaji's dribbling and passing are much more comfortable.

Although Hotta is not bad in height and strength, his lack of experience makes him clumsy when defending, and he does not achieve the effect that Suzuki expects at all.

Momoi saw that Hotta was playing very badly, the defense he was good at was blown up, and he had no achievements on the offensive end, so he proposed to Suzuki with some concern: "Is it possible to replace Hotta?" ”

Suzuki looked at Hotta's performance, thought about it, shook his head and said, "It's better not to do this for now." Hotta's performance was not good, but he was still working defense, and the fighting spirit in his eyes had not faded. Replacing him alone at this time will hit his confidence and love for basketball, and it will not be good for his future. Besides, aren't we still ahead? Since everyone else is still playing well, let's keep this lineup for now. We use substitutes for most of them, and even if it is a draw, it is a good deal for us. ”

Suzuki's confidence in saying this naturally comes from Shokita's performance of balance of power on the court, and from the current situation that even if the defense falls into the upper hand, he still relies on Kuroda's perimeter projection to continue scoring.

After being replaced by a substitute, Shobei's main scoring point on the court shifted from the inside to the outside, and almost only Kuroda was shooting.

With such a simple tactical play, Xiude didn't have much defense at first, but after Xiangbei fought once or twice, he also knew that he was going to stare at Kuroda.

However, almost the entire team in Xiangbei is fighting around Kuroda.

Ishii, Hotta, and Endo are all fighting to cover Kuroda and make sure his shots aren't interfered with.

In addition, Kuroda's running position is very thief, often running at a constant speed, and suddenly there is an acceleration and he comes to a good position to shoot. And his shooting speed is relatively fast, as long as the small palace that is against him is a little farther away, it is too late to step forward to interfere.

This situation was not eased until Coach Nakatani instructed Omiyachi to leave the defense against Hotta and come over to assist in the defense.

And at this time, the second half was played for five or six minutes.

The score was 72-71.

Xiangbei still leads by 1 point.

Hotta took the ball from Endo, observed it, and found that there was no suitable person to pass it, so he returned it to Endo.

Omiyachi's defense against Hotta was relatively loose and focused on Kuroda, but Hotta did not have the guts to let go and break through.

Endo dribbled, swaying from side to side, causing Shoji to be nervous. Just as Kuroda can't keep up with the speed of Komiyaji, Shoji can't keep up with Endo's speed, and he has been successful in breaking through several times.

However, on Xiude's side, the alignment of the two guards in defense was not exchanged like Xiangbei, or one board and one eye, using the point guard to defend the opponent's point guard, and the scoring guard to defend the scoring guard.

In fact, in this era, most of the team's tactics are still very rigid, and even if there are changes, they are all swarming to follow the trend and change, but in contrast, Suzuki is much more flexible in the application of tactics. Under his influence, players in Xiangbei rarely stick to a single position and responsibility when playing.

Endo's explosiveness is very good, and the first step is very fast, but he still hasn't reached the point where he eats all over the world with one move, so after playing for this time, Shoji has also adapted a little, and he is no longer as simple as he was at the beginning.

Endo had just broken through once in the last round, but this time he didn't continue to break through, and he played his fairly good passing ability and gave the ball to Ishii.

Ishii played a little aggrieved in the second half. Kimura, who was on the opposite side, didn't know what he ate and grew up, and he played most of the game, still outscoring him in strength.

Ishii's inside skills are relatively proficient, and he cuts in just in time to receive a pass from Endo, and jumps to the basket.

Ishii's movements are coherent, but he misses the mark only in one point. He jumped in the confrontation with Kimura, and in order to avoid Kimura's defense, the angle of the jump was not straight up, and the height was a little lower than usual. It was this interference that made Ishii realize that when the ball was shot, the line thrown on the ball was wrong!

The basketball hits the bottom of the hoop and bounces off.

Fortunately, Akagi was next to him, and after receiving the ball, he held Daping with one hand and picked up the basket with the other hand, making this attack a success.

Ishii landed on the ground and said to Akagi, "Thank you, Akagi." If we don't score this goal and we are beaten back, we will fall behind. ”

Akagi had a tired look on his face, and he replied a little later, "It's nothing. I was covered by Daping just now, and I didn't rely on Ishii's seniors to help me hold it. ”

The two teams reverted to a three-point deficit. For Xiude, this value is to play two attacks to overtake. After Midorima's departure, none of the remaining players in Hidetoku were capable of three-point shooting.

The Miyachi brothers tried to catch up by hitting three points, but the generals of Xiangbei, who have been ravaged by Dahe and Sakuragi over the years, have simply ignored their unnatural foul feints, and would rather be scored directly than rashly blocked.

Omiya saw Hotta let him shoot, and finally turned from virtual to real, and made a jump shot with both feet off the ground.

Hotta judged that this time it was a real shot, and finally jumped up to block, but he moved a little slower and didn't cover it.

However, Omiya didn't score this goal, and what he was good at was dribbling to the basket and shooting from close range, and the shooting percentage plummeted when he was a little farther away.

Fortunately, Otsubo and Kimura were under the basket, and Komiyachi also stepped into the restricted area to rush and grab, and this rebound was still controlled by Hidetoku.

Otsubo took the rebound on Akagi and sent it to Komiyaji, who jumped up for a layup, drew Ishii, and then passed the ball to Kimura. Kimura scored two points with a dunk at the end.

74-73。

Xiangbei's lead shrank to 1 point.

Suzuki raised his eyebrows, turned his head and asked Momoi, "How were our rebounds in the second half?" ”

Momoi gave a cursory nod and immediately replied, "So far in the second half, we have taken three rebounds, and the opponent has five. ”

Suzuki's expression moved slightly, and Momoi knew what he wanted to ask, and said directly: "In the first half, this data was 7 to 3. We are 7 and each other is 3. ”

In the first half, it was mainly Midorima who was shooting, and he had a high shooting percentage, so the number of rebounds was not much. There are more vacant shots in Xiangbei, and the hit rate is also quite good.

This is the main reason why the total number of rebounds is relative to the first half before the second half is halfway.

Suzuki said: "Akagi's physical strength is almost at its limit, so it's time for Maki and Yanagisawa to prepare." ”