Chapter 106 The Basketball Maniac (Third Update)

This is a small gymnasium, with only a few hundred seats at full capacity. Even so, it is still not full, and there are even many empty seats.

Uozumi took a cursory glance and found no familiar person.

Kanagawa is too far from Kyoto, and it is difficult for ordinary high school students to afford train tickets and accommodation fees, otherwise Hinata and the idiot trio would not be able to work and make money in advance.

Soon, the players began to warm up.

Iwashimizu High School is from Hokkaido and got the spot as the runner-up in Hokkaido.

In "Basketball Weekly", Iwashimizu was rated as a C-level team.

Well, just like Shohoku in the original year, Iwakimizu High School also participated in the national competition for the first time.

Even so, the cautious coach Taoka still carefully investigated the information of Iwashimizu High School, and even dragged his friends to get the video of Iwashimizu's game in Hokkaido Prefecture.

After watching the game video of Iwashimizu High School, coach Taoka believed that Iwashimizu's strength was similar to Tsukutake.

Suddenly, there was a faint noise in the gymnasium.

Uozumi looked up and saw several players entering the stadium.

The third group of seeded teams—Aihe Academy!

Uozumi recognized it at a glance, not to mention the figure of Morohoshida among them.

In the first round, Aihe Academy automatically received a bye.

The reason why Aihe Academy made a special trip here is simply because they felt that Lingnan was a threat to them.

There was no way, King Hainan was defeated by Lingnan, not to mention Zhu Xingda and Mu Shen had a good relationship.

Mu Shenyi most likely disclosed information about Lingnan to Zhu Xingda.

If you observe carefully, you will find that the eyes of the Aihe Academy players are mainly focused on Uozumi.

This is also common sense. After all, Yuzhu is Lingnan’s trump card and the MVP of the county competition.

Not long after, the warm-up of the two teams ended.

The players gathered around the coach and began to lay out tactics.

"Fish live, preserve your strength."

Before playing the game, coach Tian Gang gave a solemn instruction.

"I know!"

Uozumi knew what coach Taoka meant, so he naturally agreed. Besides, his opponent was just Iwashimizu, so he didn't need to go all out.

After the players from both sides took the field, forwards Uozumi and Iwashimizu stood in the center circle and began to execute the jump ball.

He could clearly see that Forward Iwashimi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and looked very nervous.

Most people would feel nervous when they see Uozumi's body shape, not to mention that Iwashimizu's center is only 190 centimeters tall and weighs just over 80 kilograms, which is completely incomparable to Uozumi.

The next moment, the referee threw the ball high.

When the basketball fell, Uozumi overwhelmed the forward Iwashimizu and passed the ball to Asahi Ken Matsushita.

The moment he received the ball, Matsushita Asahi Ken immediately started to move. His speed was so fast that he caught the opponent off guard and rushed across the half court almost instantly.

Until then, Iwashimizu's point guard and shooting guard all rushed towards him.

"team leader!"

Asahi Ken Matsushita immediately chose to pass the ball and quickly passed the ball to Yusaku Ozawa.

As soon as he received the basketball, Ozawa Yusaku used a fake move to easily break through and quickly rushed to the penalty area.

At this time, Uozumi had already rushed to the edge of the restricted area.

Seeing Yusaku Ozawa's actions, Uozumi pointed towards the sky while rushing into the penalty area.

Yan Qingshui's forward hurriedly entangled Yuzhu, but was unable to slow him down.

There is a huge gap in the confrontation between the two, more than one level apart.

Without hesitation, Ozawa Yusaku threw the ball toward the basket.

Yuzhu raised his head and moved, and when the basketball approached the basket, he immediately jumped up.

Bang~

Yuzhu grabbed the basketball with both hands and violently smashed it against the basket.

The forward Yan Qingshui was very courageous and tried to block him, but the size difference between the two was more than a level away, giving people the feeling of being like a mantis trying to control the car.

In mid-air, Uozumi and Iwakimizu's strikers collided.

Yan Qingshui's expression changed drastically, he instantly lost his balance and was easily knocked away by the fish.

Bang~

Yuzhu dunked with both hands, taking the lead in scoring two points for Lingnan.

Uozumi let go of the basket, glanced at the forward Iwashimizu who had fallen to the ground, and reached out to pull him up.

"Captain, just pass it on!"

In the process of returning to defense, Uozumi raised his hand and Ozawa Yusaku clapped their hands, and everything was understood.

"It's just a ball, let's hit it back!"

Seeing that the morale of his teammates was a little low, Iwashimizu's ace and captain quickly stepped forward to boost morale.

"The captain is right, we will fight back!"

The morale of Iwashimizu's players temporarily returned to normal. They quickly rushed to the Lingnan position and began to actively participate in the attack.

More than ten seconds later, captain Iwashimizu ran out of the open space and immediately took off to shoot the ball as soon as he received the basketball in the corner area.

"Nani!"

Suddenly, a huge black shadow rushed forward.

Pa~

In mid-air, Yuzhu waved his hand and hit a volleyball hat.

Since his speed and flexibility data exceeded 70, Yuzhu's defensive range has expanded to the three-point line.

The basketball bounced off the floor and hurtled toward the opponent's half.

Panasonic Xujian's fast attack has a keen sense of smell and sprints at the fastest speed.

As Lingnan's "little fast horse", he is so fast that he catches up with the basketball in the blink of an eye.

Asahi Ken Matsushita picked up the basketball and played it down quickly.

The Iwashimizu players hurried back to defend, but they couldn't catch up. They could only catch up and eat the dust. In the end, they watched Asahi Ken Matsushita score a layup.

After conceding the goal, the Iwashimizu players couldn't help but glance at their captain, and their morale dropped significantly.

Captain Iwashimizu was a little embarrassed. He opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.

In the subsequent process, Yan Qingshui was obviously suppressed by Lingnan.

Even if coach Iwashimizu called timeout many times, it would be of no avail.

The strength gap between the two sides is too large, especially the gap inside, so big that even the best tactics cannot make up for it.

After testing the level of Iwashimizu, Uozumi began to focus on the defensive end, and the offensive end focused on secondary attacks and alley-oops.

Uozumi almost turned into a rebounder, never letting go of any rebound he could get, not to mention the assistance of Toyo Inoue.

Due to the guarantee of the backboard, Lingnan players can shoot with confidence. Because it is their first time to play in a national competition, many Lingnan players are a little nervous, resulting in frequent shots.

However, the Lingnan players still shot resolutely.

There is no way, the rebounding gap between the two sides is too big.

Unlike Lingnan, without the guarantee of rebounds, Iwashimizu players lacked confidence when shooting and inevitably hesitated, which affected their shooting percentage.

For a time, the two sides fought frequently. Yuzhu grabbed rebounds one after another and had more offensive opportunities, causing Lingnan to quickly open the score.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 40:19, and Iwashimizu's halftime score did not even exceed 20. How tragic this is!
Chapter completed!