CHAPTER 14 — "The Highlight Reels"
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Opening panel: Sunset over 5 Towns City. Streetball courts glowing under neon signs, murals of past legends on every corner.
NARRATION:
In 5 Towns, it ain't just about the win.
It's about how you win.
Style. Swagger. Showmanship.
Welcome to the city of The Highlight Reels.
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Rockaway walks into Lynbrook Arena—vibrant court, DJ spinning live, crowd hyped before tip-off.
SOULO (smirking):
"This feels more like a party than a game."
PICASO:
"Until they dunk on you."
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Starting lineups.
5 Towns guards dribble with flare—behind-the-back passes during intros, double-crosses just for warmups.
CROWD CHANTING:
"Break ankles!"
COMMENTATOR:
"They don't run sets. They run mixtapes."
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Game begins:
5 Towns PG hits a spinning layup through traffic.
SG throws a no-look lob off the glass for a dunk.
SF hits a step-back jumper, blowing a kiss to the camera.
ROCKAWAY TRAILS EARLY.
COACH:
"They want to turn this into a circus. Stay grounded. Fundamentals first."
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Rockaway adjusts:
Mitch and Quan slow the pace, punish mismatches in the paint.
Soulo stops over-dribbling, begins dissecting the defense with smart passes.
Tabar plays conductor—calling plays, directing traffic, drawing doubles.
TABAR:
"They flashy.
We efficient."
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Bench unit checks in.
Leo throws down a fast break dunk with a flex—crowd gasps.
Eli chases down a breakaway and blocks it off the backboard.
Sticks goes iso, hits a double-cross stepback three.
STICKS:
"Style and buckets. Watch this tape."
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Momentum swings.
Picaso hits a DEEP corner three.
Soulo drives, dishes to Quan—slam!
Then, 5 Towns answers:
360 dunk.
Spin move.
Cross-court alley-oop.
The game turns into an all-out highlight battle.
SCORE: Tied 63–63
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Final minutes.
Tabar slows the tempo, gets a mismatch—fadeaway mid-range.
Mitch bullies down low for an and-1.
Quan denies a windmill dunk attempt with both hands.
CROWD SILENT.
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Last play.
Rockaway up 3.
5 Towns sets up an isolation—crowd on its feet.
The SG hits a sick handle combo…
…but Eli doesn't bite.
Forces the pass.
Leo intercepts.
BUZZER.
ROCKAWAY WINS 75–72
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Postgame. 5 Towns players dapping Rockaway up.
Their PG:
"Y'all can hoop. But that block? That's goin' on every highlight page."
Soulo:
"Long as it ends with a 'W'—run the clips."
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Tease panel:
Next up—Jam City.
Where gravity don't matter.
And nobody's safe above the rim.
NEXT: "AIR ASSASSINS"