Chapter 242: The Advantage of Dual Cores

"Direct full-court man-to-man?"

The match began.

Tiandao targeted Midorima, following him closely; this was the rhythm of not giving Midorima any chance to shoot.

"After all, the opponent is Midorima, the Generation of Miracles... no, it should be said, the strongest shooter in the country."

Since the Inter-High, Midorima had maintained a terrifying 100% hit rate for open three-pointers.

His three-pointers could kill people; if you let him shoot, he dared to score!

It's just that.

"Shutoku has long been prepared for this level of choice."

Nakatani Einosuke believed in team supremacy; even if it was Midorima, he had to strictly comply and couldn't take angry shots or giant star shots.

For shots without certainty, Nakatani Einosuke only allowed Midorima to take three shots per game.

This style was somewhat similar to Popovich of the Spurs.

Popovich was also this type of head coach; even if you were the team's number one superstar, the number of shots per game had to be controlled within 25.

He had to ensure that every player could get enough shooting opportunities in a game to cultivate their feel.

Once the team blossomed everywhere, the enemy would have no power to parry.

That's how the Spurs played in the 2014 Finals; their whole team could score, making the Heat's defense unable to function at all.

Tiandao's full-court man-to-man on Midorima was already within their expectations.

Shutoku's first offensive would be completed by 4 people.

Takao Kazunari pushed the ball forward, facing Hanamiya Makoto's man-to-man defense; he didn't choose to pass, but accelerated to kill into the penalty area.

Almost at the same time, Miyaji Kiyoshi moved quickly behind Takao Kazunari.

He wasn't worried that Takao Kazunari wouldn't find him.

The first-year kid from his own team also had a pair of enviable eyes.

They couldn't compare to the monster-exclusive talents like the Six Eyes and the Emperor Eye, but they were equally sharp.

Hawk Eye with no dead angles in 360 degrees!

The moment Miyaji Kiyoshi got into position, Takao Kazunari, who was moving at high speed, suddenly flicked the ball backward.

Miyaji Kiyoshi received the ball, broke through facing the frame directly, shook off Yamazaki Hiroshi, and killed into the basket to score a layup.

"Still so amazing, Shutoku; the team's operation is very smooth."

"Ah, after all, Shutoku is such a team."

Seirin had the most say.

They had already played two games against Shutoku, achieving a good record of one win and one draw.

But both matches fought to the last second; Seirin had personally felt their strength.

2:0!

"A strong breakthrough to tear open Hanamiya's spider web defense, huh."

Tiandao strolled to the front court to wait for his teammates to bring the ball over.

That joint training wasn't wasted; Shutoku had conducted in-depth research on Kirisaki Daiichi.

Tiandao recalled Shutoku's offense.

While Takao Kazunari strongly broke through Hanamiya Makoto, Shutoku's other players would also follow and start, scattering quickly like fireworks, maximizing the space.

Passing to Miyaji Kiyoshi was just one of Takao Kazunari's many choices.

Shutoku's offensive tactics had many changes, specifically depending on Takao Kazunari's flash of inspiration.

"I must admit, you have an excellent team."

"Slap!"

Tiandao reached out to catch Hanamiya Makoto's pass, his eyes looking directly at Midorima.

"It's just too self-righteous."

As soon as his words fell, Tiandao directly held the ball and launched a fierce attack.

Midorima stood ready, but saw Tiandao's pupils emit a luster like a gemstone.

"Release!"

Bang!

Tiandao directly shook off Midorima's defense with a dribble.

In today's national high schools, in terms of individual combat capability, no one could surpass Tiandao.

Shutoku's people obviously had also simulated the match; after Midorima was passed, two people immediately came to cover, and the speed of their actions was worthy of praise.

However.

Tiandao opened his eyes and found the best opportunity from the future.

With a "whoosh," the basketball passed through Shutoku's two defenders and went into Haizaki's hands.

"Do it."

"I'd do it even without you telling me." Haizaki snorted coldly and directly broke through holding the ball facing the frame.

Also in the power forward position, compared to Haizaki, Kimura Shinsuke was far behind in all aspects.

In a trance, he even saw the figure of his teammate Miyaji Kiyoshi from Haizaki.

Haizaki killed all the way into Shutoku's penalty area and also scored a layup.

2:2!

In the first two attacks, both sides played very smoothly.

It's just that Miyaji Kiyoshi's mind was full of Haizaki's breakthrough figure at this moment.

"Plunder, huh!"

He gritted his teeth, his expression unwilling; he already knew he had been copied by Haizaki, and his brain couldn't help but recall Haizaki's movements, wanting to imitate his way of playing.

Today, this sharp knife of his was probably going to be scrapped by Kirisaki Daiichi.

"Plunder, what a troublesome ability." Nakatani Einosuke crossed his arms and said in a deep voice, "But our Shutoku is not a one-man team!"

Shutoku was a team, a whole.

This type of team pursued reasonable basketball.

And reasonable basketball meant they would always look for the most reasonable opportunity before choosing to shoot.

As long as they could create the opportunity, even if the shooting package was plundered, ordinary shots, layups, and even breakthroughs could score.

Takao Kazunari continued to strongly break through Hanamiya Makoto, and then passed the ball to the penalty area to Otsubo Taisuke.

The latter went one-on-one with Seto Kentaro, pushed away the defender, and slammed the ball with both hands to help the team add two more points.

"Need help? Genius?"

Haizaki saw Hanamiya Makoto's embarrassment.

What he was good at was interception, intercepting the opponent's pass.

Takao Kazunari didn't give him such an opportunity; he just strongly broke through when they met, which was bullying.

"Get lost, I don't need your help." The Bad Boy refused bluntly.

His relationship with Haizaki hadn't reached that point yet; they were still at the level of only being willing to cooperate with each other.

During normal training, they should still fight if they had to.

Tiandao saw this and didn't mean to intervene.

Because Kirisaki Daiichi's firepower was more sufficient, and the efficiency was higher than Shutoku's.

He continued to hold the ball, and Midorima immediately lowered his center of gravity, staring closely at every move of Tiandao.

Tiandao took a step forward, wrapped in a white light.

It looked like a slow step, but it was actually the fastest first step in the country.

"Left!"

Midorima moved his body with small steps, blocking Tiandao's way.

But the moment his center of gravity tilted, Tiandao turned into a white light and flashed to the other side.

"He crushed Midorima's defense in an instant!"

"What a thorough monster!"

Nakatani Einosuke felt awe in his heart; that eye, no matter how many times he saw it, would always be stunning.

Tiandao crossed Midorima and broke into Shutoku's hinterland; Otsubo Taisuke and the others had no choice but to cover again.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball flew out of Tiandao's hand again, hitting Haizaki's hand as he ran to the three-point line.

"Don't even think about it!"

Miyaji Kiyoshi pounced at full speed, but suddenly saw Haizaki grin.

Almost at the same time, Mibuchi Reo in the audience opened his eyes wide.

"That's mine, Earth Shot!"

"Beep!"

Almost at the same time, the referee blew the whistle and directly gave Miyaji Kiyoshi a foul.

The most deadly thing was that the three-pointer Haizaki shot hit the rim, bounced once, and finally drilled into the net.

This was a 3+1!

Haizaki hit the free throw, and Kirisaki Daiichi overtook 6:4, leading by two points.

From the score, both sides had a 50/50 chance, equal.

But those who understood the match could feel Shutoku's passivity.

Shutoku's plan was probably to use Midorima to trade with Tiandao, sacrificing Midorima's firepower to ensure Tiandao couldn't participate in the team's defense.

Playing against that Kirisaki Daiichi from the Inter-High, they had no problem doing this.

But the current Kirisaki Daiichi also had Haizaki Shogo, who was second only to the Generation of Miracles.

The current Kirisaki Daiichi was a dual-core team, not a single-core one!