The score is 22 to 21!
Sanso High School is temporarily in the lead.
After the timeout ended, the game resumed as before.
The two shooting guards continued to take three-pointers, making everyone else seem somewhat redundant.
If it wasn't for the lack of respect it would show to the game, Xuan Yu Fei Shuang would have just sat on the baseline and waited for the ball to be thrown in.
The audience was also a little surprised, they thought that the timeout would bring about some change.
The two continued to shoot.
Midorima Shintarō's face was calm, the trajectory of each shot seemed to be exactly the same.
They were all high arc shots with his distinctive personal style.
Jibachi Reo was a little anxious.
He knew that he couldn't achieve a hundred percent accuracy, if he made the slightest mistake, he would lose the match!
As one of Sanso High's aces, if he fell, the other ace, Noyama Kota A郎, would probably be unable to hold on!
It was clear from the beginning of the game that those guys from the other team were arrogant!
And Midorima Shintarō proved that they had the right to be arrogant!
Finally, after one shot, Jibachi Reo's face changed!
As soon as he released the ball, he felt something was wrong, a subtle difference in his feel!
As expected!
“Bang!”
With a loud sound, the basketball struck the rim!
It bounced high!
A glint of light flashed in the eyes of Murasakibara Atsushi, who had been idly hanging around under the basket, and he immediately jumped up, grabbing the rebounding ball in his hands.
Zhong Jin Da was pushing against Murasakibara Atsushi, when he suddenly felt a lightness beside him.
He turned his head and saw that Murasakibara Atsushi had already grabbed the rebound.
This
This is a little embarrassing!
We're both centers, shouldn't we be more sluggish?
Why is your reaction speed so fast?
After grabbing the ball, Murasakibara Atsushi immediately passed it to Xuan Yu Fei Shuang, who was in the best position to receive the ball as far as he could see.
After receiving the ball, Xuan Yu Fei Shuang turned and ran!
He ran while observing the others.
That guy, Aomine Daiki, also had an extremely fast reaction speed, and his speed was even faster!
He actually reached the inside lane ahead of Xuan Yu Fei Shuang!
Only Hayama Kotarō could keep up with their speed now.
Hayama Kotarō looked at Xuan Yu Fei Shuang, then at Aomine Daiki.
He ran between the two, trying to stop Xuan Yu Fei Shuang from passing.
But one-on-two, what chance did he have!
Forget about a chance, he would be lucky if he wasn't toyed with by those two!
Aomine Daiki was excited, he could finally touch the ball!
He should be able to touch the ball, right?
Xuan Yu will pass it to me, right?
Would he go for it himself?
Aomine Daiki was still thinking when he saw Xuan Yu Fei Shuang pass the ball.
It wasn't passed to him!
The ball was passed to Midorima Shintarō!
After receiving the ball, Midorima Shintarō glanced back and saw Jibachi Reo rushing towards him.
“It's over!”
As the words left his mouth, the basketball in Midorima Shintarō's hand was released.
“Swish!”
It was still so steady.
Jibachi Reo stopped where he was when he saw the ball go in.
“I... I lost...”
Hayama Kotarō felt a pang in his heart when he saw this.
He knew better than anyone Jibachi Reo's pride.
At this moment, Jibachi Reo's pride was shattered, fulfilling the pride of another boy!
“Damn it! If I had a choice, I wish I was the one being toyed with just now!”
At this moment, how Hayama Kotarō wished that Xuan Yu Fei Shuang and Aomine Daiki had teamed up to toy with him!
Off the court, Shirogane Kōzō saw the outcome of the two's battle and the smile on his lips grew wider.
“Ah! That Jibachi Reo actually lost! I thought he would be able to laugh to the end!”
“He was completely blown away! The Teikō Midorima Shintarō is too scary, he doesn't make any mistakes at all!”
“I've seen all the top players in the national tournament, and in the shooting guard position, I'd say Midorima Shintarō is the strongest!”
“Big brother! You were just saying Jibachi Reo was the strongest!”
“It's over! Sanso is done! After this loss, all the momentum they've built up is gone! The defeat is set!”
More and more people started to favor Teikō as Midorima Shintarō won.
But the match of those two didn't mean the game was over.
The game continued, Jibachi Reo wouldn't just stop playing, he had only lost in terms of individual strength.
Basketball is a team sport, sometimes people don't care that much about individual wins and losses.
“Cheer up! The game is still going on, the score is only two points! As long as we score on this attack, the score difference will be erased! It's a fresh start!”
Kuga Takumi stepped up as captain and encouraged the players.
The Sanso players, who had been a little low in spirit, suddenly came to their senses.
Yes!
This score difference is practically non-existent!
Just treat it as the start of the game!
“Captain! Give me the ball!”
Hayama Kotarō called out to Kuga Takumi.
Kuga Takumi, of course, had great trust in Hayama Kotarō's ability.
As a forward, Hayama Kotarō was arguably the sharpest weapon of Sanso High School!
Three-pointers are undoubtedly the most effective scoring method.
But for a forward to use physical confrontation to tear through the opponent's defense and then score, that's even more 熱血 (lit. "blood-boiling," conveys a sense of passion and excitement)!