In Episode 424, the Hainan players on the opposite side indeed took the bait. They planted both feet and sprang up, raising both hands to block the shot.
At that instant, Sannoh's point guard gave a light flick of his wrist, sending the basketball steadily to the right.
Sannoh's power forward had long been ready. He reached out and caught the ball securely, already standing right beneath the basket without any obstruction.
With a light hop, he extended his arm and smoothly sent the basketball into the hoop.
The familiar swish rang out again. Sannoh scored once more!
Not long after the second half began, Hainan's defense had been breached by Sannoh twice in a row, and the situation on the court suddenly turned grim.
But no one expected that even greater trouble was still to come.
At this point, Sannoh's point guard fully displayed his extraordinary control of the game.
When he received a pass from his teammate near midcourt, two Hainan defenders had already closed in from either side, almost completely sealing off his passing lanes. Yet there was not the slightest hint of panic on his face; instead, his footwork became even more agile.
He leaned slightly to the left, suddenly quickened the rhythm of his right-hand dribble, and made a beautiful crossover between his legs to switch the ball to his left hand, easily shaking off the first line of defense from the player on his left.
Then he suddenly accelerated, charging toward Hainan's basket like an arrow loosed from a bow. He was so fast that the defenders behind him could not catch up at all.
Takasago Kazuma saw it clearly beneath the basket. He immediately abandoned the Sannoh player he had been guarding, hurried forward to help defend, and reached out to cut off