Slam Dunk, Start with a Perfect Three-Pointer

the next day.

Tatsuhiko trains with Sakuragi Hanamichi.

recently.

Tatsuhiko and Sakuragi have much more training time than before.

Mainly because Sakuragi's progress is really too fast.

Although the master leads the door, the practice depends on the individual.

But Sakuragi has grown from learning basketball to the present.

It's only a few months.

But just rely on Sakuragi's performance on the defensive end.

Already an important rotation player for Shohoku.

On the offensive end, the skill of starting to eat cakes.

Sakuragi can be compared with Captain Akagi in scoring.

But the premise is.

You've got to have a point guard who can throw a nice pass.

Sakuragi's Gang sat on the sidelines watching the show.

Sakuragi Hanamichi defends Tatsuhiko.

Tatsuhiko immediately put on a three-threat offensive stance.

Sakuragi, I'm going to attack.

Sakuragi Hanamichi looked combative.

Let the horse come here. I have long been ready. There is absolutely no way you can hit this ball!

Nozomi Takamiya and the others laughed.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, can you defend yourself?

Listening to the taunting smiles of everyone in Sakuragi's Gang, Sakuragi was furious.

Why can't I prevent it, you guys, don't make random comments while watching the game!

Don't lie to yourself! Sakuragi, so far, you have failed in ten heads-up rounds!

Nozomi Takamiya laughed and reminded Inogi of his record today.

Sakuragi Hanamichi frowned and scolded.

Shut up and watch me beat Tatsuhiko.

Just when his voice fell.

Tatsuhiko's figure flashed past.

Less than two seconds.

Boom!

Slam dunk!

Tatsuhiko hung the frame with one hand and looked at Sakuragi with a teasing look.

What's going on, Sakuragi, if you don't show your true skills, you will lose this heads-up!

Sakuragi Hanamichi freaked out.

Damn it, it's all of you who influence me on the sidelines.

Mito Yohei and the others spread their hands.

How can we be blamed.

Obviously you have a problem with your own playing, but you haven’t learned how to defend? What have you learned during this time!

Mito Yohei imitated Akagi's tone and criticized Sakuragi.

I have to say, the Sakuragi's Gang brothers are really interesting, especially Mito Yohei and Nozomi Takamiya.

These two brothers are simply comedians.

Sakuragi, you played well, and you have to keep working hard. 18, ahem, you are our trump card in Shohoku!

Nozomi Takamiya imitated Coach Anzai's speech.

Although the difference in tone and timbre is huge, it is basically impossible to hear it as a person.

But that feeling is still a bit interesting.

Damn it, you bastards!

Sakuragi clenched his fists.

He looked at the few people in front of him with eyes that wanted to kill.

Tatsuhiko laughed.

You are easily distracted.

This is actually a problem that Sakuragi has always had.

Sakuragi's attention was too inattentive, he kept tapping his head and didn't know what else to think about.

Especially when marking moves off the ball.

Obviously, both speed and strength are far better than the opponent's players, but Sakuragi just can't prevent the opponent's shots.

This is also largely due to inattention.

Tatsuhiko followed up.

The reason why the performance is not good during the game is that it is easy to get distracted and mess up.

This is actually the result of inattention.

When other players encounter an opportunity to steal, from seeing the opportunity to making a steal, it takes about two or three seconds before they can make a steal.

And Sakuragi's reaction time from seeing an opportunity to making a steal may be only one second, or even less than one second.

More often, it is waiting for him to recover and the opponent has already made a successful shot.

This is why Sakuragi is blown out of every game.

Single defense is easy to get distracted, and cooperative defense is Sakuragi's awareness on the defensive end, which is far from reaching that level.

Most of the time, it is a free scoring opportunity.

Although it sounds very unpleasant, but found no place to refute.

Although Sakuragi claims to be a genius, he actually has a certain understanding of himself.

He curled his lips.

continue.

Hearing Tatsuhiko's straightforward comments, Sakuragi felt a little embarrassed no matter how thick-skinned he was.

There was a little embarrassment on his face.

Especially when everyone in Sakuragi is still there today.

Tatsuhiko waved his hand.

keep training.

soon.

Two training is over.

Head to the vending machine for drinks.

Sakuragi's Gang followed.

One bottle per person.

Just getting ready to leave.

Two familiar figures passed in front of them.

Shinichi Maki and Nobunaga happened to meet Tatsuhiko and the others.

Tatsuhiko took the initiative to greet the two.

Long time no see, Amu, didn't I hear that you are training in Kyoto now?

haven't seen you for a long time

A smile appeared on Amu's face.

The matter of going to Kyoto is just what the coach said to the outside world. As long as it is to avoid interviews, you know, those reporters are lingering. It has only been a week since the game ended, and I have been interviewed four times.

Listening to Amu's words, Tatsuhiko felt the same way.

There was also a wry smile on his face.

I also met reporters in our school, which was really troublesome.

Tatsuhiko was talking about the school reporter he met yesterday.

Thinking of her arrogant look, Tatsuhiko couldn't help but get angry.

If it wasn't for the fact that another reporter left earlier, Tatsuhiko would definitely have to find something to talk about him.

Kiyota Nobunaga grinned.

I didn't expect that the mvp of the Kanagawa County Tournament would be so irritable.

Sakuragi Hanamichi quipped.

Isn't it the defeated wild monkey?

Aota Nobunaga was angry.

Just now I saw you get blown away by Tatsuhiko on the field!

Kiyota Nobunaga didn't save Sakuragi Hanamichi any face and pointed out the facts.

At the same time, he kept mocking Sakuragi.

I didn't expect you to be beaten so helplessly by Tatsuhiko.

Sakuragi Hanamichi crazy

What did you say?

Losing heads-up to Tatsuhiko is no shame.

But Sakuragi, who has lost eleven times in a row and has been defeated repeatedly, is definitely a player full of fighting spirit.

Putting it on ordinary people has long since given up such an idea.

But Sakuragi disagreed.

He just rose to the challenge and faced the challenge head on.

In the end, he won eleven games in a row.

There will definitely be a chance next time, Sakuragi, you believe me!

Tatsuhiko laughed and teased Sakuragi.

He hadn't noticed it before.

It was so funny when Sakuragi was in distress.

It made Tatsuhiko want to bully Sakuragi a little bit.

There will be no next time, Tatsuhiko!

Sakuragi gave Tatsuhiko a blank look.

Kiyota Nobunaga laughed.

"Sure enough, a player like Red Monkey is definitely not Tatsuhiko's opponent!"

The two pinched each other.

Shinichi Maki and Tatsuhiko shook their heads.

What a little guy.

These two are like children.

Always bickering.

What two children!

Nozomi Takamiya met Shinichi Maki with a serious face.

This should be Kainan's coach.

Shinichi Maki black thread.

He remembered that Sakuragi had an own goal when he first appeared on the stage.

In the game against Kainan, Sakuragi started.

As soon as he came on stage, he pointed at Shinichi Maki when he saw Shinichi Maki, and called Kiyota Nobunaga mean.

Shinichi Maki including Shohoku's players were a little confused.

"Why is Shinichi Maki considered despicable?"

"What is that red-haired guy in Shohoku talking about? Doesn't he know Shinichi Maki?"

"Aren't you too nervous? After all, it's against the ace of Kanagawa County. It's natural to be nervous."

"It should be pure nervousness."

The audience on the sidelines looked at Sakuragi and talked a lot.

Sakuragi followed up.

"Referee, I'll report it, they called middle-aged people to play in the high school league!"

Hearing Sakuragi's words, the stadium became quiet in an instant.

Then there was a burst of laughter.

The fans who heard Sakuragi's explanation on the sidelines couldn't help covering their mouths and laughing.

The person on the side, Shinichi Maki, had black lines all over his face.

Although he is indeed a bit more mature than his peers, he can't be considered a middle-aged man no matter what.

"Sakuragi you bastard!"

Shinichi Maki is a little fidgety.

Kiyota Nobunaga on the side finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He looked at Shinichi Maki's face and laughed.

"Amu, your face really looks like a middle-aged person......

"Boom!"

Mu Shen—the punch hit the back of Kiyota Nobunaga's head.

"Play well! If you lose this game, you are finished!"

Kiyota Nobunaga quickly agrees and prepares for the game.

And similar titles appear once.

Shinichi Maki wasn't as angry as last time either.

He just shook his head helplessly.

Tatsuhiko explained.

"This is the trump card of Kainan's big subsidiary, Shinichi Maki."

After hearing Tatsuhiko's introduction, everyone in Sakuragi's Gang became familiar with Shinichi Maki.

After a simple greeting.

Shinichi Maki took Kiyota and prepared to leave.

Sakuragi Hanamichi asked.

"Where are you going?"

Kiyota rolled his eyes.

"Where are you going to report to you?"

Seeing that the two were about to pinch each other again.

Shinichi Maki looked at Tatsuhiko beside him.

"If you are interested, you can go to the game together."

Tatsuhiko was a little puzzled,

"Contest?"

Shinichi Maki explains.

"It's from another county. It's the seed team of the national competition. You can go to find out the strength of the players in the national competition in advance."

This has long been a habit of Shinichi Maki.

Every year before the national competition training camp, I will go to Aichi County to watch the competition of Aihe High School.

It is also because of a lot of preparation in advance.

That's why Kainan was able to overcome obstacles all the way last year and reached the top four in the country.

But their luck is not so good.

They met the eternal king, Sannoh High in the Final Four.

In the first half of the game, Ah Mu and Ah Shen were able to slow down the rhythm of the game.

The point difference has always fluctuated back and forth within the range of five points.

But as the game entered the second half.

The situation of the game changed suddenly.

As soon as the second half started, Sannoh came out with their top tactics.

The audience is pressing!

Even against Sannoh's full-court pressing tactics, Kainan can hardly have a good solution.

The score was stretched by more than 20 points in an instant.

In the end, Kainan lost nearly 50 points to Sannoh.

That's why Shinichi Maki often watches games.

Only on the court can we see a team's tactics and offensive routines.

Kiyota said triumphantly.

"We were the top four in the country last year, so of course we need to learn about the characteristics and playing styles of other teams.

Able to start on a super strong team like Kainan.

When Kiyota thought of such news, he couldn't help being excited

Especially the results of the national semi-finals.

Greatly satisfied the vanity of Kiyota Nobunaga.

Sakuragi Hanamichi despised.

Last year's semi-finals, it's none of your business. "

Tatsuhiko was somewhat interested.

He already guessed who A Mu was going to see.

It should be the star of Aichi.

That person is also an old friend of Shinichi Maki.

Several people go together.

Soon came to the station.

"It's a bit embarrassing, you bastards, didn't you get any money?"

Sakuragi looked at everyone in Sakuragi's Gang helplessly.

He was really unexpected.

None of them have any money.

Sakuragi Hanamichi and the others rummaged through their trouser pockets.

The trouser pockets were cleaner than Sakuragi's face.

There was a slight embarrassment on Sakuragi's face.

Kiyota sneered.

"You want to go to the game even if you don't have money?"

The tone of Kiyota's words is indeed a little too much.

The members of Sakuragi's Gang frowned.

What an unpleasant guy.

I finally know why Sakuragi Hanamichi met him like an enemy.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, I'm here!"

Tatsuhiko patted his chest, then paid for the ticket directly at the window.

Although his money is tight.

After the parents went out, they didn't give Tatsuhiko enough pocket money.

But Tatsuhiko still has the money to buy a few tickets.

Tatsuhiko takes the money.

Bought five tickets.

"gone!"

Several people followed angrily.

I am even more envious.

"It's nice to have money."

Nozomi Takamiya took Tatsuhiko's hand with his own.

"I have made up your friend. From today on, Brother Tatsuhiko told me to go east, and I will never go west. Brother Tatsuhiko told me to go north, and I will never go west."

Mito Yohei also held Tatsuhiko's hand tightly.

"Listen to me, thank you, because of you, the four seasons are warm!"

Mito Yohei hummed subconsciously.

Tatsuhiko's mouth curled into an awkward smile.

It's not that the singing is too bad.

It's a little bit less embarrassing if you stay a little farther away when singing.

The same goes for the rest of Sakuragi's Gang.

Tatsuhiko laughed.

"Sure enough, they are all a group of live treasures. Being with them "smiles have become more."

"Just for the happiness along the way, these five tickets did not lose money. Happiness is priceless."

Tatsuhiko kept comforting himself in the car like this.

in the car.

The crowd did not fight.

Shinichi Maki asks about Coach Anzai's condition.

"If the national competition cannot go, it will have a big impact on Shohoku."

During the match against Ryonan, Shinichi Maki saw Shohoku's problem.

Although Tatsuhiko's temporary replacement coach is okay.

But if Tatsuhiko is the long-term coach, it would be the worst choice.

Tatsuhiko's on-the-spot adjustment ability is still too poor.

"Without coach Anzai, your Shohoku national competition will be difficult."

Tatsuhiko responded politely.

"No big problem. This year's champion is definitely us."

Shinichi Maki continued speaking.

"Do you want to help you analyze the strength of the players in the national competition?"

Tatsuhiko is refreshing.

"That's a good feeling."

Although he didn't care, but others have spoken, it would be unreasonable to refuse.

soon.

The two talked again.

The train is also headed towards Nagoya. .