Slam Dunk Vol. 28 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

In the second half, Shohoku has no answer for Sanno's relentless onslaught, and the gap keeps widening. Just as a mood of resignation starts to settle over the bench and the court, Hanamichi Sakuragi — the supposed amateur — muscles in his first basket of the half, lighting a small flame in the team. That single shot lets Shohoku slowly reclaim their rhythm. But captain Takenori Akagi is off. Standing at last on the national stage he longed for, crushed by the pressure and awed by the champions, the usually ironclad "Gori" spins his wheels. Can his teammates' words drag Akagi back into being Shohoku's pillar?