Chapters 9 and 10 Summary

In the days before the camp's league play begins, the various teams schedule scrimmages against each other. On this day, Danny's team, the Celtics, is playing Ty's team, the Cavaliers. With the Cavaliers ahead 24 to 6, Coach Powers puts Danny in to give Rasheed a rest, and Danny, Will and Tarik bring their team to within one basket as the first half nears the end. They are about to draw even but Danny's good pass is wasted when Tarik takes his eye off the ball and it goes out of bounds. The coach tells them to go to the bench.

Since it's late afternoon and the day's games are ending, other boys come into the gym to watch. As the second half begins, Coach Powers has Danny sit next to him for the first 10 minutes and explains various points of the game...