Chapter 48: Slam Dunk: Opening Template Kise Ryota Chapter 047
On the other side,
In kainan's locker room,
Takato Riki didn't have as much pressure as Tanaka Shigeichi.
He just made some simple tactical arrangements for the players as usual and told them some things to pay attention to.
"Kiyota, I'll leave Uesugi Kenichi to you, no problem!"
"Of course!"
Kiyota, who was rubbing his hands, replied excitedly.
He had wanted to fight this yellow-haired man for a long time.
Finally, he waited for this opportunity today.
He wanted to let everyone present today see who the strongest rookie in Kanagawa this year really was.
But he forgot that he had just been run over by Rukawa Kaede yesterday.
On the other side, Maki took the initiative to remind him,
"You have to be careful. This guy is not easy to deal with! I heard that Rukawa was no match for him in the practice match with shohoku."
"Is that so? That's even better!"
"When I defeat him, won't it prove that I am better than Rukawa?"
Looking at Kiyota's increasingly excited eyes,
Maki didn't say anything more.
After all, on the basketball court, sometimes you still need some confidence.
However, Uesugi Kenichi's true strength had always been a stone weighing on Maki's heart.
In yesterday's match with shohoku,
Maki had been conserving his strength just to deal with the situation that might arise today.
Although Kiyota was not weak,
he was probably no match for Kenichi Uesugi.
When the time came, Maki would have to do it himself.
Soon,
the players of Ryonan and Hainan walked out of the locker room one after another and came to the court.
Suddenly, the sound of a tsunami came from the crowd,
with some cheering for Ryonan and others for Hainan.
The voices from both sides alternated, and no one was willing to admit defeat.
After warming up,
the starting players of Ryonan and Hainan all appeared.
For this extremely important game,
both teams naturally sent out their strongest players.
Ryonan's starting lineup is:
center Yuzumi, power forward Fukuda, small forward Uesugi Kenichi, shooting guard Sendoh, and point guard Uekusa.
Hainan's side:
center Kazuma Takasago, power forward Masaru Muto, small forward Nobunaga Kiyota, shooting guard Ichiro Kamiya, point guard Shinichi Maki.
This is the first time that Fukuda has played for Ryonan as a starter.
And Ryonan's sudden change in the starting lineup surprised coach Takato Riki of Kainan.
"Haha! I didn't expect you to have a trick up your sleeve even with Uesugi Kenichi!"
"However, in the face of absolute strength, these fancy things are useless!"
Takato didn't think that this guy with a strange look would pose a threat to Kainan.
In contrast,
Takato was more concerned about Kenichi Uesugi.
"He should be the only variable in today's game,"
Takato thought silently as he looked at Kenichi Uesugi on the court.
On the court,
Kenichi Uesugi saw that his teammates didn't seem as nervous anymore and began to look at Yan Yi with a new eye.
Sometimes it's good to have a live treasure in the team.
It's good to liven up the atmosphere.
"Beep!"
As the referee blew the whistle,
this highly anticipated game officially began.
Uozumi and Takasago jumped up to fight for the ball almost at the same time,
but Yuzumi relied on his height advantage and the difference in strength,
and still helped Ryonan get the ball easily.
After receiving the pass, Uekusa was just about to pass the ball to Kenichi Uesugi, who was running down the front,
but he saw that most of the players from Hainan had already completed their defense.
"What a fast speed!"
"Ryonan's fast break, which they're known for, didn't work!"
"It really deserves to be Kainan!"
Seeing that he couldn't launch a fast break,
Uekusa had to dribble slowly to control the rhythm.
When he saw Yuzumi in position,
Uekusa passed the ball to him directly.
It wasn't that he didn't want to pass the ball to Kenichi Uesugi,
but Shigeichi Tanaka had told him before the game,
to try playing inside at the beginning of the game.
After all, compared to Takasago,
Yuzumi had a significant advantage,
which would help him find his form earlier and save Uesugi Kenichi some energy.
However,
just before Yuzumi was about to receive the pass,
Kazuma Takasago suddenly circled in front of Yuzumi,
and directly slapped the basketball passed by Uekusa.
Coach Takato saw this scene off the court,
and grinned at Shigeichi Tanaka on the opposite side,
and Shigeichi Tanaka naturally saw his smug face.
"Damn it! This guy actually predicted my tactics!"
However, what made Shigeichi Tanaka feel fortunate was that,
Uekusa grabbed the basketball that Takato had slapped away,
and this time he didn't hesitate.
He directly passed the ball to Kenichi Uesugi.
He could also see that,
kainan was obviously prepared for the inside line.
As soon as Kenichi Uesugi received the pass from Uekusa,
Kiyota Nobunaga immediately came to Kenichi Uesugi to defend.
Unlike his expression of complete indifference in the locker room,
at this moment, his face was solemn,
his eyes fixed on the basketball in Kenichi Uesugi's hand,
ready to deal with all kinds of defense.
Although Kiyota was usually cheerful,
he was still very serious during the game,
especially when facing a strong opponent like Kenichi Uesugi.
Kenichi Uesugi saw that he defended so seriously,
and gave him enough respect.
He took a step back and came to the three-point line,
then began to squat down to prepare for the shot.
This was his imitation of Reo Miru's "Heaven", "Earth" and "Void" shots.
Although Kiyota was a little confused,
he could only squat down with Kenichi Uesugi,
otherwise,
he would not be able to keep up with the rhythm when Kenichi Uesugi jumped together.
Then,
Kenichi Uesugi, as Kiyota expected,
started to jump and shoot.
Kiyota was a little happy to see this.
He had successfully predicted Kenichi Uesugi's shot.
Now he would have enough time to block him if he jumped.
But the next second,
he was stunned!
It was as if his legs were constantly moving.
He couldn't jump at all.
Seeing that Kenichi Uesugi on the other side could jump normally while he couldn't,
Kiyota Nobunaga was shocked.
"Is this magic?"