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OK, look, if you guys were gonna ask me

what I'm about to ask you, I'd run.

So if anybody wants to run,

I understand.

Geoff:

Here come the Raptors again.

They're making it look easy

on a breakaway.

Slam dunk by Vince Carter.

The Raptors are red hot in this one.

Toronto already leading by 9,

and here they come again.

The question the Knight fans are asking

is "where the heck is Calvin?"

Here come the Knights on offense,

up from the back court

to the front court.

Tracy Reynolds...

Calvin:
Get him, guys!

Come on, tie him up!

Hey, hey! Stop it!

Get him, get him!

Ow! Aah! Stop!

Stop, I say! Stop!

Give me the combination

to the safe.

Geoff:

He's going towards the basket.

Windmill slam dunk!

We better think of something else.

Get him with those!

Oh, yeah, get them.

Those are the hard chess men.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I got his head.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

what's going on?

Oh, good, oh, good.

I am glad to see you.

All right, yeah,

I'm really glad you're here.

What are you doing?

I'm getting my sneakers back.

Let me out of this.

Wait. No, no.

Just hear me out, Ox.

Please.

You may hate me,

you may hate the world.

But whatever our differences,

you're still one of us.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

You're not one of him.

Well, heh heh,

don't listen to him.

No, Ox, don't listen to Bittleman.

He doesn't even care about you, Ox.

Oh, right, yeah,

I don't care about you.

Of course I care about you.

We're friends, right, man?

Right?

OK.

You just let me out of here,

you idiot.

I'm not an idiot.

- You got that?

- OK.

- OK?

- OK!

Geoff:

... will go on to the NBA play-offs,

and it will be the first

for the Knights...

Because I'm not the one

tied to a chair, am I?

Geoff:
lf Calvin Cambridge

is gonna get here,

he better get here quick.

Toronto running away...

I gotta get back to the game.

You know, if I was an idiot,

I wouldn't be able to remember

the combination to your safe, would I?

Come on, Ox.

Come on, come on.

Come on, one more time.

Come on, one more, one more.

... and 15 left.

- Yes!

- Yeah!

I'm gonna get you, Calvin!

I'm gonna get you!

What?!

- Hey!

- Whoa!

- Darn it!

Whoa! Aaah!

No!

Ha ha!

Ah!

Unh!

Yeah, Murph!

Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!

See you inside!

- Good luck, Calvin!

- Go get 'em!

Give me the sneakers, Calvin.

Your game...

is over.

Aaah!

Uhh.

My game is just beginning.

Geoff:
The third quarter

comes to an end,

and the Raptors

leading the Knights big

by 21 points.

Woman:

Yeah! It's Calvin!

There he is.

Ladies and gentlemen, he's here!

Crowd:
Calvin.! Calvin.!

Geoff:

Calvin Cambridge has arrived.

The crowd reacting

as he comes onto the court.

However, is it too late?

The Knights are trailing by 21 points.

They have never been

able to make up

that kind of a defiicit.

Calvin, where have you been?

I'm sorry, coach.

So am I.

Nobody shows up

after 3 quarters and plays.

Sit on the bench.

Wait a minute, coach.

You gotta play Calvin.

No.

Just listen to me for a minute, OK?

Now if it wasn't for him,

we wouldn't be here

in the fiirst place.

Now, listen, we can still do this,

but we're gonna need him.

Now, come on, we started as a team,

let's finish as a team.

Joad:
Play the kid.

We could still win, coach.

We can.

Yeah! Yeah!

Geoff:

Here come the Knights.

Geoff:
lf I didn't see it

with my own eyes,

I wouldn't have believed it.

But they're just one point

behind the Raptors in this game.

We gotta steal the ball

on the inbound play.

And if we don't get the steal,

who do we foul?

They all shoot good free throws, coach.

Well, we better get that steal.

Ready?

- Players:
Break!

- Let's go.

Geoff:
The Knights

need a steal right here.

Carter being guarded by Cambridge.

He comes in with it.

And he's got the ball...

It's stolen by Cambridge.!

What a big play by the little guy!

- Wagner:
Time-out!

Break!

Geoff:

Time-out called by the Knights.

Oh, no.

What's the matter?

I'm done, Trace.

What do you mean?

It really wasn't me that was playing.

It was the sneakers.

Tracy, the sneakers were magic.

Now they're gone.

Come on, now. No.

Now's not the time for jokes, OK?

I'm not playing games.

Listen to me.

We're gonna need you to win,

so you know what you gotta do?

You gotta be brave.

I believe in you.

Coach Wagner:

All right. Tracy inbounds to Calvin.

Calvin, Joad's gonna set you a pick.

If they double-team you,

get the ball back to Tracy.

Listen, guys.

Whether we make the play-offs or not,

it's gonna be my last game.

- What?!

- What?!

Player:

What are you saying, man?

I'm ready to be a regular kid again.

It's what I want.

Come on, y'all.

I got faith in you guys.

Let's go out,

and let's go win this thing, man.

Come on, now. Let's go.

Let's go, let's play.

Teamwork on 3.

All:
Teamwork!

Geoff:
Biggest moment

of the season for the Knights.

It comes in to Calvin Cambridge.

The little guy goes to the dribble

against Vince Carter.

Drives right,

the shake-and-bake...

It didn't work this time!

I can't do this.

What are you doing?

You can do it!

Calvin:
Shoot it!

Yeah!

Geoff:
The Knights win!

The Knights win!

Ladies and gentlemen,

the Knights are going

to the NBA play-offs

for the first time

in franchise history!

Unbelievable!

Yes!

Play-offs, baby!

We did it, man!

Yeah, man, we did.

Guess I won't be seeing you anymore?

Hey, Trace, come on, man.

The press wants to see us, man.

Come on.

Oh, Calvin.

Congratulations, my dear.

We're going to Le Cirque

to celebrate.

You'll love the French cooking.

Oh,yes.

Um, I'll meet you guys

outside at the car, OK?

Oh, OK.

All right, dear.

We're so proud of you.

Wonderful, just wonderful.

Play-offs, play-offs!

Play-offs!

Yeah!

Congratulations, Calvin.

I'm gonna miss you, coach.

We're gonna miss you, too.

But I'm glad you fiinally got

what you really needed.

There'll always be a place

on this team for you.

Thanks, coach.

Good luck.

I wonder what's keeping Calvin?

Wow.

Never thought

you'd turn down the Boyds.

Me, neither.

Somehow, it just didn't feel right.

Welcome back.

Thanks, Murph.

Come on.

So, man...

you gotta tell me.

What was the best part

about being in the NBA?

Room service.

Room service?

What's room service?

You're in your hotel room.

You pick up the phone,

you dial 6.

Tell 'em what food you want,

they'll bring the food

up to your hotel room...

for free.

Nah. You're just...

You're just messin' with me, right?

Nah, not at all.

We should have that

around here sometime.

We should.

We should.

Room service?

Tracy.

So now you're telling me

that after everything

that we've been through together,

that's what you like best?

Room service?

What are you doing here?

I'm here with the team.

You see, the Knights are

sponsoring the home now.

That's... That's great.

Guys, guys, uh,

a little to the left.

How's that?

That's good. Good.

Reg, whatever happened to the guy

that used to run this place? Bittleman?

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