Slam Dunk: I'm the Glasses Brother

Chapter 263: Shohoku vs. Touou: Touou's Changes

Toyotama Dressing Room

"Everyone played very well in the first half. Keep up the good work in the second half. At the same time, don't let your guard down. After all, Akagi hasn't appeared on the court yet. Mr. Kitano, do you have anything to add?" In the Touou locker room, Coach Jinping was encouraging the players who were constantly replenishing water to recover.

"Coach Jin Ping's analysis is correct. We must not relax at all. If Akagi doesn't play, it will be a big deterrent to us. If Xiangbei still uses this lineup, then you will leave them behind in one fell swoop. If Akagi plays, don't be nervous. On the offensive end, use speed so that Akagi's defense can't keep up with the rhythm. On the defensive end, Anan, Kishimoto, you two must always pay attention to Xiangbei's pass to Akagi, either steal the ball or double-team. Remember, act quickly. As long as Akagi fails to receive the ball or is intercepted a few times, then Akagi's power will be greatly weakened."

"Yes, coach," the players of Touou answered in unison.

"Very good." Seeing the fighting spirit of his disciples, Kitano nodded with satisfaction, but he always felt a little uneasy in his heart. "Although the players' physical energy consumption is not small, which is disadvantageous to us, but they have been training strictly this year, this is not a big problem, but I always feel that something is wrong." Kitano thought to himself, "Forget it, let's study it during the game."

Shohoku locker room

"Hehe. Although Touou tied the score in the end, I am very satisfied with everyone's performance. Although Touou played in good form, they may not have noticed that the balance of victory has tipped towards us. First of all, Akagi, Mitsui, and Murasakibara are all very strong. Touou did not make any substitutions in the first half, and they consumed a lot of physical strength. Although their physical strength will be restored after the halftime break, they will never be as energetic as at the beginning. The lineup in the second half remains unchanged and we will continue to attack Touou. In five minutes, Akagi, Murasakibara, and Mitsui will come on the court again. Change the rhythm of the game. End this game." Coach Anzai made the arrangements

At the beginning of the second half, both teams responded to changes with the same strategy and continued to compete in running and gunning ability.

"No substitutions?! Anxi, do you still want to keep Akagi as your trump card? I admit that not playing Akagi will always be a deterrent to us, but don't forget that everything has two sides. Your behavior can also be regarded as underestimating the enemy. If we really let Touou get a good shooting touch and widen the score, do you think playing Akagi will still work?" Kitano looked at his old friend in the Xiangbei coaching booth, "Everyone should attack with all their strength and take advantage of this stage to widen the score!"

"Understood, Coach," the Fengyu players agreed in unison

"Don't underestimate us" the future lineup of Xiangbei on the field responded

In the second half, the winner was still Sakuragi. However, just when Mito Yohei caught the ball, Itakura and Shishima Kyohei came over to double-team him.

"Double team?! What a tight defense!" Mito Yohei was shocked. Just as he was hesitating, the ball in his hand was suddenly stolen. It was Shishima Kyohei who was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He stole the ball from Mito Yohei. Touou initiated a fast break and finally Kishimoto scored a layup. 57:59, Touou overtook the score for the first time in the game!

Xiangbei attacked again. Just after Qingtian Nobunaga received the serve, he was double-teamed again. This time it was Nanlie and Shiyu. Qingtian saw this and immediately passed the ball, but the ball was intercepted by Kishimoto, who made a layup directly.

"Little braid, you can't score a goal!" Sakuragi jumped high to block the shot

"Red-haired boy, you jump really high. If I shoot at this time, the ball will definitely be blocked. However, I have another choice." Kishimoto took the ball and passed it from Sakuragi's armpit to Iwata, who scored a dunk with a score of 57:61.

"Oh? There are some changes in Touou's defense, which was not shown in the group stage. Kitano is really good." Through these two goals, Anzai discovered the difference between the current Touou and the past.

"Don't think we only know how to attack. This year, we are also actively improving our defensive deficiencies." Nan Lie (inner thoughts). Last year, Touou lost to Shohoku, and when Kitano returned to the team as a technical consultant, the Touou players also put aside their prejudice against King Ping and picked up defense, although it is unlikely to fundamentally change the deficiencies in defense. But defense is not only about technology, but also about mentality. The Touou players have accepted the word "defense" from the bottom of their hearts. For a certain period of time, they can still rely on defense to put pressure on the opponent.

In the next round, Xiangbei's attack still failed. Kishimoto knew Sakuragi's quality very well, so he did not choose to grab the rebound, but instead hit the ball to the outside. Nan Lie on the outside got the ball and advanced with the ball.

"Damn it, I can't let you score again!" Qingtian Nobunaga chased back quickly. When Nan Lie was about to rush to the basket, Qingtian ran to the penalty area first and took a defensive stance. The two sides formed a one-on-one situation!

Nan Lie jumped high and forced a shot. Qing Tian stood still, intending to make the opponent commit a foul. But just as he did so, Nan Lie's knee hit him directly in the face!

"It's dangerous!" Sakuragi screamed.

Mito Yohei had already caught up to Nan Lie and wanted to rush over to protect his teammates, but he was too late. Nan Lie and Qingtian collided and both fell to the ground. The referee saw this and stopped the game.

"Oops, I forgot to remind you of Nan Lie's past deeds." Mitsui was heartbroken, and the title of "Ace Killer Anan" emerged in his mind. Last year, Mitsui was injured by Nan Lie and left the court. The Xiangbei players rushed over to care about Qingtian. "Asshole, you did it on purpose." Kemei, who participated in the national competition, still remembered Nan Lie's past. He angrily questioned

"You should understand it first before you speak. Anan is not the same Anan as before." Kishimoto also came over to explain.

At this time, Qingtian sat up and said, "I'm fine, don't worry. This senior deliberately avoided my face in the air, but he almost hurt himself."

Nan Lie also managed to get up and shook his body. He seemed to be fine. He said: "Qingtian-san reached out to help me maintain my balance when we collided just now. He protected me."

"You don't have to worry at all. Anan's playing style has changed since the match with you last year." Kishimoto continued, "Now Anan only fights for the ball but doesn't hurt anyone. He also protects his opponents. He protected our opponent in the Osaka final this year. You can't look at us with the same old eyes anymore. We should thank you, Xiangbei."

"By the way, it seems that I did hear Hikoichi Aida from Ryonan mention this before." Mugure remembered what Hikoichi Aida said when he met him at that time.

"Nan Lie, you are a good opponent! Let us finish this game without any complaints!" Mu Mu shouted before returning to the sidelines.

"Of course, we will both give our all and leave no regrets!" Nan Lie responded with a smile

After finding that both players were fine, the referee declared it a defensive foul. Qingtian had just stepped half a foot into the legal collision zone, and Nan Lie did not raise his foot to hit his knee, so this was not an offensive foul by Nan Lie. Nan Lie made both free throws, 57:63

After Nan Lie hit the second free throw in the "fast break", Mito Yohei grabbed the ball, ran to the baseline quickly, and made a long pass. The Touou players had never expected that Xiangbei would choose such an offensive method. They were caught off guard and had no time to return to defense. They saw Fukuda had already run across half court and got the ball.

Facing the empty Toyoda half court, Fukuda made a direct dunk, 59:63.

"Senior Nan" Itakura attempted to replicate Xiangbei's attack, also with a long pass

"You can't succeed with these elementary school student tricks." Sakuragi suddenly came from one side, jumped high and intercepted the ball.

"Red-haired boy, you jump so high!" Itakura hurriedly ran back to the basket from the baseline, and together with Kishimoto, he double-teamed Sakuragi, not giving Sakuragi a chance to shoot easily under the basket. However, Sakuragi suddenly threw the ball to the outside. At this time, Kemei had already appeared at the three-point line, with no one defending. Kemei naturally would not let go of such an opportunity, and made a three-pointer steadily! 62:63

Itakura received the ball from Iwata, and just as he got the ball, Mito Yohei and Kiyota came over to double-team Itakura. Itakura was caught off guard by the sudden double-team defense, and Mito Yohei found an opportunity to steal the ball. After Mito Yohei finished stealing the ball, he made a layup and scored. 64:63, Xiangbei took the lead