On the court, the match between Shohoku and Sannoh High continued. But the situation on the field was quietly changing. Originally, the two sides were evenly matched, with both sides fighting back and forth. But suddenly, the Sannoh side seemed to be energized, and everyone became fierce, like wild beasts on drugs.
However, these efforts seemed meaningless to Jack Carter. But for the rest of Shohoku, it was a bit too painful.
Jack Carter went it alone, transformed into a red light, dribbled the basketball, and broke into Sannoh's basket again. His speed was at its highest point, arguably the fastest since the start of the game. Although everyone in Sannoh was prepared, they were still shocked by the speed that Jack Carter suddenly displayed.
Eiji Sawakita, Satoshi Ichinokura, and Masahiro Nobe surrounded and intercepted Jack Carter, but in the end, they were unable to stop him. Under Sannoh's basket, Masashi Kawata became the last line of defense. His tall body was like a towering mountain, completely blocking the way to the basket.
Jack Carter was keenly aware of the hurried footsteps behind him and jumped up without hesitation, leaping towards the right side of the inside line. Masashi Kawata originally thought that Jack Carter would force a shot in front of him, so the moment Jack Carter took off, he also jumped high. But when he jumped up, he found that Jack Carter actually jumped to the side.
Eiji Sawakita, who was catching up from behind, saw this scene and originally planned to jump up to put pressure on Jack Carter from behind, but after seeing the direction of Jack Carter's jump, he also jumped to the right.
At this time, Jack Carter held the basketball in his right hand, aimed at Sannoh's basket, and swung his arm to throw it out. The Formless Shot was activated. Eiji Sawakita in the back watched this scene in amazement. Although he had seen this kind of shooting method in game videos before, he was still amazed when he saw it with his own eyes.
Whoosh…
The basketball flew out, hit the backboard straight, and then miraculously bounced into the basket.
Immediately afterward, Sannoh quickly launched a counterattack. Kazunari Fukatsu dribbled across half court easily, and with the assistance of Eiji Sawakita, Jack Carter's range of movement was greatly compressed. Kazunari Fukatsu charged all the way and soon reached the Shohoku three-point line.
Ryota Miyagi stepped forward again and blocked the attack. This time, he stayed very close to prevent Kazunari Fukatsu from shooting a three-pointer in front of him like he did before. Kazunari Fukatsu did not force a shot, but flexibly turned the basketball in his hand and passed it to Masahiro Nobe.
Masahiro Nobe successfully received the pass in the paint, took a big step and jumped high, ready to make a powerful slam dunk. How could Takenori Akagi let him succeed so easily? He immediately jumped up and stretched out his arms to block it. Seeing this, Masahiro Nobe threw the basketball behind him.
Masashi Kawata suddenly appeared like a ghost, jumped high after receiving the ball, and dunked the ball into the basket over Takenori Akagi.
Clang...
The basketball went into the net. Sannoh counterattacked and scored.
In this way, time passed minute by minute. The two sides fell into a strange stalemate. Sannoh began to cooperate, finding ways and means to successfully break through Shohoku's defense with every attack. Shohoku also had Jack Carter on their side, and no one, including Eiji Sawakita, could stop his shooting. Jack Carter's Formless Shot caused a lot of trouble for everyone in Sannoh.
The score kept changing as both sides continued to score.
10 to 9.
14 to 13.
18 to 17.
The scores between the two sides were always very close, with only a difference of 1 point. The audience was completely attracted by the fierce confrontation on the field. Such a heated scene made their blood boil and their emotions reached the extreme. They were completely immersed in it and unable to extricate themselves.
Soon, the Shohoku team launched another attack and successfully broke into Sannoh's inside line. However, this time it was Kaede Rukawa who had the ball. He dribbled the ball flexibly, cleverly broke through Masahiro Nobe's defense, and then jumped high, ready to shoot.
However, just as he was about to shoot, an arm stretched out like lightning and hit the basketball one step ahead. Kaede Rukawa opened his eyes wide and looked back in astonishment, only to find that the person who blocked him was Satoshi Ichinokura, who had quietly approached him at some point.
Bang...
The basketball hit the backboard hard and bounced out. Just as everyone's eyes were fixed on the basketball in the air, preparing to fight for the rebound, a figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone like a ghost. It was Jack Carter. In front of everyone, he waved his hand and grabbed the basketball steadily.
Then, before he landed on the ground, he turned his back to the basket and casually threw the basketball behind him.
Whoosh…
The basketball drew a strange arc in the air and flew straight towards the basket. Amid the incredulous gazes of the crowd, the basketball fell precisely into the basket.
Swish...
The basketball went into the net.
"This guy," Eiji Sawakita looked at Jack Carter with admiration in his eyes. It's incredible that he can make the shot without even looking at the basket.
Everyone in Sannoh was stunned at this moment, with confusion written all over their faces. This is too unfair! It's totally unreasonable. It's simply impossible to guard against.
At this time, the first half of the game was already halfway through. The score between the two sides had reached 26 to 20.
Goro Domoto stared at the situation on the court, secretly wondering whether he should call another timeout. If Sannoh continues like this, they will easily be led by Jack Carter and fall into an even more unfavorable situation.
However, before he could make a decision, the next scene made his heart suddenly tighten. Jack Carter once again dribbled the ball to Sannoh's basket, and this time Satoshi Ichinokura was responsible for defending him.
Jack Carter jumped with the ball and shot decisively against the defense of Satoshi Ichinokura. This time, Jack Carter leaned forward slightly. By the time Satoshi Ichinokura realized something was wrong, it was too late.
Beep...
The referee blew the whistle in his mouth. The referee pointed at Satoshi Ichinokura and said sternly, "Sannoh No. 8, defensive foul, the ball counts, one penalty kick."
Hateful.
Satoshi Ichinokura secretly cursed his bad luck. He had no intention of committing a foul, and his defensive posture was also very standard. It was obvious that this guy deliberately drew a foul on him.
Swish...
Jack Carter made the free throw easily.
If it was just this one foul, it wouldn't hurt Sannoh. However, soon after, Jack Carter completely put Sannoh in a passive position and had to call a timeout.
In the next few rounds, the two sides exchanged blows and scored several goals against each other. But when Jack Carter dribbled the ball into the Sannoh paint again, he once again successfully created a 2+1 for Satoshi Ichinokura.
Just when everyone thought that this series of attacks was coming to an end, the referee's whistle sounded again. This time, the referee pointed to Masashi Kawata instead of Satoshi Ichinokura. "Sannoh No. 7, defensive foul, the ball counts, one free throw."
Swish...
Jack Carter made the free throw again steadily.
The score was 35 to 27. Before they knew it, Shohoku was already 8 points ahead of Sannoh High.
Seeing this, Goro Domoto could no longer sit still and stood up, decisively calling a timeout.
Beep...
A sharp whistle sounded. Sannoh requested a timeout.
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