Arriving at the empty court, I had an idea of what it would be like in about forty-five minutes. Right now it was like a Clippers game. . . empty, and in a few it would be like a Lakers game. We had invited everyone possible that we new, from family to neighbors to my girlfriend’s parents.

Here we went to the locker room to discuss the strategic game plan and find out the starters. We had a basis of how they liked to play. Everyone on that team was a ball-hog . Their best player wa

Out we come, the big red and white. I looked at the capacity of the crowd, and was in awe as if we were superstars playing at the All-star game. Parents, brothers, sisters, and close friends all piled into the gym, and it seemed like the Mississippi pouring into the ocean. It felt like we were playing the Chicago Bulls in their prime years. The team we were playing was Oak Dale. I compare them to the Bulls, because they won the last three championships consecutive, so they were always good. Because both teams were suppose to be the best in each teams history, this was called the game of the year by most people. Both teams were out and the fans continued to cheer, showing signs and waving team flags. A person clanging a cowbell added to the noise

The official pointed to the scoreboard, and bam! it came on like a magic trick. . “Shake hands and lets have a clean game,” the referees said. Lining up to shake hands, I could smell the hatred and resentment as if we were going to war. We were ready for the jump ball and losing was out of the question.

s their point guard, so we decided to play a defense called a box-and-one. This is where there is a player at each corner of the key, and one guy plays man-to-man on their point guard. Basically we had to play great defense, and match them point for point when they scored. I ended up being one of the five starters for the game. I only started a few other times out of the 12 game season so this was big to me. When I found out I was starting, I was as happy as a sixteen year-old getting his first car!

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