Chapter 43: 20 Points, 25 Assists, 10 Rebounds, 7 Blocks, 5 Steals?!

That night.

The park court near Bai Shui Middle School.

Having sat on the bench all day today, unable to get playing time as usual, Shigimoto Shinosuke is now practicing extra shots on the court so he can play in future games.

For tomorrow's match, he has no concerns about his stamina.

Because he knows very well that among the first-year players of Bai Shui, his strength is also ordinary, and he wouldn't even be the one to sit on the bench.

But thinking of sitting on the bench today and seeing senior Yukimiya Kazuma lead Bai Shui to play basketball like liquid mercury pouring out, a sudden longing rose in his heart.

"Under senior Yukimiya's leadership, we will definitely achieve good results!"

"To receive passes from senior Yukimiya!"

"Come on!"

Immediately...

Facing the moonlight, Shigimoto Shinosuke started another round of shooting.

The second round of the Tokyo District Preliminaries.

This time, Bai Shui Middle School's opponent is Zuo Jia Middle School.

Zuo Jia Middle School is not that kind of particularly strong opponent; the year before last and last year, for two consecutive years, they fell in the second round of the preliminaries.

Judging from this year's situation, they will likely add one more to that number.

Among them, the ace of the Zuo Jia team is the power forward Na He Xiuyang, a well-known power forward in the Tokyo District with excellent offense and defense, but on such a formal stage as the All-Japan, Zuo Jia Middle School does not have many talented players to help him.

And he is not like Yukimiya Kazuma, a man who possesses the 'Passing and Control Master' badge and can drive the entire team's strength single-handedly.

After warming up, both teams' players took their positions.

After getting on the court, Yukimiya Kazuma focused on observing Na He Xiuyang.

This 183-centimeter ace of Zuo Jia Middle School looks quite like an ace.

The whole person is very cold, the expression is fierce, especially the opponent's narrow eyes, which make people feel sharp and piercing when looking at others.

Some people are passersby at first glance.

Some people look like protagonists.

It must be said that sometimes image is very important.

For example, the captain of our own team, who is preparing for the jump ball in the center circle, looks like a completely different person just by changing his hairstyle, but in fact, that wild swept-back hair forms a quite strong contrast with his meticulous playing style.

The referee's whistle sounded.

Takefusa Masaki and the opposing center jumped for the ball in the center circle.

The opposing center is about 185 centimeters tall, while Takefusa Masaki, who was once the only 'strong point' of Bai Shui Middle School, used to win on height alone.

The referee blew the whistle once, the jump ball decided the winner, and Takefusa Masaki defeated the opponent to gain possession.

Less than 6 minutes into the opening of the match.

The score on the court.

Bai Shui Middle School 19:6 Zuo Jia Middle School.

Judging from the start, Zuo Jia Middle School, which has Na He Xiuyang, is definitely much stronger than Enshoji, but as for scoring such a score, it can only be said that Yukimiya Kazuma's defense against Na He Xiuyang was adequate enough.

However...

Although they didn't get called for a timeout right at the start like Enshoji.

But the current situation is that Zuo Jia Middle School has no choice but to call a timeout to catch their breath.

Zuo Jia Middle School's turn, after the ball possession came to their side, the Zuo Jia Middle School coach immediately called a timeout.

"Damn it!"

"Where on earth did Bai Shui's number 5 come from?!"

After the Zuo Jia Middle School point guard sat down, he gulped down a large mouthful of water, and then started to complain.

While complaining, he glanced towards the direction of Bai Shui, and when his gaze fell on Yukimiya Kazuma with his pale hair, he couldn't help but recall in his mind the waves of offensive tides organized by the opponent.

As the point guard, in this match, on the defensive end, he was the person who matched up with the opponent the most besides Na He Xiuyang.

In just over 5 minutes, he was tortured beyond endurance.

A dribbling rhythm he couldn't keep up with at all, and ghost-like passes.

Every time he turned his head, either the person was dribbled past, or the ball appeared in the hands of other Bai Shui players at some unknown time, and often it was an assist with an extremely good offensive position.

"Indeed..."

"The opponent's number 5..."

"Comprehensive top-tier physique and ball skills, the most terrifying of which is passing and control, estimated to be the top level not only in the Tokyo District... no, but nationwide."

"But it's very strange, this guy, let alone nationwide, even in the Tokyo District, there were no rumors of his strong strength before; with number 5's special hair color, such strong strength should have easily left an impression on people." The Zuo Jia Middle School shooting guard couldn't help but fall into deep thought, but after thinking for a long time, he still didn't have A Trace of an impression.

At this moment, Na He Xiuyang suddenly spoke up and asked:

"Coach?"

"Have you heard of this person, Yukimiya Kazuma, before?"

The Zuo Jia Middle School coach looked towards the direction where Bai Shui was, then nodded slightly and said: "I remember hearing some middle school mention him before, saying he was a player with good physical conditions but very ordinary ball skills."

"He must be the type who blooms late."

"But this doesn't matter..."

"In the match that was held simultaneously with ours yesterday, when Bai Shui played against Enshoji, Yukimiya Kazuma alone scored 20 points, 25 assists, 10 rebounds, 7 blocks, and 5 steals, leading Bai Shui Middle School to win against the opponent by a full 60 points."

"Because there was no video to analyze, and because I didn't want to affect everyone's mindset, I deliberately did not reveal this to you."

The Zuo Jia Middle School point guard's eyes instantly widened.

"Hah?!"