[{"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-42":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},2209142,3844,"Chapter 42","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>The television commentator or game analyst was chatting away.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the highest-spec sports meet in Japan every year, every game of the national tournament was equipped with analysts and commentators.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You could tell a thing or two about this just by looking at the competition venue; they were all held in professional arenas.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Soccer was even more exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan learned from others that a national final at the middle school level could attract 80,000 spectators.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Compared to professional events, the national tournament was equivalent to the NCAA in the US; the level might not be as good as professional leagues, but it had its own unique charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While running back on defense, Aomine couldn't help but complain, \"My position just now was clearly better!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Aomine’s enthusiasm for fast breaks was second only to Tian Dao Jing Yan among all Teiko players.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just now, when this guy saw Tian Dao Jing Yan get the ball, he turned to run a fast break immediately and was the first to cut into the paint.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as Tian Dao Jing Yan sent the ball over, he would be 99% sure to score.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Aomine spreading his hands at him, the look was too much like his idol, LeBron.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So Tian Dao Jing Yan shrugged his shoulders in a very Jordan-like manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The meaning was as if to say, don't teach Laozi how to play basketball; you might be the Vice-GOAT on Mount Rushmore, but I am the true GOAT...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Points from a three-pointer are more than two points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That was damn right!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Midorima secretly gave Tian Dao a thumbs up, unable to help but think higher of this reckless guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was just thin-skinned and would never be as shameless as Tian Dao and Aomine, constantly asking for the ball, even at the cost of disrupting the team's game plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But not asking for it actively didn't mean he didn't want it!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Without the ball in his hands, how could he show his ability? How could he prove himself in front of national fans?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Four-eyes felt he had found a soulmate and decided to play chess with Tian Dao when he had time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was a pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Master Tian Dao only played Beast Chess, and he was the kind of bad player who liked to take back moves!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It would be better for Midorima to find him for fencing!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing the team playing smoother and smoother, Coach Coach Baijin Gengo’s hanging heart finally relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, he firmly believed that as long as the team could keep up with that number 14, their Teiko would definitely be able to create an unprecedented miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the subsequent games, Tian Dao Jing Yan did not disappoint him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He found gaps in the crowd, constantly attracting enemy defense, and then sent the ball to the right person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, most of the time he was still more willing to kill to the basket, facing the two people shrinking into the paint, and scoring with a Euro-step layup.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His scoring steps were not interrupted; the number of defenders in front of him seemed to be just meaningless numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Middle school-level defense couldn't stop this beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It wasn't until Coach Coach Baijin Gengo stepped in to sanction him that Tian Dao’s slaughter stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan could still play and wanted to play, but Coach Coach Baijin Gengo still swapped him off the court to rest at the fifth minute of the second quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because Aomine and the others also needed to adapt to this rhythm of the game; they couldn't just let Tian Dao do all the killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The game, in the leveling up of the first-year Generation of Miracles, unknowingly reached its final moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In that instant, everyone from Musashi Middle School swarmed toward Tian Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But after running past the half-court line, the only one who could keep up with Tian Dao’s pace was Tanaka Goro, who had been beaten into a state of losing his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This guy could really run; he had rested for less than five minutes the entire game, and yet, even now, he could still bite at Tian Dao’s heels.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was this his innate talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It really wasn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This little brat was purely relying on willpower to support himself so he wouldn't collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even at this final moment, many scenes that only appear in anime flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Commonly known as a flashback kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But reality wouldn't be reversed by his flashback kill like in anime.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unless he knew that move, the Great Shift of the Universe, and it had to be that move by Jay Chou!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan didn't even look behind him with the corner of his eye, accelerated again to rush to the enemy basket, leaped, and stretched his body to the fullest in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With the explosion, the basketball was slammed into the hoop by him, also declaring the end of this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After scoring, Tian Dao Jing Yan didn't celebrate but stood in place, looking down at the unconscious Tanaka Goro.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The young man must have been stimulated by the flashback kill in his mind just now, actually daring to block his violent dunk, only to be dunked out of the baseline by Tian Dao on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, Tian Dao stood straight, looking down at the lifeless-eyed Tanaka Goro like an emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All the fans were conquered by Tian Dao; he had snatched almost all the spotlights in this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Teiko captain had also contributed a 20+5+5 stat line of 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists in this game without making a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Tian Dao Jing Yan had blasted a game-high 46 points, plus 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and 10 steals.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A super-sized quadruple-double!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When his stats spread across Tokyo through the commentator's mouth, the fans opened their mouths wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This kid... might become one of the greatest players.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Without a doubt, he is the strongest among this year's first-years, perhaps even the strongest in history.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I have never seen a first-year middle school player perform like this. His teammate, the best power forward in the country at this stage, Nijimura Shuzo, didn't have such a high level in his first year either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Tian Dao Jing Yan’s performance in this game is phenomenal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wasn't it phenomenal?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan had specifically checked; there had been no quadruple-double record in the middle school national tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What he created today was a historical record.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'Awesome!'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'A 40+ quadruple-double?'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'A king entering bronze, can this person be played without being banned?'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'Against the heavens, James and Kobe couldn't put up these stats when they were young, right?'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'Don't be surprised, upstairs; Kobe was hyped by the media as a Magic Johnson who could score when he was in high school.'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>'Indeed, many NBA stars playing high school games have a cliff-like lead in level!'\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Dao Jing Yan opened the bullet comments as soon as the game ended, and sure enough, he saw the audience discussing his exaggerated stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They even compared him to super-stars like Kobe and James.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In all fairness, although his quadruple-double was shocking, it hadn't reached the level of shaking the past and present.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just like the bullet comments mentioned, when Kobe was in high school, he was hyped by the media as a Magic Johnson who could score.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But fans familiar with Mamba should have a deep impression of how shitty Kobe’s passing was.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kobe’s passes were often the kind where he would jump as if to shoot, but at the last moment, he would throw the ball to a teammate—passes with super \"deceptive\" power.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What Tian Dao Jing Yan remembered most was Wei Ping Bryant; whenever other Lakers players passed like that, he would catch them and spray them for playing unreasonably.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When it was Kobe’s turn, it was individual ability; he deceived everyone, this pass was super deceptive, and the teammate couldn't catch it—that was the teammate’s low basketball IQ, low awareness, and inability to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But damn it...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The teammate was already prepared to grab a rebound; who knew he would suddenly pass?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An example like this was also Howard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In high school, he was also hyped by the media as a center with excellent shooting ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, in fact, Howard’s career free-throw percentage was only 56.6%, which was only 6.6% higher than Westbrick, Ben Simmons!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This guy was the only player on the list of worst free-throw shooters who wasn't a center!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The reason for this was that their level, or talent, was too far ahead of their opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This lead allowed them to do whatever they wanted on the court; he could score if he wanted to, and pass if he wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once they reached the talented NBA and couldn't do whatever they wanted, it gave fans a huge contrast, and they even had the heart to return the goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The NBA is never short of talent!\u003C\u002Fp>",1509,"2026-06-17T07:29:39.005Z","2026-06-17T09:02:19.189Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","da5e0c6004e8c34e2adf8e3f4c9a3e90cec0c6542b571bfc0826730a86744f6c","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-43","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-41",256,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-cover.jpg"]