
After 3-point basket Mitsui, encouragement of Shohoku is skyrocketing, and the score is tied at 11. While members of the club of Shoyo remember Mitsui skills I had in high school, when the final state with a basket of it, I can get the title and wonder the reason that had not appeared during the last 2 years Shohoku.

With this, begin to see that Shohoku is a great team, because they have: Hisashi Mitsui - most valuable player High School -, Kaede Rukawa - the super rookie - Miyagi - the super defense - and Akagi - the king kong of kanagawa -. This causes Sakuragi is angry with the public, because nobody remembers him and that is willing to demonstrate their true abilities. Taoka

with Hikoichi Shohoku see the danger of having a great 3-point shooter as it is Mitsui, and causing the defense will have to open Shoyo to cover and this will leave some free space in the center of the area. Fujima
rises from the bench, causing an uproar in the gallery, and a joy on the part of Miyagi, but from the stave Hanagata asked to leave it in his hands and encouraged his team: " Equipment above the urge, let's show the power of Shoyo! ", this causes an immediate reaction throughout the team. Nagano
attacking the basket, but his shot is deflected by Akagi, causing the ball is drifting, and this takes Hanagata makes a spectacular dunk (Shoyo 13 Shohoku 11). With this move Fujima feel relieved and calm returns to the bench. Hanagata

asks his team, which has no compassion Shohoku, causing enfuresca Mitsui, and gives only against Hanagata and makes his shot in front of him and scores, while Hanagata falls to the ground and offensive foul referee Mitsui brand, so your basket does not count.

Aside from that moment, Hanagata begins to be in all parts of the field and starts stealing balls, and thus increasing the confidence of his teammates, as well as for Shoyo batons, causing the marker Please go 17-11 and then 24-15 Shoyo also for Shoyo.
Hikoichi and coach Taoka see the great strength that has Shoyo latter realizes who changed the course of the game was Hanagata, but this was stimulated by Fujima. The ball has it
Itou, who is now marked by Hanamichi, when it tries to send a pass, Hanamichi fouls (2nd according remind Rukawa, Miyagi and Mitsui). Hasegawa

try a 3-point shot, but fails, even no serious consequences because Hanagata easily beats the rebound Akagi and performs another key to increase the score, this leaves a shock to see the usefulness Hanamichi achieved by Hangata rebound and remember the words when he instructs Anzai Hanamichi party rebounds.
The score is 22-31 in favor of Shoyo and only 34 seconds left in the first half. Shohoku has the ball with Miyagi but misses when trying to send a pass to Mitsui which intercepts Hasegawa. While
Shoyo has the ball, she tells Hikoichi Taoka this basket will define the course of the game, because if Shoyo score a basket, will go into the break with a difference greater than 10 points, compounded Fujima has not come to play and are facing the 2nd best team in the state, the pressure in the meantime the wipe, so Shohoku must not allow write him a basket or more.

With 5 seconds left Hanagata receives the ball and makes a shot with fading, but Akagi achieved a heroic move minimally deflect the ball so the ball will stay on the drift and Nagano Shoyo players and Takano are on the rebound, as well as by Rukawa Shohoku, but nothing comes out Sakuragi and get a spectacular rebound and end the first half.
Shoyo In the locker room is confident, but Fujima knows the importance of the last play of the first half and instructs him to care Hangata Sakuragi, and that seems to be a great rebounder. While in the locker room has thought Shohoku Sakuragi Akagi and take care of lso rebounds to give the opportunity to shoot hoops Mitsui power of 3 points, but Sakuragi is not in the locker room.

In the corridors that go into the locker Haruko and her friends, so Sakuragi as the army are encouraging, especially Haruko, which indicates that last rebound and is worth 10 Hanamichi comments that is their specialty and Haruko then baptized him as "the king of the bounce", which causes the Hanamichi self-esteem levels reach unreached.
The second half started and the ball goes to Nagano, but Sakuragi grab the ball before and goes to the basket Shoyo and all notice the great encouragement that has Hanamichi.

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