Kanagawa Arena.
Inside the venue for Group B's final match.
"Shoyo! Shoyo! Shoyo!"
Shoyo's cheerleaders were at the top of their lungs, cheering for their team as hard as they had done before.
But somehow, the cheering sounded a bit weak, and it was obviously several decibels weaker than before.
On the court, Shoyo's players all focused their attention on the Shohoku player wearing the No. 9 jersey.
Except for Kenji Fujima and Toru Hanagata, other players in Shoyo had heard about Jack Carter's deeds to some extent, either from them or through some reports.
Shoichi Takano stared at Jack Carter with a vigilant look, and muttered to himself, "Is this Jack Carter? He plays as a power forward like me. The captain and Hanagata have warned us that this guy is not easy to deal with."
Mitsuru Nagano also started to wonder, "He's the new guy who's even better than Kaede Rukawa?!"
Kazushi Hasegawa secretly encouraged himself. "No matter who is on the other side, I just need to keep my target and keep a close eye on Mitsui."
Kenji Fujima had a serious expression on his face, and his aura instantly became fierce. He was more focused than ever, as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
Toru Hanagata stared at Jack Carter through his glasses and snorted in his heart. "No matter how strong you are, it's not easy to catch up with a 20-point difference. We are not Tsukuba, who will let you do whatever you want."
On Shohoku's side.
Takenori Akagi passed the ball to Jack Carter cleanly.
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
Jack Carter walked forward slowly, dribbling a basketball. He looked very relaxed, as if he was taking a walk.
But this seemingly careless action was like an invisible mountain, weighing heavily on the hearts of the Shoyo members.
This pressure came without any reason, but it was real, making each of them feel a little uncomfortable breathing.
Kenji Fujima's face changed instantly, and his heart felt like a huge rock was thrown into a lake, causing huge waves.
When he watched Jack Carter's game in the audience before, he didn't feel anything special.
But now, when he stood on the court and faced off against Jack Carter, he suddenly felt a sense of oppression as if he was being looked down upon.
Even when facing Shinichi Maki of Kainan, he didn't feel this way.
What a joke.
We haven't even fought yet, so why is there this kind of pressure?
Kenji Fujima had originally thought that the threat level of Jack Carter was very high, but he did not expect that it was still far beyond his expectations.
Others in Shoyo had similar feelings.
Toru Hanagata had been hoping for the win, thinking the 20-point lead was a sure win.
But now, his expression became a little uncertain.
In the past, a 20-point difference was almost equivalent to a sure victory against any team.
But for some reason, standing in front of Jack Carter at this moment, he inexplicably felt that this 20-point difference did not seem so safe.
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
Jack Carter continued to pat the basketball leisurely, his eyes like searchlights, slowly scanning the Shoyo players in front of him.
His posture was casual and free, and the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing an uninhibited smile. "Shoyo... I hope you won't let me down!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the Shoyo players instantly turned gloomy.
Too arrogant.
Too arrogant.
Too arrogant.
He didn't take them seriously at all.
Instantly, a nameless rage rose up from the bottom of the Shoyo players' hearts.
Shoichi Takano was so angry that his face turned red. He rushed forward and stood in front of Jack Carter. He yelled at the top of his voice: "Arrogant boy, I will meet you."
Jack Carter raised his eyes and his gaze fell lightly on Shoichi Takano. His expression was calm, and he just said lightly: "Then, let's start!"
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
The sound of the basketball hitting the ground suddenly stopped.
The moment the sound disappeared, Jack Carter rushed to the left like a black afterimage.
So fast.
Shoichi Takano's pupils suddenly shrank, and a wave of panic suddenly surged in his heart.
But he reacted quickly and took a big step to the right, trying to block Jack Carter's breakthrough route.
However, in the next second, Jack Carter's body posture of lowering to the left did not change at all, but the action of breaking through suddenly changed.
He suddenly turned left, his body spinning rapidly like a top, and in the blink of an eye, he flashed past Shoichi Takano's right side.
A strong gust of wind whistled past from the left, and Shoichi Takano's face suddenly changed, and his eyes widened in shock. "It turned around so quickly, I couldn't react at all."
At this moment, his center of gravity shifted to the right, and he could only watch the afterimage of Jack Carter flash by from the corner of his eye.
The other players in Shoyo were equally shocked, but they suppressed their shock and reacted hastily.
Kenji Fujima and Toru Hanagata quickly formed two lines of defense, one firmly blocking in front of the three-point line and the other standing in front of the penalty area.
Mitsuru Nagano and Kazushi Hasegawa were also fully focused, always ready to assist in defense and try their best to block Jack Carter's fierce attack.
Whoosh…
On the basketball court, Jack Carter suddenly turned into a dazzling red lightning without any warning, carrying a surging momentum and rushing towards Shoyo's half at lightning speed.
For a moment, the audience seemed to hear a crisp "click" sound.
Then, the eye-catching red color appeared like a ghost in front of Shoyo's three-point line.
Upon seeing this, Kenji Fujima's pupils shrank sharply and a bean-sized drop of cold sweat quietly slid down his cheek.
Too fast.
It's really too fast.
Although he managed to catch a glimpse of Jack Carter's figure, at the critical moment, his body seemed to be frozen.
He knew in his heart that this was because the opponent's speed was so fast beyond imagination and his reaction ability could not keep up with the pace.
Fortunately, Kenji Fujima had been keeping a close eye on Jack Carter, which allowed him to buy some precious reaction time.
He quickly spread his arms like a taut net and stared at Jack Carter's every move with his eyes as sharp as torches, not missing any details.
At the same time, Mitsuru Nagano also seized the opportunity and rushed over like a whirlwind, intending to cooperate with Kenji Fujima to double-team Jack Carter in an attempt to restrict his movements.
But Jack Carter didn't care about it at all. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a playful smile.
The movement that was originally as fast as an arrow shot from a bow suddenly stopped, and the whole person seemed to be nailed to the ground, stopping steadily in front of Kenji Fujima.
At this moment, Kenji Fujima and Jack Carter seemed to have become two statues, standing quietly.
The two looked at each other, and the space around them seemed to freeze, and time seemed to stand still at this moment.
Kenji Fujima seized the opportunity, stretched out his hand, and slapped the basketball in Jack Carter's hand.
However, in the next second, Jack Carter was like a super engine that was ignited, and its speed instantly soared from 0 to Max.
He turned into a blurry afterimage and disappeared without a trace from Kenji Fujima's sight in the blink of an eye.
And at the moment when Jack Carter's figure disappeared, in Kenji Fujima's eyes, it was replaced by the gradually staring face of Mitsuru Nagano full of horror.
The two of them stared at each other, both with a look of surprise on their faces.
Bang...
Just when Kenji Fujima's mind was completely occupied by Jack Carter's ghostly disappearing figure, a crisp and abrupt sound of a basketball hitting the ground suddenly exploded from behind him.
Kenji Fujima knew that he had been broken through by Jack Carter.
Without thinking, he turned around and shouted at the top of his voice: "Hanagata..."
At the same time, his feet seemed to be equipped with springs, and he quickly turned around to defend, trying to cooperate with Toru Hanagata to block Jack Carter.
In the blink of an eye, Kenji Fujima and Toru Hanagata were like two solid barriers, successfully trapping Jack Carter in the middle.
This scene also made the audience exclaim in amazement.
You know, Kenji Fujima and Toru Hanagata teaming up to double-team one person has never happened before in the game.
At this moment, Jack Carter was standing firmly in the middle of the three-point line and the free throw line, like a trapped beast without any fear.
Feeling the pressure from Toru Hanagata in front of him and the crisis brought by Kenji Fujima's rapid approach from behind, Jack Carter was not panicked at all. Instead, he felt an irrepressible excitement in his heart.
"That's what makes it fun." Jack Carter's smile grew brighter, and the light in his eyes instantly became as sharp as an eagle's.
He kept moving forward, still maintaining his momentum. Just when everyone thought he was going to break through, he shook his wrist, and the basketball drew a strange arc behind him, completing a beautiful behind-the-back dribble.
Kenji Fujima and Toru Hanagata's eyes seemed to be attracted by a magnet, and they subconsciously chased the basketball.
But before they could react, Jack Carter bent his knees slightly and hit the ball between his legs again. The basketball flew backward from under his crotch like a nimble elf.
As luck would have it, at this critical moment, Kenji Fujima arrived and came close to him.
The basketball seemed to have calculated the timing in advance and whizzed past Kenji Fujima's crotch.
In a flash, Jack Carter used this momentum to exert force with his feet and turned his body backward quickly like a gyroscope, accurately bypassing Kenji Fujima behind him and standing steadily behind him.
At the same time, Jack Carter reached out and grabbed the basketball that flew out from under Kenji Fujima's crotch.
At this moment, Jack Carter used Kenji Fujima's body as a natural shield and successfully blocked Toru Hanagata's block.
Under the stunned gaze of the audience, Jack Carter bent his legs, jumped up on the spot, raised the basketball high, and shot.
As he moved, the basketball drew a somewhat awkward parabola in the air.
Whoosh…
The basketball flew high over the heads of Kenji Fujima and Toru Hanagata, hit the backboard directly, and then bounced into the basket as everyone held their breath.
The numbers on the electronic scoreboard jumped accordingly.
Shohoku 2 compared to 24 Shoyo.
Shohoku finally broke the 0-point curse after Jack Carter came on the court.
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