Chapter 161: Since You Hate Failure Anyway, I'll Just Take You Out!

Soon, several more exchanges passed.

In the arena.

Atsushi Murasakibara was frantically smashing the basket while Yukimiya Kazuma spun under the hoop, dazzling everyone with footwork and fakes; the two clashed wildly, leaving the crowd momentarily numb.

"How many shots in total from the start until now? Little Atsushi has only blocked one! For him, this is probably the first time since showing his talent, aside from facing Akashi!"

Ryota Kise exclaimed in surprise.

Shintaro Midorima seemed unsurprised and said calmly, "Atsushi under the basket has always relied solely on his physical talent, never willing to learn technique. When Captain Nijimura was here, someone urged him to study with Senior Huacheng, but later..."

"He never encountered an opponent stronger than himself, so relying only on his physique, he was enough to remain undefeated under the basket."

"But now, he faces Yukimiya, whose physical abilities are weaker than his yet not unopposable, while his technique is far superior. In a sense, Atsushi has finally met his match."

No matter how great the talent, there are weaknesses. Atsushi's weakness is that his gifted physique allows him to reach heights many centers never achieve in a lifetime without needing much technique, meaning he indeed lacks strong skills.

"Yukimiya~!"

670 Atsushi Murasakibara's expression gradually crumbled; he didn't even call him by the nickname 'Yukiko' anymore.

Being scored on repeatedly was certainly annoying, but what annoyed him more was that in the previous offensive possession, 'Destructive Hammer' had been dunked away under Yukimiya's block and interference!

"Ooooooh~~~"

"That was... a block, right? He actually blocked it."

"Atsushi blocked one of his earlier too; one can only say it's back to a tie."

"Yukimiya Kazuma's various skills are truly super impressive..."

"From the start until now, he's been the one scoring and defending; come to think of it, when the Generation of Miracles attack, it's also just one person attacking alone."

"Teiko has been like this all year; Akashi controls the ball and arranges the offense, and once the ball is passed, the receiver basically takes it all the way to the end."