Slam Dunk: I'm the Glasses Brother

"The score difference is only 6 points, Ryonan is fighting really hard!" Mitsui sighed.

"But we should all know that Sannoh will really show its strength in the second half. That will be the real test." Mumu frowned, his tone was very heavy, "Ryonan must hold on! If they hold on and make it through, there is a chance of victory. Otherwise, it will be a crushing defeat... just like the other opponents."

"Yeah, you're right," Akagi nodded. He had also watched many of Sannoh's games, and there were teams that could hold their own against Sannoh in the first half, such as the former champion of Kanagawa, Kainan, the perennial runner-up Hakata Corporation, and even this year's Green Wind. However, under Sannoh's full-court press, they were all left behind and lost.

Ryonan locker room.

Shigeichi Tanaoka looked at his disciples. The five starters were all gasping for breath. They had played the entire first half, and the pressure of facing Sannoh had intensified their physical consumption - what's more, it was difficult for them to score while it was easy for the opponents, which made everyone feel a little exhausted.

Shigeichi Tanaka knew that he had to say something.

"I know you are very tired, and I know you are under a lot of pressure, but! We must not back down! We must hold on!"

Tian Gang suddenly raised his voice and raised his fist, "Sanwang is indeed stronger than us, but we are not powerless to fight back! As long as we stick to the tactics we have arranged, as long as we can always keep the score close, although it is difficult, and the second half may be more difficult, but as long as we hold on, we have the hope of delaying the opponent and even overtaking!"

He couldn't help but quote Mitsui's words: "Never give up before the game is over!"

Xiandao suddenly raised his head and said softly but firmly: "Will, only will!"

The atmosphere in the locker room changed immediately. It was a more high-spirited fighting spirit!

Sanwang locker room.

Sanno's coach Goro Domoto looked around at his players and was satisfied to find that although the first half of the game was not easy, the players still seemed relatively calm.

So Domoto calmly said, "Everyone, what do you think?"

Nobe Masahiro: "Ryonan is indeed a very strong opponent!"

Masashi Kawata: "From the first half of the game, it was no accident that Ryonan eliminated Hakata Corporation. It was based on their real strength."

Kazunari Fukatsu: "They are strong opponents! But the stronger the opponent is, the more powerful we can be if we defeat them!"

Only Zebei seemed relaxed: "It's time for us to show our true strength. Ryonan will not be our opponent!"

Everyone agreed: "Zebei is right! We must go all out and defeat our opponent!"

"Very good!" Domoto Goro raised a palm, "In the second half, we have to finish the battle within five minutes!"

"understand!"

The second half is about to begin. Both teams are back on the field and no substitutions are made.

At the opening jump ball, Yuzumi used his height advantage to pass the basketball to Sendoh. As soon as Sendoh received the ball, Zebei and Fukatsu rushed over together and surrounded Sendoh in an instant.

"Full-court press, Sanno's signature skill appears!" Murasakibara exclaimed.

"For Sendoh, now is the biggest test. Let's see how he deals with it..." Mitsui added with a heavy face.

However, in fact, Sendoh was not that nervous. Before the game started, Coach Takeo had already anticipated this scene and made detailed arrangements.

As soon as Zebei and Fukatsu came up, Sendoh passed the ball to Miyagi who had just responded nearby, and then suddenly ran back and got rid of the two people's defense in time; after receiving the ball, Miyagi took two steps and passed the ball to Yuzhu who came over before Matsumoto pressed on. Yuzhu then passed the ball to Sendoh who continued to run up. Sendoh passed the ball, and Miyagi had already used his speed to get rid of Sanno's defense. After receiving the pass, he scored a layup! 42:46

Goro Domoto's eyebrows jumped: Is this... a tactic that Ryonan has specially practiced?

His feeling was soon confirmed.

If the first time was just a prototype, then in the following attacks, Ryonan's tactics became more and more distinct: through continuous passing and transfer, to prevent Sannoh from forming a tight zone, and through short- and medium-distance triangle cooperation, to minimize the possibility of passing errors, and then through close-range support, screens and counter-runs, to get rid of the defense, and to form a fast break or local advantage of more people against fewer people in the frontcourt to attack and score.

Obviously, this rookie team from Kanagawa had already considered Sannoh to be their opponent from the very beginning, and they were well prepared. I don't know whether it was a precaution or just too arrogant. However, they had defeated the strong rival Hakata University of Commerce and stood in front of Sannoh, and faced the full-court press that Sannoh was best at, but they still played calmly.

Of course, Sanwang has more than just this one trick.

Zebei succeeded in singles against Sendoh again and scored 2 points. Then, when Yuzumi stood at the baseline and prepared to serve, Kawata and Nobe both stood at the baseline at the same time, opened their arms, and blocked Yuzumi.

Sure enough, Sanwang's second move - forcing the bottom line - appeared.

However, Ryonan was already prepared. Tian Gangshi had studied all of this for a long time, and even went to ask the coach Gaotou of Hainan for advice. Finally, he thought of a way to crack it.

On the court, when Kawata and Nobe stood at the baseline, the other four players of Ryonan suddenly ran back together, suddenly shook off the defense of Sannoh, and quickly moved together. The four of them gathered together and surrounded a space.

The entire Sannoh team was stunned for a moment, and before they could come to their senses, Uozumi threw the basketball in his hand out - yes, threw it high, in an arc that even Nobe couldn't stop.

The basketball passed over Nobe's hands and landed right in the space formed by the other four people from Ryonan. In the chaos, the Sanno people couldn't even see who caught the basketball. At this moment, Sendoh had already rushed out of the crowd with the ball, and the other people from Ryonan dispersed tacitly, just blocking the Sanno people for a moment. It was this seemingly brief moment that the Sanno people could no longer catch up with Sendoh, and could only watch Sendoh's single-handed fast break and easy layup.

This was the strategy that Tiangang had in mind - "collective counter-running, gathering together to create local space, blocking people after receiving the ball, and creating opportunities for fast breaks in the frontcourt."

It's really a far-fetched idea, but when it comes to facing the Mountain King, it hits the mark!

After all, Sannoh is just a Japanese high school team. The so-called full-court press is their signature skill only because the overall level of the players is higher and they can execute such tactics more effectively than other teams. In a sense, they are just the tallest among the short ones. It is not necessarily true that their pressing tactics are so tight and unsolvable.

Sannoh did not realize this at the first time, and in the next few rounds, it continued to force the baseline, while Ryonan continued to gather together to receive the ball and play fast breaks, and every shot was accurate!

When Ryonan once again made a fast break, Sendoh ignored Zebei's harassment and passed the ball to Nanxiang for a layup. When returning to defense, Sendoh passed by the Sanwang rest area and said lightly, "Uncle, are you still going to hold on?"

"Good boy, you are so disrespectful." Domoto Goro smiled helplessly. He knew very well that Sanno's pressing tactics had been completely cracked by Ryonan. Not only that, Ryonan even seized the loopholes in Sanno's tactics and counterattacked. Although Sanno could still score relatively easily, it could not suppress Ryonan's offense with its best pressing tactics. But don't forget that the full-court pressing tactics are very physically demanding. Even if Sanno's players are physically strong, they can't bear such consumption throughout the second half!

"Coach Tanaoka, although he was unknown before, since he is known as a fortune teller in Kanagawa, you must be quite capable." Domoto glanced at the coaching seat of Ryonan, then stood up from the coaching seat and made a gesture to the players on the field: stop full-court press.

It was the 5th minute and 09 seconds in the second half, the score was 48:54, and the difference between the two sides was still 6 points. Ryonan couldn't catch up, and Sannoh couldn't get away - it was still a stalemate.

But even if they gave up their best moves, would Sannoh really be unable to defeat Ryonan?

Obviously not!

From Kawata, Fukatsu, Matsumoto to Zekita, Sannoh's lineup in the past two years has been called "the strongest in history", not only because of their strength or skills, but also because of their excellent self-adjustment ability. Many times, when Goro Domoto did not give any instructions, they could judge the situation on the field by themselves and make corresponding adjustments to defeat the enemy.

The same is true now.

When Ryonan attacked and Yuzhu pulled out again to set a screen for Sendoh, Kawata was already waiting on the side, defending closely and forcing Sendoh to be unable to successfully break through. This delay was enough for Zebei to catch up.

Sendoh noticed from the corner of his eye that Godai on the outside and Nango on the inside were being tightly entangled by Matsumoto and Nobe, with no space to receive the ball, and he couldn't help but frowned.

Just like that, Sendoh slightly relaxed his attention behind him, and was snatched away by Fukatsu who came around quietly!

Sendoh was shocked and shouted "Go back to defense", then turned around and ran, but it was too late. The double fast break of Zebei and Shenjin was really unstoppable.

In the next few rounds, Ryonan's pick-and-roll tactics were no longer effective: Sanwang kept an eye on Nango and Wudai, and as for Sendoh, on the one hand, Zebei used early movement to break Yuzhu's pick-and-roll, and on the other hand, Kawata prevented Zebei from breaking through Sendoh after he was freed, and tried to harass his shooting. When Sendoh passed the ball to Miyagi, Fukatsu used his physical advantage to steal the ball and scored another goal. After three rounds, Ryonan had no score, and Sanwang scored all three attacks 48:60, and the score difference reached 12 points!