Chapter Forty-Eight: The Tough Minowa Basketball Team.

Suzuki went back to the apartment first, adjusted the video recorder, and then returned to Xiangbei.

When the Minowa basketball team arrived, Xiangbei had already finished school, and the campus was already very empty, and there were only two or three big cats and kittens left.

Yanagisawa, who was waiting at the door, led them to the basketball hall, and without saying a word, they took off their coats, revealing the basketball uniforms inside, indicating that they could start the game immediately.

"We're all running here." Minowa's main player, Eisaku Utsumi, said, "I'm sorry, but our team's supervisor, Mr. Hirata, can't come here today because of something. ”

Suzuki said it was nothing and that he had no choice but to suggest a race right away.

The team is full of students with excess energy, and they play on their own when they don't play, and they don't need to warm up at all.

Because it was the last warm-up game before the official game, Suzuki lined up all the main lineup to start. Yanagisawa and Kuroda were told that they would not play today, one as a referee and the other as a recorder.

Center Miyagawa, power forward Yoshino, small forward Lantau Island, playmaker Oga, scoring guard Mizuhashi. All four third-year plus a second-year combination.

Minowa is also in the same configuration, with No. 4 Utsumi (point guard), No. 5 Hosoda (point guard), No. 6 Kawa Wave (center), No. 7 Kashiwagi (small forward), and No. 9 Oishi (big forward).

The jumping ball is played between the Miyagawa River and Oishi.

The height of the whole Minowa team is very average, with two center river waves and big forward Oishi, which look similar to Dahe, which is a little inferior to the inner line of Xiangbei.

However, it was Oishi who won the jump ball. His bounce speed and jump were quite amazing, and he had an advantage of one hand above Miyagawa to send the ball to Utsumi's hand.

As soon as the ball was in their own hands, the Minowa players ran and went to the half of Xiangbei.

Utsumi and Hosoda passed the ball back and forth once, and then passed the ball to Kashiwagi on the right baseline. Their passing was quite fluid, without a hint of suffocation, and the river was so close to the inland sea that they couldn't even find a chance to pull the ball.

Kashiwagi also has a height of 1.8 meters, which is taller than the opposite Lantau Island, after he received the ball, he did not make a feint, he jumped up and shot directly, Lantau followed the defense in place, and the outstretched hand almost sealed his face, but the ball was not interfered with, and it smashed directly on the inside of the basket and won the first two points.

After scoring, Minowa's players quickly retreated to their own half, and Miyagawa under the basket took the ball back to the bottom line and was ready to send a long pass to play a fast attack, but his hand was raised, but he found that the fast attack could not be played, and he threw the ball to Oga, who came back to receive it.

Taiga slowly dribbled to Minowa's half, and waited until Miyagawa got inside before hoisting the ball to Yoshino under the basket.

Yoshino jumped up to get the ball, just dribbled the ball, and was about to turn around with his regular back hit, when he heard Lantau shout "Be careful", hurriedly stopped the movement of the center of gravity, and withdrew the ball in front of his chest.

The side center River Lang couldn't steal the ball, and stood directly in front of Yoshino, compressing Yoshino's activity space.

Lantau stepped forward to answer, Yoshino passed the ball, but as soon as the ball was shot, he felt a loosening in his back, and the big stone he was leaning on behind rushed out with an arrow step, reaching out and stabbing it on the basketball.

Lantau was caught off guard, the basketball crossed his hand, and Kashiwagi shot on the basketball and slapped the basketball to the inland sea.

Utsumi was defended by Oga, and instead of receiving the ball, he continued to add a lot of force, slapping the ball on the ground on his side, and then bounced it into Hosoda's hand.

Hosoda took a step sideways with the ball, couldn't find the gap to break through the water bridge, and threw the ball far away to the half of Xiangbei!

What does he want to do?

The generals of Xiangbei were very surprised. Ten people from both teams, all crowded into the Minowa half, the ball was passed without purpose at all!

Just as I was surprised, a figure came out of the crowd and rushed to the landing point of the basketball!

The number on the black jersey is 9!

It is Minowa's big forward Oishi!

"Run! Maji! The Inland Sea shouted as it stuck the route of the Great River's pursuit.

"Stop him!" Miyagawa shouted.

A figure wearing the red uniform of the Xiangbei team crashed into Hosoda and had already chased after him.

Oishi was on the right baseline, received the ball, and as soon as he turned around, Yoshino had already run to the position.

Dashi didn't come by himself, and slapped the ball back, and another man in a black uniform chased after him, and after receiving the ball, he stepped out to the left, jumped up and wiped the board and made a layup.

The score was 0-4. Xiangbei trailed by 4 points at the beginning.

"Steady, let's take our time, let's get one back first." Dahe returned to the half in time to stabilize the morale of the army.

Suzuki also saw very clearly off the court, although this Minowa is not tall, but the running speed is quite amazing.

It was the cypress that received the return of the boulder just now. Lantau was inferior to him in speed and explosiveness, and was thrown away.

But even if Lantau was not thrown away, Minowa had another choice, and their center River Wave had already run to the position, four or five positions ahead of Miyagawa, and the ball was in his hands, which was almost the same rhythm that must be scored.

Interesting, such a running center, is this still a center?

Suzuki held his chin and became interested in Minowa.

In the next round, Xiangbei's inside attack was finally completed. After the ball went inside, Miyagawa cooperated with Yoshino in the air and did not let the ball land, and finally Miyagawa slammed the dunk to the end.

Miyagawa's ferocious dunk boosted the morale of Xiangbei, and Minowa's counterattack failed to make it in the end, and the rebound was won by the recovered Dahe, who dribbled the ball over half court and played with the ball on his back. The figure of the Utsumi is similar to Yanagisawa, where can it withstand the tonnage of the river, and the score is equalized by the easy turn of the river.

Minowa played a block and dismantle, and the ball went through a series of passes, and finally broke into the inner line from the Utsumi, facing the two mountains of Miyagawa and Yoshino, and passed back to Hosoda outside the three-point line, Hosoda took a step back, and made a three-point shot, leading Minowa by 3 points.

Taiga motioned to the bridge and asked him to score next. Mizuhashi gladly accepted, went around behind Dahe, and used Dahe's huge body to block the defense, and the outside three-pointer was also colored.

Utsumi continued to organize the attack, he was more than ten centimeters shorter than Dahe, the dribble was very low, making it difficult for Dahe to intercept, and his explosiveness was also very strong, if it weren't for Dahe's speed and explosiveness were also at the top level, he might have been sieveed by him for a few tall guards.

Sure enough, there is a set, which is worthy of being an old strong team!

Suzuki has seen some information about the basketball team in the prefecture during this time, and knows that this Minowa has always been a top eight team in Kanagawa Prefecture. Moreover, before Xiangyang's strong rise, they also participated in national competitions.

Suzuki turned his head to Endo, who was sitting on the bench, and said, "Endo, take care of this No. 4 and learn more." ”

Endo was also on fire and asked, "Sir, can you let me play for a while?" ”

Suzuki nodded, "Second half." ”

As he spoke, both sides completed another attack.

Minowa's center River Wave actually pulled to the outside and shot a three-pointer, but Miyagawa was not to be outdone, luring Oishi to foul in the positional battle and playing a 2+1.

Both teams had a very high success rate today, and it didn't look like a middle school team at all.