Kojima Taiji bounced the ball a couple of times, testing its feel.
This ball was quite different from the ones used in games, and it felt different too.
Of course, that would affect his performance, but he didn't care at all.
If a professional player, a National Team player, had to worry about his form when playing an old amateur, he might as well quit the National Team.
At last, Kojima Taiji said to Little Grandpa Liu:
"You set the rules, and you can start with the ball!"
Little Grandpa Liu didn't hold back. He immediately said:
"One game, first to five baskets wins. The scorer keeps possession, and there aren't any other rules."
The rule that the scorer kept possession might not have seemed fair.
If the first player to attack scored, wouldn't he get to attack again? And if he scored again, he'd get to keep attacking.
The other player might not even get a chance to touch the ball.
But the rule that the scorer kept possession was actually common on streetball courts around the world.
Never mind that more than half the streetball courts in China used the rule that the scorer kept possession; even in Europe, America, and Japan, a large number of streetball courts used it.
Kojima Taiji said in his Japanese-accented voice, "OK. Let's start."
Little Grandpa Liu began his attack, dribbling the ball.
Knowing that Japanese National Team players were quick, he avoided Kojima Taiji.
Kojima Taiji didn't pay it much mind, keeping two meters between himself and the old man.
Little Grandpa Liu dribbled inside the three-point line, and Kojima Taiji backed up, keeping the same two-meter distance.
When Little Grandpa Liu reached the free-throw line, Kojima Taiji retreated to a spot two meters inside it.
Once Little Grandpa Liu reached