The opening exchange of offense and defense (I)

Chi Tong's eyes stayed fixed on me, never showing the slightest sign of looking elsewhere. His hands remained in a ball-holding position too. No matter how I looked at it, he didn't seem to have an opening to pass.

Yet even under those circumstances, he had somehow passed the ball without anyone noticing!

What kind of court vision did it take to spot that opening?

Shitong seemed completely indifferent to Miura Liangjie's shock. He didn't even spare him another glance, simply turning around and walking steadily toward Ryonan's half.

Ah!

Damn it!

Miura Ryoukai watched Chi Tong's retreating figure, his expression darkening instantly, but he soon regained his earlier composure.

As the team's starting point guard, controlling his emotions was the most basic skill he needed.

Ryonan had successfully drawn first blood.

Ryonan 2, Daiei Academy 0. From the start of the game to Ryonan's basket, everything had happened astonishingly fast—only about five seconds had passed. Daiei Academy's players hadn't even fully settled into the game, and before they could react, Ryonan had already put the ball through the hoop.

Takeuchi Takuya's expression immediately soured.

These guys... Xuecun Xinge was stunned too. What a fast attack! Yunnan's offensive transitions are so smooth!

Hakaono Kazuta stood at the edge of the paint, looking up at the hoop, which was still shaking from the force of the dunk. His face grew especially serious as he said in a low voice, "What power!"

Tu Chun frowned, his expression growing more serious as he watched Ryonan's players retreat on defense. Teamwork like that is really rare!

Offense switched to defense, and Daiei Academy took possession. Almost as soon as Miura Ryoukai received the ball, he took off, driving rapidly toward Ryonan's half. His dribbling rhythm was blisteringly fast, the ball dancing nimbly beneath his