Nathan challenges Lucas to a nighttime one-on-one basketball game. If Nathan wins, Lucas must not join the team; if Lucas wins, Nathan will quit.

After failing in his first varsity basketball game, Lucas decides to quit the team.

After a particularly spectacular basketball game, Lucas quickly supplants Nathan as the team's most popular player.

Haley convinces Lucas to go with the team to a party at Nathan's beach house, hoping that the guys will become friendlier.

Lucas asks Keith to play with him in the annual "Father and Son" basketball game and realizes he got the better father figure after Dan publicly humiliates Nathan on the court.

When Whitey ejects Lucas and Nathan from the team bus due to their misconduct on the basketball court, the half-brothers are stranded 30 miles from home.