Back on the court again.
Players from both sides were well aware that the pace of the game was too fast to keep up due to the fierce clash between Jack Carter and Shinichi Maki, so they both tried to control the tempo and slow down the progress of the game.
Kainan served first. Nobunaga Kiyota dribbled the ball while carefully scanning the positions of his teammates on the court, looking for opportunities to attack.
At this time, Kaede Rukawa quickly came up, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's, and his whole body exuded a cool aura, mixed with a strong fighting spirit.
This fighting spirit was not directed against Nobunaga Kiyota but came from the two shocking duels between Jack Carter and Shinichi Maki. Their performances completely ignited Kaede Rukawa's inner fighting spirit.
He knew that he couldn't compete with these two people at the moment, but he secretly vowed to prove in his own way that one day he could catch up with them.
"'Wild'!" Kaede Rukawa muttered to himself.
Before in the rest area, he had heard about "wildness." Although he didn't fully understand what it was, he firmly believed that with his talent, he would possess it sooner or later.
In an instant, Kaede Rukawa's eyes became even colder, as if they could freeze the air around them.
This sudden change made Nobunaga Kiyota's body stiffen, and Kaede Rukawa was quick-witted and took the opportunity to steal the ball.
Snap...
He successfully intercepted the basketball, and then Kaede Rukawa pushed the ground hard with his feet and accelerated like an arrow to break through Nobunaga Kiyota's defense.
"Ah..." Nobunaga Kiyota held his head with both hands, his face full of annoyance, and then quickly turned around and chased after Kaede Rukawa, shouting, "Damn Kaede Rukawa, stop right there."
However, Kaede Rukawa ignored it and rushed towards Kainan's basket with all his strength.
Although his speed is not as fast as Jack Carter and Shinichi Maki, he is definitely not someone who can be easily caught up with.
Seeing this, Kazuma Takasago quickly retreated to the basket, ready to defend against the aggressive Kaede Rukawa.
Soichiro Jin also rushed back to the three-point line as soon as possible to strengthen the defense.
Seeing this scene, Kaede Rukawa's pupils shrank slightly. He didn't expect Kainan's return defense speed to be so fast.
Hisashi Mitsui and Ryota Miyagi were equally stunned.
Hisashi Mitsui: "Damn it! Why is their stamina so good?"
Ryota Miyagi: "How come they can run so fast?"
Coach Riki Takato said proudly outside the venue: "When it comes to running, we Kainan will not lose to anyone."
At this time, Kaede Rukawa had already started to pant and felt his strength draining away quickly, becoming very upset.
In the first half, due to the fast pace brought about by Jack Carter and Shinichi Maki, players from both sides mostly ran back and forth without the ball, and the short halftime break was not enough for them to recover their strength.
Kaede Rukawa's eyes flashed, and he made a prompt decision, lowered his body, dodged and changed direction, successfully breaking through Soichiro Jin and going straight into Kainan's inside line.
Kazuma Takasago immediately became alert, his eyes fixed on the approaching Kaede Rukawa.
Kaede Rukawa didn't pause at all. He jumped and shot in front of Kazuma Takasago, all in one smooth move.
Kazuma Takasago didn't expect Kaede Rukawa to be so decisive, and he quickly jumped up to block the shot.
But he still underestimated Kaede Rukawa's skills. Kaede Rukawa suddenly pulled the ball down in the air, put the basketball under Kazuma Takasago's armpit, and then threw it into the basket with a hook shot.
However, the next moment.
Kaede Rukawa's heart suddenly tightened and the hairs on his body stood up.
Before he could react, a big hand stretched out from the side like lightning and slapped the basketball hard.
Snap...
The crisp sound caused Kaede Rukawa's pupils to shrink suddenly.
Instead of looking at the basketball that was hit, he moved his eyes to the side and saw the culprit who ruined his shot, Shinichi Maki.
"This b*****d," Kaede Rukawa cursed in his heart, and at the same time, he could clearly feel the dangerous aura of a wild beast emanating from Shinichi Maki, and thought to himself, "Is this 'wildness'?!"
Shohoku lost the ball and the ball returned to Kainan.
Kazuma Takasago rushed forward with the ball, but was blocked by Takenori Akagi just after crossing half court.
Kazuma Takasago quickly turned the ball around and passed it to Nobunaga Kiyota who was in the open space.
After receiving the ball, Nobunaga Kiyota immediately rushed towards Shohoku's basket. Since there was no one guarding him, he was like a happy monkey and entered Shohoku's inside line in a few breaths.
Ryota Miyagi tried to stop him, but he couldn't catch up with Nobunaga Kiyota.
Nobunaga Kiyota jumped directly under the basket, holding the ball with one hand and preparing to dunk.
However, before he could show a smug smile, his whole body suddenly stiffened, his heart seemed to stop, and he felt like he was being stared at by a bloodthirsty beast, and he couldn't move his hands even when he wanted to dunk.
Snap...
A crisp sound echoed throughout the court, and the basketball was slapped away by a big hand that suddenly appeared behind him.
After Nobunaga Kiyota landed, he turned his head stiffly and was almost scared to death.
He seemed to see a pitch-black cheetah opening its bloody mouth towards him, as if it wanted to swallow him in one gulp.
Nobunaga Kiyota shuddered all over and almost collapsed to the ground.
The basketball hit the backboard and flew out, right into the hands of Shinichi Maki who came rushing over.
Shinichi Maki was about to make a move when he suddenly felt himself being locked by a powerful pressure.
His pupils shrank and he looked up, only to see Jack Carter staring straight at him.
That intense feeling of oppression was even stronger than that emanating from Shinichi Maki himself.
All the players on the field were shocked. Players from both teams felt the pressure emanating from Jack Carter. They felt as if they had seen a ghost and could not believe what they saw.
On the Shohoku bench, Hanamichi Sakuragi, who was originally impatient to play, suddenly became serious, his eyes fixed on Jack Carter on the court.
Coach Anzai adjusted his glasses, a wise gleam flashing across the lenses.
Ayako covered her mouth and said in disbelief: "What an amazing concentration, we all felt it outside the court."
Kiminobu Kogure wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded in agreement, "Yeah! What a scary guy."
Kara Smith smiled and said, "So, Jack is gradually waking up."
In the audience.
The four members of Sakuragi's Gang also shuddered, their eyes widened, and they showed expressions of disbelief.
Yohei Mito said solemnly: "I thought I had thought highly of this guy, but I didn't expect that..."
Nozomi Takamiya wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "What a scary guy. It's better not to provoke him in the future."
Yuji Ohkusu replied, "We didn't provoke him, did we?!"
Chuichirou Noma pointed to the sidelines and said, "Now is not the time to talk about this. Hurry up and watch the game. It's about to start."
On the court.
Jack Carter and Shinichi Maki were in a stalemate face to face, their eyes locked, as if engaged in a silent contest.
The next second, Shinichi Maki moved.
He flashed, preparing to make a fake shot to fool Jack Carter and create distance.
However, as soon as he made the fake move, Jack Carter's palm reached out.
Shinichi Maki's pupils shrank, and he quickly and forcibly stopped the fake move and changed direction for real.
Bang...
The basketball bounced off the ground, and Shinichi Maki was about to hit it again, but he saw Jack Carter stretched out his other hand and was about to hit the basketball almost instantly.
"I was seen through?! This guy...his shooting speed is so fast." Shinichi Maki gritted his teeth and used all his strength to throw the basketball towards Soichiro Jin outside the three-point line.
The forced swing of the ball stretched his muscles, and although it was a bit painful, it was still within his tolerance range.
Soichiro Jin successfully caught the basketball thrown by Shinichi Maki.
"I got the ball." He glanced at Hisashi Mitsui who was defending him and thought to himself, "Although there is someone defending him, I can still shoot."
He held the ball in both hands, bent his knees, jumped vertically, raised the basketball with both arms, and prepared to aim for the shot.
However...
Snap...
Before he could prepare to aim, his eyes blurred, a flash of red passed by, and the basketball in his hand disappeared.
What?
Soichiro Jin's eyes widened, his face filled with horror. "It was so fast, it was just a flash, how could this happen, wasn't Maki..."
He thought so and looked towards where Shinichi Maki was.
Shinichi Maki was also shocked and full of disbelief at this time.
At that moment, he didn't even react.
How so?
Are you kidding?
Shinichi Maki turned his head in disbelief and looked at the back of Jack Carter who had broken through him. He thought to himself, "Did he never use his full strength before? Or... is this his true strength?"
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
At this time, Jack Carter had already crossed the center line and rushed straight to Kainan's basket like red lightning.
Everyone in Kainan was horrified. They ran back desperately but found that they could not close the distance with Jack Carter at all and even had a tendency to be left further and further behind.
This is simply outrageous.
The unguarded Jack Carter drove straight into Kainan's basket, then jumped with the ball and completed a wonderful dunk.
Clang...
The basketball goes into the net.
Shohoku 36 to Kainan 44.
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