At that moment, Nie Chuan smelled the faint fragrance of Reese again.

He has sweated so much, why doesn't he stink yet?

"What are you thinking about?" Reese asked as he started the car.

"Thinking about...your pull-up layup." Nie Chuan didn't dare to say that he was thinking about why Reese didn't smell of sweat.

"You know what it takes to make a pull-up layup?" Reese asked.

Nie Chuan shook his head honestly.

“Waist strength, jumping ability, ball control, split-second judgment, and the determination to make this ball go in.”

Reese's voice was calm at this moment, as if the person who completed the layup under Raven's explosive block was not him.

"Um."

Nie Chuan has none of these.

"In fact, I could have scored directly with a dunk, but I chose a more complicated way. Do you know why?"

Nie Chuan shook his head.

Reese suddenly stopped the car on the side of the road. He looked at Nie Chuan: "So that you can see clearly."

"Ah? Why do you want me to see clearly?"

"To let you know that many things that most people think are impossible for us to accomplish are actually possible for us to accomplish. To let you be shocked by basketball, to let you feel that playing basketball is a meaningful thing, and to let you have fantasies about yourself from now on."

Inexplicably, Nie Chuan's eyes began to feel hot.

From the time Reese accompanied him in doing jumping exercises this morning to the game in the afternoon, he had actually been focusing on Nie Chuan.

This was something Nie Chuan could never have expected.

He originally thought that a gifted person like Reese would only have eyes for him and would never waste his time on other people.

But that is not the case.

"I'm sorry." Nie Chuan said in a low but serious voice.

"Why are you saying sorry to me?"

"Because I bit you this morning."

"Although God said that if someone hits me on the left cheek, I should turn my right cheek as well. But if you dare to bite my other arm again, I will break your teeth."

"Haha..." Nie Chuan laughed.

At that moment, he saw Reese's lips also sink slightly.

It is a very subtle depth that makes people carefully guess and appreciate it.

"Hey, Reese...do you think if I work really hard, I could be as strong as you one day?"

"You can't be as powerful as me," Reese replied.

Nie Chuan's face fell.

"Because you are Nie Chuan, not Reese Reddington. You have your own way of being powerful. So, if you work hard, you will be as powerful as Nie Chuan."

Nie Chuan smiled.

"So Reese, are there other people as good as you in the league?"

"Of course."

Nie Chuan thought Reese would answer him "No way". But now, Nie Chuan finally understood that although Reese was proud, he was never conceited.

"Do you have any other questions?"

"Then do you think I can be of any use to you in defeating such an opponent?"

"Carlo wouldn't keep pestering you if you were useless."

He felt warm and excited in his heart.

Riven is already very strong, but there are still opponents in the league who are stronger than him.

Reese had already admitted that they needed him, which was completely unbelievable to Nie Chuan.

"Do you have any other questions?"

"temporarily unavailable."

"Then you can continue to eat your chocolate."

"Oh! Yes! My chocolate! It's almost melted under my pinch!"

That night he returned home and followed Reese's method, placing books under his toes and his computer on the bookshelf. He practiced his heel raises while watching last year's DK basketball game.

At that time, Connor was still on the court.

Nie Chuan finally understood why Reese and his team trusted Connor so much. He could not only defend and steal the ball with ease, but also organize the offense effectively. His interception ability was classic, and when he rushed into the opponent's defensive area with the ball, the probability of his pass being intercepted in a normal game was very low. Not to mention his off-ball positioning, he always appeared when his teammates needed him the most.

Connor barely scored in the entire game, but he made the most of Reese's sprint scoring ability, Montenegro and Carlo's rebounding ability under the basket, and scoring ability in the restricted area. On the outside, Connor can not only organize the offense, but also score well. Although his three-pointer is still a long way from being accurate, he can play steadily.

He is like a link that connects all positions.

He is also very mobile and can play the small forward position at any time to launch a two-line attack with Reese to make the opponent exhausted.

After watching the game, Nie Chuan couldn't calm down for a long time.

Carlo and the others actually thought that Connor, who was so outstanding, could replace him...

This was the first time that Nie Chuan felt such great pressure.

That night, Nie Chuan played online games for half an hour.

It’s just that the game that once interested him so much has now become dull and even fails to arouse his interest.

Nie Chuan turned off the computer, held his head, and closed his eyes, and the scene of Reese and Raven fighting appeared in his mind.

The tension was like opium, and he became addicted.

Nie Chuan smiled helplessly. Perhaps this was the effect Reese wanted to achieve.

Because the practice that day consumed a lot of Nie Chuan's physical energy, when his head touched the pillow, he fell asleep in three seconds.

Before he knew it, he could hear the sound of dribbling and the friction of sneakers against the ground again.

He opened his eyes and found himself dribbling the ball. He passed two opponents who came to obstruct him and was about to reach the basket.

At this moment, the teammates around him were blocked by the opponent. Seeing that the opponent's center was about to confront Nie Chuan, a figure quickly rushed into Nie Chuan's field of vision. It was Reese!

Nie Chuan made a fake move to pass the ball. After Reese received the ball, the opponent's center quickly returned to defense, and the power forward jumped up to block Reese.

Reese, who had already jumped up, suddenly retracted his dunk and threw the ball to Nie Chuan who came to his side.

Nie Chuan jumped and scored!

He clenched his fists and showed a big smile in the air.

The whistle sounded and the game ended.

Nie Chuan opened his arms ecstatically and ran towards Reese, then jumped up suddenly!

Reese carried him on his back, while Nie Chuan stretched out his arms, closed his eyes and felt the cheers of the audience.

It’s so happy!

Nie Chuan was so happy that he heard a "dong" sound in his ears and he fell off the bed.

"It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!" Nie Chuan propped himself up, only to find that this was all a dream again.

He quickly lowered his head and looked between his legs... Fortunately, it was fine! It was completely dry! No need to wash his pajamas!

But his legs were also terribly sore.

Sure enough, the explosive exercises Reese designed for him worked?

Nie Chuan hit his head with his fist. He actually dreamed that he and Reese became partners!

Yeah, this guy isn't as cool as he looks.

On the contrary, he is more serious and persistent than anyone else about the goals he has set.

However, Nie Chuan knew that what he had been lacking in his life was persistence.

The weekend passed like this, and Nie Chuan packed up his things and returned to school.

After the day's classes ended, Carlo came to Nie Chuan's classroom door again to block him.

"Hey, Alan, I know I stole your limelight at the swimming pool that day, please don't be mad at me! Come practice with me, okay? Montenegro has organized a practice match for us. The opponent is one of the 64 teams in last year's league. Although they are still far behind us, they are at least worth a competition! This is an informal practice match, and there are only four of us confirmed to participate, but we hope you can join this time!"

"What?" Nie Chuan almost choked himself to death, "What am I going to do?"

"What do you think we are lacking now?" Carlo looked at Nie Chuan, his originally casual gaze becoming extremely serious and oppressive.

"Point guard."

"Yes. Point guard." Carlo placed his palm on his forehead.

"I'm still too far away from Connor... I'm not good enough yet..."

"Nie Chuan! If you are far away, just walk closer step by step! Besides, this is just a practice match! Not a regular match! This is your chance to develop tacit understanding with us! Come on! Nie Chuan!"

Nie Chuan's mind once again recalled Reese's layup, so vivid and profound that it could not be erased.

"Is Reese going too?"

"Of course, he is a good scorer in our team!" Carlo suddenly realized something, patted Nie Chuan on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid of Reese. He must have agreed with me to come to you."

"When is the practice match scheduled?"

"this Saturday."

Not many days left...

"Come on! Nie Chuan! It's going to be fun, come along!"

Nie Chuan tilted his head and looked at Carlo with suspicion. That was a practice match with a strong league team that entered the quarterfinals. It was the best time to gain experience. Carlo actually said it would be fun?

"Will I be crushed?"

If it was a team that could stand out from the regional competition, how could its strength be bad? Even if it wasn't at the level of Reese or Raven, it was at least far better than him, Nie Chuan.

"With us here, how could you be crushed by them? And believe me, you will surprise those guys." Carlo was confident about this.

Nie Chuan felt like jumping into a fire pit.

"Okay, I'll give it a try. But you'd better find another person, so that if I really fall behind, you won't lose too badly."

Although he felt very pressured and felt that it was not a world that belonged to him, when he thought about fighting side by side with Reese, Nie Chuan felt an inexplicable yearning in his heart.

"No! That's great!" Carlo suddenly lifted Nie Chuan up and walked around the classroom door for several circles.

Nie Chuan almost vomited.

"Put me down now! I'm going to puke, Carlo!"