Chapter 220 ‘Black and White’

At this moment, the Xiangbei players stopped celebrating, and the Hainan players showed hope.

Soon, the noisy sound in the stadium became sparse, and countless spectators subconsciously focused their eyes on the referee.

The referee became hesitant. Logically speaking, Akagi's block was aimed at the ball and not the person, and the game was about to end, so the whistle must have been looser.

However, Coach Gaotou's prestige in Kanagawa is still quite high, not to mention that the person standing behind him is Hainan University.

However, at this moment, Coach Anxi stood up from his seat.

"I saw clearly that Akagi-san touched the ball first and then knocked down someone!"

Coach Anxi is not easy to get along with. Although he is in a state of retirement, he is a former national player and a well-known university coach. In terms of prestige and qualifications, Coach Anxi is still far above the top.

As a member of the island country's basketball community, this middle-aged referee still has a certain understanding of Coach Anzai.

Since Coach Anxi gave the step, the referee naturally did not miss it.

"Well, it was indeed Akagi-san who touched the ball first! Since Akagi-san did not commit a foul, congratulations to Shohoku for becoming the winner of this game."

With Gao Touli's ugly expression, the referee finally made the decision.

"hateful!"

Gao Touli was furious and relapsed into his old habit. He broke the paper fan and vented his inner anger.

Following the referee's announcement, the Hainan players who originally saw hope were like eggplants beaten by frost, shrugging their heads and feeling disappointed.

Takamiya Motoyu returned to the bench alone and directly covered his head with a towel, not daring to see anyone.

His high school career is over!

Mu Shen looked up at the electronic scoreboard, then looked at Akagi aside and said, "How did you predict that I would shoot from that position?"

Akagi couldn't help but roll his eyes and complained feebly: "During the Autumn National Sports Competition, you didn't always practice shooting in this area."

Akagi is a top student and has a very smart mind.

"So you still remember!"

Mu Shen sighed, thinking that the two of them had just trained like this for a day, but he didn't expect that Akagi would still remember this incident.

It was such a trivial matter that caused Mu Shenyi to lose the chance of a decisive victory.

"Akagi, you guys in Xiangbei are really strong!"

Mu Shenyi said with emotion, in this game, the Xiangbei players fought hard to the extreme, and they were even more praiseworthy. At least in terms of spiritual level and desire for victory, they were better than Hainan.

In fact, in order to better prepare for tomorrow's game, Hainan players, including Mu Shenyi, always put in a lot of subconscious effort, and it is understandable that they would be at a disadvantage mentally.

One side is going all out, while the other side is not concentrating all its energy.

Well now, Hainan has been eliminated.

Mu Shinichi again thought of Ikeda Kazuhiro who quit the basketball club. If Ikeda Kazuhiro were still there, Hainan's inside line would not be beaten by Akagi, and its rebounding would not be at a disadvantage.

In short, there are many reasons why Hainan was eliminated.

Unfortunately, there is no if!

At this time, the Xiangbei players continued to celebrate.

Akagi pulled Mitsui up from the ground and muttered dissatisfiedly to Mitsui: "Mitsui, don't forget there are still us, Shohoku is not a one-man team!"

Mitsui subconsciously retorted: "Akagi, you are slandering me. When did I say that Shohoku is my team!"

However, feeling the pain coming from his right foot, he couldn't help but frown.

"Mitsui, are you okay?"

"I seem to be fine. My right foot may be twisted, or maybe..."

Mitsui didn't say the next words, but Akagi felt tight in his heart. He didn't want Mitsui to get hurt.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in tomorrow's game."

Even if it was just a sprain, it would take several days to recover. What's more, Mitsui's body was already exhausted and he would not be able to recover in one day.

Akagi sighed softly and said: "Oh, I finally won Hainan!"

Mitsui waved his hand: "Don't be dissatisfied. Look at Lingnan, Xiangyang and Buri. They are all difficult to deal with. If we can enter the semi-finals, it will be considered a high-profile event. If we can go further, don't expect it."

"Isn't this a pity? As long as we win one more game, we can participate in the Winter National Championships."

Akagi's dream has always been to dominate the country, and national competitions like the Winter Games naturally include this.

"Then what can we do? Do we still have to let me go into battle injured?"

"Forget it then!"

Akagi shook his head. Even if Mitsui went into battle with injuries, they still had no chance of winning given their condition.

At this time, Aida Yayoi led Imamura into the basketball court and began to interview the two teams. The focus of the interview was Mitsui, Akagi, Kigure, Takamiya Motou and Maki Shinichi.

Mitsui's never give up, Akagi's key shots and blocks, Mumu's key three-pointers and flying saves.

As for Takamiya Motou and Maki Shinichi, they both had bleak backgrounds. The former was beaten 3+1 by Mitsui, sending Hainan into the abyss; the latter's key mid-range shot was blocked and missed the buzzer-beater.

There is nothing to talk about in the interview process. It is nothing more than talking about the thoughts and feelings of the parties involved.

However, "Basketball Weekly" still published the news about the game after the game.

For a time, Xiangbei's reputation skyrocketed, and the title of "Black and White" spread like wildfire.

The so-called "black and white duo" refers to Takenori Akagi and Hisashi Mitsui of the Shohoku team. They have black and white complexions and often play pick-and-roll tactics. They are quite similar to the Utah Jazz duo.

After this game is over, there are two more games.

However, without exception, Xiangyang and Buri were not defeated and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

After the top four were competed out, it was the turn of drawing lots to determine the next opponent.

Naturally, the coaches of their respective teams were responsible for drawing lots, and they came to the stage with complicated thoughts.

"We must draw Xiangbei!"

At this moment, no matter whether it was the coaches from Lingnan, Xiangyang or Buri, they all wanted to pick up the slack.

With the state of this Xiangbei team, tomorrow's game will be a waste.

Among the four, the one who is least nervous is Coach Anzai, because he knows very well that this Shohoku team can no longer go any further.

Coach Tian Gang's mentality is also very good, because as long as Yuzhu's anchor is there, he doesn't think Lingnan will lose the game.

On the contrary, it was the coaches of Xiangyang and Buri who were full of nervousness. They would rather draw each other than run into Lingnan.

Soon, the draw ended.

Some are excited, and naturally some are sad.

Among them, the most exciting one is Buri. Their opponent tomorrow is Xiangbei, which means that as long as nothing happens, they will get a quota for the winter national competition.

The one who was most worried was of course Shoyang. Coach Kitano was on the verge of tears. This was his first semester coaching Shoyang, and as a result he was drawn against Reinan, who was considered the strongest team in Kanagawa.

Such luck!

It can only be said that Coach Kitano is worthy of being born in the same generation as Coach Anzai. The luck of the two of them is really hard to describe.
Chapter completed!