[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball":3,"chapter-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Popular Character in Kuroko's Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2209141,3844,"Chapter 41","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>With a \"Release,\" Tian Dao Jing Yan cleanly completed a steal.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Nijimura Shuzo was prepared and rushed up to snatch the rebounding ball immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That clean movement looked as if it had been specifically practiced.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Musashi Middle School players chased the Teiko captain like a pack of wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After crossing the half-court with the ball, Nijimura Shuzo didn't head for the basket but moved to the right side.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Musashi Middle School players had all their attention on him and didn't notice that at least two of them had been led away by Nijimura Shuzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It wasn't until Nijimura Shuzo threw the ball out with force that they noticed their positions were far from the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Tian Dao Jing Yan had already strode into the enemy paint, catching the ball and hitting an easy layup.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unstoppable, simply unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the face of absolute strength, wolf-pack tactics had no effect. Because what Musashi Middle School was facing was a pride of lions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The high school coaches from the Tokyo area in the stands couldn't help but shake their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While they admired the tenacious fighting spirit of Musashi Middle School, constantly taking shortcuts would never lead to great things.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was a simple truth: when you spend all your energy using dirty tricks to disrupt the opponent's offense, your own offense will gradually fail to function.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because Musashi Middle School couldn't stop Teiko’s offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as Teiko kept scoring, Musashi Middle School would think more about how to stop the opponent from scoring, forgetting that they were the side that needed to score more than Teiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The basketball IQ of the Musashi Middle School players was still too low.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Look at Tian Dao Jing Yan; his basketball IQ was much higher than theirs. He knew that only by putting the ball into the hoop could one score.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After one quarter, Teiko led their opponent by 11 points, 28:17.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan shot 7 for 9 in the quarter, hit two three-pointers, and scored a game-high 16 points, plus 3 rebounds and 2 steals. No assists, no free throws—one could see how stealthy these little rascals were with their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Tian Dao Jing Yan had had many brilliant assists in previous games, Coach Coach Baijin Gengo knew clearly that this disciple of his was a total cancer!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How cancerous?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His most proud defensive ability was aimed at one-on-one individual defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zone defense, help defense?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan almost never did these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even his assists were always for the sake of showing off, just like when he assisted Aomine’s dunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The audience's focus was on him, the one who gave the assist, not on Aomine or Murasakibara who completed the score.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan didn't expect that his exquisite acting skills had still been seen through by his head coach.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He never forgot that he was playing under the eyes of a crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The problem was, the protagonist of this story was Kuroko, not him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The game wouldn't be broadcast in its entirety, only a few highlight clips, which was far from enough for the audience to notice him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To reflect the beauty of his stats, he was eager to fill them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Otherwise, how would the audience know how awesome he was?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this game, he had many more movements rushing into the paint to protect rebounds, simply because Murasakibara wasn't on the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Previously, with Murasakibara in the paint, he basically wouldn't rush for rebounds because he couldn't out-rebound that purple-haired brat.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The purple-haired giant baby reacted too quickly; every time Master Tian Dao jumped for a rebound, he would find Murasakibara had already grabbed the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It pissed him off!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Today was great; the purple-haired giant baby was sanctioned by the referee's justice, and Tian Dao’s enthusiasm suddenly rose by several notches, grabbing 3 rebounds in a single quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If the situation allowed, he would definitely try to get a triple-double, or even a quadruple-double, to give the viewers a fierce shock of data.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this regard, Tian Dao Jing Yan had quite the style of his idol, LeBron James.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>During the timeout, the Musashi Middle School head coach was the same as always, crazily feeding his players chicken soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Effort!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Enthusiasm!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was his winning philosophy; only when everyone on the team was fully invested in the game were they a true wolf pack, otherwise they would become a different kind of creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Huskies!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These worker-bee players of Musashi Middle School certainly wouldn't surrender so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>During their time at Musashi Middle School, resilience had long been injected into their blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was just that facing a huge deficit, they couldn't help but have other thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Especially seeing Tian Dao Jing Yan, a first-year, killing it in such a critical game, leading the team forward alone, they couldn't help but think in this direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was similar to Seeing Seeing Kagami Taiga later on.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After witnessing true strength, under the influence of Aomine Daiki, he abandoned the team and attempted to carry the entire team forward alone, practicing individual heroism.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tanaka Goro right now was thinking exactly that.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His mentality gradually became impatient after multiple matchups with Tian Dao Jing Yan, and he was beaten into a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He began to feel that patient passing was just a waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So, as soon as the second quarter started, he decided to do it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He drove the ball for a one-on-one, not following team tactics or using frequent passing to find opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made some high school coaches who were interested in him shake their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When you lose patience and start blindly playing one-on-one, you are not far from failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This kind of superstar play only belongs to superstars.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Is Tanaka Goro a superstar?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Obviously not; he could at most be considered a top student among ordinary players.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wary of Tian Dao Jing Yan’s steals, Tanaka Goro’s shot this time was faster than any previous one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He didn't even jump to the peak of his height before he threw the ball out without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In mid-air, he stared intently at the flying basketball, shouting wildly in his heart, \"Go in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Today, the Goddess of Luck was not on his side. His lucky shot finally hit the rim hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan rushed into the paint, leaped, and forcefully pocketed the basketball.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Awesome, that's the fourth rebound, the triple-double is secure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He chuckled in his heart, but his body didn't waste half a second, leading the team toward the half-court.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Akashi was already prepared to catch the ball and organize the next offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But when he opened his hands, he found that Tian Dao Jing Yan had already \"whooshed\" past him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He could only shake his head and smile bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, the lineup on the court for Teiko was Akashi, Midorima, Tian Dao, Aomine, and Murasakibara.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All first-year freshmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But even so, they had already won the trust of Coach Coach Baijin Gengo through the previous few games.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan had just stepped inside the three-point line when he was surrounded by Musashi Middle School.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His performance of killing gods in the first quarter had already made Musashi Middle School rank his importance above Nijimura Shuzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the Teiko captain was fierce, he didn't have such explosive output ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In a 10-minute quarter, scoring 16 points was not an ordinary role.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This time, facing the double-team in front of him, Tian Dao Jing Yan gave up this \"wide-open\" opportunity and didn't shoot over the defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His eyes looked to the right, but the ball was unexpectedly delivered to Midorima at the left three-point corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Four-eyes didn't miss this great opportunity, shooting a three-pointer in the empty space and hitting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Assist +1. Tian Dao Jing Yan felt secretly happy, and even his look at Midorima’s glasses became much more pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This cannon, too easy to use!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he went to high school and the main storyline started, he might average 20+ assists per game!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was a pity; he was destined not to team up with anyone from the Generation of Miracles, and the Generation of Miracles wouldn't agree to team up with him either.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"A beautiful no-look pass! Tian Dao can not only score, he can also help his teammates score!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I feel like as long as the ball is in his hands, he has a way to get it into the hoop through various methods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1422,"2026-06-17T07:29:39.005Z","2026-06-17T09:02:19.189Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d91dea3742905818121293c3cf1f63d6e84454aa52956774322ee2f22f5e6a54","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-42","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-40",256,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-cover.jpg"]