Aomine and Kuroko suddenly felt a bit heartbroken. But immediately, they threw their energy into defense.
Nash still had the same mindset. If you can't defend, I'll target your weakness and attack it to death.
Bang~ A loud crash echoed as the rim continued to shake.
Aomine and Kagami couldn't stop Jason Silver's overwhelming power at all.
On the next possession, Kuroko used the same trick, violently entering Nash's field of vision the moment Tendou drove, attempting to divert his attention.
The effect wasn't good. Nash already knew the principle of misdirection - having seen it just once, he knew how to counter it.
He took a step back, almost simultaneously "moving one step" with Tendou.
"The Vanishing Drive was seen through?!" "After seeing it just once!" Hyuga Junpei and Aida Riko couldn't believe it.
The current Kuroko had just been on court for barely a minute - there should still be plenty of time for misdirection. Yet the second time he used Misdirection Overflow, Nash had already seen through it.
"What's so strange about that? That monster sees a world different from mine." Imayoshi seemed to have expected this. Because if this situation involved Tendou, Imayoshi believed his leader could do the same thing.
"But other people are a different story." Tendou said something puzzling, making Nash furrow his brow.
Immediately after, he caught Tendou's passing intention.
"Smack!" The ball passed through Nash's side into Kise's hands.
Just as Tendou couldn't intercept Nash's passes, Nash also found it very difficult to intercept Tendou's passes.
"This guy!" Nash gritted his teeth internally. This was ultra-high-speed passing that was no less impressive than his own no-signal passes.
Unlike his own natural passing, Tendou's passes were purely about being fast enough on release. The duel between them was extremely intense and unpredictable.
When Kise received the ball, his defender only then reacted. However, Kise had already noticed Kuroko's movement. The two exchanged glances and once again completed the vanishing drive coordination.
Then he also imitated the heat haze shot and made it. Jason Silver's eyes widened as he helplessly watched the ball pass through his palm once again.
"Keep an eye on your men." After consecutive scores against them, Nash finally couldn't hold back his anger.
He didn't have the energy to spare covering for his teammates' mistakes right now. The matchup with Tendou was much more difficult than he had imagined - he was already unable to worry about anything else.
"...Got it, Nash!" The Evil Dragons nodded repeatedly to show they understood.
In America, the hierarchy among players wasn't particularly strict. The status of a star player was even higher than the head coach or general manager - if you made the star player unhappy, he could even get you removed.
Unless it was someone like Popovich, Red Auerbach and other legendary coaches, or LOGO man Jerry West, Pat Riley and other godfathers.
And on the Evil Dragons team, Nash was god - he had the ability to make anyone leave this club.
On the next play, Nash faked out Kagami and Aomine before controlling the ball and finding Zack cutting to the basket.
Aomine and Kagami's attention was entirely on Jason Silver, leaving Zack undefended for a floater that helped the team score 2 points.
Then Kise continued using Kuroko's Misdirection Overflow to get past his opponent for a pull-up jumper. However, this time his shot was solidly blocked by Jason Silver.
"These guys really aren't joking around." Kise felt somewhat bitter. When watching from the bench before, he didn't have such a direct feeling, but now on the court, he clearly understood what kind of team the Evil Dragons were.
Their overall level had reached Generation of Miracles standard, with Nash being a genius who surpassed even the Generation of Miracles level.
Even if they couldn't ignore the vanishing drive at a glance like Nash could, once prepared, these Evil Dragons players could still quickly recover on defense and provide sufficient contact and interference, affecting his shooting percentage.
From this perspective, you could see that Kuroko's future was indeed very limited. When players reached a certain level, the effect his misdirection could have would be very limited.
Aomine, Akashi, Murasakibara, Midorima, Kise - these people were already once-in-a-decade talents in Japan. But in America, players who could rival the Generation of Miracles were everywhere.
Kuroko had no possibility of "going international" - at most he could play in domestic leagues. This was the gap in talent!
"This won't do." Kise turned to retreat on defense. He had come on court to help the team win - if he didn't do anything, what was the point of him playing?
Everything was just like back at Teiko. "I'm not planning to keep watching little Tendou's and everyone's backs..."
Thinking this, Kise suddenly exploded without warning. His legs bent, and after a simple buildup of power, his entire body shot forward like a meteor.
Looking at that posture and explosive power, it actually had some of the essence of Tendou's Lightning Speed.
"Lightning Speed?" "No, the speed isn't as fast as little Tendou's - this is Perfect Copy!"
Momoi immediately saw that this wasn't true Lightning Speed, but rather a product of Kise's imitation and improvement. It was inferior in all aspects, but it did significantly boost his explosive power.
How did she know so clearly? Because she had always been watching Tendou!
"This level isn't enough." "I've been working hard all along!"
Kise roared in his heart, and immediately two golden lightning bolts burst from the corners of his eyes.
Zone! Over the past year, Kise had finally entered the Zone domain.
His speed suddenly increased another level, like a golden lightning bolt pursuing forward.
"Swoosh!" Nash crossed the center line and quickly whipped the ball out. Tendou barely extended his hand but couldn't intercept it.
Allen charged at the front, received the ball, took two steps and immediately jumped, making a dunking motion like splitting a mountain.
However, "Smack!" - Kise's arm appeared like a ghost, heavily striking the ball and swatting away his opponent's dunk.
"This..."
"Zone + Perfect Copy?"
Even his teammates hadn't anticipated Kise's explosion. He pursued with Tendou's speed, then defended with Murasakibara's strength, destroying the Evil Dragons' fast break.
The ball was knocked toward the right side of the three-point line at a 45-degree angle. There, Tendou and Nash almost simultaneously arrived, engaged in a struggle.
"Bang!"
Their bodies collided heavily, and Nash was pushed back half a step. In terms of physical contact, he was actually inferior to a high school sophomore.
"Don't think you'll succeed!" Nash shouted loudly, his eyes completely locking onto Tendou, already seeing the future.
It was useless! Tendou picked up the ball and smoothly sent it out. With Tendou between Nash and the ball, Nash couldn't reach it.
"Zap!"
A golden lightning flash swept past, taking the ball and charging toward Evil Dragons territory.
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