Shin Saionji slowly dribbled the ball forward. Cheers rose and fell behind him, but his eyes were fixed entirely on the shifting defensive stance of his opponents.
"Coach Taoka is starting to collapse the paint..." he judged calmly in his mind.
Akira Sendoh, Ikegami, and Fukuda formed a semi-double-team zone, forcing Shohoku to keep the ball on the perimeter.
Chapter 48