August 5th, the fourth day of the National Tournament.
The Miuradai vs. Toyotama game had reached the seventh minute of the second half.
Minami Retsu's three-minute frenzy finally seemed to be coming to an end.
Missing one three-pointer had not affected Minami's mentality, but what happened over the next few minutes went far beyond his expectations.
At 7:44, Minami got open again. Itakura's pass arrived right after, and Minami shot as soon as he caught it. With a "duang~" clang off the rim, Minami shook his head helplessly.
At 8:30, Minami got open once more. Again, he used an elbow to scare Wu Yufei off before stepping back for a long-range three. The result was another "duang~."
At 9:16, it was still Minami, still an opening created through desperate running, and this time it was his favorite forty-five-degree angle at the top of the arc.
[This one will definitely go in!!]
The instant the basketball left his hand, Minami had already clenched his fist in preparation to celebrate.
But things did not go as he wished. The "duang" of the miss was like a heavy blow, mercilessly smashing into the hearts of every Toyotama player.
At 9:50, Minami refused to believe it and launched another three from the forty-five-degree angle at the top of the arc. The only difference was that he had shot from the right side last time, while this time he deliberately ran to the left to receive the ball.
duang!!
Unfortunately, the result did not change at all.
"Captain!!"
Kishimoto Minori fought with everything he had and ripped down the offensive rebound over Ohno Kazuki, then passed it back to his captain.
This time, Minami hesitated at the moment of release. After missing four consecutive threes, he had begun to doubt himself.
What if this shot