Chapter 97 - Yukigaoka vs. Tokiwadai; Part 1 (1/2)

It had been a minute since Shun's first score, and the ball was once again in Tokiwadai's position.

Shun received the inbounded ball and jogged to the half-court line, Shun looked at the position of the players and moved to the weak side.

Shun picked up space at the half-court line and moved to the right side of the court.

Yukigaoka's point guard arrived towards Shun when he entered Yukigaoka's defense range.

He looked at Shun and declared.

Yukigaok's PG: ”Our coach thinks that we can't stop you guys with our defense, but I disagree, I will stop you here and prove my point.”

Shun didn't say anything and leaned forward and begin dribbling the ball, after a few seconds of no action, Shun moved.

Shun did a left-to-right crossover and followed that by a side-step to further right.

Yukigaoka's point guard had reacted to the left fake, and he wouldn't wasn't able to catch up to Shun, who had moved to the right, and then further side-stepped, to create plenty space.

The people in the stands were impressed by Shun's sharp crossover.

Person A: ”Ooh, that was a good move. He fell for it hook-line-and-sinker.”

Shun dribbled two steps to arrive at the three-point arc and jumped up for a three-pointer.

The ball dropped into the net without a hitch, and Tokiwadai scored once again.

Yukigaoka's coach swung in his seat.

Yukigaoka's Coach: ”As I feared, Kageyama Shun is going on the offense.”

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But that was only a part of his problem. Shun being on offense didn't mean others were standing around.

Shun had gained a lot of experience as a point guard. He was able to move the ball efficiently among his teammates.

In the next possession, Shun passed the ball to Aone in a lob pass to the low post.

Aone caught the ball and backed his way underneath the basket by pushing Yukigaoka's center back, who couldn't even slow down.

Yukigaoka's C: 'He is too strong, I can't stop him.'

When Aone reached the Dee, Aone did a front turn and dunked the ball in a two-handed dunk.

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Yukigaoka's offense was volume shooting. They didn't care if the shot missed, they just shot.

Yukigaoka's power forward and center setup twin-screens to hinder Yuki and Mibuchi, and cleared up a path for their small forward.

The small forward dribbled through the gap and jumped for a mid-range shot.

Aone was near him, so he ran to block the shot, but it didn't work as he was too late for the contest.

The ball went into the net, and Yukigaoka showcased their shooting offense.

Shun, who saw Yukigaoka's offense, was sure that all of their players would become shooting guards when they reached high school.

Shun sighed and stated.

Shun: ”But, such an unbalanced team won't work.”

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Next offense Shun dribbled to the three-point line and stopped there.

Yukigaoka's point guard was guarding Shun, and he thought.

Yukigaoka's PG: 'He stopped, is he going to pass, or is he going to shoot.'