[{"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-78":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},2209178,3844,"Chapter 78","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>The best proof is that the quality of his pass this time was not that high; it almost flew into Shuzo Nijimura's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shuzo Nijimura moved in advance when he saw Tiandao's first pass, which caused the quality of Tiandao's pass to drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Dad...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hmm, his tactical literacy is at a professional level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kagetora Aida was also amazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There are two biggest differences between professional players and amateur players.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One is physical fitness.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His daughter had already said just now that the child named Tiandao had amazing physical potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The other is tactical literacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now it seems that there is no problem at all; Tiandao's developed brain has already helped him possess this quality in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This means that as long as this child continues to walk on the path of basketball, his lowest floor will be a professional player.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kotaro Hayama was in a terrible mood now; since entering junior high, he had never been so embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was blown out on both offense and defense, the kind where not even dregs were left.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even facing Shuzo Nijimura last year, he hadn't been under such great pressure, and the situation on the court was still back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But today, facing this first-year student who might be his teammate in the future, he was given a harsh lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, except for double-teaming, Yamagata really didn't know how to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kotaro Hayama did not have the ability to defend Tiandao one-on-one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this attack, Hayama again used a screen to break into the paint.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But before he could shoot, a nervous reminder came from his teammate behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Careful, Hayama!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Almost at the same time, his instinct sent a level-12 alarm to Kotaro Hayama again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This animal Tiandao had actually gotten rid of the screen and caught up so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hayama even doubted whether his teammate's screen had any effect at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was his, Kotaro Hayama's, dribbling and breakthrough speed, how did he chase back?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Helplessly, he could only retreat from the paint, almost being defended for 24 seconds, and finally assisted a teammate to hit a three-pointer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's just that the situation was getting worse and worse for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This shot had a lot of luck, it was shot with only 2 seconds left, completely throwing it blindly, whether it went in or not depended on luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A whistle blew.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With Kotaro Hayama and Yamagata having a huge headache, the first quarter ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The score was 26:14, and Yamagata trailed by 12 points in a single quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was the result of them trying their best to stop Teiko's several fast-break counterattacks; their pre-game deployment was not without effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It just wasn't much!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tiandao exploded for 16 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, and 3 steals in a single quarter, a proper star-level performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kozo Shirogane had not changed the team's rotation this year, because so far, no team had been able to force him to overwork his starters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Often by the end of one quarter, Teiko had already established a sufficient advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The performance of their rotation was not much worse than the starters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The second lineup coordinated by Akashi, with the assistance of Kuroko and Haizaki, had never dug a hole for the starters, and at worst could keep up with the opponent's score.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It must be said that the appearance of Tiandao made Teiko, which already had championship strength, even more foolproof.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even, he also dug out Kuroko's potential in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Teiko today, the road to the championship can be called flawless!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the half-time game was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Teiko 58:32, still leading Yamagata Junior High by double digits.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such dominance made other participating teams look extremely serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the game was not over yet, no one thought that Yamagata Junior High could make a comeback.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their only hope of winning was for Kotaro Hayama to go on a killing spree in this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now it was the other way around, they could only watch Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan go on a rampage with no way to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By the third quarter of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kozo Shirogane sent out the lineup he currently considered the most offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Point guard Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan, shooting guard Shintaro Midorima, small forward Daiki Aomine, power forward Shuzo Nijimura, center Atsushi Murasakibara.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was the intention to close out the game in this quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tiandao and the others did not disappoint Kozo Shirogane, scoring 34 points in a single quarter, pulling the point difference to 25 points in one breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There are two reasons for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>First, Yamagata Junior High had been suppressed for a whole half, their morale had long since fallen, and they couldn't see any hope of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Second, the main players of Yamagata had almost not rested for a minute in this game, and these five people had been fighting since the start, and their physical strength could not keep up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's not that the head coach of Yamagata Junior High didn't want to change players, but the point difference was too large, and they didn't dare to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They were afraid that if they let the main players rest for a few minutes, the game would be blown out.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Teiko's fierce offensive made them suffocated, without even a chance to catch their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So much so that when Teiko increased the offensive rhythm again in the third quarter, they couldn't stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kozo Shirogane replaced all the original first-string players to gain some presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With such a point difference, even if Teiko didn't score a single point for a quarter and just consumed time, Yamagata Junior High couldn't catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But facing Yamagata Junior High, whose physical strength was already exhausted, would Teiko not score a single point?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Teiko's fans were already celebrating the victory in the stands, breaking into the final 8 of the national tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The last time Teiko broke into the national tournament was last year...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Luoshan of the junior high basketball world is just this arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, even for such an arrogant Teiko, fans believed that this year's Teiko was qualified to compete for the best in Teiko's history.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even in the years they won the championship, Teiko never possessed such dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They made other participating teams feel desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even after defeating strong enemies like Kanzaki and Yamagata, Teiko didn't seem to have consumed much.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Who can you reason with about this?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The final score was fixed at 117:76, Teiko scored over 100 points again, consolidating its nickname of greatest firepower, and continuously did not let opponents score over 100 points. Not even 90 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"There is no suspense in this year's national tournament.\" Kagetora Aida left the court with his daughter after the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That Kotaro Hayama of Yamagata Junior High was already one of the best junior high players in the eyes of his old friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As a result, facing Teiko, only embarrassment remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Including the main rotation players, they were all first-year students.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This means that Teiko, which is already so strong this year, is not yet in their strongest state.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Next year, the year after, they will become even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That Teiko demon star can still improve; one cannot imagine how outstanding his future will be.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Riko Aida suddenly felt that her junior high career had reached its finale.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The next day, the news of \"Teiko crashes Gunma Prefecture's Fast Horses\" reached the hands of people across the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the national tournament reached this stage, every game could be called a focal battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Except for Teiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the same day, except for Teiko maintaining its strength and winning by a large margin, the remaining few games were all decided in the last quarter, and even two overtime games were played.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: Thanks to [19517..] for the 1000 VIP reward, thanks to [Nangong Nangong Yuye] for the 588 VIP reward, thanks to [Feilu Book Fan**] for the 1 urge-to-update ticket, thanks to everyone for the monthly tickets, flowers, and evaluation tickets, really thank you very much.\u003C\u002Fp>",1357,"2026-06-17T07:29:39.005Z","2026-06-17T09:02:19.189Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1f9b7995bdf4244694ff4f6d5e6af02e986a555544dafd51a3a9839ce88695bc","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-79","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-77",256,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-cover.jpg"]