| 1 | Michael challenges the warehouse crew to a lunch time basketball game. |
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| 3 | Air date: April 19, 2005 |
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| 5 | !!Tropes |
| 6 | * ActorAllusion: Phyllis offers to be a cheerleader for the game but Michael turns her down. Creator/PhyllisSmith really was an NFL cheerleader in her younger days. |
| 7 | * BaseballEpisode / TheBoxingEpisode: In this case a basketball episode, but what other work place has people playing basketball? The purpose is the same: it brings out Michael's insecurities and acts as team-building. |
| 8 | * DisqualificationInducedVictory: Michael uses this to cheat. One of the warehouse workers nudges him and Michael calls foul...just after he finds out the office is ahead. |
| 9 | * HiddenDepths: Kevin turns out to be a sharpshooter when it comes to basketball. |
| 10 | * OneHeadTaller: Roy, Lonny, and Darryl are all significantly taller and bulkier than Michael. The three of them use this size difference to get him to back down. |
| 11 | * ScaryBlackMan: Both Darryl and Lonny are laidback guys, but you can tell Michael is afraid of them...especially when he tries to get them to work on Saturday. |
| 12 | * WrongGenreSavvy: |
| 13 | ** Michael picks Stanley for the game because he expects the black employee to be good at basketball. When Oscar volunteers, Michael tells him he'll enlist him for baseball. |
| 14 | --> What's that supposed to mean? |
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