02x21 - First Score!!

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KAWAHARA: So high!

AUDIENCE A: He made his shot!

AUDIENCE B: Yosen scores first!

HYUGA: Damn it!

HYUGA: I can't believe Kagami and Kiyoshi lost an offensive rebound.

HYUGA: They're not just tall for show.

OKAMURA: This is...

FURIHATA: A Cyclone Pass!

FUKUDA: It's a counterattack!

IZUKI: If we can't score by passing, we'll strike after they score.

IZUKI: With this strategy...

IZUKI: Damn it, Murasakibara!

MURASAKI: What, you're not coming?

KAGAMI: Is he going to stay under the net

KAGAMI: instead of participating on offense?

KAGAMI: If that's the case, there's no opportunity for a counterattack.

OKAMURA: That's how it is.

OKAMURA: Counterattacks don't work against us.

WEI: He's just lazy.

MASAKO: I don't like players that won't run, but...

MASAKO: I make an exception for him and his absolute defense.

HYUGA: Izuki!

HYUGA: If we can't score from the inside, we'll score from the outside.

HYUGA: So tall!

KAGAMI: Damn it!

KAGAMI: It's too hard to score from under the basket!

RIKO: This isn't good.

RIKO: Even though their defense is strong,

RIKO: it's not as though we can't sh**t at all,

RIKO: but we can't get any rebounds.

ALEX: Most players have a sh**ting percentage around or percent.

ALEX: In other words, almost half the shots are missed.

ALEX: That's why getting rebounds determines

ALEX: possession of the ball and is

ALEX: an important factor that influences the game.

ALEX: At this rate, Seirin might really be shut out.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Yosen

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Seirin

EpTitle,EPTITLE: Episode First Basket!!

KAWAHARA: This isn't good.

KAWAHARA: We haven't scored a single point yet.

FURIHATA: There are only seconds left.

HYUGA: Their defense is no joke. It's unbelievably strong.

HYUGA: They're not giving an inch.

RIKO: The level of mental fatigue from a -point difference versus an -point difference

RIKO: at the end of the first quarteris completely different.

RIKO: If we can stop this basket, we can keep fighting.

RIKO: If we can't, though, it'll be fatal.

KAGAMI: No, you don't!

FURIHATA: He missed!

HYUGA: But because Kagami jumped for the block,

HYUGA: Kiyoshi and I have to handle these two.

KAGETORA: Wrist curls and hand grips.

KAGETORA: You're strengthening your grip.

KAGETORA: They're good choices for your big hands.

KIYOSHI: It's the conclusion I came to

KIYOSHI: after wondering what I could do to help the team.

KIYOSHI: With a pass specialist like Kuroko,

KIYOSHI: what we really need is defensive power.

KAGETORA: Hmm...

KAGETORA: In that case, try this.

KAGETORA: Catch it with one hand.

KAGETORA: It's heavy.

KIYOSHI: Huh?

KIYOSHI: A rock?

KAGETORA: Catching difficult objects

KAGETORA: is most effective for strengthening your grip.

KIYOSHI: This certainly seems difficult.

KAGETORA: What are you talking about?

KAGETORA: Didn't you make them a promise?

KAGETORA: If you want to grab even larger goals,

KAGETORA: you should be able to grab this easily.

KIYOSHI: I won't lose!

KIYOSHI: I will defend Seirin's basket!

KIYOSHI: Vice Claw!

OKAMURA: He grabbed an airborne ball with one hand?!

IZUKI: Kiyoshi!

FURIHATA: He defended the basket!

KOGANEI: We can do it!

KOGANEI: We're still in this game!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Yosen

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Seirin

ALEX: Eighteen to zero.

ALEX: Thanks to Kiyoshi's rebound, they're hanging by a thread,

ALEX: but they're still in trouble.

RIKO: Let's go over the facts.

RIKO: They're running a two-three zone.

RIKO: Murasakibara-kun's defensive range covers

RIKO: everything inside the three-point line.

RIKO: When you add the other four to that...

FUKUDA: There's no opening.

FURIHATA: How are we supposed to score like this?

RIKO: With Murasakibara-kun holding his position in the middle,

RIKO: the other four are free

RIKO: to move beyond his range and pressure the outside.

IZUKI: Couldn't we still manage to score a three?

HYUGA: A single shot won't make any difference.

KIYOSHI: In order to win, we have to score from the inside.

KUROKO: Excuse me...

ALL: What?

MOMOI: Dai-chan, hurry up!

AOMINE: Why did I have to come, too?

MOMOI: You're the one who suddenly ditched our shopping trip.

MOMOI: You can at least make up for it.

MOMOI: What?!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Yosen

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Seirin

MOMOI: E-Eighteen to zero?!

AOMINE: Uh-oh, they're nearly at their limit.

AOMINE: I'm surprised, though.

AOMINE: Seirin's offensive power is far from weak.

AOMINE: And that guy managed to shut them out in the first quarter.

AUDIENCE A: What amazing pressure!

AUDIENCE B: It's like they're being crushed!

AOMINE: Of course it is.

MOMOI: What?

AOMINE: They're trying to finish them off.

ALEX: This isn't good.

ALEX: If they don't score now, Seirin will be screwed.

ALEX: If they don't get any points off this play,

ALEX: it'll mean the end for Seirin.

FUKUI: This is...

FUKUI: A post play from No. !

KIYOSHI: I won't fail this play!

MURASAKIBARA: What? You think you can get around me like that?

KIYOSHI: No, of course I don't.

OKAMURA: Is this what he was really after?

OKAMURA: A combined attack from Kiyoshi and Kagami!

FURIHATA: Murasakibara?!

RIKO: He's not just big.

RIKO: What unbelievable reflexes.

MASAKO: It's over.

KAGAMI: Don't say it's over yet!

KUROKO: Let me do it.

ALL: What?

KOGANEI: Let you do it? You mean score?

KUROKO: Yes.

IZUKI: I know you practiced your sh**ting,

IZUKI: but you're up against three two-meter-tall guys.

KUROKO: Please.

KUROKO: I won't let the game end here.

KUROKO: I will make the shot.

MURASAKIBARA: There's no way Kurochin can make a shot.

MURASAKIBARA: But what's this?

MURASAKI: What is that form?

KAGAMI: He can still keep up with the ball?

AOMINE: No. Not even you can stop that shot, Murasakibara.

AOMINE: After all, it's like his drive.

AOMINE: It disappears.

HYUGA: All right!

FUKUDA: Kuroko!

KOGANEI: Yeah!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Yosen

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Seirin

KAWAHARA: We finally scored our first points...

FURIHATA: ...Against the Shield of Aegis!

MASAKO: What?!

OKAMURA: No. made a basket?

FUKUI: I'd understand if he just made the shot, but...

WEI: That mysterious and abnormal form, and...

HIMURO: The ball he shot disappeared?

MURASAKIBARA: Kurochin!

AOMINE: Six out of ten. Did you actually get worse?

KUROKO: Aomine-kun, how do you sh**t?

AOMINE: Like this.

KUROKO: I need a more concrete explanation.

AOMINE: Concrete, huh?

AOMINE: Maybe you'd make more shots if you threw the ball

AOMINE: like you're passing to the hoop.

KUROKO: sh**ting and passing are completely different.

KUROKO: When I pass, I push the ball with the palm of my hand.

AOMINE: Tetsu, sh**t it again.

KUROKO: Huh?

AOMINE: Push the ball with your palm so it's easier for you to sh**t.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Yosen

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Seirin

MURASAKI: Honestly, I'm surprised.

MURASAKI: I didn't think you'd be the first to score against me

MURASAKI: in this tournament.

KUROKO: Really?

KUROKO: In that case, I hope you'll be careful in the future.

MOMOI: Amazing.

MOMOI: Those are the results of training with you?

AOMINE: No.

MOMOI: What?

AOMINE: I just taught him to stop sh**ting with textbook form.

AOMINE: Because Tetsu perfected a unique pass,

AOMINE: he uses his palm when he shoots, too.

AOMINE: That's why I made him change his form.

MOMOI: His form...

AOMINE: But the one who turned it into a special technique was Tetsu himself.

FURIHATA: They're coming!

KAWAHARA: Yosen's offense!

FUKUI: Man-to-man defense is their standard.

FUKUI: This guy is on me.

FUKUI: No. is on Liu.

FUKUI: Nos. and double team Himuro.

FUKUI: And...

KAGAMI: Damn it!

KAGAMI: He's securing his position by force.

OKAMURA: Oh, were you there the whole time?

KAGAMI: What?

OKAMURA: I forgot. You're just so light.

KAGAMI: What'd you say?

KOGANEI: What's up, Mitobe?

KOGANEI: Coach, Mitobe says it's not working.

ALL: He understood him?!

RIKO: I know that.

RIKO: But you and Teppei are the only ones who can face off

RIKO: against Yosen's height.

RIKO: Please, Kagami-kun.

FUKUI: He really does disappear!

FUKUI: This is the Vanishing Drive!

WEI: It's a disappearing shot!

HIMURO: Don't be fooled, Liu!

FUKUDA: He made the shot!

FURIHATA: Nice shot!

IZUKI: Good. Thanks to Kuroko, we can attack.

IZUKI: But Kagami...

KOGANEI: It's no use. He can't stop him.

KAGAMI: This guy's size and power...

KAGAMI: His movements make it obvious he's a former center, too.

KAGAMI: I don't know what to do.

KIYOSHI: Kagami.

KIYOSHI: Your hips. Drop your hips.

KAGAMI: That hurts!

KAGAMI: I'm already doing that!

KAGAMI: Don't you have any other advice?

KIYOSHI: Other advice?

KIYOSHI: He's big. You should be careful.

KAGAMI: I know that!

KIYOSHI: Really? Never mind, then.

KIYOSHI: We ran our legs off over the summer to strengthen our hips and legs.

KIYOSHI: As long as you remember those two things, you won't lose.

KAWAHARA: Yeah, Izuki-senpai!

KOGANEI: But...

KOGANEI: Okamura's under the net again!

KAGAMI: Damn it!

KAGAMI: In any case, I need to keep him out of the inside.

KAGAMI: First, I need to lower my hips. Then...

KIYOSHI: He's big. You should be careful.

KAGAMI: There's no second piece of advice!

KAGAMI: Hold on.

KAGAMI: If I should be careful of his size, that means...

KIYOSHI: See? I told you you wouldn't lose.

OKAMURA: He's not moving!

OKAMURA: You little brat!

KAGAMI: I figured it out.

KAGAMI: I subconsciously wasn't lowering

KAGAMI: my center of gravity enough because of your height.

OKAMURA: Don't underestimate me!

KAGAMI: Not deep enough!

KAGAMI: I can catch up!

OKAMURA: What?!

IZUKI: Rebound!

WEI: It's mine!

FUKUDA: Vice Claw!

WEI: What an annoying skill!

FURIHATA: Counterattack!

MURASAKI: Kurochin!

HYUGA: We can do this!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Yosen

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Seirin

FURIHATA: Wow, we caught up so much in the second quarter!

KAWAHARA: We could take the second half!

MAN: We will now take a break.

KUROKO: Kagami-kun.

KAGAMI: Yeah.

KAGAMI: Man, it's eerie.

KAGAMI: This isn't all they've got.

KAGAMI: The worst is still coming.

ALEX: Yosen hasn't revealed everything they can do,

ALEX: and Seirin's got plenty to worry about.

ALEX: If their offense keeps relying on Kuroko,

ALEX: they'll run out of steam in the second half.

ALEX: What will Seirin do?

MASAKO: Seirin should bench No. in the second half.

MASAKO: The disappearing shots were a surprise,

MASAKO: but there must be some necessary condition since they

MASAKO: didn't put him in until the second quarter.

MASAKO: It's most likely related to his misdirection.

MASAKO: If it is, they'll definitely return him to the bench.

MASAKO: This will be accompanied by a change in their formation.

OKAMURA: But they might keep him in like they did against Touou

OKAMURA: and use his Overflow.

MASAKO: No, they won't.

MASAKO: Because...

RIKO: We can't use Kuroko-kun's Misdirection Overflow against Yosen.

KOGANEI: What? Why not?

RIKO: We can't expect the same expl*sive effect we saw against Touou.

RIKO: Kuroko-kun's Overflow has two effects.

RIKO: He increases his team's offensive power by granting them

RIKO: the ability to use the Vanishing Drive.

RIKO: He also increases his team's defensive power

RIKO: by reducing the accuracy of his opponent's shots.

RIKO: The problem lies in the defensive power.

RIKO: It's highly effective against outside shooters and slashers,

RIKO: but it will have hardly any effect at all against a team

RIKO: like Yosen that's based on inside plays.

RIKO: We have to score against Murasakibara-kun without Kuroko-kun.

RIKO: In order to do that, Teppei...

RIKO: Your strength will become important.

RIKO: And defense.

RIKO: The cornerstone of Yosen's offensive will move in the second half.

RIKO: No. , Himuro-kun.

RIKO: If there's anyone who can stop him, it's Kagami-kun.

RIKO: In other words, in order for us to win,

RIKO: Kagami-kun needs to beat Himuro-kun,

RIKO: and Teppei needs to beat Murasakibara-kun.

MASAKO: In the second half, Murasakibara's opponent will be Kiyoshi.

MASAKO: And you'll handle their ace Kagami, Himuro.

MURASAKI: Do your best.

MURASAKI: I hate him. Well, I hate Kiyoshi, too.

MURASAKI: They're both so intense.

HYUGA: All right, let's go!

ALL: Yeah!

KUROKO: Kiyoshi-senpai, Kagami-kun.

KURUOKO: Murasakibara-kun and Himuro-san are both strong.

KUROKO: But I don't think you'll lose to them.

KUROKO: Go beat them up.

KAGAMI: Of course we will.

KIYOSHI: Beat them up, huh? Sounds good.

ALL: Leave it to us!

FUKUI: She was right.

AOMINE: They benched Tetsu.

MOMOI: And this is

MOMOI: a triangle offense!

RIKO: They're completely unaffected by our strategy.

RIKO: You must've expected this, granny.

FUKUI: Their three-man zone is on Okamura and Liu.

FUKUI: This guy's on me on the outside.

FUKUI: And then...

FUKUI: Don't get ahead of yourselves.

AOMINE: They still had this guy up their sleeve.

KAGAMI: Sorry to keep you waiting.

KAGAMI: Don't hold back, Tatsuya!

HIMURO: I like the look in your eyes. I'm relieved.

HIMURO: It sounds like what you said before the game was true.

HIMURO: But I will be the victor, Taiga!

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KAGAMI: It's on, Tatsuya!

HIMURO: Bring it on, Taiga.

KAGAMI: Yeah, we'll settle the score this time!

HIMURO: I like the look in your eyes. I'm relieved.

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HIMURO: But you cannot pierce my mirage.

HIMURO: Nobody can stop me!

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