Chapter 241: 35:0 means that after the first quarter, everything else is garbage time

The Shanbingxi coach continued,

"I have a recording of Izumimanga's first match."

"Actually, I..."

The Shanbingxi coach hesitated for a long time after saying this.

Just then, the team captain suddenly raised his hand: "Coach, it's fine. We can handle it. At least we can prepare ourselves mentally by watching the recording."

The coach fell silent for a moment, then nodded, turned on the video player, and the match footage immediately appeared on the large screen. It was Izumimanga's opening match against Meijo Academy.

As time passed, the murmurs in the room grew quieter while exclamations grew more frequent. Everyone's expression turned serious, the atmosphere becoming as heavy as if shrouded by dark clouds.

We can't win...

We absolutely can't win!

Even the Shanbingxi captain, whose belief had been quite firm at the start, thought so now.

Setting aside the familiar faces from Izumimanga who would play after the second quarter, just these five first-years alone, number 20, were enough to make one's scalp prickle.

Number 10, 196 centimeters, a shooting power forward with solid footwork; number 11, 189 centimeters, a small forward with explosive speed on breaks; plus numbers 12 and 13, two formidable tall guards.

Finally...

Number 4, Yukimiya Kazuma!

A defensive monster capable of shattering backboards!

No...

Judging from the opponent's occasionally leisurely offense in the recording, it was clear they excelled at far more than just defense.

This meant that in this match, Yukimiya Kazuma hadn't even used his full strength!

Everyone fell silent.

After a long while.

Since they had come this far, everyone ultimately chose to analyze the recording as thoroughly as possible, hoping to find a way to break through.

At least...

Don't lose too badly.

D Group Quarterfinals: Izumimanga versus Shanbingxi.

With a cautious attitude, Yukimiya Kazuma briefly reviewed the match recording and concluded that Shanbingxi should be somewhat stronger than Meijo Academy, but only by a limited margin.

Coach Kakita Yishi, just like in the previous match, fielded Izumimanga's strongest lineup: all first-years in the starting five.

Number 4, C, Yukimiya Kazuma.

Number 10, PF, Tsuchiya Dahe.

Number 11, SF, Dakou Longzhi.

Number 12, SG, Long Tian Zhang.

Number 13, PG, He Xiuyang.

As soon as the match began, Shanbingxi's defense showed a very obvious change compared to their previous games. Their help defense on the perimeter was extremely fast; even their center frequently rushed out.

Obviously.

Shanbingxi's main defensive focus in this match was targeting shooting.

And...

Perhaps because Yukimiya Kazuma had taken few independent offensive actions in the previous match, Shanbingxi's defensive emphasis was not on him.

This turned out badly...

For an entire quarter, Yukimiya Kazuma played with utter satisfaction.

But Yukimiya Kazuma had clearly misunderstood Shanbingxi.