NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

"In the second half, Akagi-san, Yasuda-san, Shiozaki-san, Kadota-san, and Ishii Kentaro-san will take the field first. Yasuda, please slow down the tempo and launch the attack with Akagi-san as the center."

During the half-time break, Coach Anxi replaced all five starting players from the first half.

Because Huadao had a task released by the basketball data panel, and now he had finally got the chance to take advantage of a weak team and get more data, how could he leave easily?

So they surrounded Coach Anzai, rubbing their stomachs and pulling their chins, trying to show that they had enough energy and that the first half was just a warm-up. But they were hit hard by Akagi!

Although Rukawa, Mitsui, and Murasakibara still had some strength left, they were still shocked by Hanamichi's super physical physique when they saw his energetic physique!

It was the first time for them to use the run-and-gun tactics. If they wanted to play the whole game like they did in the first half, they would definitely feel tired, and this would go against Coach Anzai's original intention. Besides, it would be impossible to let captain Akagi sit on the bench all the time!

As for the fast break engine Miyagi Ryouta, it doesn’t matter!

To be frank, Miyagi's physical strength is definitely among the top three in the Shohoku team. At least he is not inferior to Akagi, and second only to Hanamichi.

In the original work, he is the ace Maki Shinichi who guards Hainan throughout the game, and the man who fights against Sannoh captain Fukatsu Kazunari to the end.

So Coach Anxi said kindly:

"Hanamichi, don't worry. You and Rukawa will be sent out to play in the last 10 minutes of the second half. Don't be nervous when you lead the first-year students!"

When Huadao heard his father Coach Anxi's words, he was as enthusiastic as meeting a camel in the desert. He poured tea for Coach Anxi and gave him a back massage, which made Coach Anxi laugh so happily!

When the other first-year students heard that they also had the opportunity to perform, they were extremely happy.

In fact, Coach Anxi also has a deeper meaning. After this period of training, the students who have been able to persist in the basketball team are those who have a passion for basketball.

People like Suzuki Ken from Class 5 of Grade 1 and Ishioka Masaru from Class 6 of Grade 1, who initially joined the club with Hanamichi and Rukawa, could not stand the rigorous training of the basketball team and chose to quit.

Now, in addition to Hanamichi and Rukawa, the only freshmen on the Xiangbei basketball team's roster are No. 12 forward Kentaro Ishii, No. 13 forward Sasaoka Satoshi, and No. 15 guard Toki Kuwata.

(Information: Kentaro Ishii graduated from Otsuka Junior High School, and like Rukawa, he was in Class 10 of the first year; Sasaoka Satoshi also graduated from Otsuka Junior High School; Kuwata Toki graduated from Fujien Junior High School, and was a forward in junior high school, but changed to a defender in high school. In the original work, he expressed a heartfelt monologue of praise for Hanamichi and Rukawa for starting in the first year, and he was considered to be a more motivated player in the first year)

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In the first 10 minutes of the second half, "Gorilla" Akagi started the bullying mode and attacked the basket frantically.

The burly "gorilla" Akagi, who looked like King Kong, was in a completely violent state at this time! Like a mad beast, he mercilessly launched a journey of rampage and bullying.

He rushed towards the basket like lightning, and with a roar, Akagi soared into the air.

He used all his strength to slam the ball into the basket, and the powerful impact made the entire basket stand shake!

The audience watched this scene in amazement. They couldn't believe what was happening before their eyes.

The opponent was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was unable to fight back.

Although at this time, Xiangbei did not use the amazing fast break and run-and-gun tactics to attract attention like in the first half.

However, the "Gorilla" Akagi's dunks one after another, sometimes even forcing the ball under the basket against 2 or 3 people, and his successful goals made all the audience re-acquainted with Shohoku's No. 4 center, captain Takenori Akagi.

In the eyes of industry insiders, Takenori Akagi's performance was undoubtedly brilliant, and their evaluation of him was even higher.

"As expected of Takenori Akagi, compared to last year, his skills and footwork under the basket have become more mature, and his dominance in the restricted area has become stronger and stronger!"

10 minutes passed quickly and the score was already 116:17.

Compared with Xiangbei's positional warfare, the run-and-gun tactics are indeed more suitable for the current situation of bullying.

In these short 10 minutes, Akagi scored 22 points, which was considered a good way to vent the energy he had for not being able to play in the first half.

Starting from the last 10 minutes of the second half, Coach Anzai replaced Hanamichi, Rukawa, Miyagi, Mitsui, and Murasakibara. Every 2 minutes or so, he replaced a senior player with a first-year player until he finally replaced Miyagi with Sasaoka Satoshi with 4 minutes left in the game.

At this time, all the players on the basketball court of Xiangbei are freshmen, while the senior players of Xiangbei are already sitting on the sidelines to rest and watch the performance of the first-year students with peace of mind.

The frequent substitutions of the Xiangbei team also attracted the attention of the audience:

"I didn't expect that this year's Xiangbei team is so strong that they actually sent all the first-year players to play."

"That first-year red-haired Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede don't look like ordinary freshmen at all!"

"Beep! The game is over. The score is 160:24"

As the referee's whistle sounded, the Kadono High School basketball team, which had been tormented by nightmares for the entire game, was finally completely liberated. Of course, what followed was the loss of the chance to advance to the next round.

Correspondingly, Xiangbei not only successfully advanced, but it can be said that after these two games, the Xiangbei team became completely famous!

As a dark horse, the Xiangbei basketball team is widely favored by the audience. Not only does it have a gorgeous style of play, but it also has distinct characteristics:

The power of Akagi under the basket, the speed of Miyagi, Mitsui's three-pointers, Rukawa's offensive firepower and desire, and Hanamichi's amazing amount of exercise and vitality all brought the audience a different audio-visual experience, which also made many viewers become supporters of Shohoku.

At the same time, Hanagata, who was late for the train, only saw the last 2 minutes of Shohoku's performance.

In his opinion, the first-year duo of Xiangbei is indeed powerful, but they are first-year players after all. In addition, the opponent team is too weak and the captain Akagi did not play. So the overall evaluation is: Xiangbei is a team with good offensive firepower, but it is still a long way behind Shoyo!

"Hanagata, this trip was finally worth it!"

Yuzumi's voice came from beside him, which was slightly teasing but full of reminders.

Hanagata Toru, a third-year player at Shoyo High School, became the starting center for the Shoyo basketball team after retiring in his third year last year. He made a name for himself in last year's winter season, with his soft touch and signature fadeaway jump shot making it hard for the Hainan basketball team's center Kazuma Takasago to defend.

Facing Yuzumi, who is also the center of the Ryonan basketball team, Hanagata certainly would not show any fear. He pretended to be nonchalant and said:

"It's OK, Yuzumi. It's a pity that our opponent is too weak this time. If it were us, Shoyo would have already scored 200 points!"

I don’t know if Hanagata was saying that Kadono was too weak, or that Shohoku was too weak, or both, but Uozumi couldn’t tell for the moment.

But it is obvious that Hanagata did not take his reminder to heart, and Uozumi is not going to wake him up. Shoyo and Kainan basketball teams have dominated Kanagawa Prefecture for long enough, and next, maybe the Shohoku basketball team will bring Shoyo an unexpected surprise (scary).

But this is what makes it interesting, just like Ryonan, under the planning of Coach Takeo, also wants to give the Hainan basketball team a little surprise!

So in response to Hanagata's words, Yuzumi just smiled mysteriously and replied:

"Maybe!"

Then he turned and left.

The Xiangbei basketball team defeated their opponents with a score of over 100 in two consecutive games, and the players seemed very happy.

Especially in this game, all the players of Xiangbei basketball team played in the game. Although such games of bullying may become less and less in the future, in some ways, Coach Anxi's goal has been achieved. Xiangbei is now more confident and more cohesive.

In this game, due to the reduced playing time as a senior, Hanamichi scored comprehensive statistics of 30 points, 13 rebounds, 8 blocks, 11 assists and 5 steals. However, the biggest star was someone else, that was Rukawa Kaede, who scored 53 points in the game.

Unlike Shoyo's Hanagata, Ashen, who watched the entire game, did not dare to underestimate the Shohoku team at all.

After the game, Kamiso Ichiro stood up solemnly and said to Kiyota Nobunaga seriously:

"Let's go. This year's B zone preliminaries are going to be very exciting. Whether it's the veteran powerhouse Shoyo or the dark horse Xiangbei, they are definitely not to be underestimated and are worth our serious attention!"

At least what Xiangbei showed in this game was enough to surprise him.

Not to mention the Shoyo team on the other side, as long as they have the star player Fujima, they will always be a powerful opponent that no one can take lightly!

Facing these two tough and powerful opponents, even the Hainan team must go all out.

Kazuo Kamiso decided to go back quickly and report the intelligence he gained from these two games to his own team!