Napier and them kick off.

After Drummond asked for position under the basket, Napier directly lobbed the ball high.

Drummond, under pressure from Butler, had butterfingers, but made the put-back.

Back on offense, Thompson went around Butler's screen, and Walker passed him the ball.

Wright's help defense came quickly, and Thompson's shot failed to go in.

One offense and one defense, the UConn Five showcased their strength and teamwork.

In basketball games, unless there is an absolute difference in strength, the gap in the entire game isn't as big as in a one-on-one.

Although Napier and them weren't as good as Tang Tian and them, they were still top-tier in the NCAA.

After playing for a few minutes, Tang Tian and them hadn't really gained much of an advantage.

"Kemba, this is our strength! We want to recreate your glory!"

After playing for a while, Napier got excited and shouted directly at Walker.

"Whoa! Whoa! Guys! Looks like we need to get serious!"

After hearing Napier's "provocation," Walker called out to the others.

Tang Tian couldn't help but smile. He hadn't seen Napier in a few years, and he was really different. It seemed like he was itching for a beating.

On the attack, he took the initiative to lean on Wright and reach out for the ball.

Earlier, Thompson had a strong desire to attack, and he was basically the one attacking, but because the UConn Five had good teamwork, there weren't many opportunities and the efficiency wasn't high.

Walker was quite surprised by Tang Tian's move, after all, Tang Tian and he usually played pick-and-roll and three-pointers.

But he still passed the ball inside.

After Tang Tian received the ball, he turned around, facing Wright head-on.

After taking a look at Wright's defensive stance, his left foot suddenly exerted force, and he suddenly pulled up, using his right foot as a pivot foot.

His signature scissor-leg pull-up jumper.

His pull-up was very sudden, and Wright didn't have time to react, as if he was frozen in place.

"Swish!"

Tang Tian's pull-up posture was beautiful, and he shot it directly in!

This time, not only Walker, but also Thompson and the others showed surprised expressions.

Tang Tian's pull-up was a little handsome!

Napier still wanted to lob the ball to Drummond, but Tang Tian helped defend inside. After seeing this, he passed it to Giffey.

Giffey's mid-range shot speed was a bit slow, and it was directly blocked by Thompson.

Although Tang Tian and them didn't have a center, the five of them trained together every summer, and their teamwork wasn't worse than Napier and them.

Plus, all three of them were defensive stalwarts, so if they really got serious, it would be very difficult for Napier and them to score.

After defending this ball, Tang Tian continued to ask for the ball on the attack.

Wright was now guarding him closely.

Tang Tian directly lowered his body into a triple threat position.

In NBA history, besides McGrady, another player who used the pull-up well was Anthony.

Anthony's pull-up had a triple threat lead-in because he had more offensive techniques than McGrady, and the triple threat was also more lethal.

Tang Tian's triple threat wasn't that kind, he was still similar to McGrady, and more for creating space for his pull-up.

Suddenly retracting his legs, he used his right foot as the force foot to pull up.

After exchanging for McGrady's pull-up, he could completely do what McGrady said before, switching between the left and right feet at will.

Wright was already guarding against Tang Tian's pull-up, but he just couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

"Swish!"

Tang Tian pulled up and scored again!

Wright was a little desperate. This was like facing Iverson, knowing you would break through from the left, but just not being able to defend it. He knew Tang Tian would pull up, but he just couldn't keep up!

After trying two balls, Tang Tian was quite satisfied.

Although Wright's ability wasn't up to NBA standards, he was just starting to adapt to the pull-up skill, and it was already quite good to have this effect.

Seeing that the tactics weren't creating opportunities, Napier attacked Walker one-on-one.

But Walker seized the opportunity and directly stole the ball from Napier's hands.

Walker advanced on the fast break, and after seeing Tang Tian following up, he directly flicked the ball.

Tang Tian received the ball, a pull-up transition three-pointer.

Different from the transition three-pointers he used to shoot, his pull-up release was obviously faster.

Of course, it was also more handsome.

"Clang!"

The ball hit the edge of the basket, bounced back and forth a few times, and then rolled in.

Seven consecutive points!

This was a direct individual scoring burst that blew the other side out.

After playing for about ten minutes, Napier and them directly conceded and didn't want to play anymore.

He wanted to show momentum in front of Tang Tian and them, but he didn't really come to be abused.

"Tang, you've become so handsome playing basketball!"

Napier said from the bottom of his heart.

McGrady's pull-up didn't add to his handsomeness on the court, but the reason why this scoring method was so popular back then was because it was handsome.

Tang Tian was in a good mood after hearing what Napier said.

He could score points and be handsome, and he didn't lose out on this skill exchange at all.

In fact, not only Napier, but even Walker and them were very surprised by Tang Tian's pull-up.

Although they had seen Tang Tian practicing in past training sessions, training and a full-court game with opposition were obviously different.

Being able to shoot it in a game with opposition, and so accurately, showed that this technique had the possibility of being used in an official NBA game.

Thompson looked at Tang Tian with a bit of envy. Every offseason, Tang Tian seemed to be able to develop new weapons.

Butler looked at Tang Tian with more burning fighting spirit. He had already decided to add an extra hour of practice than usual.

In the following half month, the ten of them trained together.

For Tang Tian and them, they could maintain their state through full-court games, while for Napier and them, this was an opportunity for them to improve themselves through high-level opposition.

Time flew by, and at the end of July, Olsen came to New York.

"They want to see you."

The news Olsen brought was that her family wanted to officially meet Tang Tian.

This was really going to meet the parents.

The United States emphasizes freedom and independence, and the connection between parents and children is not as close as in China, but there is still family affection.

It is also normal to meet the parents after finding a boyfriend.

In the next few days, Tang Tian followed Olsen around the United States, meeting everyone he should meet.

The first to meet was Olsen's father, who was in New York. He looked cold and stern, but he was very good to Olsen.

When they parted, he also gave them a key, which was the key to a suburban villa in New Orleans.

It seems that all fathers in the world are the same, they don't like to say too much, but they show their love in action.

Next was Olsen's mother, whom Tang Tian had met before, but he hadn't revealed his identity last time.

Meeting again at this time, there was a little more intimacy.

However, when they parted, Olsen's mother specifically pulled him aside and said a whisper that made him want to find a hole to crawl into.

"Be gentle with Elizabeth."

If it was ordinary gentleness, there would definitely be no need to whisper.

The gentleness referred to in this whisper was probably related to the fact that he had poked her ear too deeply last time.

But this was not the most exciting thing.

When he saw Olsen's grandmother, and the grandmother happily said "I love you" when he played the Godfather, he suddenly felt that something was not quite right!

ps: Special thanks to Yun and Jie for the generous reward!!