Hainan's Narrow Victory (2)

Episode 147. Looking at the somewhat exhausted Shohoku players, he analyzed, "Shohoku's stamina expenditure is clearly greater than Hainan's. If this continues, they'll be crushed by Hainan sooner or later."

Chi Tong spoke up at this moment. "In terms of overall strength, Hainan is indeed far stronger than Shohoku. But in terms of potential, Shohoku far surpasses Hainan."

The key to winning this game lay in whether Shohoku could unleash that potential.

However, as he looked over the Shohoku players, his gaze lingered on Rukawa and Sakuragi Hanamichi. If they were not pushed into a corner, it would probably be difficult to draw out their current potential.

In the second half, Shohoku would likely continue with the same offensive approach they had used in the first half.

Potential?

The Ryonan players were all stunned upon hearing this. Apart from Sendoh, none of them understood what Chi Tong meant. Only Yu Zhu looked toward Shohoku's bench, deep in thought.

Soon, the second half began.

Just as Chi Tong had said, Shohoku continued with the offensive style from the first half.

Rukawa was the first to turn it on, breaking through Hainan's defense twice in succession and successfully scoring on layups.

Akagi Takenori also held his ground against Takasago Kazuma's collision under the basket, powering through the defense for a two-handed slam.

But Maki Shinichi quickly answered. It was as if he had seen through Shohoku's defensive strategy, repeatedly using his speed and strength to break past Ryota Miyagi while disrupting Shohoku's passing rhythm.

Once, when Ryota Miyagi was preparing to pass to Mitsui Hisashi, Maki Shinichi suddenly darted in from behind at an angle and stole the ball. He immediately drove in for a fast-break layup, drawing a defensive foul from Miyagi Ryota as well to complete a 2+1.

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