A Fierce Yet Ordinary First Half (1)

In Episode 128, he secretly glanced toward the referee. Sure enough, the referee in the dark uniform was frowning in their direction, his whistle still pinched between his fingertips as he clearly kept an eye on the commotion.

Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately lost the momentum he had just had. In the end, he could only shoot Chi Tong's retreating figure a vicious glare and curse under his breath as he followed Miyagi Ryota back to Shohoku's half court.

What he did not know was that the referee on the sideline was just as baffled at that moment.

The referee lowered his head to look at the floor, then raised it to glance at Chi Tong and Sakuragi, his frown deepening.

His attention had just shifted to the scoreboard. When he looked back, he saw Sakuragi sitting on the floor and had not seen what happened in between at all.

How had he suddenly fallen for no reason?

Chi Tong's unexpected move had stunned everyone present. Whether they were members of other teams in the stands or substitutes by the court, the way they looked at Chi Tong had changed.

Amid the complicated gazes filling the arena, the players from both sides had already taken their positions at center court.

Ryonan Starting Lineup

Center: Yu Zhu, No. 5, third year

Small Forward: Sento, No. 7, second year

Power Forward: Shishang Liang 2, No. 6, third year

Shooting Guard: Yueye Hongming, No. 8, second year

Point Guard: Chi Tong Lingyu, No. 4, first year, captain

Shohoku Starting Lineup

Center: Akagi, No. 4, third year, captain

Small Forward: Liu Chuanfeng, No. 11, first year

Power Forward: Sakuragi Hanamichi, No. 10, first year

Shooting Guard: Mitsui Hisashi, No. 14, third year

Point Guard: Miyagi Ryota, No. 7, second year

At that moment, the