Kanagawa Arena.
"The game between Shohoku High School and Miuradai High School begins now." After the referee made the announcement, he walked directly to the middle of the two teams with the basketball and began to prepare to throw the ball.
The players of Shohoku and Miuradai looked at each other, ready to fight, waiting for the game to begin.
**Shohoku starting lineup:**
(Shohoku's jerseys are white with red edges)
- Center, No. 4, Takenori Akagi, 3rd year (captain).
- Small forward, No. 5, Kiminobu Kogure, 3rd year.
- Power forward, No. 7, Satoru Kakuta, 2nd year.
- Point guard, No. 6, Yasuharu Yasuda, 2nd grade.
- Shooting guard, No. 8, Tetsushi Shiozaki, 2nd year.
**Miuradai's starting lineup:**
(Miuradai's jerseys are dark blue with white edges)
- Center, No. 8, Akio Kawasaki, 3rd grade.
- Small forward, No. 4, Kengo Murasame, 3rd year (captain).
- Power forward, No. 6, Kazunari Miyamoto, 3rd year.
- Point guard, No. 5, Kazuo Araki, 3rd grade.
- Shooting guard, No. 7, Hiroyuki Takatsu, 3rd year.
Because of the last fight, Coach Anzai did not let Kaede Rukawa, Hisashi Mitsui, Ryota Miyagi, and Hanamichi Sakuragi play.
The players sent to the field were all old players who used to be not very strong.
Everyone in Ryonan looked at Shohoku's lineup and started to have doubts.
"It's finally time to start. I need to study it carefully." Hikoichi Aida said seriously, ready to go.
Hiroaki Koshino frowned when he saw Shohoku's starting players. "Strange, why didn't Kaede Rukawa play?"
Hikoichi Aida blinked and realized what was going on. "That's right! With Kaede Rukawa's ability, he should be the starting player."
"They should be conserving their strength! After all, the county competition has just begun." Ryoji Ikegami analyzed.
As they were talking, the whistle to start the game sounded.
Beep...
After a whistle.
The referee raised the basketball high and threw it into the air between the two teams.
Takenori Akagi and Akio Kawasaki jumped at the same time and reached out to grab the basketball in the air.
The two men's jumping time is similar, but Takenori Akagi is much stronger than Akio Kawasaki in terms of jumping speed and explosive power.
Not surprisingly, Takenori Akagi touched the basketball first.
He flicked the ball with his palm, and the basketball fell into the hands of Kiminobu Kogure on the other side.
Seeing this, the other members of Shohoku immediately started running.
Kiminobu Kogure didn't hesitate and rushed towards Miuradai's half with the ball.
In front of the three-point line, he habitually threw the ball into the air.
In an instant, Takenori Akagi suddenly appeared, jumped up, caught the basketball in the air steadily, and then dunked it into Miuradai's basket.
Clang...
The sound of slam dunks echoed throughout the stadium.
The Shohoku team got off to a great start.
"Okay." Takenori Akagi clenched his fists and shouted.
Looking at the field, the game has already begun.
Hanamichi Sakuragi, who was off the court, felt a little restless, as if there was a kitten scratching his heart.
He quickly ran to Coach Anzai, bent down, and asked in a low and somewhat anxious voice: "Hey! Coach, why don't you always send me to play? Didn't you say I was a secret weapon?"
Coach Anzai remained silent, just sitting there in silence, without responding to Hanamichi Sakuragi's questions.
Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, Hanamichi Sakuragi narrowed his eyes slightly, and simply moved his face forward, almost close to Coach Anzai, and shouted again at the top of his voice: "Hey! Coach."
Suddenly, Coach Anzai turned his head to the side and said, "Because you fought with others, you have to be punished."
After these words were spoken, not only Hanamichi Sakuragi was dumbfounded on the spot, but even Kaede Rukawa, Hisashi Mitsui, and Ryota Miyagi, who were sitting on the bench nearby, were also confused.
Hanamichi Sakuragi stepped in front of the three people and shouted, "Oh! Coach is angry! Mitsui, you should think of a solution quickly! All these troubles are caused by you."
"Who are you calling a mistress?!" Hisashi Mitsui couldn't sit still when he heard the other person calling him a mistress. He stood up from his seat in shame and retorted. "And you dared to call Coach Anzai daddy in public. You are really rude, don't you know that?"
Ryota Miyagi also pointed at Hanamichi Sakuragi and said, "Sakuragi, it doesn't matter whether you play or not. You are a substitute anyway, so it's better for you to sit here and watch others play."
"Ah...Miyagi, what are you talking about? How dare you speak to a genius like me like that? To be honest, the fight was caused by you." Hanamichi Sakuragi said angrily with a red face.
Listening to the quarrel of the three people next to him, Kaede Rukawa sighed deeply and said suddenly, "Three big idiots."
His voice was not loud, but it seemed to have some kind of magic and was heard clearly by the three people who were arguing nearby.
Hanamichi Sakuragi, Hisashi Mitsui, and Ryota Miyagi were so angry that their eyebrows stood up and their tempers suddenly rose.
They gathered in front of Kaede Rukawa with unhappy faces, pointed at each other's noses, and started to criticize each other.
Hisashi Mitsui: "You were the first to do it, you impatient person."
Ryota Miyagi: "I'm your senior, and you dare to call me an idiot."
Hanamichi Sakuragi: "You are so arrogant, you are a fox. You want to fight?"
Kaede Rukawa was silent at first, then pretended to ignore the three people and said lightly: "I can't see it."
His appearance made the three of them furious. "What did you say..."
At this moment, Ayako turned her head and stopped the quarrel. "Hey! You guys, be quiet. Now is not the time to quarrel. Just look at the scoreboard."
Hanamichi Sakuragi and others raised their heads and looked at the electronic scoreboard hanging in the sky.
When they saw the score on the electronic scoreboard, they were all stunned.
At this time, on the electronic scoreboard, Shohoku 4 to 16 Miuradai was particularly eye-catching.
"When did we lose by 14 points?" Hanamichi Sakuragi said blankly while staring at the score.
Ryota Miyagi corrected, "It's 12 points."
Ayako explained, "Our defense is too weak, and we can't get rebounds. Although everyone has read the information given by Kara beforehand, we still need people with execution to complete it. It's really difficult to play against Miuradai with the current lineup."
Brush...
There was a sound of a basketball hitting the net.
Miuradai scored another goal under Shohoku's defense.
Kengo Murasame turned around, stared straight at Takenori Akagi, with a provocative smile on his face, and said, "Akagi, what do you think? This year we must defeat Kainan Affiliated Middle School and participate in the national competition. Even if you Shohoku beat Ryonan, you are no match for us Miuradai."
At this point, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his eyebrows also raised, and he deliberately raised his voice and said with disdain: "I tell you, we are not a bad team like Ryonan. It's nothing to beat a second-rate team."
That look makes him deserve a beating as much as possible.
Hearing his disparagement, the Ryonan players sitting in the audience immediately became furious, veins popped out on their foreheads, and they gnashed their teeth and cursed at the Miuradai players below.
"How dare you say we are a second-rate team? Who are you, Miuradai?"
"Damn guy, he's so arrogant."
"Shohoku, what the hell are you doing? Hurry up and teach them a lesson."
"We Ryonan are much stronger than you Miuradai."
Takenori Akagi glanced at the Ryonan people in the audience from the corner of his eye and complained in his heart, "Those guys are so noisy."
The next moment, he retracted his gaze and fell on his teammates, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. "Now everyone is completely suppressed by Miuradai's momentum, and as a result, they can't even show half of their strength. It's just as Kara said."
His thoughts couldn't help but drift back to what Kara Smith had reminded him of before.
"Captain Akagi, although Miuradai's overall strength is not strong, we still need to pay special attention on the day of the game. Since it is the first game, everyone may not be able to perform to their full potential due to psychological problems."
Time passed by every second.
On the court, Miuradai continued to launch round after round of fierce attacks against the Shohoku team, as if it was a one-sided massacre without any suspense.
On the Shohoku side, although the players fought hard, they were still unable to withstand Miuradai's fierce attack.
As Miuradai scored again and again, the gap between the two teams became larger and larger.
Shohoku replacement seat.
A raging fire could be vaguely seen behind Hanamichi Sakuragi and the other three.
Coach Anzai looked at the situation on the field, then looked up at the gradually widening score, and finally said, "You won't fight with others again in the future, right?"
As soon as these words came out, the entire bench fell silent.
Hanamichi Sakuragi, Kaede Rukawa, Hisashi Mitsui, and Ryota Miyagi, all four of them moved in unison, shook their heads at Coach Anzai, and said in unison, "No more fighting, no more fighting."
Hohohoho…
Coach Anzai chuckled, nodded, and slowly stood up.
In front of a vending machine in the stadium corridor.
Sendoh came here and prepared to buy a bottle of drink.
Just as he was inserting the coin, a voice suddenly came from behind him. "How are you, Sendoh? The Shohoku team that made you suffer so much."
After hearing the sound, Sendoh turned around.
When he saw who it was, he was slightly startled. "You are Shinichi Maki from Kainan."
"Hi! Sendoh." Shinichi Maki greeted.
"I didn't expect that the captain of the Ever-Victorious Army Kainan would come out in person. Who is your target? Miuradai? Or..." Sendoh asked tentatively.
Shinichi Maki looked calm and said casually, "No matter which team wins in the end, it has nothing to do with us, and the same goes for Ryonan." After that, he turned and left.
But before Shinichi Maki could walk away, Sendoh suddenly spoke again: "Is that so! But... this year may be different, Maki. Your status as the king of Kainan may be in jeopardy!"
Shinichi Maki stopped, slowly turned his head to look at Sendoh, said nothing, and then walked away.
Looking at Shinichi Maki's receding back, Sendoh whispered to himself, "I wonder what will happen if you face that guy?"
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