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"We are only one step away from winning. It doesn't matter if you lose despite your best efforts. After all, this is the first time we have reached this point, and the opponent is the super strong team Hachioji. It is normal to lose."
"But these are not my real thoughts. What I really want to say is that we have to beat our opponents no matter who they are. So you brats must win this game no matter what!"
Ohno Kazugami said loudly. He is also a very young coach, so he also hopes to have a strong team under his command.
"Win the game!"
All the members of the team shouted loudly, which scared the staff who were passing by, but this was normal here, so he smiled and left.
As the time was almost up, the Haicheng High School team ran towards the stadium. Before they entered, they could already hear the noisy voices of the audience, which made everyone nervous.
"Go Haicheng team!"
This is the cheerleading team from Haicheng. It is made up of more than a dozen girls and is quite eye-catching. Of course, the other side’s cheerleading team is even larger.
Matsuoka Dong looked towards the audience seats, and then saw Shinomiya, Saori, Nagano Kanna, and squad leader Yoshikawa, and of course Chiefuku.
He waved his hand in that direction, and the team members looked in the direction where he was looking and saw several beautiful girls, and they were filled with envy.
"Don't feel pressured, because we are the challengers. If anything, the opponent will be under even greater pressure. And don't forget that we still have Songgang," Coach Ohno encouraged.
Everyone else looked at Songgang and felt confident, because they knew how big of a monster this guy was.
"Can you play the whole game today?" Ohno looked straight at him.
Song Gangdong nodded: "No problem, I will increase the score by 30 points in the first half!"
"Okay, then let the other party see your strength!" Ohno said with a smile.
At this time, the coach of Hachioji, Ichiro Masamoto, was an old coach in his 60s. He was very famous, otherwise he would not have been able to lead the team to the national level for three consecutive years.
"Haicheng High School is still very strong this year, but it is still a little behind in strength. But you should not underestimate the opponent, otherwise you may pay the price," admonished Ichiro Moto.
"Yes!" Hachioji's people responded loudly.
"Okay, I won't say any more. Another thing, don't forget to pay more attention to that guy named Matsuoka Dong," Masamoto Ichiro instructed.
Shinji Ichijo nodded. When they were watching the game video, they did find that Matsuoka Dong's skills were indeed good, but he only played half the game and was obviously not physically fit, so they didn't feel anything. So they were a little confused about why the coach valued him so much.
However, his character is to carry out the task well, so he didn't ask too many questions. As long as the task was done well, nothing else mattered.
"Both teams, please come on the court and start warming up," the broadcast prompted.
Then both sides started practicing on the field. Ichiro Moto first looked at the young Ohno and then looked at Matsuoka Dong on the field.
"Let me see what kind of hidden strength you have," he muttered.
As a coach of the older generation, he has seen everything, so after watching a few videos, he knew that Songgang Dong was temporarily hidden as a trump card.
It can be said that Ohno Kazukami is still a lot greener in all aspects. If there are no accidents in this game, Ichiro Moto will definitely win, but the variable lies in Matsuoka Dong.
Because he has a clear idea of the other players. Among them, the center Aita Moriya is of course one of the top ones. There is also the small forward Naota Sawasame, but he is still a little short of it. And the talented Matsuoka will only know his strength during the game.
As for the remaining two, he was not interested in them. His chances of winning were almost more than 80%, so among them, only Songgang Dong could interest him.
"The game begins!" The battle began with the sound of the whistle. Who will get the key to the national gate will depend on who gets it in a few minutes.
Chapter 141 Shocks Everyone
The first person to compete for the player on the field was of course the captain Moriya Aita, and then the other side was the star player Ichijo Shinji. They were about the same height, but Shinji Ichijo was more flexible.
So naturally the ball was taken away by the opponent, and then it went directly to the point guard, and then they immediately started a fast break.
"Return to defense," Moriya shouted.
However, because they had few experiences in big games, the other players were stiff and their speed was slower. Then, the opponent's shooting guard directly scored the first goal.
"Hachioji is really amazing"
"Of course. I feel there is no suspense in this game. You can see that Haicheng has not yet adapted to the situation."
"That's normal. After all, it's the first time we've made it to the finals in so many years."
The audience was discussing enthusiastically, and Hachioji's cheerleading team was cheering loudly, which immediately overwhelmed the cheerleading team from Haicheng.
Now the entire stadium seems to be filled with people cheering for Hachioji. This kind of atmosphere makes the people in Haicheng feel extremely pressured.
"Don't be scared, it's just a goal. Everyone relax, I will score a goal back at them soon," Song Gangdong said with a smile after clapping his hands to attract the attention of the players.
The others felt relieved when they heard this. Ze Yu Shang Tian laughed and said, "I feel like everyone will be shocked."
"That's right," the others responded with a smile.
Seeing that they were no longer nervous, Song Gangdong encouraged them: "Then we should lead them by 30 points in the first half!"
For the first time in this game, the ball was taken by Matsuoka Dong, who then dribbled slowly towards the opposite half of the court. Except for the point guard who was a little closer to Matsuoka Dong, all the other players on Hachioji had already returned to defense.
"Why are the opponents standing back? Have they completely given up on the periphery?" Shinji Ichijo frowned.
Just when he was wondering what kind of attack Song Gangdong would launch, he suddenly saw Song Gangdong jump up and shoot. This situation made his brain freeze.
"Is he crazy, shooting in half court?" This was the thought in the audience's mind at this time.
However, in their sight, they only saw the ball draw a very exaggerated arc and then entered the basket, followed by the sound of the ball hitting the floor.
Bang, bang, bang, bang. The basketball bounced several times before rolling down the court and gradually stopping. Because the entire venue was silent at this time, the sound of the ball falling to the ground was particularly clear.
One second, two seconds, ten seconds. When the ball went completely down the field, the audience couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Baga, what did I just see!!!"
"That ball just now actually went in? It must have been a fluke!!!"
Just like in the Haicheng Gymnasium, everyone was shocked, with a look of disbelief on their faces, and there was an uproar in the venue.
The players on Hachioji's side had their eyes wide open and their jaws almost dropped in surprise. Among them, Shinji Ichijo kept a stern face on the surface, but his heart was actually shaking violently.
"This is the opponent's trump card, it's really powerful." The experienced coach Ichiro Masamoto was also surprised.
He didn't expect that the opponent would hit a trump card right away. When he looked at Songgang Dong, his eyes were already very solemn and amazed. In fact, there are many people who can shoot in the half court in basketball over the years, but almost no one actually uses it in the game.
"Is it luck or strength?" he thought expectantly.
As an old coach, it is very gratifying to see a basketball star being born. Of course, it would be even better if you can discover him yourself.
"It's really amazing," said Moriya Aota with a smile.
Song Gangdong responded confidently: "We broke their confidence in the first quarter, but the rest depends on everyone."
“We won’t hold you back,” promised point guard Yuichi Kamijiro.
On the other side, Shinji Ichijo still had a straight face and comforted them: "Don't be scared, if it's a coincidence, that's great. If not, we can also interfere with him. Mingtian is left to you."
Mingtian is the point guard, and this task is his responsibility, so he nodded immediately: "Even if he can shoot all over the court, I will block his route."
Of course, the opponent then made a three-pointer to catch up with the score. It has to be said that there is indeed some gap in strength.
Then it was Songgang's turn. This time Mingtian came up close to him and didn't give him any chance to shoot, but this was also within Songgang Dong's expectations.
"Shangcheng" Song Gangdong passed the ball with a flick of his hand.
"Oops!" Mingtian quickly turned around and defended.
At this moment, the basketball flew past his side, and before he could react, Song Gangdong had already received the ball at that position and jumped up to shoot in one go.
Swish, another mid-range shot went in, and this time the audience was completely excited. The first time might have been an accident, but the second time proved to be a real skill.
“Oh my god, he can really pitch from that spot!”
"This is just freakish!"
"Won't this be a foul in basketball?"
On the Hachioji side, Ichiro Masamoto also became excited. The other side was actually very sure that Matsuoka Dong was definitely a genius in basketball.
The audience outside the stadium cheered in surprise, while the morale of the players on Hachioji's side suffered a major blow, because Matsuoka Dong's style of play made it impossible for them to play!
"Where did you find this monster?" Shinji Ichijo said to Aita Moriya with great fear.
Moriya Qingtai chuckled and said, "Are you shocked? We were also like this at the beginning. You'll get used to it."
Shinji Ichijo looked at him coldly. Although the opponent was a little beyond common sense, he still had confidence that he could win the game.
With Songgang's shocking start, the subsequent game between the two teams became very intense. They could only let the guards keep an eye on Songgang's sharpshooter.
Of course, this also led to defensive loopholes in the back, so with the assistance of the point guard, small forward Naota Ze Yu was able to steal the show.
However, many of the points were still scored by Song Gangdong. He was not only able to shoot in the half court, but he was also 100% accurate from the three-point line.
This situation also made Hachioji very uncomfortable. Fortunately, Shinji Ichijo got back some points when he had the ball, but the score gap between the two teams was still widening.
"Hachioji team requests a timeout" the whistle sounded.
"Well done!" As soon as Songgang Dong came down, he was praised by Coach Ohno.
Song Gangdong smiled: "The opponent is really strong, everyone should be careful, and the hit rate of three-pointers in the first half will be much lower."
Moriya Aota nodded: "Don't worry, leave the rest to us."
Compared to the energetic Haicheng, the Hachioji side was shrouded in dark clouds, and every team member had a confused look on his face.
Chapter 142: Finally Made a Mistake
Seeing the serious expressions on the team members' faces, Mamoru Ichiro said, "What? Are you so shocked?"
The shooting guard replied helplessly: "Coach, that half-court three-pointer is too difficult to defend."
Now the Hachioji team is in a dilemma. If they try to defend Songgang Dong, there will inevitably be gaps in the defense behind them, which will be easily broken through.
Even if they managed to defend themselves, Songgang's ordinary three-pointers could still pose a threat, so they were now a little exhausted.
The point guard felt that his physical energy had been greatly depleted after playing for a while. If he continued like this, it would be a dream to want to play the whole game.
"I understand you were scared by that ball. To be honest, I was scared too, but I don't think he can keep hitting that kind of ball forever," said Ichiro Masamoto very confidently.
The players became more excited after hearing this, and they still had great faith in the coach's judgment, so as long as there was no such ball, they would definitely win the game.
"But coach, what should we do now? If the score gap is too big, it will be difficult to catch up later. After all, the opponent is also strong," Shinji Ichijo asked with a frown.
"Don't worry about the three-pointer in the first half. We should conserve our energy and focus on scoring points, focusing on three-pointers," Ichiro Moto made a decisive decision.
Although the team members were somewhat unwilling, they had no choice but to do so. If they continued to waste their attention and energy on Song Gangdong, it would be a waste of time and effort.
"Okay guys, I only have one request. The score difference must be within 20 points before entering the second half!" said Ichiro Masamoto seriously.