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In a small North Carolina town, two estranged half-brothers carry on very different lives. Basketball prodigy Nathan Scott has inherited the throne of high-school popularity once held by his father, Dan, while Lucas Scott, also a talented player, stays an outsider. Now, Lucas' and Nathan's paths intersect for the first time, and in the middle of the crossroads stands Peyton Sawyer, Nathan's beautiful girlfriend.

Lucas blows his first Varsity game and decides to quit the team. The wedge between Nathan and Peyton continues to grow after Peyton tires of Nathan's poor treatment of Lucas. Meanwhile, Keith forces Karen to deal with her feelings for Dan after she refuses to set foot in the high school gym to support her son.

Hoping to have fun, Brooke and Peyton attend a college party, but the situation turns bad when one of the guys, Gabe, drugs Peyton. After Brooke calls Lucas for help, the friends bond while caring for the sleeping Peyton, prompting Lucas to gain a new appreciation for Brooke. Meanwhile, Haley gives Nathan another chance, and the two go on their first date.

Frustrated by Lucas' growing popularity at school, Nathan searches for Lucas' weak spot. He decides to romantically pursue Lucas' friend Haley as revenge. Meanwhile, Peyton is furious with Lucas for submitting her drawings to the local newspaper without her knowledge.

When Whitey throws Lucas and Nathan off the team bus for their misconduct on the basketball court, the half-brothers are left stranded 30 miles from home. They encounter a carload of punks who threaten them with a gun.

After fighting with his father and Haley, Nathan succumbs to the pressure and takes amphetamines to help him play basketball better. However, he isn't prepared for the destruction the drugs do to both his body and his family. Meanwhile, Peyton intends to rekindle her relationship with Lucas, but when she arrives at his house, she witnesses him with Brooke.