Chapter 29 - Tokiwadai vs. Meiho, Part 2 (1/2)
Tokiwadai was getting instruction by the coach in the timeout.
Coach: ”It is good to move the ball around as you did, but I want you to score more offensively. Kageyama, Mibuchi, and Ishida, I want all of you to shoot more. Otsubo and Aone, make sure to stop Nebuya from scoring, and don't lose to him in the offense.”
Shun: ”Coach, I want to say something.”
Shun continued when the coach nodded.
Shun: ”Nebuya Eikichi likes to force his way to the basket, so when he gets the ball, Otsubo-senpai should try to stop him, but at the same time other players near him should try to reach in for steals. This way, he won't be able to get into the stance, as it would require him to dribble the ball, and that might result in a steal.”
Coach: ”Excellent, if we stop him from getting into the stance, we can stop him from using force. Otsubo, stay close to him so that he has trouble turning, and others, try to reach in so that he is forced to pass the ball.”
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The game started with the ball in possession of Meiho. The moment Meiho's point guard crossed the half-court, Ishida came in fast and smacked the ball out of his hand.
Meiho' PG: ”Wha-!”
Meiho was shocked by the sudden turnover, ran after Ishida.
Ishida dribbled with the stolen ball and shot a three-pointer from the key. He didn't even look behind him to check if there was anyone on his tail and shot with confidence.
[A/N: The key is the point on the three-point line directly in front of the basket.]
Meiho was shocked by the sudden turnover, which gave the upper hand to Tokiwadai.
But at that moment the Meiho's ace shown, he dribbled the ball on his own to the basket, shrugged aside the double-team of Aone and Mibuchi, and scored.
Nebuya: ”Muscle Score!”
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Murasakibara grumbled when he heard Nebuya scream,
Murasakibara: ”He is so loud, it's annoying.”
Aomine: ”Hahaha. I like this guy; he has a great spirit.”
Satsuki: ”It seems muscle-heads attract each other.”
Aomine snapped his head towards Satsuki and asked,
Aomine: ”Who are you calling a muscle head?!”
Everybody: ”You.”
Aomine sweatdropped at that.
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At the court, Shun was starting to feel a little irritated.
Shun: ”He is getting on my nerves. Mibuchi-senpai, let's start dropping some threes.”
Mibuchi: ”Yes, let's widen the gap a little, shall we. I want to see if he can keep up with three players who are scoring three points at a time.”
Shun smiled, the main focus of the game was going to change, from the inside to the outside. Shun looked at Mibuchi and told him something.
Shun: ”Mibuchi-senpai, I will be doing something that I never did in any previous match or at the practice. Don't be surprised and focus on scoring.”
Mibuchi looked at Shun with a little suspicion, but he didn't say anything and just nodded.
Shun kept his ability to instantly copy moves a secret, nobody knew of Shun's copying ability, but this time he was going to use it to give his shooting a little boost.
The game continued with Ishida passing the ball to Mibuchi, who was surprisingly guarded by Nebuya. Mibuchi smiled a little at his guard.