E44 - Fuse

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[00:17] ---
    Ahiru no Sora
[00:22] ---
    Nanairo no niji ga umareta asa
[00:25] ---
    Tori tachi wa hane o hirogete yuku
[00:29] ---
    Kotae nante doko ni mo nai kara sa
[00:32] ---
    Sore o egaki ni yukou
[00:35] ---
    Feel it
[00:39] ---
    Feel it
[00:43] ---
    Utsukushiki hane o motsu kimi wa
[00:46] ---
    Taiyou o mezashi tobu no darou
[00:50] ---
    Matataki no sono shunkan ni sekai o
[00:54] ---
    Kaeru koto mo dekiru to shinjite
[00:58] ---
    Bokura wa toumei na kokoro de umareta hazu sa
[01:05] ---
    Yogoreta kutsu de habatakunda
[01:10] ---
    Arch o egaku youni
[01:12] ---
    Ashita no sora ga kieteshimau sono mae ni
[01:20] ---
    Kanashimi no yoru o koete umarekawarunda
[01:31] ---
    Fuse
[01:33] ---
    Yokohama Taiei
    Kuzuryu
[01:36] ---
    Is that Shigeyoshi from class 7 out there?
[01:39] ---
    Yes, he apparently played basketball in middle school.
[01:43] ---
    Ah, that would explain it.
[01:45] ---
    It's surprising, I had no idea that Hanazono
    and those other boys could play this well.
[01:49] ---
    What do you think? Their performance thus far
    must have changed your opinion of them, no?
[01:54] ---
    Well, that's true. I honestly didn't think
    this would ever end up being a respectable match.
[01:59] ---
    Watching them has made it pretty clear to me
    they're serious about playing basketball.
[02:04] ---
    However...
[02:05] ---
    that really doesn't have much impact
    on the issue of serving as their advisor.
[02:09] ---
    Yes, of course. That's perfectly understandable.
[02:18] ---
    Excellent! That was a great pass!
[02:23] ---
    Hey! Where did you come flying in from?!
[02:27] ---
    There we go! Nice block!
[02:30] ---
    Counter!
[02:32] ---
    Little brat! He just never stops getting in the way!
[02:36] ---
    Hello.
[02:37] ---
    I ain't letting you get by, dumbass.
[02:39] ---
    Fuwa!
[02:44] ---
    Why did you stop?
[02:45] ---
    Just on reflex...
[02:48] ---
    Fuwa, listen up.
[02:51] ---
    I want you to totally shut down #11
    and prevent him from scoring at all this quarter.
[02:58] ---
    I... I'm exhausted...
[03:01] ---
    The last guy was bad and this hedgehog head is worse.
[03:03] ---
    All of Taiei's players just won't stop running...
[03:07] ---
    How?
[03:08] ---
    What kind of training do they do every day?
[03:11] ---
    Say dude, you're pretty dang good.
[03:14] ---
    Let me guess. You focused on mastering three-pointers
    'cuz you're so short, right?
[03:18] ---
    Yeah.
[03:19] ---
    I knew it.
[03:20] ---
    Shorter players always need an extra
    something aside from speed and good driving skills.
[03:21] ---
    * GAME IS ONGOING
[03:25] ---
    But to be real with you, I'm not so good
    at shooting from long-range.
[03:29] ---
    Because we already have tons of guys
    who can nail threes with accuracy like yours.
[03:33] ---
    For real?!
[03:35] ---
    Keep this a secret from everybody else,
    but I tend to get the jitters when I'm out here.
[03:39] ---
    I had that figured out from the moment
    we first got matched up...
[03:43] ---
    Somehow I always get super nervous
    at the most critical times.
[03:46] ---
    Though you look like you've got some real guts.
[03:48] ---
    I'm surprised there are players like him on Taiei's team.
[03:51] ---
    Feels like a kindred spirit.
[03:53] ---
    But even so...
[03:55] ---
    Kurumatani! Cover!
[04:05] ---
    But even so, I'm one of the few
    who gets to wear the Taiei jersey.
[04:10] ---
    And if I miss this shot, I might not get to wear it again!
[04:13] ---
    Every day at Taiei, it's survival of the fittest!
[04:20] ---
    Hell yeah!
[04:22] ---
    I have no doubt he was being honest
    about his lack of confidence.
[04:25] ---
    But he's this good in spite of that!
[04:27] ---
    Taiei really is an amazing team!
[04:29] ---
    Kuzuryu
    Yokohama Taiei
[04:29] ---
    Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[04:31] ---
    Go Mokichi! You can do it!
[04:37] ---
    He's not falling for any of my feints!
[04:39] ---
    His sense for the game is more impressive
    than his brute strength!
[04:46] ---
    Go, Kite! We've been waiting for this!
[04:54] ---
    He tipped the ball! It's gonna miss!
[04:59] ---
    We're deadlocked again?!
[05:02] ---
    Nice rebound!
[05:05] ---
    We just can't seem to get any rebounds.
[05:07] ---
    It's not that we can't, it's that the other team won't let us.
[05:12] ---
    Getting into deadlocks over and over is making me
[05:14] ---
    look bad and that's really stressing me out.
[05:18] ---
    Smooth move, Shiraishi! Always the sharp eye.
[05:25] ---
    Amazing!
[05:26] ---
    You rule, Itoga! That was awesome!
[05:37] ---
    But I'm relieved to know you're not actually all that good.
[05:41] ---
    Thanks for the game. I imagine
    we'll never play each other again, though.
[05:47] ---
    We've crossed paths again a lot sooner than expected,
[05:49] ---
    I didn't even have a chance to get tired of waiting.
[05:51] ---
    Oh-ho! Now that's a good matchup.
[05:54] ---
    Who do you wanna bet on? I'm pretty partial
    to Kuzu High, so I'd put my money on #11.
[06:00] ---
    I've played against Natsume once before.
[06:03] ---
    So I know full well he's not your run-of-the-mill player.
[06:09] ---
    That being said, I get the feeling
    Fuwa is still a step above him.
[06:13] ---
    Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[06:21] ---
    Nice try, man.
[06:25] ---
    He chickened out. How lame.
[06:28] ---
    When all's said and done they're still only just freshmen.
[06:31] ---
    What's the deal?! Ain't you here to beat me?
    Then bring it on!
[06:35] ---
    What a brat.
[06:37] ---
    No need to rush, we still got
    plenty of time left in this match to throw down.
[06:42] ---
    Natsume's playstyle seems oddly reserved today.
[06:46] ---
    Perhaps that's just his way of adapting
    to the shooting guard position?
[06:50] ---
    Well, I hope it doesn't blow up in his face
    by the end of this.
[06:54] ---
    Although it's true we're making them
    do the exact same things,
[06:57] ---
    they're in entirely different situations, Nanao.
[07:05] ---
    The shot clock is almost up, lil' Sora!
[07:10] ---
    I can't already be out of breath!
    We've only just gotten started!
[07:15] ---
    Only 2 seconds left!
[07:22] ---
    Gah! So close!
[07:24] ---
    It's started to get really tough for us to score any points.
[07:27] ---
    Points aren't the only thing we're having trouble with...
[07:32] ---
    Who the hell shoves in through there?!
[07:39] ---
    Nice pass!
[07:47] ---
    I've been waiting for a situation... just like this!
[07:56] ---
    Slam dunk!
[07:58] ---
    Unbelievable, he's hardly any taller than Kite is!
[08:02] ---
    It seems the difference
    between the two teams is crystal clear now.
[08:15] ---
    Time out! Kuzuryu High School!
[08:20] ---
    Where are you going Yozan?
[08:23] ---
    There's only 5 minutes left until halftime,
    so I'm just going to wait downstairs.
[08:28] ---
    Kuzuryu
    Yokohama Taiei
[08:30] ---
    Three-pointers, alley-oops, and jump shots
    coming off dribble penetration.
[08:35] ---
    They've come at us and scored
    by using all the tactics that zone defense is weak to.
[08:39] ---
    Changing our zone formation
    or switching to man-to-man...
[08:43] ---
    In either case, we have to do something
    to turn this around.
[08:45] ---
    I'd really like to swap Mokichi out
    and give him a breather,
[08:48] ---
    but I feel like taking him out now would doom us.
[08:50] ---
    I'm okay.
[08:52] ---
    I won't get stuck. I'm done repeating the same mistakes.
[08:56] ---
    Good, that's the spirit!
[08:59] ---
    Their #12 has terrible footwork,
[09:01] ---
    which means they're stuck with zone defense as long as he's out there.
[09:04] ---
    Will they sub him out and opt for man-to-man?
[09:06] ---
    No, they're already panicked enough right now,
[09:09] ---
    so they won't risk dropping their guard in the paint.
[09:12] ---
    Which means we can expect either
    a 3-2 or a 2-1-2 formation.
[09:15] ---
    We're gonna solidify our defense on the outside.
[09:18] ---
    Fuwa and Yokoyama, listen close.
[09:20] ---
    Your long-range shots are only for support.
[09:22] ---
    The best way to crush a zone is by pulling the rug
    out from under them in the paint!
[09:26] ---
    That's it for me, then.
[09:27] ---
    Tetsuo!
[09:28] ---
    Yeah... I already know...
[09:30] ---
    Starting from this point on,
    you're going to be at the center of our offense!
[09:33] ---
    Huh?
[09:34] ---
    You and your 164 centimeters of height are...
    gonna break their zone apart.
[09:44] ---
    Tetsuo is gonna lead our offense to break their zone?
[09:48] ---
    Seriously?
[09:49] ---
    Don't you think Tetsuo's getting used a little too much?
[09:52] ---
    I mean, I know we don't have many point guards...
[09:55] ---
    True, but I gotta admit he does practice hard,
[09:57] ---
    eats a ton of food and really puts in a lot of effort.
[10:01] ---
    That's nothing remarkable.
[10:03] ---
    Our team has no room for players
    who don't put in effort like that.
[10:07] ---
    He's a damn tower!
[10:09] ---
    Sweet! Nice block!
[10:11] ---
    Whoa there! No counterattacks allowed!
[10:18] ---
    That #11 is lightning fast!
[10:29] ---
    He stopped it!
[10:31] ---
    That orange fluffhead is just too good!
[10:34] ---
    That was too reckless, stupid!
[10:35] ---
    Sorry...
[10:36] ---
    Hey!
[10:38] ---
    Want me to tell you something useful?
[10:46] ---
    Seems like Fuwa is doing a lot better out there now
    than he was in the first quarter.
[10:50] ---
    Must be having fun playing against a guy
    cut from the same cloth.
[10:55] ---
    Doesn't look like the same can be said
    for the other side, though.
[10:58] ---
    Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
[11:02] ---
    Looks like 2-1-2. But isn't the front out too far?
[11:05] ---
    Must be too hard to fit all 3 under the basket
    given their big size.
[11:09] ---
    I wonder what Tetsuo is gonna do.
[11:12] ---
    We might be in for some threes!
    Don't take your eyes off #20!
[11:16] ---
    You and your 164 centimeters of height are...
    gonna break their zone apart.
[11:24] ---
    Tetsuo is headed straight for low-post?!
[11:28] ---
    He's no threat, forget him! Don't open up space inside!
[11:30] ---
    You can't let him go free!
[11:39] ---
    Mokichi!
[11:43] ---
    That #12 is their weak spot.
[11:46] ---
    Once you get the ball in, cut right for the short corner.
[11:50] ---
    If their defense feels shallow,
    you can even go into low-post.
[11:53] ---
    After that, it's all you.
[11:55] ---
    You can do whatever you want
    as long as you mind our score.
[12:06] ---
    He smashed right through their 2 meter wall!
[12:09] ---
    Shorter players have a bad tendency
    to rely on their techniques,
[12:12] ---
    which is true for both their #15 and our Yozan.
[12:16] ---
    They can hone their three-pointers
    and passing skills all they like,
[12:19] ---
    but those are really only complementary in the end.
[12:23] ---
    Because a short player's greatest weapon
    will always be their drive.
[12:26] ---
    And it's also the greatest threat to a good defense.
[12:29] ---
    Whoa, there goes Tetsuo again!
[12:34] ---
    I never imagined they would send that point guard
    to face off with Shigeyoshi...
[12:41] ---
    I'll admit they've got a lot of height,
[12:43] ---
    but their balance between inside and outside is way out of whack.
[12:55] ---
    Kuzuryu
    Yokohama Taiei
[13:00] ---
    Pushing! Black #12!
[13:03] ---
    Sweet, easy points for us.
[13:07] ---
    Mokichi is just getting wasted out there.
[13:11] ---
    Is this all we can do even with our best lineup out there?
[13:15] ---
    Do you really think there's even a chance
    of us winning this?
[13:26] ---
    He sunk the second one, too!
[13:28] ---
    Is it common for just one team
    to score points so quickly like this in basketball?
[13:33] ---
    They were off their game at the start,
[13:35] ---
    but since the second quarter they haven't made a single mistake!
[13:38] ---
    Seriously, not even one slip up!
[13:41] ---
    Nailing every one of the free-throws they get does a lot more
[13:44] ---
    overall damage than any fancy play.
[13:47] ---
    That Yakuma dude is a year younger than us,
    but I remember him really well.
[13:51] ---
    As I recall, he was the only freshmen
    to get picked for the all-star team last year.
[13:55] ---
    He has a thin body, but enough strength
    to go on par with even you, Chiba.
[14:01] ---
    For starters, we have to break their momentum.
[14:04] ---
    Which means we either have
    to stop a shot or make our own.
[14:07] ---
    This is exactly the kind of situation
    that calls for my skills as a point guard!
[14:12] ---
    It's no good, I can't force my way in even a little bit!
[14:15] ---
    I bet this guy has played as center for his whole life.
[14:18] ---
    All his moves are typical of a center with nothing else.
[14:20] ---
    Mokichi!
[14:23] ---
    Switch!
[14:24] ---
    Wow, this one's pretty bold!
[14:27] ---
    I can do it!
[14:29] ---
    So quick!
[14:38] ---
    You sure are easy to read.
[14:40] ---
    Dammit!
[14:44] ---
    This is it! Focus on stopping them here no matter what!
[14:47] ---
    Hm? Did they go back to man-to-man?
[14:49] ---
    Smart move. In fact, they should have done it sooner.
[14:52] ---
    That manager made a big mistake.
[14:54] ---
    She should have had them switch the moment
[14:57] ---
    that Taiei's point guard started to change things up.
[15:05] ---
    Mokichi!
[15:07] ---
    Their center took up his position way over there?!
[15:09] ---
    What's the matter?
[15:11] ---
    No, I can't plant my feet here.
[15:14] ---
    This guy is probably getting ready to make a drive...!
[15:20] ---
    Don't underestimate me!
[15:24] ---
    Their center just...
[15:26] ---
    ...shot a three-pointer?!
[15:30] ---
    If you could shoot like that,
    you'd have made it to nationals.
[15:34] ---
    Just shut up.
[15:36] ---
    What are you so surprised by?
[15:39] ---
    Centers like that who can shoot long-range
    must have been the standard at your old school.
[15:44] ---
    In other words...
[15:45] ---
    we're not going to rise to the top unless we have
[15:47] ---
    the power and skill needed to oppose that kind of player.
[15:55] ---
    Want me to tell you something useful?
[15:58] ---
    Stay calm, don't let him provoke you.
[16:07] ---
    They missed!
[16:14] ---
    Kurumatani! Don't let them make a fast break!
[16:16] ---
    Oh crap!
[16:20] ---
    Bastard!
[16:32] ---
    Losing this game is nothing to be ashamed of.
[16:36] ---
    Because the team you're playing right now,
[16:38] ---
    is destined to become the #1 in all of Japan someday.
[16:42] ---
    I guess it's time to head back.
    I can't really stand watching much more of this.
[16:46] ---
    Yeah, same here.
[16:49] ---
    No, wait...
[16:53] ---
    Huh?
[16:57] ---
    P-please wait just a moment!
[16:58] ---
    The game is only halfway over!
    You have to see it through to the end!
[17:01] ---
    I don't see much point in staying that long.
[17:04] ---
    The way it's going, those kids
    will only feel worse if we stay to watch.
[17:07] ---
    But we can't be certain they're going to lose, right?
[17:11] ---
    Excuse me. What's going on?
[17:13] ---
    Oh! Mr. Satsuki!
[17:15] ---
    Um, I don't want there to be any misunderstandings here.
[17:18] ---
    All of the teachers are fully aware of the reason
    that you encouraged us to come watch.
[17:23] ---
    There are many of us on the staff
[17:25] ---
    who were members of sports teams when we were students, after all.
[17:29] ---
    Based only on how I feel right now,
[17:31] ---
    I honestly wouldn't mind taking on the role of advisor for their team.
[17:36] ---
    Th-then, are you saying...?
[17:38] ---
    However, there's a lot more to it than that, right?
[17:42] ---
    The place they are striving so hard
[17:43] ---
    to reach is where that other team is currently standing, correct?
[17:46] ---
    Do you honestly believe that their strength alone
    will be enough for them to make it that far?
[17:56] ---
    Damn you!
[18:01] ---
    Blow him away, Momoharu!
[18:10] ---
    Just one!
[18:11] ---
    Nail just one shot!
[18:23] ---
    The second quarter is over! Halftime starts now!
[18:29] ---
    In 10 minutes... we only scored two shots...
[18:32] ---
    B-but things were worse back when
    we played against Maru High, weren't they?
[18:37] ---
    You dumbass, we didn't even have anybody
    who could score us points back then.
[18:41] ---
    Today we have Kite and Mokichi,
    but we still can't score much.
[18:44] ---
    Kuzuryu
    Yokohama Taiei
[18:47] ---
    In the first half... no, in just the second quarter alone,
    they pulled away by 20 points.
[18:55] ---
    I'd want to quit watching if I were a teacher, too.
[18:57] ---
    Hey! You've still got a second half to play!
[19:02] ---
    Kurumatani... Sora, is that right?
[19:05] ---
    I'm Sakamaki, nice to meet ya.
[19:07] ---
    Oh, same here.
[19:09] ---
    Huh? Why does he know my name?
[19:14] ---
    Have we met somewhere before?
[19:17] ---
    So, is this your first time
    playing the point guard position on this team?
[19:21] ---
    No, I did once before.
[19:23] ---
    Earlier, during that play of yours that Yakuma stopped...
[19:26] ---
    you planned to pass it right from the start, right?
[19:29] ---
    Any player not serious about taking a shot
    gives it away in their eyes.
[19:33] ---
    When your opponent pulls ahead and your team is stressing out,
[19:37] ---
    that's the time for a point guard to shine.
[19:40] ---
    It's totally fine if you miss shots.
[19:43] ---
    Because you've got to constantly show your teammates
    what being bold looks like.
[19:46] ---
    Use your actions to say: "I'm gonna fight tooth and nail,
    so you guys better do the same!"
[19:50] ---
    You'd be the bee's knees if you could do that!
[19:52] ---
    The bee's knees, huh?
[19:55] ---
    But actually, uh, aren't you coaching an enemy?
[19:58] ---
    Oops, I got carried away!
[19:59] ---
    Keep this a secret from everybody else for me.
[20:02] ---
    A secret...?
[20:07] ---
    I just remembered... who this guy is...
[20:12] ---
    From back then...
[20:15] ---
    Um, excuse me.
[20:17] ---
    You knew my m-mother...
[20:20] ---
    You're still a long ways off from her.
[20:22] ---
    Huh?
[20:24] ---
    That first three-pointer you made was great,
[20:27] ---
    but the rest seemed like you
    just felt them out on instinct alone.
[20:31] ---
    You should thank your DNA for that.
[20:35] ---
    I'm sorry, you guys.
[20:37] ---
    This whole mess is my fault for going
    and accepting a match against a team like Taiei.
[20:44] ---
    If we had gone up against another team, then...
[20:46] ---
    Stop! Quit talking like we've already lost!
[20:50] ---
    Who do you think you're talking to?!
[20:52] ---
    I'm guilty of it, too,
[20:54] ---
    but all this snapping at others
    for your own shortcomings needs to stop.
[20:58] ---
    And besides...
[20:59] ---
    Right now, Nao is the one
    taking the biggest hit from all this.
[21:06] ---
    It's too early to be giving up.
[21:09] ---
    We ain't going down like this, not without a fight!
[21:20] ---
    Maybe because we play together
    with amazing guys like Kite and Mokichi,
[21:23] ---
    we were just getting full of ourselves
    thinking we had a pretty strong team.
[21:29] ---
    I can't believe there's so much
    of the basketball world we still don't know.
[21:33] ---
    You should thank your DNA for that.
[21:36] ---
    So the only reason I nailed those shots
    is because of my mom?
[21:40] ---
    Dammit!
[22:17] ---
    Egaita yume tsukamu no wa
[22:22] ---
    Kantan janaitte wakatteru kedo
[22:27] ---
    Saisho kara muri datte dakyou shiteru
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    Hito no me hikari wa mienai
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    Miageru sora no kousei tachi wa
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    Itsumo inochi o moyashite hikatteru
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    Boku ni datte
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    Taiyou runner kokoro o kanzen nenshou
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    Goal e kakumei no hikari hanatsu yo
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    Last rei byou sore made kekka nante wakaranai sa
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    Akireru hodo onore o koete hashiritsuzukeru yo
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    Step 1! Shouri o mark shite
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    Step 2! Image wakasete
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    Step 3! Tada zenryoku de penerate
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    Ahiru no Sora
    Next Time: Break
[23:31] ---
    Next time: "Break."