The First Telekinetic

{Michael noticed his defender was playing him loosely. He lifted his hands and threw the ball before he said, "Bring it." Once the shot hit the bottom side of the net, everyone in the arena cheered. Michael smiled when he saw his coach's reaction and said, "Get used to it."}

The other team inbounded the ball to their guard, number 8. The guard stared at Michael while l.i.c.k.i.n.g his lips. While looking at the enemy crude attempt at messing with him, Michael grinned and played far away from the guard.

With Michael playing so far back, the guard could not drive forward and many of the passing lanes where covered. However, this was also leaving him wide open for a shot. Can you shoot kiddy?

Michael noticed the other team's point guard lifted his arm slowly. Slow shot and bad form he is not a shooter. The other guard took the open shot and as Michael predicted, the shot was ugly, but it went in. They now tied the game three to three, but Michael was winning the mental battle.

It was now Michael's turn on offense. The other team's stands shouted, "Defense, defense." The defender did not leave Michael open for a three this time, but Michael called for a pick and roll while the guard played correctly his center made an error and left a small gap when rushing toward Michael to force a turnover. Michael used the hole and tossed the ball toward his forward who ran toward the basket.

Their center covered the forward, but it also left Michael's center open under the rim. Once Michael's forward tossed him the ball, it was an easy two points.

Forsaken's team and stands roared in great excitement.

The coach raised his fist and yelled, "That's how you do it! Rerun it, Michael."

Michael smiled when seeing his coach's reaction and focused on defense.

The audience chanted, "Defense, defense." While the other team's fans yelled, the home teams fans drowned them out by shouting even and banging their feet into the pavement.

Michael's coach was drawn in by Michael's play while did not get any points or assists; he drew two defenders which lead to the team scoring the ball. If Michael keeps it up, it could make the other team invest more, and if that happens, the other players will be open, which will allow them easy points.

The game kept going, but Michael's pick and roll controlled the game. Whenever Michael had a chance, he called that play. Often, the other coach would yell at his player attempting to guide them through but the players could not follow his commands. Sometimes they over-invested in defending Michael and other times they crashed into each other which gave Michael open shots.

Michael's team smiled and began playing with more energy and how the other team started slowing down. Michael envisioned a white flag over the enemy.

The other team did fight back, but there attempts to toss different defenders at Michael and play at both sides of the court did not slow him down. After all, Michael was a college star, any tactics that a high school team could do, he knew.

Michael's stat line at the end of the game was twenty points twelve assists and five rebounds. In Michael's eyes, the world cheered, "Michael, Michael."

The team sprinted toward Michael and tossed him into the air.

Kathy and Lexi sprinted down and joined in the cheering of the team. Michael noticed Lexi sprinting down and shouted her name, which let the team know she was welcome; otherwise, people would have blocked her off.

After the team stopped tossing Michael in the air, he walked toward Kathy and Lexi and pulled them both into his arms and said, "I love both of you."