He instinctively pulled back the arm he had been about to shoot with, avoiding Lei Tian Zhenglun's block.
The other Aiwa Gakuin players began converging on Yueye Hongming. With a double-team about to close in, Yueye Hongming stayed calm, flicked his wrist, and quickly passed to Fukuda Kicchou, who had already gotten open on the other side.
"Fukuda!"
Yueye Hongming shouted, sending the basketball straight toward Fukuda Kicchou.
Fukuda Kicchou had already anticipated Yueye Hongming's pass. While the Aiwa Gakuin players were focused on Koshino, he quickly cut into the open space inside Aiwa Gakuin's defense, putting himself in an excellent position.
Hearing Koshino's shout, he immediately reached out and caught the pass cleanly. Without breaking stride, he stepped into Aiwa Gakuin's interior, ready to drive into the paint for an easy layup.
But just as Fukuda Kicchou was about to enter the paint, a massive figure suddenly slid over from beneath the basket, blocking his path like a moving mountain. It was Aiwa Gakuin's center, Koizumi Chun.
The difference in size between Koizumi Chun and Fukuda Kicchou was obvious. Xiao Quanquan stood nearly two meters tall, with broad shoulders, a thick back, and the solid build of an interior player. At 188 centimeters, Fukuda Kicchou was considerably smaller.
Koizumi Chun spread his arms wide, his broad shoulders and long arms forming a natural barrier that completely sealed off Fukuda Kiccho's driving lanes on either side.
Fukuda Kicchou had intended to exploit the opening for a thunderous dunk, but faced with the mountain-like Koizumi Chun, he suddenly had nowhere to go. He tried a slight change of direction, searching for a gap, but Xiaoquan Chun stayed with him step for step, keeping his defensive stance low and giving Fukuda Kicchou no opening whatsoever.
Fukuda Kiccho tightened his grip on the