In the ninth minute of the second half, Hisashi Mii finally awakened his last skill, Unreasonable Three-Point Rain.
After three consecutive three-pointers, he helped the team score a wave of 11: After a small climax of 5 points, the difference between the two teams was reduced to only four points for the first time. Mitsui finally exhausted all his strength and was replaced by Coach Anxi.
After walking off the stage, Mitsui collapsed on the bench.
Although his head was covered with a towel, making it impossible to see his expression, from his slightly trembling body, Mitsui should be crying.
He was crying, regretting, regretting that he hadn't been able to help Xiangbei overtake the score before it became like this.
If he had not wasted those two precious years, if he was still the MVP who had won all the games, if…
Unfortunately, there were no ifs in reality.
He scored nine out of 15 shots, seven out of 12 three-pointers, and scored 25 points, three rebounding, and three assists. This was the answer that Hisashi Mii handed over.
With such data, Hisashi Mii's performance was already outstanding enough.
But unfortunately, if that was the case, it would not be enough to help Xiangbei defeat Miura Tai led by Wu Yufei.
"It's over."
In the stands, Coach Tian Gang shook his head and sighed.
"Xiangbei can't turn defeat into victory.”
The reality was just as he had predicted. With the demise of Hisashi Mii, Xiangbei had to share the burden of scoring points with Akagi and Kaede Rukawa.
One of them was surrounded by two people, while the other was tightly restrained by Wu Yufei.
In order to restrict Ruchuan Kaede, Wu Yufei had only gotten six points in the second half. He put all his energy aside from organizing the team to block Ruchuan Kaede.
Wu Yufei was also very tired, but he couldn't go down before Liu Chuanfeng!
In the 11th minute, after forcefully scoring the 20th point of the game, the exhausted Kaede Rukawa was also replaced by Coach Anxi.
At this point, Xiangbei's two ace scorers had been replaced because they were physically exhausted. With the score still lagging behind, Xiangbei's chances of turning defeat into victory plummeted.
In the 12th minute, Akagi, who could clearly feel the pain in his ankle, was also decisively replaced by the keen Coach Anxi.
This time, Xiangbei's lineup became a combination of Hanamichi Sakuragi Satoshi Tsukuda Kimura Kunobu Tetsuki Shiosaki Miyagi Ryoda.
Coach Anxi's action was almost equivalent to raising a white flag and announcing his surrender.
It wasn't that Coach Anxi wanted to surrender, but that he really had no more cards to play.
In the 14th minute, after successfully pulling the gap between the two teams to 15 points, Miura Dae also replaced all the main players and set up the second team to kill the remaining time.
Coach Anshi also decisively replaced Hanamichi Sakuragi and Yoshida Miyagi with a full substitute lineup.
Naturally, Sakuragi kept making a fuss and was unwilling to go off the field, but in the end, he was appeased by Coach Anxi.
"At least for now, we really can't defeat the other party. Instead of putting his last bit of strength here, it was better to save it for tomorrow's match with Lingnan.”
His words were filled with helplessness. It was Coach Anxi's final consolation to his players.
Don't give up. We don't know the outcome of the game until the last moment!
Yes, this was indeed Coach Anxi's creed, but it was not suitable for Xiangbei's current situation.
They weren't at the end of their rope. As long as they could win tomorrow's game against Lingnan, they also had a chance to enter the National League.
The last few minutes of the game were spent in the constant back-and-forth between the substitutes of the two teams. In the end, Miuradai defeated Xiangbei 99:80, winning the second round of the semi-finals.
Although there were still two more matches tomorrow, and it was still a mystery who would be able to enter the National League, Miura Dae was undoubtedly the strongest in everyone's minds!
After the match, Wu Yufei shook hands with Liu Chuanfeng.
There was no doubt that Wu Yufei's defense against Kaede Rukawa was very good. He successfully made this high-profile super rookie Kanagawa only get 20 points in the game. Although Wu Yufei also only got 26 points, the two people's points were far lower than the average score of the county meeting.
However, Wu Yufei still had 24 assists, which was something that Kaede Rukawa could not compare to. Therefore, Wu Yufei naturally won this battle between the super rookies.
"Let's continue competing in the National League.”
Wu Yufei said with a smile during the handshake segment after the match.
"Next time, I will win."
It could be seen that Liu Chuanfeng's expression was full of dissatisfaction.
That was true. It would be strange if anyone could make Liu Chuanfeng submit. If he could easily convince others, then he wouldn't be called Liu Chuanfeng.
"No problem, I'll be waiting for your challenge anytime!”
After the handshake, just as Wu Yufei turned around and was about to return to the lounge, Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly ran over and blocked his path.
"Stare-"
"Is there anything you want to say? Sakuragi."
Wu Yufei asked with a smile as he looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi who was staring at him.
"Listen up, you despicable Celestial! This genius was forcefully replaced by Father, otherwise Xiangbei wouldn't have lost to you! Just wait for the National League!”
After saying this, Sakuragi turned around and left.
“……”
Looking at Hanamichi Sakuragi's back, Wu Yufei shook his head with a smile and turned around to catch up with the rest.
………
The match between Miuradai and Xiangbei had officially ended. The audience had been given more than ten minutes to rest. After all, they had been cheering and shouting non-stop, which had consumed a lot of their physical strength.
Wu Yufei and the others returned to the lounge to take a shower and change their clothes. After packing their things, they went to the stands to watch the next match between Hainan and Lingnan.
For Lingnan, who had already lost one match, they had to seize this last chance to win. Otherwise, tomorrow's game would be meaningless for them.
With Miura Tai defeating Xiangbei, Lingnan's people finally saw hope of entering the National League.
From the semifinals till now, the points of each team were:
Miura Dae: Two wins, two points.
Xiangbei: 1 win and 1 loss, 1 point.
Lingnan and Hainan both had 1 loss and 0 points.
For Lingnan, as long as he could defeat Hainan today and Xiangbei tomorrow, no matter who won or lost between Miura and Hainan tomorrow, Lingnan could successfully enter the National League with two wins and one loss.
Although it was difficult to win two consecutive back-to-back games, Lingnan's generals did not intend to give up.
Whether it was talent or hard work, Lingnan would never admit that he was weaker than any other team!
On the other side, the people from Hainan University had the same thought.
As long as they defeated Lingnan today and Miura Dae tomorrow, they could also enter the National League.
Moreover, it was not as simple as entering the national level. As long as they obtained enough points in the next two games, Hainan could still defend its championship!
After all, they only lost to Xiangbei by two points in the last game, and Miura's two games had a total of three points (against Lingnan) and 19 points (against Xiangbei), adding up to a total of 22 points.
Then, as long as they had a clear victory over Miura Dae in today's match against Lingnan and tomorrow's match against Miura Dae, Hainan would still be the champion. They would still be able to enter the National League as the No.1 seed of Kanagawa Prefecture and enjoy the preferential treatment of a bye on the first day of the match.
More importantly, as the ruler of Kanagawa Prefecture for 16 years, the generals of Hainan would never allow the dynasty that had lasted for so long to end in their own hands!
In terms of the battle of dignity between the veteran teams, Hainan had more reasons to win than Lingnan!
Therefore, even before the match started, the audience could already feel the strong fighting spirit from the players on both sides who were warming up.
Hainan's Nobunaga was as showy as ever. He tried to throw himself away to attract attention, but the basketball didn't give him face and went straight into the hoop, which made him feel very embarrassed.
Lingnan's side was not to be outdone and immediately returned the favor. The combination of Sandao and Fukuda triggered cheers from Lingnan's fans.
"Kill that wild monkey who likes to show off! Immortal Dao!"
"Ah Fu! He had to get thirty points today! Thirty points!"
The warm-up segment quickly ended as both sides competed with each other.
The players on both sides returned to the substitutes 'area and listened to the coach's final lecture. Then, their respective starting players re-entered the court and took their positions in the center circle.
Beep!
Following the referee's whistle, the basketball rose into the air. Kanagawa Prefecture Conference's semi-finals: The match between Lingnan and Hainan officially began!
Hainan had long known about the fact that the Immortal had changed to a point guard and Fukuda had appeared out of nowhere. They had also done special research.
Therefore, at the beginning of the game, Hainan didn't lose to Lingnan because of negligence and underestimation of the enemy, as in the original novel.
Both sides were very cautious from the start, and the rhythm of attack and defense was also very calm.
When the game reached the tenth minute of the first half, the score between the two sides was 20:20 square meters, neither side had the upper hand.
Hainan hadn't found a way to limit the connection between Immortal Blessing, and Lingnan couldn't organize Ah Mu's strong charge again and again.
"From the looks of it, Hainan isn't that great. First, they lost to Xiangbei, and now they couldn't gain an advantage against Lingnan.”
On the viewing platform, Shi Shanchun's tone was slightly puzzled.
After all, before he was born, Hainan had already dominated Kanagawa. Until this year, Hainan was recognized as the strongest basketball player in Kanagawa High School.
In the past ten years, in the entire Kanagawa Prefecture, only Xiangyang could make Hainan slightly more energetic. For the other teams in Hainan, being able to send three main players was already the greatest respect.
As a result, this year, Hainan first lost to the dark horse Xiangbei, and now it was tied with Lingnan for ten minutes. It was always unable to gain an advantage. Even Ah Mu, who was recognized as the No.1 in Kanagawa, was also tied with the other party in the fight with the Immortal.
Such a huge contrast made many viewers who had watched Hainan slaughter all over the county for many years and beat all the opponents until their faces were swollen and bruised express that it was quite difficult to adapt.
However, a king was a king after all. Hainan quickly made the audience who were not used to this feeling find a familiar taste.
It started in the 11th minute of the first half of the game.
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