Shimane, who has lost the reversal of grief, and Ryosuke Shirahama, who has an explosion of an outside angle shoot, “just put your feelings to the fore and do your best to do your part” –Basketball Count | Basket Count

“I knew I had a chance to shoot because I was trying to keep the key players in check.”

Shimane Susanoo Magic dropped the first semi-final match once morest the Ryukyu Golden Kings, who got into the enemy’s territory, 85-94. In the first quarter, Shimane took a large lead of up to 21 points, scoring 34 points with 12 out of 16 field goals including 8 out of 11 3-point shots and a masterpiece of performance. However, following the second quarter, the offense stagnated at a stretch as the Ryukyu’s solid defense, which had been rebuilt, stopped the momentum. And in the 4th quarter, on the contrary, 32 runs and a big quarter were made, and he suffered a reversal loss of grief.

Shimane’s commander Paul Henare recalls, “I was disappointed that there were not enough factors to win,” but he emphasized the three-point shot in particular. As mentioned at the beginning, Shimane exploded in the first quarter, but the overall match was only 11 out of 29 successes, which was inferior to Ryukyu (12 out of 25 successes) in both number and success rate. “The biggest difference is the 3-point shot, and they have a high probability of 48%. 18 shots for Kishimoto (Ryuichi), Imamura (Keita), and Narito (Narito). I was struck and they did a great job. “

In this match, Shimane was rampaging with Perrin Buford 27 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 blocks. It was Ryosuke Shirahama who had the next impact, scoring 17 points including 4 successes out of 6 3-point shots, and 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

“He was prepared with a good feeling, so I’m not surprised at this activity. I tend to pay attention to the offense, but he played more than usual in the defense,” he praised. bottom. The fact that he had a participation time of 35 minutes and 18 seconds, which was longer than the big black pillars such as Buford and Seiya Ando, ​​shows the great contribution of him.

Shirahama himself also said, “I knew that the role player myself and Abe (Ryo) would have a chance to shoot because the opponent would suppress the key player,” he said, as expected regarding the explosion of the long-range gun. He says he was able to play.

Not only Buford, but Ando and Kanamaru score necessary for a balanced offensive

However, I cannot be satisfied because I mightn’t win. And following the second quarter, I think regarding the cause of the offense stalling. “Our offense became monotonous and we mightn’t shoot in a good shape. I think this was the result of the fierce and energetic defense that held down Ryukyu’s points.”

The point that the offense became monotonous is clearly shown by the distribution of shots. Buford has outstanding personal skills, and although it is not a selfish play with an attack that creates a situation where he is easy to attack one-on-one as a team, it is undeniable that the part left to him was too big. In fact, he scored 27 points, but with 9 out of 24 field goals, the odds were not good. Ando finished with only 6 goals in 2 out of 9 field goals, and only 1 shot was tried in the 4th quarter. In addition, Kosuke Kanamaru scored two goals with one out of three field goals in the entire match.

Ryukyu’s head coach Dai Oketani said, “I’m not good at saying Buford, but I’m used to it. I know I can do it to some extent. If Ando and Kanamaru start to do it, I’ll lose my temper.” Shimane made me want to protect the other party.

Shirahama talks regarding his determination for the second round tonight, which will end the season if Shimane does not win. “I don’t think we can change anything by playing here, so we have to play with the feeling that we have no end to what we have done so far. We will do our best to play our role tomorrow. I just do it, and I think the whole team just believes in it. “

In order to prevent Ryukyu from performing the defense as planned, it is also a big factor that Shirahama decides an open shot once more and gives momentum to the team.