Chapter 513

"A forceful drive to tear through Hanamiya's spiderweb defense, is it?"

Tiandao strolled to the frontcourt, waiting for his teammates to bring the ball up.

During that joint training session, Shutoku had not wasted their time; they had conducted an in-depth study of Kirisaki Daiichi.

Tiandao recalled Shutoku's offense.

When Takao Kazunari forcefully drove past Hanamiya Makoto, Shutoku's other players would also start moving, scattering rapidly like fireworks to maximize the space.

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

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

"I must admit, you have a very outstanding team."

"Snap!"

Tiandao reached out and caught Hanamiya Makoto's pass, his eyes fixed directly on Midorima.

"It's just too presumptuous."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tiandao held the ball and launched a fierce attack.

Midorima stood ready, only to see Tiandao's pupils emit a luster like gemstones.

"Release!"

Boom!

With a powerful dribble, Tiandao shook off Midorima's defense.

In today's national high school scene, in terms of individual combat ability, no one could surpass Tiandao.

Shutoku's players had clearly conducted match simulations; after Midorima was bypassed, two people immediately came over to provide help defense, their speed drawing praise.

However.

Tiandao opened his eyes wide, finding the best opportunity from the future.

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

"Do it."

"I'd do it even without you telling me." Haizaki snorted coldly and drove directly toward the basket while facing the rim.

Being in the same power forward position, compared to Haizaki, Kimura Shinsuke was far inferior in every aspect.

In a daze, he even saw the figure of his teammate Miyaji Kiyoshi in Haizaki.

Haizaki charged all the way into Shutoku's restricted area and scored the layup as well.

2:2!

In the first two offensive possessions, both sides played very smoothly.

It was just that Miyaji Kiyoshi's mind was currently filled with the image of Haizaki's dribbling.

"Is it Plunder!"

He gritted his teeth, his expression unwilling; he already knew he had been copied by Haizaki, and his brain involuntarily recalled Haizaki's movements, wanting to imitate his playing style.

Miyaji Kiyoshi was best at driving past people, and after entering Shutoku's starting lineup, he had always been the team's number one blade.

Today, this blade of his would likely be ruined by Kirisaki Daiichi.

"Plunder, what a troublesome ability." Nakatani Noriaki crossed his arms and said in a deep voice, "But we at Shutoku are not a one-man team!"

Shutoku was a team, a whole.

This type of team often pursued rational basketball.

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

As long as they could create the opportunity, even if their shooting package was plundered, they could still score with ordinary shots, layups, or even drives.

Takao Kazunari continued to forcefully drive past Hanamiya Makoto, then delivered a bounce pass to Otsubo Taisuke in the restricted area.

The latter went one-on-one against Kentaro Seto, pushed past his defender, and slammed the ball home with both hands to add another two points for the team.

"Need help? Genius?"

Haizaki saw Hanamiya Makoto's embarrassment.

He was good at intercepting, intercepting the opponent's passes.

Takao Kazunari, however, did not give him such an opportunity, driving forcefully the moment they met; this was brute force.

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

His relationship with Haizaki was not good enough to reach that point; they were still only at the level of being willing to cooperate with each other.

During regular training, they would still fight if they had to.

Seeing this, Tiandao had no intention of intervening.

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

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

Tiandao took a step forward, his whole body wrapped in a layer of white light.

It was a seemingly slow step, but in reality, it was the fastest first step in the country.

"Left!"

Midorima moved his body with short steps, blocking Tiandao's path.

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 complete monster!"

Nakatani Noriaki felt a chill in his heart; that eye, no matter how many times one saw it, would always feel incredibly stunning.

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

"Whoosh!"

The basketball flew out of Tiandao's hands once again, crashing into the hands of Haizaki, who had run outside the three-point line.

"Don't even think about it!"

Miyaji Kiyoshi lunged over 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, the Earth Shot!"

"Beep!"

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

The most fatal 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 made the extra free throw, and Kirisaki Daiichi overtook them by two points, 6:4.

Looking at the score, the chances for both sides were 50-50, equal.

But those who understood the game could all sense Shutoku's passivity.

Shutoku's plan was likely to use Midorima to trade with Tiandao, sacrificing Midorima's firepower to ensure Tiandao could not participate in the team's defense.

Playing against that Kirisaki Daiichi from the National Tournament, they would have 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!