Chapter 192

"Bang!"

After receiving the ball, the Yosen captain turned and exploded upward, slamming the ball into the hoop with both hands.

They played very simply, but the opponents had no way to stop them; the height difference was too obvious.

And returning to the defensive end, Yosen was like an iron wall.

Four players were pulled out to the vicinity of the three-point line, not giving the opponent a single chance to shoot.

And the restricted area was left to Murasakibara alone to guard.

Soon, people understood the confidence behind Araki Masako’s actions and why Murasakibara received so much favoritism, not even having to participate in the offense.

Seeing that Yosen’s interior was empty, the opponent hurriedly used a screen to break into the interior.

Without the thought of challenging Murasakibara, they pulled up for a mid-range jumper at the free-throw line.

As a result, the next second, before they could even shoot, they saw Murasakibara’s sky-covering figure pounce over.

"How could he be so fast? Wasn't he just in the paint?"

His expression changed wildly, and he hurriedly passed the ball to a teammate; another person took advantage of the situation to cut into the restricted area and go straight for a layup.

He was full of confidence in this shot, but who would have thought that the purple-haired giant baby who should have been near the free-throw line would pounce in front of him again and snatch his layup down.

It wasn't a block; it was a damn snatch-block!

This height, this tonnage, this athletic ability...

People gasped one after another.

"Little Murasakibara’s defensive range is the entire area inside the three-point line."

"The entire area inside the three-point line?"

The people from Kirisaki First were all stunned. Isn't this a natural counter to them, Kirisaki First?

After all, except for the Will of Heaven, they didn't seem to have any extra perimeter offensive means.

However, hmm, it seems there is no need to worry.

Yosen doesn't seem to have anyone who can stop their leader’s perimeter game either.

Beep~

The game ended.

Yosen shut out the opponent 30:0.

They really managed to keep the opponent from scoring a single point, while scoring 30 points in a single quarter with an 80% shooting percentage.

Araki Masako smiled with satisfaction.

Basketball was originally a famous sport for tall people because the basketball rules at the time were not perfect, and 10 players often crowded into the restricted area to wrestle.

So many interior beasts appeared at that time; those who could stand out in the wrestling of ten people were all monster-level interior players.

Until the Magic-Bird era, basketball was actually the world of interior players; if you didn't have an outstanding big man in your lineup, don't even think about winning the championship.

It wasn't until Jordan appeared that the trend of "he who wins the interior wins the world" ended.

He alone changed the entire ecological environment of basketball.

However, there was only one Jordan. After the Bulls dynasty, the Spurs quickly won the championship with their invincible twin towers.

Then came the Lakers dynasty, which took the O'Brien Cup for three consecutive years with the most dominant center, O'Neal, as the core.

Therefore, Araki Masako firmly believes that he who wins the interior wins the world.

After becoming a head coach, she became obsessed with big men and couldn't extricate herself; the team has always had a twin-tower configuration.

But this year, Yosen went a step further and directly formed an unprecedented three-tower lineup!

Yosen’s iron wall made people look sideways.

Fans thought that the only teams that could break Yosen’s defense now were those with members of the Generation of Miracles.

But the Kirisaki First team, on whom they pinned their high hopes, didn't make much of a splash in the round of eight.

In this game, the Will of Heaven let all the main players rest on the bench.

He alone led four substitutes to compete against the opponent.

By the quarterfinals of the Inter-High Tournament, for a game of this intensity, it is best for players to have more than 48 hours of rest.

Only in this way can the body get sufficient rest.

There was no visual impact of Yosen shutting out the opponent, nor was there a widening of the score gap like cutting melons and vegetables.

Although the Will of Heaven appeared, one look showed he was slacking off; he only got 5 points by the end of the first half, but he had 15 assists, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 blocks.

Kirisaki First led the opponent by 12 points at halftime.

"Saving energy to prepare for us? Is this kid really only fifteen years old?" Araki Masako naturally brought her team to watch.

As a result, she couldn't see anything; Kirisaki First didn't show its hand and advanced to the final four with a 15-point lead.

Thinking back to her own fighting spirit just now, making her players shut out the opponent, Araki Masako felt a bit embarrassed.

"How come compared to him, I look more like a child?"

The whole game ended, and Kirisaki First defeated the opponent without a fight and advanced to the final four.

With this, the final four of the Inter-High Tournament were all decided.

Too Academy and Rakuzan High School in the upper bracket.

Kirisaki First and Yosen High School in the lower bracket.

All were civil wars of the Generation of Miracles, completely in line with the fans' expectations before the Inter-High Tournament.

The champion of this year’s Inter-High Tournament will be born among the teams that have members of the Generation of Miracles.

This result made the fans in the Tokyo area excited.

They had two teams break into the final four; this year, the Tokyo area is undoubtedly the strongest region in the country.

The Will of Heaven didn't care if the Tokyo area was the strongest region; he only cared if the person who won to the end was himself.

"Let’s go back; the game the day after tomorrow won't be easy."

The Will of Heaven led the bad boys and left the arena.

He already had a preliminary idea of what tactics to use against Yosen.

The advantages and disadvantages of such a three-tower team are both very obvious.

The advantages were already shown in the last game, and the remaining disadvantage is naturally the issue of overall speed.

This is something that any team that focuses on the interior cannot avoid.

It can be anticipated that Yosen will definitely grind out a positional game with them the day after tomorrow, play for efficiency, reduce the number of possessions in the game, and decide the winner with defense and shooting percentage.

If the pace of the game is too fast, it will be a huge consumption for the three big guys on their team.

If others want to be slow, then you have to play faster.

Basketball games are like this; it’s nothing more than playing to your strengths and avoiding your weaknesses, using your strengths to attack their weaknesses.

The next day, Kirisaki First Basketball Club.

Under the urging of the Will of Heaven, the players were practicing counterattacks and fast breaks.

Their game was already among the fastest in the country, but to play against a heavy-duty team like Yosen, the speed had to be even faster.

Everyone was very serious; no one dared to slack off.

This proved that the Will of Heaven’s control over the team had reached the point where his words were law.

Including Hanamiya Makoto, everyone was seriously studying Yosen’s style of play.

The championship was within reach; at this point, even the "Bad Boy" was taking it seriously.

There was no other way; even the Uncrowned Kings felt bitter in their hearts.

Teiko’s dominance was too strong, giving players of this era no chance to touch the championship.

"Any thoughts?" The Will of Heaven walked over.

"What thoughts could I have? These guys' style of play is no different from last year; they are still so good at dragging people into a positional wrestling match." Hanamiya Makoto pursed his lips.

Yosen just likes to use height to bully people.

The teams participating in the Inter-High Tournament generally have centers no taller than 1.95 meters, but Yosen has 3 players at the 2-meter level; this advantage can be described as huge.

At the very least, their Kirisaki First interior absolutely cannot compete; even fronting the defense is useless, as the opponent has 3 big guys in the restricted area.

"To put it bluntly, if we let them get the ball into the restricted area, we’re finished."