[Comprehensive] When the green room is crossed

During the 10-minute intermission, Midorima quietly listened to Coach Anzai talking to them while drinking water——

"Hehe, Akagi-san, you all performed very well in the first half, I hope you can continue to work hard in the second half."

Akagi, who was named, nodded solemnly holding the water bottle and said: "We will not let go of the coach." It was hard for him to make up his mind to return to the team, so how could he allow his footsteps to stop here? ?

Coach Anzai smiled gratifiedly, then turned to look at Midorima who didn't say a word, his eyes were gentle, "And Midorima-san, too, you performed very well, it's really good that you weren't tempted to foul by Xiandao-san Not to mention the free throws you got when you went the other way. But next time, you should be more careful. After all, this kind of thing will hurt you if you are not careful. If it is because of this reason, Xiangbei lost It would be a pity to lose a new force like Midorima-san, Midorima-san." His gentle voice was full of genuine concern.

Midorima paused, and then couldn't help but squeeze the water bottle in his hand tightly. He lowered his eyebrows and said in a rare obedient voice: "I know the coach." It is still difficult for him to reject the sincere concern of others.

Miyagi discussed the game with them while drinking water, studied the shortcomings and gaps of his team and the opponent, and finally came to the conclusion that their chances of winning in Xiangbei are still relatively high.

Mitsui pointed to himself and Rukawa, who had been silent and did not participate in the discussion, with a tired voice, "Coach Anzai, it's Rukawa's turn to play in the second half, right?" His physical strength is still quite strong, and... this guy Rukawa has been on the bench for so long, I'm afraid he can't bear it anymore, right?

He glanced at Rukawa whose eyes couldn't help but light up because of his own words, and secretly laughed in his heart——Rukawa's character is the same as before, and compared with Midorima, who still doesn't change his expression even after sitting on the bench, he is simply two types .

Coach Anxi naturally didn't ignore the fiery emotions in the eyes of his team members, he smiled lightly, "Of course, Rukawa-san is my trump card for the second half, maybe Rukawa-san has already done warm-up exercises ?”

Rukawa's eyes brightened, "I'm going to warm up now." He walked out of the lounge immediately after speaking, completely oblivious to the stunned expressions of the group of people behind him.

Miyagi wiped his sweaty face amusedly, and joked, "Rukawa is too impatient, isn't he?" Seeing how anxious he is——

Mitsui patted him on the back, and also said with a smile: "Forget it, let's be considerate of him. After all, he has been on the bench for so long. This has never happened to him before, right? Excitement is inevitable." He said Still always considerate.

Sakuragi stared at Rukawa's far away back in an inadvertent manner, muttering in his mouth: "Isn't it just sitting on the bench for a while, what's the big deal? I've sat on it several times today... You fox, you have only sat this time, so what's so exciting..." Although it was not in line with his usual carefree style to dislike the other party behind his back like this, he still generously decided to see Ruchuan fox being pitifully Don't laugh at him loudly for the sake of being neglected on the bench, now that he is a genius, he is really considerate of his teammates, isn't he hahahaha——

Others didn't know why Sakuragi suddenly burst out laughing happily after the whispered thoughts, but that didn't stop them from appreciating his commendable performance in the first half.

Akagi has always been awkward and unable to express, he pressed the head of Sakuragi who was giggling hard, and said affirmative words quite uncomfortably: "The rebound just now...you did a good job, Sakuragi ...But in the second half, you have to keep an eye on Fukuda and prevent him from scoring, can you do it?" After talking about it, he involuntarily changed into the previous mode of exhorting.

Sakuragi straightened his back as usual, and he let out a breath through his nose, "Hmph! Gorilla, how could it be possible for the talented Sakuragi Hanamichi to score points for that stinky fu? Underestimate me!" He gestured in the direction of himself with his thumbs arrogantly, looking extremely arrogant, "I am a man called a genius!"

Akagi sighed tiredly - he knew that Sakuragi's nature had not changed, no matter how hard and serious the opponent had become in training, and no matter how hard the opponent had become in provoking the team members now, but in At certain moments, the nature of the other party is still fully exposed...

But in the end he still didn't say anything, just patted Sakuragi on the shoulder as encouragement and went back to rest.

And Sakuragi, who didn't know Akagi's thoughts at all, made up his mind - although he couldn't get as many points as Midorima or Xiaosan, he could prevent Lingnan's people from scoring!The rebounds in the second half were all attributed to his genius Hanamichi Sakuragi!No one can take away the crucial rebound from him!

With such determination, Sakuragi focused all his attention on the red ball at the beginning of the second half, ready to pounce on him and snatch him off the basketball at any time.

But at this time, none of the people on the field focused on him, because the other people on the field were more eye-catching than him.

Since Rukawa replaced Mitsui on the field, he has been staring at the direction of Xiandao with fiery eyes, so much so that Uekusa, who is defending him, feels that he is almost penetrated by the opponent's sight, and the pressure doubles.

He couldn't help crying in his heart—why didn't this fellow Xiandao hurry up and change defense with him?He really can't stand Rukawa like this!He would rather defend that cold-faced Midorima than continue to face this evil spirit!

Xiandao was troubled by the scorching gaze from Rukawa behind him, and couldn't help wrinkling his nose exaggeratedly, "Oh, Rukawa's expression is so scary even if you don't need to think about it—" But listening to his tone, he couldn't hear the slightest bit at all. feeling of fear.

Midorima looked calm and moved in an orderly manner, trying to use his body to block the obstruction of Immortal Dao, but he didn't express any opinion when he heard this sentence.After Miyagi used two pass fakes to trick the defensive cross-country into rushing directly and successfully threw the ball himself, he had time to glance at Rukawa behind Xiandao, and then said to the frowning Xiandao: "I don't like that." feel."

Xiandao was stunned for a while before he realized that Midorima was responding to the topic he had raised before. He subconsciously looked back at Rukawa, just in time to meet the opponent's eyes full of fighting spirit.He couldn't help being infected by the other party, and his heart skipped a beat.

He came back to his senses and patted his chest with an exaggerated expression, "Midorima, you still don't think Rukawa is scary-well, it's because Rukawa is not targeting you, right?" He winked at the other party funny.

Midorima didn't deny it, and he wouldn't say that he was stared at by Rukawa almost every day when he was practicing in Xiangbei, and he got used to it after a long time.What he didn't even say was that whether it was in Teiguang Middle School before or in Xiude later, there were always people around him who wanted to challenge him, and those people all failed without exception.

——So, for him, whether it was the expression of the opponent full of fighting spirit, or the expression of the opponent who was so depressed that he lost the consciousness of resistance, he was already used to it.

——Is it special?

He asked himself, but in the next second he immediately came up with the answer—no, nothing special, he had seen too many of those people's goals and results, so there was nothing for him to remember.

——But there are still exceptions, there are people who may defeat him...

Midorima pushed his glasses, glanced at Xiandao with a calm expression, and said lightly: "You may not be able to beat him." This was his true thought.

Xiandao looked at him in surprise, and then stroked his chin thoughtfully, "Well—Rukawa is indeed a formidable opponent, I never said that I would be able to beat him, Midorima." He had a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the outcome at all.

However, Midorima will not classify him as the type who doesn't care about the game because of this. He stares closely at the movement of Xiandou who took the ball from the off-roader, and dare not relax at all. After all, he has personally experienced the opponent's changeable and flexible agility.

But even though he had tried his best to block the direction of the opponent's shot, Xiandao still aimed for a gap and passed the ball to center Akiyama in the penalty area.But the other party regrettably wasted the opportunity that Xiandao created for him. Under the pressure of Akagi, he reluctantly made a shot, but was blocked by Akagi mercilessly!

The cross-country who was waiting at the bottom got the ball by surprise, but the strength of his shot was deviated when blocked by Miyagi who followed him, so he gave Xiangbei a chance to grab a rebound.

And Sakuragi, who has been neglected by everyone for a long time, seized this opportunity accurately and grabbed the rebound. As soon as he hit the ground, he roared: "All rebounds belong to this genius!"

Others were shocked by his arrogant tone, only the members of the Xiangbei team showed a clear expression of "it really is so", and Rukawa pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "What a fool."

After Miyagi got the ball, he passed it to Rukawa. Rukawa passed the grass that defended him like a rainbow, and then ran straight into the penalty area to slam dunk with all his strength!

The basket swayed slightly under his slam dunk, his gaze went straight through the crowd and landed on Xiandao, the fighting spirit in his eyes was obvious.

Now that the score between Lingnan and Xiangbei has reached double digits, Coach Tian Gang finally couldn't help calling a timeout.

When discussing how to deal with Midorima and Rukawa's joint scoring lineup, to be honest, Coach Tianoka didn't think of any effective containment methods, but he couldn't just sit back and watch the two teams' scores continue to increase, but he didn't know what to do. He didn't do it either... So at the end of the timeout, he still only gave the instructions to let Sendo defend Rukawa, while Midorima would let Fukuda and Uegusa jointly defend.

——Although Fukuda's defensive ability is his shortcoming, and he is not sure that these two people can stop Midorima's shot, but this is always a way to delay the opponent... As for the others——

Coach Tian Gang smiled wryly—it depends on what Xiandao will do...

And Xiandao lived up to his expectations and succeeded in throwing the ball into the basket through a few passes and feints, winning two points for Lingnan and adding a bit of hope to their decadent atmosphere.

Xiandao looked at the two teams whose scores were still far apart, and pursed his lips calmly—this goal alone was not enough...

And on the next pitch he showed his ambition --

He was distracted by Rukawa's defense, and when Rukawa was not paying attention, he dodged the opponent's defensive range. He ran directly to Sakuragi who was holding the ball and gently pushed the ball under the ball with his hand—the ball In an instant, she was out of Sakuragi's control.

Xiandao dribbled the ball and quickly ran towards the restricted area in Xiangbei. Sakuragi and Rukawa who reacted immediately followed behind him. out ready to pitch—

Sakuragi immediately rushed forward impatiently, wanting to block the ball after Xiandao threw the ball, but this just happened to realize Xiandao's plan——

At this time, Xiandao was hit by Sakuragi to the ground after the ball in his hand was hit like Midorima before, and he got a free throw for it.

Sakuragi was so angry that he jumped and cursed, while Xiandao showed a proud smile because of the success of the scheme. The four points he got this time successfully restored Lingnan's low morale.

But even with Xiandao trying to grab points from it, Lingnan still has a disadvantage when facing Xiangbei. Under the sharp offensive of Xiangbei that seems to be completely unaffected by Xiandao, Lingnan gradually shows signs of defeat.

Coach Tian Gang couldn't bear to close his eyes, and with the last half minute left in the game, Midorima held the ball, and he shot calmly under the joint double-team of Fukuda and Ueda.Before he even saw the result, he had already pushed up the glasses between his nose, then turned around and looked at the countdown to the seconds before the score was tied, and said with a calm face as if nothing had happened: "It's over."

With the whistle of the referee "beep--", the match between Lingnan and Xiangbei finally came to an end with the score of Xiangbei [-] and Lingnan [-].

Xiandao panted heavily and turned to look at his teammates with blank and sad expressions, feeling an unspeakable loss in his heart—they still lost in the end...

Midorima was pinned down by Akagi who suddenly rushed up from behind before Midorima got to the bench, and just when he was feeling dissatisfied, he heard this third person who usually doesn't talk much, but when he speaks, he gives stern advice. The senior of the grade said: "That ball was thrown very well just now, Midori! The game was hard."

Midorima looked at Akagi who walked towards the coach with some surprise. At that moment, he felt that the other party's figure seemed to overlap with Hidetoku's Otsubo-senpai...

He turned his gaze away to look at the other alternate players with excited faces, and he could not help himself when he heard their unanimous voice "Thanks for the game!" There was an inexplicable touch.

While being surrounded by everyone, his gaze could not help but shift to Lingnan on the opposite side, and he saw that the opposite side was gloomy and gloomy, and Xiandao in it was also rare expressionless.

Midorima guessed that the opponent should be in a bad mood for the result of the game, but he didn't think about how to comfort Xiandao to fulfill his duty as a so-called friend.After all, in his eyes, a game is a game, even if they are already friends, it will not have any impact on the result of the game, so similarly, Xiandao is unlikely to stop caring about the game just because he is his friend win or lose.

But even if he thought so in his heart, when he ran into Xiandao on the way back, he still couldn't ignore the other's tired smiling face and walk away.

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