In a gymnasium in Yokohama City, Kanagawa, two junior high school basketball teams are playing a fierce game. Although the stadium is not large, the people who came to watch the game were actually full, which also attracted a lot of passers-by who did not know the truth.

Shigeichi Taoka, who was sitting on the side of the court, couldn't help but sigh, "Although it's only a junior high school quarterfinals, the intensity of the game is not lost to the average high school team, what do you think, Coach Harada?" ”

Sitting in the same supervisory seat, Harada, the coach of the Miuradai college basketball team, although he was very upset with Shigeichi Kokata next to him, the reason was naturally that the Lingnan basketball team led by Shigeichi Taoka defeated the Miuradai basketball team led by him in last year's summer league, making Miuratai miss the quarterfinals in the prefecture. Even if I am unhappy, I have to admit that Shigeichi Taoka's words are not wrong, the two teams in front of me, although most of the players on the field are still very immature because of their bodies and experience, but the aces of the two teams - Mitsui Shou of Takeshi Kunichi and Hasegawa Kazushi of Umezawa Kunichi, judging from the performance on the field, are already excellent players who do not lose to the main starters of ordinary strong teams.

After Mitsui Shou scored another beautiful three-pointer, Coach Harada also opened his mouth to test, "Taoka senior should have made a special trip from Kamakura for Mitsui Shou in Takeshi Kunishi, he is indeed a rare player, and it is no wonder that Taoka senior has a heart of love." Although it was a question sentence, Coach Harada's tone was very affirmative, after all, a player like Mitsui Shou, looking at the whole of Kanagawa, there would be no coach who refused.

Shigeichi Taoka was told that he couldn't help but show a trace of embarrassment, and forcibly explained, "Hahaha, is it so obvious, I was going to wait for the semifinals to come back, but I just came to Yokohama today to visit friends, so I stopped by to take a look, hahaha~~"

After all, it's middle-aged, Tian Oka quickly adjusted his mentality, and continued, "It's really a whim to come and see Mitsui Shou, but I also found a rare talent, I really didn't expect it, in the obscure Umezawa Middle School in previous years, there are still players who can compete with Mitsui Shou, and the outcome of this game depends on who can defeat the opponent first, it's not in vain, ahhahaha~~"

Harada pouted and didn't answer. In fact, as early as the beginning of the junior high school league, Harada served as the supervisor of the first game of Umezawa Middle School, and at that time Harada had already noticed the situation of Umezawa Middle School: Umezawa Middle School, like most ordinary middle schools, did not have too many strong players, and the cooperation could only be said to be so-so, such an ordinary team, it was possible to reach the top 16 in more than 200 middle schools in Kanagawa all thanks to one person - Hasegawa Kazushi, the only player in Umezawa Middle School who surpassed the level of national middle school basketball.

The game has entered the second half, the current score is 36 points for Takeshi Kunichu and 30 points for Umezawa Kunijunaka, with 7 minutes left, and the gap of 6 points is not much even for the players, and the situation on the field is still a little anxious.

As Umezawa Kunichu's No. 5 center shot wide in the penalty area, the rebound was picked up by the player from Muishi Kunichu.

"Defense—"

The players of Umezawa Kunaka quickly retreated, but the defenders of Takeshi Kuninaka took the ball through the half court unhurriedly, and they had a lead, so they should naturally play steadily. One of Umezawa's defenders stepped forward to try to steal the ball.

"Smack"

In the face of defense, the No. 5 defender of Kuninaka Takeishi pierced the ball into the hands of his most trusted position, Mitsui Shou.

"Yo! Let my genius Mitsui Kotobuki come and score another goal! Mitsui, who was wearing a white No. 4 jersey, said loudly after catching the ball inside the three-point line on the right side.

In the face of Mitsui's high fighting spirit, Umezawa Middle School No. 4 player Hasegawa Kazushi could only silently lower his center of gravity when he saw this, and stared more intently at Mitsui, who was one step away.

Mitsui didn't find a flaw, and he wasn't in a hurry, he dribbled the ball on the spot and said to Hasegawa, "I'm going to shoot three points for this ball!" As he spoke, he stepped forward with his left foot to the right of his body.

Hasegawa was unmoved, the foot in front of him was just a deceptive feint, so he was really going to shoot three points, Hasegawa thought so in his heart, and his center of gravity couldn't help but move forward.

Sure enough, Mitsui's left foot didn't go far, and he quickly pulled back after hitting the ground, and took half a step back, just outside the three-point line.

Is it next to drop the right foot shot? Don't!

Hasegawa took a step forward while Mitsui's left foot retreated, but Mitsui's right foot did not retreat as he thought, but took advantage of the moment Hasegawa's body moved forward, and his right foot instantly exerted force, and the cat broke through to the right side to the basket.

Mitsui broke through Sou Hasei and went straight to the basket, just as the center of Kuninaka Musaishi went around and stuck the No. 5 center of Kuninaka Umezawa, and the edge of the penalty line jumped up lightly for a beautiful three-step layup.

"Smack!"

The ball was covered by Hasegawa, who was coming from behind, at the moment when Mitsui just shot.

"What!"

After the basketball landed, it was picked up by a player from Umezawa Junior High School.

"Aggro—"

The offense and defense were switched, and the Umezawa middle school guard, who finally got the ball, scored a layup.

The margin was back to four points with six minutes left.

"Hmm, strange" Shigeichi Taoka, who was on the sidelines, suddenly changed his posture and supported his chin with his right hand. Seeing this, Harada knew that this was a posture that worked when Shigeichi Taoka was thinking, and hesitated for a while, but he still couldn't resist being driven by curiosity, so he asked, "Did Kooka-senpai see something wrong?" ”

"Ah, no, nothing, it's just that the goal, the blue 4's defense looks a little weird."

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

"I don't know if you noticed, from the start of the game to before Mitsui's goal just now, blue 4, um... It's called Hasegawa, right? ”

"Yes, that's right, the No. 4 player in Umezawa Kuniti is called Kazushi Hasegawa"

"In Hasegawa's previous attack against Mitsui, it was very difficult to defend, and it can even be said that Mitsui could not be prevented at all. But the ball just now is different, don't you think the reaction speed of Hasegawa's defense just now is very strange? Especially when I was chased after Mitsui shook it, I turned around in one go, very smooth, well, it's like, it's like..."

"It's like defending many times like Mitsui's breakthrough!" Harada listened to Shigeichi Taoka's analysis and said.

"That's right! That return defense is like the instinct of the body, and it has faced many such breakthroughs, so the body has made the most common choice in a moment. But judging from Hasegawa's previous performance against Mitsui, Hasegawa is very unsuitable for Mitsui's attack, so I think it's strange, hmm-"

"It's really Coach Taoka!" Even as fellow competitors, Harada has to admire Shigeichi Taoka's acumen at this moment.

The eyes returned to the pitch again.

Takeshi Kunichu attacked after serving the ball, and after a pass, the ball was passed to Mitsui's hands again, and the opposite was still the No. 4 of Umezawa Middle School - Hasegawa Kazushi, and the battle between the captains of the two teams started again.

"This feeling is... This feeling..."

Mitsui Shou gasped, while dribbling the ball, he looked at the guy in front of him who was muttering in a low voice, and recalled the shameful quilt just now in his mind, just lucky, this guy must be blind, you won't have good luck this time, Mitsui comforted himself in his heart.

"If you think you can rely on luck to prevent the genius Mitsui Shou, just try it!"

"This feeling... This feeling is..."

"That's right... I remember..."In the face of Mitsui's provocation, Hasegawa Kazushi didn't react much, and looked a little distracted.

Mitsui Shou grabbed Hasegawa's brief distraction, changed direction with consecutive crotch dribbles, broke through Hasegawa again, and went straight to the penalty area.

"Little three! Be careful! ”

Just after Mitsui Shou broke through Hasegawa, the three-step layup was activated, and Mitsui Shou heard the shouts of his teammates.

one-step

Two steps

Mitsui Shou caught a glimpse of Hasegawa Kazushi, who should have been thrown away at least one step away, and actually followed him firmly to make a layup like this.

Damn –

In the third step, without much thought, Mitsui Shou had to jump up with Hasegawa and make a hasty move.

"Rebounds—" "Rebounds!" ”

After landing on the ground, the two shouted at the same time.

The orange ball spun around the rim and slid out, and although the rebound was picked up by the player of Takeshi Kuninaka, anyone could see that it was impossible to score points on the breakthrough that Mitsui Shouyu asked for.

In the next few minutes, the two sides exchanged gains and losses, and after Mitsui Shou failed to break through again, he could only pass the ball out. If you can't shoot close to the basket, you can only compete with the basics of shooting and passing, and of course, add a little indescribable luck.

After all, Harada is a person who has watched Hasegawa's many games, and Hasegawa's changes naturally can't escape his eyes, I originally thought it was just that the mid-range shot was very accurate, but I didn't expect the defensive ability to be so outstanding, Hasegawa Kazushi, come to our Miuradai, with my tuning, you won't lose to Mitsui Shou! After many contacts, Coach Harada, who felt that he was already very familiar with Kazushi Hasegawa, thought silently. As for Mitsui Shou, Harada, who knows that he can't compete with Xiangyang, Hainan, can only dream about it in his dreams.

Just when Harada was thinking about recruiting Kazushi Hasegawa, and under his tutelage, Miuradai successfully entered the national competition, Shigeichi Taoka interrupted his fantasy.

"It seems that the last place in the top eight will still be won by Mushi Kunijun, what a pity, if it is a high school competition, maybe there is still hope for Umezawa."

"Oh? Taoka-senpai is so confident in Takeshi Kunijuni? The difference is only 4 points, and there are still 3 minutes left! I don't think it's easy to talk about victory or defeat now. ”

"That's right, but you look at the court, although it is difficult for Takeshi's Mitsui Shou to break through and score again, but Takeshi's scoring efficiency has not decreased, and Umezawa's tactic is to prevent sudden shots, but after two blocks and dismantles, Mitsui shoots very steadily." Shigeichi Taoka calmly explained

"But Umezawa Kuni's Hasegawa mid-shot is also not bad, as long as you keep the rebound, I think Umezawa still has hope."

"No, it's different, after the whole game, I don't know if you have counted it, Hasegawa's scoring is basically a mid-range shot, rarely a breakthrough, and there is no three-point shot. But Mitsui has already made three three-pointers, and the key to the game is..."

"Good shot! P3"

"Good vote!"

"Another three-pointer!"

At the same time as Shigeichi Taoka explained to Harada, Mitsui Shouyi hit a three-pointer to stretch the score to 7 points again, and there were less than 2 minutes left.

Seeing this, Harada was speechless to refute.

"At the end of the day, in this mid-level game, Umeze is too lacking in scoring means." Shigeichi Taoka has the final word.

As Shigeichi Kooka judged, although both sides made mistakes, in the end, Muishi Kuninaka still won 47:40 against Umezawa Kuninaka.

As the match ended, Shigeichi Kooka got up and left immediately after signing the report of the results of the tournament supervision.

"Huh? Is Taoka-senpai in such a hurry to leave? Harada, who was still writing the appraisal, asked when he saw Shigeru Taoka.

"Ahh Oh, yes! There's still a bit of an urgency at school, so I'll go first, and I'll trouble you with this report of mine. Thank you for your hard work, I'll leave first in a hurry. After saying that, Shigeichi Taoka left in a hurry.

"No problem, Kooka-senpai, I'm going to hand in the report anyway. Huh! Taoka-senpai, I made a mistake! Over there is the door to the team's locker room. ”

Well? Dressing room?

Yes! This guy Taoka! Wait a minute! Why did he go to Umezawa's locker room? Isn't he more optimistic about Mitsui Shou?