Chapter 43

Not many people can walk sideways in the NBA based on talent; O'Neal, James, and Duncan—even those picked with eyes closed—can't.

Jordan?

Even MJ spent seven years of itching before boarding the throne, being bullied in turns by the Magic-Bird duo and the Bad Boys' leader, Isiah Thomas, before finally training to full level and beating them back.

The final score was 134:70; Teiko crushed their opponent again.

The dragon-and-tiger fight expected by the fans hadn't been staged so far; this year’s Teiko was aggressively scary.

Many high school coaches were already evaluating Tian Dao’s future.

Nakatani Noriaki, the coach of the Tokyo king Shūtoku, didn't even know how to describe Tian Dao Jing Yan’s performance today.

He keenly captured that there was moisture in Tian Dao’s stats; this guy had a suspicion of stat-padding.

The problem was, being able to pad stats in such a high-stakes battle was in itself a proof of ability.

Being able to pad them wildly in such a game meant that this game didn't give him the slightest pressure.

His team’s main players could also pad these stats if they were allowed to.

It was just the age...

On the other side, Tanaka Goro was ashamed.

He was completely outclassed by Tian Dao today, beaten violently in all aspects, and appeared in many embarrassing scenes.

The dunk he missed in the last offense was just a microcosm of what he encountered in this game.

"A very exciting game."

"Exciting?"

When the coaches of both sides shook hands, facing Coach Coach Baijin Gengo, the Musashi Middle School head coach appeared very open.

"This was simply a disaster. I thought about the possibility of losing, but I never thought I would lose so thoroughly. I don't even have the feeling of being unwilling."

The gap was too big.

Such a score gap couldn't be swayed by luck; they were just fiercely taught a lesson by Teiko.

"Congratulations, Coach Coach Baijin. You have a group of talented players."

Forget about that Tian Dao Jing Yan; Teiko’s lineup even had Aomine, Murasakibara, Akashi, and Midorima.

All first-years, not counting this year, they could still be used for two more years!

Wasn't he, Coach Coach Baijin Gengo, worried about losing his lifespan?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say to Coach Coach Baijin Gengo, "Take care of your health, Coach Coach Baijin."

"Uh... I will."

The game was over.

Kubo Jun could no longer control himself and ran to Teiko’s locker room to conduct an exclusive interview with Tian Dao Jing Yan.

This super-sized 40+10+10+10 quadruple-double would definitely help Tian Dao Jing Yan make the front page of tomorrow’s Youth Sports News.

"This is undoubtedly a great individual performance. Facing Musashi Middle School’s tough defense, you put up a 40+10+10+10 quadruple-double, and at the same time created history. How are you feeling now? What drove you to put up such an outstanding performance?"

"Winning is not my credit alone. We just wanted to win more than Musashi Middle School; that is the reason we could put up this performance."

Hearing this, Kubo Jun laughed, feeling even more favorable toward this humble child.

High-profile in action, low-profile in person; such a guy is reliable.

"Then now, the round-robin is not far away. What expectations do you have for this year’s national tournament?"

"It's too early to say that now. We haven't even broken out of the group stage. But I believe in our team’s strength. As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to win the national tournament championship."

"And not one, not two."

Not one or two?

Good guy, you might as well just say you want to dominate middle school for three years.

Kubo Jun, who just thought Tian Dao Jing Yan was low-profile, now felt that this child’s personality was indeed very flamboyant.

Otherwise, what did you think it would be?

Kubo Jun wouldn't think Tian Dao Jing Yan was arrogant; he liked this little guy too much.

And the bullet comments?

'Damn your teacher, blacking my LeBron!'

'Did I say it wrong? Can James win a championship without teaming up?'

'Playing with Wade and Bosh, my grandma could also win.'

'Can your grandma also win two consecutive Finals FMVPs?'

As expected, the fans in the bullet comments started arguing immediately. Tian Dao, this war-baiting dog, saw it and turned off the bullet comments with a grin.

Seriously, his idol really was James, it’s just that he had many idols.

Today he would tease LeBron, tomorrow he would tease Kobe, another day Durant, Curry...

Hey, just for fun!

The next day.

Tian Dao Jing Yan, as expected, made the front page of Youth Sports News.

Compared to professional sports, the sales of Youth Sports News were certainly much lower, but being able to make the front page was enough to prove the power of Tian Dao’s stats.

You have to know, compared to basketball, the Japanese prefer soccer and baseball. Tian Dao Jing Yan being able to commit an "offense against superiors" and break through the siege of soccer and baseball was very awesome.

And a day later, Tian Dao Jing Yan continued to help the team win the game.

In this game, he happily got 14 steals, stealing the opponent’s first-year to tears.

It was a real crying; after the game, that brat cried even more sadly than Sakuragi did when he regretfully lost to Kainan.

It was also at this time that the latest episode was broadcast in the real world.

The plot connected to the previous episode.

Not as Tian Dao expected, this episode gave Kuroko many shots of "training."

The audience also followed the lens, witnessing Kuroko complete his misdirection step by step.

By the time his skills were perfected, the national tournament also began.

Bottle was also one of the UP hosts of the power station, with millions of fans.

Recently, he also noticed this anime, after all, sports themes are relatively niche.

After so many years, there are not many sports anime that people remember.

Basketball has "Slam Dunk," soccer has "Captain Tsubasa," volleyball has "Haikyuu!!," baseball has "Major," tennis has "The Prince of Tennis," etc...

Although they all have representative works, apart from these, there are no particularly outstanding sports themes of the same type.

Now that there is finally a basketball anime, Bottle certainly won't let it go.

At this moment, he was live-streaming, chasing the anime with the audience.

Seeing Teiko killing it, he also sighed with the audience that this team was really too powerful.

Occasionally, he would laugh out loud with the audience.

Especially when hearing Ten'nai Riko daily critiquing Kuroko, he showed a motherly smile on the spot.

"Facing five Kuroko Tetsuyas, he can naturally do whatever he wants!"

"......Ten'nai-san, I didn't offend you."

'Pfft hahahahaha.'

'Ten'nai Riko daily critique.'

'Definitely a secret crush; can't stand people scolding Tian Dao, and can't stand girls liking Tian Dao.'

'Tian Dao is hard not to like, right? He looks handsome, plays basketball handsomely, and has a good personality.'

'Where did you see that he has a good temper? Aomine has been washing his smelly socks for a month!'

'Hahahaha.'

Bottle looked at the bullet comments and laughed along.

Currently, because Kuroko is still leveling up, the highlights are still concentrated on Tian Dao.

On one hand, his retorts are indeed sharp and can always make people laugh; on the other hand, it is because, at this stage, only he and Ten'nai Riko are a CP.

Although Aomine and Momoi Satsuki are childhood sweethearts, their interaction isn't as interesting, so the production team gave many shots to Tian Dao and Ten'nai Riko.

Even the two of them watching TV at home would be broadcast to amuse the audience.