Chapter 68: Jordan can pass, how do you play?
As the number one three-point sharpshooter in this work, Midorima's open three-pointers never disappoint.
Upon receiving Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi's pass, his first shot of the game, Midorima hit it steadily.
"Swish!"
It wasn't the high-trajectory three-pointer of the future, but there was already a hint of it; the basketball soared high into the air and fell into the basket like a meteor, splashing waves of white.
"This!?" The Kanzaki head coach had a headache.
Just changed the defensive thinking and was hit head-on; there's no feeling more suffocating than this.
The city's routines are deep, I want to go back to the countryside.
Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi assist +1!
Harvesting data for several consecutive rounds made people have to exclaim "the wolf is coming"; his form was so good it was frightening.
This was intentional by Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi.
Since Kuroko entered the roster, he had been prepared to amaze from the first game of the National Tournament to the last.
In the next round, he threw in an ultra-long three-pointer from two steps outside the three-point line.
Similar shots are relatively common in the later NBA; when stars are in the mood, they throw them whenever they want.
But for people of this era, throwing a three-pointer like this was simply an act of rebellion.
But Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi threw it just like that, and he made it.
The result was that the entire venue seemed to be flipped over, forcing Kanzaki Junior High to call a second timeout.
Couldn't stop it, too fierce.
So far, Kanzaki Junior High had only scored 2 points, while Teiko had bombarded them for 10 points with inside and outside shots.
Their momentum was as fierce as a wild beast, completely suppressing Kanzaki Junior High.
"This is definitely not a mature shot selection!"
"But if it goes in, it's a good shot!"
"We can see that the Kanzaki Junior High players' expressions were a bit dejected when they left the court; Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi's three-pointer destroyed Kanzaki Junior High's morale!"
The two commentators were exceptionally passionate, shouting "Sugoi" loudly on the sidelines.
In their eyes, Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi was simply a madman.
A madman with maxed-out talent!
When Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi left the court, he raised both hands and made two "OK" gestures.
Shirogane Goro, who originally wanted to lecture him, swallowed his words as the basketball went into the net.
Just as the two commentators said, if it goes in, it's a good shot.
It is worth mentioning that the person most affected by this ultra-long three-pointer wasn't the audience at the scene, but Midorima.
The four-eyed guy discovered for the first time that three-pointers could be shot with such blood-boiling excitement, igniting the entire audience.
And, although the shooting percentage would be lower and less certain the further away from the basket, there was also a benefit: the further away from the basket, the less defensive pressure received.
As long as you shoot far enough and accurately enough!
The four-eyed guy seemed to have discovered a new continent, his heart restless.
The four-eyed guy felt as if he had discovered a new continent, his heart restless and agitated.
After the timeout, Kanzaki Junior High finally scored.
Kasamatsu Yukio didn't cling to personal desire and hit a stop-and-jump shot through a teammate's screen.
But they still couldn't solve the dilemma on the defensive end.
Especially since Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi's form was particularly excellent today, hitting all of his first five shots, forcing the Kanzaki Junior High players to use rude fouls to break his rhythm.
But even so, when the first quarter ended, Teiko was still leading Kanzaki Junior High by a full 15 points, 28:13.
Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi contributed 15 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals in a single quarter; the stats were so luxurious that people couldn't take their eyes off them.
Because his total shot attempts for the quarter were only 5: 1 three-pointer, and the remaining 4 points came from free throws.
During the quarter break, the Kanzaki head coach tried every possible method and found that besides double-teaming, there really wasn't a good way to deal with Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi.
The performance of that damn number 14 in this game was simply like Jordan, and a Jordan who could pass.
This was a bit unsolvable.
Besides double-teaming, he couldn't think of a good way, but when playing the triangle offense, Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi didn't touch the ball for long.
However.
Before he could find a way to crack Teiko's offense, they suffered a second major blow.
Because Kuroko, who had successfully formed his Golden Core, entered the game.
If you ask which player in Teiko has the most unsolvable first-time kill, it must be Kuroko.
If Aomine hadn't been extremely familiar with Kuroko, having been with him since junior high.
Otherwise, in the first big battle between Touou and Seirin, Aomine would have had to get serious to win the match.
At the very least, he would have had to activate his wildness.
Kanzaki Junior High clearly didn't have such a player.
Consequently, when the second quarter started, Kanzaki Junior High's defensive system completely collapsed.
They couldn't even predict the trajectory of the basketball.
Often, when they made judgments and acted based on their experience, the basketball would eventually fly to a place they didn't expect.
It defied common sense!
"Seeing it with my own eyes, it's even more amazing than the special effects added in the animation."
Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi was benched in the second quarter.
Having time, he opened the comments again to watch the show with the audience in the real world.
It felt quite like the first time watching Kuroko's Basketball.
Under Kuroko's magic-like passing, Teiko's offensive was like flowing water, with extremely high watchability.
It's just that without the containment of Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Tian Lizi and Murasakibara, the two defensive cores, Kanzaki Junior High was also able to score, so the point gap wasn't widened further.
But...
"What should we do when that number 14 rests enough and gets back on the court?" Kasamatsu Yukio was considering this issue now.
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