What is a star!
It's not that you can be called a star by scoring Easyball points or making quick breaks, but that you can be called a star by standing up in the team's critical moments and being able to help the team stabilize the situation.
At the critical moment, facing the menacing Shohoku, Zebei Eiji almost single-handedly suppressed Shohoku's momentum and expanded the point difference to ten points again.
Zebei's sudden outbreak also made thousands of anime fans realize one thing, that is:
I’m afraid the real competition has only begun now!
……
"Rukawa Kaede was really blown away..."
"This is the strength of the No. 1 high school student in the country."
"I'll go! Just grasp the offense and defense, and the offensive frenzy that Xiangbei finally got up has been suppressed!"
On the field, Zebei's performance continues!
In the next round, Rukawa Kaede tried to single out Zebei, but Zebei's defense was airtight and gave Rukawa Kaede no chance to force a shot. Rukawa Kaede was forced to cross the ball, but the Sanno team's defensive awareness was too good. Fukatsu He judged the passing route in advance, stretched out his hand to break it, and then directly passed the ball to Zebei who was about to leave, launching a counterattack!
"Too fast!"
"Fuck!"
"At this point, Xiangbei still has the same problem, no one scores!"
Having said that, Zebei's quick move had already reached the Shohoku restricted area. Zebei was facing Sakuragi Hanamichi. He repeated his old trick and hit another light and high basket. The basketball passed Sakuragi's defense and landed accurately again. Into the basket!
67 to 55! !
The score difference is back to 12 points!
There are only the last six minutes left in the game!
……
"12 points short..."
"There are only 6 minutes left. Is the game really a foregone conclusion?"
Not only thousands of anime fans thought so, but Miyagi who regained control of the ball on the field also thought so!
This point difference is not a disappointing point difference, but the opponent we face is a desperate opponent!
At the last critical moment, Sanno's ace Zebei has stepped forward to take over the game. It can be said that as long as Zebei's offense is not successfully restricted, it is impossible for the Xiangbei team to recover such a big point difference!
At this point in the game, there was really no way for anyone to predict the direction of the game.
And because more than half of the entire third season's episodes have been broadcast, it is obvious that in this season's content, the game with the Mountain King is the top priority. From this point of view, losing this decisive battle with the Mountain King is not Not possible.
Of course, these are just speculations from the audience. At present, everyone’s focus is still on the game itself!
……
"Ace Dif!"
"There is indeed a gap in ace strength..."
"You are not allowed to say that to Rukawa Kaede!"
"It was blown apart..."
While talking, Zebei once again intercepted Rukawa Kaede head-on and performed a gorgeous tomahawk dunk! !
"Is it over..."
"The game may be over."
This goal almost destroyed all possibilities for Xiangbei to counterattack and chase points, and continued to widen the point difference to 14 points.
And just like the previous situation, the entire Xiangbei team has fallen into a quagmire, a difficult situation that is difficult to extricate themselves from.
The most critical core point in this is that the mountain king ace Zebei completely defeated Rukawa Kaede!
Rukawa Kaede's eighteen martial arts skills were completely destroyed in front of Zebei. Even though his heart was as strong as Rukawa's, he couldn't help but gasp for breath on the field, looking at this unparalleledly powerful high school student in front of him with complex expressions...
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The story written by the old thief is really something that no one can guess.
Everyone thought that after everyone in Xiangbei staged an "anime-style" awakening in the second half, the Xiangbei team could go all out, not to overtake the score, but at least to close the score to a within reach.
But obviously the dream is right in front of us, but a pair of big hands almost destroys this hope!
On the court, Zebei once again blocked Rukawa Kaede, returned to the offensive end, and sprinted directly into the penalty area. Facing the joint pursuit of Rukawa Kaede, Akagi and Sakuragi at the basket, he was almost forced into a dead corner. In this case, jump high from the baseline and fly!
With a backhand basket like looking back at the moon, the audience watching this basketball game all over the world screamed! !
"Holy shit!"
"Monster!"
"What kind of action is this?! Three people flashed in the air?"
"This is Zebei...this is the Mountain King..."
"Compared with the Boss in Lao Zei's works, why are the Bosses in other animations called Bosses..."
……
A sense of despair enveloped all Shohoku players and Shohoku supporters.
You must know that in the second half, the Shohoku team was united and combined with Mitsui Hisami's superb performance, the score was close, but now it has been pushed into a desperate situation!
In contrast to the despair of these Shohoku team supporters, the shock of the onlookers!
Everyone from Hainan, Aihe, and other star players such as Amu and Zhuxingda who came to watch the game widened their eyes and sighed in shock at Zebei's "extreme operation."
The old thief vividly portrayed the power of Sanno and Zebei, and the whole game was full of oppression. In a basketball game, once your core players are suppressed like this, you basically can't win the game.
"Damn it, if it were anyone else, their mentality would collapse if they were beaten like this, wouldn't they?"
"Mad, I feel that Zebei is a level better than Immortal..."
"Nonsense, Zebei is an opponent that Xiandao admits that he cannot defeat..."
"The score difference is 19 points..."
"This..."
What is despair?
Despair is that Mingming tried his best to catch up from a score difference of more than 20 points to 8 points.
In the blink of an eye, Zebei used his powerful personal ability to expand the score to 19 points...
This sense of despair has caused many anime fans to collapse in their seats. Like the members of Shohoku, they have always believed that as long as Rukawa Kaede is around, no matter how strong the opponent is, Rukawa Kaede can always defeat his opponent. ……
But this time, Zebei's power really made everyone despair.
Haruko lowered her head, feeling sad for Rukawa Kaede. Even Coach Anzai had a drop of sweat on his forehead...
The emotion called "giving up" unknowingly flooded into the hearts of all the viewers.
This is an emotion that cannot be controlled...
At this time, any person, any team, any bystander would think so.
But...
The Shohoku team is not.
Rukawa Kaede is not.
Sakuragi Hanamichi is not!
Rukawa Kaede's self-confidence has not been destroyed, but his eyes are shining with stronger concentration and fighting spirit than before!
"The strange thing is... there is no feeling of humiliation at all..."
"Even if I am forced to this point, there is still an incredible emotion that keeps flooding my heart and cannot be suppressed..."
Rukawa Kaede smiled.
Trailing by 19 points and being beaten, I laughed!
This smile shocked all the audience, including Zebei who was opposite Rukawa Kaede. Logically speaking, the opponent's self-confidence should have been completely destroyed long ago!
At this time, Xiangbei has no timeouts and can only rely on the players to adjust themselves.
There is no way, who made us face so many difficulties in the previous game.
Rukawa Kaede once again held the basketball in his hands and once again faced this opponent that he could hardly defeat in front of him. He couldn't help but recall what Sendao told him when he had a duel with Sendao...
I also gradually realized the reason why Coach Anxi said before that he was not as good as Immortal...
Because basketball is not a 1-on-1 sport from beginning to end, but a 5-on-5 sport!
Sometimes excellent singles ability can actually become an obstacle to the team's victory.
This is also something Rukawa Kaede has been criticized by many people for - being alone!
Generally speaking, "lone wolf" players, even if they have strong personal abilities, will play a role in the team that harms the team as long as this personal ability cannot reach the point where they can defeat all opponents.
In professional games, this "lone wolf" type of player with strong singles ability usually plays the role of the team's substitute sixth man.
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"6——"
"5——"
Back to the game, on the field, there is less than five seconds left in the attack time!
Just when everyone thought that Rukawa Kaede was still going to challenge Zebei one-on-one as always, Rukawa Kaede made a move that surprised everyone!
"Ah?!"
"Holy crap! Passed it!"
"Rukawa Kaede passed the ball! Yaoshou!"
"Nima, what did I see? Did I wake up?"
"The lone wolf passed the ball?"
This sudden pass made countless spectators jump from their seats. It was not just the spectators who did not expect it.
The Mountain Kings didn’t expect it either!
The Xiangbei team members didn’t expect it either!
Akagi was stunned for a moment when he received the pass from Rukawa Kaede in the open space in the inside. After recovering, he forced a layup against the opponent's defense, which lost his defensive position, and caused the opponent's foul!
No one thought that it would be Rukawa Kaede's "epiphany" that dragged the Shohoku team out of the desperate situation and quagmire for the second time.
With Rukawa Kaede's skills and vision, his passing level is very strong. However, Rukawa Kaede has always believed in personal ability and is accustomed to using his own offense to solve difficulties and win games.
But basketball games are not like this. In team sports, as long as you bring your teammates together and knead the team into a whole, you can achieve the effect of 1+1+1+1+1 greater than 5!
"The turning point has appeared!"
"If Rukawa Kaede doesn't insist on personal offense, as long as Zebei's offense is suppressed, Shohoku can still fight!"
"All the previous preparations were used in this game. The old thief is really a god!" "It feels like the entire "Slam Dunk" portrayal is for this game!"
Rukawa Kaede's transformation has become another major change in Shobei!
Subsequently, Rukawa Kaede continued to show his organizational skills and continued to cooperate with Miyagi to put Shohoku's offense into motion.
And...
"The most important thing is that once a player has a passing threat, his personal offensive power will rise to a whole level!!"
……
This is a sentence on the barrage, and it is also a sentence recognized by thousands of basketball fans.
Because facing a player who can only attack but not pass, the defensive players only need to stare at him.
But once they can attack and pass the ball again, the defensive players must always pay attention to the movements of the players in the field and prevent the offensive players from passing the ball at any time. In this way, the attention will not be all on the offensive players. Once attention appears, Without concentration, the defense will be a big step slower!
Under the circumstances, the offense of offensive players will be a qualitative improvement!
On the field, taking advantage of Zebei's distraction, Rukawa Kaede made a breakthrough and swept Zebei clean in one step!
“Beautiful!”
“Nice!!”
Seeing this scene, thousands of spectators almost burst into tears again. Being able to break through Zebei's defense was equivalent to tearing open an important line of defense for the Mountain King!
But...
The next moment.
The faces of these excited spectators were once again stunned and froze in place!
Because Sakuragi Hanamichi unexpectedly appeared on Rukawa Kaede's breakthrough route and collided with Rukawa Kaede, causing Rukawa Kaede to make a mistake in his inevitable goal...
In today's situation with such a huge point difference, every goal is a top priority.
For the first time, Sakuragi's face showed the complex emotions of being overwhelmed and guilty, and his eyes were blank, because he knew that he had made a big mistake!
For a moment, the abuse from the surrounding fans poured in overwhelmingly towards Sakuragi Hanamichi...
"Why are you in that position idiot!"
"Ruined a goal that must have been scored!"
"The key goal in Xiangbei! There is no hope..."
"On behalf of the Mountain King, thank you, redhead!"
Sakuragi stood guiltily in the middle of the arena, feeling a little embarrassed to face Rukawa Kaede for the first time.
Rukawa Kaede's response also surprised everyone. He did not get angry, but just taunted Sakuragi casually. Although Sakuragi was also furious, in such a critical situation, Sakuragi also suppressed his anger and controlled his emotions. Come down! !
"I'll go! The two tantrums didn't even break out!"
"Rukawa Kaede knows that Sakuragi didn't mean it, and Sakuragi also knows that the game is still going on, and this matter itself is his own problem."
"Sakuragi has really matured and is a qualified player."
……
The second half of the game between [Shohoku] vs [Sanno] had too much content, and almost every round was too classic to be repeated.
But even if the Xiangbei team counterattacked with all their strength, the point difference was still double digits, and the time left in the game was getting less and less.
The suffocation and tension of the game made the audience's hearts beat wildly while watching.
Back in the game, Sakuragi successfully caused an offensive foul on Zebei, made up for it, and regained the ball that he had lost this time.
But as the game time gets shorter and shorter, every subsequent attack must ensure a success rate, otherwise the number of rounds will not be enough.
Nowadays, whenever it is an offensive round, the ball almost comes from Rukawa Kaede's hands!
Rukawa Kaede's organizational tasks were completed very well, and the Shohoku team's tenacity far exceeded the Sanno team's expectations. On both ends of the offense and defense, the Shohoku team was once again in control of the situation!
Relying on Mitsui Hisashi's still extremely accurate three-pointers, and Rukawa Kaede's layup after Zebei broke through cleanly for the first time after Zebei's physical decline, the Shohoku team narrowed the point difference to 8 points again!
[Xiangbei] 66:74 [Shanwang].
Game time (2nd): 2:50.
……
With less than three minutes left in the game, Xiangbei once again chased the point difference to 8 points.
This point difference is exactly the point difference that caused Xiangbei to collapse again after the last recovery.
Xiangbei can no longer withstand any blows. Every attack and defense now is crucial!
Different from all the previous games, this [Shohoku] vs [Sanno] game was full of tension, and even the funny parts were much less. That’s why it was so exciting. I didn’t even dare to be loud while watching it. asthma!
"The ball goes to Zebei again!"
"Zebei needs to stop bleeding again!"
"This ball is so crucial! We must guard it!"
The last time the score difference reached 8 points, Zebei used his strong personal ability to reverse the situation.
This time the Mountain King still handed the ball to their most trusted ace...
But the result was completely different!
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"Zebei! Can't pass the ball!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi thought this way, so he directly called Akagi together and successfully blocked Zebei's layup, which set off the whole audience!
Like Rukawa Kaede, Zebei almost never fails. How can such a proud player pass the ball on such a key ball?
Looking at the entire professional arena, there are very few superstars who choose to pass the ball at critical moments. This is not selfish, but taking responsibility!
Sakuragi successfully understood this and prevented this crucial goal!
……
"The key attack!"
“If you score, it’s a 6-point difference!”
The audience was so nervous that they were shaking. When they saw Miyagi being intercepted by Fukatsu in the Shohoku offensive round, and the ball hit Miyagi's legs and flew out of the court, their heartbeats seemed to have missed half a beat...
This ball...
So critical.
There’s no time for Shohoku!
Hisashi Mitsui tried his best to save the ball, but unfortunately the distance was obviously not enough.
At this critical moment, a familiar voice came from Mitsui Hisashi's ears: "Get out of the way!"
"Mistress!!"
It was that familiar red figure again, jumping up from the field, rushing to the technical platform on the sideline, throwing his body completely away regardless of the danger, desperately grabbing the basketball back, and throwing it towards the field. !
Something called hot blood once again filled the bodies of the audience.
Countless spectators watched this classic scene with tingling hair. Sakuragi flew to save the ball and successfully saved the ball this time, but his body hit the technical stage heavily.
"Boom——"
That sound was terrifying.
At the moment of saving the ball, Sakuragi thought of nothing else at all, only the belief and instinct to win!
"Dudu——"
When the referee saw this situation, he immediately stopped the game to check on Sakuragi.
And Sakuragi's act of flying to save the ball conquered everyone!
"Sakuragi! What a man! Damn it!"
"Is there any more passionate plot than this! Woo hoo hoo! Sakuragi Hanamichi!"
"The Xiangbei team must win! Kill me!"
"Shobei! Shobei!!"
"Rukawa Kaede praised Sakuragi! I'll do it!"
……
Rukawa Kaede stood next to Sakuragi who fell to the ground and rarely said, "You big idiot."
"Well done."
"It's just a little ugly."
I don’t know when Rukawa Kaede really recognized Sakuragi.
For this game to reach this point, Sakuragi is almost the number one contributor!
Sakuragi seemed to be okay and jumped up from the ground, as energetic as ever, but all the spectators and fans in the stadium who were supposed to support Sanno completely switched sides at this moment, cheering and shouting for Shohoku!
"Come on Xiangbei!"
"Come on Shohoku! Defeat the Mountain King!!"
"Oh oh oh——"
Xiangbei's tenacity, hard work, and will to fight tooth and nail to save the ball unknowingly completely infected these fans.
Who doesn’t want to see the giant fall? Who doesn’t want to see such a tenacious dark polo team in Xiangbei overthrow the arrogant mountain king?
At this moment, the atmosphere in the arena is completely different!
……
"Sakuragi is great, really great!"
The audience in front of the screen shook their heads and marveled at Sakuragi's performance.
It was hard to imagine that Sakuragi, whom they had watched all the way, could grow to where he is now!
"Eh?"
"Is Sakuragi injured?"
Returning to the playing field, all the spectators noticed something was wrong with Sakuragi's expression because of the camera. It was obviously because of the previous save when he flew to save the ball, which caused some injuries on his back. And this kind of pain, it seems that there is something wrong at the moment. A growing trend.
On the field, Rukawa Kaede and Sanno's Ohda also noticed this. Rukawa Kaede did not care about Sakuragi.
Instead, he reminds Sakuragi that if he doesn’t want to be substituted, he should try his best and keep up with him as hard as he can!
On the basketball court, coaches are tested by coaches, and players are more able to understand each other.
Rukawa Kaede knew that if it were him, he would not be willing to be substituted at this time, so he said this to Sakuragi.
This was a touching game, and it was also a fierce battle to the last minute!
...(End of this chapter)