A Trapped Beast

"It really is stubborn."

Watching Ryonan Basketball Team return from the timeout and once again put together a respectable offense, looking completely like they had regained their morale, Wu Yufei could not help but remark.

After all, they had upset both Kainan and Sanno in succession. Those victories had undoubtedly brought tremendous growth to Ryonan Basketball Team.

But Wu Yufei obviously would not believe that Ryonan could truly get back on its feet just because of that.

Over the next few possessions, Wu Yufei continued to organize his team with steady, methodical play, constantly wearing down the Ryonan players' stamina and will to resist through patient half-court offense.

At 7:39, after patiently organizing an attack in the frontcourt, Wu Yufei spotted an opening and drove hard at Kazama Yuto. Using an Iverson-Style Breakthrough to shake Kazama Yuto off in just a few moves, he cut into Ryonan's paint. Once he drew a double-team, he fired a quick bounce pass to Sanada Yuto, who was cutting in from the other side. Sanada Yuto drove into the restricted area and finished at the rim for another two points.

At 8:19, Wu Yufei drove at Kazama Yuto again in the frontcourt. He first used a fake drive to force his opponent away, then stepped back behind the three-point line and immediately launched a three.

Duang!!

Unfortunately, Ryonan's basket showed Wu Yufei absolutely no respect and firmly rejected the three-pointer.

Under the basket, Niwa Tomoya outmuscled Kitagawa Kazuma for the rebound, then immediately handed the ball to Nishiki Junichi as Ryonan launched a fast break.

However, just as Nishiki Junichi crossed half court with the ball and fired a long pass toward Kazama Yuto at the front, Wu Yufei suddenly sprang out from the middle and intercepted it instantly.

"Thanks!!"

After tossing out that