02x03 - Start!!!

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KAGAMI: Let's go, Murasakibara!

MURASAKI: You're smothering me.

MURASAKI: It makes me want to crush you.

KAGAMI: What?!

KAGAMI: I don't know what's going on, but this guy's trouble!

HIMURO: I want to keep playing, too.

HIMURO: But I finally got to see you.

HIMURO: I'll leave you a gift.

KAGAMI: He passed through my block?

HIMURO: See you later.

CRKuro: ,If we meet again...

KIYOSHI: It'll be this winter.

KIYOSHI: Next time, we'll play in our uniforms.

KUROKO: Murasakibara-kun,

CRKuro: ,do you still find basketball boring?

MURASAKI: I don't know what it's like to have fun.

MURASAKI: Is it not enough that I like winning and I'm good at it?

MURASAKI: Well, if you have anything to say, I'll hear it

MURASAKI: at the Winter Cup.

MOMOI: Tetsu-kun!

BOYS: I don't believe this.

BOYS: The bear, the bear!

MOMOI: Tetsu-kun!

KUROKO: It's okay, Momoi-san.

KUROKO: Aomine-kun won't hate you over that.

KUROKO: Let's go back together.

KUROKO: I'm sure Aomine-kun is looking for you.

MOMOI: Tetsu-kun...

MOMOI: Tetsu-kun!

KUROKO: I want to show you my new technique.

KUROKO: I haven't perfected it yet.

KUROKO: Could you take a defensive stance?

MOMOI: Okay...

MOMOI: What just...

MOMOI: I have no idea what just happened.

MOMOI: But if he perfects this, no one would

CRKuro: ,be able to stop him, even if they knew.

MOMOI: An unstoppable drive?!

EpTitle,EPTITLE: Episode Start!!!

RIKO: What did you want to talk about?

RIKO: Have you lost your nerve with the preliminaries around the corner?

HYUGA: Of course not.

HYUGA: Anyway...

HYUGA: Your hair's gotten longer.

RIKO: Yeah. It's something like a prayer.

RIKO: I decided not to cut it until we're in the National Tournament.

RIKO: Don't let my hair get long. It's annoying.

HYUGA: I know.

HYUGA: If anything, I'm far too calm.

HYUGA: I've done all I can.

HYUGA: The only thing that's left is to give it everything I have.

RIKO: Yeah.

Prelims,CALENDAR: Winter Cup Preliminaries!

RIKO: Let's do it.

TSUCHIDA: Whoa.

TSCUHIDA: You're getting pretty good with your left arm.

TAIGA: Yeah. It's even been easier to eat with this hand lately.

TSUCHIDA: So, you still can't sleep the day before a tournament, huh?

TSUCHIDA: You look terrifying.

HYUGA: What are you smiling about? It's creepy.

KIYOSHI: Oh, sorry. Don't let it bother you.

KOGANEI: I know what it is, Kiyoshi.

KOGANEI: You're excited because we have new uniforms, right?

KIYOSHI: What?! They are?

KOGANEI: You should've noticed sooner!

RIKO: We'd better get going.

RIKO: Is everyone here?

HYUGA: We're still missing one.

HYUGA: Oh, Kuroko?

KUROKO: I'm here.

ALL: You are?!

KUROKO: Yes, I've been here the whole time.

TAIGA: No, you're lying this time!

TAIGA: You barely made it on time running here!

TAIGA: Silence?!

HYUGA: Let's go. We haven't forgotten anything, have we?

RIKO: What are you talking about?

RIKO: We're on our way now

RIKO: to go get it!

TAKAO: Hey, Shin-chan.

TAKAO: Is that today's lucky item?

MIDORIMA: It's a carved wooden bear.

MIDORIMA: I acquired it from my regular antique store.

TAKAO: You already had one just like this.

MIDORIMA: This one is bigger.

TAKAO: Oh?

TAKAO: The upperclassmen are all here.

CRKuro: ,Hurry up and bring that thing with you.

TAKAO: It looks heavy, though.

KASAMATSU: Tight man-to-man!

KASAMATSU: Put some effort into it!

KASAMATSU: Okay, take a break.

KISE: Good work.

KASAMATSU: Thanks.

KASAMATSU: We still need to tighten our game.

KASAMATSU: Now that our spot in the tournament's guaranteed,

CRKuro: ,you're texting people?

KASAMATSU: I bet it's a girl.

KISE: No.

Text,PHONE: From: MidorimacchiTo: Kise RyotaDie.

KISE: Senpai, what does it mean when someone tells you to die

CRKuro: ,when you wish them good luck?!

KASAMATSU: I don't know, but I'm sure it's exactly what it sounds like!

MOMOI: Aomine-kun!

MOMOI: You're skipping practice up here again.

AOMINE: Shut up, Satsuki. It doesn't matter.

MOMOI: It does matter. Tetsu-kun's new technique...

AOMINE: Practicing won't make any difference.

AOMINE: There's no need.

AOMINE: The only one who can beat me

AOMINE: is me.

AOMINE: Anyway, our spot in the Winter Cup is already guaranteed.

AOMINE: Of course I'm sleepy.

MOMOI: You idiot!

MURASAKI: A special bracket?

HIMURO: This year's Winter Cup commemorates some kind of anniversary.

HIMURO: The first and second place teams of the Inter-High automatically participate.

HIMURO: There are going to be more schools participating this year.

HIMURO: In other words, your friends Aomine-kun and Akashi-kun

CRKuro: ,are in the special bracket.

HIMURO: Kise-kun will be participating in the regular bracket along with us.

MURASAKI: Hm? Anyway, Muro-chin, you seem pretty fired up.

HIMURO: Because I didn't play in the Inter-High.

HIMURO: I'm so excited to play against Taiga and your friends, I can't help myself.

RIKO: Ready, guys?

RIKO: I'm going to go over what we're doing at the Winter Cup again.

RIKO: Eight schools are participating in the preliminaries.

RIKO: Two of these schools will win the right to participate in the Winter Cup.

RIKO: After today's games, they'll be narrowed down to four schools.

RIKO: Those four schools will play a league series,

Top,BOARD: Top Schools

CRKuro: ,and the top two schools will go on to the Winter Cup.

WC,BOARD: WC Participation

RIKO: However, this time the participating teams

CRKuro: ,are the eight schools from the Inter-High preliminaries.

RIKO: In other words, they're powerful teams who had successful summers.

RIKO: Our opponent today is the th place team, Josei High School!

RIKO: Let's win!

ALL: Yeah!

Changing,SIGN: Josei High School Changing Room

JOSEI : Hey, where's Narumi?

JOSEI : He's focusing in the back.

TSUBUKU: How do metal and gravure magazines help him focus?

TOYAMA: Who knows?

SAKUMA: Doesn't make sense.

KAWASE: Well, it doesn't matter.

CRKuro: ,So long as he plays like he always does.

TSUBUKU: So, how's Seirin looking?

KAWASE: They've come far with the addition of a big rookie.

KAWASE: They made it to the championship league this year and the last,

CRKuro: ,but that's as far they've gone.

KAWASE: The one to watch out for is their rookie, Kagami Taiga.

KAWASE: He'll be our biggest problem, but...

KAWASE: Seirin has a fatal weakness.

KAWASE: Their team is not that powerful.

KAWASE: Even their center is only a good player.

KAWASE: In other words, their inside is weak.

KAWASE: They don't have a coach, either.

KAWASE: Actually, it might be that girl.

NARUMI: What?! A girl?!

TSUBUKU: How did you hear that?

KAWASE: Let's have our own big rookie go on a rampage.

TAIGA: Okay.

TAIGA: Let's go!

IZUKI: What have you been so happy about since this morning?

KIYOSHI: I haven't been in game in a while.

KIYOSHI: I can't help but smile.

IZUKI: Are you going to be okay?

HYUGA: Kiyoshi, I understand you're happy, but you came back to win.

HYUGA: We're counting on you under the net.

KIYOSHI: Yeah, I know.

BOTH: I'm a little worried about him.

TAIGA: He seems relaxed. Are we going to be okay?

KUROKO: I think we'll be fine.

TAIGA: What?

KAWASE: Wh-What is he doing here?

TSUBUKU: What's wrong?

KAWASE: You know the Generation of Miracles, right?

TSUBUKU: Yeah, of course.

KAWASE: In middle school, there was another group.

KAWASE: In another era, they would have surely been known as prodigies.

KAWASE: They were hidden in the shadow of the best.

KAWASE: He's one of them.

KAWASE: An indomitable soul who supports his team from under the net.

KAWASE: The Iron Heart, Kiyoshi Teppei.

KUROKO: I guess you could say I feel at ease with him on the court.

KUROKO: I don't think we'll lose.

RIKO: Let's go.

RIKO: The new Seirin Basketball Team, start!

REFEREE: Let the Winter Cup preliminary game

CRKuro: ,between Seirin High School and Josei High School begin.

REFEREE: Bow.

ALL: Good luck.

KAWASE: What's wrong, Narumi?

NARUMI: You're so mean, Captain.

CRKuro: ,Why would you do that?

KAWASE: What?

NARUMI: A girl.

CRKuro: ,You said the coach of the other team was a girl.

NARUMI: I was looking for something bigger, something more exciting.

NARUMI: She's not

CRKuro: ,sexy at all!

NARUMI: Give back what you stole from me!

RIKO: Go slaughter them.

ALL: Yes, ma'am!

TAIGA: Damn it!

IZUKI: Don't hold the ball too long, Kagami!

TAIGA: I know!

REFEREE: White ball!

TAIGA: Damn it!

KUROKO: Kagami-kun, please calm down.

TAIGA: Shut up!

TAIGA: I'm calm!

HYUGA: You don't look calm at all.

HYUGA: Sheesh.

HYUGA: They're double-teaming Kagami.

HYUGA: We expected this, but it's pretty rough.

HYUGA: This game isn't going well for us.

KIYOSHI: Kagami, you look terrifying.

KIYOSHI: Let's take it easy.

TAIGA: That hurts! You hit too hard!

TAIGA: What are you going to do if my head caves in?

KIYOSHI: Huh?

KIYOSHI: What are you talking about, Kagami?

KIYOSHI: Heads don't cave in that easily.

TAIGA: I know that!

IZUKI: What should we do?

CRKuro: ,They're a rougher team than we expected.

HYUGA: Yeah.

HYUGA: You shouldn't be telling people to take it easy.

CRKuro: ,Come on, now.

KIYOSHI: It's been so long, my instincts...

HYUGA: Hey!

KIYOSHI: Well, I should be fine soon.

CRKuro: ,Give me the ball.

KIYOSHI: This game is just getting started.

KIYOSHI: Let's have some fun.

KIYOSHI: Right?

KUROKO: What's wrong?

TAIGA: Nothing.

TAIGA: I just noticed he's got huge hands.

IMAYOSHI: They're playing.

SAKURAI: Who do you think is winning, Seirin or Josei?

IMAYOSHI: Who knows?

CRKuro: ,Well, they're equally strong teams,

IMAYOSHI: but Josei is a terrible match up for Seirin.

IMAYOSHI: Seirin has a weak inside.

IMAYOSHI: In contrast, Josei's strength is their aggressive inside.

IMAYOSHI: Their first year center is especially powerful.

IMAYOSHI: It might be a tough game for Seirin.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Josei

SAKURAI: It looks like Josei doesn't have that much of an advantage.

IMAYOSHI: Yeah. I'm glad we came to see this game.

SAKURAI: What?

IMAYOSHI: Watch Seirin's No. carefully.

IMAYOSHI: His play is impossible to predict.

SAKURAI: A hook shot?

NARUMI: I'll slam it back down!

NARUMI: What?! A pass?

KAWASE: A steal!

NARUMI: A hook shot? No, a pass?!

NARUMI: Damn it! His releases the ball with unbelievable timing.

SAKURAI: Isn't it exceptionally slow?

IMAYOSHI: Kiyoshi is an unusual center with the passing sense of a point guard.

IMAYOSHI: The defense has to predict what's coming.

IMAYOSHI: It's a game of rock-paper-scissors.

IMAYOSHI: But holding the ball with those huge hands,

CRKuro: ,Kiyoshi can change his choice when a normal person

CRKuro: ,would have released the ball.

IMAYOSHI: He can change his strategy after observing his opponent.

IMAYOSHI: He has the Right of Postponement.

IMAYOSHI: It's not that he's impossible to predict.

CRKuro: ,There's simply no point in predicting his moves.

NARUMI: Damn it!

NARUMI: If he's deciding what to do after seeing me act, I can't stop him!

NARUMI: I'll win through brute force, then!

HYUGA: You're naïve, rookie.

HYUGA: A lot of people mistakenly assume Kiyoshi's a technical center, but...

KIYOSHI: Don't underestimate me, kid.

HYUGA: ...he's also simply a strong center!

TAIGA: I've got plenty of pent up frustration!

TAIGA: I'll smash the hoop!

SEIRIN: Go!

KAWASE: Seriously?

TOYAMA: S-So high!

TAIGA: Take this!

SEIRIN: He jumped too high!

KAWASE: That's impossible.

CRKuro: ,No human could possibly headbutt a hoop.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Josei

AUDIENCE: Seirin's amazing!

AUDIENCE: They're completely different from this summer!

KIYOSHI: Do you need to sub out?

KUYOKO: No, I'm fine.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Josei

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Seirin

HYUGA: Rebound!

NARUMI: This isn't good. It's an offensive rebound!

IZUKI: Nice rebound!

HYUGA: Let's go again!

AUDIENCE: He made the shot!

AUDIENCE: This doesn't look like a game between Tokyo's rd and th place teams!

AUDIENCE: Seirin's ridiculously strong!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Josei

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Seirin

IMAYOSHI: They pulled away quickly.

SAKURAI: They're strong.

IMAYOSHI: The addition of Kiyoshi is huge for Seirin.

IMAYOSHI: They've increased more than their offensive power.

IMAYOSHI: Their team is stable now.

IMAYOSHI: In particular...

KAWAHARA: He got it again!

FURIHATA: Nice rebound!

IMAYOSHI: ...their rebounds.

IMAYOSHI: Seirin's inside isn't their weakness anymore. It's their strength.

IMAYOSHI: With a strong center, you can get rebounds.

IMAYOSHI: If you can get rebounds, you can sh**t freely.

IMAYOSHI: Consequently, you make a lot of shots.

AUDIENCE: He's amazing! How many is that?

AUDIENCE: He can't miss!

SAKURAI: Their rhythm is completely steady.

SAKURAI: They must really trust that center.

KIYOSHI: You're making a lot of shots today.

HYUGA: I always make my shots, idiot.

TAIGA: Getting excited on their own...

TAIGA: That's enough, you sh*t heads!

TAIGA: Let me take some shots!

IZUKI: Hey, Kagami.

HYUGA: It's no use. The idiot can't hear you.

KIYOSHI: It's good to be hot-blooded.

RIKO: He's too hot.

TAIGA: You!

KUROKO: That's enough.

TAIGA: What'd you say, Kuroko?!

KUROKO: It's easier for them to take shots because you're

CRKuro: ,drawing all the defenders to yourself.

KUROKO: You shouldn't pout about that.

KUROKO: Also, can you see them?

TAIGA: They're from Touou?

KUROKO: Aomine-kun will hear about this game.

KUROKO: Once you've calmed down, make a declaration of w*r.

TAIGA: That's not something you do with a cool head.

TAIGA: Leave it to me, though.

TAIGA: I'll give it to them good.

KIYOSHI: They make a good duo.

IZUKI: I got one! They're as cute as a couple.

HYUGA: I'm grateful for Kuroko's personality in these situations.

HYUGA: But...

TAIGA: I'll do it. Just you wait, you jerks.

HYUGA: Did you need to mention Touou?

KUROKO: Maybe not.

TAIGA: Damn it!

AUDIENCE: They're still double-teaming him!

AUDIENCE: Josei won't let up!

TAIGA: No, that's not it.

TAIGA: They don't have any spirit anymore.

TAIGA: They're just continuing to play their initial strategy.

TAIGA: No matter how many they send, it's not enough!

RIKO: He broke through!

TAIGA: Defenders without the will to win can't stop me!

NARUMI: You're not going anywhere!

NARUMI: You haven't won yet!

BOTH: Narumi!

TAIGA: I'm relieved someone like you is around.

TAIGA: Sorry, though. The winner...

IMAYOSHI: A lane-up!

NARUMI: There's no way a high school student can jump that high!

HYUGA: Make the shot, Kagami!

NARRATION: There is no evidence.

NARRATION: However, in that moment, they all sensed it.

NARRATION: They are the prodigies of the decade, the Generation of Miracles.

NARRATION: No player is their equal.

CRKuro: ,Even if one did appear, it would be in the distant future.

NARRATION: Or so it seemed.

NARRATION: They heard the sound of a door.

NARRATION: The sound of the door to the room only such prodigies could enter

CRKuro: ,being forced open.

ALL: Again?!

KOGANEI: He made it this time, though!

REFEREE: Game over!

TAIGA: Ow.

KUROKO: You're falling over a lot today,

CRKuro: ,Kagami-kun.

TAIGA: Shut up.

RIKO: All right!

SEIRIN: Yeah!

KIYOSHI: We did it!

SAKURAI: They're amazing.

CRKuro: ,At this rate, Seirin might even make it to the Winter Cup.

IMAYOSHI: What are you talking about? They're still coming.

IMAYOSHI: The real monsters.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Josei

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Seirin

REFEREE: With a score of to , Seirin High School wins!

ALL: Thank you!

IMAYOSHI: There's a storm coming.

Preview,TAIGA: Preview

TAIGA: The championship league is finally here.

KUROKO: I need to perfect my new drive.

TAIGA: What? You haven't perfected it yet?

KUROKO: All I need to do now is test it with you, Kagami-kun.

TAIGA: Kuroko, I'll definitely stop you.

Next EpTitle,TEXT: There is Only One Answer

TAIGA: You're ignoring me?!

CRKuro: ,