01x11 - It's Not Like That

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NARRATOR: The Teiko Middle School basketball club.

NARRATOR: An incredibly strong team with over

CRKuro: ,one hundred members and

CRKuro: ,three consecutive championship wins.

NARRATOR: Amongst their brilliant record,

CRKuro: ,the generation of five prodigies was known as the

CRKuro: ,"Generation of Miracles."

NARRATOR: Despite being relatively unknown

CRKuro: ,and lacking a game record,

CRKuro: ,there was one more member

CRKuro: ,recognized by the five prodigies.

NARRATOR: A phantom sixth man.

MIDORIMA: I didn't think you would actually make it this far.

MIDORIMA: But it ends here.

KUROKO: Seirin is not weak.

KUROKO: We will not lose.

MIDORIMA: How disappointing.

MIDORIMA: You think you can beat us with that?

MIDORIMA: Do your worst.

OTSUBO: There!

HYUGA: Midorima!

KUROKO: Keep running.

SPECTATOR : It's a three pointer!

KISE: The balance is broken!

SASAMATSU: Shutoku's in control!

MIDORIMA: What?

EpTitle,EPTITLE: That's Not It

SPECTATOR : They got them back in a second!

SPECTATOR : Amazing!

KOGANEI: What was that?

TSUCHIDA: That cut straight from one side of the court to the other.

MIDORIMA: Kuroko...

KUROKO: I'm sorry.

CRKuro: ,I can't let you take the first quarter that easily.

TAKAO: They can pass like that?

KASUGA: What was that, Ichiro's laser beam?

CRKuro: ,This is basketball!

HYUGA: I've never seen that before either.

HYUGA: But thanks to him, the flow of the game hasn't changed.

HYUGA: This game...

KUROKO: ...is just...

KAGAMI: ...getting started!

SPECTATOR A: It's Midorima!

SPECTATOR B: Is he going to sh**t another high three?

KISE: Midorimacchi, you could've made that shot.

SASAMATSU: I see.

KISE: Huh?

NAKATANI: I was already surprised by how little presence he has,

CRKuro: ,but he can pass like that, too.

NAKATANI: They can shut down Midorima that way.

NAKATANI: What should we do?

KISE: Midorimacchi's been shut down?

SASAMATSU: Yeah, with that kid's spinning long distance pass.

SASAMATSU: Midorima's team returns to defense

CRKuro: ,during the long hang time of his shots,

CRKuro: ,and that's good for stopping run-and-g*n plays.

SASAMATSU: However, not everyone goes back.

SASAMATSU: Just in case he misses,

CRKuro: ,they leave someone to rebound the ball.

SASAMATSU: That hang time bites them in the a*s.

SASAMATSU: If Midorima can go back, Kagami can also run back.

SASAMATSU: They can counter Midorima with a super fast break

CRKuro: ,by running past him.

SASAMATSU: That's why Midorima can't sh**t.

SASAMATSU: But the timing and decision to show us that pass...

SASAMATSU: The confidence to get in one shot...

SASAMATSU: It's reaffirming.

SASAMATSU: I can see how he played at Teiko with you.

SASAMATSU: He's a battle-hardened warrior.

TAKAO: We can't have people think this is all it takes to shut us down.

SPECTATOR C: Shutoku got them right back!

SPECTATOR C: They got it right back!

SPECTATOR D: Seirin's passes don't make any sense, but they're amazing!

NAKATANI: This is it.

NAKATANI: Takao, Kimura, change marks.

NAKATANI: Takao, get on No. .

HYUGA: He's marking Kuroko?

FURIHATA: It doesn't matter who's on him.

KAWAHARA: He's so invisible, anyone would lose him.

RIKO: They're already taking a direct approach.

RIKO: What are they trying to do?

IZUKI: That pass!

IZUKI: He has it, too!

TAKAO: I knew this would happen.

TAKAO: Shin-chan would say it's our fate

CRKuro: ,to fight against each other.

TAKAO: I didn't think we'd face each other so soon.

TAKAO: It occurred to me the first time we met.

TAKAO: You and I are the same kind of person.

TAKAO: We're both first years, too.

TAKAO: Passing is our bread and butter.

TAKAO: So I guess you could say I hate you

CRKuro: ,because you're like me.

TAKAO: I just don't want to lose to you.

KAGAMI: What do you think you're doing?

KAGAMI: No matter how fast Takao is,

CRKuro: ,that's not the way to handle Kuroko.

MIDORIMA: I am already familiar with Kuroko's abilities.

MIDORIMA: You will see soon enough.

TAKAO: I've never felt this before, but I think

CRKuro: ,it's because there's something different about you.

KUROKO: I'm sorry.

CRKuro: ,No one has ever said that to me before,

KUROKO: so I don't know what to say.

TAKAO: What?

KUROKO: But I think I have a similar feeling.

TAKAO: That's good.

TAKAO: We're ready to go.

TAKAO: Hey, wait!

TAKAO: How rude are you to suddenly disappear like that?

TAKAO: Just kidding.

TSUCHIDA: Hyuga's free! Go!

KAGAMI: Seriously?!

MIDORIMA: Too bad, Kuroko.

HYUGA: That's the first time he's failed.

IZUKI: No, that wasn't a mistake.

IZUKI: Takao's got the same eagle eye I have.

IZUKI: No...

IZUKI: His hawk eye's field of vision is even larger than mine.

IZUKI: Kuroko's misdirection relies on

CRKuro: ,redirecting the gaze of other players.

IZUKI: However, the hawk eye allows him to see everything.

IZUKI: He's not just trying to watch Kuroko.

IZUKI: In other words, Kuroko's misdirection doesn't work against Takao.

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SIGN: Shutoku

REFEREE: Seirin, time out.

HYUGA: I can't believe he can follow Kuroko.

RIKO: I didn't think there was anyone like that.

RIKO: We're in trouble.

TAKAO: Uh oh.

TAKAO: Seirin's in trouble.

MIDORIMA: Do not let your guard down.

MIDORIMA: Kuroko will not go down so easily.

TAKAO: It's fine.

TAKAO: Once you take away his lack of presence, he's worthless.

MIDORIMA: Do you know why I don't like him?

MIDORIMA: Because I respect Kuroko.

MIDORIMA: He has no physical strengths.

CRKuro: ,He cannot do anything by himself.

MIDORIMA: Despite that, he wore the

CRKuro: ,same uniform as the rest of us at Teiko,

CRKuro: ,and lead the team to victory.

MIDORIMA: His abilities are nothing like ours.

MIDORIMA: His strengths are of another kind.

MIDORIMA: That is why I don't like him.

MIDORIMA: Because a man I respect has

CRKuro: ,chosen to bury himself with a team

CRKuro: ,that cannot fully utilize his abilities.

KAGAMI: Hey, don't tell me

CRKuro: ,you're going to keep letting them get you.

KUROKO: Well, I suppose I don't like it.

KAGAMI: That's what I like to hear!

KAGAMI: Coach!

KAGAMI: Let us keep going like this, please.

RIKO: Like this?

RIKO: You know your misdirection won't work against Takao-kun, right?

CRKuro: ,Are you going to be okay?

KUROKO: I'm not okay.

CRKuro: ,I have a problem.

RIKO: Yeah, I see...

RIKO: I mean, what are you going to do?

REFEREE: Time out over.

KAGAMI: Take care of Takao.

KUROKO: Okay.

KAGAMI: Let's go say hi.

KAGAMI: We've got a new play to give them.

TAKAO: Hey, did you come up with a plan?

KUROKO: I'm still thinking.

TAKAO: You're doing what?

HYUGA: Two games in one day is brutal.

CRKuro: ,I'm already exhausted.

IZUKI: And we're up against the king, Shutoku.

IZUKI: If we let them get too far ahead, catching up will be difficult.

OTSUBO: We control the pace of the game.

OTSUBO: Stay on the attack!

FURIHATA: A-Are the upperclassmen already short of breath?

KAWAHARA: It's still only the first quarter.

RIKO: It's okay.

CRKuro: ,This game definitely depends on Kuroko-kun and Kagami-kun,

CRKuro: ,who we had on reserve.

RIKO: However, that's not all.

FUKUDA: What is that?

RIKO: One I broke before.

FUKUDA: Broke?

RIKO: After we lost last year.

HYUGA: Hey, Coach.

HYUGA: How can I make shots even while under pressure?

RIKO: Huh?

HYUGA: All our players are my age, and I'm not a very good leader.

HYUGA: I want to be able to lead everyone with my own play.

RIKO: You have to get used to it.

RIKO: Always play under pressure, and you'll get used to it.

RIKO: For example, break one of your precious

CRKuro: , Sengoku warrior figures for every shot you miss during practice.

HYUGA: Okay, I'll do it!

RIKO: What? Really?

HYUGA: Masamune!

HYUGA: Yukimura!

HYUGA: Shingen!

HYUGA: Who cares about kings? Go die!

RIKO: His personality suffered a little, though.

RIKO: Hyuga-kun will always make important shots.

FUKUDA: Stealing a steal!

KAWAHARA: Kuroko's been shut down!

KISE: It isn't like Kurokocchi to repeat mistakes.

MIDORIMA: What are you doing?

MIDORIMA: We are doing everything we can.

CRKuro: ,Defend harder.

MIDORIMA: My sh**ting range isn't that short.

KAGAMI: He's sh**ting from the center line?

HYUGA: The high arc extends his range.

HYUGA: This must be that bad feeling I had earlier.

HYUGA: The entire half of the court is within his sh**ting range!

HYUGA: This is Midorima's true power!

MIDORIMA: As long as I'm back here,

CRKuro: ,you cannot get behind me with Kuroko's passes.

MIDORIMA: But it's all irrelevant.

MIDORIMA: My shots are three points,

CRKuro: ,and your counter is only two.

MIDORIMA: Even if we do nothing, the gap will grow wider.

KAGAMI: You've got something interesting there.

KAGAMI: But...

MIDORIMA: A three?

TAKAO: I thought he wasn't good at outside shots.

KAGAMI: If it goes in, that's fine.

KAGAMI: If it misses,

KAGAMI: I'll dunk it myself!

SPECTATOR A: What was that?

SPECTATOR B: A one man alley-oop?

KISE: That guy...

KUROKO: Nice.

IZUKI: So nice how nice it was.

HYUGA: Izuki, seriously, stop.

RIKO: One basket behind.

CRKuro: ,At this rate, we might be able to...

MIDORIMA: That was a pretty good shot for you.

MIDORIMA: However...

KAGAMI: Wh-What are you doing?

CRKuro: ,How many meters do you think you're...

HYUGA: You're kidding!

MIDORIMA: I told you, it's not that short.

MIDORIMA: My sh**ting range is the entire court.

REFEREE: The first quarter is over. Two minute interval!

RIKO: Who makes that shot?

CRKuro: ,We've got something bigger to worry about than the score.

RIKO: Kuroko-kun, has he always been able to do that?

KUROKO: No, I only knew he could sh**t as far as the half line.

KUROKO: That's the first time I've seen him sh**t from there.

IZUKI: I've seen videos of NBA players make that shot during practice,

IZUKI: but trying that in an actual game is ridiculous.

HYUGA: The Generation of Miracles is ridiculous.

KOGANEI: How are we supposed to stop that?

NAKATANI: They'll try to stop Midorima first.

NAKATANI: There's a few ways they could do it, but let's see...

MIDORIMA: Coach.

MIDORIMA: Give me the ball during the entire second quarter.

MIYAJI: Coach, can I hit him?

KIMURA: Miyaji, why don't you throw a pineapple at him?

CRKuro: ,My family runs a produce store.

TAKAO: Just how self-centered are you?

CRKuro: ,I love it!

MIDORIMA: No matter how they come at us,

CRKuro: ,I will shut them down.

NAKATANI: Okay. Let's call that three of your selfish actions for the day and do it.

MIYAJI: Seriously, Coach?

OTSUBO: You know I'm at my limit.

OTSUBO: If that's what the coach says, I have no choice.

OTSUBO: Do what you want the first half, but if we lose...

RIKO: You have to stop Midorima-kun!

KASUGA: What?

MIDORIMA: You think you can stop me with that?

KISE: Their real objective's coming up, Midorimacchi.

TAKAO: Hey, now. Don't do crude stuff like that!

RIKO: Kuroko-kun's back tip...

KISE: They saw it coming?

KAGAMI: Damn it, if Kuroko can't do it, I will!

MIDORIMA: Stop me? Impossible.

KAGAMI: He doesn't just sh**t threes, he's fast!

MIDORIMA: Don't get in my way, Takao.

TAKAO: Don't be so shy.

KAGAMI: Damn that monster.

RIKO: This is ridiculous!

CRKuro: ,Can't they do anything

CRKuro: ,with Takao-kun on the court?

KAGAMI: Crap! If he can sh**t from anywhere,

CRKuro: ,if he gets away from me for even a second...

KISE: The coolest shot?

KISE: That'd be the dunk.

CRKuro: ,It's the best for the guy doing it and the people watching!

MIDORIMA: That's why you are no good.

MIDORIMA: sh**ting from farther away is obviously the best,

CRKuro: ,since it's worth three points.

KUROKO: Midorima-kun, you're usually smart,

CRKuro: ,but sometimes you can be stupid.

MIDORIMA: What?

KISE: Kurokocchi, so blunt.

MIDORIMA: Between two and three points, more is obviously better.

KRUOKO: What are you, a child?

MIDORIMA: The truth is simple.

MIDORIMA: I will prove it to you someday.

SPECTATOR B: There it is! That's two in a row for Midorima!

HYUGA: Izuki, give me the ball!

HYUGA: We can't rely on those two!

CRKuro: ,We have to go for it ourselves!

MIDORIMA: No matter how much you score,

CRKuro: ,you cannot stop my shots.

KAGAMI: No you don't!

KAGAMI: It's so high!

CRKuro: ,Once it starts, I won't be able to...

HYUGA: At this rate, I'm more worried about my heart than the score.

HYUGA: My heart's gonna break!

SPECTATOR A: Three in a row!

SPECTATOR B: Midorima's unstoppable!

CRKuro: ,This is one-sided!

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SIGN: Shutoku

RIKO: How are we supposed to stop him?

SASAMATSU: This isn't good.

CRKuro: ,Looks like Seirin reached its limit.

TAKAO: Amazing, amazing.

KIMURA: We've got nothing to do.

MIYAJI: Kimura, lend me that pineapple.

KAGAMI: He's strong.

KAGAMI: This is Midorima.

HYUGA: Kagami always laughs when he's up against a strong opponent,

CRKuro: ,but something's not right.

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KAGAMI: I won't lose! I won't!

MIDORIMA: Your eyes aren't dead yet, Kagami.

MIDORIMA: But my shots will not miss.

KAGAMI: I'll stop you!

KAGAMI: More! More!

MIDORIMA: This ends now, Seirin!

KAGAMI: I don't want to lose!

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