Akagiri's Trap (1)

Before the 288th game, Great Wall had been pinned down by Ryonan. Tamakoshiba's dunk finally lifted Great Wall's spirits somewhat, and the instant they saw the ball go through the hoop, everyone's eyes lit up.

Although the score differed somewhat from the coach's planned tactics, breaking zero was a good sign and a much-needed shot in the arm for the team.

As time ticked away, Great Wall and Ryonan entered a tense tug-of-war in the ensuing match.

Thanks to several breakthroughs by Tamakoshiba and Banshen Dahan's prowess in the paint, Great Wall finally began putting points on the board.

But what puzzled Great Wall more and more was that no matter how hard they worked to score, they could never widen the gap against Ryonan. What frustrated them even more was that nearly every point they scored involved an element of luck. In contrast, Ryonan's defense was like an impenetrable net, always accurately seizing Great Wall's weaknesses and causing their shots to fail time and again.

It was as though Ryonan had built an invisible wall on the court, blocking out most of Great Wall's attacks, as if an unseen black hand in the shadows were tightly controlling everything.

Great Wall's substitute coach, Takeda Shinkai, furrowed his brow tightly and stared fixedly at the court.

The situation on the court still appeared deadlocked, and Great Wall's strategy of guarding against Xiangtian Yanyi's shots had achieved some effect.

Although Xiangtian Yanyi's shooting percentage was not the lowest on the court, it was hardly impressive either. Yet every one of Great Wall's attacks was precisely targeted at its weak point by Ryonan.

Strange. What's going on?

Takeda Shinkai muttered inwardly as his doubts deepened. Why did it feel like Ryonan could accurately find his players' weaknesses every single time?

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