"Wonderful performance Kaku!!!" Hanamichi Sakuragi#10 said.
"It was my lucky performance." Satoru Kakuta#7 said. "I don't need to play forward or center. I's rather chose to play point guard or shooting guard. I should have played a lot of minutes last year if I practice harder."
"Thanks to Coach's idea." Hanamichi Sakuragi#10 said.
"Considered it a part of new strategy. " Ryota Miyagi#4 said.
The next morning, the Quarterfinals is about to start. Their opponent is Tosaki High. As the game starts, Shohoku Team gets more aggressive as they continued to outscored and outsmart Tosaki Team. Thanks to Hanamichi's efforts of another 21 rebounds and 8 blocks. He contributes more. Later, the buzzer beater sounded, Shohoku won and they reached the Final Four.
SHOHOKU
Stats:
Miyagi#4 22 pts
Suzuki#9 14 pts
Sakuragi#10 26 pts
Sendoh#15 17 pts
Rukawa#11 20 pts
Takahashi#8 21 pts
Yasuda#5 1 pt
Shiozaki#6 8 pts
Kakuta#7 21 pts
Ishi#12 8 pts
The final score Shohoku 158 Tosaki 83
It was the great victory for Shohoku Team, they still waited if Ryonan able to be Kainan in the Quarterfinals in order to secure the position in the Block A.
KAINAN 79
Yozado#15 21 pts
Jin#4 13 pts
Iwasaka#7 18 pts
Kiyota#9 10 pts
Rayumi#6 17 pts
RYONAN 87
Akari#13 17 pts
Daoshiro#12 17 pts
Sugadaira#11 10 pts
Fukuda#8 23 pts
Sendoh#4 20 pts
Everyone in the crowds were shocked but surprised that Ryonan Team beat Kainan Team. Ryonan wins the match which closing Kainan's era. Now they reached the Final Four.
The next morning, the Shohoku Team were now assembled in the gym.
"Listen up! Ryonan Team has defeated Kainan Team in order to secure their place at Block A while we were in Block C. We have to be ready because it's a possible that Ryonan will be our opponents in the Finals of the Kanagawa District Tournament." Ryota Miyagi said. "I advised everyone to keep practicing harder in order to win against Ryonan."
"Fukuda. Just wait and see and I can defeat you in 1-on-1." Hanamichi Sakuragi said, thoughts to himself.
Now Shohoku Team are started to practice more harder in order to beat Ryonan Team. Kaede is looking forward to have a rematch against Akira Sendoh of Ryonan, who was the new captain of Ryonan Team.
"Akira Sendoh." Kaede Rukawa said, thoughts to himself.
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SLAM DUNK: Road to Basketball Championship
RandomThe story took place about a year after Akagi, Mitsui and Kogure retired, Shohoku Basketball Team is set to prepared themselves for making back into the Inter High again with the arrival of three new freshmen.
