Quadruple-Double!

Bang, bang, bang...

On the court, Miuradai and Shohoku continued their fierce battle.

Although Shohoku's players still displayed considerable fighting spirit and kept searching for every possible chance to close the gap, Miuradai, led by Wu Yufei, simply refused to give them even the slightest hope.

As the game entered the final five-minute countdown of the second half, a heavy gloom descended over Shohoku's bench and the section of the stands occupied by Shohoku supporters, leaving everyone feeling suffocated.

"Sakuragi... everyone..."

Haruko watched Shohoku's players fighting desperately on the court with little to show for it, her heart filled with both anxiety and helplessness.

Was Shohoku truly destined to be unable to defeat the Miuradai led by Wu Yufei?

From the first time the two teams met in the Prefectural Tournament three years ago until today, Miuradai and Shohoku had faced each other many times in major competitions, yet every single result had ended in victory for Miuradai.

In the first year, they had only lost narrowly. Though they lost, everyone believed they would surely win the next time.

In the second year, they could no longer even manage close losses. They were defeated decisively in every game.

By the third year, the Sakuragi-Rukawa Duo had officially entered the peak of their high school careers. Alonso, now a second-year, seemed on the verge of surpassing Akagi, and Shohoku also had a whole group of capable players on the bench. Meanwhile, aside from Wu Yufei, Miuradai did not have a single player who ranked among the top three at his position.

That made everyone believe that this time, they had to win at least once, right?

Yet reality was cruel.

They lost in the Prefectural Tournament. They lost again in the National Tournament.

Now, at their final opportunity in the Winter