Rebound #2
by Yuriko Nishiyama
from TokyoPop
Johnan High's star basketball team is hitting the road. They're the best team in their area, but now they'll have to face the top teams from across the country. Their first stop takes them to Tokyo where they'll face the fearsome five from Kyan high. The moves are bigger, the stakes are bigger, and Johnan's players have lost their home court advantage. In order to win these game's they'll have to go back to the streets where b-ball follows a different set of rules.
Rebound #1
by Yuriko Nishiyama
from TokyoPop
Johnan High's star basketball team is hitting the road. They're the best team in their area, but now they'll have to face the top teams from across the country. Their first stop takes them to Tokyo where they'll face the fearsome five from Kyan high. The moves are bigger, the stakes are bigger, and Johnan's players have lost their home court advantage. In order to win these game's they'll have to go back to the streets where b-ball follows a different set of rules.
Harlem Beat, Number 9
by Yuriko Nishiyama
from TokyoPop
It's the championship game against Hara Commercial High, and Nate Torres has sunk a 25-footer at the end of the first half to give Johnan a commanding lead. The second half, however, remains to be played Hara's defense has gotten them this far, so there's no reason to think that they wouldn't be bringing their "A" game with them in this final game of the season. But anyone who knows Harlem Beat should be familiar with the skills that Johnan's Shurman and Kobayashi bring to the table. And now that Nate Torres, with his amazing "high-loop lay-up", has come into his own, you can be sure that Johnan will play a tougher game in the second half as well.
Harlem Beat #8
by Yuriko Nishiyama
from TokyoPop
Nate Torres has finally earned respect on the B-ball courts, having led his street hoops team Scratch to the 3-on-3 championships. But in the competitive world of high school basketball, it takes more than street smarts and cool moves to get to the top. Can Nate integrate and get the respect he deserves in a team of bigger, older, and more experienced players? Johnan High takes on the famous Hara Commercial High and things aren't going well. So the team leader, Shurman, decides it's time to change his strategy and sends in Nate and troublesome Sawamura as substitutes against a powerful offense. Now Nate gets his chance to prove himself to his teammates and to himself.
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