Daiki Aomine changed direction without slowing down at all, instantly breaking past Shuzo Nijimura.
Shuzo Nijimura was frozen in place by that no-slowdown change of direction and could only offer the highest form of respect on a basketball court.
He watched him go.
Dicky Anthony had been keeping his eyes on Daiki Aomine the whole time. Seeing Daiki Aomine break past Shuzo Nijimura again, he sighed helplessly, abandoned Ryo Sakurai, and ran toward Daiki Aomine.
Atsushi Murasakibara also shifted his attention to Daiki Aomine, ready to block him at any moment.
Because Daiki Aomine had been blocked by Dicky Anthony's help defense on the previous possession, the moment he broke through this time, he immediately glanced at Dicky Anthony.
When he saw that Dicky Anthony had indeed moved, Daiki Aomine did not hesitate at all. From one step behind the free throw line, he dropped his speed from max to zero!
An instant stop, then a jump shot!
In midair, Daiki Aomine made a throwing motion with the ball.
It was his technique!
[Formless Shot]!
Seeing this, Atsushi Murasakibara immediately rushed over and jumped.
Dicky Anthony also ran in and quickly leaped up.
Behind Daiki Aomine, Shuzo Nijimura caught up and jumped as well.
The three of them rose at the same time, their blocking range blotting out everything above him.
That completely stunned Daiki Aomine!
No, seriously, my [Formless] is amazing, but the three of you have blocked everything over my head!
What the hell am I supposed to shoot?!
The situation now was that the space above Daiki Aomine's head had been completely sealed off by three people. Shooting was definitely impossible.
As for passing...
He had lost his entire field of vision. What the hell was he supposed to pass to?!
At that moment, Daiki Aomine missed Tetsuya Kuroko more than ever.
If Tetsuya Kuroko were here, he would not have to worry about this problem at all.
Because as long as Tetsuya Kuroko was on the court, he could just pass however he wanted.
Tetsuya Kuroko would always appear at the spot where he passed the ball, then act as the relay point and slap it onward.
In that case, even if Daiki Aomine ran into a situation like this, all he would need to do was slam the ball down, and Tetsuya Kuroko would appear to knock it out.
Unfortunately, Tetsuya Kuroko belonged to Taiga Kagami now.
With no other choice, Daiki Aomine could only treat a dead horse like a living one and fling the ball down toward the floor with that throwing motion.
As for who would catch the pass, he had no idea...
Daiki Aomine threw the ball toward the ground and prayed with absolute sincerity.
'Please! Let it reach one of my teammates!'
Thud!
Smack!!!
The sound of the basketball hitting the floor and being caught rang out almost at the same time.
After the four of them landed, they all looked toward the direction of the catch.
They saw Shogo Haizaki standing there, looking completely bewildered, with the basketball in his hands.
He looked at the three of them in a daze, his face full of confusion.
Shogo Haizaki had originally thought Daiki Aomine would cling to the ball and refuse to let go, then get called for a violation.
So he had already been preparing to head out of bounds for the inbound.
But just as he ran over, the basketball somehow ended up in his hands.
Holy crap!
A perfect pass from the heavens!!!
Just as Shogo Haizaki was about to launch a fast break, a voice rang out.
"Sorry!"
Smack!!!
At the same time, the sound of the ball being slapped away rang out sharply.
It was Ryo Sakurai!
The moment Ryo Sakurai saw Daiki Aomine pass, he immediately ran toward the ball.
But when he saw Shogo Haizaki catch it, he was already about to give up.
Who would have thought Shogo Haizaki would actually freeze there? That gave him his chance.
Daiki Aomine saw Shogo Haizaki get stripped and reacted instantly, sprinting out at full speed.
He scooped up the basketball and jumped toward the rim.
Shogo Haizaki cried out in shock.
"Holy shit!"
Atsushi Murasakibara and the others reacted too, all lunging forward to stop him.
But Daiki Aomine used a move no one could block and sent the ball into the basket.
That was...
A behind-the-rim layup.
Daiki Aomine's figure drifted behind the rim, and then he hooked the basketball back out.
If Atsushi Murasakibara and the others wanted to block that shot, they would either have to jump from out of bounds or rise higher than the top edge of the rim.
But... was that possible?
Everyone could only watch helplessly as the basketball went into the hoop.
Swish!
Two points counted!
After the basket, Shuzo Nijimura covered his face with one hand, lowered his head slightly, and sighed.
"I'm not afraid of having a god as my opponent. I'm afraid of having Haizaki as my teammate..."
Atsushi Murasakibara also looked dazed and angry.
"Haizaki! I'll crush you!"
Dicky Anthony sighed and ran toward the frontcourt.
Miyamoto Tokima's mouth twitched, utterly speechless.
On the sideline, Makoto Hanamiya was laughing so hard he clutched his stomach, mocking him as he said, "That Haizaki must have observed the court so hard he made himself stupid. Hahahahaha."
Satsuki Momoi viciously pulled out her notebook and added another item to Shogo Haizaki's training plan.
Kentaro Seto, who had just come back from the restroom, happened to see Satsuki Momoi adding to Shogo Haizaki's training plan. He immediately swallowed and fled the scene at top speed. ... On the court.
Kirisaki Daiichi had the ball.
Atsushi Murasakibara stood out of bounds, holding the basketball with both hands as he looked at Shogo Haizaki, who was ready to receive the pass.
He pursed his lips, passed the ball over, and said blankly, "Haizaki, don't lose the ball."
Shogo Haizaki caught the basketball. His expression was a little awkward, but he still promised, "Don't worry, Murasakibara. What happened just now won't happen again."
Atsushi Murasakibara still sounded hesitant.
"Why don't you give it to me? I'll play point guard."
Shogo Haizaki froze for a moment, then quickly turned and ran toward the frontcourt.
Atsushi Murasakibara scratched his head and slowly followed.
By the time Shogo Haizaki reached the three point line, he had mostly finished observing the situation on the court.
Atsushi Murasakibara also passed by him at that moment and ran into the paint.
As soon as Atsushi Murasakibara got into position, Shogo Haizaki passed the ball over.
Atsushi Murasakibara caught the basketball, adjusted his motion slightly, then sprang straight up from where he stood.
This time, he did not even bother posting up. He simply jumped right in front of him and dunked over him.
Kosuke Wakamatsu's face flushed red.
Damn it, fine, earlier you knocked me away before dunking. But now you're just ignoring me and dunking from a standstill?
Do you really think I'm a pushover?
Kosuke Wakamatsu jumped up in anger and pressed his right hand against the basketball in Atsushi Murasakibara's hand.
Then...
Crash!!!
Thud...
The sound of the dunk and the sound of something heavy hitting the floor rang out at the same time.
Kosuke Wakamatsu was directly dunked to the ground by Atsushi Murasakibara, his expression extremely ugly.
Atsushi Murasakibara let go of the rim with both hands and landed heavily. Then, after glancing at Kosuke Wakamatsu, he turned and headed back on defense.
Kosuke Wakamatsu sat slumped on the floor, his face livid.
Damn it! I really have become a pushover! ...
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