NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

After their simple first collaboration, Hanamichi and Rukawa seemed to know how to deal with the seniors, and that was to exchange ko!

One of them will attract Akagi's attention, preferably pulling Akagi to the edge of the restricted area or outside, while the other person will either attack the basket or shoot.

It's just that because Hanamichi was mainly defending Akagi, he was the one who played the exchange most of the time, while Rukawa took care of most of the points afterwards and was in the limelight for a while.

At the end of the first half, the first grade was leading by a score of 27:17.

During the halftime break, second-year student Yasuda sighed:

"It seems like the team has a really incredible guy."

“I never dreamed that we seniors would lose to the freshmen by 10 points at halftime.”

This is the voice of Kakuda (the Great).

"It's almost time. The first-years have already used up most of their energy after the intense exercise in the first half. It's our turn to counterattack in the second half!"

Mu Mu said confidently.

Only Akagi looked at Hanamichi in the rest area opposite. The reason why the freshmen were ahead in the first half was not only because of Rukawa Kaede, but also because of that guy! And after such an intense exercise, his physical strength did not decrease at all. "It seems that we have to show our real skills in the second half!"

Coach Anzai suddenly stood up and said to the freshmen: "Rukawa Kaede will leave the court in the second half and Kuwata Jiro will come on..."

After saying that, Coach Anxi walked back to his seat.

The first-year students were all confused. If they were to ask who played the best in the first half, it was undoubtedly Rukawa Kaede. When he was replaced when he was in good form, the other first-year students suddenly seemed to have lost their backbone.

Ishii Taro weakly raised his hand and said in a faint voice: "How about I take the place instead..."

Before Akagi could say anything, Hanamichi started cursing:

"Idiot, the coach must have a reason for doing this! Besides, the team practice match is to observe your strength. The second half is when you have to fight hard. Do you want to escape?"

"I...I'm not trying to escape."

Taro Ishii doesn't want to be known as a deserter.

Seeing this, Hanamichi also softened his tone: "Then just concentrate on the second half, let's go!"

"Oh x4".

“One!”

Akagi raised his right fist and led the senior team toward the court.

Rukawa was confused when he was substituted off the court, but after hearing what Hanamichi called "the coach's deep meaning", he followed the example of Coach Anzai before the game and quietly moved a folding chair and sat next to Coach Anzai.

As the second half of the game began, Coach Anxi seemed to be talking to Rukawa Kaede, or perhaps he was talking to himself:

"Observing and getting familiar with the strength of teammates is also a kind of basketball practice; properly allocating physical energy on the high school court is also a basketball skill."

Rukawa Kaede silently repeated Coach Anzai's words, suddenly realized, and then sat quietly in a chair to watch the game.

In the second half, as expected, Hanamichi won the jump ball. He hit the ball to Suzuki Ken, but it was intercepted by Murasakibara, who dribbled towards the opponent's basket.

Seeing this, Hanamichi rushed forward, got into position before everyone else, and made gestures to defend the penalty area.

Murasakibara winked at Akagi, and the two ran towards the basket from 45 degrees to the left and right. Taking advantage of Murasakibara's one-step jump shot outside the penalty area, Hanamichi knew that this might be a strategy to lure the enemy, but he had to step forward to grab the ball. Just when he was about to block the basketball in Murasakibara's hand, Murasakibara hit the ground and passed the ball to Akagi.

After Akagi caught the ball with both hands, he took two steps forward, then jumped up and dunked the basketball into the basket ~ "Bang!" The gorilla dunked.

The score was shortened to 8 points.

Next, I don't know if it was because of Akagi's slam dunk that inspired the first-year players, but in the eyes of the senior players, they suddenly became more powerful. They not only ran faster and jumped higher, but also shot more accurately. The score was narrowed little by little. Even with Hanamichi's tough singles against Akagi under the basket, his efficiency was far less than that of the seniors. Finally, 2 and a half minutes into the second half, the two sides were tied at 31:31.

"No, this won't work. I can't let the stinky fox look down on me. I have to think of a way... That's right! I'll use this."

Hanamichi took advantage of the opportunity to serve from the baseline to call the other four people together. After a brief whisper, he started serving.

Coach Anxi looked puzzled and said, "Huh?"

Rukawa Kaede looked disgusted: What! This deceitful red-haired monkey has come up with some sinister trick again!

This time, Hua Dao really didn't think of any tricks, but remembered the famous "Magic Beast" Howard in the memory of later generations, and the tactics tailored for him when he was on the Magic team - one star and four shoots.

That is, the restricted area is opened up, with four shooters on the outside ready to shoot at any time, while Howard fights for rebounds in the restricted area, or launches a second offense, or passes to an open teammate; when defending, the four teammates also narrow the defensive circle, and Howard is ready to assist or make up for the defense at any time.

It is said that the prototype of this "one star and four shooters" tactic can be traced back to the Rockets during the Olajuwon era.

93-94赛季火箭队的火箭队以核心奥拉朱旺为基础，在他身边配备了一众三分好手：37.9%三分命中率的霍里、32.4%三分命中率的麦克斯维尔、卡塞尔和肯尼-史密斯的三分命中率也各有33%和42.9%。

In the end, this lineup also helped them win 58 games in the regular season and repeatedly defeated strong opponents in the playoffs, winning the first championship in team history. (Of course, the main reason was that the boss retired after winning the championship in 93)

Here, Hanamichi made a simple change, that is, when defending, the 180cm tall Tanaoka Masaharu was specifically used to guard against Murasakibara's open three-pointer. At this time, every second counts, especially if it is a three-pointer that can widen the gap. Once the senior team widens the gap, the mentality of the first-year players will collapse, and then they will no longer have the strength to compete with the senior team.

Jiro Kuwata carefully protected the ball to the frontcourt, and then passed the ball to Masaru Tanaka who was running. Masaru Tanaka was heavily guarded by Murasaki and could not find an open position. Hanamichi was also trapped by Akagi at this time and could not receive the pass at all. Just when the seniors thought that the freshmen would lose this offensive opportunity again, Masaru Tanaka suddenly passed the ball to Jiro Kuwata who came on the court. Jiro Kuwata had run out of half an open position at this time and hurriedly shot the ball into the basket.

After pitching, Kuwata Jiro realized that the power and direction of the pitch were seriously disturbed by Yasuda, so he shouted loudly:

"Hanamichi, rebound!"

The basketball hit the neck of the basket and jumped high. Seeing this, Hanamichi turned around to face the basket, stuck Akagi tightly, and kept pushing him back with force. While staring at the basketball, he muttered, "Push out, squeeze out, squeeze you out, get in position and squeeze you out!"

Akagi was also stunned. When had he ever been so passive in grabbing the rebound? But now he really couldn't do anything about the red-haired boy in front of him.

In Coach Anxi's reflective glasses, a fiery red rocket suddenly appeared out of nowhere and slowly rose up. There were no other obstacles in the air.

Hanamichi grabbed the rebound with both hands, thrust his waist and abdomen forward, and slammed the basketball into the basket!

Everyone at the scene was stunned, and finally it was the four members of the Sakuragi Army who broke the silence:

"Hanamichi, he actually suppressed the gorilla! He succeeded in dunking!"

"Boom, boom, boom!" Four sounds were heard. It turned out that Akagi gave the Sakuragi Army four heavy punches!

Seeing this, Rukawa Kaede muttered in a low voice: Gorilla!

Coach Anxi said nothing, thinking about something in his heart.

In the next attack by the senior class, at the same time when Murasakibara passed the ball to Kadota for an open shot, Hanamichi suddenly ran quickly from the other side of the basket to Kadota, blocked the ball and snatched it away. This amazing amount of exercise once again refreshed everyone's understanding of Hanamichi!

The ball was finally scored by Jiro Kuwata from an open position, and the score suddenly became 35:31, with the freshmen taking the lead again.

Looking at Sakuragi Hanamichi who was constantly assisting and defending in the penalty area, Mu Mu wiped the sweat from his cheek and said, "Won't Hanamichi get tired?"

Akagi replied: "In terms of physical strength and exercise volume alone, Hanamichi has surpassed all of us. He should not be underestimated."

At this time, Coach Anzai was certain of one thing: "I can't believe that Hanamichi could come up with such a tactic that suits his own reality and the team's current situation. It's really amazing, oh wow!"