E27 - THE HARD PLAY

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[00:02] ---
    Defense!
[00:15] ---
    Shinjo suddenly changed up their defense!
[00:17] ---
    Man-to-man, huh?
[00:18] ---
    Hey, Nanao... I'm worried about one thing.
[00:23] ---
    I hate to say it, but...
[00:25] ---
    Not everyone on our team wins
    when it comes down to individual skill.
[00:29] ---
    You think it's gonna be easy
    to take me one-on-one, then?
[00:40] ---
    Captain...
[00:41] ---
    Don't sweat it. He just took the bait.
[00:44] ---
    Roku, let me fill you in.
[00:49] ---
    He's driving to the basket!
[00:59] ---
    There are no openings for
    me... to pass through!
[01:01] ---
    Have you noticed it, Tokiwa?
[01:04] ---
    Of course.
[01:06] ---
    By arranging their defense
    to focus on one side,
[01:08] ---
    they cut the space the point
    guard can work with in half.
[01:11] ---
    It's a fast break!
[01:16] ---
    Stop right there, dammit!
[01:20] ---
    No way I'm just gonna let you drop it in!
[01:22] ---
    Hiyah!
[01:37] ---
    However, we can still win this.
[01:41] ---
    Geniuses are actually...
    surprisingly fragile.
[01:54] ---
    His pass timing is way off!
[01:56] ---
    What's wrong with you, Chiaki?!
[02:00] ---
    This is really throwing me off my game!
[02:09] ---
    The worst part is that Chiaki has
[02:11] ---
    been thrown off
    both offensively and defensively,
[02:13] ---
    which affects the rhythm of the entire team!
[02:15] ---
    We need this basket... no matter what!
[02:28] ---
    What's the deal, Chiaki?
    This ain't like you, man.
[02:31] ---
    Huh?
[02:32] ---
    Do you wanna go watch this game
    from the bench, or what?!
[02:36] ---
    Easy for you to say, pea-brain.
[03:08] ---
    Ahiru no Sora
[04:12] ---
    Shinjotowa / Kuzuryu
[04:16] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[04:17] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[04:19] ---
    Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
[04:20] ---
    Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
[04:22] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[04:23] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[04:25] ---
    Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
[04:26] ---
    Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
[04:28] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[04:29] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[04:35] ---
    Whoa, look at that #4 go!
[04:37] ---
    Wait, damn you!
[04:42] ---
    Pushing! White #7!
[04:47] ---
    I hadn't even actually pushed yet!
[04:49] ---
    Come on, Chiaki! That's your second foul,
    please be more careful!
[04:53] ---
    Don't bother chasing him.
    You're not quick enough.
[04:56] ---
    We'll jump in to help,
    so have some more faith in your backup.
[05:05] ---
    He drove it in!
[05:06] ---
    Awesome moves, Tamo!
[05:08] ---
    Kuzuryu
[05:08] ---
    They're catching up! Only 4 points now!
[05:10] ---
    They managed to hold on to the lead
    for the first quarter...
[05:14] ---
    ...but they're still slowly being cornered.
[05:16] ---
    That's 'cuz Shinjo is totally controlling
    the pace of this game.
[05:20] ---
    It's only a matter of
    time until they catch up.
[05:23] ---
    Let's score some points this time!
[05:25] ---
    Wow, Kuzu High really knows how to hustle!
[05:28] ---
    They're just as fast as Shinjo!
[05:34] ---
    No, not quite.
[05:35] ---
    Shinjo made it back quicker!
[05:42] ---
    So low!
[05:45] ---
    He's taking their center head on!
[05:47] ---
    But that height gap is ridiculous!
[05:52] ---
    No way... he's taking a shot?!
[05:59] ---
    I got this!
[06:03] ---
    Counter!
[06:05] ---
    Crap!
[06:11] ---
    Shinjotowa
[06:11] ---
    He nailed it!
[06:12] ---
    Now we're just one basket away!
[06:14] ---
    Nice, Captain!
[06:15] ---
    Shinjotowa has a really solid team.
[06:18] ---
    Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[06:23] ---
    I thought their main offensive strategy
    would be to play in the paint...
[06:26] ---
    ...but so far it's been
    mostly just run and gun.
[06:29] ---
    With all of their plays coming at us so fast,
    there's no time to consider defense,
[06:32] ---
    since everyone is just focused
    on getting back up the floor.
[06:36] ---
    All the stamina that we lose now,
    is going to hurt us badly in the endgame.
[06:43] ---
    Traveling!
[06:44] ---
    Huh?!
[06:44] ---
    Damn!
[06:45] ---
    Yasu!
[06:47] ---
    Just piss off. Piece of shit.
[06:52] ---
    Kuzuryu
[06:53] ---
    Only down by 2 now.
[06:56] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[06:57] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[06:59] ---
    Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
[07:00] ---
    Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
[07:01] ---
    One more basket! Let's play it safe!
[07:02] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[07:03] ---
    Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
[07:05] ---
    They're slowing down.
[07:07] ---
    Finally...
[07:08] ---
    Guess this means they want to
    tie it up here no matter what.
[07:11] ---
    Takahashi...
[07:17] ---
    It's not gonna happen. I'm
    not gonna let you do it!
[07:26] ---
    A three-pointer!
[07:34] ---
    It went in!
[07:37] ---
    Shinjotowa
[07:37] ---
    It's a comeback!
[07:38] ---
    And they made it look so easy, too!
[07:40] ---
    Sly dog.
[07:43] ---
    How was that "playing it safe"?
[07:45] ---
    It's just another one of
    Takahashi's signature moves.
[07:48] ---
    He's always been good at faking people out
    for as long as I can remember.
[07:50] ---
    Let's go! Let's go! Takahashi!
    You rock! You rock! Takahashi!
[07:57] ---
    Incredible...
[07:58] ---
    An all-rounder that's 190 centimeters tall.
[08:01] ---
    This guy is literally the
    ideal basketball player.
[08:04] ---
    Defense!
[08:06] ---
    I want to get out there...
    and play against him.
[08:10] ---
    We're taking the lead back!
[08:17] ---
    Whoa! They're not backing down!
[08:18] ---
    They're charging at them like bulls!
[08:34] ---
    Don't let him past you, Yukio!
[08:39] ---
    What the-?!
[08:40] ---
    Did you just see that?!
[08:42] ---
    How does that #11 do it?!
    All his moves seem superhuman!
[08:53] ---
    Shit! This guy jumps a lot
    higher than his looks lead on.
[08:57] ---
    It got blocked!
[09:00] ---
    Sweet! We got the ball!
[09:02] ---
    Hey, Chiaki!
[09:03] ---
    A pass?!
[09:05] ---
    No!
[09:06] ---
    He's going straight for it!
[09:16] ---
    Charging! White #7!
[09:25] ---
    That's his third...
[09:26] ---
    It's still only the first half,
    but their playmaker is having foul trouble!
[09:35] ---
    Timeout! White team!
[09:37] ---
    Hey.
[09:40] ---
    You sly dog.
[09:44] ---
    Hell yeah!
[10:04] ---
    Everything is in Shinjo's favor now.
[10:07] ---
    You were amazing out there, Takahashi!
[10:09] ---
    We can totally win this!
[10:10] ---
    They're getting too damn
    smug over taking the lead.
[10:13] ---
    It's still just a one point difference!
[10:17] ---
    That's not what's hurting us.
[10:18] ---
    Huh?
[10:19] ---
    The real issue is... the fact
    that Chiaki has three fouls.
[10:23] ---
    Especially so early into the game.
[10:25] ---
    I thought it took 5 fouls to get ejected.
    That means he's still got two left!
[10:28] ---
    You're looking at it the wrong way.
[10:30] ---
    He's ONLY got two left.
[10:32] ---
    Just think about what happens
    if he gets one more foul after this.
[10:35] ---
    He'll end up playing conservatively
    simply due to the high risk of ejection.
[10:41] ---
    So really, it's your fourth
    foul that knocks you out.
[10:45] ---
    Normally, this is where we'd just pull him out
    and save him for the second half.
[10:49] ---
    But we might end up screwing ourselves over
[10:51] ---
    with only one point guard out on the court.
[10:53] ---
    Not to mention we'd be losing
    one of our taller players.
[10:55] ---
    Even if we did let the shrimp
    take over in his place,
[10:57] ---
    a zone defense would give us major trouble.
[11:00] ---
    I guess it's still too much for
    Sora to handle right now...
[11:04] ---
    It's risky as hell,
    but we're just gonna have to keep Chiaki in.
[11:08] ---
    They've really brought him to his knees...
    I've never seen Chiaki like this before.
[11:14] ---
    Come on!
[11:15] ---
    It's time to launch our rescue operation
    to save that poor bra!
[11:18] ---
    Great. Then I shall take the first peek!
[11:22] ---
    The Chiaki that I know
    is always brimming with confidence.
[11:25] ---
    Dude, we've been through so much.
    You could've picked better scenes.
[11:28] ---
    Let's stay calm for now.
[11:31] ---
    Like Nabe said earlier, Chiaki has
[11:32] ---
    two fouls left before he actually
    gets ejected from the game.
[11:36] ---
    We're not at an impasse just yet.
[11:40] ---
    Hey, man, what's an "impasse"?
[11:42] ---
    It's like a "dead end." She
    means we still have a chance.
[11:45] ---
    That being said, I want to avoid having
    one of our main players foul out.
[11:49] ---
    So I'm going to bench
    both Chiaki and Yasuhara for the time being.
[11:52] ---
    Me, too?
[11:54] ---
    Kurumatani will be point guard.
[11:56] ---
    I want Chucky to go out
    as our shooting guard and
[11:59] ---
    focus on providing support for Kurumatani.
[12:02] ---
    S-sure.
[12:03] ---
    And then...
[12:04] ---
    Shigeyoshi will play center.
[12:07] ---
    Making Momoharu our power forward.
[12:09] ---
    You're in charge of the inside
    for both offense and defense.
[12:13] ---
    Natsume, in addition to your
    usual dribble penetration
[12:16] ---
    I want you to start shooting from long-range.
[12:17] ---
    Ideally, I want you to draw
[12:19] ---
    enough attention
    to get our opponents to double team you.
[12:22] ---
    Even if you miss, you can trust the guys
    under the basket to back you up, right?
[12:26] ---
    Well... yeah.
[12:31] ---
    What kinda look is that?
[12:33] ---
    As for you, Kurumatani...
[12:35] ---
    Listen close.
[12:36] ---
    If benching Chiaki is enough
    to let our opponents run away with the game,
[12:39] ---
    then this team has no future
    no matter what we do.
[12:44] ---
    Can you fill the hole that
    Chiaki is leaving behind?
[12:57] ---
    Without a doubt.
[13:00] ---
    Let's do this!
[13:03] ---
    Shinjo ball!
[13:04] ---
    Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo!
    Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo!
[13:10] ---
    I lied.
[13:13] ---
    It already seems hopeless
    without Chiaki and I
[13:15] ---
    didn't want to give them
    any more reasons to worry.
[13:18] ---
    The truth is that I'm full
    of nothing but doubts.
[13:22] ---
    But even so, I've gotta do this!
[13:26] ---
    I've gotta become a player like Chiaki...
    one who everyone can rely on!
[13:32] ---
    Looks like Kuzu High
    changed up their defense.
[13:35] ---
    A 3-2 zone, eh?
[13:37] ---
    Dude, that #12 is downright huge!
[13:39] ---
    He's got to be taller than
    even Shinjo's #8, for sure!
[13:44] ---
    So that's how they're playing it.
[13:47] ---
    Roku, switch with me.
[13:49] ---
    Huh?
[13:50] ---
    So, #4 moved to the low post.
[13:53] ---
    Is he planning to take on the big guy?
[14:00] ---
    Shit! They passed it above him so easily!
[14:04] ---
    Those overhead passes are
    just gonna keep coming
[14:06] ---
    so long as that shorty
    is playing point guard.
[14:08] ---
    It's all gonna come down
    to their strength under the basket.
[14:11] ---
    He's forcing his way in.
    He'll get fouled for charging like that!
[14:16] ---
    Okay!
[14:21] ---
    So slick!
[14:24] ---
    You saw me coming, huh?
[14:34] ---
    The streak continues!
[14:36] ---
    I guess just adding in that
    super tall dude wasn't enough!
[14:41] ---
    Yeah, I get it! It's MY fault
    for letting him get past me!
[14:44] ---
    Jeez, I didn't realize you
    could be such a jackass!
[14:46] ---
    Dammit!
[14:48] ---
    Everyone on the team...
    knows how you must feel.
[14:52] ---
    So I think...
[14:54] ---
    ...that's exactly why Nanao decided
    to ask you that question... in front of all of us.
[14:59] ---
    And in that moment, you answered clearly.
[15:03] ---
    It psyched me up. Seeing your bravery.
[15:07] ---
    Mokichi...
[15:13] ---
    Let's do our best.
[15:14] ---
    Y-yeah.
[15:17] ---
    Let's do it! This one's going in the basket!
[15:21] ---
    Don't react! Stay in position!
[15:24] ---
    Shinjo switched to zone, too!
[15:26] ---
    It's a showdown in the paint!
[15:28] ---
    With Chiaki on the bench,
    we can't afford to let them pull way ahead!
[15:34] ---
    Kuzu High's big guy has to be
    around 2 meters tall at least.
[15:38] ---
    Seems like Shinjo has slightly
    more skill overall, though.
[15:42] ---
    Yo, check that out.
[15:44] ---
    Huh?
[15:45] ---
    Those are players from Saijo.
[15:47] ---
    But their team doesn't play today...
[15:55] ---
    Hey, Chucky! Make sure you take up
    a defensive safety position!
[15:58] ---
    If there's a pass, don't
    just stay where you are!
[16:01] ---
    Please remember all of the things
    that we worked on in practice!
[16:05] ---
    Kurumatani! Keep your eyes on the shot clock!
[16:08] ---
    I can't just repeatedly try
    to shoot a bunch of threes.
[16:10] ---
    I'm not doing my job unless we score
    by breaking their zone-D apart.
[16:13] ---
    But time is running short...
[16:15] ---
    Stay calm. Stay calm.
[16:17] ---
    Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[16:23] ---
    This one... he's up to something!
[16:26] ---
    He definitely doesn't look like the type
    to try to bulldoze his way through, but...
[16:29] ---
    ...he's positioned himself
    way too far from the basket!
[16:33] ---
    What the hell is he thinking?
[16:38] ---
    Once they move in closer to the basket,
    that guy seems even more like a giant!
[16:41] ---
    His reach is insane!
    He's gotta be more than 2 meters tall!
[16:44] ---
    So tall!
[16:46] ---
    Nobody stands out more than him!
[16:48] ---
    What a relief! I'm glad
    Mokichi is on our side!
[16:53] ---
    Now #11 is making his way in!
[16:55] ---
    They've got a chance!
[16:58] ---
    Slowpoke! Hurry and throw it at me!
[17:11] ---
    It's a hook!
[17:12] ---
    From way high!
[17:25] ---
    I can't believe he stopped
    a shot from that high!
[17:29] ---
    All right! I got the ball!
[17:31] ---
    Huh?!
[17:32] ---
    Out of bounds! Shinjo ball!
[17:34] ---
    Holy cow, #4 is awesome!
    I've never seen anybody get that much air!
[17:38] ---
    No way...
[17:40] ---
    Even though Mokichi is more than 5 cm taller,
    he still got blocked...
[17:46] ---
    What's up?
[17:47] ---
    They're discussing something.
[17:51] ---
    Before the out of bounds call,
    there was a different violation from Shinjo.
[17:54] ---
    As a result, Kuzuryu will receive 2 points.
[17:55] ---
    What?! Why?!
[17:58] ---
    Must have been goaltending.
[18:00] ---
    Seriously? In a high school game like this?
[18:02] ---
    Goal what now?
[18:04] ---
    What'd they say?
[18:05] ---
    "Goaltending."
[18:07] ---
    After the ball is shot and
    starts falling from its apex,
[18:11] ---
    nobody can touch it until it hits the rim.
[18:13] ---
    The shot that Shigeyoshi just made
    started with the ball well above the rim.
[18:18] ---
    In other words, it began falling
    from its apex the moment he let go.
[18:21] ---
    So, if I get this right,
    you're saying that he was shooting downwards?
[18:25] ---
    That's pretty much the gist of it.
[18:28] ---
    As far as the rules are concerned,
    the hook shot that he makes is impossible to block.
[18:32] ---
    You can consider that a warning.
[18:36] ---
    My hook isn't something... that you can stop.
[18:41] ---
    That punk... He intentionally provoked me
    to make sure I went for the block.
[18:47] ---
    He's one crafty fox.
    Way more vicious than he looks on the outside.
[18:51] ---
    Actually get the ball in before
    you start talkin' shit.
[18:54] ---
    That's our Mokichi!
[19:02] ---
    Get past this!
[19:08] ---
    Shinjotowa
[19:09] ---
    Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[19:11] ---
    It's okay. Don't sweat it, Chucky!
    Let's score one of our own!
[19:14] ---
    Sure thing!
[19:15] ---
    I can't waste the momentum
    that Mokichi helped us start building.
[19:19] ---
    I gotta score. I gotta score!
[19:22] ---
    Kurumatani...
[19:26] ---
    Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo!
[19:33] ---
    This ain't good! Can that shorty
    really hold it together?
[19:35] ---
    He looks like he's starting to choke!
[19:38] ---
    White team ball! Throw in!
[19:43] ---
    Don't get so freaked out.
[19:45] ---
    It'll be okay.
[19:48] ---
    All you have to do... is focus on scoring.
[19:52] ---
    You're not fighting out here all by yourself.
[19:56] ---
    You've got it wrong,
    passing and shooting aren't important.
[19:59] ---
    Scoring points is.
[20:01] ---
    You couldn't score enough points by the end,
    and that's why you lost.
[20:05] ---
    Fool.
[20:09] ---
    Whether it's man-to-man or zone.
    The basics don't change.
[20:17] ---
    Right.
[20:19] ---
    Thank you.
[20:23] ---
    I'm gonna break apart their
    zone with some passes!
[20:25] ---
    Let's make sure we fill
    up any gaps they leave!
[20:27] ---
    Get your hands up real high!
[20:29] ---
    Watch out for passes that come in low!
[20:31] ---
    Let's make this one count!
[20:33] ---
    A hook shot is totally worthless
    unless you're close enough to the basket.
[20:36] ---
    And I'm definitely not letting you
    shoot anything from that area!
[20:45] ---
    A three pointer?!
[20:46] ---
    Just like Takahashi did earlier!
[20:48] ---
    That damn shrimp!
[20:51] ---
    He missed!
[20:53] ---
    Very close.
[20:56] ---
    Great! We'll rebou-
[21:01] ---
    He knew!
[21:02] ---
    He expected #15 to shoot from long-range!
[21:08] ---
    Chucky!
[21:13] ---
    He's wide open!
[21:15] ---
    Th... This is my first shot!
[21:26] ---
    Nope! Can't do it!
[21:28] ---
    Nice fake!
[21:29] ---
    Yeah right...
[21:32] ---
    There's only one defender in front of him!
[21:33] ---
    But he's at a height disadvantage!
[21:36] ---
    He stopped?! For a jumper?!
[21:40] ---
    He went backwards at that speed?!
[21:42] ---
    A fadeaway!
[21:44] ---
    Shinjotowa
[21:45] ---
    They followed through! It's down to 1 point!
[21:48] ---
    You've gotten pretty damn good, Chucky!
[21:50] ---
    You better believe it!
[21:51] ---
    Yeah! All right!
    That's the way!
    That was a nice really move, Chucky!
[21:54] ---
    That's right! I'm not alone!
[21:57] ---
    I've got a whole team!
[23:30] ---
    Ahiru no Sora
    Next Time: Vow
[23:31] ---
    Next time: "Vow."