Chapters 23 and 24 Summary

The play-offs begin and the boys have somewhat mixed feelings because if the Celtics win, Ty will lose, and if Ty's team wins, the others will lose, but everyone agrees that the most important thing is that Lamar's team does not win. Things have been going better for Danny since Josh Cameron showed up. He is getting more playing time and Coach Powers is treating him with a little more respect, but he is disappointed when he learns that although his mother is coming for the championship game, his father is not coming.

The Celtics play the Bulls in their first play-off game and the Bulls are leading by several points when the coach puts Will into the game. He scores several three-pointers and the momentum begins to shift, but Rasheed soon fouls out. In the game's last few seconds, Danny...