Josh Bell introduces himself as a twin basketball star who earned the nickname Filthy McNasty from his dad.

JB bets Josh that if JB hits the game-winning shot, he gets to cut one of Josh's dreadlocks.

JB wins the bet but accidentally cuts five locs, forcing Josh to shave his entire head at the barber.

A new girl named Alexis arrives at school and JB becomes immediately infatuated, leaving Josh feeling left out.

Josh overhears his parents argue about Chuck's health after Chuck faints, revealing a family history of hypertension.

JB secretly arranges a ride to the game with Alexis and her dad, leaving Josh to walk alone.

Josh arrives at the game one minute late and covered in mud; the coach benches him for the first time.

Furious and frustrated, Josh throws the basketball hard at JB during a game, nearly breaking his brother's nose.

Crystal suspends Josh from the basketball team after he nearly injures JB with a deliberate pass.

At his dad's suggestion, Josh writes JB an apology letter expressing how much he misses his brother.

Chuck collapses during a one-on-one game at the rec center after suffering a heart attack.

The doctor tells the family that Chuck had a myocardial infarction and is now in a coma.

Chuck wakes from his coma and tells Josh he didn't jump ship.

With tears streaming down his face, Josh makes the game-winning championship shot.

JB gives Josh their father's championship ring after the funeral, and Josh invites JB to shoot the 50th free throw together.

Josh Bell is a confident 12-year-old basketball star who plays alongside his twin brother JB under the guidance of their legendary father Chuck. A lost bet costs Josh his prized dreadlocks, and JB's new girlfriend Alexis slowly drives a wedge between the brothers until Josh's frustration explodes into violence on the court. Josh is suspended from the team and must earn back his brother's forgiveness and his mother's trust through patience and a heartfelt letter. Meanwhile, Chuck's long-ignored health problems reach a crisis point when he collapses from a heart attack at the rec center and falls into a coma. Josh plays the championship game knowing his father is dying in the hospital and scores the winning shot with tears streaming down his face. After Chuck's funeral, the brothers find their way back to each other through basketball and their father's championship ring.

The headline events of Josh and JB's basketball season and family loss.

Josh explains the five reasons he values his dreadlocks, including how they visually connect him to his father.

Chuck tells Josh that only Da Man wears the championship ring, and Josh hasn't earned that title yet.

Josh spots Alexis practicing basketball at the rec center and becomes certain JB has feelings for her.

Chuck secretly takes the twins to Krispy Kreme and tells them the story about free throws at the park when they were three.

During the game against the Red Rockets, JB sets Josh up for a game-winning slam dunk.

After the game, Alexis approaches Josh to compliment his dunk and asks why he cut his dreadlocks.

Josh is caught passing JB's love note to Alexis during a vocabulary test and is sent to his mother's office.

Crystal asks Josh to help secretly monitor Chuck's eating habits and steer him away from unhealthy food.

Chuck's nose begins to bleed after he furiously challenges the referee over a flagrant foul against JB.

Alexis joins the Bell family for dinner and JB briefly makes eye contact with Josh for the first time in weeks.

Chuck tells the twins he has been offered a college coaching position, and Josh tries to bargain with him.

The coach visits Josh at home and promises Josh can return for the championship if the Wildcats make it.

The Wildcats win the playoff game, and the team dedicates the game ball to Chuck Bell.

After Chuck's funeral, family fills the Bell house and Alexis calls to invite Josh to a Duke basketball game.

Josh shoots free throws alone in the driveway after the funeral and feels his father's growing presence with each shot.

While the main plot drives forward, a series of quieter but significant moments reveal who Josh and his family truly are. Josh's deep attachment to his dreadlocks, his father's refusal to let anyone wear the championship ring, and a secret trip to Krispy Kreme all illuminate the texture of the Bell family's daily life. Alexis's presence becomes undeniable as she appears at the rec center and later joins the family for dinner, slowly earning a place in their world. Chuck's deteriorating health shows up in small but alarming moments, including a nosebleed at a game and Crystal's quiet efforts to manage what her husband eats. The Wildcats fight their way to the championship, dedicating a victory to Chuck along the way. After the funeral, Alexis extends unexpected kindness to Josh, and Josh finds his own private form of mourning on the free throw line.

The secondary moments that shape Josh's identity, family bonds, and friendships.

Josh and JB discover their father's basketball career ended because Chuck refused surgery for patella tendonitis.

Josh and JB find a letter in Chuck's box revealing the LA Lakers once invited their father to try out.

The gym teacher instructs the class on CPR, and Josh practices resuscitation techniques on a training dummy.

Chuck grabs his chest and struggles to breathe during a free throw session; JB sprays him with a garden hose.

Josh answers the phone as JB and impersonates his twin during Alexis's first call to the house.

Josh goes to the library to find a book and discovers JB and Alexis kissing, identifying this as his tipping point.

On the drive to a game, Josh asks Chuck why he avoids doctors; Chuck admits his fear stems from his own father's death.

Josh finds his dad collapsed on the floor in their parents' room, cleaning up his own vomit.

Josh makes honor roll during his suspension but Crystal tells him his behavior — not his grades — is what matters.

JB laughs at one of Josh's jokes, signaling the first crack in JB's weeks-long silence toward his brother.

Josh talks to his comatose father in the hospital and tells him he won't miss the championship game.

Josh confesses to his hospitalized father all the reasons he is angry, including blaming himself for Chuck's collapse.

Chuck calls Josh and JB to his hospital bed and tells them they must always look out for each other.

When Crystal rushes to the hospital, JB follows her on his bike while Josh hears his dad's voice urging him to play.

A newspaper article reports that Chuck Bell, only 39 years old, has died from a massive heart attack.

Beneath the basketball games and family routines lies a series of revelations and turning points that quietly steer the story toward its tragic conclusion. Josh and JB uncover the truth about their father's abandoned NBA career and his lifelong distrust of doctors, which traces back to his own father's death. Warning signs of Chuck's failing health multiply — a frightening moment during free throws, a collapse in the bedroom — while Josh grows increasingly watchful and afraid. The brothers' relationship fractures completely when Josh reaches his tipping point in the library, and begins to mend only when Josh's written apology softens JB. At the hospital, raw conversations between Josh and his father lay bare the grief, guilt, and love at the heart of the story. When the final crisis arrives, JB and Josh make opposite choices — and both choices reveal exactly who they are.

The key discoveries, emotional shifts, and decisions that drive the story toward its heartbreaking end.