Slam Dunk: I'm the Glasses Brother

Chapter 279: Xiangbei vs. Aiwa: At the beginning, Akagi shows his strength

"Well done, Sakuragi," Murasakibara and Akagi shouted at the same time after getting the ball.

"Akuan actually lost to that red-haired boy" Aiwa players and the audience were stunned

"Interesting opponent!" Mori Shigehiro muttered softly, and quickly returned to defense.

After Murasakibara received the ball, all of Xiangbei's players quickly pressed to Aiwa's half and began to run tactics. Aiwa naturally kept a close eye on them, trying his best to defend Xiangbei's first ball.

Anyone who has played basketball knows that although the first goal does not give extra points, whoever scores the first goal will undoubtedly have a considerable advantage psychologically.

Although these psychological things are invisible and intangible, they cannot be underestimated. Unless the strength of the two teams is too different, otherwise, momentum can often determine the direction of the game in a evenly matched game.

After Mu Mu dribbled across half court, the ball was handed to his backcourt partner Mitsui Shou. At this time, Moroboshi Taisho ran up to Mitsui Shou.

The audience stood up immediately. Mitsui vs. Moroboshi, the duel between the two teams' ace players was about to begin. However, the next second, the ball disappeared from Mitsui's hands and was passed to Akagi in the paint. At this time, the players on both sides seemed to have reached a tacit understanding. Eight pairs of eyes were all staring at the two centers in the paint who were preparing for a one-on-one duel. This scene was a bit weird at first glance. Although before the game, Coach Anzai emphasized not to let Akagi put too much energy into the offense, Akagi proposed to test Mori Shigehiro's strength first, and Coach Anzai would also meet this request.

It wasn't just the players on the field who felt weird. Most of the spectators in the stands were also staring with bated breath to see how the game would end.

Mori Shigehiro and Akagi, who were in the game, probably because they were concentrating, did not seem to feel the abnormal atmosphere. Akagi received the ball with his back to the basket, and Mori Shigehiro stuck behind him, in a very standard defensive posture. Akagi held the ball and tried to squeeze back, feeling the huge force coming from behind, he was more and more surprised. In the past, even on Yuzumi, Akagi had never encountered such a level of strength, but... Akagi's mouth corners slightly raised: Strength alone can't stop me!

Snap! Snap! The basketball hit the floor again and again, and then bounced up. Bang! Bang! Akagi lowered his waist and sat back, pushing Mori Shigehiro forward with a back-hit. The two muscular bodies collided with each other again and again without any fancy moves, making a series of dull sounds.

This was the first time in Mori Shigehiro's life that he encountered an opponent with such strong strength. The previous opponents were simply not on the same level as the Shohoku center in front of him!

In a pure competition of strength, Akagi is actually a little weaker, but when it comes to low-post back-to-the-basket techniques, he is much better than the still young Mori Shigehiro. With the help of sit-and-shoot techniques, Mori Shigehiro was squeezed back two steps and was forced to the basket by Akagi.

At this moment, Akagi pulled his center of gravity, leaned slightly backward in a back-to-the-basket posture, and suddenly turned around. In almost the blink of an eye, he passed by Mori Shigehiro and faced the basket!

Mori Shigehiro's reaction was also extremely fast. Seeing that he was out of position, he slid and caught up closely, jumping up almost at the same time as Akagi - Akagi turned around and made a jump shot under the basket, while Mori Shigehiro opened his arms to try to block the shot!

With Mori Shigehiro's size and height, the movement of him spreading his arms almost covered the entire basket behind him, and his momentum was extremely intimidating, as if he was saying, "If you dare to shoot, wait for me to eat your hot pot!"

But Akagi was not afraid. He had already practiced the turnaround jump shot under the basket until it became his body's instinct. Facing Mori Shigehiro's block, his movements did not change at all, and even his rhythm was not affected at all. He just slightly raised his shooting point and flicked his wrist -

The basketball drew an arc, passed over Mori Shigehiro's raised hands, and went through the basket neatly! 2:0 Xiangbei took the lead!

"Good job, Akagi." Mugure couldn't help but smile. Compared with the original work, the current Akagi not only has better physical fitness and more solid basic skills, but also has more comprehensive skills. In the original work, Akagi lost his offensive power once he left the basket, so he suffered a great loss when facing Kawata Masashi. He was on the verge of collapse. If he hadn't been scolded by Yuzumi, who knows how decadent he would be! But for the current Akagi, whether Kawata can push him out of the basket is still a question. Moreover, even if he leaves the basket, with Akagi's current mid-range shooting ability, he can still complete the offense efficiently.

However, what really touched Murasakibara was the deeper meaning revealed in Akagi's shot just now.

As a loyal "Slam Dunk fan" in his previous life, he certainly knew that many important characters in the original work had prototypes in reality. The time when Inoue created this story was exactly when the "center era" of the NBA was gradually reaching its peak, so the prototypes of the centers he created were naturally based on several famous centers in the league at that time - and no matter their appearance or nicknames, there is no doubt that Akagi's prototype is naturally "Gorilla" Patrick Ewing!

As one of the most famous "four centers" in the NBA in the 20s and 8s, Ewing does not have the agile "dream footsteps" of a guard like "The Dream" Olajuwon, nor does he have the fast and accurate mid-range and long-range shots like "Admiral" David Robinson, nor does he have a gifted body like "Shaq" O'Neal. Compared with the other three, Ewing is a standard traditional center, and he can be among the top centers because of his solid skills and a fearless and never-flinching heart!

And Akagi's jump shot just now was very much like Ewing's style - no matter what kind of block he faced, his shooting hand would not tremble at all, the rhythm of the shot would not be delayed at all, and his determination to make the shot would not shrink at all!

After landing, Akagi just glanced at Mori Shigehiro lightly and quickly turned around to defend.

However, a glimmer of excitement flashed in Mori Shigekuan's eyes, and a smile appeared on his honest face: Interesting, this is what we call an opponent! The guys I met before were too weak, and I didn't feel any sense of accomplishment when I won.

Thinking of this, the last bit of nonchalance that Mori Shigehiro had finally disappeared, and he sped up to run to the front court, and took the initiative to run in front of Akagi with his back to the goal, raising his hand high to signal for the ball. This was the first time that the team's center forward was scored by the opponent at the beginning of the game, and it was a one-on-one situation. Mori Shigehiro had to fight back, and Suzuki Aomatsu knew this very well.

Receiving the ball, lowering his waist, turning around and slashing from behind, Mori Shigehiro suddenly exerted his strength to the extreme, using all his strength to bombard the opponent behind him who was blocking his way. His shoulders suddenly felt empty, and Mori Shigehiro's slash from behind seemed to hit the air.

Yes, he did hit the air. At the moment he suddenly moved, the opponent behind him had already stepped away and suddenly hit the empty space. Mori Shigehiro's huge body lost its center of gravity. He staggered and barely stood firm, but he had already lost control of the basketball in his hand. A big hand quietly grabbed the basketball that had lost control, raised his hand and threw it out with force. Akagi took advantage of Mori Shigehiro's eagerness to fight back and used a move to move the stool. Mori Shigehiro was still young and did not expect this, and was stolen by Akagi.

Attack and defense changed, Mitsui received the ball that was intercepted by Akagi, and passed it to Murasaki, who took it to the front court and passed it to Akagi who was back-to-back. Akagi's center of gravity suddenly shifted, and he swayed a series of times, and finally, with a series of false turns to the left and right, he turned quickly and passed by Mori Shigehiro, and then shouted loudly, pressing down on Aiwa power forward Tetsuji who came to defend hastily, and dunked with an extremely violent two-handed dunk.

Boom!

The entire basketball hoop began to shake.

4:0

At the beginning of the game, the captain of Xiangbei scored two goals in a row and successfully defended Mori Shigehiro on the defensive end, giving Aiwa Academy a head start.