Slam Dunk: I'm the Glasses Brother

Chapter 188: Xiangbei vs. Xiangyang: Foul-making Strategy

Xiangbei attacked, and Mitsui tried to counterattack from the outside. Although Fujima and Mitsui were much taller than each other, Fujima's close defense made Mitsui very uncomfortable. Seeing this, Hasegawa came over and made a cross screen with Mitsui, and the result became Nagano vs. Mitsui. Yohei took the opportunity to pass the ball to Mitsui. Facing Nagano, Mitsui felt much more relaxed. After receiving the ball and making two fake moves, Nagano's steps were already scattered. Mitsui took the opportunity to cut in diagonally to the right. Takano immediately rushed over to try to make up for the defense. Mitsui passed the ball to Fukuda who was missed under the basket without being greedy.

"Oh no, it's too late!" Takano rushed too fast and didn't have time to return to his position. He watched Fukuda catch the ball and make a jump shot under the basket.

Seeing this, Hanagata immediately rushed forward and blocked Futian's shot.

"Captain!" Fukuda did not panic. He immediately changed his shot to a pass and gave the ball to Akagi who had the best chance of scoring.

"Snap!" At some point, Fujima returned to the inside line and stole the ball that was about to be passed to Akagi. After stealing the ball, Fujima dribbled forward, but after just two steps, Mitsui had already blocked Fujima. Fujima paused for a moment.

"Snap!" The ball in Fujima's hand was intercepted by Yohei who was chasing behind. After Mito Yohei intercepted the ball, he passed it directly to Akagi who was still in the Shoyo penalty area. Akagi took two big steps after receiving the ball, grabbed the basketball with both hands and dragged it behind his head. Hanagata saw that Akagi had already rushed up and knew that he had no chance to block it successfully. If he blocked it, he might even commit a foul. After all, his strength was still far behind Akagi. He just let Akagi complete a powerful dunk, and the basket was buzzing because of his pulling.

"Good job, captain!" The Xiangbei bench cheered.

"Hanagata, don't take this ball seriously. You did the right thing. This kind of ball cannot be defended. And the responsibility for this ball is mine. I ignored Yohei and the ball was intercepted." Fujima took the initiative to take the responsibility

Fujima passed the ball to Hanagata in the paint. Hanagata kept moving his feet, but Akagi was not fooled. Seeing that Akagi was not fooled, Hanagata did not get anxious and suddenly passed the ball to Takano. Takano used his height to single out Fukuda and scored.

Xiangbei attacked, and this time after continuous movement, Hasegawa got an open opportunity and made a three-pointer from outside!

The two sides exchanged blows, and before they knew it, the first half was over, with Xiangbei leading 41:37.

"Oh, although the score was not widened in the first half, everyone played very well. In the second half, I will adjust the lineup. Akagi-san, you go off the court and take a rest first. Sakuragi-san, you come on the court. The rebounds and defense in the interior are up to you. Hasegawa-san, you go off the court as well. Kogure-san, you come on. Kiyota will replace Yohei..." Coach Anzai made substitutions.

"Coach, are you going to use a run-and-gun tactic?" Mu Mu discovered the clue

"Mr. Kogure, you are right about one thing. There is another point. The players on our field are all highly mobile. Shoyo's tall man lineup is indeed powerful, but after the first half of the game, their physical strength has been depleted to a certain extent. You use fast breaks to further deplete their strength, especially players No. 6 and No. 7. As long as they get into trouble, Shoyo's tall man lineup will collapse. So in the second half, you will not only play fast breaks, but also strengthen breakthroughs to commit fouls. Do you understand?"

"Yes. Coach!"

"We have an advantage in height inside, so we need to strengthen our inside offense. Takano and Fukuda are not as tall as you. Nagano and Hasegawa's style of play is more outside, and they are not as strong as you. The offense in the second half depends on you two. As long as you two can play to your advantage, Hanagata and Fujima will have more room to play." Coach Tateyama is also making arrangements.

After a short halftime break, the second half begins

"Oh? Akagi is out. Looks like Shohoku will speed up in the second half like they did in the match against Midorikaze." Fujima noticed something.

"Akagi is not here, Nagano, our chance has come." Takano began to get ready, and Nagano nodded, also with a look of fighting spirit on his face.

"Come on, don't underestimate me, glasses boy." Sakuragi looked at Shoyo No. 5 in front of him and said arrogantly

"Humph, how could I lose to a freshman like you?" Even so, Hanagata still didn't dare to neglect Sakuragi's jumping ability.

Sakuragi and Hanagata jumped up to fight for the ball. "What? This kid can jump so well." Hanagata knew Sakuragi could jump through the Green Wind Battle, but he didn't expect him to jump so well. He had already reached his limit, but the first-year boy on the opposite side was still rising. In the end, Sakuragi pushed the ball into his own player's hands with a palm's advantage. "Well done, Sakuragi," Mugure praised after getting the ball.

"Hahaha. I'm a talented jump ball player." Sakuragi is really the typical person who will shine if you give him some sunshine.

"Catch it, genius!" For the first ball of the second half, Mumu passed the ball to the triumphant Sakuragi.

Hanagata stuck close to Sakuragi's back and whispered, "I will never let you score!"

Sakuragi seemed not to have heard him, and suddenly leaned back, shaking his left shoulder, pretending to turn inwards and shoot. Hanagata took a half step back, but what he was thinking was: "Fake move!"

As expected, No. 10 of the Xiangbei team did not turn inward, but turned outward and then shot directly. The No. 5 center of the Xiangyang team seized the opportunity and jumped up to block the shot.

"When" Sakuragi's shot bounced out of the frame

"Beautiful defense, flower shape!"

"His fake moves can't fool you!"

The substitutes of the Xiangyang team immediately cheered loudly.

"The rebound is mine." After Hua Xing finished blocking, he immediately turned around to grab the rebound. Just as he jumped up, he felt an invisible force behind him pressing on him, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"It's not the glasses like you." The man pushed the ball into the hoop through Huaxing! Huaxing was hit by the man and staggered two steps before he stood still. Looking back, it was the red-haired boy.

"I underestimated you." The opponent who was shorter than him completed the tip-in, and it was in front of him. Hanagata gritted his teeth secretly

"The strength and flexibility of Shohoku's No. 10 might be better than Akagi." Fujima was secretly shocked after seeing this scene.

Shoyo attacked, Takano used his strength to overpower Fukuda and got to the basket. Jump shot

"Bang!" Sakuragi blocked the ball with a slam dunk, sending the ball flying

"Red-haired boy, when did you get there? I clearly blocked him!" Hua Xing had an incredible expression.

The ball blocked by Sakuragi in the "fast break" fell into the hands of Mugure. Mugure pushed forward with the ball, and Fujima chased him relentlessly. Finally, after Mugure entered the penalty area of ​​​​Shoyo, he caught up with Mugure.

"Come on, Mugure" Fujima stood still

"Come on, Fujima." Murasakibara slowed down slightly, then held the ball on the right side with both hands. His shoulders swayed and his right foot stepped heavily on the floor. "It's the left side." This made Fujima think that he was going to attack his left side, so he immediately adjusted his position.

But the next second, Murasakibara strangely went around Fujima's right hand side, and then made a layup very easily.

"How did he get past?" In the stands, Miyagi Ryouta couldn't imagine that someone as strong as Fujima could be easily shaken off by Murasakibara and scored. Murasakibara's strange steps...

Coach Tiangang in the stands seemed very excited and asked in a chuckle: "Euro Step? Is this what Coach Anxi taught us?"

Xiandao and Yuzhu looked at each other, both of them with confusion in their eyes.

Sendoh asked, "Coach, what is the Eurostep?"

Coach Tiangang sighed, calmed himself down, and then explained: "In the early years, I went to Europe with the team to compete. The players there would use the steps that Murasaki just used when they made layups, so we called it the European step. But this technique is not so easy to master. It requires a high level of physical coordination from the players. I never expected that Coach Anzai would actually teach Murasaki this technique. These old-school players really have something up their sleeves..."

After listening to Coach Tagora's explanation, Sendoh and Uozusa couldn't help but show respect for Coach Anzai.

"Pah, pah, pah" As if he heard what Tanaoka Shigeichi said, Coach Anzai stood up and applauded his student for this wonderful pass. The knowledgeable Coach Anzai did know the European step, but he did not tell Mugure about this technique. It was only during a practice that he noticed Mugure practicing this technique and stood up to give some pointers. This extraordinary skill that Mugure had worked so hard on finally appeared in front of everyone for the first time!