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"I understand," Doute nodded.
The two goals just scored were actually caused by the local player failing to grab the rebound. He was completely suppressed by the opponent's center and felt very uncomfortable.
"Don't worry, leave it to me in the end," Songgang Dong said confidently.
Afterwards, he whispered a few words to Dote, and continued the game under Dote's surprised look, but now the time had come to the last two minutes!
"That trick doesn't work on me anymore." Shinji still kept a straight face as he defended against Matsuoka.
Song Gangdong smiled as he dribbled the ball and said, "I don't plan to be useful forever."
Shinji Ichijo did not respond, but stared at his shoulder, which was the most effective place to prevent the other party from playing tricks on him.
The two men faced each other. Matsuoka Dong smiled, then suddenly jumped up and wanted to throw the ball, but Shinji Ichijo in front of him was not a pushover either. He directly intercepted his opponent, but he was very confused as to why the other party was so reckless.
Chapter 146: The Last Section
It was of course impossible for Songgang Dong to shoot a good ball under the opponent's obstruction, but his goal was not to score but to hit the center who had already jumped up under the basket.
Bang, a creaking sound was heard, that was the wailing of the basketball hoop. Tu Shou made a successful two-handed slam dunk in the air, and he was still in shock after landing.
Just now, Songgang told him that as long as he started jumping, he should count to three in his mind and then jump towards the basket, and the ball would definitely be in his hands.
In fact, he was still very skeptical about this order, because no one could control the pass accurately, and the slightest mistake in the process would result in failure.
But he didn't expect that it would actually succeed, and it was so smooth. He felt that he was just a tool, and the ball came into his hands very naturally and he threw it down.
"Beautiful!" Song Gangdong came over and patted his shoulder to praise him.
Doute smiled awkwardly, because he knew very well that the biggest credit for this goal actually went to Songgang.
"If you don't try your best, the ball won't go in," Song Gangdong said, seeing through his thoughts.
"Thank you," Doute nodded.
Matsuoka didn't say anything because Hachioji's attack was already coming, and there was still one minute left, and the score difference was four points.
Haicheng did not dare to relax at all. The four-point gap could be caught up in the blink of an eye. The greatest charm of basketball is that accidents can sometimes happen even in just a few seconds.
At this moment, Shinji Ichijo's expression became more and more solemn. He didn't care too much about being deceived just now. It was normal for such a thing to happen when confronting a versatile player like Matsuoka.
Points lost can be regained later, because both teams knew it was the last moment, so they started to fight hard. Although the local player was weaker, he had plenty of physical strength, and then he relied on this advantage to temporarily suppress the opponent's center.
Without the threat under the basket, the players on the perimeter can focus more on dealing with other people, so Shinji Ichijo really couldn't find any gaps for a while.
"We must get three points," Shinji Ichijo thought sharply.
Then he signaled to the point guard with his eyes, then rushed into the penalty area with the ball and jumped. Doute and power forward Ishida Mina jumped up reflexively to block him, but found that the opponent had passed the ball.
Although Songgang had noticed it long ago, he was intercepted by the point guard just as he was about to pass, and the pass successfully reached the opponent's shooting guard.
With a swish, a beautiful three-pointer went in, and the score suddenly differed by only one point. There were only 45 seconds left. Although the advantage was still on Haicheng's side, the outcome was still very uncertain.
"As long as we can hold out until the time is up, we will win." Ze Yu Shang Tian felt that victory was in sight.
"Be careful," Song Gangdong reminded.
"I know," Ze Yu Shang Tian nodded.
Matsuoka Dong slowly walked towards the opponent with the ball. This time, Shinji Ichijo faced him directly because he was afraid that the opponent would directly shoot a three-pointer in half court.
Although we know that the opponent's chances of winning are slim in the current situation, we still have to defend ourselves. The offensive time in basketball is 24 seconds. If no shot is taken during this time, the ball possession will be transferred, so 45 seconds is enough.
15 seconds passed slowly, and Matsuoka Dong still did not break through or pass the ball, which made Shinji Ichijo more cautious.
"The most annoying thing about shooting is being blocked by others, but there is one kind of shot that no one can block, and that is making the basketball fly higher." Song Gangdong also jumped up while saying this.
Shinji Ichijo felt something was not good when he heard this and jumped up almost at the same time. Logically speaking, Matsuoka Dong should not be able to throw the ball, but the fact was that he could not stop it.
Because the basketball started flying very straight with a small arc after the shot, he couldn't touch it at all, and this time the basketball flew very high.
After he landed, the ball was still flying upwards, and at this time the arc began to appear and flew towards the basket. Fortunately, the ceiling of this venue is very high, otherwise the ball would have hit it.
At this time, everyone was waiting for the basketball to drop. During this period, the time felt particularly long, as if it had been a century.
Finally, the basketball went into the basket with a swish, and the guy below caught it easily. Everyone was a little dumbfounded at this time, because they had not seen this move during practice.
"That ball just flew too high!"
"Can basketball be played like this?"
"How powerful is his wrist!"
There was another round of exclamations from the people outside the stadium. Today's game shocked them more than any other game in the past year.
"It seems that my luck is pretty good today," said Songgang Dong with a smile.
He was actually very nervous in his heart, because he was not sure of winning the ball, but he had to take the gamble at this moment, because Haicheng would definitely not be a match for Hachioji in the final moments.
The opponent had experienced national competitions and had experience and advantages in terms of decisive shots, as well as some luck, so he had no choice but to gamble. Fortunately, he won.
Shinji Ichijo turned around and looked at Matsuoka and said seriously: "You are such a monster."
"This ball was just luck," Songgang responded with a shrug.
"There are still 21 seconds left. We won't give up," Shinji Ichijo said seriously.
"We will also defend these four points," Song Gangdong responded.
Then it was Hachioji's turn to attack, while Sawamura Naota was defending Shinji Ichijo. Maybe because he was used to it, Sawamura was able to keep up with the opponent at this time.
However, just when Ze Yu thought he was going to break through while keeping time, Shinji Ichijo suddenly returned to the three-point line. He thought to himself that it was bad and immediately chased after him and jumped up to intercept.
"stop!"
When Ze Yu heard that it was Matsuoka's voice, he reflexively did not move in mid-air. Just as he was wondering, he saw the regret in Shinji Ichijo's eyes.
He was shocked, knowing that if he had blocked the ball just now, the opponent would probably make him commit a foul, and the two sides would have gone into overtime with the same score.
Swish, the ball went into the basket smoothly. Ze Yu was still in shock after landing. He almost got fooled. If they went into overtime, Haicheng would definitely lose.
"Well done," Song Gangdong said with a smile.
Ze Yu said a little embarrassedly: "It would have been terrible if you hadn't reminded me."
"Don't worry, there are 10 seconds left, victory belongs to us!" Song Gangdong said encouragingly.
"Haicheng will win!" others echoed loudly.
10 seconds was too short for Hachioji, but too long for Haicheng. However, with the ball in the hands of Matsuoka Dong, the opponent was unable to turn the tide.
The final whistle sounded, and the game was finally over. The whole audience cheered, calling out Song Gangdong's name.
"Our autumn is over," said Shinji Ichijo dejectedly.
Everyone in Hachioji had tears in their eyes, especially the third graders, because today was their last game.
In contrast, there was a lot of cheering in Haicheng. Song Gangdong was lifted up by everyone. Haicheng High School finally entered the national competition again after many years.
Chapter 147: Rising Fame
Early in the morning, Song Gangdong yawned as he walked into the school gate, and then he saw the promotional banner hanging on the school building: Warm congratulations to the basketball team for entering the national competition and Song Gangdong for becoming the best MVP player.
That's right, he won this honorary title with his absolute strength. Of course, it was just an empty name, and there was nothing else in return except a certificate.
However, he was interviewed by reporters, and his photos and introduction appeared in sports magazines, which played a big role in whether he could get a recommendation.
"It's the sharpshooter"
“I went to watch the game that day, it was absolutely amazing.”
The students around him also looked at him very enthusiastically and discussed with the people next to them. Songgang felt a little helpless being looked at so he could only speed up his pace.
Saori on the side said indignantly: "Those girls are so shameless that they actually want to be your girlfriend."
Songgang Dong glanced at her and said, "You are the one who wants it the most." However, he ignored her complaints. It was just right that she was there to block it, which saved him a lot of trouble.
When he walked to the shoe-changing area and opened the shoe cabinet, a lot of envelopes poured out. Seeing the love hearts on them, he knew they must be love letters.
"What a bunch of people! How can they just put things in other people's shoe cabinets?" Saori complained as she collected the letters and put them in the trash can.
This guy is now determined to prevent all crises. How could he let others pick the fruits he has grown for so many years? The other few have already given him enough headaches, so there can't be any more.
In fact, Japanese girls are very realistic. They like boys who are both good-looking and capable. At the high school stage, money is secondary to them.
This is quite good, but once they enter society, many of them will go to the other extreme and become super gold diggers.
At that time, appearance will be secondary. What matters most is ability and money. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many beautiful women marrying professional sumo wrestlers.
Of course this is not comprehensive. There are definitely other pure loves or true loves, but they are very small in number.
After the two entered the classroom, everyone gave him warm applause. After all, Song Gangdong had been in the media, and everyone was very excited about the appearance of a celebrity in the class.
"How is it? Are there a lot of beautiful girls looking for you?" Ito Kabuto behind him said enviously.
Song Gangdong said without denying it: "Being famous is troublesome indeed."
"Tsk, you're so ungrateful after getting the advantage. If I hadn't leaked your information to others, you wouldn't be so relaxed," Ito Kabuto said with a roll of his eyes.
"Then thank you so much," Songgang Dong responded perfunctorily.
In fact, this guy Ito is still working as an intelligence dealer. He accepts commissions for information about girls, love rivals, and cheating partners.
So he doesn't feel any guilt at all when doing things like selling player information to other schools. Money is king, which is a bit like a bounty hunter and an unscrupulous detective.
And what he said about not betraying the information about Songgang because of friendship is actually nonsense, because Coach Ohno specifically talked to him for a while, and this guy looked very unhappy when he came out.
While they were chatting, Sigong came in and nodded gently to him. She now deliberately goes out a little later than Songgang and the others every day.
"What is your relationship with Shinomiya?" Ito Kabuto asked quietly.
Song Gangdong calmly replied: "What else? Classmates and friends."
Since they had been hanging out together a lot recently it was normal for them to be discovered and there was no need to hide it. Students thought it was a bit strange before, but now that Songgang became famous they thought it was normal.
Ito Kabuto said suspiciously: "My intuition tells me that your relationship seems unusual."
"Your intuition is not accurate," Song Gangdong said unhappily.
"Impossible, my intuition has always been very accurate," Ito Kabuto said very confidently.
Just at this moment, Ohnochi came in and the classroom became quiet. She looked around and nodded with satisfaction when she saw Matsuoka Dong.
She also knew about the competition, but she didn't expect Songgang Dong to be so good. This made her feel relieved. After all, she had agreed to be a lobbyist for Mr. Ohno.