NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

Next, Hainan team attacked. This time, Amu did not call for Takasago's pick-and-roll, but directly passed the ball from the left to Takasago in the inside.

He wanted to let Kazuma Takasago test Hanamichi's strength, or at least see if he could make Takasago fight back on the offensive end.

After Takasago got the ball, he dribbled backwards once, twice, and then, still in the same place with his back to the basket, he found that he could not push Hanamichi at all.

Hanamichi gave him a feeling of being more solid than Akagi. If Akagi's defense was as heavy as the "immovable as a mountain" in the art of war, then Hanamichi's defense was like a piece of iron plate. Although it was weak, it had indestructible hardness!

Although it seems that Hanamichi is not as strong as Akagi, in fact, in this offensive confrontation, Takasago knows that his back-to-the-basket plan is completely useless!

So Takasago wanted to turn around and attack facing the basket, but at the moment he turned and dribbled, Hanamichi seized the opportunity and knocked the basketball away with his hand.

Then Huadao took the ball and launched a fast break towards Hainan's half!

The fast break trio of Xiangbei can be said to be very fast. This time, Hanamichi's dribbling was smooth in front, with only his teammates Miyagi and Rukawa on both sides.

"Great! The fast break trio from Xiangbei, their speed is unmatched!"

"Amu!"

Following a shout from Coach Gaotou, Maki Shinichi went around Hanamichi at the speed of light, stood in the penalty area, and was ready to intercept!

"I'll stop you right here!"

Amu looked at Hanamichi who didn't slow down at all and made a secret decision.

Hanamichi ignored Rukawa Kaede and Miyagi Ryouta's requests for the ball.

"I will defeat you, defeat the No.1 in Kanagawa!"

Hanamichi rushed to a position one step inside the free throw line at an extremely fast speed, then tensed his whole body, like a bow, and stretched out his right hand to hold the ball.

“It’s a slam dunk!”

Akagi Haruko couldn't help but say something when she saw Hanamichi's posture.

"This first-year kid actually dunked right in front of Amu!"

Murasame said in surprise, "You really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is!"

Hanamichi jumped very high, but because he was a certain distance away from the basket, when Maki Shinichi jumped with all his strength, Hanamichi did not reach the highest point.

This gave Amu the opportunity to defend and intercept in the air, but Maki Shinichi did not block the basketball in his hand, but went directly to the back of Hanamichi's hand when he was holding the ball for a dunk.

Was this a mistake by Amu? No! Maki Shinichi knew very well that Hanamichi had already jumped up at full speed, and with his own strength and explosive power, he was not sure enough to block his dunk.

So as a second best option, we have to resort to foul tactics to stop his attack!

Just as Maki Shinichi's palm was about to touch Hanamichi's right hand to block the shot.

Suddenly, Hanamichi brought his right hand, which was raised high for dunking, back to his chest, then put the ball together with both hands, slightly tilted his body, and using the potential energy of his jump, he passed by Maki Shinichi who was jumping vertically on the spot, then raised his left arm high and slammed the basketball into the basket again.

"boom!"

The ball went in, leaving an afterimage of Hanamichi's right-handed dunk in the air.

"what?"

Maki Shinichi was shocked.

The audience at the scene also discussed enthusiastically:

"What? What kind of move is that!?"

"Shohoku's No. 10 changed several moves in the air!"

"That's a mid-air slam dunk! There's probably no other high school student today who is capable of doing that in actual combat!"

"Flower path~Flower path~..."

The audience cheered for him, and this was the loudest cheer of the game so far.

Looking at the flower path that everyone is paying attention to, Akagi Haruko recalled the scene when she first saw the flower path:

"You really are the savior of Xiangbei! You are becoming stronger and stronger!"

Miyagi and Mitsui surrounded Hanamichi, congratulating him with a hint of jealousy for his slam dunk.

But Hanamichi knew clearly that he had made a slight change to the pull-up dunk posture of Rukawa Kaede in the original work!

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was originally 188cm tall, could do an aerial pull-up slam dunk like Rukawa Kaede, let alone himself now that his height and arm span have been enhanced.

In private, Hanamichi has actually practiced this slam dunk move. It can only be said that the move made with the 91-point slam dunk attribute may not be as smooth as Rukawa Kaede in terms of beauty.

But the violence is even worse, which is why the audience's adrenaline suddenly surges.

"Middle-aged man, do you think I will wait in the air for you to block my shot?"

Hanamichi spoke frankly.

"Beep! Hainan requests a timeout!"

More than 5 minutes into the first half, Hainan team's coach Gaotou called a timeout for the first time. Even though Xiangbei lost its King Kong~Gorilla~Akagi under the basket, it still fought hard against Hainan and gained the upper hand.

Especially the slam dunk that Hanamichi just scored against Kanagawa's Emperor Mu, which had a huge impact on both teams.

At this time the score was 12:7, with Xiangbei leading by 5 points.

"Hehe! Hehehehehe..."

Hanamichi was in a good mood. He walked towards the Xiangbei bench without recognizing anyone, accepting everyone's praise and encouragement.

On the other hand, the Hainan team's coach Gao Tou was furious:

"How many points do you want that first-year kid to score? Takasago!"

"Yes!"

Takasago heard his name being called and responded reflexively. Then, with a gleam in his eyes, he said:

"I won't let him get away with it for too long, Coach!"

Coach Takato stared into Kazuma Takasago's eyes. Hmm! After confirming that it was the person who did this, he said calmly:

"To protect yourself, teach the things you saw in the national competition to the first-year students of Xiangbei!"

Maki Shinichi also said seriously:

"Takasago, your movements are too gentle. If Shohoku wants to make it to the national level, it needs to understand these things. Flowers in a greenhouse can't go far."

"Listen carefully, anyone standing on the court is the enemy. We don't do anything that violates sports ethics, but we don't need you to protect the opponent too much. Do you understand?"

"Yes! x15".

The collective response of the Hainan team reached Shohoku, and Mitsui said:

"Hainan is quite capable! I didn't expect that their morale would be restored so quickly."

Akagi warned:

"Of course. The opponent is the king of Kanagawa. Of course, he will not give up easily. He will definitely pursue us, Xiangbei, relentlessly."

Hanamichi said confidently: "In this case, it would be more interesting to defeat Hainan, right? Gorillas, leave the rest to me. That Takasago is no match for me."

After these attacks and defenses, Akagi completely believed in Hanamichi, so he nodded and said:

"Well, be careful with your movements and don't commit fouls!"

Caizi held the notebook and whispered to Rukawa who was drinking water:

"Five more minutes!"

"Yes, Senior..."

It looks like these two are planning something.

Only Coach Anxi could hear a hint of murderous intent in the roars of the Hainan people, so he began to make arrangements:

"Mitsui, you can fire from the outside to share the pressure from the inside. As for flower path, everything remains the same!"

"You are the strongest!"

"Oh x5"

The game resumed and Hainan served.

Looking at the most threatening challenger in front of him, Maki Shinichi recognized Hanamichi's strength.

But in order to win the game, he gave up a brief one-on-one attack and defense.

This time, Maki Shinichi dribbled directly and broke through Miyagi's defense. After attracting Hanamichi's backup defense, he passed the ball to the unattended Takasago, who received the ball under the basket and turned around for a dunk.

"hold head high!"

Kazuma Takasago, who succeeded in the slam dunk, also roared to vent his anger.

When it was Xiangbei's turn to attack, before Miyagi dribbled across half court, Maki Shinichi stole the ball from him several times.

Fortunately, with the support of Murasakibara from the side, the ball was brought to the front court within 10 seconds.

At the same time, all the players of Xiangbei felt that their opponents increased the intensity of their defensive actions, but this off-ball defensive action was just outside the range of the referee's penalty.

So from then on, the Xiangbei players felt uncomfortable with every move they made, as if they were carrying a burden on their bodies and felt uncomfortable all over.

While they are gradually adapting to this change, their physical fitness is gradually declining.

This is the first lesson that Hainan, the champion that has withstood the test of national competitions for 16 consecutive years, brings to Xiangbei~ The physical energy consumption and defensive intensity of national-level competitions are not comparable to ordinary competitions!