I can see that Hideki, Makoto, Aikawa, and Kanzaki are not going to give up just yet. Because of that, we do what we can to close the gap until the first half of the game is over. It’s not an easy thing to do, considering that Akira isn’t the only strong player in the team. Their shooting guard, Chihiro Hinata is hard to deal with. Despite that, Kanzaki is doing his best to guard Hinata against shooting another three-pointer. Hideki is also doing his best to get the rebounds while being in charge of offense and defense inside the goal area. At least Miyamori isn’t as hard to deal with compared to Echizen High’s muscled center, Segawa. Kunizuka High’s small forward, Hajime Murata is able to stop Makoto’s track. Despite his effort to stop him, Makoto is still able to get away from his defen

