Chapter 126 He Guang vs. Nan Yu (Part )
Chapter 126 He Guang vs. Nan Yu (Part )
The whole audience was in an uproar. Sakuragi was actually dunked on and was even fouled?
"This Nanxiang is really not an ordinary person. If we can't get Sakuragi, we can try to get him to Ryonan." Tiangang opened his mouth wide. In fact, Tiangang Shigeichi had heard that Sakuragi and Mito Yohei often trained with the Xiangbei players. It was just that Tiangang didn't give up. However, the interaction between Sakuragi and the Xiangbei players just now confirmed this, which made Tiangang a little disappointed. However, the appearance of Nanxiang made Tiangang Shigeichi feel that his trip was not in vain.
"Are you okay, Sakuragi?" Yohei came over and asked, and Oda also came over.
"Sakuragi, it's just a ball, don't worry about it," Mu Mu also said in the audience
"It's okay, that golden retriever does have some capital to challenge me, it's just that I was careless," Sakuragi said slowly after taking a deep breath. Unlike the original, Sakuragi has a much broader vision after systematic training. Although he still speaks arrogantly sometimes, he still competes with a normal mind most of the time.
"Then fight back with practical actions"
"Of course." Sakuragi nodded, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
Nanxiang missed the free throw, Sakuragi grabbed the rebound, passed the ball to Mito Yohei, and ran to Nanyu's front court.
"Be careful of He Guang's counterattack" Nanyu's coach also knows how powerful He Guang is.
"Want to learn from us? That's not that easy." Nanxiang led the players to quickly return to defense, but Mito Yohei's speed of advancement was very fast. He turned around and passed Nanyu's defender and threw the ball directly into the air.
"Alley-oop? Watch me!" Nan Xiang jumped up, but he felt a strong force coming from behind him, and his body tilted.
"Boom!" Sakuragi grabbed the ball with one hand in the air and pressed it hard towards the basket, effectively counterattacking Nanxiang! He also caused Nanxiang to commit a foul!
Sakuragi also missed the free throw, but the moment Sakuragi shot, he realized something was wrong, rushed into the paint, jumped hard, grabbed the rebound, and then got up again to complete the second attack.
"I scored two goals this time," Sakuragi threw the ball to Nanxiang and said arrogantly
"Hmph, what's so great about that? I just need to score another goal," Nan Xiang disagreed.
Nanyu quickly sent the ball from the sideline. This time, Mito Yohei was prepared and reached out immediately to hit the ball out of the sideline. Although he failed to steal the ball, Nanyu's plan to launch a fast break failed.
"Well done, Mito-san," San Mao nodded with satisfaction.
Nanyu had to fight a positional battle. When he got to the frontcourt, the defender saw Nanxiang standing in position and threw the ball to the inside. Nanxiang received the ball, and Sakuragi held him tightly behind him. Nanxiang tried to exert force several times, but he couldn't move inward at all.
At this moment, Sakuragi's strength was indeed superior to Nango's, as shown in the opening jump ball, and now it was fully demonstrated in the confrontation with Nango under the basket.
"Golden monkey, you can't resist me with your strength"
"Damn, this guy is really strong!" Nanxiang found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move Sakuragi at all.
"Nanxiang, hurry up and pass the ball," Nanyu's coach reminded loudly.
"Referee, three seconds," said Oda, the captain of the Wako team.
The referee blew the whistle in time and signaled a "three-second timeout violation". Nan Xiang was stunned for a moment and handed the ball to the referee dejectedly.
Wako attacked again, and Yohei passed the ball to Sakuragi without hesitation.
"Come on, red monkey, I won't lose to you easily." This time, Nanxiang also used 100% of his strength to guard Sakuragi, and Sakuragi also noticed Nanxiang's change. With a slight smile, he did not choose to fight Nanxiang, but passed the ball to Oda, who made a mid-range shot.
"Good pass, Sakuragi" Oda nodded
"Sakuragi behaved very calmly. He did not confront Nanxiang, but gave the opportunity to his teammates." Akagi Takenori nodded in satisfaction at Sakuragi's actions.
"Red-haired monkey, are you scared and don't dare to confront me head-on?" Nan Xiang was a little dissatisfied
"Huh" Sakuragi ignored him and returned to his own half
This time, the ball was in Nanxiang's hands. Seeing that he was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, Nanxiang planned to use his flexible footwork to break through Sakuragi. Unfortunately, Sakuragi's footwork was not inferior to his, and he blocked him several times. Nanxiang was a little anxious, and after pushing hard, he shot directly.
"Pah!" Sakuragi directly rewarded Nanxiang with a big hot pot!
"Good block, Sakuragi!" Yohei got the ball and did not forget to praise his friend. He then made a long pass and Kazumitsu scored on a fast break!
In the next ball, Nanxiang still wanted to get back in front of Sakuragi, but under Sakuragi's tight defense, he missed again, and Heguang scored again with a fast break.
"This center is too stubborn. He forced the opponent even though he had no chance." Akagi felt a little regretful.
"Sakuragi is still better. What a pity..." Tian Gang also sighed. Nan Xiang's performance at the beginning was impressive, but now, Nan Xiang's performance is terrible.
"Nanyu requests a pause"
"Coach, what should I do to defeat that red-haired monkey?" Nan Xiang took a big gulp of water, took a few deep breaths, and then looked at his coach anxiously. Although Nan Xiang was thick-skinned and conceited, he also had a desire to win.
"Nanxiang, in fact, in terms of talent alone, you are not inferior to the other party by half, but the technical gap between the two sides is quite large. It is not something that can be caught up overnight. It requires more energy and time to practice a lot..." The coach sighed and said frankly to his beloved student. He could see that Sakuragi's basketball foundation was quite good, far better than Nanxiang. It was definitely not just a matter of talent. He must have gone through a lot of hard training to reach such a level...
After hearing his coach say this, Nan Xiang also fell silent. At this moment, he had begun to reflect on himself. He always tried to slack off during training. During competitions, he would not try hard unless he met a strong opponent. Now, when he met a truly strong opponent, he originally planned to give his all, but found that he was stretched to the limit...
Nanxiang, although you are not a match for Sakuragi Hanamichi at this stage, please don't forget one thing, basketball is a sport for five people, in the next game, please make use of passes and assists, try to create more offensive opportunities for your teammates, and put more energy into defense and rebounding..." Just as Nanxiang was blaming himself, the coach's voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Yes, coach," Nanxiang agreed solemnly. Nanyu's coach discovered Nanxiang and recruited him to join the basketball team. Although Nanxiang doesn't have a girlfriend yet, sometimes Nanxiang's wonderful goals will win the applause of girls and satisfy Nanxiang's vanity. Therefore, Nanxiang still has a moment of gratitude for the coach who recruited him to the team.
After the timeout, Nanxiang received the ball
"Golden monkey, you are not my opponent," Sakuragi said arrogantly. Nanxiang ignored him and winked at his captain. The captain understood and immediately cut to the empty space. Nanxiang took the opportunity to score the ball. Nanxiang's captain had good scoring ability and scored directly.
Wako scored another goal from Sakuragi
This time, Nanxiang once again passed the ball to his teammates, who also had a good touch and scored two points.
Heguang missed the shot. Nanxiang overpowered Sakuragi, grabbed the rebound, switched offense and defense, got the ball again, looked at his teammates, and suddenly, turned around quickly, breaking through with a standard center style. Sakuragi, affected by the previous two goals, relaxed his defense against Nanxiang. This time Nanxiang passed Sakuragi and made a layup!
"Very good, Nanxiang" Coach Nanyu nodded with satisfaction
"Nanxiang, it seems there is great potential to be tapped." Tiangang noticed the changes in Nanxiang.
"Hahaha, it's interesting, but you can't beat us, Wako Junior High School." Sakuragi was not angry when Nanxiang beat him, but was very excited. This time, Sakuragi played against Nanxiang alone, attracted the opponent to double-team him, and passed the ball in time, and Oda made a shot.
"Although Nanxiang has undergone great changes, Nanxiang's overall strength is still inferior to Wako Junior High School. In this match, as long as Wako performs normally, Sakuragi and his team will definitely be the winners," Mitsui concluded.
The subsequent game progressed just as Mitsui had expected. Although Nanxiang was able to drive Nanyu's offense, as the game progressed, Heguang figured out Nanyu's offensive rhythm, and Oda and Mito Yohei also stepped up their defense against Nanyu's players. On the offensive end, Oda, Sakuragi, and Mito Yohei's offense made it difficult for Nanyu to resist. In the end, Heguang defeated Nanyu Middle School 79:66 and won the first victory in the semifinals.
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