The basketball rattled through the hoop. Maki Shinichi landed steadily, the aura around him rising by more than another notch!
On Maki Shinichi, Sendoh, and Akagi's side, the situation where they had previously been completely suppressed by Masashi Kawata was thoroughly reversed at this moment.
Another wave of Kanagawa's inside offense came crashing in!
The moment Chi Tong's pass crossed half court, Akagi suddenly moved.
He drove off the floor, moving half a beat faster than Kawata Masashi. Like a colossal beast breaking free of its reins, he charged toward the basket and firmly seized the strongest post position!
That had been the heart of the paint that Masashi Kawata had firmly controlled before, yet Akagi forcibly snatched it away now!
Masashi Kawata's pupils shrank, his face full of disbelief. In that brief moment of distraction, he had already lost the initiative.
By the time he came to his senses and gritted his teeth to muscle Akagi aside and reclaim his position, Akagi gave him no chance at all!
Heh!
A low roar rumbled from Akagi's throat. Every muscle in his body tensed instantly, veins bulging across his arms as he radiated an oppressive force far beyond anything he had shown before.
At that moment, the basketball arrived precisely in Akagi's hands. He lowered his center of gravity with the ball, then suddenly turned and slammed his heavy body diagonally into Kawata Masashi with brutal force.
With a muffled thud, Masashi Kawata—caught unprepared—was knocked back three steps in succession, stumbling before he barely managed to steady himself.
The instant Masashi Kawata retreated, the space under the basket was completely opened up.
Without the slightest hesitation, Akagi pushed off and soared into the air, gripping the ball with both hands before viciously slamming it through the hoop!
The rim shook and