CHAPTER 15 — "Air Assassins"
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Opening panel: Jam City's skyline. Bright lights, towering skyscrapers, and an endless sea of courts, all packed with players practicing dunk contests.
NARRATION:
In Jam City, every bucket is a statement.
It's not just about the win.
It's about who you're dunking on.
Welcome to the city of Air Assassins.
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Rockaway arrives at Edgewater Arena—vibrating from the loud bass of the crowd, lights flashing, players warming up with windmill dunks.
MITCH (nodding):
"These dudes live for the dunk contest."
TABAR:
"We're here to take the trophy. No time for show."
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Starting lineups.
Jam City players look like they were built in a lab for vertical leaps—broad shoulders, insane calves.
COMMENTATOR:
"Every player in Jam City is a highlight waiting to happen."
LEO:
"Well, we're gonna make sure it happens on our side of the court."
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Game begins:
Jam City's PG crosses half-court, then launches an alley-oop from mid-range for a dunk.
Their SF gets an off-the-backboard dunk on a fast break.
Their PF hits a contested dunk over Quan's head and flexes.
ROCKAWAY STAYS CALM.
COACH:
"They want to get us out of position. Stick to your assignments. Let them fly. We'll ground them."
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Adjustments:
Tabar starts taking the ball to the rim with aggression, drawing fouls.
Mitch and Quan battle down low, keeping Jam City's rim protection at bay.
Soulo uses his speed to break free on fast breaks, setting up easy layups.
SOULO:
"They want to jump over us? We'll beat 'em on the ground."
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The tempo picks up.
Eli skies for a block attempt, sending the ball into the third row.
Sticks hits a deep three, followed by a behind-the-back pass to Teddy for a pick-and-pop jumper.
Magic boxes out for a big rebound, then hits a calm mid-range shot over a leaping defender.
COMMENTATOR:
"Rockaway's playing smart, not trying to out-jump the Air Assassins."
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Jam City still shows off:
Their SG pulls a 360 dunk off a transition play.
Their Center grabs a one-handed alley-oop, then throws it down with a roar.
SCORE: Rockaway 50 – Jam City 51.
COMMENTATOR:
"If you're not flying, you're falling. And right now, Jam City is soaring."
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Rockaway, refusing to back down, starts landing blows of their own:
Tabar with a reverse layup on a fast break.
Mitch pounds a dunk over Jam City's PF, drawing a foul.
Quan, going up for a block, swats away an attempted dunk so hard it rattles the rim.
COMMENTATOR:
"Rockaway's playing with poise. But Jam City's got the firepower."
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Final minute.
Jam City's PG tries for a pull-up three to put them ahead, but Soulo contests it perfectly.
Tabar grabs the rebound, dishes it to Leo for a fast-break dunk that silences the crowd.
Eli forces a steal, passes to Mitch for an easy dunk.
BUZZER
ROCKAWAY WINS 80–76.
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Postgame locker room. Rockaway is exhausted, but victorious.
LEO (laughing):
"Man, I thought I was gonna catch a body up there!"
TABAR (wiping sweat):
"We didn't just survive the air show—we shut it down."
PICASO:
"Now that's how you ground the Assassins."
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Tease panel:
Next up—Inwood City.
Where precision shooting reigns.
And the best shooters in the world guard their turf.
NEXT: "THE SNIPER ZONE"