Like Mike Page #7

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## Take it to the top ##

## Get your head in the game ##

## Get your head in the game ##

## Get up out your seats

or you got no one to blame ##

## Rise up, giddyup ##

## The Knights is flyin'higher ##

The Knights win!

Yes! Ha ha ha!

Whoo!

- Oof.

- Aah!

Coach, great game.

Great game.

Fellas, unbelievable.

Hey, guys,

I gotta pinch myself.

One more win

and we're in the play-offs,

and you know what that means

for every man in this organization?

Bonuses. Ha ha.

Contract renewals.

We'll all have jobs next year.

You two together...

this works.

Come on. Let's go.

So you still haven't met

any parents you liked?

I don't know.

Nobody seems right.

Murph:

Maybe nobody seems right

because you already met

the right person.

What right person?

Tracy.

Tracy.

Listen, Murph,

Tracy can't even take care of himself.

You like him.

Yeah, so?

That doesn't mean he wants to adopt me.

Well, why don't you ask him?

Listen, Reg, Murph...

Tracy's not big on families.

He doesn't even talk to his own dad.

I mean, how can you have a dad

and not talk to him?

Man, that's nuts.

It ain't cool.

Can you do anything?

You're back again?

Yeah, uh, I got a surprise for you.

Somebody I want you to meet.

Oh, OK.

I hope she's wearin' a bikini.

Nah, it's not a woman.

It's-It's your number-one fan.

Well, it has to be a woman, right?

Calvin, why'd you bring him here?

This is your dad.

You don't want to talk to him?

Listen to me.

Now stay out of my business

and get him out of here. Now.

How could we lose to the Bulls?!

We were out of synch,

especially Cambridge and Reynolds.

What's the matter with you two?

This was your gimme.

Now you have to beat the Raptors

or we're out, you got that?

We're gonna have to tighten it up, guys.

Pull this thing together.

Damn it!

All right, listen, Cal...

- What's wrong?

I give up on ever finding

somebody to adopt me.

Well, I wouldn't do that just yet.

Well, hello, Calvin.

We've been waiting for you.

We're the Boyds.

We're from Bel Air.

Hoo-ooh.

Hmm?

What's the matter?

You've had something

on your mind all night.

Nah. No, I haven't.

It's Calvin, isn't it?

As we hit the end

of the regular season,

the big story

is this weekend's showdown

between the Los Angeles Knights

and the Toronto Raptors.

Both teams need a victory

to make the play-offs.

Man, this is personal.

It's play-off time, and my job

is to shut Calvin Cambridge down.

Besides, what does a little kid

know about the play-offs?

For the Knights to have

any shot at winning this game,

Reynolds and Cambridge

better get back in synch,

and Cambridge better

bring every weapon in his arsenal.

Ha. Hey, man.

How you doing?

Fine.

Cool, cool, cool.

Hey, I wanted to ask you,

uh, is it true what you said

about Calvin's, uh, sneakers?

I guess.

"I guess?"

Don't "I guess" me, you idiot.

Is it because of the sneakers?

Huh? Huh?

Uh-huh? Yes?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. OK.

All right, hey, thanks.

Ha ha. Cool, cool.

Cool.

But I have to wear my sneakers.

Right, right.

But-But they're sneakers.

They're not...They're not proper attire

for brunch at the Boyds.

You just want to make

your best possible impression.

So put on these shoes, look good,

and maybe you'll get adopted.

Go on.

All right, Murph.

Guard these with your life, all right?

I will.

Good luck with the Boyds.

I hope they're the right ones.

Yeah, me, too, man.

See you later, man, all right?

Make me like Mike.

I guess they don't fit me, Mom, huh?

Where are they?

Where are what?

The sneakers.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Bittleman:

I don't want to do this.

No! Not my mom's picture!

No!

All right. I'm gonna

ask you one last time.

Where are Calvin's sneakers?

All right,

you're not gonna tell me?

OK, all right, here we go then.

I'm gonna light it.

Say good-bye to mom!

Bye. There she goes.

- Bye, Mom.

- No! No! Stop it!

Burning.

This is your fault.

It's your fault.

No! They're in the attic!

Attic! Attic... Ow!

Ah! Good! All right.

Good. In the attic.

Good, good. Good.

All right.

Now, you want to see this again?

Do not say anything to Calvin.

I'll get it!

l-It's all right.

It's all right.

I'm-I'm really sorry.

It's OK. I know. It's OK.

Excuse me, uh, Mr. Williams?

It's possible.

My dentist, Frank Nister,

said that I might be able

to find you here.

Who's Nister?

You know, the guy with the ear.

Um, my name is Stan Bittleman.

What can I do for you,

Mr. Bittleman?

I'm looking for a, uh,

sports broker,

uh, to make

a sizable investment

in the Raptors

to beat the Knights.

Why are you speaking in code?

You want to place a bet?

How much?

$100,000.

That's a lot of money.

You good for it?

Of course I am.

What makes you so confiident?

Well, let's just say

I have a good feeling

that Calvin Cambridge

is going to have...

an off game.

Tell me more.

We were gonna wait till later

to tell you this,

but, um, well, I can't wait.

Calvin, tomorrow

we're going to finalize your adoption,

and you will oficially become a Boyd.

A Boyd?

Yeah, a friend of mine told me

this would be a pretty good

place to come.

Any place would have been great.

Calvin?

I want to talk to you

about something, man.

Something, um...

something pretty big.

What?

Well...

I don't know.

I've been doing a lot of thinking.

Just thinking about

what's best for you

and-and for me.

Yeah?

Well, l...

Absolutely, coach.

Oh. Um, Tracy,

I would like you to meet the Boyds.

The Boyds are gonna be my...

My parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Boyd: Hi.

Mrs. Boyd:

Very nice to meet you.

It's... It's nice to meet you, too.

Um...

you guys are very, very lucky.

Don't we know it?

What-What was the big news

that you wanted to tell me?

Oh, oh, right. Right.

Um, you know

the pick-and-roll, right?

I'm gonna do the pick,

but I ain't...

I ain't gonna do the roll.

That-That was the big news?

Yeah.

It's nice to meet you guys.

Nice to meet you.

Same here.

Ooh! Dear, we better

claim our seats.

Oh, yes, yes.

Well, uh, we'll see you

after the game, son.

God, that sounds great.

Hello?

Here.

Yo, is anybody there?

Tell him.

l-It's Murph,

and I got something to tell you.

I screwed up big time.

I didn't mean to tell him,

but then...

But then Bittleman was gonna burn

my mom's pictures. I had no choice.

Murph, just slow down, man.

Tell him what?

I told him about the sneakers,

and now they're in Bittleman's safe.

That-That's just crazy.

The sneakers are right here

in my gym... bag.

Oh, no!

What are you gonna do?

The game starts in 20 minutes!

Wait. I have an idea.

I'll meet you ASAP.

ASAP. Got it.

Wait. What's ASAP?

All right!

Bring it in, gents, bring it in.

Let's go.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Where's Cambridge?

What, man?

He's not here?

Check the bathrooms.

Oh, man! Dang!

Geoff:
And the opening tip

goes to the Raptors.

With Calvin Cambridge nowhere in sight,

a lot of things may be going

the Raptors'way today.

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