In the first few games, Shen Long did not let Sakuragi expose his mid-range shot and behind-the-back jumper abilities; it must be said that Inoue really loves Sakuragi Hanamichi too much. Throughout the entire comic, almost every There are many top-notch players at each position.

The point guards in Kanagawa alone include the four masters of Miyagi, Fujima, Amu, and Sendō, Sanno also has the country's number one point guard Fukatsu; the shooting guards include Mitsui, Morohoshi, Matsumoto Minoru, and Kiyota Nobunaga; the small forwards include Rukawa Kaede, Nan Retsu, Tsuchiya Jun, and Japan's top high school student Eiji Sawokita; not to mention the centers, Akagi, Uozumi, Hanagata, Kawada and Shigehiro Mori.

But if you look at the power forwards, who are they? Chang Cheng's Oshiba? Sanno's Masahiro Nobe? Toyotama's Kishimoto? Reinan's Fukuda Yoshihao? No matter how you look at it, they are not on the same level as the stars above.

It can be said that the power forward is the weakest position in the entire manga. A pure rookie like Hanamichi Sakuragi, who has only practiced basketball for three months, dares to compete for the top power forward position in the country.

"Dad, are you finally going to let the genius Sakuragi show his full strength?" Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes flashed with light. In the first few games, he only played defense and fast break layups, but he was overwhelmed.

"Sakuragi, you are the key to our victory tomorrow." Shen Long encouraged, and then went on to explain to them the tactics to be used in tomorrow's game...

Before the game started the next day, Shen Long called them together for final mobilization. This time, instead of explaining tactics, he told stories.

"In 1980, substitute pitcher Daisuke Araki led Waseda Industries to the Koshien Tournament. Not many people were optimistic about it, and they made it all the way to the finals to face the famous Kanto team Yokohama. After the game, many people praised Daisuke Araki. and the fighting spirit of Waseda Industries.”

"They said that although Waseda lost the game, they won everyone's respect because they had tried their best. Although they had regrets, they would not regret it. Youth is not wasted as long as it is hot!" 2018, summer, grassroots ball Team Kinzu Nong reached the Koshien finals, which detonated the whole of Japan. Some people in the country compared this game with Sanno Shohoku.

Here, Shen Long borrowed a similar story from the history of Koshien to ask Akagi and the others, "These days newspapers are praising Shohoku's dark horse trip, saying that even if you lose to Sanno, you will have no regrets this summer! I want to ask What you want is, if you lose this game, do you really have no regrets?"

"We will win. Daisuke Araki was only a freshman. I am now a senior in high school. I don't have a second chance. We will definitely win this game!" Mitsui Hisashi shouted. Among all the players, his The desire to win is the strongest. The past two wasted years have always been like a thorn in his heart. Except for the championship, nothing can make him let go.

"When I was a child, I dreamed of one day meeting Sanno in the national competition. Today I finally got this opportunity. I will give everything I have in exchange for victory in this competition!" Akagi said immediately.

"Let me defeat the mountain king!" Sakuragi Hanamichi was as rough as ever, which made everyone relax a lot.

"Manga often tells us that as long as we give our best in a game like this, there will be no regrets even if we lose, because youth is inherently imperfect, but now the championship is in front of us. As long as we defeat the Sanno, no matter whether it is Hakata or Mingtomo, it will not matter. Your opponents, now, go and defeat the Mountain King and get the championship back!" Shen Long's speech ignited enthusiasm, and the five starting players came on stage.

Although the entire audience was cheering for Sanno, they were not afraid at all. We are strong, Akagi, Mitsui, Miyagi, Rukawa Kaede, and Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted in their hearts at the same time.

Akagi and Kawada's jump ball were evenly matched. Sakuragi got the ball and handed it to Miyagi. Miyagi took advantage of Sanno's unsteady footing to throw the ball to the basket. Sakuragi Hanamichi scored an alley-oop dunk. Shohoku gave it to Sanno. A show of force.

Fukatsu had no fluctuation in his heart and hit a jumper directly over Miyagi. Miyagi turned around and dribbled the ball across half court to Rukawa Kaede. It was his time next.

In three consecutive rounds of one-on-one, Rukawa Kaede only succeeded once in three attacks. Once he was intercepted by Zebei and succeeded in a fast break, and once his shot missed due to Zebei's interference. Zebei, on the other hand, succeeded in all three attacks. Leading 8 to 4.

Miyagi glanced at the time, and it was only a little over two minutes. He handed the ball to Rukawa Kaede again, and Rukawa Kaede broke through with the ball. Zebei blocked his way and drove him towards Kawada's defensive area. Rukawa Kaede Emergency stop and then...passed the ball to Hisashi Mitsui on the outside. Kawada rushed to cover the defense, Mitsui made a fake shot and passed the ball, and Akagi dunked.

Yeah! Shen Long clenched his fists. Rukawa Kaede came to his senses earlier than he expected. After discovering that he couldn't beat Zebei in a one-on-one match, he began to use other methods to help the team.

Kawada wanted the ball inside and succeeded in shooting, switching offense. Here Rukawa Kaede pulled Sawahita away, Akagi raised the three-point line to set up a pick-and-roll for Mitsui, Mitsui Hisashi received a pass from Miyagi and hit a three-pointer, and Shohoku once again closed the score.

In the next few rounds, Akagi and Sakuragi took turns to block defenders for Hisashi Mitsui. His hands were so hot that Mitsui made three out of four three-pointers, and Shohoku tied the score.

"Akagi, is this the strength of Kanagawa's number one center? Don't Kanagawa's centers now know how to take the initiative to attack?" Kawada Masashi said sarcastically.

"To deal with a mere mountain king, there is no need for me to attack." Akagi remembered what Shen Long told him yesterday. Due to his sudden increase in height, Masashi Kawada's position shifted from guard to center, which allowed him to have a wider range and more athletic ability than ordinary centers. He is outstanding, but after all, he has not played center as long as himself, and his basic skills at the basket are still not as good as his.

As long as he is not misled by him and sticks to the basket to protect Shohoku's basket, Kawada will not be able to cause too much trouble. His mid-range and long-range shots are not stable enough, and at the basket, Akagi firmly believes that he will not lose. River field.

Kawada pulled out to shoot, trying to add a scoring point outside of Zebei, but unfortunately his second shot was interfered by Sakuragi and missed. Such a shooting percentage would not scare Shohoku.

The game lasted ten minutes, with the two teams taking the lead alternately. Shohoku could not stop Zebei's attack, and Sanno could not interrupt Mitsui Hisashi's fiery touch.

Coach Domoto is sitting firmly on the coaching bench. If Shohoku pins all their hopes on three-pointers, they are destined to fail because Sanno still has many cards that he has not yet played.
Chapter completed!