Rapidly Changing Situations

The time rewound to one minute earlier.

"For this next possession, we need to attack with a three-pointer. Matsuoka, whether it's Rukawa or Okuma, if either of them gets an opportunity, make sure you get them the ball decisively."

During the timeout, Coach Anzai was making full use of that one minute to lay out the tactics for his players.

"Okay, I understand!"

Although Matsuoka Teruji was feeling uneasy, wondering whether this choice was too rash and might easily squander their slim lead,

since it was the coach's arrangement, he would carry it out without hesitation.

Rukawa Kaede and Okuma Shogo, the two players Coach Anzai had called on, felt considerable pressure as well.

After all, neither of them had been shooting threes well in the first half. Between the two of them, they had made only three. Now that Coach Anzai had explicitly arranged for them to create an advantage with a three-pointer on the next possession, they felt even less confident.

Coach Anzai seemed to see their concerns and continued, "You don't need to have any worries. Forget all about your previous shooting percentage. Treat this next shot as your final attempt of the first half. Whether it goes in or misses, the outcome won't be much worse anyway."

Though Coach Anzai looked like the unshakable type, he was actually someone who loved taking risks and gambling. This had been shown in both the original manga and anime, so there was no need to elaborate here.

"In any case, this next possession will directly determine whether we enter halftime with an advantage or a disadvantage. You should understand the difference yourselves. Play at your very best! Remember, you're strong! Stronger than anyone, including yourselves, imagines!"

"Yes!!" XN

The recollection ended...

That was why, after the timeout, Rukawa Kaede