Third person's point of view

Second half, Shohoku's attack is still unstoppable. Rukawa shoots a 3 pointer. Shohoku cheered for the unexpected 3-pointer from Rukawa. The score is 50-45, there is a 5-point difference. Now, Taoka-sensei finally lost the smile on his face.

"What's wrong with you guys?!" Takoa-sensei yelled at his players. "I told you to win by 30 points! You guys looks so pathetic playing against Shohoku!"

"Hey! Hikoichi, hand me a bottle of Gatorade." Sendoh asked.

"Ah... Yes!" Aida said and him the Gatorade.

"You really disappoint me!" Takoa-sensei continue lecturing. "Do you guys not want to win!? This is the team that's going to be the champion this year! You guys are the one of the top 4!"

"Yes!" The players agreed.

"Shohoku's nothing!" Takoa-sensei continue. "Shohoku is a weak team that can't even get through the first round! Right?!"

"Yes!" The players agreed.

"Uozumi! You let Akagi get 17 points!" Takoa-sensei turn to their team captain. "You want to lose thus year too?!"

"No!" Uozumi answered. "I will win for sure!"

"Listen up! You should be ashamed of yourselves to have let Shohoku get this many points back!" Takoa-sensei turned to the team.

"Yes!" The players respond.

"Isn't it embarrassing to be beaten by freshmen!?"

"Yes!"

"You guys have to gain 30 points lead nest round! Understand?!" Takoa-sensei ended his lecture.

"Understood!" The players answered.

"Sendoh!" Takoa-sensei turned to Sendoh who was about to eat some sliced of lemons with honey. "Did you hear me?!"

"No! I don't think Shohoku's a weak team." Sendoh said with the lemon slice is still in his mouth. "Center Akagi can easily get the team to enter the quarter-finals. Their good."

"You're the star, how could you say such a thing! Stupid!" Takoa-sensei yelled at Sendoh causing him to put his hands over to his ears.

"Listen up, everyone! We're using man-to-man strategy, Uozumi you watch Akagi. Sendoh you've got to stop Rukawa!" Takoa-sensei discussed. "If we can stop Akagi and Rukawa then Shohoku's offence will be weakened."

One of the players of Ryonan suddenly stand from his seat because they saw Sakuragi wearing a cloth above his head with a rolled paper by his ear.

"A spy! It's an enemy spy!" They yelled.

"You bastard!" Takoa-sensei yelled.

"HAHAHA! Discovered me?" Sakuragi said and removed the cloth in his head.

"You again!?" Uozumi yelled.

Koshino step forward towards Sakuragi and grab him by the collar. "You better not push it!" Koshino said.

Sakuragi hummed.

"What's the meaning of this!?" Koshino asked.

Ryonan players are trying to stop Koshino. "Even though this is a practice game, to us this is our first important game of the year!" Koshino said to Sakuragi. "You've been a nuisance from the beginning... If you don't want to play then please leave!"

"I don't want to play?" Sakuragi said, he's getting pissed. "Small fry... I was getting impatient not being able to play, because I'm the secret weapon, so I forced myself to tolerate this... you say i don't want to play?"

"Don't!" Aida said and got between them. "Sakuragi-san! Koshino-sempai! Please stop arguing!"

"Move it!" Sakuragi said and shoved Aida to the side.

Sakuragi step closer to Koshino with his hands tucked inside of his shorts and looking down at him. Koshino is short compared to Sakuragi.

"I'll show you if I want to play or not!" Sakuragi said.

"What'd you say?!" Koshino asked Sakuragi.

"Oi! Stop arguing!" Takoa-sensei cutting into their argument.

"Shut up gramps!" Sakuragi yelled at Takoa-sensei.

"What?" Takoa-sensei asked.

"Shohoku doesn't only have Gori and Rukawa!" Sakuragi said and turned to Takoa-sensei. "Don't look down on me! Gramps!"

"Bastard... Stop being so rude! Be more polite when talking to sensei!" Koshino yelled at Sakuragi. "You're an athlete?! Even your hair is weird!"

Suddenly, Sendoh started to laugh heartedly. Sakuragi got irritated and made his way to Sendoh. He stopped laughing when Sakuragi is now in front of me.

"What are you laughing at!? Sendoh!" Sakuragi said. "You forgot that I'm going to defeat you!? Huh?"

"Yup! I still remember!" Sendoh answered with his hands tucked in his shorts as well as Sakuragi.

The two players of the opposite team staring at each other. Sakuragi keep staring daggers at Sendoh he didn't realize that Akagi was behind him.

"What an idiot!" Akagi yelled and punched Sakuragi's head.

"Good chance! Everybody, drag him back!" Kogure instructed to his co-players.

"Yes!" They answered and drags Sakuragi back to their side of the court.

"Oi! You guys! What do you want!" Sakuragi yelled at his co-players while being dragged.

"Sorry, Sendoh." Akagi apologized.

"It's alright..." Sendoh replied.

Akagi turned to Takoa-sensei to apologize about Sakuragi's behavior, Then Y/n made her way in front of her older brother.

"Onii-san, sorry about Sakuragi his always like that." Y/n also apologized.

"I'll accept your apology if you call me 'onii-chan'." Sendoh said while smiling widely. "C'mon say is?" Sendoh put his hand to his ear to hear his sister better.

"You know, I should've apologized because Akagi-senpai did that already." Y/n said while putting her hand to her chin. "So, forget this ever happen."

Y/n left and Sendoh frowned about her sister not fulfilling his request.

"Sendoh-senpai." Aida said to gain Sendoh's attention. "Is she really your sister? Shohoku's manager?"

"Yeah, that's Sendoh Y/n" Sendoh said and turned to Aida. "Can't you see it with the looks, she definitely got her good looks from me."

"Is she seeing someone at the moment?" Aida asked.

"No, and I will not allow you to date my sister." Sendoh answered. "I think someone has her heart already but didn't realized it."

Aida frowned on what his sempai said.

At Shohoku's bench, Sakuragi is now tied up in his chair. He looks at Anzai-sensei.

"Oi gramps, it's second half." Sakuragi started.

Anzai-sensei give his signature laugh to Sakuragi.

"It's not my turn yet?"

Anzai-sensei continue to laugh.

"Am I really the secret weapon?"

Anzai-sensei laugh again. Sakuragi got pissed and headbutted Anzai-sensei.

"Stop it with the Hohoho!" Sakuragi yelled.

"If you keep this up, you're out of here!" Ayako yelled at Sakuragi and sprayed his head with something cold to cool his head down.

Sakuragi got out from his trance when he saw Sendoh has the ball. Sendoh got pass all of Shohoku's defenses and scored.

Sendoh saw that Sakuragi is watching him. He looks at Sakuragi and gesture him with his finger to come out. Sakuragi got exited suddenly ripped the rope around him with a single blow.