Aggressive Momentum

Amid the on-site host's roll call, bathed in wave after wave of enthusiastic cheers from nearly ten thousand spectators in the arena, the starting five players of both Ryonan and Meiho took the court one after another.

Although this match was only a third-place playoff, the true main event was the final coming an hour later.

Yet as the few senior players among both teams who were already in their third year and about to graduate from high school, this game was also the true final battle of their high school careers.

No matter what, they did not want to leave any regrets in this very last match of their high school days.

Therefore, even if it were not for that third-place medal, simply to draw a somewhat complete conclusion to their high school basketball careers, they were bound to fight desperately in this match!

As the starting players of both teams entered the court one after another and quickly settled into their positions, the referee also approached the two teams' centers with the ball in hand.

Lifting his wrist to check the time and glancing around to confirm there were no issues, the countdown to the official start of the match entered its final stage.

Three... two... one!

Beep—!!

Hoo...

A sharp whistle echoed throughout the gymnasium, and the basketball was instantly tossed high into the air.

On December 26th, at 9:00 AM, at Court One of the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo, the Winter Cup third-place match between Ryonan High School and Meihou High finally commenced!!

"Roar!!"

"Ha!!"

At the exact moment the basketball reached its highest point, Ryonan's Niwa Tomoya and Meihou's Takeshita spotted their opportunity. Their already-charged legs violently kicked off the floor, and their huge bodies instantly soared into the sky, stretching out their arms to