Time passes.
In front of the gate of Kanagawa Gymnasium, Jack Carter and Kara Smith finally arrived.
"We're finally here, Jack, hurry up!" Kara Smith let out a long sigh, her face full of anxiety.
Jack Carter responded impatiently: "Ah! I know."
Kara Smith looked down at the time on her watch and said worriedly, "I wonder how the game is going now."
Kara Smith pulled Jack Carter, and the two of them jogged all the way and finally arrived at the venue.
As soon as they came out of the player tunnel, they saw Shohoku making substitutions.
Kara Smith immediately turned her eyes to the electronic scoreboard.
32 to 10.
Seeing this score, Kara Smith's eyes widened in shock. "How could this be? The gap is actually more than 20 points."
Jack Carter also saw the score, but he didn't take it too seriously.
In his opinion, it was only twenty points, and it would only take a few minutes to catch up.
The important thing is, is Miuradai really that powerful?
He saw Kiminobu Kogure and others who had just come off the stage were sweating profusely, and he also found that Kaede Rukawa and others who walked onto the stage were not sweating at all except for the determined aura that covered their bodies.
He also understood why Shohoku was so far behind Miuradai. "Is it because they didn't play before?"
"Coach Anzai..." Kara Smith pulled Jack Carter and walked quickly to Coach Anzai.
She bowed deeply and apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Coach Anzai, we're late."
Hohohoho…
Coach Anzai smiled and looked at Kara Smith, then looked at Jack Carter, and slowly said: "It's good that you are here, let's watch the game first!"
Kara Smith and Jack Carter found a seat and sat down.
Ayako saw Kara Smith and hurriedly greeted her, "You guys are finally here. I thought you would come in the second half like last time!"
Kara Smith smiled awkwardly. "I'm so sorry."
Ayako waved her hand and said, "You don't have to guess to know it's not your problem."
As she spoke, she glanced at Jack Carter, who was sitting next to Kara Smith with no guilt on his face, and said, "Jack Carter, now that we are so many points behind Miuradai, don't you have anything to say?"
Jack Carter glanced at Ayako and said nonchalantly: "It's not me who caused the team to lose 20 points, what's there to say."
As soon as these words came out, Kiminobu Kogure and others who had just been substituted showed remorse on their faces and lowered their heads.
"Jack..." Seeing this, Kara Smith quickly spoke out to remind him.
Ayako held her forehead helplessly and said, "I really can't do anything about you."
Shohoku's replacement player list is as follows:
- Small forward, No. 11, Kaede Rukawa, 1st grade.
- Power forward, No. 10, Hanamichi Sakuragi, 1st grade.
- Point guard, No. 7, Ryota Miyagi, 2nd grade.
- Shooting guard, No. 14, Hisashi Mitsui, 3rd grade.
On the second floor of the gym, everyone in Ryonan perked up when they saw Shohoku make the substitution.
Hikoichi Aida stared at the four players who were substituted in and said excitedly, "Kaede Rukawa and Hanamichi Sakuragi are finally on the court. Huh? Strange, who are those two people?"
As he spoke, he shifted his gaze to Hisashi Mitsui and Ryota Miyagi, and then checked the notebook in his hand, with a puzzled look on his face. "Why are these two people not in my data files?"
At this time, Ryoji Ikegami looked at Ryota Miyagi wearing the No. 7 Shohoku jersey and couldn't help but exclaim: "That man is... isn't he the defender Miyagi?"
Uozumi was also somewhat surprised and puzzled and asked: "Why didn't you appear last time?"
"Which one is it?" Hikoichi Aida asked.
Hiroaki Koshino prompted, "The smaller one, the one with number 7."
"He is Miyagi!" Hikoichi Aida murmured in a low voice.
Suddenly, he seemed to catch something out of the corner of his eye, his eyes lit up, and he immediately looked towards Shohoku's bench.
When he saw Jack Carter, he suddenly shouted, "Ah, he showed up, it's Jack Carter."
His shout successfully attracted the attention of everyone in Ryonan.
Everyone in Ryonan turned their attention to Shohoku's bench.
When they saw Jack Carter sitting there leisurely and appearing out of nowhere, the faces of the people in Ryonan changed instantly.
"That guy..." Uozumi said with a dark face.
Hiroaki Koshino couldn't help but complain: "He still looks so laid back!"
Ryoji Ikegami speculated: "I wonder if he will play today?"
At this time, 12 minutes had passed in the first half.
After the game resumed, the situation changed immediately.
The first was Ryota Miyagi, who launched a quick attack right at the start.
He flexibly broke through the opponent's point guard's defense and rushed straight to Miuradai's basket like a black lightning.
Upon seeing this, Kengo Murasame hurriedly chased and intercepted him, blocking Ryota Miyagi's path in advance.
Ryota Miyagi was quick-witted and slammed the basketball to the side of the ground, and the basketball instantly bounced back into the hands of Takenori Akagi who had just caught up.
At this time, Miuradai's basket was wide open.
Takenori Akagi leaped effortlessly and dunked with one hand.
Clang...
There was a loud bang.
Takenori Akagi made a dunk.
32 to 12.
Attack and defense transition.
Miuradai counterattacks.
Their point guard wanted to slow down the pace, but after taking a few steps, the basketball was intercepted by Ryota Miyagi who suddenly approached.
Without any hesitation, Ryota Miyagi immediately rushed forward with the ball.
When he reached the three-point line, the opponent's shooting guard blocked his way.
Ryota Miyagi looked straight ahead, but his hands did not stop moving at all.
He quickly moved the basketball behind him and passed it accurately to Hisashi Mitsui who appeared on the side in time.
After receiving the ball, Hisashi Mitsui immediately jumped up, raised the basketball steadily with both hands, and aimed at Miuradai's basket.
Before the other members of Miuradai could react, he flicked his wrist and shot the basketball out.
The basketball drew a very beautiful arc in the air, and finally fell into the basket with a "swish".
Hisashi Mitsui's shooting posture is very beautiful.
In the audience.
When Ryonan's Uozumi saw Hisashi Mitsui's shot, he jumped up from his seat and shouted in surprise, "No doubt about it, he is Hisashi Mitsui from Takeishi Junior High School."
Hisashi Mitsui?
The first and second-year players of Ryonan are all unfamiliar with the name.
Uozumi explained solemnly, "That number 14 is Hisashi Mitsui, the former junior high school MVP."
Junior high school MVP?
Everyone in Ryonan was shocked when they heard this.
Being able to win the MVP of junior high school, he is definitely not a simple person.
At least he has to be a top player like Kaede Rukawa and Sendoh.
Hiroaki Koshino also introduced: "And the No. 7, he is known as the lightning, defender, Ryota Miyagi."
Hikoichi Aida looked at Hisashi Mitsui and Ryota Miyagi below, feeling annoyed. "I didn't even know about the junior high school's MVP and defender Ryota Miyagi."
Uozumi frowned, thinking to himself. "Akagi, Kaede Rukawa, Miyagi, Hisashi Mitsui."
He turned his gaze to Jack Carter, who was drowsy on the bench of Shohoku. "And Jack Carter, that guy alone is already difficult to deal with. Shohoku's strength has improved by more than one level."
On the court.
The competition is still going on fiercely.
With Ryota Miyagi's clever combination, the Shohoku team began to narrow the gap.
17 to 32.
25 to 36.
27 to 38.
Before we knew it, the score between the two sides had reached 33 to 42.
Shohoku started out trailing Miuradai by more than 20 points, but now the gap is only 9 points.
Except for the members of Team Ryonan, all the audience felt that this was all a little unbelievable.
Snap...
Snap...
Snap...
Yayoi Aida kept taking pictures with her camera, recording all the wonderful moments of the Shohoku team's goals.
She said to herself in amazement, "I never thought Shohoku has changed so much. With Kaede Rukawa, Hisashi Mitsui, and Ryota Miyagi, Shohoku is no longer the one-man team that Akagi once was."
Suddenly, she remembered the rumor she had heard before.
There is also a guy in Shohoku whose strength exceeds Kaede Rukawa.
Her eyes scanned the Shohoku team's bench and finally stopped on Jack Carter.
"Did this person show up just now?" Yayoi Aida stared at Jack Carter, wondering. "Could it be that he is..."
Looking at Jack Carter's drowsy appearance, he doesn't look like the powerful character as rumored.
Yayoi Aida shook her head. "It shouldn't be him!"
Beep...
At this moment, a sharp whistle attracted everyone's attention.
The referee pointed at Hanamichi Sakuragi and said sternly, "Shohoku No. 10, defensive foul."
"Ah..." Hanamichi Sakuragi looked at the Miuradai player who was knocked down by him and was at a loss. "I didn't mean to do that! He bumped into me by himself."
However, no one paid any attention to his explanation at this time.
The referee motioned for him to raise his hands.
Hanamichi Sakuragi had no choice but to raise his hand obediently.
But no one expected that not long after, another whistle was sounded and the game was stopped again.
The referee pointed to Hanamichi Sakuragi again. "Shohoku No. 10, offensive foul."
Looking at Hanamichi Sakuragi on the court, everyone was stunned, with confusion written all over their faces.
This guy actually committed two fouls within one minute.
How is this done?
What is even more unexpected is that this is not Hanamichi Sakuragi's "limit".
Just a few seconds after the penalty against Hanamichi Sakuragi was made, another whistle was heard after the game restarted.
This time, everyone was in sync and looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Sure enough, Hanamichi Sakuragi did not "disappoint" everyone's "expectations".
The referee's voice sounded again. "Shohoku No. 10, defensive foul."
At this point, Hanamichi Sakuragi could no longer hold back and rushed directly to the referee, loudly retorting: "Did you do this on purpose?"
"What did you say?" The referee's face darkened and he stared at Hanamichi Sakuragi sternly.
When the people in Shohoku heard Hanamichi Sakuragi's words, their hearts skipped a beat and they secretly thought that something was wrong.
Hanamichi Sakuragi continued to point at the referee and shouted, "You must be in cahoots with Miuradai, right, you damned fellow."
Takenori Akagi quickly ran over and punched Hanamichi Sakuragi in the head. "Behave yourself."
Although Takenori Akagi stopped it in time, he was still a step too late.
The referee blew the whistle again without hesitation, pointed at Hanamichi Sakuragi, and announced: "Shohoku No. 10, technical foul."
Boom...
This verdict sounded like a thunderclap above the heads of the Shohoku team.
Everyone felt that everything before their eyes was somewhat unreal.
Wow, 4 consecutive fouls in one minute.
This is the first time in the history of basketball.
Coach Anzai saw this and said decisively: "Jack Carter, start warming up!"
Hearing this, Jack Carter didn't say anything and just stood up.
He looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi on the court and was secretly amazed.
In a way, Hanamichi Sakuragi is unmatched.
Beep...
Shohoku requested a substitution.
When Jack Carter stepped forward, all of Ryonan's people turned their eyes to him, even the Shohoku players looked over.
I don't know why.
The audience suddenly felt that the atmosphere on the court became a little weird, but they couldn't tell what was wrong for a moment.
"It's finally time to go on stage!" Sendoh narrowed his eyes when he saw this scene.
Yayoi Aida, who has always had a keen sense of basketball, also noticed the strange atmosphere.
She stared closely at Jack Carter who was about to go on stage, and murmured in a low voice: "The atmosphere has become different, is it because of him?"
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