I CAN'T BELIEVE WE HAVE TOKEEP PLAYING.

NOBODY TOLD US IF WEWON TOO MANY GAMES

WE'D GO ON TOTHE FINALS !

LOOK, YOU GUYS, MAYBEIT'S NOT ALL THAT BAD.

NOT ALL THAT BAD ?

HOW CAN YOUSAY THAT ?

YOU HATE THIS GAMEMORE THAN ANY OF US !

I KNOW, BUT LISTEN--

THE FINALS ARE ALL SUDDEN DEATHELIMINATION, RIGHT ?

THAT MEANS AS SOON AS WE LOSEONE GAME, OUR SEASON IS OVER.

WELL, YEAH, BUT...WE USUALLY WIN.

ALL THE OTHER TEAMSARE WORSE THAN US.

YEAH, LET'S FACE IT,WE'RE WINNERS.

I KNOW WE CAN LOSEIF WE TRY.

YOU MEAN THROW THE GAME ?

YOU KNOW HOW OUR PARENTS AREABOUT THIS SPORT.

YEAH, MY DAD ALWAYS SAIDIT'S OKAY TO LOSE,

BUT IF YOU DON'T TRY,YOU'RE GROUNDED, MISTER.

YEAH.UH-HUH.

OKAY, SO THEN WE'LL JUST TELLTHE OTHER TEAM QUIETLY

THAT WE'RE GONNALET THEM WIN,

AND THEN WE'LL ACT LIKEWE'RE TRYING.

OUR PARENTSWILL NEVER KNOW.

WE BETTER HOPETHEY NEVER KNOW,

OR ELSE THERE'S GONNA BEHECK TO PAY.

HECK, I TELL YA.