Relentless Pursuit

Wu Yufei had no idea what instructions the two coaches gave their players during that one-minute timeout.

But he could clearly see that when the timeout ended and both sides returned to the court, every player wore an expression brimming with fighting spirit and confidence.

"Oh?! Now this is getting interesting!"

Seeing this, Wu Yufei could not help showing an expectant smile.

Since both sides were so confident, the next few minutes were bound to become even more thrilling!

Beep—!!

As both teams returned to the court and quickly took their positions, the referee immediately blew the whistle to signal the resumption of play.

Meihou High had possession now, and they were still trailing Shohoku by a full seven points.

"Offense!!"

After receiving the inbound pass, Kono abandoned his previous steady approach of playing half-court offense against Shohoku and immediately pushed the pace.

After accelerating all the way into the frontcourt, Kono seized the chance before Shohoku could set up its defense and charged straight at the basket.

Bang!!

Kono first muscled through Matsuoka Teruji's defense and forced his way into the paint. Then, after using a fake to shake his opponent, he decisively bounced the ball to Morishige Hiroshi, who had cut into position on the other side.

"Haah!"

After catching the ball, Morishige Hiroshi exploded forward, forcibly shoved Hasegawa Alonso aside, powered his way beneath the basket, and leaped up for a thunderous dunk.

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On their first possession after the timeout, Meihou High caught Shohoku off guard with a fast break.

But if that was all they had, Wu Yufei still did not believe Meihou High could tie the score before the end of the first half.

"Our turn! Let's get that one back!"

On Shohoku's possession, Matsuoka Teruji took the inbound pass and decisively accelerated into