Like Mike (2002) - full transcript

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♪ H and a double-O-P,
said crank it up ♪

♪ Shoot it up ♪

♪ H and a double-O-P,
come on, come on ♪

♪ Shoot it, shoot it ♪

♪ Sweep the faith,
steal the ball ♪

♪ Turkey, what they are ♪

♪ Get out the way, fancy turn ♪

♪ Fake like Johnson,
boss like Bird ♪

♪ Pass the rock
like Jason Kidd ♪

♪ He got the scoop,
that's what you done ♪



♪ And the crowd goes wild ♪

♪ H and a double-O-P,
said crank it up ♪

♪ Shoot it up ♪

♪ H and a double-O-P,
come on, come on ♪

♪ Shoot it, shoot it ♪

♪ Gonna listen to
the whole light eight ♪

♪ I know we're facin'
a 3-point situation ♪

♪ With the face of time and
with the game on the line ♪

♪ Go for a free throw,
the championship's mine ♪

♪ Take it to the hole,
let me do my duty ♪

♪ Perfect swish ♪

Hey, punk.

I been thinkin'...

You been thinkin'?
That's a change of pace.



Got a pretty big mouth
for someone so...

Don't say it.
So short.

He ain't short!

I'm not short.
I'm just height-challenged.

What's height- challenged?

Better than bein'
brain-challenged.

You wanna back that
big mouth up of yours

and play me one-on-one
for your jersey?

Ox, leave him alone!

What's the matter, Calvin?

Don't push Murph, man.

Would you guys just stop this?

Calvin, let's just go.

No, no. Let me
handle this.

Exactly how are you
gonna handle this?

Listen, if I say no...

He beats you up.

OK. Now, if I say
yes...

He still beats you up.

And you'll lose your jersey.

Listen...

I can take him.

I mean, Kobe wouldn't back down

from no challenge.

Allen Iverson wouldn't
back down from no challenge.

And Michael Jordan sure as heck

is not backin' down
from no challenge,

and neither is Calvin Cambridge.

E-Excuse me.

Take a number, Ox,

'cause you're about
to be served.

They just don't
make these things

for... normal-sized
people, you know?

That's gotta hurt.

Go on ahead and laugh
if you want,

but you guys won't be laughing
when I get 5 new jerseys

from the family
who's gonna adopt me.

You ain't gettin' adopted.

Yes, I will,
'cause I have a destiny.

All orphans are special.
All orphans have destinies.

Maybe in books, but you
wanna name a real one?

Moses.

And Nelson Mandela
and Marilyn Monroe

and Daunte Culpepper.

Who plays in the NFL.

This calls for champagne.

Man...

I want a family like that
to adopt me.

Look how they just
get along with each other.

That's what I really want.

Oh, man,
why'd you do that?

All right. Kids...

let's get to work.

Fresh candy.

Please?

Right here.

Hi. Would you like to buy
some candy, ma'am?

Hi. What about you?

Fresh candy. $2.00.

Hey, you guys wanna
buy some candy?

If you don't buy, I don't eat.

Hey, you want some candy?

It's for
the Chesterfield group home.

Candy bar, anybody?

Can we have some candy?

Please, Daddy?

No. We'll get
treats inside.

Girls, don't ever give money

to a kid like this.
It's a big scam.

Joad is down low!
He's open!

Tracy Reynolds, you need
to pass the ball!

But Tracy shoots!

And it's nothin' but...

rim.

And the Knights lose by one.

What was Tracy Reynolds
thinking?

No! No!

Man!

Look at the coach.

He's on fire!

Let's go back to work, man.

Go back to work?

Nobody buys when we lose, Murph.

Man, you didn't even
sell half your candy.

We could lose
our TV privileges... again.

Is that Coach Wagner?

I think so.

S-stay right here.
I'll be right back.

You have a good one.

Thank you.

Hey, coach.

Bet you could use
some candy after that one.

Tough loss.

You shoulda seen it up close.

You had it won!

You diagrammed the perfect play!

Sure, Harrison didn't
set the low pick,

but why didn't Tracy
pass the ball?

Son... that is one
for the ages.

Hey, wait a minute.

It's 10:00.
It's a school night.

Do your parents know
you're out this late?

I'm an orphan.

And I'm out here selling candy

so that I can raise money
for the group home.

Oh. Well...

listen, how 'bout this, uh...

will that get me
a chocolate bar?

No.

I can't charge you, coach.

I don't even know
if the money really goes

to the...
to the group home.

What's your name, son?

My name is Calvin.

Calvin Cambridge.

Calvin...
have you ever seen

the Knights play in the arena?

No, sir.

Well, since you
won't take my money,

how about if I get you
some tickets

for Sunday's game?
Really?

You can pick 'em up
at will call.

I will! Thanks, coach.
Nice talking to you.

Murph!

Hello. Good to see you.

There's, uh...
children everywhere, so...

He's so adorable.

I'm feelin' good
about this, y'all.

Today's the day
I'm gonna get adopted.

You ain't gettin' adopted.
None of us are.

Face it. We're like dogs.

Parents only want the puppies.

So much for me being special.

Hey, things could change.
I mean,

your destiny could be right here

and you don't even know it.

Calvin!
Where are you going?

Off to do that history homework

you owe me since yesterday?

Yes, Sister Theresa.

OK, Murph,

there is a winter coat here

that's just right for you.

Try it on.

Sister Theresa,

do you know anything about
these shoes right here?

I'm not sure.

It's a perfect fit.

Well, the guy
who dropped them off

said they used to belong
to some famous basketball player

when he was a kid.

Um... which...
Which basketball player?

Uh...

you know, the...

the tall bald one.

MJ.

Murph, Reg, come here, look.

Look at the shoes.

MJ.

MJ?

MJ?

It can't be.

Michael Jordan?
Was it Michael Jordan?

Go. Do your homework.

It's gotta be! Michael Jordan
wore these sneakers, man.

Did you say...
Michael Jordan?

Yeah. I said Michael Jordan.
Give 'em back.

They could be anybody's.
Let me take a look.

No, man.
They're his, man.

Yeah, how do you know
they're not?

'Cause no one ever gives us
nothin' good.

Just abandoned junk
that no one wants.

Like us.

We're not junk.

Well, I want 'em!

Oh, yeah?

Then go get 'em.

I want those sneakers.

Murph!

Murph!

Hmm?
Wake up!

I gotta get those sneakers.

Suppose Ox is right
and they're not MJ's.

They are MJ's sneakers.

I know they are.

Then we'll get 'em
in the morning.

Not in the morning.
Not while Ox is around.

Besides, they'll get
ruined in the rain.

I gotta get 'em now!

Well, Calvin,

seems like a really great idea.

Unh.

Aah!

Calvin, be careful!

Don't fall!

Ohh.

Oh.

Ohh!

Whoa.

The tickets were there
just like Coach Wagner said.

I can't believe we're
gonna see a real NBA game.

Oh, me, neither.

How'd you get those tickets?

We just did.

I'm telling Bittleman.

Ox, you can
rat on us to Mr. B,

but, uh, you'll
miss the game, too.

Yeah! Yeah!

He just dunked the ball!
He dunked the ball!

The Knights
have one more chance here

to chip away at this lead
before halftime.

They're not shooting well.

Open at the wing is Reynolds.

He puts it up...

Oh, no good.

Oh, man.

Reynolds misses another shot,

and that's the end
of the first half.

Minnesota Timberwolves
out in front of the Knights

by 12,

and once again,

the Knights did not play
very good basketball

in the first half.

Hey, good half.
Good half.

Good half.
We're in great shape.

Great shape.
We'll win it back. Yeah.

Henderson, attaboy.

It's permissible to run
in this game, incidentally.

Yeah. Dvigatsya, Krilov.
Dvigatsya. Yeah.

Tracy.

Tracy Reynolds,
hey, what a wizard.

You're a magician
out there tonight.

Small favor.

Oh, no. No, no. I don't
do halftime shows, man.

I'm not some chalupa giveaway.

Hey, those chalupas
upped attendance by 4,000.

You're familiar
with Mr. Granger,

the man who owns the team?

I have a very good relationship

with Mr. Granger.

He hasn't called me in 4 years.

He called this morning.

And he's ready to clean house

if we don't put some
asses in those seats.

Hello, Los Angeles!

And welcome
to your halftime show!

Tonight, some lucky fan
will get the chance

to go one-on-one
with Tracy Reynolds,

the straw that stirs
your L.A. Knights.

Yeah, T-time,
baby! Yeah!

Check your ticket stubs.

If your number
is called, come on down!

And bring your "A" game!

Drumroll, please.

Come on.

Whoa. Oh, jeez...

I have the winning ticket.

Getting excited, Tracy?

Yeah. Yeah, very excited.

Well, so am I.

And here we go.

"Section 4..."

"row 14..."

That's our row, that's our row.

"Seat 2."

I got the ticket!

Come on down!
Show us what you got!

Naw, I got the ticket.

Listen, you little runt,
if you can't score on me,

how you gonna get by a Knight?

Oh, shoot, here come
a redcoat. Security.

Psych!

Stop.

And here comes our winner now.

All right. Heh heh.

Well... boy, this is
gonna be some contest.

Well, son,

what's your name?

Ahem. Ca...
Calvin Cambridge.

Well, Calvin, I'd like you
to meet Tracy Reynolds.

Man, this is... this is crazy.

This is so cool.

How you doin', little man?

Tracy.

All right.

I'm playing Tracy.
I'm playing...

I can't even say it.
I'm so happy.

I'm playing T-time.

Wait a minute. Was this
supposed to do that?

Man, this is kind of loud.

Hey, stand up.
Can you hear me?

Murph, stand up.
Calvin!

I can't hear you.

Calvin, up here!

I still can't hear you.

Jump up and down
like a rabbit or something.

The crowd is eating this up.
Don't embarrass the kid.

Let him score twice.

Once.

Twice!

Once.

Hey, Murph, we gotta
get one of these.

OK, OK, Calvin.
Very good.

Now, you're gonna
have 60 seconds, OK?

Let's get the show on the road!

All right, all right.
You ready, little man?

Hey, kid,
tie your shoe.

Thank you, sir.

We like our players to be loose,
not their laces.

Make me like Mike.

OK... go!

Good luck to you,
all right? Here we go.

Whoo-hoo. Hoo-hoo.

Aw.

You like that?
I'm jealous.

Whoo-hoo.
Aw, OK.

Got that?

Very nice.

Calvin has just won himself
an L.A. Knights sweatshirt.

Chessmaster 2000.

Would you like to play a game?

And we begin.

Pawn to queen 4.

That was really nice.
That was really nice.

Really? Thanks.

Can't go that way.
Can't go that way.

I didn't know it was like that.

Yeah, you didn't know
it was like that?

Uh-huh, can't go that way,
either. Come on, now.

Tracy Reynolds.
Man, I play "D."

That's what I'm playing.

Oh.

Whoa.

Oh.

Whoo!

How did I do that?

Now, how did he do that?

He just won a signed basketball
with an impressive 30-footer.

That one was sweet, wasn't it?

Nobody said nothing
about this kid

embarrassing me out here.

That's your last shot,
little man. Recess is over.

One more shot,

and he wins $1,000.

Tracy Reynolds, baby.
You got what, 9 seconds?

Let's do it.

I'm really sorry...

It's all right, little man.

Come on, little man.
Come on.

Come on, what you got?

It's my gym, baby.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

Back. OK.

Uh-huh.

Y... es.

Pawn takes Knight.

Hah!

All right, Calvin!

Whoo!

Yeah.

Go, Calvin!

I guess this would be a bad time

for me to ask
for your autograph, huh?

Hi there! Oh.

Playing a little
checkers I see, huh?

Error. Error.

I was about to win.

So, are you the man I see
about Calvin Cambridge?

OK, let me get this straight...

You guys want to have Calvin
play for the Knights?

Right.

Why?

I been coaching 35 years.

This is the most ridiculous
thing I've ever heard of.

Well, you didn't see him
play at halftime.

Hey, coach.

Hi... again.

Am I gonna be a Knight?

He's 4 1/2 feet tall.

I know.

Can you imagine the press
we're gonna get?

Look, coach, I know attendance
is in the crapper, OK,

and I'm not averse to using
the word "gimmick."

This is about making money.

I see. And speaking
of money...

ah, yes, money.

Mr. Bittleman, I'm prepared
to make you an offer

of $5,000 for
a one-day contract.

Ah... well.

Uh, seeing that
I'm Calvin's guardian,

uh...

I do have to make certain that
nobody takes advantage of him.

You mean except for you?

Hey, I resent that.

Uh, Mr. Bittleman, uh, perhaps,
uh, perhaps, uh...

an extra 2,500 might help

ease your worries.

Deal.

Good.

I always knew that there was
something special about Calvin.

Wow, man, you're on the Knights.

I can't believe you're gonna
get to play in the NBA.

I still can't believe
what happened to me yesterday.

Whatever I wanted to do
with the rock, I could do.

Whatever I wanted to do
on the court, I could do.

And there he was...

Tracy Reynolds, NBA superstar...

And I outplayed him.

Yeah, man. And you hit
that "J." Fade-away.

That was a swish.
That was a swish.

You alley-ooped yourself
off the backboard.

Yeah, that was hot.

But... how?

That's a good question.

I don't know. All I know
is that before I had these...

Sneakers.

I couldn't play like that
if my life depended on it.

Murph, hand me that ball.

Man...

you're like some weird
basketball Cinderella.

Yeah,
and the clock's gonna strike midnight

if somebody finds out.

Wow, I wish I was
going with you.

Me, too.

We'll be rooting for you.

Come on, let's go.
Yeah.

Hey, everybody.

Hey, Trace, you need
to get your notebook out

'cause the kid is back
to school you again.

Ha ha ha. Your mama.

Hey, Tracy, look, I'm sorry
about the other day.

No, no, no. It's all right,
little man.

No need to be sorry,
all right? You got lucky.

It's all right.

Hey, I'm Joad.

Why don't you take
the locker next to mine?

Here's your uniform, Calvin.

Special ordered...
Official shirt, shorts,

socks, and sneakers.

Uh, but I like my own sneakers.

Oh... ours aren't
good enough for the kid.

No, it's nothing like that.

It's just that
I play better in mine.

Play? You just
have to look good.

What do you mean?

Coach, may I please
ask you a question?

Sure.

Coach, I have a lot of friends
here tonight, and, uh...

I was just wondering...
wondering am I here to play,

or am I just here for show?

Calvin, I'm gonna
be straight with you.

You were hired tonight
just to increase attendance,

not to play.

Man...

But... I saw the tape

of that halftime show
you put on.

You got some game.

I am honored
to have you on my team.

Thanks, coach.

You bet.

Whoo!

We've got a bigger
than usual crowd tonight,

and a lot of it is curiosity.

The Knights have
a brand new player.

He's 4 foot, 8 inch
Calvin Cambridge,

joining us straight
from the playground

of the Chesterfield group home.

Reggie, your reaction.

Geoff, this is unprecedented.

I can't imagine what
the Knights players

are thinking.
We're just gonna

have to wait and
see what happens.

We're gonna find out shortly.

Both clubs are taking the court

as we get ready
for tonight's opening tip.

Go Knights!

What was that?!

Admiral! Admiral!

The admiral just waved at me.

He just waved
at me. Admiral!

Hey...

Come on! Hey! Hey!

Coach Wagner of
the Knights has seen enough.

He wants and gets a time-out.

Let's go. Let's go.
Good hustle, baby.

What?

Come on, guys.
It's not funny.

Now, offense, is there any play

that's gonna work
for us tonight?

I have an idea.

Oh, man.

I've been watching,

and they're vulnerable
from the weak side,

especially to a pick set
away from the hoop.

Why don't we run
the give-and-give-and-go?

You mean the give-and-go?

No, see, they'll
be expecting that.

Have Tracy feed
the ball to Henderson.

Henderson's gonna
feed the ball to Joad.

Joad's gonna pass it
back to Tracy.

As Henderson sets the pick,

Tracy's gonna take the shot.

I like it.

Oh, no. No. I'm not
gonna run some play

by some snotty-nosed kid, man.

Damn straight, coach.

Fine. Henderson,
you're out.

Tracy, you take
Henderson's slot.

Calvin, you take the shot.

What?

Have you lost your mind?

You said I could
play anybody I want.

Yeah, well, I didn't mean him.

Am I the coach or not?

You are. For now.

Can you believe it, Reggie?

It looks like
the kid's gonna play.

A rousing welcome for
the man they came to see,

the little fella,
Calvin Cambridge,

into the game for the Knights.

Calvin! Run the play!

What's he doin'?

Run the play.
No.

Would you just run the play?

Time out! White!

Why'd you call time out?

Uh... I gotta pee.

He's gotta pee.

Calvin Cambridge
is calling for

a bathroom break?

I guess when you gotta go,
Reggie, you gotta go.

Yes!

The crowd is roaring.

That can mean just one thing.

That little guy,
Calvin Cambridge,

has taken care of business
in the locker room

and is back on the court.

He's done.

Ladies and gentlemen,
this kid's for real.

He can play some basketball.

♪ Tied up, tied up ♪

♪ You got me so ♪

♪ You got me so ♪

♪ Doo doo do-do-do-do
do-do-do-do-do ♪

♪ Do-do-do doo doo do-doo ♪

♪ Doo doo do-do-do-do
do-do-do-do-do ♪

♪ Do-do-do doo doo do-doo ♪

Slam dunk over David Robinson!

Unbelievable!

12 seconds to go,
the Knights trail by 2.

Trying to find some way
to actually come back

and win this thing.

It's good! The Knights win!

Am I a genius
or what? Huh?

Tell me I'm a genius!

This is the NBA on NBC.

The big story in the NBA:

Calvin Cambridge,
the 4 foot 8 dynamo,

has now signed
a lucrative contract

with the Knights.

And no wonder, after he led them

to a come-from-behind
win over the Spurs

with 27 points?
That kid was unbelievable.

Did I just see
the admiral saluting him

at the end of the game?

You know, Cambridge's
contract makes him

the youngest,
and the shortest person

ever to sign a deal
with the NBA.

He's lean, he's mean, he's 13.

Yeah, now all the kids
are gonna be saying,

"I wanna be like Calvin."

Well, I guarantee you one thing,

this orphan will not
be an orphan for long.

I can't believe you're going
on the road with the Knights.

Can I fit in your suitcase?

Hey, what about me?

Bittleman.

Hey, Calvin, this is great.

Well, uh, I'm proud of you.

Listen, uh,
when you're on the road,

uh, people might
want to adopt you.

But you should realize it's, uh,

only because
you're a celebrity now,

and, uh, they're
just after your money.

Besides,
your contract forbids it.

Wait a minute, forbids it?

Oh, yeah.
Didn't I tell you?

Uh, I signed your contract
as your guardian,

so, um, as long as you're
playing for the Knights,

that can't change.

Hey, coach, check this out!

Pretty good.

Welcome to Self-Hypnosis
for the Fearful Flier.

During today's peaceful flight,

you'll transport
yourself into a state...

Tracy.

What?

Relax. Flight's fine.

Just came by to say hello.

OK, my bad. I'm sorry.

You are familiar with
the NBA mentoring program,

are you not?

Oh, no. No. No. No.

You don't even know
what I'm gonna ask.

No, I do know what
you're gonna ask,

and it's not gonna happen.

You're trying to punish me.

No.

The kid's rooming with you.

I think it would be good
for both of you.

We're goin' down!

Whoa. Whoa.

No. No. No. There is
no way in the world

I'm gonna be roomin'
with that kid.

I'm callin' my agent.
You know why?

'Cause it ain't gonna happen.

This gonna be
so cool roomin' together.

Uh, my boy Murph says I snore.

I think he has to be
trippin' sometimes.

Maybe we could rent NBA Street.

Or if you don't like that,

we could play Monopoly.

Or if you don't like Monopoly,

then we could just
sit around and rap,

because I love to talk.

Oh, yeah, I noticed.

Have fun, Tracy.

All right, look.

Coach says
I gotta room with you,

so let me set down
the rules right now.

First of all,
I ain't your boy, OK?

I'm not gonna be playin'
Monopoly with you,

Game Cube, Rubik's Cube...

Anything with a cube,
I ain't playin'.

Third, you know, I'm not gonna
be tuckin' you in at night,

and I'm definitely
not gonna read you

the Three Little Bears,
you got that?

Whoa! Look at this!

Do we always stay
in places this fancy?

Mm-hmm.

OK.

All right, I'm goin' out.

Oh, um, w-would you
like some company?

No. No,
I wouldn't like company.

Well, what do I do?

Uh, well, um...

oh, call room service.
Get some food.

But what's room service?

Right. Right. OK.
Here's what you do.

You pick up this phone, right?

Mm-hmm.

And you dial "6".
Tell them what you want

and they'll bring it
to the room... for free.

For free?

For free.
You got it. Eat up.

No, you gotta be
messin' with me, right?

No, I'm not.
Try it yourself.

For free.

Hello?

Uh, yes. Um,
is this room service?

Yes, it is.

And will you really

bring me up some food for free?

Well, sure.
Anything you like, sir.

You will?

OK, um, in that case,
I'll have a pepperoni pizza,

french fries, and cake,
ice cream, and lobster tails.

Lots of lobster,
lots of seafood.

Chicken fingers, french fries...

Ah, man.

Um, you know what?
Let me...

I just want to clean up
just a little, OK?

Well, that's OK.

No. No. No. I just
want to clean up this...

Hey, you're so beautiful,
I have to clean up for you.

No, it's all right.

OK, so I'll be right back.

Calvin, I need you...

Calvin, what are you doing?

What are you making
such a mess for?

You were right
about room service.

OK, Calvin. Calvin.

Know what?
I need you to get lost.

OK? I don't care
where you go,

just get lost.
Joad wants to play NBA Street.

No, Calvin, not in there.
Calvin, no! Calvin!

Calvin! Calvin!

Calvin! Calvin!

Hey.

Hey, you know what?

The maid forgot to come today

and, you know, maybe we
could go to your place?

Is someone else in here?

Because I thought
I heard some voices.

Oh, there's... really.
There's no one in there.

Oh, my God.

Oh, where'd he come from?

You're Calvin Cambridge,
aren't you?

Oh, my God.
Are you OK?

We're gonna get you
out of these clothes

and get you some air, OK?

Oh, brother. Here we go.

Oh! You are just
the sweetest thing!

Isn't he
just the sweetest thing?

Tracy, you should have told me

Calvin was your roommate.

Yeah, well, it must
have slipped my mind.

See, me and Tracy are tight.

So that's why I call him T-time.

So cute.

So, what's your nickname
for Calvin, T-time?

I don't have one yet,

but, oh, so many of them
come to mind.

Is that better, baby?

Yeah, I think
T-time needs some, too.

Oh! Ha ha!

$2,000 jacket.

Gettin' water on
a $2,000 jacket.

Couldn't you just eat him up?

Sorry about taking your girl.

She's not my girl,
and you didn't take her.

I don't know what it is.
It's like some type of curse.

The girls just like me.

Can we go to sleep?

Well, aren't we gonna
say our prayers?

'Cause at the home
we always say our prayers.

We're not at the home.

Well, I can't go to sleep
until I say my prayers.

Then say your prayers.

All right.

Well, aren't you gonna
say 'em with me?

Bow your head.
Bow your head.

Now I lay me
down to sleep,

I pray the Lord my soul to keep.

If I should die before I wake,

I pray the Lord
my soul to take. Amen.

God bless Murph, God bless Reg,

God bless Coach Wagner,

God bless Michael Jordan,

and God bless Tracy.

Amen.

Anybody that you want to bless?

A girlfriend,
or your parents, maybe?

No, my parents are gone.

Hey, um...

I'm sorry.

I guess that makes you
an orphan like me.

Yeah, I guess.

Why don't you get in bed?

All right.
Good night.

There's just one thing.

Can we sleep with the light on?

'Cause at the home

we always sleep
with the light on.

OK, we'll sleep with the light on.
Satisfied?

I don't wanna hear
another sound tonight, OK?

Good night.

Oh, man.

What's the matter,
Tracy? Late night?

Yeah, real late night.
Heh.

Ain't that right, Trace?

Really? How late?

See, there's this girl
named Janet Kelly

came up to the room,
fine as can be.

She picked me and Tracy up.

We didn't come back to the room

about 1:00
in the morning.

He doesn't know better,

but you know the rule
about the ladies in the room,

and last time I checked,
curfew was midnight.

No, it was his snorin'
that kept me up all night.

Oh, you always got an excuse.

Look, if you think
helping him break curfew

is gonna get you out
of bein' his mentor,

you're mistaken...

and if you miss curfew again,

I'm gonna have
to suspend you. Got it?

Yeah, I got it.

You know what, man?

You got to learn how to chill.

Tracy, I'm so sorry.
I didn't know.

Don't worry, man.

I won't mess up again.
I promise.

Yeah, I know it's not
gonna happen again.

You know why? Because
you're gonna go your way,

and I'm gonna go my way.

Tracy, we still gonna be cool

on the court, though, right?

Man.

Um, Mr. Iverson, sir,

uh, you're one
of my favorite players.

Who are you, the mascot?

I was wondering,
may I please have your autograph, man?

Players don't ask players
for autographs.

Player?
After the game?

How'd he do that?

♪ They're playin' basketball ♪

♪ We love that basketball ♪

♪ They're playin' basketball ♪

♪ We love that basketball ♪

♪ They're playin' basketball ♪

Calvin Cambridge,

25 points a game.
Not tonight.

You just need to get back

to that sandbox
where you came from.

Sandbox?
Yeah.

How you gonna say
I gotta go to the sandbox?

Your last name's Kidd.

Look at the back
of your jersey. Look.

Relax.
See what you got.

All of a sudden,
things are clickin' for the Knights.

Ever since Calvin's arrived,
there's teamwork.

So what's it's like for
you two playin' together?

Well, um, it's been, uh...

It's been great!
Really great!

♪ We love that basketball ♪

♪ Now basketball
is my favorite sport ♪

♪ I like the way they dribble
up and down the court ♪

♪ I keep it so fresh
on the microphone ♪

♪ I like no interruption
when the game is on ♪

♪ I got the rock in my hands ♪

♪ Ain't no tellin' what
I'm gonna do wit it ♪

♪ When I got possession,
I'm gonna have to fool wit it ♪

Personally, I'm worried about

steppin' on Calvin Cambridge
tonight.

♪...and fake one way ♪

♪ Turn around and hit you
with the MJ fade-away ♪

Come on, ref!

Jump ball!

♪...passes like J-Kidd,
taking cats to the rack ♪

♪ And I'm dunkin'
over them like T-Mac ♪

♪ When I'm in the paint ♪

♪ I play with
that Alonzo style ♪

♪ My favorite play
is the alley-oop ♪

♪ I like the pick-n-roll,
I like the give-n-go ♪

♪ And it's basketball,
bow wow, let's go ♪

♪ They're playin' basketball ♪

Calvin, these people
are not your friends, OK?

They're like... They're like
a pack of tigers, you know,

chasing those things
with the stubby little horns.

You know, you've seen
those deer-like things,

and they isolate one of them,

and then they pounce!

Good to see ya.

Calvin, over here!

Calvin!

I've seen Calvin play,

and, uh, he's nothin'
that I can't handle.

Thanks, Calvin.
These are great.

Wow, thanks, Calvin.

No problem.
Enjoy it, everybody.

Get Bittleman!

Yeah, get him!

♪ Basketball ♪

♪ We love that basketball ♪

We have twins.

Hey.

Hey, Calvin.

Listen, man.
Uh, can I get your autograph?

Sure, Dirk.

Uh, it's actually for my niece.

What's her name?

Uh, it's, uh, Dirk.

Yes, it's Calvin Cambridge
bobblehead doll night,

but everybody's wondering
what's keeping the Knights?

"Who were
the U.S. Presidents

of the 20th century?"

Can't she wait
till after the game

for his homework?

No homework, no game.

But I've gotta get Cal...

You got a problem with that?

I got dogs bigger than him, man.

Look like a little chihuahua
or somethin' like that. Come on.

Oh!
Oh!

♪ They're playin' basketball ♪

♪ We love that basketball ♪

Welcome to
the NBA slam dunk competition.

Beautiful!

Oh!

Big vertical leap!

Next up, 4-foot 8-inch
Calvin Cambridge.

The little guy is flying!

Cambridge wins it!

Calvin.

Calvin.

Calvin.

I was wondering.
What is it like to be famous?

Ah. It's all right.

You know, um...

You know the celebrities
you see on Oprah

complainin' about
how tough it is?

They must be crazy.
I mean,

I'm gettin' paid
to play in the NBA.

The crowd loves me.

I get room service.

I got everything I ever wanted.

Well, almost.

Go back to sleep, all right?

What are you doin'?
Get off!

I'm takin' a look
at these MJ sneakers.

Man, you ain't gettin' em.

Gimme the sneakers!

Gimme the sneakers.

Come on, Ox. Get off.

Get off! Hold Murph.

Stop!

Gimme the sneakers!

You can't have 'em!
Get off my sneakers, man!

Get off him!

Gimme your sneakers, Calvin!

Get off my sneakers!
Hey!

Hey, hey!
Stop! Get off!

Get off Calvin!

Do not hurt Calvin!

What are you doing?
Are you OK?

Look, do not hurt him.

Do you know how valuable
he is to me?

It's his sneakers. That's
how he can play so well.

You lay one more hand on him,

and you're sleeping
in the basement.

All right, everybody.

Go to sleep.

It's all over.

Good night.

Come on.
Get outta the way.

No, I'm in first place.
Why would I let you by?

Oh. I ain't see,
why you got your...

My hand ain't all in your face.

What's with the bumpin', man?

I'm about to win
the Daytona Cup.

Get outta the way.

Oh! Whoo!
Who's your daddy?

That's only 5, man.

You can't get me
6 in a row. No way.

Hey, T-time. I just
whupped on Joad again.

See, I call Tracy "T-time."
Hey, T-time,

how come you haven't
given me a nickname yet?

I don't know.

See, I've been thinkin'
about somethin' like

"C-square," or "C-cam,"
or "C-bridge."

I'm gonna pick up
some allergy medicine.

I might pick up
some sleeping pills

so you don't keep me up
with your snorin' all night.

Oh, um...
well, uh,

can I go?

Heh. Well, uh, no.

Hey, um, Trace,
but, um, well, I...

Dang.

Don't take it personally, Cal.

He doesn't even like to spend time with his own family.

Family?
Yeah.

I thought he didn't
have any parents.

No, he's still got his dad.

He just doesn't talk to him.

Sacramento, capital city,

hip-hop's super station.

Oh. Oh, yeah. This is
my song right here.

♪ Y'all gonna make me
lose my mind ♪

♪ Up in here, up in here ♪

Go, X! Ha!

♪ Go all out, up in here,
up in here ♪

♪ Y'all gonna make me
act a fool ♪

♪ Up in ♪ Oh!

What you doin' here, Calvin?

Stairs are faster
than the elevator.

Dang, your rappin's
despicable. Terrible.

Sound like Michael Jackson
with a sore throat, man.

Oh, my rappin' sucks?
OK, can you do better?

Let me see you do better.

♪ To be messin' with me,
you... you ain't strong enough ♪

♪ So y'all gonna make me
act the fool, up in ♪

♪ What? What? What-What? ♪

Cal.

Calvin, Calvin, Calvin.

Stick to playin'
basketball, man.

'Cause you know why?
'Cause you can't rap.

You can do better?

I can do better.

Let me see you do some.

♪ Up in here, up in here ♪

♪ Y'all gonna make me
lose my mind ♪

♪ Up in here, up in here ♪

♪ Y'all gonna make me... ♪

TLC.
There you go.

Fishin' pole on 'em.

Aah.
Uh-oh, pop lock.

OK, can you bring me some?
Bring some. Bring some.

All right.

Whoa.
Uh-oh. Pass it back.

Pass it back. Oh!

♪ Won't you ♪ Oh!

♪ Meet me outside
with my rough riders ♪

♪ Meet me outside,
meet me outside ♪

♪ Meet me outside ♪

♪ Meet me outside,
meet me outside ♪

Tracy.
♪ Meet me outside ♪

♪ Meet me ♪ What's goin' on?

How come you told me
that your dad was dead?

And he really isn't?

Calvin, look, look, no.
Why?

I don't wanna talk about
this right now, OK?

But I don't understand, Tracy.

I would do anything...
Anything... to have a father.

Don't worry about it.

Wait right here.

Ah. Excuse me.

I'm here to pick up my order.

I can help you with that.

What's the name?

Reynolds.
Tracy Reynolds.

I thought I recognized you.

Right.
I seen your ads.

You're that, um,
accountant, right?

You comfortable?

Very much so, yes.

So you know my name.

Um, do you have a name for me?

Allegra.

Allegra? That's
a very pretty name.

Allegra. Is that
French? Spanish?

It's your allergy medicine.

See, I knew that.
I knew that

'cause my parents
was from France.

Come on.

Now these are your
sleeping pills. Red cap.

OK, OK.
They're very strong.

So take one right before bed.

Got it.
And this is

your allergy medicine.
Blue cap.

Take one twice a day.

OK.

2 once a day.
I got it.

Thanks for your help.

Oh, and Tracy...

that crossover move
you do to your left,

you're telegraphing it.

Oh. See, I knew.

I knew you knew
about Tracy Reynolds.

I knew you... I knew.
See, I knew you would...

Yeah. Well, bye.

What-What took you so long?

It's almost curfew.

Don't worry.

We'll be back at
the hotel in a minute.

You all right?

Yeah.

It's like butter, baby.
What? What?

Are you all right, man?

Uh, yeah. I'm good.
You sure?

Mm-hmm.
Mmm. I'm good.

I worry about you
sometimes, Tracy.

Tracy.

What? What's up?
What's up? What?

I don't want you
doin' nothin' crazy

like fallin' asleep on me!
Man, wake up!

OK, OK, all right.
Put the pool in back,

put the diving board
in the shallow end.

And I'm all good.
This is all so...

Tray!

Tracy!

Tracy!

Man.

I can't see squat.
Dang!

Hmm? Allegra.

Huh?

Tracy...

you better hold on for this one.

Dang.

Bellhop.

Hey, Trace. Trace.
Check it out.

Calvin got benched for goin' out joyridin' last night.

What'd he do somethin'
like that for?

I don't know.

He did it to keep you
from getting suspended.

What?

How do you think
you got back last night?

Listen, um, I'm sorry
you got suspended.

And this is really hard
for me to say, but...

I appreciate
what you did for me.

You had my back...
C-dog.

You're welcome, T-time.

All right. Now listen,
the team really needs you to win

so why don't you get
some sleep, all right?

You really that afraid
of the dark?

Yeah.

Hmm. Listen,
don't worry about it.

'Cause, you know,
we all have our fears.

Like me and this
whole flying thing, man.

Yeah.
It scares me.

Well, see, my thing is,
you're getting on the plane.

Mm-hmm.

That's brave.

Hmm.

Right.

OK, OK. So since I'm brave
in gettin' on this plane,

why don't you be brave...

and turn off the light?

I don't know.

Hmm.

Are you prepared for
that big test tomorrow?

Yes, Sister Theresa.

Reg, you have
to help me, please.

I'm not helping you
with your geometry.

Why?

Because I don't understand it

any more than you do.

Welcome, everybody,
and follow me into the room.

Who are all those people?

Parents, here to see you.

What's wrong, Murph? I mean,
that's a good thing, right?

Good for you.

It doesn't do us any good.

Murph.

Congratulations.
Go get adopted.

What's wrong with him?

What do you think?

I don't know.

Bittleman told me
that I couldn't get adopted.

And you believe Bittleman?

His contract says nothing about adoption.

Look, why would you send
all of these people here?

Calvin deserves a home.

You're only interested
in making money off him.

Look, with all due respect,
Coach Wagner,

child custody law
is very complex.

Mr. Bittleman.

Just because you signed his contractas his guardian...

I'll call you back.
I'll call you back.

Wait!
I'm not through talkin'...

Yes, what is it, Calvin?

You lied to me.

What are you talking about?

You told me no one can adopt me.

I never said that.

Look, Calvin,

bear in mind
I have cared for you

way before you were
rich or famous,

and all of
those people in there,

the only reason that
they're interested in you

is because you're famous.

I'd like to see for myself.

Well, that's fine.

I will, um...

make arrangements with
the very best candidates.

What do you think
about that, my big man?

We've been doing musical dinner theater now over 6 years

in over 27 cities.
Mm-hmm.

No more hard-knock life
for you, Calvin.

♪ The sun'll come out tomorrow ♪

♪ Bet your bottom dollar
that tomorrow ♪

♪ They'll be sun ♪

We run a tight ship, Cambridge!

Roll call 0600!

I think you're gonna flip

for my sugar-free
seaweed rice cream.

♪ I just stick out my chin ♪

♪ And grin ♪

All right, good buddy.

Now Denise here
will home school you

'cause we're on the road 24-7.

♪ And I say ♪

Ya, Ras Clap,

ya have to come back
with me, ya seein'?

♪ Tomorrow, tomorrow ♪

How tall are you, boy?!
How tall are you?!

You'll learn to hold
your bladder.

♪ We love ya tomorrow ♪

♪ You're only a day ♪

♪ Away ♪

You see, Calvin?

You're best off here...

with me.

Hey, yo, Trace.

Hello?

It's me, Calvin.

Calvin. Wait.
You're here?

Yeah, I'm here,

and it took me 4 busses

to get here, too.

Uh, all right.

Dang. Man, this is
where you live?

Calvin, what are you doing here?

Hey, I just can't wait
to see the inside...

Calvin.
Of the house.

Calvin, wait. Calvin.

Come on, Calvin.
Tell me why you're here.

Aw, this is tight.

Look at all the stuff
you got, man.

Yeah. Yeah, it's tight.

So come on, man, tell me
what's up. Why you here?

I wanna check your place out.

You know, just look at
your crib and everything.

What do you call this game?

I have no idea.
It came with the house.

Oh, man.

So you're not gonna
tell me why you're here?

We need one of these
at the orphanage.

OK, OK. So I take it
you don't wanna tell me

what's goin' on with you.
I understand.

It's your prerogative.
That's cool.

No, I mean, nothin's goin' on.

I mean, everything's all right.

Everything's goin' real well.

Everything's perfect.

Uh, everything's, uh,

you know, uh...

All right, man.

Everything's goin' real
terrible right about now.

My best friend Murph,
he's mad at me.

Bittleman lied to me.

He set up the worst parents
in orphan history

to come meet with me.

And then, on top of that,

I have a geometry test
tomorrow, and I hate geometry.

Mmm. All right,
well, listen,

I'm sure the right parents

are gonna show up for you, OK?

It's just a question of time,

so you gotta have
a little faith.

All right? But
in the meantime...

call your boy Murph.

Right now?
Right now, yes.

Good friends
are hard to come by,

so you gotta keep things
straight with 'em.

You have your
geometry work with you?

Yeah.

You know a little somethin'
about geometry?

Do I know about geometry?

Ha ha ha!
Do I know about geometry?

Take-Take your time
on that call,

and, um, meet me outside.

I gotta... I know geometry,
but let me...

OK, now, the key to
the whole geometry thing

and gettin' the hang
of these triangles is

to super-size them.

Super-size?
Super-size.

You painted your house.

All right, look.
Tell me

what triangle
this is right here.

Um...

I'm not familiar with
this one. I don't know.

All right.
Let me give you a hint.

So you got MJ over there

posting up a small
point guard, right?

You got Rodman over there

on the other side of
the court with his hair.

Now Pippin comes
to screen for Michael.

So what do you got?

Well, this is the Bulls'
triangle offense, right?

Right.
So we're just

givin' room
for Michael to isolate.

Isolate. Isosceles.
An isosceles triangle.

Exactly.

The Lakers use
this triangle offense.

This triangle has equal sides
for Kobe and Shaq.

Equal sides. OK. This is
an equilateral triangle.

There you go.
See, you're gettin' it.

You're gettin' it.
OK. OK.

Uh, I got this.

You got this one?

OK, now this is us.
Uh-huh.

And you know the type
of triangle offense we use

is the acute offense. Well,
the acute triangle offense.

OK.
That's because

Calvin Cambridge
is so damn cute.

Oh, man, give me a break.
I'm the cute one.

No, I am.
No, see.

Look at the picture.
I'm the cute one.

No.
OK, go ahead. Fine.

All right. So...

OK, see, here's Joad, right?

Right.
This is Joad.

Joad's gonna take the ball out.

He's gonna pass
all the way to you.

OK.
You're right here.

Right.
See me?

I'm gonna be headin' down court

for the full-court lob pass
just like this, right?

Oh, hey, Calvin.
Calvin.

Don't put paint on
my windows, all right?

But I'm gonna be wide open.

You gotta pass me the ball.

I'm warning you,
all right? Don't do it.

And then...

Wham!
2 points for me

and the assist...

to Reynolds.

Oh, OK. So you think
you're cute

puttin' the paint and then
messin' up the house, huh?

Well, let me see what we've got.

Let's say if I went and did...

Oh! Aw. Hey!

Orange looks nice on you, man.

That's not funny.

No, it really is funny
'cause it looks nice.

It goes nice
with the blue, and...

Oh, really?

Yeah. You kinda look
like a rainbow or...

Well, the orange
looks really nice...

Calvin, I know you're
not gonna do that.

Oh!
On you!

You really think it's funny?

No, no, no, no, no!

What are you doin'?
Cal. Calvin.

Calvin. Whoa!

Aah!

You must be Tracy.

You must be Murph.

Yeah, that's me.

What's up, Murph?

Hey, Cal.
You all right?

Yeah, I'm pretty good.

But can you believe
the cab ride here

cost 50 bucks?

You should have took the bus.

Tracy, can you
lend me 49.50?

Heh. All right, Murph.

I'll go get my wallet.

So what have
you guys been up to?

Geometry.

Think you could teach me?

♪ All I'm tryin' to do
is get my dough on ♪

♪ I'm your boy,
you're my girlfriend ♪

♪ Stop, hold up ♪

♪ I ain't in no kind of rush
to grow up, so slow up ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪

♪ Let me warn you, girl ♪

♪ Before you get rough with me ♪

♪ You might think you got me
but you never really get me ♪

♪ So don't trip if
you see me doin' my thing ♪

♪ I told ya ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Playin' the game ♪

Aah!
Whoa!

Cannonball!

When Calvin Cambridge
comes to your town,

you'd better watch out.

Well, that was the final word

from Gary "the Glove" Payton
tonight

after the Seattle Sonics
battled it out

with Cambridge
and the Los Angeles Knights.

Yeah, now you know

what it feels like
to be in the glove.

It's more like a mitten, Gary.

The Knights rallied

around Cambridge after that,

and before it was all over,

Payton got the gate.

Get him outta here, Ref.

And Kenny,
how about the way

Reynolds jumped in
to protect Cambridge?

How about that?

They're startin' to
come together, Rich.

The team's gelling
at this point,

and with 3 games left
in the season,

they are only 2 wins away

from their first ever
trip to the play-offs.

♪ 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.

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're gonna 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.

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!

I-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 confident?

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 officially
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, I...

Absolutely, coach.

Oh. Um, Tracy,

I would like you
to meet the Boyds.

The Boyds are gonna be my...

My parents.

Hi.

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.

I-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!

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.

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.

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...

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.

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'mreally 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!

...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?

If 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?

42 left...

Come on, Ox.
Come on, come on.

27 right...

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.

The third quarter
comes to an end,

and the Raptors
leading the Knights big

by 21 points.

Yeah! It's Calvin!

There he is.

Ladies and gentlemen, he's here!

Calvin! Calvin!

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 deficit.

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 first 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.

Play the kid.

We could still win, coach.

We can.

Yeah! Yeah!

Here come the Knights.

If 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?

Break!
Let's go.

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!

Time-out!

Break!

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.

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?!

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.
1... 2... 3...

Teamwork!

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!

Shoot it!

Yeah!

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 finally 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?

No one's seen him since
Calvin's last game.

Something about a bet

he didn't have
the money to cover.

There's gonna be a lot
of changes around here.

Yeah. I can
see that already.

Yes.

Yeah. Too bad you're not
gonna be around to enjoy it.

What do you mean?

Well, things are going
great with the team now.

Everything's going well
with my father.

I have furniture in the house,

but still something's missing.

And I heard it
through the grapevine

that you're still
looking for a father.

Yeah.

Yeah?

That's great.

Because what I'm missing
is a son.

Thanks... Dad.

Murph!

Hey, Murph, come here.

Um, you know what
today is, right?

What?

It's 2-for-1 orphan day.

You take one orphan,

and then you get another one.

2-for-1 orphan day.

I mean, if that's OK with you.

Hey, Murph.

Hey, T-time.

You know, I'm gonna take
Calvin home with me today.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

But you know what?

We were kinda hoping
that you'd come, too.

You mean...

Murph, we're going home.

We're going home!

Yeah.

That's right, we're going home.

Yeah.
Dad?

Can we get an allowance?

Allowance?

Yeah. Can I drive
the Escalade home?

You wanna drive the what?

Do we get season tickets?

Whoo! Ha ha!

All right, let's get
some sleep, guys.

Here you go.

All right.
Good night, guys.

Good night, Dad.

Good night, Dad.

Hey, you want me to leave
the light on for you?

Nah, I'm cool.

What's up, sucka?

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha!

How was that?

Which way?

♪ To across the seas ♪

♪ I'm guaranteed to make
everybody bounce with me ♪

♪ Been known to put it down
anyplace I be ♪

♪ You can copy but
it's only gon' be one me ♪

♪ I don't ride in no... ♪

Whoa!

♪ 14, and I started up
a whole epidemic ♪

♪ Look, y'all know
what I'm talkin' about ♪

♪ Ever since I hooked up
with the homies down south ♪

♪ TV shows, magazine covers ♪

What'shername?
Ha ha ha ha ha!

♪ Sold out shows,
pocket full of cake ♪

♪ What you talkin' 'bout
selling tres mil at the gate? ♪

♪ I'm the hottest thing around ♪

♪ Neck full of bling bling
like the Neptunes' sound ♪

♪ I got it locked on the left,
right, front, and rear ♪

Huh?

♪ This is all I hear ♪

♪ Said Lil' Bow Wow,
you just don't know ♪

♪ The way you move so fast
across the floor ♪

♪ I mean you run through
my mind like all the time ♪

♪ To the point that
I just wanna take you home ♪

♪ I said Lil' Bow Wow,
you just don't know ♪

♪ The way you move so fast
across the floor ♪

♪ I mean, you run through
my mind like all the time ♪

♪ To the point that
I just wanna take you home ♪

♪ Represent that ♪

Thank you very much.
Oh, we're cutting?

I don't even need to cut.
Don't cut. Don't cut.

Yeah, we are.

Oh, now I gotta act
before I play a game.

I gotta do that again.

Oh, you want me...
Uh, here I come.

I don't know what he's...

Yeah, you're always...
Ha ha ha ha!

I ain't no actor, man.
I'm a basketball player.

I'm a great actor.

♪ Basketball ♪

♪ They're playing basketball ♪

I'm about to drop,
I'm about to drop!

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ They're playing basketball ♪

♪ We love that basketball ♪

♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ Now basketball
is my favorite sport ♪

♪ I like the way they dribble
up and down the court ♪

♪ I kick it so fresh
on the microphone ♪

♪ I like no interruption
when the game is on ♪

♪ I like slam dunks
that take me to the hoop ♪

♪ My favorite play is
the alley-oop ♪

♪ I like the pick-and-roll... ♪

Ohh!

♪ Basketball, bow wow,
let's go ♪

♪ They're playing basketball ♪

♪ We love that basketball ♪

♪ Yeah, to the beat, y'all ♪

♪ They're playing basketball ♪

♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah ♪

♪ We love that basketball ♪

♪ Now, now, now, now ♪

♪ Now tell me were you
in the joint ♪

♪ The night MJ scored
63 points? ♪

♪ When the Lakers
won titles back to back ♪

♪ Didn't give nobody
no kind of slack ♪

♪ When Vince Carter came,
stuck his arm in the rim ♪

♪ Everybody went crazy
in the whole damn gym ♪

♪ Dikembe Mutombo
standin' tall ♪

♪ Playin' "D" with desire ♪

♪ It's basketball, sing ♪

♪ They're playing basketball ♪

♪ Uh-huh, all around the world ♪

♪ We love that basketball ♪

♪ Put it up, put it up,
put it up ♪

♪ They're playing basketball ♪

♪ We love that basketball ♪

Cool, cool. Cool.

♪ Just blaze, make it hot ♪

♪ Ladies,
you walkin' through the mall ♪

♪ And you hear somebody say

♪ You gotta
'turn it back at 'em ♪

♪ And you know what?
I gotta do the same thing ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ It's that new 2003 car,
ladies, fo' sho' ♪

♪ Ha ha, fo' shizzle ♪

♪ It's so so def ♪

♪ All I'm tryin' to do
is get my dough on ♪

♪ I'm your boy,
you're my girlfriend ♪

♪ Stop on up ♪

♪ I ain't in no kind of rush
to grow up, so slow up ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪

♪ Let me warn you, girl ♪

♪ Before you get rough with me ♪

♪ You might think you got me
but you never really get me ♪

♪ So don't trip if
you see me doin' my thing ♪

♪ Yo, speak to 'em ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪

♪ I'm at the mall on Saturday ♪

♪ I ain't got no cap
on my salary ♪

♪ So you know
I'm tearin' it up ♪

♪ I'm meetin'
so many girls here ♪

♪ Every time I look I see
them lookin' back at me ♪

♪ And they sayin'
"What up?" ♪

♪ I'm too young to wife up ♪

♪ So you know my game bumpin' ♪

♪ Like baby, let's talk,
let's hang, do somethin' ♪

♪ What about them digits?
Can I get that? ♪

♪ And here I am, here I am,
Bow Weezy, let's go ♪

♪ All I'm tryin' to do
is get my dough on ♪

♪ I'm your boy,
you're my girlfriend ♪

♪ Sing to me now ♪

♪ I ain't in no kind of rush
to grow up, so slow up ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪

♪ Let me warn you, girl ♪

♪ Before you get rough with me ♪

♪ You might think you got me
but you never really get me ♪

♪ So don't trip if
you see me doin' my thing ♪

♪ I told ya ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Playin' the game ♪

♪ Bow Weezy,
hey, check it, man ♪

♪ I'm 15 years old,
I just got my tips, you know ♪

♪ I'm on a pace right now, man,
I can't be slowing down ♪

♪ I need a girl that's
gonna ride with me, man ♪

♪ Tell 'em ♪ ♪ So check it ♪

♪ If you're that girl,
come on, come on, come on ♪

♪ Let's go ♪

♪ All I'm tryin' to do
is get my dough on ♪

♪ I'm your boy,
you're my girlfriend ♪

♪ Stop, hold up ♪

♪ I ain't in no kind of rush
to grow up, so slow up ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪

♪ Let me warn you, girl ♪

♪ Before you get rough with me ♪

♪ You might think you got me
but you never really get me ♪

♪ So don't trip if
you see me doin' my thing ♪

♪ I told ya ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪

♪ All I'm tryin' to do
is get my dough on ♪

♪ I'm your boy,
you're my girlfriend ♪

♪ Stop, hold up ♪

♪ I ain't in no kind of rush
to grow up, so slow up ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪

♪ Let me warn you, girl ♪

♪ Before you get rough with me ♪

♪ You might think you got me
but you never really get me ♪

♪ So don't trip if
you see me doin' my thing ♪

♪ I told ya ♪

♪ I'm just playin' the game ♪