"Very good, I hope you can take the initiative next time. You are our power forward, you must form a line with Montenegro on defense, and give Allen who controls the ball more options on offense!" The senior coach looked at Ewing, "Ewing, I saw your progress in this game, and I also know that in addition to the usual practice, you have put in a lot of extra effort! Your hard work has paid off today, and while I am pleased, I must also tell you that this is far from enough!"

Ewing clenched his fists.

Ewing spent a lot of time practicing fake moves. Like himself, apart from eating, sleeping and attending classes, Ewing spent almost all his time practicing.

"Ewing, in addition to Allen, I will arrange other sparring partners for you to help you adapt to different styles of play, as well as the most professional ball handling skills training. Don't tell me you can't bear this kind of hardship."

"Of course I can!" Ewing nodded.

The senior coach's gaze finally fell on Allen, very heavy, very heavy.

Nie Chuan knew that he might not have achieved Coach Gordon's goal of crushing Sedu's self-esteem today.

"We can disband for today. After the assistant coach finishes massaging everyone, you can rest."

Nie Chuan thought there would be some comments, but he received none.

When he returned to the dormitory, he found a text message from Coach Gordon on his mobile phone: Come to my apartment tonight.

Nie Chuan was a little nervous when he received this text message.

Reese had just come out of the shower, his hair still wet, water droplets dripping onto the towel draped over his shoulders.

This guy's body shape is still so enviable, but think about it, no matter how jealous I am, doesn't this guy like me? Then there is nothing to be jealous of!

"Reese, Coach Gordon wants me to go to his apartment tonight!"

"I understand. I'll take you there."

"Hehe, thank you. I will go and take the driving test when I have a holiday!" Nie Chuan promised seriously.

"Oh?" Reese turned his head and said, "After you passed the driving test, do you have a car?"

"I can borrow your car!" Nie Chuan answered seriously.

"You wish." Reese lifted the towel and began to wipe his head.

Nie Chuan took the hair dryer and stood behind Reese: "I'll blow your hair!"

"It's really rare that someone as silly as you knows how to take care of others?"

"Hey! Why are you like this!"

Nie Chuan was too embarrassed to say it, he thought Reese's wet hair was very sexy, so he really wanted to touch it.

When Nie Chuan's fingers reached into Reese's hair, he had a feeling that he had also entered Reese's mind.

As the moisture was gradually blown dry, Reese's hair became soft, as if it would slip through Nie Chuan's fingers at any time.

"Hey, Nie Chuan..."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Could it be that the hairstyle I gave you was so funny that you noticed it?

"Sethon Lind is really amazing."

Nie Chuan was stunned. Even masters as famous as Owen and Larven did not hear Reese directly praise them as "awesome". So, has Seton Lind reached the level of a fairy from the sky?

"In one practice match, we played against Azu, and Seth Lind completely cut off the coordination between Connor and me. And Connor was helpless in front of Seth Lind. He was like a magician. Even if his tricks were seen through by his opponents, he could still carry it out to the end with a smile."

Nie Chuan was silent, then he hugged Reese from behind, their cheeks touching. Maybe they were not hugging very hard, but they could clearly feel each other's warmth.

"Reese, I didn't know I could be so good before, but because of you, when I faced Owen and Larven, I found that I could be very good. So when I accumulate more experience and become more explosive and faster than now, I think when we meet Azu in the final round of the league, I might sigh, 'It turns out I can be so good' reads;!"

Reese raised his hand and rubbed the back of Nie Chuan's head: "I really don't know who gave you such confidence."

"You!" Nie Chuan answered without thinking.

The morning competition was too tiring, so Nie Chuan curled up on the bed and took a nap. Just as he fell asleep, he heard a squeaking sound coming from under the bed, and his bed seemed to be moving.

"Oh my god - is there an earthquake?" He threw back the quilt and sat up, only to find that it was Reese who was pushing his bed.

"Just continue sleeping."

"Why are you pushing my bed?"

"So that we can sleep together, of course."

Nie Chuan turned his head and found that all the things that were placed between their beds had been moved aside by Reese.

"I'll come down and help you push it!" Nie Chuan looked for his shoes, but found that they were left in the previous position.

"No, just sit on it."

Nie Chuan smiled.

Reese's expression when he pushed the bed was even more serious than during today's competition.

When the two beds were put together, Nie Chuan couldn't help but roll over on the bed, rolling from his own bed to Reese's bed, and then lying in a big shape.

“It feels so good!”

Reese raised his knees and knelt between Nie Chuan's legs. When Nie Chuan was about to bend his legs to go around Reese, Reese came over, put his hands on Nie Chuan's ears, lowered his body, and rubbed his nose against Nie Chuan's nose: "This way, there will be enough space when doing other things."

Nie Chuan's face instantly turned red: "What...'other things'?"

"What 'other things' do you mean?"

Reese kissed Nie Chuan, and kept kissing him, with the tip of his tongue gently rubbing against Nie Chuan. He was no longer as anxious and frantic as before, but seemed affectionate and gentle.

Nie Chuan closed his eyes. He liked this feeling, as if time was slowing down.

Reese knew that Nie Chuan was tired, so he just turned sideways and hugged him, gently stroking his hair. Nie Chuan liked this kind of touch very much, stretched his neck, and then fell asleep.

Nie Chuan slept soundly until someone woke him up by pinching his nose.

"Get up, Nie Chuan. Aren't you going to meet the senior coach?"

Nie Chuan rubbed his eyes, glanced at his sports watch, and exclaimed: "It's already 7:40 in the evening! How can I sleep so well!"

"You can sleep a lot to begin with. Maybe your body knows that you need to grow your brain, so it automatically adjusts your sleep time."

"But I haven't eaten yet! I'm so hungry!" Nie Chuan muttered while looking for his shoes.

Reese stuffed a sandwich into his hands and half-knelt down to tie his shoelaces.

Nie Chuan thought about the time when Reese tied his shoelaces in front of everyone during the break in the game today. He felt embarrassed at that time, but now, he hoped that time would go slower so that he could see clearly the way Reese tied his shoelaces.

The moment Reese raised his head, Nie Chuan bent down and kissed him between the eyebrows.

Reese's eyes darkened. Nie Chuan knew how Reese behaved when he was aroused. He pretended not to see it and took a bite of the sandwich.

They will go to meet the senior coach soon, and Nie Chuan knows that Reese will not do anything to him.

Ah, a familiar taste. Nie Chuan blinked his eyes: "Hey! Did you make this?"

"yes."

“There’s no kitchen here.”

"So I borrowed someone else's kitchen to make it. Eat quickly, and then we'll leave." Reese stood up and pinched Nie Chuan's cheek, "You teased me just now, I took note. I'll pay you back later."

Nie Chuan was speechless: Why can't you just treat it as a simple expression of emotion? Why must it be "teasing"?

They arrived at Coach Gordon's apartment. When Nie Chuan opened the door and got out of the car, he asked Reese, "Do you want to go up with me?"

"What Coach Gordon wanted to say was directed at you. With me not here, maybe it would be easier for him to say it."

"Oh... okay..." Nie Chuan scratched the back of his head.

Reese is DK's trump card. Is there anything about Reese that the coach can't say?

Coach Gordon had been waiting for Nie Chuan for a long time, and even prepared tea and cookies. He was still wearing the suit he wore during today's game, which meant that he was still working at this moment.

"Alan, I have no fault with your performance today. You have exceeded my expectations by far. That is why I am wondering if I can make some more demanding or even 'impossible' requests of you."

Nie Chuan lowered his eyebrows, thought for a moment and answered: "Many years ago, we thought it was impossible to land on the moon, but now there is more than one person who has left footprints on the moon. Coach, if you want to talk about Azu or Seth Lind, please speak up."

Nie Chuan had a feeling that Seton Lind must be an extraordinary opponent for Reese.

Coach Gordon nodded. "If Seton Lind is really the moon, at least no one has successfully landed on it yet."

Nie Chuan slowly clenched his fist.

Coach Gordon turned on the TV and played the game between DK and Azu a year ago.

Reese and Seton were evenly matched. Seton's speed and jumping ability were on par with Reese's. Reese's aerial changes were blocked by Seton at the most critical moments several times. Seton's ball control ability amazed Nie Chuan, saying that it was at the level of a top NBA athlete. The flexible Connor was completely out of position in front of Seton. Seton's changes of direction basically did not exceed three times before he could pass Connor. Even if Connor wanted to catch up again with his speed, it was almost impossible.

"Did you see his lateral move clearly?" Coach Gordon deliberately paused the video.

Nie Chuan narrowed his eyes: "I think I should see it clearly."

"You have a good dynamic vision; but being able to see clearly and being able to keep up are two different things. And keeping up closely is not enough, you have to move in front of him. Seton has his own unique pace. To learn his pace, you can do it with Carlos, Montenegro, or Ewing as long as you are willing to work hard. But the European step was developed into the Wade phantom step by the star Wade, and the crossover change of direction was given a unique mark by Allen Iverson because they performed it better than anyone else. Allen, this is Seton's crossover."

It was a complex change of direction with a sideways change of direction followed by a behind-the-back dribble. The core of the change of direction was the transition between the two changes of direction. If it were an ordinary person, he would have fallen down long ago, but Seton's movements seemed to have conquered gravity.

At that moment, huge pressure weighed on Nie Chuan's heart.

"We will definitely meet Azu. Because I am sure that we DK can make it to the semi-finals this year."

"I see."

"You are the only one on the team who has not seen Seth Lind's strength. I don't want you to wait until you face him to realize how formidable this opponent is."

"I know."

The scene continued to play again. Reese broke through the defense and was about to dunk, but Seton rushed over and jumped up to block him. Nie Chuan could clearly see that the height of the two people's jumps had exceeded the top level of the league. Seton obviously jumped later than Reese, but he reached the same height as Reese.

Reese took the ball back and prepared to pull up for a layup. Adjusting the posture in the air has always been Reese's specialty, and Nie Chuan also learned all of this from him.

But Seton swung his left hand down, and seeing that the ball that Reese had taken back into his arms was about to be knocked down, Reese once again exerted the strength of his waist and abdomen and sent the ball out again, but Seton slammed the ball down hard by tightening his abdomen and stretching it out.

Nie Chuan opened his mouth slightly, unable to think for a moment. He saw the ball clearly, and the clearer he saw it, the more he kept asking himself: Once Seton jumped, was there any ball that he couldn't block?

The game is over. Although DK gave 100% effort, they still lost to AZ by six points.

Connor was almost exhausted, Carlo and Montenegro were gasping for breath, and Ewing sat directly on the ground.

Of course, the rest of AZ's players weren't much better.

"This practice match was absolutely at the finals level," Coach Gordon commented. "Seth Lind was the only one who stopped Reese's layup twice in a row in one game."

Nie Chuan did not speak. The scene of the battle between the two teams kept replaying in his mind.

"That was just last year's az, we weren't even sure if they had a new guy as good as you joining this year."

Nie Chuan remained silent. He lowered his head and took a sip of the half-cold black tea, which tasted a bit bitter.

Coach Gordon said nothing more.

Nie Chuan left his apartment and went downstairs, and found Reese still sitting in the car, parked across the street waiting for him.

Nie Chuan smiled widely, patted the car window, and got in.

"Did the coach show you Seth Lind's game tape?"

"Yeah, and it was last year's practice match between DK and MN, with a full main lineup, it was very exciting."