"Calm down! All of you need to stay calm! We still have thirty seconds, and possession is still ours. As long as we execute properly, we can absolutely hit a game-winner! At worst, we can drag this into overtime!"
As the Kainan players wiped off their sweat and drank water, Coach Takato stood beside them, soothing their emotions.
The more the game reached this kind of situation, the more the trailing side needed to stay calm.
Although the corpses of several folding fans at his feet were enough to reveal Coach Takato's state of mind, he forced himself to remain calm.
What Kainan needed now was a calm coach, not an angry one.
"Now I'll arrange the tactics for our next possession. When we inbound the ball, Miuradai will definitely apply tight man-to-man pressure to completely snuff out our hopes of a game-winner. When that happens, we'll... then A Maki, you... finally..."
On the other side, Miuradai was also actively discussing how to deal with Kainan's final counterattack.
"We're leading by four points, with thirty seconds left. For Kainan, the safest approach would definitely be to get two points first, then stop our offense, and finally fight for either a tying shot or a game-winner."
Coach Harada analyzed.
"That's not right, Coach. That isn't Kainan's safest option."
Wu Yufei voiced a different opinion.
When everyone turned to look at him, Wu Yufei handed the towel he had been using back to Junko before speaking.
"At this point in the game, Kainan is already extremely exhausted. I can tell. So for them, gambling on a tie and going into overtime is very unstable. They'll definitely choose to end the game within these final thirty seconds! That means Jin will definitely attempt at least one Three-Pointer!"
"Hmm... you have a point."