Chapter 51: If You've Got the Guts, Come Dunk on Me! Come On!

As the backup center of Bai Shui Hall, his rim protection was certainly far worse than that of Takefusa Masaki.

After all, the height difference was considerable — he was even 1 cm shorter than the 184 cm Yukimiya Kazuma, and his defensive footwork was not as good as Takefusa Masaki's either.

Just look at the tactical adjustments He Xiuyang made when attacking — this player is the type who knows how to read the situation. Depending on the opponent, he adjusts his playing style as he sees fit; he is absolutely not the type to stubbornly force his way through.

Although He Xiuyang was forced by Yukimiya Kazuma to take大量 mid- and long-range jump shots in this game, in his past matches, the proportion of his scoring that came from driving into the paint to attack the rim was not small.

If given the chance, He Xiuyang would, just like his 'roar', truly display the scoring skills he excels at.

And so it came to pass.

Exactly what Yukimiya Kazuma had wanted.

……

The second half begins.

Sure enough, all of Zuojia Middle School's starters stayed on the court. They wanted to take advantage of Bai Shui Hall fielding their bench lineup to close the gap, and so Yukimiya Kazuma got off to a good start in the second half.

With neither Takefusa Masaki nor Liang Huayin on the court, Bai Shui Hall's interior defense dropped a notch. He Xiuyang kept attacking the paint, but under Yukimiya Kazuma's pressure, most of his interior attacks ended with kick-out passes — he played even more steady and rational than Yukimiya Kazuma.

Zuojia Middle School's scoring environment was indeed much better than in the first half, but Yukimiya Kazuma, leading Bai Shui Hall's bench lineup, kept scoring as well.

The 'Passing Maestro' Yukimiya Kazuma truly let everyone on the bench experience the thrill of a大幅 improved shooting percentage.

Bai Shui Hall's possession.

Yukimiya Kazuma and the backup center ran a pick-and-roll, and the pass found the rolling center accurately.

However, the next second.

The help defender He Xiuyang appeared in front of the Bai Shui Hall center. He gritted his teeth, not wanting to waste his chance to perform, and still finished his offensive move against He Xiuyang's contest.

The 'Passing Maestro' ability boosts shooting percentage by 20%. In other words, even if this backup center's current shooting percentage is disrupted down to 0.

Yukimiya Kazuma can still guarantee him a floor of 20% shooting.

Sure enough……

The backup center rose up over He Xiuyang and shot. The basketball teetered dangerously on the rim for a full circle, then finally rolled through the net.

While celebrating with the excited backup center, Yukimiya Kazuma didn't forget to keep needling He Xiuyang. Perhaps Yukimiya Kazuma's persistent passive-aggressive provocation finally got to him.

Or perhaps He Xiuyang had finally confirmed that Bai Shui Hall's interior was weak, and that he could try to take it to the hole for real.

On the next possession, he used a screen to get past Yukimiya Kazuma, then drove into the paint.

The backup center lost his defensive position.

He Xiuyang took off. Yukimiya Kazuma, who had been preparing for a long time, had already read He Xiuyang's move with his excellent vision. He dodged Zuojia Middle School's screen almost simultaneously, yet at the critical moment abandoned the contest.

Boom—!

He Xiuyang's dunk was successful, and the long-suppressed roar finally returned.

Head thrown back, fist pumped!

"Ha!"

Yukimiya Kazuma put on an excellent show of failing to contest in time, while He Xiuyang's roar rang in his ears.

In fact, Yukimiya Kazuma could have easily gotten the block if he had followed through just now. But he was thinking ahead — if he had just blocked He Xiuyang outright, there was a good chance He Xiuyang would stop attacking the rim afterward.

On the other hand, if he let one go, He Xiuyang would attack the rim again on the next play.

Then when he blocked him, it might create a certain psychological illusion in He Xiuyang's mind, and at that point he could dangle the bait while fishing.

And He Xiuyang did not let down Yukimiya Kazuma's psychological analysis and deliberate performance.

Next possession.

When He Xiuyang drove into the paint again, Yukimiya Kazama slipped past the screen, caught up, and leapt in an instant!

Just as the 'Passing Maestro' badge glowed gold when passing, the moment he leapt for the block, 'I Love Blocking Dunks' also shimmered with a faint purple radiance!

In that instant, Yukimiya Kazuma felt brimming with power, as if his vertical had also gotten a little higher.

Successful Block rate increased by 50%!

Smack—!

Yukimiya Kazuma, suddenly soaring higher, sent He Xiuyang a massive swat.

The basketball flew out of bounds past the baseline.

Yukimiya Kazuma: "……!"

Success!

However, the next second.

The system prompt in his mind promptly doused his excitement.

【In the match against Zuojia Middle School, completed a block on He Xiuyang】

【Draw Badge, current chance 10%……】

【……】

【Draw Failed】

Yukimiya Kazuma couldn't hold it in for a moment and roared right at He Xiuyang: "Ah!!!"

Failed!

Damn it!

On the other side.

He Xiuyang was also dumbfounded.

As far as Little Sakura was concerned, no matter how unruly a middle schooler might be, getting in an opponent's face and roaring at them was still quite rare — especially getting this worked up over a key play that had nothing to do with the outcome of the game.

He himself was already one of a kind in middle school, with a naturally fierce, menacing gaze. He had always been the one roaring at others; this was the first time someone had roared in his face. When had he ever been treated like this? He immediately glared back aggressively with those narrow, elongated eyes.

Seeing the aggressive He Xiuyang, Yukimiya Kazuma suddenly put on an eerie smile:

"If you've got the guts, come dunk on me!"

"Come on!"

Looking at Yukimiya Kazuma, who wore a smile, He Xiuyang felt his brain struggling to keep up.

What exactly does this person mean?

Before, he had been goading him to enter and dunk with a sarcastic tone; now, he had escalated it, demanding an alley-oop dunk.

In He Xiuyang's basketball career, this was the first time someone had asked for an alley-oop dunk with a sinister smile.