On August 2, the first round of the national competition began.

In addition to the five seeded teams that received byes in the first round, 54 representative teams from various counties and districts are about to compete against each other.

The results are self-evident, 27 of them are destined to be eliminated. Such is the cruelty of competitive sports.

Strong non-seeded teams such as Hainan, Toyotama, Aihe Academy, etc. defeated their opponents one after another and advanced to the next round.

And Xiangbei's first opponent has also been officially announced.

Magiya Nishi from Iwate defeated Aoho from Miyazaki Prefecture and became Shohoku's first opponent.

As expected, Xiangbei easily defeated its opponent and advanced to the next round.

Toyotama unexpectedly defeated the seed team Luo An, causing a minor upset.

But the basketball players who had watched the game all had an instinctive dislike for Toyotama.

Because their captain, Nan Lie, known as the "Ace Killer", made a bold move in the first half and injured the eyebrow bone of the ace Luo An. Not only was the latter's face covered with blood, but he also suffered a concussion.

In the end, Feng Yu took advantage of the situation and advanced to the next round.

In addition, Mingpeng Industrial's Shigehiro Mori made a stunning appearance. As a first-year player, he scored 50 points, 22 rebounds and 10 blocks in a single game, a triple-double record, helping Mingpeng Industrial beat last year 102:56.

The top eight Changcheng High School.

Poor power forward Mikoshiba was completely defeated.

But competitive sports are so cruel.

On August 4th, Shohoku defeated their next opponent, Jinshan Commercial, and Fengyu also defeated their opponents with running and gunning, and broke into the quarterfinals together.

The two teams will face off on the 5th.

Early that morning, Kazuo Karasawa, the supervisor of Shenzhen Sports University, also called Akagi and told him that if nothing unexpected happened, he had been admitted to Shenzhen Sports University in advance.

Of course, that includes Mitsui.

Amid the admiration of everyone, everyone got in the car and headed to the gymnasium, preparing to face their opponent Toyotama High School.

…

Coach Anzai continued his word-for-word style and left everything to the players to handle. After Akagi made his usual speech, everyone focused on Chen Zhao.

"Judging from the game process, Feng Yu is not strong enough to compete with us, but their captain Nan Lie is a bit cunning and likes to use small moves to hurt the opponent's ace. So Rukawa Kaede, on behalf of everyone, I request you, if Nan Lie uses tricks on you

It’s a dirty trick, remember to avoid it so as not to get hurt, and leave the rest to me.”

Rukawa Kaede was silent for a moment and then said: "Isn't the team's ace senior you?"

Chen Zhao smiled: "I am the soul of the team."

Rukawa Kaede: "..."

…

"Beep..., Toyotama No. 6, a pushing foul, the score will be counted, and there will be an additional penalty shot."

Just 3 minutes into the game, poor Toyota No. 6 and point guard Daijiro Itakura raised their arms for the fourth time.

The score on the field is 14:0.

Toyotama did not score a single point, and the head point guard Itakura had already committed four fouls.

In addition to assisting Kaede Rukawa in the opening game, Chen Zhao made 4 consecutive steals. Each time, he slowly rushed to the basket. Under the defense of Itakura, who returned to defense at a high speed, Chen Zhao not only scored easily, but also caused the opponent to get 4 fouls.

One more time, poor Itakura will have to end.

"Itakura, calm down, this kid did it on purpose." The braided Kishimoto shouted from the side.

In fact, Itakura has always been calm and conscious that he has not made any mistakes. However, facing this situation, he can't help but feel angry.

But after all, he is the main point guard of the team that reached the top eight in the country last year. He has seen the world and knows that no matter how angry he is at this time, he has to calm down.

Chen Zhao looked at Itakura's expression and smiled at the eight-twenty standard time. He did not directly steal the ball in the center circle like before.

If you take him down at the beginning of the game, what's the point of the rest of the game?

Here, Toyotama serves a baseline kick, and Chen Zhao slowly retreats with Itakura, making him feel threatened at all times, thereby delaying Toyotama's transition speed between offense and defense.

In the half-court attack, Toyotama chose to spread out with all the players. Itakura passed the ball to teammate No. 7 Yayu, and he quickly ran inside and turned around on the left side of the ribs.

This kid is 183cm tall and has a strong physique, so he likes to use his physique to overpower the opposing point guard.

Yashima Kyohei made a smart feint before choosing to throw the inside pass in front of Mitsui-san. Itakura caught the ball and turned around...

"boom!"

Poor Itakura received a beautiful blow.

There was nothing he could do, he was too anxious.

After catching the ball, he turned around and threw the ball without even jumping up.

Facing Chen Zhao, who is 180cm tall and has an infinite physique, it would be unreasonable for him not to get hit.

Next, Chen Zhao was driving all the way, and after getting to the basket, he made a wonderful pass to Mitsui who followed him. Mitsui hit a three-pointer without being guarded.

17:0.

Feng Yu still hasn't opened his beard.

"Itakura! You have to calm down! If you are so reckless again, I will replace you immediately!" Kishimoto shouted.

"Damn it~!!" Toyotama No. 6 Itakura looked up to the sky and roared, eyes wide open, and flames sprayed out.

But after venting, you still have to control your temper.

During the transition between offense and defense, Itakura-san dribbled the ball forward, but Chen Zhao was still running beside him.

As a result, Fengyu couldn't speed up and his rhythm was disrupted.

You can't afford the so-called run-and-gun attack.

So it became half-court mode again.

But the top eight in the country are the top eight in the country after all.

Toyotama is not just someone who plots against people and provokes them.

Their basketball literacy is pretty good.

Itakura had calmed down and no longer dared to challenge Chen Zhao. He took the ball to the frontcourt and immediately passed the ball to Yayu, who passed the ball to Nanlie...

Toyotama started to guide the ball quickly on the offensive end. In the end, Kishimoto ran away from Sakuragi without the ball. Nanretsu assisted in time, and the former directly made a layup. Shohoku 17:2 Toyotama.

Toyotama finally scored.

Kishimoto couldn't help but be overjoyed: "It turns out that the red-haired boy from Shobei is nothing more than this."

So, he naturally started to provoke Sakuragi.

When running past Sakuragi, it seemed unintentional, but in fact it meant being picky. I took advantage of the situation and bumped into the opponent with my shoulder, not lightly but not hard...

But he obviously underestimated Sakuragi's mentality.

"Damn it, you dare to use despicable means to plot against me!"

Sakuragi immediately hit him back with great force.

"Bang!" Kishimoto was knocked back several steps.

"Beep~", the referee had sharp eyes and immediately blew the whistle: Red No. 10, collision foul!!

Akagi was furious and strode over, wanting to teach Sakuragi a lesson.

Chen Zhao immediately went over and patted Sakuragi on the shoulder: "Well done, Hanamichi, in the face of shameless provocation, even if it's a foul, we have to fight back immediately! This way the opponent will not take advantage of it!"

"Really, Miyagi-senpai?"

"Of course, although the referee gave you a foul, they were actually protecting you. At the same time, they also noticed the other party's shameless behavior." Chen Zhao said matter-of-factly.
Chapter completed!