Chapter 511

The latest issue of the Youth Sports Newspaper's power rankings.

Kirisaki Daiichi topped the list; they believed that with Haizaki's joining, Kirisaki Daiichi, which was already a champion, was now invincible.

The Winter Cup was already in their pocket, and other teams were just here to fight for second place.

Subsequently, after a generous speech by the organizer, the Winter Cup officially began.

Kirisaki Daiichi had no match on the first day.

Their duel with Shutoku was arranged at the end of the first round, as the grand finale.

Rakuzan fired the first shot of the Winter Cup, and after 40 minutes of the match, Rakuzan easily defeated their opponent.

Then Seirin, Yosen, and Kaijo all easily defeated their opponents and entered the next round.

The match day entered the third day.

The highly anticipated Shutoku vs. Kirisaki Daiichi was finally about to begin.

In the Shutoku locker room.

Midorima was unwrapping the bandage on his left hand bit by bit.

He protected his shooting hand very well.

Even the length of his fingernails was carefully controlled to ensure it wouldn't affect his shooting accuracy.

Beside him, there was also a Sailor Moon figure.

"Is this today's lucky item?"

"Is it Sailor Moon?"

Shutoku's teammates were already used to Midorima's paranoia.

"It's Sailor Jupiter (the green one)!" Midorima corrected them seriously.

"Is that so? The color matches you quite well; it seems luck is on our side today."

Otsubo Taisuke smiled and then clapped his hands to let everyone prepare to go out.

Hearing this, Midorima picked up the figure and walked out of the locker room with the team.

He wasn't really obsessed with divination and unable to extricate himself.

Rather, the three words "do your best" had already been integrated into Midorima Shintaro's life.

No matter when or where, he had to ensure that he did a true 100%.

Only when everything was done well could he maintain 100% trust in his shooting.

This was a psychological suggestion that allowed Midorima to shoot with confidence without reservation.

The warm-up session was skipped directly.

The ten players from both sides came to the center line and looked at each other.

This was an important battle between the national king and the Tokyo king.

The 10 people looked at each other, and none of them flinched.

"... I thought we would meet sooner; I didn't expect to wait until the Winter Cup."

Tiandao took the initiative to speak; his wording was very subtle.

He used the word "wait," invisibly mocking Shutoku again.

Midorima was a smart person and immediately heard his potential subtext.

It was nothing more than mocking himself for being eliminated in the National Tournament group stage.

"It's not too late now; the one who laughs last is the winner."

"You're right, so I'm laughing, and you're still keeping a straight face."

Midorima didn't want to talk anymore; in terms of literary fighting, he was no match for Tiandao either.

The referee blew the whistle and entered the court with the basketball.

The match began.

Shutoku starters: Takao Kazunari, Midorima Shintaro, Miyaji Kiyoshi, Kimura Shinsuke, Otsubo Taisuke.

Kirisaki Daiichi starters: Hanamiya Makoto, Yamazaki Hiroshi, Tiandao Jingyan, Haizaki Shogo, Seto Kentaro.

For this match, Haizaki's position was thrown to power forward by Tiandao to counter Shutoku's two interior players.

The Generation of Miracles had one heaven-defying point, including Haizaki.

Every member had height if they needed height, and weight if they needed weight.

This allowed them to be competent in most positions on the court, not giving opponents a chance for mismatches.

Well, except for Akashi; he single-handedly lowered the average height of the Generation of Miracles by several centimeters!

Akashi in the audience suddenly felt a sense of annoyance, not knowing why.

Tip-off segment.

Otsubo Taisuke got the first offensive opportunity for Shutoku.

Otsubo Taisuke, 198cm tall and 98kg, was one of the best centers in the Tokyo area.

At the start.

Shutoku showed excellent discipline.

During the process of Takao Kazunari dribbling across the half-court, there was always a teammate responsible for receiving the ball.

This was a good habit.

And Tiandao, he found Midorima from the beginning of the match.