Although Yamagishi Toru was not far away, he had not made it back into his defensive range in time. Mingpeng Industrial's other players had all been drawn to Yu Zhu, who had been stopped, and by the time they reacted and tried to rotate over, it was already far too late.
Yueye Hongming caught the basketball and felt the complete lack of defensive pressure in front of him. Without the slightest hesitation, he planted his feet slightly apart, raised the ball above his head, snapped his wrist, and shot. The basketball traced a perfect arc through the air, dropping straight toward Mingpeng Industrial's basket.
A crisp swish rang out as the ball went cleanly through the net without suspense. Ryonan successfully added 3 points to the scoreboard.
The scoreboard jumped to Ryonan 33, Mingpeng Industrial 41. On Ryonan's bench, Xiangtian Yanyi sprang to her feet almost the instant the ball went in, waving both hands wildly. Her face was full of uncontrollable excitement, and even her voice trembled. "That was amazing!"
"That was incredible!"
"Captain Shitong's tactics worked perfectly!"
As she shouted, she clenched the tactical notes in her hand. The pages still bore the lines she had just written down about Chi Tong's strategy, and as she looked at them now, she felt nothing but shock.
Every step Chi Tong had described had played out perfectly on the court.
Tiangang Maoyi stood nearby, his gaze fixed on the Ryonan players high-fiving one another on the court. A gratified smile appeared on his face, even softening the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
But beneath that smile, Chi Tong's ability to predict events left him stunned once more.
Just as Chi Tong had said, Mingpeng Industrial had really used a double-team help defense and a sideline trap!
How did