NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

In the Xiangbei rest area, Akagi said with a touching look on his face:

"Although this attack did not result in a 3-pointer."

"But the coordination between Mitsui and the others has become more seamless."

"This also makes our next [run and gun tactics] more likely!"

“Ohhhhhh…”

Coach Anxi was very happy at this time, smiling like a 200-pound fat man.

For him, there is nothing more gratifying than seeing his former disciples turn over a new leaf, gradually transform themselves under his guidance, and return to the right path.

On the other side, Sannoh's coach Domoto, who had just sat back in the coaching seat, couldn't sit still again.

I saw him squatting on the floor again, thinking hard about a solution...

Now we can only hope for the [full court tight 13] tactics.

At the critical moment, it was Kazunari Fukatsu who stood up.

He made a three-pointer from the outside against Miyagi's defense.

Then he quickly called on his teammates to return to defense.

So the five Xiangbei players quickly served the ball from the baseline and rushed towards the four Sanwang players who were returning to defense...

As for Masashi Kawata, I'm sorry, but his weight is estimated to be higher than Akagi, at least over 93kg.

Although his footwork and speed are much faster than those of ordinary inside players.

However, in terms of defensive speed, he is barely one level higher than Takenori Akagi.

He is still a little bit behind the energetic Kogure Mitsunobu, let alone Hanamichi who has top-notch speed and plenty of energy!

Shohoku did not intend to give Ohkawada the opportunity to run to the inside position.

Rukawa Kaede received the ball outside the three-point line and confronted Zebei Rongji on the three-point line.

He just smiled slightly, completely ignoring Zebei Rongji's defense, and raised the basketball above his head.

"cut!"

Zebei Rongzhi simply couldn't believe that he would shoot so directly.

"It must be a fake!"

But this time, Rukawa did not make the same fake move as before, but stood up and jumped to shoot.

Zebei Rongzhi was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously jumped up to block it...

"Shh!"

The three-point shot went in.

In the next round, Miyagi carried the ball forward, with Mitsui assisting from the side.

Facing Sanno's tight 13 tactics, the two sang [Errenzhuan] to each other.

Once again, Xiangbei successfully brought the ball to the front half.

"The Mountain King is in trouble!"

At this time, anyone with a discerning eye could see that their proud [Full Court Tight 13] tactics had been cracked by Xiangbei.

Although Xiangbei's method of cracking the problem is still very immature, it is cracked once it is cracked.

On the commentary platform, Miss Julia, whose [Tight 13 Strategy] had been cracked and thrown into disarray, asked breathlessly:

"Teachers, is the situation of Sanwang not good?"

Ohki and Shimizu Ken then looked up at the field:

"Yeah! As expected, Xiangbei used double point guards and a fast break [run and gun tactics] to deal with Sanwang. I have to say that Xiangbei's coach is really amazing!"

"So what should the Mountain King do next?"

Julia asked with a flushed face.

"Hey, Miss Julia, do you know why Sanwang's [Full Court Tight 13] tactics usually only last for 5 minutes in the second half?"

"I don't know."

Julia opened her eyes wide with curiosity, her face full of uncontrollable curiosity.

“That’s because of physical strength!”

"Similarly, Xiangbei's [run and gun tactics] is also quite physically demanding."

"As their energy wears off, both teams' shooting percentages will drop, and they'll both revert to regular man-to-man defense."

"So, the outcome of the second half...will depend on the physical reserves of the two teams' players and the fight for rebounds!"

Just as [Brick Expert] said, as the second half progressed, both teams' missed shots more and more frequently, especially Xiangbei.

Sannoh is very efficient in offense because of the presence of Eiji Sawakita and Masashi Kawata.

Hanamichi and Rukawa could only exert as much defensive pressure on the two as possible and recover through offense.

However, Sanno also has Kazunari Fukatsu on the outside, a captain who does not have a strong desire to attack but will stand up and score on his own once the team is in trouble.

Especially since he had a height advantage of about 10cm, scoring points was a piece of cake for him and Miyagi couldn't stop him at all.

All the spectators can feel that Xiangbei's shooting miss rate is much higher than Sannoh, and it is easier for Sannoh to score points than Xiangbei.

But for some reason, the gap between the two teams still remains at 8-10 points.

The sharp-eyed audience just felt that Xiangbei was more active, but they couldn’t tell why!

"It's a rebound!"

Yayoi Aida, who was sitting behind the basket and taking notes seriously, pointed it out.

Then he turned his gaze to the red-haired guy who was the most active in running and jumping, and said confidently:

"I think I found the key to Xiangbei's victory in this game!"

In Japan in 92, there was a saying:

"If you can dominate under the rebounds, you can dominate the court!"

In Yayoi Aida's notebook, there is a comparison of the rebounding data of Sannoh and Shohoku from the start of the second half to now.

She concluded confidently:

"On the court now, Sannoh's Masashi Kawata, Eiji Sawakita and even Kazuki Fukatsu can all score basketballs efficiently."

"But Xiangbei's true hit rate is low!"

"But considering Hanamichi's role as a rebounder, that's another story."

After saying that, Yayoi Aida looked at Nakamura mysteriously.

The latter looked so stupid, which made Yayoi Aida so angry that she lost all sense of accomplishment:

"The analytical ability of today's trainee reporters is even worse than that of my own little brother!"

In the first 10 minutes of the second half, Hanamichi had already grabbed 8 rebounds, including 5 offensive rebounds.

Although Yayoi Aida did not keep detailed records, whether the rebounds passed through Hanamichi's hands were converted into second-chance points or assists.

But judging from the score difference between the two teams, I think it's almost certain.

In addition, because Xiangbei's offensive tempo accelerated, the number of offensive rounds in the game increased, and the number of rebounds also increased relatively.

However, Sannoh's number of rebounds is far behind Shohoku.

Coach Domoto, who also realized this belatedly, didn't care at this time and said to Nobe Masahiro on the bench:

"Nobe, go up to the court and compete with Kawata for the rebound!"

After saying that, he took advantage of a dead ball moment and suddenly requested a substitution.

When Coach Anxi saw the other team making a substitution, he also gave Akagi a gentle instruction:

"Akagi-kun, it's your turn!"

"Remember, in the last 10 minutes, give the ball to Hanamichi to distribute the ball."

"Tell him it's time to close the net!"

"Ah? Yes!"

Akagi was stunned at first, then he decisively agreed and followed Coach Anzai's orders.

He knew about the "closing of the net". After all, it was a "plan" targeting Sannoh's inside players, and Akagi was naturally involved in it.

But he was really surprised that Hanamichi would be the one to distribute the ball at the end...

"Beep! Sanno and Shohoku request a substitution."

"I'll leave this last summer vacation to you, Akagi!"

Murasaki took off his glasses, wiped the sweat off his face, and high-fived Akagi who was coming on the court!

"I will handle it!"

Akagi responded seriously.