NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

"Beep! The game begins."

The referee threw the ball high into the air, and Akagi and Takasago jumped at the same time when the ball reached the highest point and gradually fell.

With the height advantage, Akagi did not make the same mistake this time as he did when he had the jump ball with Shoyo. Instead, he steadily pushed the basketball to his own half.

When Rukawa saw Akagi successfully jumped the ball, he ran directly to Hainan's half without waiting for the ball to fall.

Miyagi received the ball without dribbling. He passed the ball diagonally to Rukawa with a long pass like a quarterback. After receiving the ball, Rukawa took three steps and jumped high on the free throw line. He looked like he was going to dunk, which scared the reporter Yayoi Aida who was observing on the side.

"It's so exaggerated! He jumped so high from the free throw line!"

However, the captain of the Hainan team, Shinichi Maki, who had arrived in front of Rukawa at some point, intercepted him between Rukawa and the basket, and used his strong and powerful arms to cover Rukawa's dunk!

The ghost of attack~Rukawa Kaede also has a trick up his sleeve. According to the daily drills of the Xiangbei team, the first attack at the beginning of the game must overwhelm Hainan in momentum.

But once Rukawa encounters offensive resistance, he will pass the ball to the outside and Mitsui will grab the three-pointer.

Rukawa used his air-staying ability to grab the basketball with both hands in mid-air and snatch it from Maki Shinichi.

Then he passed the ball outside the three-point line without looking at the opponent.

After receiving the ball, Mitsui aimed at the basket and said loudly to the defender Kamiso Ichiro who was one step away from him:

"I scored the first point for Xiangbei!"

Then he pretended to jump. As a fellow three-point shooter, Ah Shen of course understood how powerful Mitsui was, so he also prepared to jump.

And this is the moment Mitsui was waiting for. He took back the basketball and dribbled past A Shen quickly, heading straight for the unguarded left half of the basket with a standard three-step layup.

At this time, it was Shinichi Maki who came from the side to block Mitsui's layup.

After receiving the floor ball, A Shen quickly rushed to the Shohoku half, and one step away from the center line, he threw the basketball high to Kiyota Nobunaga who had already run to the Shohoku basket and was clamoring for the ball.

"Innocent!"

Hanamichi, who had already noticed Kiyota Nobunaga's move, exerted force with both feet, quickly accelerated, rushed directly from the midline to his own free throw line, and then jumped up from the free throw line, jumped in front of Kiyota Nobunaga, stole the basketball, and then passed it to Miyagi Ryouta.

Miyagi did not dare to be careless. He steadied the ball, carried it across the center line of the Hainan team, reorganized the attack, and said loudly:

"Okay! We'll play it safe and get the first goal!"

The people watching the game then sat down and calmed down their hearts that were so excited that they were about to jump out of their throats.

It's no wonder they made a fuss, it was just the first ball between Hainan and Xiangbei, the several attacks and defenses in just ten seconds were too exciting.

Looking at the Hainan players who were already in defensive positions, Miyagi knew that Hainan was well prepared for Shohoku's fast break. Not only did they block the attack in the first place, but they were also able to deploy defenses in the first place after the fast break. This quality is worthy of Hainan, the defending champion for 16 consecutive years!

Gaotou fanned himself proudly. The cool breeze from the air conditioner in the gymnasium made him extremely calm:

“I’m sorry, although we in Hainan don’t have any geniuses, we have defeated teams led by countless talented geniuses.”

Miyagi looked at the Hainan players who were defending tightly, and finally fixed his gaze on the red-haired Hanamichi:

"The No. 9 player of the Hainan team looks about the same height as Mitsui, but he is far inferior to Hanamichi in the interior! Let's start with him!"

Before he could think about it, Hanamichi seemed to have grown taller, and Miyagi made a lob to Hanamichi who was one step outside the penalty area.

Hanamichi received the basketball with his back to Muto Masaru, quickly turned left and passed Muto Masaru at high speed, inadvertently covering him behind him with his body as he passed him, then put the basketball away and made a three-step layup, no, it was a three-step slam dunk!

Akagi saw Hanamichi breaking through on the other side of the penalty area, so he positioned himself and used his strength to suppress Takasago, making him unable to move for a while and unable to affect Hanamichi.

So Takasago had to watch Hanamichi break through and had no time to move forward to defend.

And it was because Hanamichi observed this scene that he changed the layup into a dunk, and started the game with a powerful two-handed dunk, igniting the game from the very beginning.

"Wow! x", the audience at the scene was very enthusiastic and cheered for Hanamichi's slam dunk!

"Nice job, redhead."

"That guy must be the first-year student from Xiangbei mentioned in the newspaper. He is really capable!"

"Great, Ikebana! Well done."

Hanamichi, who succeeded in the dunk, landed calmly, felt his hands, and recalled the feeling of the dunk just now:

"Well, today's condition is just right!"

After some training, Hanamichi has reached the "complete form" at this stage, and he can clearly feel the improvement brought by his height, wingspan and increased proficiency in the basket.

No wonder some people in later generations said that NBA superstar Wade was 5cm shorter than Jordan. While this recognized Wade, it was also a bit of a pity for his innate talent in height.

For example, the lone hero Iverson, if he had the height of Hanamichi, he might have achieved more than this!

And because of the buff of the data panel, Hanamichi at least doesn't have to worry about innate talents such as height and arm span.

Well, you can’t be too arrogant. At least you have to be as tall as the Wolf King!

While returning to defense, Hanamichi whispered to Miyagi:

"Liangqin, I feel like Hainan's inside line is no match for us. Not only that No. 9, but the gorilla is also stronger than that Kazuma Takasago. Pass the ball in if you have a chance!"

As an excellent point guard, Miyagi also has first-class insight on the court.

Through Hanamichi's attack just now, he also discovered that although the Hainan team's inside line is above the county level, it is not as strong as he imagined. The opposing No. 4 Kazuma Takasago is no match for his captain in terms of height, weight, and strength.

The contrast with No. 9 on the opposite side was even more obvious. He was completely crushed by (Sakuragi) Hanamichi in terms of height, weight, and speed.

In this era where the inside is king, I listened to Hanamichi's advice from the heart: start the game from the inside.

The next few attacks by Xiangbei were all initiated from the inside. Not only did Hanamichi complete a "dynamite layup" against Muto Masaru, he also scored "2+1".

Akagi also used his physical strength to defeat Takasago one by one.

Xiangbei took the lead 3:6 within the first 0 minutes of the game.

This was indeed something the audience had not expected. After all, judging from the offense and defense at the beginning, the two sides should at least be evenly matched.

Dai Ming, the captain of the Takenoko High School basketball team, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Muto Masaru last week.

(In that game, Muto Masaru led the team and Kamiso Ichiro played)

Faced with the Hainan team's start today, I was surprised but also reluctantly accepted it:

"Basketball is a sport for five people after all. No matter how good Maki Shinichi is, he is just one person!"

The captain of the Miuradai basketball team, Murasame, stared at Shinichi Maki in confusion:

"At this time, even if Amu doesn't disrupt the opponent's momentum on the defensive end, he should score by himself! As long as he wants, no one can stop him."

Once again, the basketball was passed by Miyagi to Akagi in the inside. Akagi blocked Takasago behind him and held the ball steadily, constantly testing Takasago's strength and power with his body.

There were no fancy techniques. In 92 Japan, the real strategy was to use height, weight, and strength in the interior to decide the outcome.

Moreover, through the two tests just now, Akagi has enough confidence that he can suppress Takasago in these aspects.

Hanagata, the center of the Shoyo team, was in the stands. He saw Takasago being blocked by Akagi with the ball. No matter how hard Takasago tried behind Akagi, he couldn't shake Akagi. He could only stretch his arms as much as possible to interfere with Akagi's movements. Then he sighed slightly and said:

"Although Takasago is a top-notch center in the county and has made some achievements in single-player defense, assist defense, and offensive play under the basket, he is now facing Akagi who is in hot form! It seems that there is no way to stop him!"

"No, that's not necessarily the case!"

Fujima was hiding in the corridor of the top stands, and a long voice reached Hanagata's ears:

"Takasago has participated in the national competition as the starting center since last year. He has played against centers from other county teams. There is no doubt that he is better than Akagi in vision and experience against opponents. Basketball competition is not only about hard power!"