Ryu joins the school team and is reunited with Zen, but the other members treat him like a delinquent. Meanwhile, the gang that controls the street basketball scene grows impatient as Ryu stops showing up, and they resort to drastic measures.

The semifinals begin without Ryu. Struggling without him, the team fights back in the second half and wins. Despite their success, the school board insists on shutting the team down. Not wanting to burden his grandmother any further, Zen decides to join a team in Phuket that offers a scholarship after the finals.