But he didn't and Greg's team started an ice cube fight and hit a sprinkler on the ceiling which triggered the fire alarm and everyone in the hotel had to stay outside for two hours in the freezing cold while the fire department reset the alarms.

After the game ended Susan said that Patel should've run different plays and that Greg should've gotten more playing time. After that, Susan told Greg and his teammates that they will be playing until they win which made Greg shocked. Greg quickly realizes that she traded him because he was dragging the team down, but at the last second, he accidentally makes a half-court 3-pointer, letting him and the other Funky Dunkers win, establishing the Dunkers as the second-worst team in the state and the Winter Dogs as the worst team in the state.Greg is not in the best shape right now, so he tries to change it by going to the gym with his father, Frank. At that point the Men's League figured out that Preet was the only good player on Greg's team so whenever he would get the ball the Men's League would be all over him. Frank didn't want to spend money to park near the stadium, so they parked a mile away in a muddy lot where Frank pulled out his portable grill. The coaches back then would make sure everyone scores at least one point to make kids feel good about themselves.

After that, Greg really needed to go to the bathroom which took a while, although the washroom was not good quality. In the third quarter Susan had to take Ruby out of the game and decided to put Greg in, which he did not like at all because of the girls being too aggressive, saying that it was like throwing raw meat to a bunch of wolfs, and that he didn't remember the final score. She introduces them to the Second Chance Tournament, a state-wide tournament you cannot leave until you win. Patel meets with his team for the first time in the elementary school and despite all the team members being bad, (except for Preet) he gave a speech that no matter what the team will begin to play the right way.Patel then said that he's done but Susan couldn't let it go and showed him a flyer of Second Chance Tournament where all the teams that had never won a single game compete against each other, but Patel said that he wasn't willing to put the team through anymore misery.

The Winter Dogs are unable to win a single game until there are only two teams, where they realize one team will not be able to win, making it the worst in the state. Greg stated there was a " Fan of the Game" which he was interested in, so he started doing stunts which could get you on there.However, things started going downhill in kindergarten when the coaches started to become stricter about the rules, the adults were more serious, and the Snack bar is replaced with healthy food. Patel and one of the guys on the team started to argue about the time they booked the gym but then Patel came up with a solution: Play a game against them and whoever won would have the court.

Finally, they arrived at the place where the tournament would be taking place, which was an old prison that is scheduled to be torn down next year. Patel arrives with Preet, who is given the chance to play in the game with one leg, which he happily accepts. After that, a game happened between the Original Huskies and the Funky Dunkers and Greg mentions that they both looked terrible, but the Funky Dunkers only had 5 players, so they ran out of steam in the end.Believe it or not, Greg actually won and got two free tickets to the next match, but he doesn't remember going to another game after that, so he thinks Frank took Rodrick.